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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1914
Page
7
Hogan, a six month patrolman, stands at the center of a night of danger. After backing a suspect, he faces a fanatical arsonist and leads a rescue, carrying a wounded woman down flaming stairs and returning to save a comrade, earning cheers and a grim reminder of his perilous pledge.
The Kansas City Star quotes a poet and columnist urging self competition over rivals. The piece argues personal growth comes from daily self-improvement, treating yesterday’s self as the rival to beat, and warns against complacency and selfish gain in business and life.
A reflective meditation on travel, labor, and the virtue of striving over arrival. The speaker exhorts mortals to journey with unwearied feet toward lofty, elusive goals, suggesting true success lies in hopeful effort rather than reaching a distant El Dorado.
In Bourne Lincolnshire England a traditional rent settlement took place with a race between two boys during the letting of the Whitebread meadow. The winner returned the last bidder as tenant for the year and after expenses the rent money was used to bake bread for local households.
A brief note credits a man with a cheerful disposition for boosting his power. The line from Newels Dwilygii Hillis emphasizes positive energy as a personal amplifier.
The bridal gowns for the president’s daughter and her cortege emphasize simple, refined designs amid a season of elaborate fashions. Kurzman outfitted the White House brides, delivering a satin gown with long train, lace accents, and a draped surplice bodice. The ensemble features a long veil, orange blossom wreath, and a bouquet with gauze ribbons, reflecting tasteful understatement rather than extravagance.
The article traces the Saxon origins of inns and how medieval hostels like the George in Southwark and the New Inn in Gloucester survived until modern times. It notes the decline with coaching and railways, but highlights enduring treasures such as Gloucester’s New Inn linked to King Edward II and Glastonbury’s George with its Tudor facade, plus Ludlow’s Feathers and Ludlow Castle’s heraldry, and mentions St Albans’ Fighting Cocks Inn.
Julia Bottomley notes bathing caps evolve from rubberized cloth to silk and taf feta silk designs. New caps fit snugly over rubber caps for hair protection and offer stylish, affordable options for women engaging in swimming and summer sport.
A World War era notice from Camp McCoy Wisconsin features Walter Mahony describing two years of scaly psoriasis on his arms and limbs. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment, purchased after seeing an ad, with a complete cure after three months. The item also promotes Cuticura samples and related products.
A townsman in western France dies at seventy seven after keeping a personal expenses ledger from age eighteen. Over years he recorded cigars shoes trousers jackets shirts collars fares and liquor purchases totaling thousands of pounds with small gifts from friends. The Glasgow Evening News reports his meticulous spending chronicle.
An old advertisement page hawks patent remedies and household tonics. Snifkins boasts a mental snap parodied as a screw loose while Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills claim to regulate bowels liver and blood. Other ads promote Red Cross Ball Blue Romar Fre Balsam and Dr. Peery's Vermifuge with quick lines and a remark on bright electric signs.
Philadelphia and Providence readers attest to relief from displacement, backache, and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisements urge women with female complaints to try the product and share results with friends.
Lemuel Littlefield’s will left custody of his horse Schang to the executor for the animal’s life. George R. Littlefield, the administrator, told Surrogate Fowler the horse is depleting the estate. The horse is ill and costs 60 cents daily. he sought permission to kill it, but the surrogate said he had no jurisdiction.
The passage suggests pairing an old fashioned mahogany bed with an unchanged bed covering such as an elaborate pure white quilt or a chintz spread. It advises heavy homespun linen as an alternative and adds a quirky note about the awkwardness of stepping on disity.
A witty exchange from Modern Lover features a speaker misidentifying a chrysanthemum as lavender and remarking on an extravagant person. The other character clarifies the flower and reveals a lavender wig intended for the loved one.
Residents in parts of St Louis Missouri press for improved streetcar service citing reliability and safety concerns. Community leaders urge city officials to address transit delays and outdated routes.
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