Pen Picture of Villa The Tiger His Eyes Like Knife
Field Headquarters Punitive Expedition Mexico presents a sensational portrait of Francisco Villa. The piece details his eyes, head, frame, and features, portraying cruelty and cunning with vivid, forceful language. It notes his height about five ten, weight around 180, long arms, a large head, a thick neck, and a high pitched voice while describing his limp from a Guer ero wound and reliance on a crutch.
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Edmond E. Behr
Mexico
Francisco Villa
Villa
Guerrero
Boy marries his teacher in Memphis scandal
Memphis sixteen year old James L. Yarbrough married his teacher Sadie Patrick, twenty two, after she secured a school position in Arlington and later taught him in Memphis. The union drew scrutiny when a marriage license was found and school authorities learned of the age gap and prior student-teacher relationship. The couple now reside with James’s parents.
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Memphis
Tenn
Sadie Patrick
Arlington
James L. Yarbrough
James
Patrick
Corn Hides Car In Tall Iowa Cornfield
In Mason City, northern Iowa, a train brakeman found Roy Martin’s automobile buried in a cornfield six weeks after it vanished. The tall cornstalks and frost had kept the car hidden until now.
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Mason City
Iowa
Roy Martin
Here
New York Cotton Markets See Fluctuating Demand and Peace Hopes
The Associated Press reports renewed liquidation at the opening of the New York cotton market with declines to 3 to 25 points, yet demand around 17.17 for January and 18.18 for May supports prices. Germany’s neutrals peace note sparked rallies with January reaching 18.00 and May 18.50. Liverpool and Chicago quotes follow, showing mixed shifts across futures, spot, and related goods.
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Associated Press
New York
Germany
Liverpool
Cough Medicine for Children
Mrs Hugh Cook of Scottsville New York recalls using Chamberlains Cough Remedy five years ago in Garbutt to treat two children with colds The remedy promptly stopped coughing and cured the colds faster than any other product she tried This testimonial highlights wartime era dental and medicinal marketing claims and local endorsements for the product.
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Hugh Cook
Scottsville
N. Y
Garbutt
Chamberlain
Nervous Women Urged to Try Chamberlain Tablets
An advice note suggests nervousness caused by constipation can be eased with Chamberlain's Tablets. The tablets are said to aid digestion and are available widely. The message also mentions taxes due at state and county levels.
Strand and Vaeska Suratt At The Theatre
A fragmented listing of acts and performers including Strand Val eska Suratt Elite Florence LaBa Devil Helen Holmes and others across two separate showtimes with brief titles and snippets of descriptions from a Wednesday amusement page.
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Valeska Suratt
Florence LaBa Devil
The
Woman
Helen Holmes
Minevagance
Charlie A. M. Elite
Liberty
Forsale Cotton Seed Offer From Local Dealer
One thousand bushels of Ford cotton seed advertised with a price of 2.00 per bushel. Seller claims the seed is absolutely pure and offers a guarantee. Local agricultural market note indicates availability by the seller.
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D. W. Griffith
Liberty Theater
Levy’s
Toggery
Toggeryevy
Clayton
Tme
Southern Railway
Tennessee
Bernstein Bros
New Orleans
Atlanta
Athens
Chicago
Henry G. Walthall
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