Button escapes from a menagerie cage in Button and Billy
In Button and Billy Frances Trego Montgomery describes Button slipping from a long cage labeled The Happy Family. He evades a keeper with a cat nearby and escapes by leaping across roofs to reach ground as Billy Jr. observes. The scene is rich with animal observers and comic peril.
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Button
Billy
Canaries
Billy Jr
Batten
Saalfield Publishing Co
Akron
Illinois druggists oppose medicinal beer saloon plan
Chicago report says W. B. Say secretary of the pharmaceutical association announced the group’s members voted against medicinal beer, opposing the proposal to establish saloons in the state.
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Chicago
Illinois
W. B. Say
The
Pharmaceutical Association
Chicago bandit steals proceeds after round trip
A bandit told Conductor Chas. Char son that they paid as they entered but collected as they left, taking the proceeds of a round trip from Charson's business.
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Chicago
Chas. Charson
Charson
Chesterfield parish clerk aids thousands of ceremonies
George Damms, parish clerk in Chesterfield, England, has assisted at 15 000 baptisms and 6 000 weddings, marking a long career of religious ceremonies at local churches.
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George Damms
Chesterfield
Awakening of a Vying Phyllis Phillips Delicate Subject
In a quiet exchange between Arline Bates and Cherry Randall, Arline recalls a Kansas City connection with Edward and praises her past efficiency. Cherry wonders about Ned’s role in Arline’s life as the conversation probes happiness, marriage expectations, and past loves. The scene ends with unresolved tensions and a note that the story continues.
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Arline Bates
Cherry
Mr. Randall
Kansas City
Edward
Miss Bates
Mrs
Bates
Ned
Arline
Ireland Church Secures Biweekly Travel Preacher
Ireland residents attended Children's Day services at Torch on Sunday evening. Local families visited Coolville and Frost. Rev. Witley of Marietta was hired to preach biweekly for the coming months starting next Sunday evening.
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Torch
Everett Bingman
Vivian
John Gibbs
Coolville
R. D
E. J. Daugherty
J. B. Daugherty
Frost
Frank Clark
Hiram Root
W. E. Durfee
Parkersburg
Hursday
Ireland Church
Rev. Witley
Marietta
Pattern 3635 Bust Size Range and Material Options
Pattern 3635 is shown in four sizes from small to extra large with bust measurements. A medium size uses 4 percent yards of 38 inch material. Suitable fabrics include jersey cloth pongee poplin sateen satin silk mohair and serge. The sample features figured sateen with plain material frills.
Diary Notes On Summer Life In Athens Ohio
A diary entry from Athens Ohio on the first day of summer recalls warm weather after a mild winter. The writer details scenes of town life including students on the street, praise for Dr. Treadley, a visit to The Windsor with ice cream, work talks at the office, a joke involving a new reporter, local flood chatter, Buckeye Lake bathing tales, meeting Ferol seeking work, fresh green peas from Nate Baker, and a playful recitation about golf players before a merry night.
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Athens
Samuel Pepys
Treadley
Windsor
Snyder
Dean Voigt
Sharpsburg
Art Wolfe
Buckeye Lake
Ferol
Ohio University
Nate Baker
Mary Noss
Fred Lee Tom
Receipt Offer for Stamp Redemption Mails
A terse notice states that a service or item is mailed to any address upon receipt of 12 cents in one cent stamps. The language implies a mail order or promotional offer tied to postage.
Walk on Sunnyside Reveals Untended Lots Behind Junod Home
The narrator compares a pleasant State Street stroll to a grim contrast behind Mr. Junod’s Sunnyside property. He notes weeds and brush turning the area into a jungle and wishes someone would tidy it up, ending with a dig at rag-chewers and a cartoonists’ quip.
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State Street
Sunnyside
Mr. Junod
Court Street Signframe Removal Praised by Local Watch
A resident thanks a kind man for removing an old sign framework near the Court House Corner. The Watch Dog had mentioned the frame before, and Court Street now appears improved.
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Court House
Court Street
Broadway lights fade city glow but state campus shines
A reader praises the recently installed lights on the State hospital grounds calling them a dazzling addition to the city and suggesting similar installations on the campus. The author argues these lights rival Broadway for color and brightness and urges expansion.
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Broadway
State Hospital
Denzell Phillips Eleventh Birthday Party Recalls Local News
Abner Phillips family hosted a surprise party for son Denzell with twenty two guests, games, music, ice cream, and gifts. Other items note Terrell at Chauncey concert, Evans family visiting from Russellton, Lulu Smith back to Athens, M E church Children’s Day, Boring visit with E W Boring, and corrections about Gladys and Myrtle Boring’s attendance at Glen Ebon dance.
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Don Henderson
Jacksonville
Abner Phillips
Denzell
Margaret Noble
Gladys
Myrtle Boring
Clifford Whetstone
James
Terrell
Chauncey
Oscar Evans
Russellton
Lulu Smith
Athens
M. E
Fred Boring
E. W. Boring
Margaret Warner
Millfield
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Frances Trego Montgomery
Awaking
Ovy
Phyllig Phillips
Ireland
Polly
By Cliff Sterrett
Suen
Emith
Farlor
Dayright International Feature Service Inc
Tenner
U. S. Patent Office
George McManus
Phonin
Hybrow
CLUOB
Inl Feature Service, Inc
Lephor Company
Gers
By Beck
Messenger Pattern Dept
Messenger
Cartoons Magazine
Getti
Buckeye State Banai & Loan Co
Rankin
Frank Goodman
Covington Ky
An Mrs
Robert Goodman
Groove
S.s.s.co
Atlanta, Ga
S.S.S
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