Mummy maker claims discovery of ancient embalming secret
P Ross of Gree nsville Pennsylvania claims a new embalming fluid preserves a body for years and that his subject Jimmy the mummy demonstrates a centuries old secret. He says he has spent 22 years on the project and has faced no claims from relatives as the body remains under his control.
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Grownsville
Pittsburg
J. P. Ross
Carnegie Museum
Jimmy
Ross
Mr. Ross
Woman Climbs High Smokestack in Wind
London report details Mrs. Larkins, wife of a steeplejack, ascending Allan's smokestack in Canal Road Mile End, 170 feet high, tied to a steeplejack's seat amid strong winds. She says she would like to climb again but doubts a woman could perform as a steeplejack.
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London
Mrs. Larkins
Allan
Willie
Trades Till He's Naked in Taunton
In Taunton Massachusetts L C Scrivens met six traveling traders on the town outskirts to swap horses and other items. After trading from horses to clothes he walked two miles home in borrowed attire to the police station. Police later outfitted him in blue clothes and arrested the traders, returning Scrivens a horse a watch $15 and all his clothes.
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Taunton
Mass
L. C
Scrivens
Boy Burned At Stake In Suffern Case
Russell Shuart ten-year-old is in critical condition after an older boy tied him to a tree and built a fire beneath him while playing Indian. The victim screams drew nearby workers who rescued him but fear amputation of at least one leg. The suspected arsonist fled and is being hunted by authorities.
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Suffern
Russell Shuart
Rat Dances Although Clam Cling To Foot in Vineland
James Lear found a large rat on the restaurant floor in Vineland New Jersey during a rain storm. The rat moved frantically with a clam attached to one foot and put up a lively fight before it was killed. The clam’s shell had to be broken with a hammer to free the rat.
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Vineland
N. J
James Lear
Sivteerth Oi%d Mother 42, Sterling
Fragment reads as a damaged obituary or notice noting a woman aged 42 in Sterling connected to Sivteerth Oi%d family terms, with scattered references to a mother figure, child count, and local county. The readable bits indicate a personal, family focused notice but lack complete clarity on events.
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Sivteerth
Sterling
Danvater
Fred
Kashe Uovdounty
News in a Nutshell from the era
A collection of brief items: John R. Sandberg dies from his false teeth in Gadeburg Illinois while John R. Walsh’s railway tests a two cent passenger rate in Illinois. Roosevelt plans a world tour after his term. Cuban provisional leaders resign, Magoon reshapes Cuba. Detroit tragedy and a daughter mourned. Philadelphia police uncover thousands in plunder. Morgan coin collection worth 10000 given to the American Numismatic Society by the American Museum of Natural History. Selig Silverstein claims responsibility for a bomb at an unemployed rally. Chicago letters threaten Mrs Harold McCormick and family shelter in Manhattan. Bermuda debates car access after a runaway horse frightens a rider.
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John R. Sandberg
Gadeburg
John R. Walsh
Illinois Southern Railway
Illinois
Washington
Roosevelt
Gav. Magoon
Cuba
Siece
Chicago
Henry CG
Detroit
Philadelphia
Morgan
American Numismatic Society
American Museum of Natural History
Selig Silverstein
New York
Tugboats Chase Steers In East River Swim
A fleet of tug boats chased a drove of Texan steers swimming in the East River after a Lehigh Valley float of 34 steers and coal cars sank near North Ninth Street Brooklyn. About 15 steers reached shore. others drowned as deck hands opened the float doors.
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New York
East River
Lehigh Valley Railroad
North Ninth Street
Brooklyn
Sir Howard Vincent Dies in Mentone at 75
Sir Howard Vincent, MP for Central Sheffield and king’s aide-de-camp, died here Tuesday in Mentone. Born in 1849, his death marks the loss of a long serving public figure and royal service veteran.
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Howard Vincent
Mentone
Sir Howard Vincent
Sheffield
King Edward
Markets Digest Wheat Prices Fall as Wheat Drops in New York
Chicago and New York reports show grain and flour markets firmed and then weakened. Spring wheat prices linger around 5.70 in Chicago with various grades down. corn and oats hold weak to dull. butter and eggs show mixed creaming and case prices. New York notes foreign selling and rains pressuring wheat to season lows with May near 98 99 cents.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
New York
Minnesota
Live Stock Prices From Chicago and Omaha Markets
Cattle and hog prices across Chicago and Omaha markets show varying levels. Native steers in Chicago ranged up to about 6.75 per cWT, while hogs traded from roughly 4.05 to 6.25 per cwt. Omaha's cattle moved slowly to steady, hogs steady to stronger with heavy loads around 5.80 to 5.90 per cwt. Sheep and lambs posted modest values, yearlings near 1.59 to 7.35 in Omaha.
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Chicago
Ught Barrow
Ught
Omaha
Neb
Apr. T
Texas
Wethers
Eyes
Gambs
Saloon question yields vast statewide anti saloon vote
In Illinois local option elections held across 1 200 townships in 84 counties outside Chicago, about 1 000 saloons were voted out of business as 22 counties became absolutely anti saloon. Larger cities mostly voted to license saloons while Rockford Decatur Dixon Hoopeston Georgetown Pontiac Shelby Carbondale Champaign backed abolition. Counties joining anti saloon list include Boone Moultrie Fayette Hamilton Edgar Clark Brown Sunline Gallatin Douglas Macon Cumberland Platt Shelby Coles White Wayne Riceland.
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Chicago
Springfield
Freeport
Aurora
Hipin
Sterling
Kankakee
Lincoln
Monmouth
Bloomington
Danville
Joliet
Murphysboro
Rock Island
Rockford
Decatur
Dixon
Hoopestown
Georgetown
Pontiac
Shelby
Carbondale
Champaign
Boone
Moultrie
Fayette
Hamilton
Edgar
Clark, Brown
Sunline
Gallatin
Douglas
Macon
Cimberland
Platt
Coles
White
Wayne
Riceland
Prohibition Gains Reported in Nebraska Elections
Meager returns from Nebraska municipal elections indicate prohibitionists gaining ground. About thirty to forty towns reported with two thirds dry and over half of those previously wet. Lincoln voted 174 to retain saloons. South Omaha elected a Republican mayor. Omaha had no election.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Lincoln
Lincoln Excise Board
South Omaha
La Follette Wins Delegates in Wisconsin Republican Contest
La Follette defeats Taft men in Wisconsin state delegate race with at large candidates Isaac Stephenson Henry Cooper Brumber and Atley Peterson elected. District delegates favorable to La Follette named in First Seventh Third Fourth Fifth Ninth and Eleventh districts with multiple individuals listed for each. Milwaukee April 8.
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Taft
Milwaukee
Wis
la Follette
Isaac Stephenson
Marinette
Henry A. Cooper
Racine
William
Brumber
Atley Peterson
Soldiers Grove
Duncan McGregor
Jul Jus Dithmar
Fred €. Lorenz
William H. Kieckhefer
William R. Knell
Henry Lockney
Samuel H. Cody
B. ¢. Walter
Samuel J. Bradford
John T. Murphy
Unemployed Estimate At 4.75 Million In U S
A gathering at the Hotel Astor discussed unemployment across 37 states with Samuel A. Stodel of the I W W stating a nationwide total of about 4.75 million out of work. Separately in Washington, D C Republicans on the House committee withdrew as a vote approached on campaign contribution publicity.
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United States
New York
Hotel Astor
Samuel A. Stodel
Industrial Workers of the World
Washington, D. C
House
Conference of ececa operators meets in Toledo
A meeting of ececa operators from Western Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois plus miners representatives adjourned in Toledo at 11 15 after two hours with no mine resumption ordered. Next meeting set for Toledo April 14. Illinois miners planned Springfield reset of the district conference with Illinois operators.
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Toledo
Mindianapolis
Ececa
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Illinois
Springfield
Wheat yields and frost impact from Moose Jaw farm report
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan November 18 1907 farm note by 5 K Rathwall reports 500 acres in wheat averaging 22 bushels per acre with 200 acres harvested before frost selling at six cents per bushel, 18 dollars per acre gross. 300 acres frost damaged worth about 60 cents per bushel net 13 dollars per acre. Oats yield about 60 bushels per acre at 35 cents yielding 17 dollars per acre. Late spring frost and car shortages noted but profit expected amid high prices.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Saskatchewan
K. Rathwall
Saw a Difference Between Satisfied and Content
Barney Malloy and Mike Carrey work on a roof when Mike asks about the difference between satisfied and content. Barney cites no difference, then muses aloud that he is satisfied his wife Molly Cairey is his wife, yet declares he is not content.
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Barney Malloy
Mike Carrey
Barney
Mike
Molly Cairey
Raising Children and Chores in Rural Life Tale
An Illustrated Sunday Magazine piece presents a dialogue where a modern young wife is urged to raise many children, while a rural husband quips that his time outside the kitchen will be spent raising vegetables. The vignette uses humor to contrast gender roles and domestic expectations in a countryside setting.
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Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Ate Sausages to Win Wife Rivalry in Courtship
Heinrich vied with Johann Giermann for Mary's favor over who could eat more frankfurters. They argued at her home and the contest ended with Johann collapsing after a fierce eating display. Johann later serves as best man at the wedding per the Exchange note.
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Heinrich
Mary
Johann Giermann
Path
Johann
Postum Promises Bright Health in Washington Case
A Washington woman credits Postum with turning her life around after years of nervous trouble and near death. She stopped coffee, drank Postum, and regained health, energy, and the ability to care for her family. The testimonial appears from Postum Co., Battle Creek, Michigan, urging readers to try the product.
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Washington
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Raised From A Sick Bed John Armstrong Of Cloverport Ky
A Cloverport Kentucky man recalls years of kidney trouble and back pain and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a rapid recovery. He reports discolored urine, weakness, and reliance on his wife for care, noting doctors failed to help before using the product. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John Armstrong
Cloverport
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
The Part He Preferred by Toaquin Miller
Toaquin Miller, the Sien ras poet, is a near recluse who visits San Francisco rarely. On a recent trip he attended a formal dinner at a friend's home and slept over. A hostess, aware of his quiet nature, described her Paris gown to him, asking if he admired it. Miller replied he liked part of it, then disclosed which part, ending the conversation.
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Toaquin Miler
San Francisco
Mr. Miller
Skin Troubles Cured By Cuticura Remedies
J Hennen of Milan Missouri recounts a long battle with a severe skin outbreak itching and stinging that resisted three doctors. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent he improved quickly and has remained free of itching. He also describes a leg ulcer following influenza and pneumonia cured after three Cuticura applications.
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J. Hennen
Milan
NONE BUT THE BRAVE Not Running Clock Story
A West Philadelphia woman missed the clock striking last Sunday and sent her five year old downstairs to check. The boy reported the clock was not running but stood still and wagged its tall, providing a humorous domestic moment.
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West Philadelphia
Fragmented Legal Notice and Ads from Toledo Paper
Oath of probate style statement promises one hundred dollars per failed treatment claim for uncurable ailment in Toledo. Plus endorsements for Hall's Catarrh Cure and various ads. Distorted text includes recipe paste and light quips about stock sales and champagne purchases in Louisville style humor.
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StatTx
Giory
Touroo
Lucas Courr
Tuank J. Qarvey
Fr. Cagney ¢& Co
Toledo
Ami
Frm
Catarka
Hania Catarine Cour
Trank J
Cheney
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