Boy Wears No 20 Shoes and Grows Unusually Tall
A York era item recounts Louis, a youth from Boston near Houghton Michigan, who wears size 20 shoes and is predicted to reach eight feet two inches or more. His parents are small, yet Louis is cheerful, growing about three inches a year, with past feet in size 10 and 18. A local shoe dealer notes entry of larger footwear as he ages.
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Louin
Soekanem
Boaton
Houghton
Mich
Ibuya
Nike
Louis
Ella
Louta
Focal
Flinlab
Abeshugo
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tam
Lydia E. Pinkiam
E. Pinkham
Mas
Laura L. Newer
Crown Point
Indiana
Ladies Belief Corps
Alee Ie Leben
Roger Darrel
Billy
le Joyes
Wientlou
Sue
Aepson
Moger
Roger
Missing Baltimore Banterer Solves Cyclone Farm Question
A fragment from an Ohio State Journal item hints at a cyclone's impact on farms. Dialogue reflects rural humor and weather inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kausen
Ohio State Journal
Wedded to Win and Nora's Legacy in a Pursuit
A suspenseful chase unfolds as Nora Warner and Jack fight through savage hounds to reach safety at the house of old allies. Jack's calm courage and Nora's resolve drive their plan for vengeance against Doctor Grin and the villainous Captain Grant as Roger Darrel confronts treachery and power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Roberteon
Jolette
Sweetbear
Lottle
Goldmaner
Lisbon
Olaf Thorne
Nora
Etl
Tack
Norn
Jack
Doctor Grin
Jock
Nora Warner
Mara
Ree
Connle
Abe
Nora Warter
Captain Grant
Roger
Villaty
Hoger
Carol
Qarol Richmiond
Roger Darrel
Bhas Lacan
Mages Tarvell
Beans in History and Humorous Fragments
A mosaic of notes on beans from Americas to Europe cites Columbus 1492, Lima beans in Brazil, and many varieties in America. It also includes humorous exchanges about a fresh air club and a Germany ban on marriage deposits, plus old cooking methods and wandering anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
William B. Wright
Columbus
Cuba
de Vegas
Peru
Bancroft
Mexico
de Candode
Brazil
Florida
Asia
England
Africa
Old World
Hudson
Parkinson
West
East Lindies
Virginia
Missouri Botanical Garden
HB. G. Irish
Vermont
United States
Meehan
Revelation Rends Family Rift in Dark Room Confrontation
In a tense scene Roger Darrel recognizes his cousin Tom as the man he despises. Tiger confronts Captain and Roger faces a dangerous turn as truth erupts in a dramatic family quarrel amid rising hostility and threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Darrel
Cattain Grant
Tiger
Street Etiquette And Alaska Natives In The News
Street manners are urged to keep to the right on sidewalks to prevent collisions and avoid rudeness. Alaska’s purchase at 7.2 million dollars is cited with over nine million in revenue and fifteen million in annual exports, while Dodd's Kidney Pills are praised by a Minnesota couple. Moors in Fez reportedly go blind with age due to heavy coffee consumption.
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Alaska
Uncle Sam
Fez
Morocco
Peruna hailed by Sisters of Charity for care of children
Catholic Sisters praise Peruna as a safeguard for bodily needs of wards. Letters to Dr. Hartman from Detroit and other cities report relief from laryngitis and throat catarrh, praising continued use. Dr. Hartman, famed Formulator of Peruna, offers free form letters and medical advice from Columbus Ohio.
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Sisters of Charity
Peruna
Hartman
United States
Detroit
Mick
Readas
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Fytlawinss
Perina
Davi Kisah
Steererey de. Hartman
Sartman
Martman’ Sanitarium
Columbaa
Quarrelless Friends and Etherial Jealousy In Odd Tales
An assortment of brief anecdotes and quips from old papers recount a pair of friends Mulcahy and Mulhouly avoiding quarrel to protect their friendship. The items mix humor about jealousy in everyday life with a joke about an airship trip and a phonetic similarity pun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulcahy
Mulhouly
Mr. Mulcahy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ara
Austin
Yale
New York Tribune
Mandy
Hue
Baltimore New
Ely
Hellef
Tila
Mall
Warren
MA Ag
Libby
Montgomery Ward & CO
Ghicagd
Jim
Nin
Captain Grout
Troger
Grant
Caryl
Bat
Noger
Gnmankig
Carel
Gluwly
Mnin
Theo
Germany
Nightingale
Street, Manners
Cing
Hog
Tacoma Ledger
Dansons
Ashley
N. D
J. H. Hanson
Dodd
Mr. Henson
Tvell
Ast’ Mustang Liniment
Muthooly
Cycle Jim
Commercial Tribune
Kline
FMEE
Lia
Circleville
R. Partum CO
Columbus Ave
Boston
Mass
SMYR
Hen
Moncey
Washington Star
Ramene
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
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