Rochford La and Co.'s Want Column
Johnhf Peter Capretz Proprietors advertise cheap trips to Las Vegas New Mex a 1500 mile round trip. They offer property trades a quarter section in South Dakota and a cash buyer for a good business. Real estate listings include Austic building near C M St P Ry depot 16 room house and a house with one and a half lots. Three houses for sale on Third street and a good Bridge St house for 1000. Wanted buyers for three choice lots.
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Las Vagas
New Mex
Good Wand
South Dakota
Austic
Maureks Urges Readers to Read About Big Plans
The note encourages attention to major topics including a new president, the canal project, national resources, and a Standard Oil fine. It contrasts moods from fretful to optimistic while inviting careful reading of the following content.
Grand Prizes in August Giveaway at Local Store Window
On last Saturday of August the store will give away three grand prizes including a 56 piece best ware dinner set worth 8.50, a Mission La site mp valued item, and a half dozen solid silver knives and forks. Drawings at 9 p.m. with music. every cash or account purchase gives a chance. Also advertised are numerous store bargains and a shoe sale with 500 pairs at sacrifice.
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Foot Shhalz Co
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Health
Letters from Mrs. Gilmer of West Union and Mrs. Paulliver of St Martinville praise Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for restoring health from female troubles and aiding successful pregnancies, stating they are now mothers of healthy babies.
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M. Gilmer
West Union
D. C
St. Martinville
The Critics at the Philadelphia Academy Exh ibition
An editor and critic at a Philadelphia art club notes that critics strive for impersonal judgment but many observers remain strongly personal. He recounts overheard remarks at the Academy of Fine Arts showing praise for portraits, still lifes, historical scenes, and a gladiator, with varied opinions on prize prospects and crowd interest.
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Philadelphia
Academy of Fine Arts
Paquin
Raphael
The Brainy Bunch and a Peeved Conversation
A Kansas City Newsbook item notes three people walking together described as a somnambulist a kleptomaniac and a plagiarist. The exchange highlights surprise at meeting so many brainy individuals in one group.
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Mr. Sinic
Mrs. Getup
Getup
Kansas City
Night riders burn two towns in Walworth County
Incendiary fires devastate Lowry and Akaska along the Minneapolis and St. Louis line. Banks, stores, and a newspaper plant are destroyed in both towns totaling about 24 000 dollars. Six horsemen suspected. sheriff vows arrests soon.
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Aberdeen
Lowry
Akaska
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Walworth County
Farmers’ State Bank
J. F. Herman
Alaska
Akaska News
Haven
Iowa officer heads to Cummins with murder case warrants
Des Moines report states a Ohio extradition officer must show evidence to Governor Cummins to extradite Mrs. Morris Stein and Mrs. Mary Bayard for the killing of Morris Stein and Miss Hester Porter in Loudenville. The defense cites a missing 32 caliber revolver and argues Stein killed Porter then himself or was insane. Bail was refused as the women declined temporary liberty.
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Des Moines
Ohio
Morris Stein
Mary Bayard
Loudenville
Hester Porter
Cummins
Jed T. Morris
Stein
Iowa Automobile Company
Porter
Adler Brothers Arrested In Windber Merchant Murder
New York police arrested Joseph and Louis Adler of 120 Monroe Street in connection with the disappearance and murder of Samuel J. Rosenbloom, a Windber Pennsylvania merchant. The brothers once worked at Rosenbloom’s Windber store and say they learned of the vacation claim from the merchant’s son.
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New York
Joseph and
Louis Adler
Monroe Street
Samuel J. Rosenbloom
Windber
Adler Brothers
Rosenbloom
Despondent book binder takes own life in Washington
Arthur D. Adams, a book binder for the government bureau of engraving and printing, killed himself in Washington after his wife’s death less than a month earlier. As he weakened he tried to explain the effects of poisonous illuminating gas fumes.
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Washington
Arthur D. Adams
Government Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Government Wins Whiskey Branding Case in Federal Court
Cincinnati report shows Judge Thompson ruling for the government in a dispute with local distillers. The decision requires rapid process whiskey to be labeled imitation whiskey under the new pure food law, enforcing its effectiveness after years on the market as whiskey.
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Cincinnati
Thompson
United States
Charges Against Jerome Disproved
Richard L. Hand appointed by Governor Hughes to probe charges against New York County District Attorney Jerome. Hand reports none of the charges are proven and all are disproved based on the evidence.
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Jerome
Albany
N. Y
Richard L. Hand
Elizabethtown
Hughes
New York County
Metropolitan Street Railroad Company
Humorists' association opens sixth annual convention
Denver hosts the American Press Humorists' association for its sixth annual convention. The event starts August 25 and will be in session throughout the week with members gathering in the city.
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Denver
American Press Humorists’ Association
Joint Demonstration Rumors In Central American Ties
Reports from City of Mexico say the Mexican gunboat Bravo is sailing to a Honduran port to join the U S gunboat Marietta for a demonstration against the republic. Washington officials decline to confirm sealed orders and say only that developments may follow.
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City of
Mexico
Bravo
Vera Crug
Republic of Honduras
United States
Marietta
Republic
Washington
State Department
Gamboa
Diaz
War Department
Auto Crash Kills Woman in Dourdan Exonerates Chauffeur
In Dourdan France on August 25 an automobile carrying Thomas Lambert of New York and Henry Sands of Paris struck and killed a woman. Police said the chauffeur acted without fault.
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Dourdan
France
Thomas Lambert
New York
Henry Sands
Paris
Morcco Situation Seen Calmly by Paris Officials
Paris officials report a calm view of Morocco, noting that changes in rulers do not solve the problems. The Algeciras act is seen as applicable to both regimes, reducing the need for a new conference and suggesting concerted action can be arranged through normal diplomatic channels.
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Paris
Morocco
Algeciras
Maid quits for higher wages after learning to cook
Jemima, a novice maid in the Millsap household, leaves after five to six weeks to take a $5 per week job elsewhere. She explains she learned cooking here and will pay it forward by bringing in a sister willing to work for $3.50 weekly until she learns. Mrs Millsap, though surprised, questions fairness.
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Jemima
Trivial Cause of a Bloody War in 1654
A Polish nobleman fleeing to Sweden sparked a war after the Swedish king objected to an extra et ceteras in a dispatch. The conflict lasted until 1660 with Oliva near Danzig hosting a peace. A contemporary lament noted the blood shed over eight missing letters.
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Sweden
John Casimir
Poland
Charles Gustavus
Oliva
Danzig
Kochowsky
A Horse's Toe Nails
The New York Sun explains that a horse's hoof is like a human toe nail, with horn growth varying by shoeing and care. It notes average horn growth around a third of an inch monthly, hind hooves outpacing fore, and toe shedding taking 11 to 13 months while heels shed in 3 to 5 months.
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New York Sun
Man loses job complicates romance for a woman
A columnist note from the Atlanta Journal laments the difficulty a woman faces in becoming sentimental toward a man who recently lost his job, highlighting social expectations and gender roles in tough times.
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Atlanta Journal
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Citizen’s National Bank
Herald One Savings Bank
Rochford la and i Co
Columm
Johnhf
Peter Capretz
Ry Depot
Third Street
Bridge St
Maureks
East Side
Ilst
Gibson
Pebiek Eas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Maurer’s
Alma L.hanson
Residerce
Franklin
Northwestern
Aed
East Bridge St
Frank Showers
Prop
the Critics
A. H. Thurnes
Mgr
Wills Creek Coal Co
Buffalo
Foley
W. Carter
Ashboro
N.C
K. O. Wold
Bridge Streets
Pennsylvania
Federal Court
Humorists
Honduras
Auto
Austin Lodge No
Montone
Elk’n Hall
J. Solon Wood
FI. Crane
Chas. F. Lewis
Austin National Bank
Louse
Interstate 275
Prof
Geo. Morgan
Herad
Maple St
Interstate
Chicago
Great Western Railway
North Hound
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Dubuque
Anton
Fort Dodge
Council Bints
Omahe
Lyle, Maal
Mason City
Lylea
Omaha
Price
Lange
Minneapolis Des Moines
St. Joseph
Council Bluffs
Lin. RourTe
Great Western Ralimay
Mars
RSET
Zepias
Tars
Great Western
Qlney & McDaid, Mfrs
Clinton, Iowa
C. A. Pooler
Addison - Jones
S Ox
Austin
Minn
Jones
Bright
Drexel State Tank
Addison Jones
Oakwood Bivd
CH Johnson
M. D.C
Woien
Hirsh
William Canova
Sontractor
Clifford C. Leck
Whybician
Ragro
So Hirsh Bloen
Austin Mir
Homer F. Pierson
Wold’s Drug Star
Main and
Bridge Streetc
Austin, Minn
A. W. Allen
M. D. Murgeon
Panik
Web
Orris Hayes
Hayes Bros., Jewelers
Thomas Rochford
Wisconsin
Dakota
South Kenwood
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