Amusing Misreading of Age On Topeka Avenue
A Topeka Capital item recalls a charming young lady visiting friends on Topeka avenue who recently graduated from Kansas University and is still in her teens. An older hostess son guesses 25, then must say 16, per his mother’s rule. A later guest is told to guess 16 but that she looks older than mother, all recounted in light newspaper humor. Mrs. Austin pancake flour ad note ends item.
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Topeka Avenue
Kansas University
Mamma
Topeka
Moral-Dress Correctly in Imperial Etiquette Dispute
English missteps in dress inflamed colonial chiefs during a March durbar as Sir Frederick Hodgson wore plain shooting attire without medals, seen as disrespect. Similarly Baron Von Ketteler's Yamen visit in plain clothes amid court ceremony sparked protective derailment.
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England
Frederick Hodgson
Baron von Ketteler
sune-Ji-Yamen
Carrots Promoted As Beauty Food In New Chain Claim
The article extols carrots as a wholesome sustaining food with daily morning use said to beautify skin eyes and hair. It notes the term carrotty hair now a sign of joy and urges readers to eat carrots to feel and look younger.
End of Boer Resistance and Big Weather Watch
The article notes President Kruger's arrival at Lourenzo Marques signaling the likely end of organized Boer resistance. It discusses the British takeover of the Transvaal and Orange Free State, governance challenges, and taxation concerns. It also praises the weather bureau for accurate hurricane warnings before Galveston and Great Lakes storms, and covers crop prospects, a major Texas storm relief effort, and other assorted notes including a starling import ban and a legal-tears ruling.
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Kruger
Lourenzo Marquez
Reichmann
Transvaal
Mip
England
Dom Paul
Great Britain
Europe
India
China
Mr. Chamberlain
Orange Free State
Weather Bureau
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San Domingo
Cuban
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Gulf Coast
Cuba
Galveston
Vreat
Oklahoma
Kansas
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Canada
Fife
Indianians To Host Industry Projects Across the State
The Indiana Lead Glass Company will open a Matthews factory while Crown Point residents form a Horse Thief Protective Association. The Matthews post office moves from Cumberland after forty years. Water pollution from Tipton’s ketchup factory harms Big Cicero Creek fish. Heekin Park Land Company pledges a large south of Muncie city park donation. Multiple accidents and deaths occur across the state including Owensville brake man William Pierce and a coal vein strike near Matthews. Local councils grant interurban rights, and a Vernon engineer dies after being struck by a train. Patents awarded to several Indiana residents. Large peach crop prospect in Geneva dampened by winds. Largest barn at St Joseph Catholic College near Rensselaer.
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Indiana Lead Glass Company
Matthews
Crown Point
Cumberland
Cicero
Tipton
Heekin Park Land Company
Muncie
William Pierce
Princeton
Evansville & Terre Haute
Owensville
Neberger
Jarry & Kaufman Mining Company
Milton
Anderson Collins
Shelbyville
Floyd Pitser
Frankton
Lafayette
Tippecanoe County
Washington
Rosa Cross
Edward Cross
Michael Combs
New Albany
Air Line
Milltown
Peru
Wabash River Traction Company
Wabash
Pern
Boyd
John Bevis
Golf Mills
Vernon
P.O. C. and
St. L
Bevis
Alexandria
American Window Glass Company
W.€. DePauw
Retta Burkhart
Martinsville
S. M. Ross
Crawfordsville
Franz Burger
William Butler
Redkey
Samuel E. Clapp
Decatur County
Samuel Dyer
Jeffrey T. Ferris
Anderson
William B. Fouch
William R. Frederick
Fort Wayne
William H. Larimer
Terre Haute
Alfa R. Leib
Charles Minshall
Samuel W. Rea
Rushville
John Schies
Clever Manager Drills His Employer In Honest Work
Payson Tucker, a recently deceased New England railroad manager, is remembered for two anecdotes from Maine Central and a back road station. He personally tidied bricks at a small station then questioned losses, noting a missing broom and ensuring proper station upkeep. The piece ends with a promotion of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a timeless remedy.
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Payson Tucker
New England
Maine Central Road
Portland
Tucker
Mr. Tucker
A Polish Prince in Paris’s Splendid Feast
A Polish prince living on Avenue du Bois de Boulogne in Paris once shunned as a miser hosts a lavish dinner for about fifty friends. As a dramatic display unfolds, screens reveal scenes of misery and danger from oysters to drought as vengeance for past remarks costs over 20,000 dollars.
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Paris
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
Cascarents Candy Cathartic Health Ad Spoofs
A promotional ad hawks Cascaret candy cathartic as a cure for many ailments from headaches to cancer, promising easy natural movements and urging a 10 cent start. It warns against imitations and notes the genuine CC stamp on every tablet. A humorous quip from Philadelphia Press follows about a summer romance and reputation.
Ely Cream Balm and Liquid Cream Balm Offerings
Nasa catarrh treatment highlights Ely's Cream Balm as a pleasant aromatic spray for cleansing and healing the nasal surface. Available in 50 cent solid form with a 75 cent liquid version including a spraying tube. Also notes 10 cent mail trial and druggist sales. Includes a humorous remark about domestic life and a few testimonial lines praising Piso’s Cure and Putnam dye.
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NASA
Ely
Ely's
What Do the Children Drink Dont give them tea or coffee
An advertisement style piece promoting Grain-O as a nutritious coffee substitute made from pure grains, priced about four times coffee, with claims of health benefits for children. Also mentions Jell-O desserts, laxatives, and various household products with brief endorsements and prices.
Grain O Try Grain Aak Grocer Ad
Grain O is promoted as a coffee substitute for all ages. It promises rich mocha like flavor from pure grains and gentle on the stomach. Sold by grocers at 3 15 and 26 cents per package.
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