Bankrolled poker con men fleeced Broadway magnates
A group of twelve or fourteen wealthy men including Mr. Screen and Mr. Flickers were duped for about 350000 by a manufacturer known as Mr. Trimmer using marked cards or readers. After exposure at Screen’s house, Trimmer was beaten and expelled from the premises.
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New York
Screen
Broadway
Trimmer
Mr. Screen
Flickers
Circuit
Ragg
Far Rockaway
Arverne
France
Surgeons Remove Heart Then Reinsert In Patient
In Omaha Nebraska doctors operated on Steve Zekich an Austrian to remove his heart after a self inflicted gunshot. The heart was then placed back in his chest and he is expected to survive.
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Omaha, Neb
Steve Zekich
Zakich
Johnson earns sixth Siberia honor for Vladivostok rescue
Red Cross reports Major Samuel J. Johnson of Honolulu assis tant commandant of allied forces in Vladivostok during the November 17 18 fighting. He is recommended for the Officer's Cross of St George for guarding civilians and rescuing officers families and civilians amid heavy fire and rail yard combat. He praises international military police and aided General Romanovsky and family including saving a cat.
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Washington
Samuel J. Johnson
Honolulu
Vladivostok
Red Cross
Johnson
Siberia
St. Anne
M. M. Eversman
Primorsky
W. 8. Graves
Graves
International Military Police
Romanovsky
Major Johnson
Barnyard Hen Dialogue Highlights Feathered Folly
In a playful barnyard exchange Miss Fidgety Hen Miss Goose and Mrs Gray Hen tease each other about sitting on eggs and the winter, debating which birds are clever or stupid as geese and hens clash over nest theft hawks and farmer scarecrows.
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Miss Goose
Mrs. Duck
Mrs. Goose
Miss
Miss Gray Hen
Miss Fidgety Hen
Young Martha Confounds March With Military Marches
A four year old could recall her birthday as the twenty second but confuses the month March. Her mother repeats March to fix it and Martha responds by confidently saying Shoot twenty two, implying a learned association with soldiers and marching.
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Martha
Bayer aspirin genuine tablets labeled Bayer Cross
The Bayer Cross marks genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin used for relief of colds headaches toothache earache neuralgia and other pains. Unbroken packages include directions and packaging options range from handy twelve tablet tins to larger sizes sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Forced Honesty and Neighbourly Quip Recalled
A cartoon-style dialogue features Dick admitting a role in picking up a dropped quarter and returning it to the owner, with Father praising honesty. Flatbush complains about paper napkins while Bensonhurst jokes they scratch his neck when tucked in the collar, adding a local flavor.
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Flatbush
Bensonhurst
The Right Way Distemper Remedy for Horses
An old advertisement promotes a horse remedy for distemper pinkeye influenza colds and related illnesses in mares foals and stallions. It claims the product acts on blood and glands expels germs wards off disease and prevents illness with a few drops daily. Available from druggists harness dealers or manufacturers priced 60 cents to 1.15 dollars. Agents wanted.
Beacons and Hickories Across Indiana and New York
The article notes the Statue of Liberty’s failed beacon concept in New York Harbor and its 1902 transfer to the War Department. It then highlights North American hickory species, focusing on shagbark and pecan natives to Indiana, and describes black walnut ranges from Massachusetts to Minnesota.
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New York Harbor
Government Lighthouse Board
Lighthouse Board
War Department
Rocky Mountains
Indiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
They Say England Mad for Spirits and Stock Flows
A wry paragraph notes England’s taste for spirits and implies U S stock may be exported there. It adds a lawyerly quip that a man’s second love can be pricier than his first and counsels using past mistakes as future guideposts.
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England
Too Bright Boy Tries To Run Business Early
A new employee proves very bright but oversteps by attempting to instruct management. The pace of adaptation reveals that he has not yet learned the company's established practices.
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Trotzky
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Postum Cereal Company
Battle Creek
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