Sure Thing at Stud Poker Hoodwinked Broadway Magnates
A group of screen and music industry figures on Broadway lost about $350,000 in a stud poker game to a wealthy manufacturer known for marked cards. The dealer, Mr. Trimmer, used “readers” on backs with fleur de lis to signal cards, prompting suspicion and an exposure at Mr. Screen’s house where Trimmer was beaten and expelled.
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New York
Screen
Broadway
Trimmer
Mr. Screen
Flickers
Circuit
Ragg
Far Rockaway
Arverne
France
Doctors Operate to Remove and Replace Heart in Patient
In Omaha Nebraska physicians removed the heart of Steve Zekich an Austrian after a self inflicted gunshot wound and reinserted it. He is expected to live.
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Omaha, Neb
Steve Zekich
Zakich
Major Johnson Earns Sixth Siberian Decoration for Vladivostok Rescue
Red Cross reports Major Samuel J. Johnson of Honolulu aided civilians and officers during the Vladivostok fighting on November 17 and 18. He led rescues through a frontline zone, earning consideration for the Officer's Cross of St George and supporting allied police and troops. He saved General Romanovsky's family and even a cat, while praising the international military police for their restraint and aid.
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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 Chatter About Eggs and Nonsense
In a playful barnyard back and forth Miss Fidgety Hen and Mrs Gray Hen discuss sitting on eggs while Miss Goose argues about geese, theft, and nesting. The exchange turns into a humorous jab at each other’s intelligence and a warning about the hawk and scarecrow threats.
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Miss Goose
Miss
Mrs. Duck
Mrs. Goose
Miss Gray Hen
Miss Fidgety Hen
Martha’s March Memory Tale
A four year old girl mixed up the month of her birthday March with marching soldiers. Her mother drilled her with March march march and asked what soldiers do. The child answered with pride that her birthday is Shoot twenty two.
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Martha
Bayer Aspirin Trademark Ad Brings Genuine Cross Highlight
An advertisement emphasizes the Bayer Cross as proof of genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin and warns against imitations. It notes the drug has been prescribed for over eighteen years and lists ailments relieved by aspirin. It promotes small tin boxes and larger packages sold by druggists.
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Bayer
Forced Honesty Quip Through City Streets
A humorous dialogue unfolds with Dick admitting to picking up a dropped quarter and giving it to the owner, while Flatbush balks at paper napkins and Bensonhurst mocks their cleanliness. Father praises the boy's honesty as the exchange ends with a quip about napkins scratching the neck when tucked into collars.
Right Way Prevents Mare and Horse Distemper
The remedy targets the blood and glands to expel germs and ward off distemper pinkeye influenza colds and related ailments in mares brood mares colts and stallions. A few daily drops stop exposure from causing illness. Safe noninjurious formula sold by druggists harness dealers or manufacturers. 60 cents to $1.15 per bottle. Agents wanted.
Beacons and Nut Bearing Hickories in Indiana Lore
Spohn Medical Company notes to serve as beacon for Liberty statue in New York Harbor. The lamped torch was once a navigational aid but deemed sentimental and extinguished in 1902. The article also extols hickory trees notably shagbark and pecan, discusses their American distribution and decline of wild nuts due to logging, and describes black walnut ranges.
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New York Harbor
Government Lighthouse Board
Lighthouse Board
War Department
Rocky Mountains
Indiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
England's spirits draw attention to stock surplus
The article notes England's craze for spirits and suggests much of the stock may be headed overseas. It reflects on how a second love can be financially more valuable than the first and how past mistakes should guide future actions.
Too Bright Lesson Delivers Caution on Quick Expertise
The dialogue centers on a new employee praised for brilliance who soon overreaches by trying to run the business. The remark underscores a warning: early arrogance can outpace experience, as the staffer is warned against overstepping authority.
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New Gas District
Snake Hollow
McKeesport
Birla Bonner
Martens
Gregory Weinstein
America
Weinstein
Trotzky
United States
Flatbush
Bensonhurst
Spohn Medical Company
Goshen, Ind
England
Postum Cereal Company
Battle Creek
Michigan
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