A Postmaster's Wife and the Siloam Scandal
Jacob Bergbud, postmaster at Siloam, is accused of embezzling cash from the office. An inspector uncovers shortages, Bergbud confesses to taking the money to protect his family, and his later life ends in disgrace and estrangement. The story ends with a jail sentence and a reunion moment with the inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waz
Siloam
Mississippi
Jacob Bergbud
Bergbud
Minnesota
Gettysburg
Berg
Jacob
Ile
Meon
St. Paul
Post Office
Berybad
Purgatory
Chicago Record-Herald
Sweeney's Baseball Heroics Face Frontier Work Conflicts
The Roxborough Pa. Athletic Association celebrates an amateur club led by Sweeney whose bat carried the team to exciting wins. On a crucial Saturday with Sweeney at his job, Policeman McDonald staged a fake arrest to summon him. Sweeney arrived in disguise, hit a home run with three on base, and helped secure victory. He now has a new job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxborough Pa. Athletic Association
Sweeney
McDonald
Jim
Emphasis Compared The Mule Speaks Louder Than Men
An excerpt from the New Orleans Times-Democrat notes that while Frenchmen, Brits, Italians, and Americans vary in gesture and tone, the mule expresses emphasis most clearly with its heels making a blunt, nonverbal point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Woman Reflects on Family Talk After Election Loss
A woman considers how her party performed after hearing family members discuss the results at home. The dialogue hints at disappointment and calls for introspection within the circle.
Vast $250 Million Export Market Highlighted by Secretary
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson reports that animals and animal products exported this year exceed $250,000,000 in value. Inspectors screened 385,000 cattle, 228,000 sheep, 48,000 horses and mules with nearly 1,000 vessels carrying stock, while 342,000 imports were quarantined. The report urges careful balance between federal and state inspection and notes expansion of rural free delivery weather forecasts and study of tropical crops in new possessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson
Department
Bureau of Animal Industry
Great Britain
Meat Inspection Service
Texas Fever Service
SAS
United States
Porto Rico
Detroit Boiler Explosion Kills Dozens at Penberthy Factory
A boiler at the Penberthy Injector Company plant in Detroit exploded at 9 30 am Tuesday destroying a three story brick building. About fifty workers were inside. at least twenty eight died and many were severely burned. The blast damaged nearby structures, shattered windows blocks away, and left a debris strewn scene with a property loss around 100000 dollars, partly insured.
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Penberthy Injector Company
Seventh
Abbott Streets
Detroit
The Sunday School Lesson on Moses and Pharaoh
A Sunday school lesson overview details Moses and Aaron’s call, Pharaoh’s resistance, and the ten plagues led by Jehovah. It analyzes the natural explanations for plagues, the concept of Pharaoh hardening his own heart, and ends with a teaser for the next lesson on the Passover. A short anecdote toward the end praises St Jacobs Oil as a remedy for rheumatic pain.
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Moses
Aaron
Pharaoh
God
Jehovah
Price
Radway & CO
Elm St
New York
Postoffice changes and new establishment in Iris Bishop Hugo
Iris and Bishop Missouri post offices discontinued with mail redirected to Snowdon and Cave Spring. A new post office opens at Hugo Indian Territory with 85 Bailey Sprig as post master. Asphalt mine owners in Navia Indian Territory receive Germany bound export order for 10,000 tons to Galveston Texas.
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Iris
Snowdon
Bishop
Cave Spring
Hugo
I. T
Bailey Sprig
Navia
Germany
Galveston
Texas
Safe Occupation
Bridget a Boston maid reveals to her mistress she is engaged to Tim and plans two years of work before marriage. Tim is quiet and bashful, rarely speaks, while Bridget handles most talk, saying he will open up after they are engaged longer.
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Bridget
Boston
Tim
A Clergyman's Discovery
Fredericksburg Indiana reports Rev FE Stevens claims a kidney remedy via Dodd's Kidney Pills. He describes years of incontinence and illness and asserts cures for kidney diseases including Bright's Disease, rheumatism, diabetes, and lame back. He presents the pill as a universal kidney cure.
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Fredericksburg
Ind
Stevens
Dodd
Bright
Summer Protection Rubber Guard Door Shield
An ad style note touts a rubber guard to stop screen doors from banging, with mock dialogue about a neighbor’s door and a call to create grander solutions. It includes a customer line from Brooklyn seeking a better product and mentions various unrelated products and claims. The piece reads as a patchwork of typical early 1900s ads with household items and remedies.
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Man
Where to Get It in Cadder Glasgow Tramwise Encounter
An elderly woman from Cadder lands near Mitchell Lane Glasgow and asks a passing carter where to get an electric car. The carter warns that if she does not move quickly she will get it in the small of her back, sparking a humorous street scene at the tram lines.
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ELY Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Cadder
Mitchell Lane
Glasgow
Cheesebrough Manufacturing CO
State Street
New York City
Dean Mrs Pinsham Lauds Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Mrs H F Roberts Kansas City lauds Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound praising its cure of displacements ovarian troubles and inflammation. She claims personal benefit and urges readers to contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. The testimonial mentions a $5000 forfeit if not genuine.
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Dean
Mrs. Pinsham
Lydia Pinkham
H. F. Roberts
W.C.T.U
Kansas City
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Bureau of Chemistry
Congress
the Sunday School
Egypt
Goshen
Midian
Israel
Pharoah
Meremptah
Rameses II
J. Pope
Ferrar Road
Streatham
St. Jacobs
Bowman
Piso
Croup
L. A. Pearce
Pilling Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
China
Mia
Winslow
Hayfever
Ely
Douglas
W.L
UNION
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Desgies
Brockton
Mass
Adway
Radway
Lapsicum
Jones
Binghamton, N. Y
Cc. N. Y
Winchester
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