Prisoners Nabbed at Still Near Olen Lyn in Mercer County
Deputy Sheriff Fred Christie and Special Officer Curtis Cole trapped two men and a boy at a functioning still near Olen Lyn after a fugitive’s escape from the Mercer jail. Pearson French and Jarvis Medley were arrested. the still and mash were destroyed, and French bonded for a preliminary trial.
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Fred Christie
Curtis Cole
Olen Lyn
Pearson French
Jarvis Medley
French
Why Does She Look So Old Female Health Ad in London Death
An advertisement promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female weakness and nervous symptoms. It cites grateful letters from women and suggests the remedy preserves youth. The piece also notes Mrs. Eben Elizabeth Hitchcock, age seventy four, died after visiting her husband’s grave eight weeks after his death.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
London
Eben Elizabeth Hitchcock
Soldier Wins 20000 Prize in Paris Lottery
Andre Sibelle of an artillery regiment won a $20,000 prize with a lottery ticket costing $4. Before leaving to claim the prize he bought a barrel of wine to celebrate with his regiment.
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Paris
Andre Sibelle
Seven Districts Unite For $225000 Holcomb School Plant
Holcomb Kansas seven miles from Garden City dedicates one of America's most elaborate consolidated school plants. Seven districts joined to create a 124 square mile system serving 376 pupils with 69 graded and high school capacity, a farm, athletic field, and seven buildings replacing six one and three room schools. Motor buses transport students with teachers paid $20 monthly for bus duty.
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Garden City
Kas
Kan
America
Holcomb
Kansas
Holcomb Consolidated
Addiiton
Bull Attacks Children in Leicester Street Scene
A bull driven through Leicester streets charged a group of children. Mrs Siddens, mother of one child, shielded her youngster and was herself gored in the back. In other items, the piece notes a revival of "Nut" songs, rising song publishers optimism, and a return to a livelier music scene with jazz and the waltz regaining favor.
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Leicester
Siddens
Nut Song and Waltz Here
A Chicago column presents a sentimental wartime song titled Nut Song and Waltz. The snippet hints at a lighter cultural piece amid conflicts, noting the curious term nut as a musical sentiment.
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Chicago
World’s Rarest Stamp Collection to Be auctioned
Paris auction houses prepare to sell a stamp collection valued between 7 million and 12.5 million dollars. The collection reportedly belonged to Ferrari de la Revantiere and is promoted as the rarest in the world.
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Paris
Ferrari de la Revantiere
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Lyko
Ical
Lyko Medicine Company
New York
Kansas City
A. Fa
Army & Navy
Bluefield, W. Va
Coal Trade Printing
Daily Telegraph Job Department
Telegraph
Princeton—County Seat News
Princeton
Bluefield
J. K. Lilly
Johnston K. Lilly
Athens
Mercer
Capt. Lilly
D. C. Rover
Raleigh
Summers
Monroe
Jimmie Holdren
James Holdren
Jimmie
Elgood
East Princeton
Bowling
William F. Simms
Bertha M., Ward
Robert W. Brown
Bula Adkins
Carroll Beckwith
Elizabeth Mahood
Albert White
Inez Martin
Troy Johnson
Mary Parks
Sheriff Hunt
A. M. Trauggett
Norfolk
John McCoy
Mullins
Wallace Brown
Narrows
Hartley Sanders
Charleston
Angie Murrell
Prince
SVN
Gm Rta
Kitchener
Warlick’s Furniture Store
Tor
Lawrence Setterfield
Blooming, Gale, N. J
Paterson General Hospital
Bugs
Hartford
Saxonys
Wiltons
Bluefield Furniture Co
Ola
Victor Company
Victor
Victor Records
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden, New Jersey
Voige ™ Ee Ae
Dhalfbelt Victor Talking Machine CO
Camden
N. J
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