Queen of Pitcairn to Return Home After Eight Years
Bridgeport nurse Emily McCoy announces plans to return to Pitcairn Island in the Pacific after eight years studying medicine and nursing in the United States. She speaks of island life, its self governed women and proposed canning factory, and her wish to care for her people as queen.
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America
Bridgeport
Conn
Emily McCoy
Pitcairn Island
Pacific
South Seas
Miss McCoy
J. R. McCoy
Pitcairne Island
Mid-Eastern Pacific Ocean
Paumotu Archipelago
Bounty
Fletcher Christian
Beechey
John Adams
Adams
Edwin Young
Matthew McCoy
Matthew Quintal
George Hunn Nobbs
Samoa
Robert Louis Stevenson
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Pitcairn
Battle Creek
Mich
Chicago
New York
Panama Canal
Queen Victoria
Indian born on chief's death date dogs a national day
Browning Montana centenarian Blackfoot O-Kop O-Nee knows his exact birth day. Born the day his father, a noted chief, died May 13 1816 the date was chiselled on his grave. A linguist, he long urged a national Indian day for all tribes to observe together.
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Browning
Mont
O-Kop- O-Nee
O-Kop-O-Nee
Job Goes Begging in Marinette Wisconsin
Marinette report notes government failure to secure a post and leaves residents depending on aid as officials struggle to provide relief. The brief highlights local hardship and ongoing appeals for support amid uncertain timelines.
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Hjob
Marinette
Wis
Razorbacks Seen Its Day In Missouri Ozarks
A Star correspondent recalls how hogs reverted to wild razorbacks in the Ozarks after Civil War depopulation and grasshopper plagues. In 1875 76 a hog shortage led packers to flood Missouri markets with razorbacks as farmers struggled to restock. The author notes their inferiority and decline as a commercial breed.
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Kansas City
Ozarks
Russia
Missouri
Arkansas
the Star
Missouri Valley
Lives Up to His Name in Tarrytown Court
In Tarrytown New York Harl G Forgot faced a small claims court after his automobile license suspension. He paid ten dollars to settle the matter and avoid further action, confirming his own misfortune matched his surname as the outcome.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Harl G. Forgot
Look Young and Handsome Again by Darkening Your Gray Hair
An advertisement for Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer claims it safely darkens gray hair without dye. It promises even darkening after a few uses, calling the liquid harmless and ready to use. The ad offers a big bottle prepaid for 50 cents from Q-Ban Laboratories in Memphis, Tenn.
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Q-Ban Laboratories
Memphis
Tenn
Debate on Women's Suffrage Sparks Witty Exchange
A printed exchange highlights divergent views on women voting. One speaker asserts no reason they should not vote, while another counters that opposition delayed the push but women eventually embraced the idea.
Imita tion Ad Claims La Creole Hair Dressing Value
The ad argues imitation is inferior to the original La Creole Hair Dressing which darkens hair naturally without dye and costs $1.00. A separate quip notes that when a man quarrels with his wife he rarely gets to speak.
Man's Strength Measured By Fighting Odds, New Jersey Ady Quote
A terse old newspaper line proclaims that a man's strength lies in his capacity to contest adversity, attributed to a New Jersey source identified as Ady. The wording reflects a period voice emphasizing resilience against hardship.
Dodson's Liver Tone replaces dangerous calomel
Dodson's Liver Tone offers a safe alternative to calomel for biliousness and constipation. The ad promises morning relief, a working liver, and renewed vigor with a 50 cent bottle. It claims not to cause salivation and backs the guarantee with money-back terms.
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Dodson
Adv
The Difference in Marital Customs Quote Exchange
A quip contrasts savage and civilized marriage by noting that savages buy wives while in our societies brides are given away. The remark implies differing social practices and commercial undertones in unions.
Renovine Heart Nerve Tonic Ad Urges Early Use
Warns on first symptoms to use Renovine as a heart and nerve tonic to avoid heart damage. Advises cure before the heart organ is beyond repair. Claims Renovine is the heart and nerve tonic, priced 50 cents and one dollar. Also notes a contrast with a boy’s tough arithmetic examples.
Paw's Theory and Shoes Ad Appeal in Odd Fragment
A fragmented passage combines a paw and son dialogue about justice with an advertising aside for Allen's Foot-Ease. The odd mix references lawyers and a blindfolded justice image, then pivots to footwear relief claims and a free trial offer.
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Paw
Lemuel
Allen
Allen 3. Olmsted
le Roy
Ady
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