Peter Meets Redhead in a Forest Parlor Tale
Jenny Wren hosts a chat with Peter Rabbit about a red woodpecker named Redhead. Redhead boasts a varied diet from ants to fruit, beetles, and nuts while dodging gossip about his neighbors. Jenny scolds, then leaves to end the chatter.
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Peter
Jenny Wren
Peter Rabbit
Yellow Wing
Iles
Sammy Jay
Woodpecker
Redhead
Jenny
Chatterbox
Wren
Detective Slayer Hanged After Outbreak in Toronto
Frank McCullough of Otsego County New York, convicted of killing Detective Williams, was hanged today after overnight crowds demonstrated outside the prison. Police reserves were deployed as turbulence rose and a mounted constable was on duty during the early hours of the dawn.
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Toronto
Frank McCullough
Otsego County
New York
Wiliams
Spi
Pris
Irewn Eran
Uniform Paper Rates Ordered By FCC Across Lines
Washington June 13. The Federal Communications Commission decided that paper rates across trunk line territory must be revised to conform to a uniform basis. The Michigan Paper Mills Traffic Association had filed the case against the New York Central and other railroads. The commission stated that eastern paper rates were set by carriers to aid mills in competing with better located rivals in certain markets.
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Washington
F.C. C
Michigan Paper Mills Traffic Association
New York Central
French Baroness Sets Women's Height Record
Baroness de Laroche reaches 15 700 feet in a biplane in Paris and is recognized by a French Aero club commission as the height record for women flyers. Her altitude surpasses Ruth Law by over a thousand feet.
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Paris
Baroness de Laroche
French Aero Club
Ruth Law
League Must Pay to Protest Kaiser Bill
Berlin reports reveal letters between league officials for William II protection, including a 26 000 mark remittance to Holland to cultivate the Dutch press. Vorwaerts notes this is small given current valuations but suggests the league will spend more as the Entente presses for the emperor's surrender.
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League
Kaiser
Berlin
League For the Protection
William Ll
Holland
Vorwaerts
Ancient Locomotive Draws Crowd at Station
A two and a half year old locomotive arrived at the railroad station to refuel and stoked curiosity among onlookers. The engine, about the size of a pay as you enter trolley car, is en route to the Master Car Builders Convention in Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
Bus Collision Suit Lost Over In Motion Boarding
Demostanis Kontsouris was found contributorily negligent for boarding a moving jitney on Boston Avenue October 12, 1918, and being run over by the vehicle. Judge John J. Walsh of the Common Pleas Court ruled he cannot recover 5500 from Bernard Keob Lentz.
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Demostanis Kontsouris
Bernard Keoblentz
John J. Walsh
Common Pleas Court
Boston Avenue
Kontsouris
Iron Lax Tonic Promises Blood Strength and Yet Laxative
An advertisement describes Iron Lax Tonic as a medicinal iron tablet that builds up the blood while providing a laxative effect. It cites cases from Lowell and Bridgeport where users reported improved strength, appetite, sleep, and regular bowels after taking the tonic, and urges readers to purchase at Hindle Pharmacies and local drug stores. The pitch emphasizes nervousness relief and heart rejuvenation through iron supplementation.
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J. T Lantagne
Lowell
W. Ackland
Gorham Street
Louis Rodérge
Walnut Street
Thorwell
Bridgeport
Hindle Pharmacies
W. E. Wright
J. A. Leverty Drug Stores
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Ferdie
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Ferd
Nancy XE
Miss Babe
L and
Dolores
Wanacoopers
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Aline
Flying Corps
Sun
George McManus
GOLLY
Maggie
Olivia
Axo
By Allman
Young Folk’s Corner
Ian
Sally Sly
Lehigh
Patrick McGee
The
Bridgeport Auto Wrecking Co
North Ave
Lete
Van
Norub
van Zile CO
Mfrs
West Hoboken
N. J
Sip
Naugatuck
Union Street
22Nd Street
Duc Bridgepore
New England Steamship Lines
Ophelia
Farnes
Balsam
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