Real Gem Market of Paris 25 Shops on One Street
A wary view of Paris jewelry districts notes Rue de la Faix hosting 25 shops within 250 yards, displaying dazzling pieces behind velvet, while advising Americans to protect valuables. It also warns travelers about robberies on trains and in hotels and urges leaving fine jewelry at home or in hotel safes with receipts.
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Paris
Rue de la Paix
Rue Lafayette
Rue de la Faix
Laura A Stith
Indianapolis Star
America
Nimy Weiner
Ameriessa
Rattlesnake Bite Hoped To Cure Tuberculosis
George Burke a former sailor living in Hysham Montana allowed a rattlesnake to bite his arm several months ago after hearing Indians in Arizona claim it could cure tuberculosis. Burke’s tuberculosis has largely improved but physicians doubt the snakebite theory and suggest other factors may have helped the apparent cure.
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Hysham
Mont
Arizona
George Burke
Burke
Widow Mary Leach Receives Found Money Letter
Sedalia Missouri report describes Mrs. Mary Leach a 76 year old widow who recently got a letter with 75 dollars in currency. The note claims a pocketbook containing about 20 dollars was found by a foolish boy and asks the recipient to communicate via the newspaper. It states the money is offered with good interest and forgiveness.
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Sedalia
Mary Leach
John M. Hart
Elmwood
Illinois
Charles E. McKinley
Central Congregational Church
Galesburg
Herbert Robarts
Belleville
Burns
Davenport
Agricultural Club
University of Ilinois
Eugene Davenport
College of Agriculture
Decatur
Illinois State Conference of Credit Men
Pullican
Superior Court
Master In Chancery Pollack
Equalization Board
Isa Hazel Jane Bark
Elmer Stone
Lincoln Highway
Aurora
Miss Bark
WL. Bark
St. Charles
Stone
Watermain
Edward Wicklund
Batavia
Claude A. Wicklund
Btburn
Frederick
Edward Lashbrok
Beardstown
Morning
Schuyler County
Ilinois
Howard K. Weber
Mlinois
Weber
Mississippi
Alexander County
Cairo
Jackson County
W. J. Leach
Averyville
Kendall County
Hill Hill
Martin Hextell
William Hill
Logan County
State Highways Department
Chicago-St. Louis
Dwight
Joliet
Chicago
Bloomington
United States
Franklin
Fred M. Rolens
The
Independent
Murphysboro
Htlneis Press Association
John Ii Harrison
Commercial News
Danville
J F. Derringer
Record
Bushnell
Catherine McLain
Post
la Salle
William J. Smith
the Sun
Waukegan
H. L. Williamson
Binte
Springfeld
Abraham Lincoln
James Shaw
Shaw
Washington, D C
Charlies B. Johnson
Champaign
Hingisfield
Urbana
Wisconsin
Forrest
Downstate
Rock Island County
John J. Brown
Vandalia
Winnifred Mason Huck
Brown
Steven A. Day
Huck
Gertrude Hanna
Hoopeston
U S Plans to Junk Warships
The United States will scrap 27 warships under the naval treaty terms with a year for final breaking up. Most vessels are steel with portable fittings, guns and instruments stripped and sold separately to bidders. The process aims to avoid flooding the junk market while maximizing government proceeds.
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Washington
United States
Donald McGregor
New York World
David W. Taylor
America
United States Senate
Great Britain
Japan
France
Italy
Taylor
Navy Department
Tanlac credited for relief from rheumatism and stomach trouble
William Hardin of Los Angeles recounts how Tanlac cured his previous rheumatism and later stomach issues. He praises renewed strength and energy, urging others to try the medicine, which he says is sold by all good druggists.
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Taniac
Los Angeles
William Hardin
Garden St
Calif
Lalweys
Tanlac
Human fly scaling tall building amid crowd
Anxious onlookers watched a man ascend the exterior of a tall structure. A bystander asked why he did not use an elevator, while an old man questioned the daredevil act and the crowd speculated about his purpose.
American Museum Acquisitions: Wisent and Urus Skulls
The American Museum adds two notable items from Cambridge Zoological Society archives a partial European bison skull and an urus skull and jaws, highlighting potential ancestral links to domestic cattle.
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Europe
Cambridge
England
Scientific American
A Fresh Start Jack's Married in New Life
Boston Transcript notes a man begins a fresh life after marriage, claiming he has moved on from past ties and started anew. Source hints at financial involvement from his spouse in the new venture.
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Boston Transcript
Who Will Invent This A Self Extinguishing Cellar Light
A Boston Transcript remark wonders why no device exists to auto extinquish a cellar light after forgetting to turn it off. The quip praises the idea of a fixture that would self extinguish, addressing energy waste and safety.
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Boston Transcript
Afraia of It. questions college path and wisdom
The speaker recalls a judgment that pursuing wisdom in college was folly, remarking on a journey from a strong start to a halted education. The exchange highlights a clash between ambition and social caution, with a retort that questioning norms can influence life choices.
Uncle Eben’s Philosophy on Helpers and Audiences
A concise quip from Uncle Eben about working solo being wiser than hiring a helper, unless there is enough tasks to keep the assistant engaged and feeling like an audience. The remark frames practical wit about labor and morale in everyday work.
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Uncle Eben
Evidently Not a Tooth Doctor
A compact quotation style item reflects on dialogue about impatience and public indignation. It contrasts delaying a doctor with a misused phrase and hints at two men arguing over statistics. The piece weighs patience, romance, and the public’s right to indignation in a concise, wry tone.
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Miss Winifred
Kathleen O'Malley
Bryn Mawr
Atlantic City
Fla
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U. S
Illinois News
John W Whlson
Walter O’malley
Ben E. Buttleton
Hillsboro
State Bank of Panama
Johnson Mayfield
Milneis State Association of Letter Carriers
W. R. Courtney
Arlington Station
Arlington
Hardin
Jack
Sure Relief
Bellans
Holland
Aizes
Svery Ben
Spee-Dee
Othir
Ulrich Manufacturing CO
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