Wishing Fairy Ends Toy Store's Endless Wishes
In a worn tale from a doll shop, toys crave change after night’s magic. The Wishing Fairy grants each request, only to discover the store’s key toys prefer their original forms and roles. The tale closes with a realization that desire for constant change fades when contentment returns.
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Tada
Canary Bird
Enid
Moo
Sud
Moon
Nike
Anateria
Thia
Zatory
Senate moves to pass peace resolution amid White House pressure
Democratic leaders in the Senate shift strategy on the Knox peace resolution. Administration forces aim to avoid delay, hoping to permit quick passage. Senator Underwood notes the president’s willingness to veto if needed, using the resolution to frame the campaign against the treaty and the League of Nations.
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Washington
Bay
Feaders
Senate
Underwood
League of Nations
Stop Pershing Auto Protest Over Panama Fortifications
Thousands march in torchlight parade protesting U S acquisition of the Tabagu fatand area for Pacific defenses. Pershing’s car halted by demonstrators, returning to Thrall hotel. Mounted police disperse rioters after rock throwing injures several officers. Major General Kennedy orders officers to leave ball.
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Panama
United States
General Pershing
Dafon Club
Thrall
Vamnma Oficial
Bord
Chames W. Kennedy
Canal Zone
Geneval Pershing
Babon Adninistration
Thavesuds
Hin
Ariante Canal
Railroad Labor Board to Move to Chicago in Two Weeks
Washington reports the railway Labor board will relocate to Chicago within two weeks. Hearings begin May 27 in the Kesner building. Brotherhoods push for general wage increases while telegraphers seek 26 cents more per hour to reach $1.00, with talks led by J. W. Melt and EJ Manton presenting.
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Washington
Railroad Labor Board
Chicago
Chaiman
Turton
Kesner
Chicare
Manton
J. W. Melt
Brotherhood
Dublin Adopts Irish Parliament Decrees Amid Occupation Withdrawal
Dublin city corporation passed a resolution acknowledging the Dail Fireann and pledging to give effect to Irish parliament decrees. The move marks Dublin's withdrawal from British rule, with British forces the remaining occupation authority.
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Dublin
Dublin City Corporation
Dail Fireann
Prevost Murder Trial Opens in Mount Clemens
Lloyd Prevost, a local youth, goes on trial in Mount Clemens on charges of murdering J. Stanley Brown, a wealthy resident found dead beside his car on a country road near Mount Clemens last December 24 with three bullet holes in the back.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
Lloyd Prevost
J. Stanley Brown
Mont Clemens
Here
Markets Report Mixed Prices Across Commodities
Chicago May 3 market notes show varied finishes across grains and livestock. Prices listed include rye at 7.00 to 68.10, flour and wheat ranges, hay and timothy clover mixes, and live poultry values. Cattle and hog quotes open with wide spreads, noting prime steers around 11.50 to 12.00 and hogs from 15.10 to 16.5 per 100 pounds.
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Chicago
Hay—Cholen
Timothy
Clover Tmixert
Homgilw
Buster
Sige
Polatoes
Cannes
Supreme court delays ruling on dry amendment and antitrust cases
Washington May 3 The Supreme court postponed ruling on the constitutionality of the prohibition amendment and the enforcement act. It refused to grant a rehearing in the antitrust suit against United States Steel and to rebating motion. Both cases were decided 4 10 3 en route to dissolution actions involving Reading Co and its rail and coal units.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Imu
Dnited States Steel Corporation
Reading Company
Rail
Wood Sweeps Maryland Presidential Primary Returns
In Marginal Wood leads with 14 663 votes to 118 for Johnson as Wool secures 7550 in the state results. He wins all counties except Allegheny and Washington where Johnson carries Allegheny by about 1000 votes. Baltimore reports 8048 for Wood and 4482 for Johnson. Wood is set to win 117 of 149 state convention votes with 16 delegates bound for Chicago.
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Barthware
Leonard Wool
Hiram W. Johnson
Wood
Chicago
Prohibition League backs seven presidential candidates
Westerville Ohio May 4 The Ant Saloon League of America through T B A Baker its general superintendent stamps approval on seven presidential candidates Hoover Wood Lowden McAdoo Hughes Poindexter and Morgan Baker states prohibitionists nationwide can safely support these men if nominated
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Westerville
Ant Saloon League of America
T. B.A. Baker
Hoover
Wood
Lowden
Adoo
Hughes
Poindexter
Hrgan
Baker
Cyclone Hits Kansas Town
Independence Kansas reports a cyclone on May 4 causing damage and prompting emergency response as residents assess the wreckage and official forecasts. early reports indicate structural damage and power outages with no confirmed fatalities.
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Kansas Town
Lift off Corns With Your Fingers Ad Claim
An old advertisement promises easy corn and callous removal with a tiny bottle of eezone TM. It claims quick pain relief after a few drops, then the corn or callous comes off with no pain. Product pricing suggested at drug stores.
Ouija Board Says No To Tobacco Sales
A Speyl tobacco salesman visits a local grocery and tobacco shop run by a colored woman. He urges her to stock a chewing tobacco brand, but she remains unsure. They debate until she asks the ouija board for guidance, and the pointer moves to “No,” ending the pitch and the sale.
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Ouija Board
Speyl Tobacco
Irdianapolis
Girl Sees Body as a Glove for Her Heart
A reflective line describes a girl viewing her body as a glove for her heart, blending metaphor with personal sentiment about selfhood and vulnerability.
Triner's Elixir Promoted For Digestive Health
An advertisement features Joseph Tuiner of Chicago promoting Triner remedies including Angellea Bitter Touch and Cough Sedative. The copy cites a quote from American author Robert Louis Stevenson about long illness and work, urging readers to buy products to improve health through intestinal cleansing and digestion aid.
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Robert Loulg. Stevenson
Armar
Tuiner
Triner
Angellea
Joseph Tuiner Cunning
Ashland Ave
Chicago
Arm offers curt quip on outdoor work ethics
In a brief idiomatic exchange, a speaker jokes that a woman is “making hay while the sun shines” while noting her arm and observing her tying something. The remark carries a playful regional humor about outdoor tasks.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim Cure for Deafness
An advertisement asserts catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed mucous linings and cannot be cured locally. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as the constitutional remedy, offering a hundred dollar reward if it fails, and notes distribution by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio with circulars free.
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Halls Catarrh Medicine
AW Druegists
Circulara Tree
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Thief Nerve Highlighted in Auto Theft Rant
The Kind notes bold car thieves and their nerve in a clipped, pointed column. A playful pun suggests audacity, reflecting concern over rising auto thefts and public frustration with crime. The piece centers on urban safety and calls for action.
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