Windstorm Damage Strikes St Charles Missouri
A four minute high wind storm swept St Charles on April 19 causing several thousand dollars in damage. Homes unroofs, trees uprooted, chimneys toppled and Main Street windows shattered. A tank at the International Shoe factory fell and flooded three floors. plant operations will halt for days. Cars werе blown across the business district. rain continued about an hour. Officials report no injuries.
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St. Charles
Main Street
International Shoe Factory
American Car and Foundry Company
Birthday Salute for 1034 Year-Old Mound City Resident
Mrs. Jane Glenn, of Mound City Missouri, celebrated her 1034th birthday at her son Robert C. Glenn’s home. Born April 15, 1817 on the Isle of Jersey, she and her family emigrated to America as a child, lived in Chillicothe Ohio, then moved to Holt County Missouri in 1860 after marriage.
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Mound City
Jane Glenn
Robert C. Glenn
John H. Glenn
Glenn
Isle of Jersey
Mer. Abraham du Pre
America
Chillicothe
Ohio
Holt County
Tornado Wrecks Bridges and Unroofs Homes in Union
A tornado struck Union Missouri damaging the wagon bridge over the Barbois River half a mile east of town and injuring none. The Rock Island bridge on the same stream suffered damage and about ten houses in the southern part of Union were unroofed without any injuries reported.
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Union
Barbois River
Rock Island
Hailstorm damages Macon greenhouses halts court
A severe hailstorm battered Macon Missouri striking the Macon and Still Hildreth greenhouses causing extensive damage. Stones reportedly larger than hens eggs echoed so loudly the Circuit Court session was suspended. Kansas City officials organize an overalls club protesting high clothing costs. The movement spreads across Missouri and the South.
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Macon
Kansas City City
Missouri
South
St Louis Declares Self-Sufficiency in Chemical Industry
Washington professor B Pierce states St Louis has become self sufficient in the chemical industry due to local research and discoveries, reducing dependence on outside sources and markets. The claim signals a shift in the region’s role as a global raw chemical hub.
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St. Louis
B. Pierce
Washington
John B Brandon Dies at 68 Founder of Fulton Daily Sun
John B Brandon, founder of the Fulton Daily Sun in 1888 and longtime editor, has died at age 68. His tenure shaped the paper and local journalism in Fulton.
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John B. Brandon
Fulton Daily Sun
Public Service Commission member warns on utility rate hikes
David E. Blair of the Missouri Public Service Commission says without rate increases public utilities would face an absolute breakdown and likely government takeover. A man found dead near Versailles could not be identified as Edward C. Adams, an escaped Jackson County convict who fled deputies on a train en route to Jefferson City to serve a life term for murder.
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David E. Blair
Missouri Public Service Commission
Versailles
Edward C. Adams
Jackson County
Jefferson City
Adams
Coal Shortage Hits St Louis Amid Historic Switchmen Strike
Coal dealers in St Louis report a fuel shortage as the switchmen's strike sharpens, closing plants and forcing many industries to shut down. The city faces severe disruption and economic strain.
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St. Louis
Parcel Post
What Is She To You A Colorful Depression Era Drama
A frayed tramp Fitzhugh Randall crosses Chicago and wrecks a car. A generous young woman saves him and he reforms. He later confronts financier Symington Otis and extorts a ten thousand dollar demand with a fake dynamite bundle. Kathleen Otis, the girl, recognizes him. he is jailed after a failed scheme. Esther Strom aids his defense.
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Daniel Randolph
Fitzhugh
Chicago
Esther Strom
Esther
Symington Otis
Otis
Kathleen Otis
Escape From Dunning Prisoner Plans a Secret Flight
Fitzhugh, declared insane to obtain release, escapes Dunning by night with a rope and a file. He travels three days on the prairie toward Chicago while Esther, a conflicted lover, aids him and questions arise about his identity and future.
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Dunning
Fitzhugh
Esther
Chicago
The Asylum Escapist Fitzhugh Returns
Esther Strom lodges in a worn three story brick house as dawn breaks after Fitzhugh's escape from the asylum. Esther has waited since first light by a misfit door beneath a stairway as the sun rises and Fitzhugh reappears around the corner with an unsettled look.
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Fitzhugh
Esther
Esther Strom
The Way of a Maid Continues in Measure
A fragment hints at a serialized piece titled The Way of a Maid with a note TO BE CONTINUED. A proverb about a wise man and a woman’s faults appears in the text.
Calotabs Ad Claims Quick Cure For Flu Prevention
Advised by druggists to take one Calotab at bedtime with water to cut short a cold and prevent influenza complications. Claims no salts or side effects, next morning cold vanishes and liver purifies the system. Sold sealed for thirty five cents with refund promise if not satisfied.
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Phns
Lift off Corns with Freezone Claim
A bold advertisement promises painless corn and callus removal using Freezone. It claims a tiny bottle costs only a few cents, works by applying drops to the corn or callous, and relieves pain instantly.
Feel grand with Cascarets laxative ad
The advertisement promotes Cascarets as a gentle overnight laxative to remove liver and bowel poisons. It claims the product brightens mood and relieves head symptoms without gripe, unlike Salts, Oil, Calomet, or harsh pills.
Uses of Aspirin from Bayer Tablets
Aspirin created a sensation when introduced by Bayer over eighteen years ago. It relieves pain for colds, eyeache, rheumatism, neuralgia, barache, toothache, aching joints, neuritis, and general pain. Look for the Bayer Cross on genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in boxes of 12 tablets and follow directions.
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Bayer
Diamond Dyes Promise Fadeless Color for Any Fabric
A fallible old advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to give a rich fadeless color to wool silk and mixed fabrics. It claims the dye works on dresses blouses stockings skirts feathers and more and notes a color card and instruction booklet are included.
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