Cost of living fears trigger price cuts and inquiry
Reports from New York and Chicago detail widespread price declines in milk butter eggs and pork amid anti monopoly rhetoric. A special grand jury in New York will probe dealer combinations as Illinois legislators propose a price rise investigation to curb future increases.
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New York
N. Y
Pittsburg
Chicago
Elgin
Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Senate
Henson
Macon County
Magnificent Comet Display Shocks Early Skywatchers
The article describes a spectacular comet event, noting its vast luminous mass, a tail length of about 25 degrees at sunset, and a sky filled with brilliant matter from south to zenith. It claims unprecedented visual magnitude and a nucleus of enormous diameter, predicting lasting historical significance.
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Saturn
Nebraska Insurgents Organize In State Meeting
Five hundred insurgents gathered in Lincoln for Nebraska Republican unity. The group laid a foundation for a state organization devoted to defeating stand-out candidates and electing progressives.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Republican Party
Meat in storage numbers stun New York readers
The ice and refrigeration blue book shows 14 million cattle 6 060 000 calves 25 million sheep and lambs and 40 million hogs in storage. The figures imply one full animal per adult in the United States and enough left to give two to each family.
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New York
N. Y
United States
Soldier Sentenced to Hang in Fort Leavenworth Murder
James O Neil of the Thirteenth United States Infantry stationed at Fort Leavenworth was sentenced to death by Judge Pollock in a United States court in Kansas City Kansas. The execution was set for March 29. O Neil was convicted of first degree murder for shooting and killing Miss Minn Coharpino at the fort on May 20 last year.
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Kansas City
Kansas
James O'Neil
Thirteenth
United States Infantry
Fort Leavenworth
Pollock
United States
O'Neil
Disorder Follows Street Altercation In Philadelphia
Six foot police officer confronted a girl in a shirt waist in Philadelphia. The incident escalated and the girl and others were en route to a police station charged with creating disorder.
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Tolqg Girl
Philadelphia
Sh Girl
Mystery Snippet From Abesinda Creamery Goso
Fragmentary OCR shows a 1960s era local note from Abesinda about a creamery with unclear phrases. Names Sillithp In and Butter Fiies appear, with dates January 2 and 4 possibly referenced, but most content is illegible.
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Fiies
Abésinda
Ken
Concentrated Pine Formula Cures Hundreds Last Winter
A pine product sold in half ounce vials with airtight glass containers carries the label Concentrated. The sales item claims high effectiveness and notes it cured hundreds in the prior winter season.
Back to the soil says Hill rallying cry on living costs
James J. Hill urged a global approach to the high cost of living. He called for expanding farming areas and applying scientific methods to boost food production as the war created an economic crisis. He framed the problem as international, not local or national.
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New York
N. Y
James J. Hill
Mr. Hill
Italian Consul Is Missing in Kansas City
Italian consular agent Peter Isnardi has vanished from his office at 512 East Fifth Street since January 16. He reportedly told friends he was bound for Chicago and has not been seen since. Italians caring for entrusted sums may total up to 12 000 dollars, heightening concern. Last week L Osservatore published an article detailing Isnardi’s financial relations with fellow Italians.
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Kansas City
Peter Isnardi
East Fifth Street
Chicago
L’osservatore
Isnardi
Inter Borough Increases Wages For 6000 Subway Workers
Theodore P. Shants president of the Inter-borough announces a wage raise for six thousand subway and elevated employees due to higher living costs, to take effect February 1 in New York.
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Inter-Borough
New York
N. Y
Theodore P. Shants
Wichita corporations rally against income tax law
Fifty Wichita corporations plan a protest against the corporation income tax law. They will seek extensions for reporting incomes by March 1 and tax payments by June 1 until federal courts rule on the law's constitutionality.
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Wichita
Kansas
Plan for New Washington Postoffice Near Union Station
A committee including Postmaster General Hitchcock and Assistant Secretary Hilles approves plans for a new Washington postoffice near Union Station. The building is to cost about 3000000 dollars.
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Washington Postoffice
Washington, D. C
Union Station
Hitchcock
Hilles
Treasury Department
Post Office
Treasury
Porter turkey gobbler sells for $500 in Belvidere
Mrs Walter Porter of Belvidere Illinois sold the famous Porter turkey gobbler weighing 52 pounds to E H Burns of Orient South Carolina for 500 dollars.
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Belvidere, Ill
Walter Porter
E. H. Burns
Orient, S. C
Indians to Have a Paper in Muskogee
Five Civilized Tribes chiefs back a new Indian newspaper to be launched in Muskogee Oklahoma with support from influential Indians across the tribes.
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Muskogee
Oklahoma
Five Civilized Tribes
Women March in Chicago for city reform
Chicago January 28 More than 400 members of the Cook county WwW march from Willard hall to City hall to press Mayor Busse to abolish the vice districts of the city and call for reform.
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Chicago
Willard Hall
City
Cook County
Ot Avenna
Major attacks packing houses in broadside statement
Jefferson City Attorney General Major issued a sweeping attack on large meat packing firms. He calls for full investigations by state and national officers as prices and alleged abuses move toward cabinet action. He demands action to end what he calls unjust exactions on farmers livestock men and consumers.
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Jefferson City
Major
Congress
Jefferson City Tribune to Merge with Democrat to Form Democrat Tribune
The Jefferson City Tribune is sold to Cofe County Democrat and will merge, ceasing morning publication and issuing an evening Democrat Tribune. The consolidated plant will operate from the Democrat building with Joe Goldman as editor and manager.
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Jefferson City Tribune
Cofe County Democrat
Democrat-Tribune
Tribune
Democrat
Joe Goldman
Cole County
Pioneer
Regan
Morris
County Superintendents Call for Truant Officers in Counties
County superintendents urge state action to enforce compulsory attendance and propose salaried truant officers in counties. Only 45 of 114 report general compliance, with enforcement in cities but lax in rural districts. Construction of 167 country and 51 town schoolhouses cost about 700000 dollars this year. Attorney General Major plans to investigate packing houses in Kansas City and St Louis after other workload. vows action if warranted. State Game Warden deputy A J Hahn fined a dollar for out of season squirrel kill in Callaway County. Major proposes a regional inquiry across Mississippi valley states and will convene adjoining state attorneys general to share data on packers.
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H. A. Gass
Major
Kansas City
St. Louis
Tolergan
Callaway County
A. J. Hahn
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
A Real Catastrophe Observed by a Child
Four year old Philip visits a neighbor for milk and returns with grave news the cow has dried up. He adds the remark that neighbors think she will not thaw out until spring. Delineator notes the child’s weighty delivery.
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Philip
Resinol Aids Eczema Ailments Cited By Dentist
Dr. F. M. Stevens of Dover New Hampshire lauds Resinol for skin eruptions and itching saying a patient cured with a 50 cent jar after spending over $100 on other remedies. He calls it a wonderful cure and shares impressive before and after observations.
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F. M. Stevens
Dover
N. H
Birrell’s Open Hand Proves True Professional Spirit
A famed anecdote recalls Mr. Birrell helping a poor client at no cost and later accepting 15 shillings as thanks to avoid offense. A colleague called it unprofessional to take less than gold, but Birrell said he took all the beggar had and that was professional.
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Birrell
Hall's Catarrh Cure touted as cure all
A claim that Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages is presented with a 100 dollar reward for any failure. The ad promotes internal treatment affecting blood and mucous surfaces and urges readers to obtain testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists for 75 cents. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Change of Tenors In Church Choir Reported
Eight year old Jessie rushes home from service to tell her mother the choir has a new terror, a humorous mishearing of tenors as terror in a church setting. The anecdote reflects light domestic humor from a Women's magazine.
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Jessie
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised For Health Rescue
A testimonial claims Doan's Kidney Pills cured a chronic ailment five years ago and kept the user healthy since. The ad urges readers to buy the product from dealers, 50 cents a box, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Doan
Questioning Faith and Comic Quips in a Fragment
A humorous exchange features a man asking about eternal punishment and a response implying neighborly resentment. Another jest suggests modern women crave a primitive urge to be dominated, joking about relief from responsibility.
Marine Eye Remedy Co Eye Book Advertisement
Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago offers a 48 page illustrated Eye Book free about eye trouble and proper application of Marine Eye Remedies. Druggists report Marine believes sore eyes strengthen weak eyes soothe eye pain and do not smart. Sells for 50 cents. Try it in your eyes and in baby's eyes for scaly eyelids and granulation.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicao
All the World is a Stage Quip and Patent Medicine Ad
An old Cleveland Leader ad quotes Shakespeare and urges readers to try Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for rheumatic neuralgia and general pain. It portrays men wasting money on bad habits while promoting the oil as quick relief for pain and inflammation.
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Cleveland
Davis Painkiller Promoted For Early Cold Warning
An old newspaper item urges taking Davis pains killer at first signs of chest pain or tickling throat to ward off a cold. Available at druggists in 25c 35c and one dollar bottles. The ad also hints at a social note about mistaken romantic pursuit.
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Davis
Cure a Cold in One Day Ads Roundup
A vintage ad collage offers remedies for colds and teething with products like laxative Bromosquiside tablets Red Cross Ball Blue and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. It mixes health claims with quips about notoriety and advice from men and doctors.
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