West swept by storm devastates Lamonte opera house and Joplin mines
A powerful northwest storm hit the Great Plains bringing rain snow and blizzard conditions across Nebraska western Iowa and southern South Dakota. Lamonte Missouri reporting an southwest wind demolished the opera house as miners and merchants suffered damage. Joplin Missouri mines lost mining plants and derricks amid telegraph and telephone disruptions. Kansas City also reported outages and damage from wind and downed signs. No fatalities reported.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Lamonte
C. W. Kemp
W. F Ferris
Missouri Pacific
Joplin
Lumbermen Adjourn with Delegates to Indy Convention
The Southwestern Lumbermen's association will send two delegates to Indianapolis for the national tariff commission convention on February 16 to 18. In convention hall Thursday, officers were elected W. D. Frantz of Enid Oklahoma as president, C. B. Matthews of Webb City Missouri as first vice president, Andrew Aitken of St. Johns Kansas as second vice president, and J. H. Foresman of Kansas City Missouri as treasurer. The group approved resolutions supporting good roads, deep waterways, forest conservation, and opposing the parcels post.
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Kansas City
Southwestern Lumbermen’s§ Association
Indianapolis
National Tariff Commission
Committee
Parcels Post
W. D. Frantz
Enid
C. BE. Matthews
Webb City
Andrew Aitken
St. Johns
Kan
J. H. Foresman
Young Man a Bank Robber in Fort Worth Case
Springfield reports Leftwich Homan, a young bank clerk, under arrest in Fort Worth on charges of rifling First National Bank vaults. Police recovered about $500 in jewelry from a pawn shop, with authorities noting up to $7,000 in diamonds and jewelry tied to the case. Homan left Springfield four years ago. his parents vow to aid in defending him.
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Springfield
Leftwich Homan
Fort Worth
Tex
First National Bank
Young Homan
Homan
President vetoes army navy retired rank commissions act
The president vetoed the act of congress affecting retired officers of the army navy and marine corps and the revenue cutter service who are advanced in rank and would receive commissions at that higher rank. He based the veto on objections raised by the secretary of the navy and Admiral Pillsbury, chief of the bureau of navigation.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Revenue Cutter Service
Secretary of the Navy
Pillsbury
Bureau of Navigation
Emma Goldman Acquitted in San Francisco Trial
Emma Goldman the anarchist lecturer and manager Dr Ben Reitman were charged with calling an unlawful meeting. The trial concluded Thursday with the court instructing the jury to acquit both defendants.
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Emma Goldman
San Francisco
Cal
Ben Reitman
Night Rider Jury Disagrees in Tenn Case
In Union City Tennessee the jury in the Edward Marshall night rider case reported a disagreement over the murder accusation involving Capt. Quentin Ranken and was discharged.
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Night Rider
Union City
Tenn
Edward Marshall
Quentin Ranken
Women Suffer Backache and Kidney Ailments Warns
An appeal notes how many women endure backache dizziness and languor due to kidney troubles. Mrs Martin Douglass of Kingston New York testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills gave prompt relief from backache headaches and urinary irregularity. Sold by all dealers 50c a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Martin Douglass
Cedar St
Kingston
N. Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Munyon Almanac Promises Facts and Fun
A description promotes Professor Munyon’s Almanac covering moon phases phrenology palmistry birthstones and dream interpretations. It touts beauty culture weights measures poison antidotes and entertainment value for families and rural readers. Free distribution offered by the Munyon Remedy Company Philadelphia.
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Munyon
Munyon Remedy Company
Philadelphia
Anger Shrinks Vitality Says Dr de Fleury
Dr Maurice de Fleury argues that anger reduces vitality in all people. He states that even well concealed temper shortens vitality gradually until none remains. The hyperasthenic and neurasthenic types react differently but end in a similar release of temper.
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Maurice de Fleury
Dr. de Fleury
A Difference In Degree by Johnnie and Mother
A child tries to improve speech under guidance from his mother. Johnnie learns to replace words like love and awful with like and very while avoiding bread-sounding phrasing, then repeats the corrected sentence, noting the change still resembles discussing bread.
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Johnnie
The Use of a Fat Man
A woman debates marrying a man she dislikes for his ability to deter burglars, while a card-playing boy argues a fat man would frighten intruders. The dialogue shifts as she questions the prudence of marrying for such a gimmick.
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Jack
Joy Work And the Other Kind
An essay discusses how love of work and proper diet sustain daily labor. It links good health to nourishment from foods like Grape Nuts. The blurb touts testimonials and urges a fair trial, citing Road to Wellville as a reason to eat Grape Nuts daily.
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Arch of Health
Wellville
Alberta Homesteading Hope From a Washington Farmer
J N Grieve writes from Spokane to Mr Austin in Ranfurly Alberta about leaving mercantile work for farming. Austin recalls converting to farming near Birch Lake, building a home, growing cattle and grain, and enjoying milder winters. He notes land at 10 to 15 dollars an acre, rising prosperity, and a community forming with schools and telephones.
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Austin
Western Canada
Ranfurly
Alberta
J. N. Grieve
Spokane
Washington
Edmonton
Birch Lake
Canada
Western
S. Austin
New Hallowe en game uses a peach instead of an apple
A novelty game adds a peach as the fruit for the Halloween challenge replacing the traditional apple. The change offers a lighter, seasonal twist and can affect grip, bite, and playful timing as players guess the peach’s fate in the contest.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Said To Cure Catarrh
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, claiming constitutional benefits and blood and mucous surface action. It offers a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and directs readers to obtain testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio, with price 75 cents. Also recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Sciences
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Strange exchange quoted in Chicago Daily News
A bystander cites a remark about a man in hot water and a woman's reaction as the noisy thinker jokes that boiling over follows. The line captures a witty exchange attributed to a Chicago Daily News feature.
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Chicago Daily News
Probably Not. E tla-Does Fred kiss you for your mother?
Stella-Well, I don't think it's fo.
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Fred
Stella
Rheumatism cure sparks medical debate over Toris formula
The medical frater nity debates a Toris based rheumatoid remedy. A proposed formula mixes one half pint whiskey with one ounce Toris Compound and one ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. Suggested use is tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime. Toris Compound is made by Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Chicago and available from druggists.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Chicago
Childhood's Frankness in a Visitor's Album
A visiting girl examined a family photo album and, after a moment, declared with bright honesty that her family has one just like it, only the pictures are prettier. Her innocent remark captures childlike frankness in a social moment.
Spohn's Distemper Cure Promises Horse Disease Control
Spohn Medical Co advertises SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE as a remedy for distemper and related ailments in horses of all ages. Claims prevention for rest of the stable and also cholera. Available from druggists or by mail. 50 cents to $1.00 per bottle. Agents wanted. Free book. Goshen Indiana.
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Spohn
Eve Ny
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen, Ind
When There’s a Will Cake Lesson on the Plate
A Delineator vignette recalls Helen’s mother passing the cake and advising the child to take the piece closest to her. The little girl asks to rotate the plate, prompting a gentle exchange about choosing what is within reach and the simple wisdom of near effort.
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Helen
Marine Eye Remedy Promises Relief for Weary Eyes
A historical ad touts a marine eye remedy that soothes pain and clears red watery eyes. It claims conformity to pure food and drug laws and is offered by physicians. The promotion closes with a Carlyle quote about noble character.
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertises Laundry Bleach
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening white clothes. It notes large 2 oz packages sold by grocers for five cents. The copy also offers a humorous aside about a man living a cat and dog life, purring in the parlor and barking in the kitchen.
Bromo Quinine Laxative Ad Promotes One Day Cure
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine Laxative as a world spanning remedy to cure a cold in one day, emphasizing the signature of B. W. Grove. The imperial claim stresses its usage and price at 25 cents across markets.
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B. W. Grove
Water comfort item and tobacco ad fragment
A fragment mentions River Styx water for mucilage and Lewis' Single Binder 5c cigars from Peoria Illinois. It reads as an unusual collage of product lines and a line about a pretty girl with plain railing, suggesting an early 20th century classified or ad page snippet.
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Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
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Opera House
Kansas City Kan
Mitchell Dry Goods Company
Main Street
Harry Chapman
Oak Street
Southwestern Association
Withal
Carlyle
River Styx
Olek
Samuel
the Centaur Company
New York
Bears
Castoria
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Frank T. Hunter
the Trustee Company
Wash
Chicago Jewelry Engraving CO. Boyce
Crescent Mfg. Co
Defiance Starch Sterches
Nncest
Luther Burbank
Awurnee &E
John Lewis Childs
Floral Park
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