Farm House Fire Traps Six Children Near Houghton
A farm house blaze at Portage Entry, fifteen miles east of Houghton Michigan, killed six Rothenberger children aged 3 to 10 after two died in a second story bedroom. Parents Mrs and Mr Rothenberger and a four month old baby were badly burned, with two other children escaping through a window. The father wore a rag on his face while attempting rescues. Mrs Rothenberger and the infant remain critical.
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Gottfried Rothenberger
Portage Entry
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Martha
William
Ruth
Paul
Alfred
Irvin
Second blizzard buries Northeast. sixteen dead
Bitter cold follows a second week blizzard that dumped two feet of snow across the Northeast. Sixteen lives lost and roads blocked as drifts reach ten to twelve feet in parts of New England and nearby areas. Rail traffic delayed. liquor feud cited in two deaths near Youngstown while Pershing returns to Washington for medical treatment after a South America mission.
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United States
New England
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Pershing
Washington
South America
Tacna
Banks Merge to Form New York Giant Institution
Chase National Bank and Mechanics and Metals National Bank announce a merger creating a bank with about 1 billion dollars in resources. The combined entity would be the country’s second-largest, behind National City Bank of New York. The Chase bank is 48 years old. Mechanics and Metals National dates to 115 years ago.
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Chase National
Mechanics and Metals
Natonal
Missouri News Nuggets and Delinquent Taxes
Missouri notices report delinquencies totaling 14 167 dollars for 1925 corporate franchise taxes in Saint Louis and Kansas City firms, with names publicized to support delinquency actions. Other items note Missouri Supreme Court vacancy, engagements, highway commission appointments, and local city political nominations.
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Reese Sica
Supreme Court
Mssaron Sreniees
Sbor Nical Cs Gees
Lutheran
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Gentry
Kansas City
Secretary of States ‘Office
Lazarus Raised from the Dead Sunday Lesson
Sunday School lesson on John 11 1 7 and the resurrection with emphasis on Jesus as life. It covers Lazarus illness delay sorrow at Bethany and the raising miracle, teaching faith and eternal life through Christ. It highlights Martha and Mary’s responses and the reactions of belief and opposition.
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Lazarus
Jesus
Martha
Mary
Judea
Bethany
Christ
Hila
The Soul of Religion and Holiness in Action
A compact excerpt attributes religion to sincere intent to please God and to act in charity. It frames holiness as religion shining through worked faith, deeds, and devotion that bless human suffering, attributed to Philip Dodd ridge and Bishop Huntington.
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God
Philip Doddridge
Huntington
Tanlac weight gain tonic claims to restore health
An advertisement extols Tanlac and Tanlac Vegetable Pills as a miracle tonic for weight gain and vitality. It promises blood cleansing and improved digestion, with testimonials claiming thousands benefited and urging immediate purchase at druggists.
Mabel’s head compared to a doorknob in joke reply
A short exchange features a joke where one person says Mabel’s head is like a doorknob and the other asks why, replying because it’s easy to turn. The remark uses playful wordplay centered on a pun about turning a doorknob.
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Mabel
Bayer aspirin safety warning and mixed ad text
Public notices and advertisements merge in this fragment. It promotes Bayer aspirin with a warning about counterfeit imitations and advises asking for the Bayer name on packages or tablets. Additional items include recipes for baking and a Cutileura baby care ad and Red Cross Ball Blue laundry bluing pitch.
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Bayer
Portland Maine Port Near Europe Closest US Gateway
Portland Maine is described as the near United States port to Europe, highlighting its position as the closest American gateway to European shores. The note emphasizes its geographic advantage for transatlantic trade and travel.
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Europe
Portland
Maine
United States
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