Oldest Kansas resident Nancy Jacobs of Choctaw Nation
The centenarian is a Choctaw woman named Nancy Jacobs known locally as Honiuma. She lives alone in an old log cabin in Cedar County within the Choctaw Nation. A census taker recently noted she is well over 100, with no definite birth date.
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Kansas
Nancy Jacobs
Cedar County
Honiuma
Indian Territory
Mis
Bavarian suitor Alois Frankenberg jailed in Austria
Alois Frankenberg, a Bavarian, was sentenced in Gratz to two and a half years in prison for luring money from multiple women he promised to marry. He advertised for wives, selected wealthy candidates, swindled them, and disappeared with their funds.
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Alois Frankenberg
Gratz
Austria
Indian medicine woman recalls Civil War era and food for troops
A Choktau woman and medicine figure recounts making vamaha an Indian bread of corn and beans for Civil War fighters called Faluma by Indians. She travels 30 miles in an old wagon and tends family, speaking no English, with strong features and a daughter six years old.
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Sissippi
Nancy
Antiers
Dog to Have a 200 Monument for Germantown Dane
A monument costing 200 pounds is planned over the grave of Caesar a nine year old Great Dane owned by Mrs T BM Cardeza of Germantown Pa The dog stood three feet tall and was a favorite in the Cardeza family pet collection The coffin for burial was a fine silk lined casket
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Caesar
T BM Cardeza
Germantown
Judge declares corporal punishment essential in German schools
The judge states a schoolteacher has the right to inflict corporal punishment on pupils in his class and on others. He notes pupils remain subject to scholastic jurisdiction after hours and may be punished outside school.
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Germany
Rosewood and Mahogany Powers Mexican Copper Mines
Rosewood and mahogany are reported 80 percent plentiful in Mexico with copper mines timbered by rosewood and mahogany used as fuel for engines.
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Mexico
Erected to an Old and Faithful Friend Monument
A monument under construction will bear the inscription Erected to an old and faithful friend. The fragment notes the dedication wording as part of the commemorative stone.
Where the Spiders Are Spun on Fruit Walls
Arboriculturists in France debated whether spiders should be allowed to spin webs on fruit walls. The general view favored them as webs deter earwigs and other pests and hinder harmful flies whose larvae damage leaves and fruits.
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France
Russet Sparrow Sits on Roof Beneath Distant Sun
Vivid scene unfolds with a russet sparrow on a roof blinking at a setting sun. Street imagery includes a ragman, a gray distance patrol, and murky puddles as leaves choke a tin spout while life seems hollow for the homeless.
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London
Dont Worry Club Joins A Summer Boy In Hollywood
A summer boy in a gray suit sits in a Hollywood piazza hammock. He appears unhappy as a girl eyes him. he adds a pastel lapel button and says he has joined a Dont Worry club after meeting her, in a clipped exchange captured by the Chicago Times-Herald.
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Hollywood
Chicago Times-Herald
Palmer's Lotion Proves Superior to Regular Doctors
A Brooklyn man reports rapid eye relief from gore eyes and eyelids after days of trial with a physician, and four days with Palmer's Lotion. He credits cures of granulated eyelids and urges household use of Palmer's Lotion Soap. offers pamphlet and sample via Solon Palmer in New York.
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Palmer
Ester
Fawcett
Carleton Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Solon Palmer
Pear St
New York
Calamity in Kitchen as Dining Set Is Shattered
A servant drops the family dinner set causing a loud crash in the kitchen. The cook explains the mishap to the housewife, who laments the loss while the husband jokes that removing the girl who broke the dish would end the misfortune.
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Dohina
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for foot relief
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt Shake into your shoes, Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes Feel Easy Cures Corns, Itching, Swollen, Bot, Callous, Smarting, Sore and Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe Stores ell 11, 25¢. Sample sent FREE. Ad dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Rev. N. Y. My wife boasted the happyoung benedict, I’m an open book to me. Mine, too declared the old manned man. I can't shut her up Philadelphia Press.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Rev. N. Y
Benedict
Philadelphia Press
Lane's Family Medicine Mission Statement
A historical fragment describes Lane's Family Medicine promoting daily bowel movement as health, with claims of gentle relief and cures for headaches. It includes advertising language and a quoted aside about romance and hat refusals attributed to Detre, noted in a journal-like snippet.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Ad claims a single day cure for colds with laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Druggists offer a refund if not effective. The ad notes a price of 25 cents and includes a pun about a knapsack not being a pillow.
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Expresa
Exprsas
Rusin
Ineapolis Minn
Roberts’ Supply House
Minneapolis
Frayed Quote Reflects on Stingy Men and Ink Fading
A faded quip from the Chicago Daily News notes some men are so stingy they only smile at others expense. The remark mocks aging ink and carters, implying old slogans fade while pride remains.
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Chisage Daily News
Markets Report Mixed Chicago and New York Grain and Livestock
The New York market shows July readings for flour, wheat No 2 red, corn No 2, oats No 2, and a range of creamery, cheese, and butter prices. Cattle and hog quotes vary across regions with steer, veal, sheep, lamb, and hog values noted. Regional prices from Cleveland and Toledo provide additional wheat, corn, oats, and beef figures alongside dairy product values.
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Bessetter- Creamery
Cleveland
York State
North Tarat
Tima
Indiana Gee
Best for the Bowels and Health Remedies Ad Roundup
A collage of medicine ads extols Cascarets as a cheap ten cent cure for all ailments by regulating bowels, with warnings about imitations. Other promotions claim pigment dyes, Piso’s Cure for consumption, Beeman's Chewing Gum for digestion, and quips about actresses eyes and the good Samaritan.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is a Constitutional Cure
An old advertisement notes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. Mentions a “dear departed-Venison” and ties to Yale Record.
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Hall
Price
Venison
Yale Record
Ovarian Troubles Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound
Two letters from women praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian and related ailments. One writer reports swelling and pain relieved after one bottle, avoiding surgery, while another says six bottles restored health after two years of illness and multiple symptoms.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinzygaxw
Lydia
Pinkham
Mars
Mary Sharn
Arlington
Iowa
Mrs. Pur
Elsitt
Bryan
Otisville, Mich
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