Beautiful $250 Piano Player plays standard rolls
A compact notice describes a piano player device priced at 250 dollars that accepts standard Hd-nole rolls, highlighting its compatibility and value for music lovers. No further details provided.
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Newspaper
Centralia News Examiner
Location
Centralia, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1908
Page
10
A compact notice describes a piano player device priced at 250 dollars that accepts standard Hd-nole rolls, highlighting its compatibility and value for music lovers. No further details provided.
The notice invites patrons to submit hand written compositions on a piano player or talking machine theme. Entries must be 100 to 300 words, judged by three impartial judges with final decision. If tied, prizes split equally. Entries close March 30, with awards soon after. No D J Co entrants may compete. No costs or red tape. Bring or mail to D B Johnston Co Stent Dept after advertisement appears until March 30.
The D S Johnston Co celebrates twenty years in Tacoma noting humble beginnings on Pacific avenue and growth to become Washington's leading music house with annual sales near 1.5 million. The firm cites resilience through the 1893 panic and plans to continue a progressive but conservative policy for at least twenty more years.
In a debate about facial cues, the Professor and the Inventor discuss how the mouth reveals truth. They note eyes often hide emotion while the lower lip and mouth movements show signs of nervousness and honesty. The mustache is said not to obscure the lower lip.
A translated excerpt from Memoirs of the Comtesse de Belge depicts Louis XVIII’s son Louis XVII undressing before court. The scene notes the nakedness, the ritual dressing, and the odd etiquette of removing belts and shoes as pages attend, ending with guests leaving after the canrestick is dismissed.
Pierce Guy Leader notes Rev Father Phelan of the Western Watchman argues liquor fuels crime and municipal corruption. The piece highlights Missouri sentiment with Macon County voting no license by 900 and asks why alcohol remains central to politicking and vice.
After five years of kidney and bladder troubles with gradual decline, I found relief with Foley's Kidney Cure. A hot bottle eased pain, and after the second bottle I was completely cured. Doctor recommended it and urged trying the remedy.
The Seattle Post Intelligencer lauds the San Francisco Opera Company with praise for the July 2, 1907 report. The review notes a vibrant, vers libre feel, strong ensemble work, and encores from a packed Seattle audience. Manager Ghandler celebrates securing the company for March 23.
The Presbyterian Ministerial Association of Seattle records with regret the death of Rev. Benjamin Parsons, 82, who fell asleep February 19, 1908. Born January 6, 1826 in Bloomfield, N J, Parsons studied at Yale, served as missionary in Asia, and pastored Bethany and other churches before settling in Seattle in 1899. He died after a life of faithful service and is mourned by his children and church community.
Roosevelt era rhetoric frames population fears, but deaths of infants rise from bowel troubles. An advertises McGee's Baby Elixir claims to cure diarhea dysentery cramps and other infant ailments. Offered by Hawkett and Gos at 24 and 60 cents.
Scott's advertised cabin on the street presents affordable pricing across all city parts with contact via phone 28.
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