Friday the Thirteenth and Halley's Comet: Dooming Signs Foretold
A 19th century column links Friday the Thirteenth and Halley’s comet to a string of historical disasters. It catalogs events from ancient Rome to 1835 New York, claiming the comet’s appearance coincided with plagues, wars, fires, and invasions, warning readers that unlucky signs loom today.
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Rome
Esther
Pelny
Halley
Agrippa
Augustus
Weeu-te
China
Macrinus
Europe
Italy
Frederick the Great
America
Wolfe
New York
Egypt
Port King
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Report
A woman from Wolly Springs Mississippi reports recovery from a tumor after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states doctors predicted removal with operation and recurrence, but she improved after following the remedy and expresses gratitude for the product's apparent effectiveness.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Wolly Springs
Miss
Pinkham
Costa Rican quake scenes spark regional disruption
Fragmentary copy reports towns damaged by an earthquake and mentions a resource company fleeing incitement papers, a fire on Twenty-first and O Nell streets, and a boy linked to a false alarm. Names and places are unclear due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tivense
Kage
Brapdot
Bartha Page
Ucherenne
Falao
Personal Notices Cover City Visitors and Local Moves
Mrs. J. A. Meyers of Denver visited Judge and Mrs. Carey. P. T. Smith and Sibley from Burns bank were in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bailey moved to Capitol Avenue near the state house. Ira B. Castel of Encampment, R. T. Allender of Carpenter, and H. W. Bainton of Wintah visited yesterday. State Geologist Edwin Hall returned from a state trip.
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P. T. Smith
Burns
Fr. Sibley
Burns Bank
Paul Bailey
Capitol Avenue
State House
Ira B. Castel
R. T. Allender
Carpenter
H. W. Bainton
Wintate
Football Rules Reform Stalemate Delays Revision
New York May 12 members of the intercollegiate football committee meet to agree on a new code. The panel faces stubborn points as subcommittees likely report adverse on two proposed changes including restricting the forward pass and shortening the required yardage. The main committee may have to redo much of the revision after this adjournment.
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New York
Intercollegiate Football Committee
Geveral Places
Philadelphia
Sherman Co Wholesale Slayer Convicted by Jury
Montesano Wash May 12 The jury in William Gohl's murder trial returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree at 12 30 this morning after nine hours of deliberation The defendant showed no emotion at the verdict
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Montesano
Wash
William Gohl
Charles
Hadbern
Mrs Vanderbilt Hurt In Automobile Crash
New York May 12 The public learned Mrs Reginald C Vanderbilt is convalescing at her Fifth Avenue home after a collision between her automobile and a street car. Friends say she had a narrow escape from serious injury but convalescence follows painful injuries.
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New York
Kilmer’s Kidney Remedy Promises Relief for George V Hopes
Five English Piet names George V as throne ascends while kidney and bladder trouble woes worsen for women and men. Kilmer’s Swamp Root claimed to promptly relieve these issues. Available at druggists for 21 cents and one dollar, with free sample bottle and pamphlet by mail from Kilmer & Co., Binghampton, N. Y.
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Kilmer
Gwamp
Pamphet
Kilmer & Co
Binghampton
N. C
Automobile vs streetcar injures Mrs Vanderriile in uptown crash
Mrs Vanderriile sustained non life threatening injuries after her car was struck by a streetcar on an uptown street. The chauffeur accelerated to avoid impact and the collision crushed the car’s middle, tossing her toward a corner and causing cuts from flying glass.
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Mra. Vanderiile
Dr Caldwell's Pepsin and Syrup Promoted For Indigestion
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Pepsin and Syrup as superior remedies for indigestion and stomach tone. It offers free samples and mentions pricing of fifty cents to one dollar per bottle through local druggists and physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Sampis
Eaarons
WB Sciatica
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Gapitol Avenue Theatre
Victrola
Chickes
Abbott & Arcona
Ioc
Priday
Comet
Wra
Green River Valery
Drouk
Cape Talied
San Jose
Costa Rica
Patterson
van Thie
J. A. Meyers
Denver
Edwin Hall
Sherman Co
Georges
England
Veo
George
George V
Ceorge Iva
O. J. Lamm
Keefe Hall
Ita
Stock Growers National Bank
Cheyenne, Wyoming
U. S. Depository
Wyoming Lumber & Supply Company
Swayger’s Green
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