Denver stamp expert holds rare 1859 postmasters stamp envelope
August Lutteken of Denver, a leading stamp collector, owns an envelope mailed in 1859 that carries no postage stamps. It shows postmasters stamps for overseas postage and delivery charges, lacks a street address as it required in person pickup at the post office, and the practice ended around the Civil War. Lutteken claims his is possibly the only extant specimen and values it at 12,500 dollars.
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August Lutteken
Denver
Lutteken
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Pain Free Feet
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Bath as antiseptic relief for painful swollen and smarting feet. It claims to prevent blisters sore spots and ease corns and bunions while helping break in new shoes for comfortable feet.
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Allen
Remarkable Indeed Acrobatic Stock Broker Revealed
Jones and Smith discuss a stout man in the corner who is both an acrobat and a stock broker. The man explains he stays busy by hanging on from day to day and keeping his nose above water by the skin of his teeth.
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Jones
Smith
Balanced Flapper Skirt Debate Sparks Midway Fashion View
In a light exchange Miss Cayenne rejects extreme skirt lengths. She calls for a middle ground between the very short and the street brushing designs, advocating a moderate silhouette.
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Miss Cayenne
One Thing He Knew and the Immigrant Form
An immigrant answers the census question born with a direct yes. The excerpt highlights the rigidity of entry forms and the instinct to conform to expected categories in a bureaucratic setting.
Tanlac Keeps Him Fit Says McGraw
William A. McGraw of 207 Beach Place Tampa Florida credits Tanlac with keeping him in the pink of condition. He began using the tonic four years ago after years of poor health and laxatives, noting rapid improvement and no return of old troubles. He keeps Tanlac handy and takes a dose when slightly under the weather. Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
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Tanlac
Wm. A. McGraw
Beach Place
Tampa
Fla
Golden Guineas Hatched In Bartholomew County Farm Tale
Grace, a Columbus high school pupil, plans to turn over her father’s dull gray guineas to Silas Harner after meeting the “Weaver of Ravelore” in English class. She reads of golden guineas and writes of a miser’s joy as Silas hatches a new brood to join his flock.
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Grace
Bartholomew County
Columbus High School
Silas Harner
Raveloe
Silas
Indianapolis News
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
For years druggists note the record of Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root the kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician s prescription, a strengthening medicine that helps the kidneys, liver and bladder do nature s work. It has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on its merit, with many friends. Send ten cents for a sample bottle and mention this paper.
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Kilmer
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Tough Talk on the Brest Docks and Household Ad
The piece reports two men recounting rough origins on Brest docks while an American Legion Weekly item comments on labor. A Red Cross Ball Blue laundry ad promises snowy linens and domestic pride with products sold at grocers.
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Brest
American Legion Weekly
Second Chance Antique Plan in Courtroom Debate
A judge questions an offer to sell a $70 dining room set on installments for 500 down and 3 per week. The exchange suggests the seller hopes to turn a loss into profit by calling it an antique, highlighting a legal argument about value and depreciation.
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Ad Highlight
Advertisement promotes Cuticura products for infant rashes with hot baths using Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment. A light dusting of Cuticura Talcum is suggested. Claims include purity and fragrance, priced at 25 cents each.
Forty Five Years Ago Item in Newton Kunson-Republican
A fragment notes protests by young men courting elder couples as coal oil costs 16 cents a gallon with an upward trend, reflecting a past Newton Kunson-Republican column excerpt.
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Newton Kunson
Republican
Unidentified Memory Loss Veterans Struggle To Find Kin
Three men among the Veterans Bureau’s long list suffer memory loss from war injuries. Hayward Thompson, Los Angeles, and Leonard Wells of Louisville, with no traceable relatives, seek identity while hospitals and Legion posts assist. France and Britain report similar cases.
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Veterans’ Bureau
Washington, D. C
American Legion
Hayward Thompson
Denver
Colorado Springs
France
Thompson
Washington
Marine Corps
Flemington
Louise Thompson
Chicago
Los Angeles
the Legion
North Thirty-first Street
Louisville
Leonard Wells
First Kentucky Infantry
Dullet
Great Britain
Greatest World War Hero Named Glucksman by Veterans Bureau
The United States veterans bureau names Sergeant Samuel Glucksman as a top World War hero, joining Sergeants York and Woodfill. An Austrian native, Glucksman served with the American Devil Dogs, fighting in seven major battles including Verdun, Belleau Wood, and Soissons. On October 3, 1918 he captured a German and forced the unit to surrender, then led the Germans to allied troops, earning praise and an executive appointment at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
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York
Woodfill
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Sergt
Samuel Glucksman
Devil Dogs
Austria
Glucksman
American Legion
Washington
Verdun
Belleau Woods
Chateau Thierry
Marbach
St. Mihiel
Soissons
Mont Blanc
Navy Yard
Portsmouth
N. BL
Daugherty Directs War Fraud Prosecutions Amid Staffing Changes
Attorney General Daugherty will personally direct war fraud prosecutions with a panel of noted lawyers. Representative C Frank Reavis of Nebraska will resign June 4 to join the effort. Col Henry W A Anderson of Richmond and Rosene C McCulloch of Canton join as assistants. The names of other counsel remain undisclosed.
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Washington
Daugherty
Department of Justice
C. Frank Reavis
Nebraska
Congress
Henry W. A. Anderson
Richmond
Rosene C. McCulloch
Canton
Ohio
Montana News Notes Highlights Local Events And Trials
Four new spotted fever cases top Montana health notes while Yeager mill expands to a 24 barrel capacity at Conrad. Havre youths join Fort Douglas camp. 50 druggists attend Great Falls convention. J E T Ryman heads the state historical library board in Helena. Federal loans support seed loans and girls camps, with state counts and county allocations. Oil development near Baker begins, pheasant incubation trial at Roundup, and veterans vocational school lease approved in Helena. Knights of Columbus elect Pierre Sanders in Anaconda. Ismay petitions rail service improvements. Citizens training camps allocate 280 men regionwide. Butte murder trial verdicts. Anaconda smelter refinery set to resume. Shriners plan San Francisco meet sugar stunt. Marine enlistment records show rejections. Litigation between Minerals Separation and Butte Mining ends. Livingstonians freed from prohibition charges. Net liquor fines fund school and enforcement programs.
Army to Probe Fatal Camp Bragg Blast
Fayetteville North Carolina three enlisted men died and three others with an officer were wounded when a shrapnel shell during artillery practice exploded injuring the crew. A board of officers under Brig Gen A J Bowley will report findings to the War Department after examining the gun and crew details. The shell likely defective and rebounded after striking a tree. All injured are expected to recover.
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Fayetteville
N. C
A. J. Bowley
Camp Bragg
War Department
Lightning Strikes Calumet Club Golfers and Caddies
Four golf players and two caddies were seriously burned when a bolt struck a tree they sheltered beneath at the Calumet Country Club during a severe rainstorm. The same storm caused major flooding in Blue Island with east side waters reaching up to eight feet and damages estimated at $150,000.
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Chicago
Calumet Country Club
Blue Island
Senate panel backs constitutional route on anti lynching bill
Senate judiciary subcommittee preserving the aim of a constitutional anti lynching bill. Chairman Borah said no abandonment of the proposition and will confer with House members interested in such legislation to pursue a constitutional measure.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Borab
Borahb
House
German envoy presents credentials to President Harding
Washington report notes Dr Otto Wiedfeldt the new German ambassador to the United States presented his credentials as envoy extraordinary. The ceremony marked the formal resumption of diplomatic relations between the United States and Germany.
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Washington
Otto Wiedfeldt
United States
Harding
Germany
Armament Limitation Conference Costs Released
Washington reports the expenses of the armament limitation conference totaled 251 651 18 dollars with an estimated unexpended balance of 350 92. President Harding sent a statement to the Senate listing salaries at 69 689 dollars the largest item along with 44 220 for buildings 29 358 for reporting proceedings 20 746 for translations and 5 358 for entertainment.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
Change of Life Woman's Trial in Metropolis Illinois
Emma Culver of Metropolis Illinois reports eight months of illness end with bed rest. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills she recovered enough to walk miles and perform all housework. She recommends the medicine for nervousness irritability hot flashes headaches and dizziness.
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Meteopolis
Ilinois
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Smith
Lysis E. Pinkham
Emma Culver
7Th St
Metropolis
Illinois
Talkative Northeast Matron Draws Reactions at Home
A Northeast matron noted for chatter delights friends with bright stories while others complain they cannot get a word in edgewise. Two friends visited on a Sunday and were greeted by Elmer, nine, who called his mother to "hear you talk."
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Elmer
Kansas City Star
Household laundry praise Red Cross Ball Blue
A housewife smiles at a basket of clean white clothes and thanks Red Cross Ball Blue. Advertisement notes availability at all grocers.
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Red Cross
Man who improves community stocks earns praise
A quote by W. A. Lloyd extols the merit of improving live stock and crop varieties as worthy of public praise, likening such work to achieving glory in war.
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W. A. Lloyd
Suckers and Swindlers Outsmart Detectives
A witty Erie Times quip notes that a simple sucker can locate a swindler even when seasoned detectives are baffled, highlighting sly perception over official prowess.
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Erie Times
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