Reno divorces spark dramatic society turnstile
Judge Pike rails at fast Reno marriages as rich socialites seek quick divorces and rapid remarriages. Mrs Kip Mrs Frohman Mrs Frost Mrs Ilington all pursue new unions while Reno courts churn with high society figures and sudden licenses.
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Pike
Court of Reno
Nev
Henry Spieship
New York
Reno
Freerdom
Francois Coster Jones
Little
Kip
Elihu B. Frost
Margaret Islington
Daniel Frohman
Margaret Ellington
Frohman
Miss Mlington
Wlington
Bowes
Office of
Justice of the Peace
Soucheau
Hamilton Wilkes Cary
Mrs. Frost
Marie Dow
Mr. Frost
Mr.Cary
Astors
Electric Boat Company
Holland
Frosts
Cary
Nellie Bostwick
Standard Oil
Godspeed
Frost
Mr. Cary
City Hall
Inside the Sanctorum Funny Editorial Mixup
Miss Beatrice Sparerib loses a corn-cob pipe while grooming. Mme Gazazza is suspected in a puffing scandal. The religious editor faces a warning after a joyride arrest. The financial editor's piano is seized for unpaid installments. The city editor wanders five blocks from the office and is found in a drug store map study. The sporting editor quits Sunday school. the society editor covers events. Mme Uneeda faces divorce allegations over chronic indigestion. Miss Euphemia de Coursey contemplates bachelorhood and marriage prospects.
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Beatrice Sparerib
Mme. Gazazza
Society
Mme. Uneeda
Euphemia de Coursey
The Cautious Lover Proposal Document
A young law student proposes and is accepted as a playful scene unfolds. Lucile Peachey signs a mock contract selling a kiss to Coke Blackstone, promising to return the heart if he demands another kiss. The ornate document mocks courtship with legal language and a lighthearted betrothal.
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Darling
Lucile Peachey
Coke Blackstone
Forest Rangers Study Forestry at University of Washington
O L Kenney of Seattle explains that forest rangers in the west may take three month courses in forestry and conservation at colleges. Several hundred rangers are at the University of Washington on the government payroll for practical and theoretical training, with the aim of improving field work. The program is an experimental but hoped to become permanent with yearly winter sessions for rangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. L. Kenney
Seattle
University of Washington
Cuticura Remedies Said To Cure Longstanding Eczema
A Brooklyn reader credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent with curing her niece’s eczema after five years of symptoms including severe scratching and sleepless nights. She notes dramatic improvement after using the products and shares a dated testimonial with a photograph from age 18 months.
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H. Kiernan
Quincy St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children ad claim
Promotes that sickly children recover in 24 hours with Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. Claims 10 000 testimonials and free sample by mail from Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY. Also includes quotes about integrity and betterment from Emerson and a spearmint product promotion.
Doctor would sell painkiller to fight cold
A biased fragment claims a doctor sells Percy Davis Painkiller as a safer cheaper alternative to quinine. The text cites “The Mare 50¢ bottles” and includes a streetside judgment about a woman with a grudge discussing a neighbor’s husband.
Piles Cure Promise with Money Back Guarantee
Advertisement claims to cure piles in 6 to 14 days with a guaranteed complete cure or refunds. It references phrases about patriotism and quotes from Ingersoll. The faulty text suggests a medical product or remedy with a money back offer. The language is promotional and unclear on active ingredients or company.
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Gilad
Jadas
Simple cold remedy with glycerine pine oil and whisky
A home remedy claims to rapidly break up a cold and cure any curable cough. Mix two ounces glycerine a half ounce Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and eight ounces pure whisky in a large bottle. The Leach Chemical Co of Cincinnati endorses the Virgin Oil of Pine compound for dispensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Noisy Moon Responds To Weathered Weathered Minds
Mr. Erastus Pinkney quips that seeing the new moon in stormy days is lucky. The Washington Star quotes his reply reflecting a rural, folksy view of luck and nature.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Public Testimonial
Minneapolis reader praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for alleviating female troubles and restoring health. The letter promotes testimonials and invites readers to write for confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jon G. Moldan
Second St
North
Inn
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Music Charms Sea Gulls At Skating Rink
A Portland Oregonian Astoria correspondence reports a large flock of sea gulls gathered near the roller skating rink at the foot of Fourteenth Street as an electric organ played nearby. The birds appeared unafraid and perched along the tent edge while skaters performed.
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Fourteenth Street
Astoria
Portland
Oregonian
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