Smoke Screen Legend Of Apache Kid Used In West Texas Chase
Col. Fred Owens recalls a life in the Texas Rangers and show business. He cites Geronimo's surrender after a sunlit flash from a captain’s face and credits the Apache Kid with the first smoke screen recording in the country. Owens recounts battles, escapes, and a diverse career from pony express to circus performer.
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Chicago
Geronimo
Fred Owens
Colonel Owens
Geronimo and
the Kid
Flemingeburg
Philadelphia
Lone Star State
Pony Express
No Man's Land
Indian Territory
West
Texas
Chihuahua
Mexico
Owens
War Department
Hildebrand
Apache Kid
Cromwell family owns famed necklace once Empress Catherine’s
A recent photo shows Mr. and Mrs. James H. R. Cromwell, descendants of Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury, with Delphine Dodge Cromwell. The pearl necklace valued at $825,000, once owned by Empress Catherine of Russia, sparked a lawsuit between two major jewelry firms.
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James H. R. Cromwell
E. T. Stotesbury
Philadelphia
Cromwell
Delphine Dodge
Horace E. Dodge
Gross Point
Mich
Catherine of Russia
Motorman Beats Wife Over Cosmetics, Given Probation
Ralph Magazino, 25, a Brooklyn motorman, beat his wife Helen after she refused to use rouge and powder. Magistrate Liota placed him on probation pending further investigation.
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Ralph Magazino
Brooklyn
Helen
Magarino
Liota
Faith, doubt, and the monkey question in Kentucky life
A reflective column argues for steady faith over Darwinian doubt amid Kentucky debates on science and religion. It urges focus on good works, self-betterment, and belief in biblical creation as the anchor for life now and after death.
Pedestrians Seek More Harmony Between Horse Power and Sense
Citizens urge workably balancing horsepower with sensible road use. They call for better crosswalks, clearer signs, and shared responsibility among drivers riders and walkers to reduce conflicts on city streets.
Culture in Homes and the Woodbox
Development of culture in homes is fine for the boy in the family. So is culture of the Woodbox.
Undertaker Story Ends In Double Twist Of Fate
A joke will and its twist ends with a dying man’s estate shared among an Englishman Irishman and a Scotsman. Each must place five pounds on the coffin. The Englishman pays five, the Irishman adds a mix of coins totaling five pounds, and the Scotsman issues a 15 pound check and pockets the others. His check is eventually cashed.
Soldier with 102 bullet hits earns national attention
Lexington reports Sergeant Samuel Joseph of Hazard Kentucky, a World War I survivor who endured 102 bullet impacts and 15 months front line service without a scratch, now at Good Samaritan Hospital for his fifteenth operation. He served with Company G of the 18th Infantry in the First Division, seeing action from Alsace Lorraine to the Champagne and Argonne Forests and was believed dead at one point before recovery.
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Lexington
Alvin T. York
William Woodfull
Good Samaritan
Uncle Sam
York
Woodfill
Samuel Joseph
Hazard
Soissons
Champagne
Chateau Thierry
Angonne
Nobel laureate Anatole France visits Stockholm
The seventy eight year old writer Anatole France traveled to Stockholm to receive his Nobel prize after a severe illness. He wore padded waistcoats to avoid catching cold and faced curious Swedish customs officers. France answered their question with a light reply.
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Anatole France
Stockholm
France
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertising Claim
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as the finest product of its kind in the world, asserting every user knows the statement to be true.
Wet and dry argument sparks jailhouse tale
The Columbus Dispatch reports a prison exchange where Warden Thomas questions a Southern inmate about what sparked a fight. The inmate describes a "wet and dry" argument over beer leading to a brawl and multiple stabbings.
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Thomas
Ohio Penitentiary
Sam
Ali
Columbus Dispatch
Cash and Debt Question Sparks Relationship Doubt
A man and woman discuss marriage and finances when he vows to pay cash and avoid debt. She probes the source of his money, asking Whose cash as a suspicious moment reveals hidden motive and potential trouble ahead. The exchange hints at trust issues and upcoming conflict.
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Sissons
Half of genius is the desire to excel and praise
An aphorism on ambition and self improvement notes that excelling fuels recognition. It suggests that self-compliment attracts others who may seek shared achievement and motivation. The idea emphasizes personal drive as a social catalyst.
Specs Stir Up Royalty In Chinese Court
In Peking the imperial household faced a dilemma over Hsuan Tung’s sight. An American expert advised glasses were necessary to prevent further vision loss, forcing the young ex-emperor to wear spectacles.
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China
Peking
Hsugn Tung
Hsuan Tung
The Pin Money Paradox Through History
A survey of pin history notes the high cost of pins in earlier centuries and the two annual sale days. It traces pin manufacture from 14th century beginnings to 1824 patent machinery, leading to vast U S production and the enduring term pin money for a wife’s personal expenses.
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England
United States
Keeping Him Satisfied in a Tailor's Tale
A fragment from Life notes a tailor collecting a bill while a speaker promises to return tomorrow to order another suit. The exchange conveys a casual, streetwise moment between customer and merchant. The brief interaction hints at ongoing wardrobe needs and financial constraints.
You Can Walk In Comfort Shake Into Your Shoes
Advertisement for AL Fournae the Antiseptic Foot Ease powder that relieves pinching shoes and foot pain. It claims to reduce friction and gives relief to bunions and tired feet. Ladies are told they can wear shoes one size smaller by shaking Foot Ease in each shoe.
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Alisa
Indians Use of Feathers Centered on Prayer and Spirit
Feathers hold deep religious meaning for Indians far beyond adornment. For the Hopi a feather equates to a prayer and one or two suffice for a favorable reply. Urgent desires lead to feathers hidden in shrines. Small fluffy feathers dangle in huts symbolizing prayers for trifles, and tribes maintain a stock for ready use. Colonial records note Virginia squaws wearing feathered mantles and coats of blue feathers sewn to resemble satin.
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Virginia
Humorous quote about hair and marriage from New York Sun
A wry observation notes a husband learning a barber’s judgment from his wife’s instructions after she left home. The joke hinges on the barber applying her exact wishes to his hair. The line showcases early 20th century humor about domestic roles.
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Ted
Tom
Ned
New York Sun
Quick Lunch on Tracks Ends in Ham and Eggs
A cartoon caption shows a pig and a hen chatting on railroad tracks with a cheerful “Toot-toot” as a train passes. The punchline centers on ham and eggs shared humorously between the two animals.
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American Legion Weekly
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Darwinian Theory
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Undertaker
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