The Great Hotel Symbol in American Progress
A reflection on hotel evolution from a simple tavern to a multifaceted center of society. The piece notes Chicago’s upcoming Aladdin’s palace hotel with vast facilities and entertainment spaces, contrasting past modest inns with a future where leaders emerge from broader civic roles rather than grand lodgings.
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William Allen White
Chicago
Nebuchandnezzar
Lucullus
St. Lawrence Canal
Dun
Ancient Juniper Earns Hall of Fame Nomination in Elizabeth
A prone Juniper near the Masonic home in Elizabeth Pennsylvania is at least eighty years old and now measures 48 inches in diameter and 24 inches high. Its fallen limbs do not rot. The tree is honored in the Hall of Fame of the American Forestry Association in Washington DC. Elizabeth’s Boy Scouts have fenced it, and Judge Georges T. Orlads of the Pennsylvania Superior Court made the Hall of Fame nomination.
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Elizabeth
American Forestry Association of
Washington, D.C
Boy Scouts of
Thlinabeth
Mall of Fame
Imade
Georges TS. Orlads
Superior Court of
Ponnssivida
Hairpin Thievery At City Hairdressing Salon
A Chicago Journal excerpt notes the University of acquisitive instinct as women snatch hairpins from a grouptown salon. Kee cubicle holds a tray of colored pins while patrons claim any color, claiming the habit of theft is widespread and the ladies do not care about pin color.
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University of the
Fair Sex
Ner de Zeledies
Chicago Journal
Phoenix finds unlikely drying aid saves water damaged records
In Arizona rain caused basement flooding at the state capitol but no violent storm. An electrical salesman's idea to use an ironing device dried the papers with minimal loss, though it took weeks to restore the mass of documents. Free Press Detroit report notes the unusual method and recovery effort.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Capitel
Free Press
New Heat Proof Lining Emerges for Hats
A Philadelphia Ledger item describes a hat with a heat proof lining built from layered thin fabrics in varied colors. The design uses color layering to filter light, blocking heat rays and keeping the wearer cooler in warm weather.
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Philadelphia
Ledser
Soap Factory Planned Near Siberian Lake Discovery
Discovery of a carbonate lake near Kulumba in Siberia is reported as highly fertile and soon to be exploited. The Scientific American notes plans to build a soap factory close to the lake and capitalize on the mineral wealth.
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Kulumba
Siberia
Scientific American
First Visit Sparks Chick Quotes at Aunt’s Farm
On Bessie's first trip to her uncle's farm she watches Aunt water the poultry and exclaims about the chicks. She says they drink and thank God, reflecting a charming rural moment captured by the Boston Transcript.
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Bessie
Boston Transcript
Amos Gadd Moves to Whillersville in Local Pride
An elderly Petunia resident recalls Amos Gadd selling his nines and relocating to Whillersville. The town questions why he left, with speculation that he wanted to test his endurance away from Petunia.
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Amos Gadd
Whillersville
Riley Rezcident
Petunia
Xn Gamidiet Ice
Kansas City Star
Kingman Eastern Star Plans August Home Coming
The Eastern Star lodge in Kingman met to plan a city home coming in August with all day street attractions. Events include a baby show bicycle races baseball games and oratorical contests plus a home talent play at night. Frederick McCrary, son of Mr and Mrs W E McCrary, leaves for military training at Camp Knox Ky on August 1 with a free month of training offered. Other local social notes and visits around Kingman are listed.
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Eastern Star Lodge
Kingman
Frederick McCrary
W. E. McCrary
Camp Knox
McCrary
Haynes Automobile
Kokomo
Early 1800s gossip and travels noted in Covington column
The column lists men and women visiting relatives in Piqua and Salins Ohio and Culver with Ralph returning home by motor. It mentions Judge Cambs and wife and Charles Laymen en route to Danville Alabama, and Glen C Cole, age 12, missing then found after tramp life. Ed Patton travels for oil inspection at Newport and remains a staunch Republican. An Early Scoop notes the Virginia Gazette founded in 1738 as the oldest paper in the colony’s oldest city.
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Syd Williams
Piqua
Salins
Culver
Ralph
Virginia Gazette
Paisa Akhbar Editor Praises Chamberlain's Remedy
The editor of Paisa Akhbar Lahore says he has used Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy often for colic and diarrhoea among his children and servants and always found it effective.
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Paisa Akhbar
Lahore
India
Chamberlain
Adv
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Citizens Bank
Covington
North Side Square
Morgan’s
Morgan’s Grocery
East Side
D. J. Young & CO
House OF Quality
Covington, Ind
Boy Scouts
Kingman News
Belle Ratcliff
Helen McCrary
Myrtle Copeland
Dessie Wilhite
Bernice Farr
Genevieve Davis
Edith Duncan
Milcreek Falls
Harrel
Theodore
Paul Johnson
Raymond Alexander
Messrs
la Verne Cory
Glynn
Frank Tibett
Gladys
Montezuma
Lorene Clark
Helen Thatcher
Valparaiso
Our City
Frank Day
State Line
Robert Best
Ellen
Coons
Chamber of Commerce
Crawfordsville
Murphy Wiehtman
Robin
Murphysboro, IL
R. A. Booe
Scott Ratcliff
Vivian
Roy van Dorn
Dill
Danville
Claude Day
Mabel McAllister
M. S. Morgan
Rose Hawkins
Harriett
Ridgefarm, Til
J. M. Cory
Mike” Grimes
Clinton
Leoneld Cory
Frances
Columbus
ML Cory
Olive Coffeen
Dayton
Bellville
Ohio
David Faust
Frank Faust
Akron
C. F. Lowe
N. H. D. Association
French Lick
Lettie Cunningham
Grant Cunningham
Martin Bloom
Joseph Cambs
Charles Laymen
Frankfort
Glen C. Cole
Ed Patton
Newport
Halls
Sheak’s Storage
Fountain Trust Co
Dollar Day Millinery
Yerkes’ Millinery Store
Tilk New
North Side
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