Lawton wins tax sale to seize Chicago Auditorium properties
George J. Lawton, known as a persistent bidder, buys the Auditorium hotel theater and office building at a sheriff sale for 48 680 dollars, covering 46 000 dollars in back taxes plus penalties. He aims to file for a deed and pursue a title to oust the owners, initiating a two year legal fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Auditorium Hotel
George J. Lawton
Auditorium Theater
Auditorium
Mr. Lawton
Lawton
O'Connell
Thomas Ga
Lawson
Michigan’ Avenue
Congress Street
Wabash Avenue
Lawton Bays
Studebakera
South
Bend
Ind
Ambrose
Wanderlust Drives Kansas City Couple Toward Divorce
Ida Rinehart accuses her husband David C. Rinehart of a 47 year wanderlust that began in April 1910 with a trip to Canada and culminated in three fruitless returns and a final farewell from Union Station. The couple, married Christmas 1863, own multiple properties in Kansas City areas and a North Fifth Street home. He is a carpenter who has seldom been away from home until the last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
David C. Rinehart
Ida Rinehart
Wyandotte County District Court
Rineharts
Kan
North Fifth Street
Rieehart
Canada
Union Station
Lighter Hats and Smarter Women Say Dr. Galvin
Dr. George W. Galvin of the Emergency Hospital reports scientific evidence that lighter hats have boosted women’s mental energy and productivity. He notes many college girls wear no hats, or only caps, when weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
George W. Galvin
Dr. Galvin
Hen Vindicates Her Owner At Athol Fair
Athol Mass crowds challenged Albert Ellsworth's claim that Mary Hooker the Orpington laid two eggs daily. Ellsworth placed the hen before judges and she produced two eggs, one double yolked. The hen strutted off amid triumphant cheers from hundreds of fairgoers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athol
Mass
Albert Ellsworth
Mary Hooker
Orpington
Ellsworth
Harrisburg Health Officials Prepare School Medical Inspections
State Health Commissioner Dixon outlines plans to inspect 785 districts benefiting about 250000 children. Inspectors will assess sight hearing respiration skin teeth and deformities and test eyes with Sneden charts. Contagious diseases will trigger notices to families and siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Dixon
Chhildren
Sneden
Watchful listeners tune the soul like a harp
Oliver Wendell Holmes argues that music nourishes the soul as a water bath nourishes the body. He criticizes fashion driven concert attendance and predicts a dawning inner awakening in those who first attended to imitate others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver ‘Wendell Holmes
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed By Local User Testimony
A Lebanon Ohio resident Mrs J L Warrick reports chronic back pain and lifeless feet from kidney trouble. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relief after six weeks, praising the product and urging readers to recall the name for back pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo
Dean
J. L. Warrick
W. Mulberry St
Lebanon
Ohio
Doran
Doan
Foster-Bilburn Co
Buffalo
Bey Peat
Modern Morals Notorious Wall Street Tale
A magazine editor recalling William Dean Howells in London recounts a New York anecdote from 1869 about a notorious Wall Street figure whose possessions were then in a bandana handkerchief, whereas now they are tied to his wife’s name. The vignette contrasts past wealth with a modern shift in ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dean Howells
Half Moon Street
London
New York
Howells
Wall Street
Truth About Bluing Talk No 4 Laundries Ad
Trade ad promoting blueing products for laundry use. Claims liquid bluing is mostly water and promotes a large bottle mixed with water as a cheap frail substitute. Urges customers to choose Red Gross Ball Blue with a large five cent package and suggests it pleases laundresses for a week.
Leading a Dog's Life
A humorous exchange about a husband living a dog's life. One woman says her husband leads a dog's life while another replies that it is similar as he returns muddy, settles by the fire, and expects to be fed, reflecting a light note from Everybody's Magazine.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Chicago Auditorium
Possaesson
Heatel Ryle
Pennsylvania
Harriaburg
Bluing
Man Ja
Sloan
Pri
San’ Francisco
Crellef
Nimalos Fletcher
Norman
Whittler
Calif
E. Rw
Brooklyn, NY
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!