Slade's Bold Bid to Divorce in Political Turmoil
Ambitious Daniel Slade pressures for a divorce to crown his power as he pursues a gubernatorial path. Katherine and Rob contend with the Slade influence as Merritt and Fannie maneuver for status and Europe plans, while Slade vows to outpace critics and buy public opinion.
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Daniel Slade
Slade
Katherine
Sweater Strickland
Mary
Nia Wits
Toome
Mia
Katherine Atricks
Too Quick With His Answer At County Court
In a rural county court a village merchant faced a charge amid a tense trial. The defense asked witnesses about contributions to a “special prosecutor.” An elderly man interrupted mid question replying I never did not s reat, I ain’t got no family, eliciting laughter and leading to his dismissal.
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Anslet
Cma
West Publishing Company
Average Stature and Thirteen as Sacred Number Lore
A compact note discusses human height averages and the notion of thirteen as a sacred number in ancient cultures. It cites a global mean height of five feet five and a half inches and mentions Mezican and Yucatan peoples with a 13 day week and 13 as a sacred count.
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Yucatan
Woolworth Building Tower Sets City Skyline Record
An article describes New York skyscrapers led by the Woolworth Building at 756 feet above street level, surpassing the Pyramid of Cheops. It notes tower heights, foundations, and construction methods with emphasis on towering steel frames, concrete piers, and sky workers securing the rising structures. The piece contrasts several tall buildings and explains anchoring, wind resistance, and safety considerations in ascent to great heights.
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Broadway
Wall Street
St Paula
Cheepa
Singer
City Investment Building
Rome
Park Row
Times
Staren
Woolworth Edifen
Woolworth
Man a Victim of Angry Bees in Mountain Rescue
Milton Jubb of Coleville endured two and a half hours clinging to a tree as a swarm of wild honey bees covered his body and clothing. His brother Abe raced two miles for help while rescuers with ladder and rope summoned aid. Milton was stung across his face, ears, nose, and mouth and required medical care after the perilous climb and fall.
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Philadephia
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Coleville
Says & Hellefonte
Philadelphia
Milton
Abe
Milt
Eueter
Het Milt
Jim
Mit
Texas
Tim
Jin
Carrying Pigs in China Promotes Peaceful Transport
An old Popular Merchants piece notes a Chinese practice of moving pigs by tying them with straw and transporting them between two carriers. The method, though cumbersome, is described as effective with minimal resistance, whether moving pigs within pens or to distant markets.
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Porker
Finhing Cure for Nervousness in Chicago Health Bulletin
The latest weekly Chicago health department bulletin advocates finhing and care for nervousness. The notice highlights guidance for managing anxiety and related conditions as part of public health outreach.
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Chicago
Chicago Department of Health
Pastor Pelted by Eggs in City Affair
A bachelor pastor of one of the city’s largest churches was pelted with eggs by several young Blackwell men in a bid to curb his influence over attractive young women. Police were called as William Cambridge Percy Truesman and Caryl Hamilton were arrested awaiting grand jury action. Robertson, aged 85, sails for Scotland seeking a long-lost childhood sweetheart now a spinster, last seen 44 years ago.
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W. van Key
Elsey
Eloy
Wotan
Wiliam Cambridge
Percy Truesman
Caryl Hamilton
New York
John Robertson
Scotland
Robertson
Abo
Hohemia Uses 75,000 in Factories and Ad Slogans
A fragmented ad filled OCR notes Hohemia employing 75,000 in factories. It mentions ten sales for a nickel, Abwaya buy, Red Crows Hall Hue with claims of beautiful clothes, and Mole Trap ads touting the best way to exterminate ground moles. The text appears as noisy promotional phrases with questionable coherence.
SIX-SIXTY-SIX Patent malaria cure advertised
An item touts a malaria remedy labeled SIX-SIXTY-SIX with a claim that five or six doses will treat any case and prevent fever from returning if used as a tonic. An advertising line price is listed at 25 cents.
Eczema and Tango Tales Tie Parish News
A fragmenting clipping mixes a child eczema account with family anecdotes. It mentions a boy’s facial pimples and a cure involving Calmol and Clarment, then shifts to church tango practice, a pewside question from a mother, and a rash of disparate anecdotes from Indianapolis to Middletown.
Grape Nuts Praised by Nebraskan in Diet Testimony
A Nebraska woman lauds Grape Nuts saying seven years of use kept her and her two children healthy. She credits the cereal with stabilizing sleep, mood, and appetite, noting it spared doctor bills and proved economical. The testimonial appears under Postum Co promotions.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welk Villa
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