LYNCHING OUTRAGE REPORTED IN COLORADO PRISON FLIGHT
Jan 27 report from Colorado states Thomas Reynolds and four convicts escaped from Canon City prison. Reynolds was captured by a posse, then lynched by a mob near the penitentiary after being tied and hanged from a telephone pole. Other escapees Antone Wood and Wid Wallace remain inside the walls.
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Degiver
Colo
Thomas Reynelds
Carsam
W.oc
Rooney
Canon City
Wagner
Reynold
Antone Wood
Wid Wallace
Reynolds
Warner
Reyno
Consumption Threatened Do
Unger of 112 Maple Street Champaign Illinois says a yearlong hacking cough made him fear consumption. After trying many remedies and physicians, one bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar cured him and his symptoms have not returned. House Worth Bros.
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Do. Unger
Maple Street
Champaizn
Foley
Houseworth Bros
Heiress Mary Fox Lving in a Denver Hovel After Will Bequeathing 24500
Mary Fox, heiress to 24500 from Henry Fox of St Louis, lives in a Page Street Denver hovel with Samuel Mitchell, a gray haired janitor. She eloped years ago from St Louis with a lover, then sank into poverty despite the will.
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Denver
Ci Lo
Page Street
Mary Fox
Henry Fox
St. Louis
Samuel Mitchell
Nebraska
Three Convicts Escape From Wisconsin Penitentiary
Three prisoners escaped from the Waupun Wisconsin penitentiary by sawing bars in their cells late Thursday night. They reached the outer inclosure with confederates outside having removed gratings in a window.
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Waupun
Wis
Mystia tare advertised for quick rheumatism cure
An 19th century advertisement touts Mystia tare as a supposed remedy for rheumatism and neuralgia promising relief in 1 to 3 days. It claims rapid system action and immediate disappearance of disease after the first dose. Sold for 5 cents by D H Leonard and M Houseworth druggists.
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D H. Leonard
M Houseworth
Cruggists
The Man About Town Reflects on Hearts and Quacks
The Man About Town observes appearances can deceive as he follows a rough stranger who shows unexpected kindness to a starving kitten. He muses on nature, youth, books, fishing, and art, then watches a neighborly gossip exchange between Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Smith. He laments quackery in religion and medicine while praising genuine human sympathy.
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Harrison Street
Lown
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Smith
J Hnonie
Mary
Tom
Harry
Jsmerson
Tragic End To Their Love On Reservation
Miss Mehares from Millvale defied her parents and traveled 100 miles to aid her Indian lover Jack Flinthouse on the Ponca reservation south of Wichita Kansas. She died of blood poisoning after tending him as he died and he then committed suicide.
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Kila Richards
Wichita
Sililpox
Tiers
Aroguns
Flinthouse
Anti Diuretic for bed wetting marketed to parents
A small ad touts Dr E Detohon’s Anti Diuratic claiming it helps children with bed wetting. It promises quick relief for boys and girls and targets both young and old guardians. Product is sold by H Leonard, druggist, Elkberce Indiana.
The Boers Showan Advantage in Defensive Warfare
The Portland Oregonian notes examples showing how disciplined marksmen behind entrenched positions can resist even elite forces. It cites repulses at Bunker Hill and New Orleans, Dutch and Turkish fighters, and Russian campaigns as cases illustrating stubborn defense against superior assault.
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Bunker Will
Wellington
Upper
Pakenham
Kentucky
Dean's Ointment Promises Quick Lasting Cure
An old ad-like note touts Dean's Ointment as a rapid permanent cure for a night plague and itching, available at any drug store. It uses sensational phrasing typical of period advertisements to push relief claims.
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Dean
Pen and sword debated in period humor piece
In These Times jokes about why the pen is mightier than the sword. A father explains that writing enables the Spanish to erase occasional victories.
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Johnny
Topeka Man Chooses New Opal After Mouthful Mishap
A Topeka man lost a small opal from his ring and bought a replacement. After finding the old opal, he kept it in his mouth and rushed back to the jeweler to swap in the old stone. He gulped and admitted the switch, then urged use of the new opal. The ad ends promoting Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin at Thomas Drug Store.
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Topeka
Dr. Caldwell
Thomas Drug Store
A Bargain May-How on earth did you come to accept him
Fay jokes about accepting a cheap marriage proposal in a playful Philadelphia Press quip. The line uses ironic humor to pivot on a suitor who seemed like a bargain.
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Philadelphia Press
Doctors' Honey and Tar Promised to Save Babies
Foley's Honey and Tar advised for infants and children to prevent pneumonia or croup, which claim to cause many deaths among babies. Houseworth Bros.
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Foley
Houseworth Bros
Silence Ends After Brothers’ 16 Year Rift On Beaver Island
George O'Brien and John O'Brien, lifelong residents of Beaver Island near Harbor Springs, Michigan, endured 16 years of silent estrangement while sharing a home and a cooper shop. A quarrel led to a vow of never speaking, though they worked at the same table. Recently John broke ice on the bow and cried for help. George declined aid saying the other would not take his hand. George has since moved to Chicago.
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George O'Brien
John O'brien
Beaver Island
Harbor Springs
Mielo
St. James
George
John
James Gordon
Jim
Chicago
Local Drug Store Advertises Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
A county notice from Vnomas Drug Store announces they have secured the agency for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The ad claims it cures constipation indigestion sick headache and stomach trouble and guarantees results. It invites customers to call for the best drugs on hand.
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Dr. Caldwell
Vnomas Drug Store
Piano Request Sparks Quiet Dispute in Home Scene
In a fragment from the New York Herald, Sue hesitates to play the piano as Tommy and PF discuss a piece Sue supposedly mentioned. The conversation spirals into confusion about what to perform, ending with a note that Pomimy was sent to bed.
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Sue
Tommy
N. Y. Herald
Consumption Cure-Warner's White Wine Syrup Ad
An old advertisement touts Warner's White Wine Tar Syrup as the best cough remedy on earth that cures a cold in one day if taken promptly. It lists prices at 25 and 50 cents and attributes the product to C. A. Leonard.
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Warner
C. A. Leonard
Malua Training Institution Farms and New Schools on Sumona
The Malua Training Institution on Sumona sits twenty miles from Apia with twenty school buildings on 300 acres. Students built the campus under teacher direction. Fifty acres are cultivated and 900 coconuts and 1,200 breadfruit trees have been planted. Each student tends a garden and grows sugar cane yams bananas and taro. The food supply comes from nearby waters rich in fish. There are 200 private schools on the islands.
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Malua Training Institution
Apia
Grain O Grain Nine: Coffee Substitute Ad
Grain O is promoted as a new grain drink replacing coffee. It claims to be easier on the stomach for both children and adults and features a rich seal brown color like Mocha or Java. Available in 15c and 25c per package at all grocers.
Telescopes to Scan Switzerland for Tourists
When tourists visit Switzerland next year they will encounter automatic telescopes on hills viewpoints and hotel piazzas. Last summer many telescopes were manned by staff or were automatic with a two cent deposit. A Berne company plans to place automatic telescopes across the country next spring.
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Switzerland
Berne
New Great South American Kidney Cure Promises Fast Relief
Belief in six hours relief from kidney and bladder disease attributed to a new remedy. Claims rapid easing of pain, bladder and back discomfort for men and women. States sudden relief of urinary retention and offers the cure through Leonard druggist in Hikbuart.
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Uga
Leonard
Hikbuart
Lod
Chicago Board of Trade Quotation Table and Classified Ad
The page lists the day’s range of quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade and includes a classified notice seeking district office managers with weekly pay and a self addressed envelope. It also reports Boston trustees purchasing land in Back Bay Fens to build a new art museum for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Board of Trade
A. Park
Caxton Building
Boston
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Back Bay Fens
Boston Evening Transcript
To Cure La Grippe in 24 Hours Patent Remedy Ad
An 19th century ad promotes Warner's White Wink of Tar Syrup claiming to cure La Grippe in 24 hours and relieve coughs. It lists 25cc and 50cc sizes and is signed C. H. Leonard.
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la Grippe
Warner
C. H. Leonard
Fist Fight Between Two Women Over A Quarrel In Ohio
Mrs. Henry Dahmer and Mrs. Suters of Little Sandusky Ohio dueled with their fists in the town common in front of the entire community. Dahmer aged 68 yielded to the 25 year old opponent after a public brawl.
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Henry Dahmer
Suters
Little Sandusky
Ohio
Dahmer
One Minute Cough Cure saves child from fatal croup
Mr J Sheer of Sedalia Missouri reports his child’s life saved by One Minute Cough Cure after doctors gave up hope for croup. The ad claims the remedy is infallible for coughs colds grippe pneumonia bronchitis and throat and lung troubles and provides immediate relief from House Worth Bros.
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Houseworth Bros
League opens auto owner applications for good roads
The League of American Wheelmen begins accepting memberships from automobile owners who share an interest in better roads alongside wheelmen and farmers.
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League of American Whesilmen
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Man
Isaac Walton
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Yorrow
Ehrough
Morrow
Giass
Urs
Wm. Leaveall
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Elwood
John Morrow & CO
Springfield, Ohio
Piat
Ax Roamanes
Willie
Chicago Evening News
Sumona
Nervita
Nervita Medical CO
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Elkhart
E. B. Felt
Main St
Depot
H. Leonard
Main Street
New York
Sears, Roebuck & Co
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