Large sale on linens and white goods at deep discounts
The ad lists prices for lunch cloths, napkins, towels, sheets, muslins, cambrics, and pillow cases, plus discounts on mercerized ginghams and stock from a shirt factory. January muslin underwear sale features gowns, drawers, skirts, corset covers, chemises, and fleeced wrappers. Also offered are walking skirts, black petticoats, capes, and laces in multiple lots with markedly lowered prices.
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L.L. Muslin
Lonsdale
Salem
Vulcan
Standard
Dreamy Firelight and Romance in a Festive Scene
A lyrical vignette contrasts a jewel like car and blazing fireplace with a mother’s face in glow. A love tale unfolds from hopeful longing to a fateful, almost comic, twist ending where a missing letter changes a life.
Christmas Eve Mischief and Local Anecdotes
A collage of holiday mischief and small-town vignettes appears under the mistletoe theme with a risqué verse about a maid and a landlord's flat, then reports on a length of serpent prey, punctuality lessons at a shop, a quirky clerk tale, and antics involving a newspaper spoof and a janitor.
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Spade
Grave of Adam Located in Garden of Eden Missouri Tale
A Missouri yarn claims the grave of Adam lies five miles from Gallatin in Daviess County near a Mormon settlement. Proponents cite a photograph and a chestnut tree site ringed by igneous boulders resembling apples. The story, fed by sensational papers, ties Joseph Smith to the discovery amid odd noises and apparitions.
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Adam
Jonah
Missouri
Joseph Smith
Mr. Smith
Asa
Garden of Eden
Gallatin
Daviess County
Cain and
Abel
Cant Nell's Future Unclear Amid Household Tension
A fragmentary note suggests Mrs Cantnell faces uncertain living arrangements as tensions rise over expected plans and residence. Key names appear as Cantnell and Carl amid unresolved discussions.
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Carl Ind
Cant
Nell
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Endorsed By Patient Testimony
A patient recounts relief from stomach trouble after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He recalls seeing an item in the paper, trying the remedy, and feeling better after two bottles. He recommends Kedol Dyspepsia Cure to friends and acquaintances. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
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Houseworth Bros
Insane Student Ends Life After Revival Pressure
John Werner 19 of Lake Preston SD, a bright Dakota University student, cut his throat with a razor amid overwork and nervous strain from a revival meeting. His death follows a turn to morbid religious thoughts. his father travels to bring the body home.
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Yankton
S. D
John Werner
Lake Preston
S.D
Dakota University
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Gains Notoriety
Chicago firm E. C DeWitt & Co created a witch hazel salve touted as the remedy for piles eczema cuts burns and skin diseases. Counterfeits abound making sales cautions. Houseworth Bros offers the genuine DeWitt’s salve.
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E. C DeWitt & Co
Chicago
DeWitt
Houseworth Bros
Mine Cave-In Fatal Near Frankfort
Bloomington Ill Jan 16 Charles Fells was instantly killed and Nickerson and John Seymour fatally injured in a cave in at a Frankfort mine sinking operation. The men were working at the new shaft when the disaster occurred.
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Bloomington
Ill
Charles Fells
Games Nickerson
John Seymour
Frankfort
Second grand jury declines to indict lynchers in Pine Apple case
Camden Alabama January 16. The second grand jury investigating the lynching of a negro at Pine Apple has refused to indict the five men held for the crime and has been discharged.
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Camden
Ala
Pine ‘Apple
Wealth of Recluse Found After Dying in Knoxville
In Knoxville on January 16, investigators found Miss Mary Wooten’s body in a lonely old city cottage. A search uncovered bonds and other property valued at seventy five thousand dollars.
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Knoxville
Tenn
DeWitt's Early Risers Promote Liver Health in Vest Pocket
A vintage advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a convenient vest pocket remedy. The pills are claimed to prevent headaches biliousness and torpid liver and to counteract constipation while toning and strengthening the liver. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
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DeWitt
Houseworth -Bros
Explosion Hits Coal Mine in Kewanee Area
A mining incident at a coal mine near Kewanee ML involves Charles Westerfield and Jal G. Investigators report an explosion caused injuries to workers. emergency crews respond and the incident is under official review.
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Kewanee
Jal G
Charles Westerfield
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