Night riders threaten tobacco farms in Kentucky clash feared
March 24 Lexington Kentucky reports widespread fear as night riders wreck a tobacco bed near Ripley. Officials discuss martial law or federal aid to restore safety while independent growers worry about retaliation. Authorities urge restrain to prevent further violence.
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Beorests Siekoning
Dile and a Pastor Starved Himself in Santa Monica Home
A 50 year English Lutheran printer Rev Sephas Baird starved himself in his home after a kitchen incident left him unable to eat. He refused nourishment and died days later despite physicians predicting blindness and loss of life. Also reported are a wife in Ark turned away after threat, a long serving teacher Charles E Stetson dies, and a suspect held for four murders in Chicago.
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Sephas Baird
C. S. Baird
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Ark
Taminus
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Trenten
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Russia
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Remarkable Red Bank Man Finds Kidney Relief
Thomas A Shepard Kellock of 44 Wallace Street Red Bank New Jersey endured kidney trouble for 40 years and nightly wakefulness. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with complete relief after trying many remedies. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a bar Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Shepard Kellock
Wallace, St
Red Bank
N. J
Mr. Kellock
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Why They Sleep in Church Hypnotic Sleep Theory
A hypnotist claims churchgoers fall asleep due to hypnotic trance created by the church service. He argues sound waves from voices and music stimulate the brain, producing sleep like hypnosis, with steady speaking and soothing timbre guiding listeners into entranced nodding.
A Little Knowledge
A schoolmaster asks if a son should learn dead languages and a man named Mr. Koffin replies he will require him to assist in his undertaker business.
Clairvoyant Under Strain Calls Upon Spirits in Biz
In a dramatic scene the clairvoyant sways under mental strain as a skeptic asks for Brevity, the soul of Wit. The Enquirer notes the exchange ends with a flourish, marking a sharp moment in local curiosities.
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Cincinnat! Enquirer
Diplomat’s Wife Hums Over Husband’s Cigar Gift
A playful exchange shows Mrs. Torkins gifting husband cigars and notes he enjoys them, but he prefers a pipe to save the stock, highlighting light domestic humor in a refined tone.
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Mrs. Torkins
Happy Old Age Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating
An article extols Grape-Nuts as ideal for aging digestion and nourishment citing whole wheat and barley, diastase action, and brain nerve benefits from phosphates. A 74 year old Igwan man testifies long-term use improves health, energy, and eliminates constipation, noting Grape-Nuts with Postum as a valued daily mix.
Emigration Commissioner Praises Western Canada Homesteads
A letter from A Kaltenbrunner of Winnipeg praises free homesteads and Western Canada crops. He describes his Rouleau Drinkwater farm near Moose Jaw creek with 70 acres wheat 20 bush per acre, 30 acres fallow 25 bushels, 9,000 bushels oats from 160 acres, and 80 acres fall plowed 30 bushels per acre. He notes selling seed wheat and oats and expects profit despite adverse weather, asserting Western Canada crops cannot be checked.
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Regina
Sask
Winnipeg
Rouleau
Drinkwater
Moose Jaw Creek
Western Canada
A. Kaltenbrunner
Facing the Enemy and Beyond Him Humorous Civil War Bits
Two veterans trade barbs over valor while recalling wounds from a Civil War retreat. A Metropolitan Opera bout prompts a clubman to joke a cousin found Lucia in Latin during intermission.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Connecticut
Donizetti
Harper’s
A New Excuse About Library Support
A Washington Star excerpt contrasts a husband’s library donations with a wife’s irate remark about his reading habits. The dialogue hints at domestic frictions over financial contributions to a beloved public library.
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John
Washington Star
Public Lard Opening And Irrigation Notices
Public notices announce an irrigation department event in the Big Horn basin dated May 12. Details are requested from 405 Home Insurance Building Chicago. The fragment references Gather Wisdom and miscellaneous ad snippets including Allen's Foot-Ease and a promotional line about an umbrella.
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Big Horn Basin
Irrigation Department
Home Insurance Building
Chicago
White Lead purity test and ad idea from National Lead Company
An article explains White Lead production and adulteration with fillers, notes a blow pipe test to prove purity, and advertises National Lead Company's Dutch Boy trademark. It includes a home test kit offer and a separate Harvard Lampoon dialogue fragment and a line about headaches and a laxative.
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National
National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York
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