Runaway Daughter Clara Young Strikes Again in Illinois
Freeport reports Clara Young, daughter of Fred Young, dressed in her brother’s clothes and fled the house with a few dollars. She boarded an interurban car then a Belvidere car near Rockford, with police and detectives scouring the countryside and her father in Chicago seeking to locate her. This is her second runaway, previously found in Elgin a month ago.
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Freeport
Ill
Clara Young
Fred Young
Rockford
Belvidere
Chicago
Elgin
Drowning Near Brigantine In Atlantic City
Rev Edward McConnell of Absecon and Claude Friendship of Philadelphia drowned off Doe's Island near Brigantine after a sailboat accident. Two companions were aboard as the boom swung and knocked Friendship overboard. McConnell leaped to aid but both sank after Friendship gripped him.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Edward McConnell
Absecon
Claude Friendship
Philadelphia
Doe
Salt Pricing and Specials on Flour Coffee and Tea
The ad offers salt at 1.25 per barrel and promotes a special price on flour coffee and tea under the specials banner with no further details.
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Hias
Gaines’ Hardware
Was It Worth the Trouble Bigamy Case Traced to Peoria
After a 5000 mile chase over three years Mrs. Sara Newman found her husband in Peoria and caused his arrest for bigamy. She followed him from England with two girls tracing him city to city. The second wife, 19, formerly Lena Manz, also arrested. Newman confessed to bigamy.
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Peoria
Til
Sara Newman
England
Newsman
Chicago
Lena Manz
Fourteenth Street
Newman
Max Ross
Ingamy
Old Standby Isaac Burt Dies at Michigan University
In Ann Arbor Isaac B. Burt longtime university friend and benefactor to students dies in his bachelor apartment after a night of restlessness he planned a two month trip to Massachusetts next day He earned the nickname Old Standby for twenty five years sustaining students and alumni. In Portland Mrs Peary wife of the Arctic explorer plans to spend winter at Eagle Island with their children Marie and Robert Jr remaining there with a Spanish servant and family.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Isaac B. Burt
University of Michigan
Burt
Massachusetts
Portland
Robert Fh. Peary
Eagle Island
Casco Bay
Mrs. Bradley Fails to Post Bail in Utah Senator Slaying
Washington August 8 The $15,000 bail demanded for Anna M Bradley in the slaying of ex Senator Arthur Brown of Utah could not be secured She has been returned to the District jail to await trial in two months and spent three weeks in a focal hospital where an operation was successfully performed.
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Washington
Anna M. Bradley
Arthur Brown
Utah
Salvation Army girl Mabel Hall released from Ohio penitentiary
Columbus Aug 8 Mabel Hall a noted beauty of Ohio penitentiary has been released and boarded a train to Cincinnati. She earned the nickname Salvation Army girl after finishing her second term in the pig prison on charges of forgery and obtaining property on false pretenses.
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Columbus, C
Mabel Hall
Ohio Penitentiary
Cincinnati
Salvation Army
Advertising clubs of America plan convention in Cincinnati
The Associated Advertising Clubs of America hold their third annual convention in Cincinnati from August 27 to August 30. About 700 delegates are expected, with leading advertisers, agents, and publishers in attendance as the Cincinnati club prepares to entertain.
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Cincinnati
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Cin Cinnati Club
Unusual Aug. Wedding Ties Summers and Hoechsteller Families
In Jasonville Indiana a remarkable ceremony joined four Summers brothers to four Hoechsteller sisters, all eight residents living within a mile. The brides ages ranged from 15 to 22 as the event drew county-wide notice in a rare family union.
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Jasonville
Ind
Aug
John Summers
James Hoechsteller
Pain Relief Ad Promises Free Trial Package
An advertisement for Dr. Shoop's Headache Tablets claims to relieve various pains by reducing blood congestion. It offers a free trial package and lists uses such as neuralgia headache toothache and period pains. The ad urges readers to address Dr. Shoop Racine Wisconsin and notes availability through F W Jericho & Co.
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Dr. Shoop
Wanted ads bustle at Mitten Factory and more
Column lists several notices including WANTED-Immediately girls at Wallick Mitten Co WANTED-To rent a Smith Premier or other double keyboard typewriter for evenings WANTED-500 old feather beds and a note about selling them FOUND-a lap robe LOST-a locket and chain at Carnival plus other items FOR SALE-a threshing machine and baseburner and buggies plus a notice about returning a silk umbrella and a note about a baseburner and other goods.
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Mitten Factory
Wallick Mitten Co
Smith Premier
Dr Shoop Restorative claims cure for stomach nerves
Advertises free samples and a book on Dyspepsia Heart or Kidneys blaming internal nerves for stomach weakness and systemic illness. Promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative as the sole remedy addressing "battle nerves" with claims of superior efficacy. Injectable contact details include Racine Wisconsin and a seller in Jericho & Co.
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Snoop
Kk. W. Jericho & Co
Piles Relief Advertises Dr Shoop's Magic Ointment
A historical ad claims Dr Shoop's Magic Ointment gives quick relief from itching painful protruding or blind piles. It promotes large glass jars priced at 50 vents and notes sales by F. W. Jericho & Co.
Foley's Honey and Tar Safe Under New Pure Food Law
L. S Bradshaw & Co. announces Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law as it contains no harmful drugs and is recommended for children and adults.
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Foley
L. S Bradshaw & Co
Homeseekers Trips and Land Claim Notice
Advertises August tours guided by D Clem Deaver for irrigation lands in Big Horn Basin Wyoming and Yellowstone Valley Montana with folders. Includes varied round trip rates to California Pacific Coast and Canadian points plus a land dispute notice in Jefferson County Iowa seeking to quiet title for Alexander Moore heirs with court deadline. Also promotes Dr Shoops Health Coffee sample at Chas A Herring & Co.
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D. Clem Deaver
Landseekers
Iniformation Bureau
Big Horn
Gaston
Wyoming
Yellowstone Valley
Montana
State of
Lowa
Jefferson County
Alexander Moore
Jefferson
Iown
William Turnham
William Greenburry Moore
Elizabeth Jane Moore
Range
West
James Morrow
William Layton
Fairfield
A. W. Jacuns
Plaintift
Farfield Weekly Journal
Iowa
Im. A. Rowests
Orino Laxative Syrup Claims to Cure Constipation
The advertisement asserts Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup will positively cure chronic constipation by restoring the natural action of the intestinal tract.
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Foley & CO
Chicago
Ill
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