Mild Miss Fenton drives flag movement at Columbia Corners
Miss Fenton, a stouthearted teacher at Columbia Corners, inspired pupils to raise a school flag and fund it with shares. After vandals cut the staff and stole the banner, she defended the flag with a rifle, deterring intruders and winning widespread local praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Fenton
Columbia Corners
Nicre
Ross
Miss Fenton
Mr. Williams
Josh Billings
Willie Piper
Pete Johnson
Jack Welsh
Johnson
Welsh
Williags
Columbus
Relics of Dickens Localities Recalled by London Map
The piece traces Dickens landmarks around Lincoln's Inn Fields and Chancery Lane, identifying sites tied to Tulkinghorn Krook Nemo and Miss Flite. It reexamines where Krook's shop and Nemo’s haunt likely stood, guiding readers through Old Sol's Arms, Old Ship Tavern, and nearby courts to chart the author’s London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln’s Inn-Fields
Great Queen Street
Tulkinghorn
Chambers
Snagsby
Cook's Court
Cursitor Street
Nemo
Chancery Lane
Bishop's Court
Chichester
Three Tuns
Sol’s Arms
Sol’s
Old Ship Tavern
Lincoln Inn
Rimmer
London
Dickens
Miss Flite
Mr. Pemberton
Krook
Old Sol’s
New Square
Carey Street
Lincoln’s Inn
Lincoln’s Inn Hall
Lady Jane
Sol
Chichester Rents
Hawdon
Dame Durden
St. James Gazette
Stage Glints and Troupe Moves Across Years Past
In Vienna British burlesquers sing Care men Up to Date while London forms the Charles Dickens dramatic syndicate. Parry’s oratorio Soul of Tarsus features a chorus exposed behind the scenes. Jennie Hill succumbs to consumption and sails to Australia. Harry Pepper aims for oratorio this winter. Ali Baba heads on tour with 115 people and seven cars over 12000 miles. Keene’s supers will don correct garb for Richard II and Louis XI. Augustus Heege, Yon Yonson composer, was a former actor who played Iago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Charles Dickens Dramatic Syndicate
London
Tarsus
Dr. Parry
Jennie Hill
Australia
Harry Pepper
Auvinas W. Keene
Richard IT
Louis XI
Augustus Heege
Yon Yonson
Iago
Dullams German Cure Praised By Builder Warren Russe
Warren E. Russe of Flint Michigan endorses Dullam's Great German Blood Liver Stomach and Kidney Cure claiming it relieved years of biliousness indigestion and loss of appetite and sleep. Sold by Geo D Clarke. The piece also mentions historic congressional duos Damon and Pythias and Reed and Cockran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dullam’s
German Medicine Co
Dullam
Warren E. Russe
Flint, Mich
Geo. D. Clarke
Senate
Chums
Beck
Allison
Don Cameron
Butler
West
Plumb
Edmunds
Thurman
Damon and
Pythias
Tom Reed
Bourke Cockran
House
Crowley
John C. Dullam
Flint
Mich
Genesee Co
Mother's Friend Recalled By Lincoln Parish User
Dock Miles of Lincoln Parish La reports using two bottles of Mother's Friend before a third confinement and says she would not be without it for hundreds of dollars. She had not half as much trouble as before. Sold by Geo D Clarke druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dock Miles
Lincoln Parish
Geo. D. Clarke
Castoria and tonics promoted in vintage ads
An assortment of old advertisements promotes Castoria for infants and children, spavin liniment for horses, Wollford's Sanitary Lotion for humans and animals, and various goods from D. G. Higley. Other items include silver tableware descriptions and Clarke's pharmacy Liver Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wollford
D. G. Higley
Fairfield
Iowa
Laxative Gum Drop Sylvan Remedy Co Peoria Illinois
A brief item notes a laxative gum drop product from Sylvan Remedy Company based in Peoria Illinois. The notice records the product name and company location in a concise commercial mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvan Remedy Co
Peoria, Illinois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Columbia
Master Hand
Bleak House
Behm
Rambo & Douglass Business University
Apt. Able
J.C. Rano
Castoria
D.G. Higley
Joseph Cook
Boston
Clarke
Aleana Beet
S. E. Mower
AIR Store
4Th North
6Th West
Jones Hotel
Solar System
Neptune
Bradshaw & Thoma
Tam
Fifth North
Third West
Fred Stead
Rand, McNally & CO
Universal Atdas
Adams St
Chicago, Ill
Goodban
Fulton & Held
South Side
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