Womans candidacy cited in Astor seat bid era gossip
A garbled account recalls Lady Astor era talk about the seat in Emery Commons once held by her husband, William Waldorf Astor. The piece notes witty repartee at meetings and a guest remark likening women rulers to Eve, with playful disputes about figures and a jab at Adam.
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Emery Commons
Astor
Viscount Astor
Hever Castie
William Waldorf Astor
New York City
New York
Mont
Denke
Tee Tai
Pilgrim Mathers
Eve
Adam
Coolidge Named National Figure in Reelection Victory
The article profiles Governor Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, celebrating his reelection and noting his birthplace in Plymouth Massachusetts, July 4 birth date, and long political career from Northampton city council to governor. It mentions his family and a brief note on his father Col. John Coolidge.
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Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Hampshire County Court
State Senate
Mra
Col
John ©. Coolidge
Vermont Aenate
Massachusetts Senate
Couthige
Spencer
Pen Sketch of Judge E H Gary at Industrial Conference
A pen sketch by William Allen White portrays Judge E H Gary of the United States Steel as the central figure at a major industrial conference. The portrait highlights his immaculate attire and composed, inspecting gaze, while observers note his calm, chilling control amid the heated Steel Trust debate and speeches by Samuel Gompers.
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Bibert
Gary
United States
Bier! Corporation
William Allen White
Kansas Povetiat
Gary Vite
Eo Public Group
Geevetens
Mme
Moring
Steel Trust
Cempere
Gompers
Fery
Gorgas Declares End of Yellow Fever Threat
General Gorgas announces the yellow fever plague has been eradicated in the Americas. He credits the Rockefeller Foundation and medical campaigns, noting the disease was eliminated before the war redirected experts.
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America
William
Gorgan
Columbus
Europe
Rockefeller Foundation
Gar Gaa
South America
Gorgas
West Coast
Fattest Boy in the World and Prolific Apple Tree
An English lad Lenny Mason is described as the world’s fattest boy at sixteen, weighing 420 pounds with measurements noted. A yard apple tree in Obie city is renewed after decay, grafted to yield 36 fruit varieties and 60 bushels yearly, showcasing horticultural “metamorphouts” and prolific fruiting.
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Lenny Mason
Leicester
England
Hind
Lenny
Obie
Ytehling
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Simple Stunt Described to Cure Obstructive Sluggishness
A crude method described by Dr D Francisco Vorans in the Revista de Medicina y Cirurgia Practicas outlines a harmful stunt to treat obstinate sluggishness. It involves restraining the patient and pressing limbs against the abdomen to compress air. The procedure is portrayed as a hellish position held for minutes with no medical justification.
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D. Francisco Voreans
Fin
Revista de Medicom Y Cirmern Practicas
Madrid
Pacific Coast Folks Testify About Blood Tonic Use
Chehalis Washington residents attest to Dr Pierce medicines including Golden Medical Tonic and Blood Builder for over 40 years. They report relief from ulcer symptoms and sustained health in their families.
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Chehalis
Pierce
Ray
Neighborly quarrel ends in court summons for assault
A police court hearing followed a neighborly dispute that escalated to a brawl. During the proceedings the applicant claimed to be married, noting her husband was away. The magistrate pressed for details and learned she had previously put him away herself.
Waterproofing for cots with resin solution process
Instructions describe dissolving ten pounds of resin in four gallons of hot linseed oil, pouring into a tub with a wringer, folding cloth to nine inches, passing through hot liquid, wringing tightly, drying spread on grass, and awaiting thorough drying for a week or more. Treatment covers about fifty yards of fabric.
Independent Wife and Castoria Mentions Create Mixed Panel
The fragment mentions Castoria with the line signature used for infants and over 30 years. It then shifts to an exchange about an independent wife and postal card letters. A later remark asserts men make money and women hand it over, reflecting dated gender roles.
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Fletcher
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Lady Astor
E. H. Gary
Saan
Spalate
Dalmatia
Danounsie Tany Ul
Annel
Dalmatian
Apalato
Sing Sing
Neoneft
Ming Ning Prison
Tetaines
Helgi
Sambre
Gildernan
Pacific Coast
Hayes
Dr.pierces
Plathush
Bensonhurst
Mr. Knight
Dean
Thomas A. Knight
Ninth St
East St. Louis
A. M. Eggmann
Notary Pucfic
Wat Dean's
Soca Box Doan’s
Sans Foster Milburn CO
Buffalo
N. Y
Piso
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