Ottawa Hull Fire Causes Enormous Losses
Destructive fire in Ottawa and Hull destroys over two thousand buildings, leaves seven dead and seven thousand homeless. Losses include Booth Lumber three million, Eddy company three million, Hull Lumber seven hundred thousand, with government and city relief totaling eighty thousand dollars.
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Ottawa
Minnie Cook
John Pumple
Canadian Pacific
George Peeley
John Dare
Hull
Kl. B. Eddy & Co
Meyers
Wellington Street
Charles Baudin
Duke Street
Montreal
Dalhousie
Booth Lumber Company
Eddy Company
McKay Milling Company
Hull Lumber Company
Electric Light Company
Dominion Carbide Works
Bank of Alentreal
Three of Them Losing Their Lives in the Sheart of Town
A violent April 28 cloud burst and high winds hit Waco causing eight known deaths within city limits and extensive property damage. Named dead include Mrs. Nancy Caudle Miss Clara Caudle Rosa Chapman Enna Decker Thomas Capps Frank Walker and two unnamed Black men. The rush of creeks and a collapsing brick bridge left several others missing or injured as floodwaters rose rapidly.
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Waco
Vex
Nancy Caudle
Clara Caudle
Rosa Chapman
Enna Decker
Thomas Capps
Frank Walker
Daniel
Frognh
Barron’s Branch
Storm Damage Report Incomplete Figures Hint Heavy Losses
Incoming reports indicate severe rainfall across the state with rivers rising rapidly. Officials warn of heavy damage potential along the Brazos and Colorado rivers and urge valley residents to heed timely warnings to protect themselves.
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Brazos
Colorado
Mallalieu
Painful menses eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Fifty thousand women testify in letters to Mrs. Pinkham Lynn Mass that the vegetable compound helps when menstruation strains vitality. The ad touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and notes a relocation of P H Hough, salve agent, to 34 Delaware Street.
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Dr. Pierce
P. H. Hough
Malena
Winslow Street
Delaware Street
Local Flour Sale Advertises Marshall’s Best Flour
A small-town advertisement promotes Marshall’s Best Flour as the family favorite and cheapest option, with weekly price of $1.00 per sack for Marshall’s Best Flour and 85 cents for Marshall’s Star flour. The seller notes exclusive agency and warranty on every sack.
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Marshall
Magnetic cure claims touted in Freeport ad copy
An advertisement touts a drugless magnetic cure for chronic diseases with diplomas from top schools including Weltmer in Nevada Missouri. It cites Freeport residents cured, offers 12 facial treatments with a French method, free consultation, and office hours at 158 Stephenson Street.
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Weltmer School
Nevada
Freeport
Stephenson St
Ill
Percejhours
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Geo. J. Dern
C. A. McNamara & Co
New
Stephenson Street
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Oblates of Mary the Immaculate
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Washington Street
Tull
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Duke of Connaught
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Sheart of Town
Indianapolis
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William Melinley
Nicaragua
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J. Ll. Gates
Kokomo
Ind
Ruth Lewellyn
Jennings
Methodist Book Committee
Ti T. CG. Jennings
Edwin O A. Sehell
Western Book Concern
Guiscoin
Constantinople
Lydia Barstar
Gladstone
Mich
Jacob Landis
Joseph Isohiman
Isabella
Thiebert
All Souls Unitarian Church
Edward Cummings
Harvard
Ida Llukin
Moline
President
McKinley
Canton
Lydia E. Pinkham
Spurgeon
Dr. Weight
British Foreign Bible Society
People's Column
Leas
Wayte
Joseph Barron
Journal of
F. Rice
Wave St
Mra
H. J. Porter
Oak Place
Antee
C . D. Knowlton
N. Galena Ave
Beaver St
Park
Jorma E. H. Morgan
Jor Salm
Josephine Botts
Court House
Galena Ave
J. P. Byerly
Lincoln Boulevard
West Freeport
State Street
Guanite
O. Taylor & Frick
Fok
Planet Jr
John M. Wise
Stephenson Street Nursery
Dorman
Carroll Street
Adams St. Schofield
H. L. Aspinwall
Spring Street
Scoley & Mayer
John F. Franz
C. A. Sheets
Exchange
City Hall
C. B. Sheets
F. A. Dietrich
Fourth Avenue
Hinoline
East Freeport
M. Arledge
Roger
Florida
R. R. Station
Galena Avenues
Soldiers’ Monument
E. Mayer
Sec
Q. A. Huenkemeier
the Reliable Grocer
Tel
Rocky Mountain
A. L. Newton
Jennie Newton
Ichael Angelo
Mike
Italy
Michael Angelo
Michael
John
Harpster
J. Schwarz & Sons
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Morning Telegraph
Sunday Telegraph
Daily Telegraph Co
West 42d St
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