A Pair of Pumps
Dick Preston converses with Christine on a Washington bound train. She teases him about proposing again as a bet, then loses her shoes in transit. He buys brown size three double A pumps to save the day, and she agrees to let him pick her footwear in the future.
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Dick Preston
Boston
Africa
Pearly Gates
Christine
Washington
Capitol
Sally
Pennsylvania Avenue
Lo Will
Warned by a Madman Sir Algernon West recollection
Sir Algernon West recalls a day when Sir George Campbell pressed him on land questions while officials and peers queued for audience. The office keeper warned him a supposed madman had been ushered in by mistake, leaving West perplexed by the interruption.
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Algernon West
George Campbell
Algernon
London
Sir Algernon West
Sir Algernon
Sir George
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup for colds and coughs
A seasonal remedy promising quick relief from colds. Touted as pleasant to take and laxative to purge the system. Marketed for children’s coughs croup and whooping cough and sold by H J Moogh and C P Guenther.
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H. J. Moogh
C. P. Guenther
Engraving Delay Notice by Emerick Barrey & Co
Due to demands on our engraving force we cannot engrave items bought outside our store until after Christmas. Emerick, Barrey & Co. 12-8dtf.
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Emerick, Barrety &Coo
John Spiess Buys Geo McCarty Meat Market
John Spiess buys Geo McCarty meat market at 68 Stevenson Street and invites old and new customers to visit. Local notice notes Spiess’s intention to meet patrons and greet the community.
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John Spiess
Geo. McCarty
Stephenson St
Burdett Sells Piano Tuning and Dry Cleaning Ads
F J Burdett a piano tuner advertises orders at Brown's and Dollmeyer's or by phone 306. A suit pressed neatly for 50 cents at Malle's Galena and Ven Buren avenue.
Harriet M. Burbank Piano Teacher at Grove Street Studio
Harriet M. Burbank, noted piano instructor, teaches at Studio 3 Grove Street. Details on sessions and availability are forthcoming.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Grove ‘St
Dadtt
Three Children Drown in Ice Chilling Maine Scene
Reports from Boxon and nearby towns recount three minors losing their lives on thin ice. Ithel Anderson, 11, and Martha Anderson, 10, drowned in a pond as upstate rescues failed. Mabel Brown survived but feared exposed. George Stack Jr., 13, perished attempting to rescue his brother Arthur at Mystic pond.
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Jancaville
Wisboo
Marl Cooper
Harvey Richardson
Violet Bliving
Fannie
Koshkonong
Mabel Brown
Box'on
Ithel
Charles Anderson
Martha
John Anderson
Northeaston
Methuen
George Stack, Jr
Ufe
Arthur
Mystic Pond
Two Drowned In Potomac Rapids
Washington December 7. Botanist Joseph F. Painter of the National Museum and his companion Robert Wallace were drowned while attempting to shoot the rapids at Stubblefield Falls in the Potomac river.
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Potomac Rapids
Wahington
Joseph F. Painter
National Museum
Robert Wallace
Stubblefield Falls
Potomac River
Aged Negro Tortured as Night Riders Threaten Leaders
In Camilla Georgia on December 7 Judge W N Spence issued warrants for Frank Adams and John Rodney white men following a report by Andrew Moore. An old man’s son in Miller county chain gang allegedly escaped. Night riders whipped him his wife and his son's wife then nearly hanged the elder man before the rope broke and he fled. Reports also say Colonel I Z Taylor who survived Quentin Rankin's hanging was warned night riders may come for him dead or alive.
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Camilla
W. N. Spence
Frank Adams
John Rodney
Andrew Moore
Miller County
Colonel Taylor
Trenton
Tern
I. Z. Taylor
Quentin Rankin
New Jersey Doctor Aims to Resuscitate Electrocution Victim
Trenton reports County Physician Frank G Seimmell announces plans to revive the next man electrocuted in New Jersey He seeks to prove electricity can renew life and that electrocution victims do not die under the surgeon s knife or in burial quicklime The next execution is for John Miantasanuan scheduled during the week of December 21.
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Trenton
N. J
Frank G. Seimmell
New Jersey
John Miantasanuan
Castro Must Apologize Over Expulsion Incident
Paris reports that if President Castro of Venezuela visits Bordeaux he will be barred from French soil until he delivers a formal apology for expelling M. Taigny the French charge d affaires. Cabinet kept the decision secret due to fears of a possible landing at Sautane der Spain and Castro’s frail health.
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M. Taigny
Paris
Dec
Castro
Venezuela
Bordeaux
France
Castid Houd
Sautaneder
Spain
Tiny Cattle on Viety at National Dairy Show
Chicago readers note a dairy show feature with a dairy maids chorus and calf displays alongside prize cattle parades and milking contests. The Kerry-Dexter herd exhibited by H. P. Crane of St Charles attracts attention as the smallest cattle in the world, part of the event running through December 10 at the Soliseum.
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Chicago
Dee
H. P. Crane
St. Charles
Frost Causes Collision: Two Killed in Santa Fe Crash
A Santa Fe passenger train collision near Aimuarttlo Texas on December 7 killed two and injured many. The dead are engineer Nd Maxon of Roswell New Mexico and mail clerk J. J. Smith. Snow and ice reduced speed and contributed to the wreck.
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Santa Fe
Aimuarttlo
Tex
Nd Maxon
Roswell W. AL
J. J. Smith
Trost
Weather forecast for Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin
The forecast reports cold conditions across Illinois and Wisconsin with slow weather in parts. Iowa and Wisconsin are expected to be cold with a probable snow, while lower Michigan remains colder.
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Ilinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Lower
Michigan
Man Zan Pile Remedy Promises Quick Pile Relief
A personal experience recounts immediate relief from all forms of piles using a tube of Man Zan Pile Remedy. The claim is guaranteed by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Gruen her.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P. Gruenher
Sed Ward Sewer Notice for 1908 final settlement
On December 7 1908 the Board of Local Improvements will settle with the contractor for the construction of the ward sewer. All parties wishing to review their assessments before final action are hereby notified. Preeti do go E Ditt Mar Griffin, Aladie? Special es P Cathaabies.
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Ward
Ie Board of Local Improvements
Ard
Mar Griffin
Farm Distilling on Small Farms Faces High Alcohol Cost
Two years after Congress removed internal revenue tax from denatured alcohol farmers hoped to use farm alcohol as low cost fuel. Prices remain high, dampening the plan, while fears persist that distillation remains factory centralized. French small devices intrigue farmers though practical use in the U.S. is unlikely for years.
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Congress
Imany
France
Trav
Eling Distillers
Decomposition lowers weed seed vitality in manure study
I L Oswald of the Maryland experiment station studied how manure handling affects weed seed vitality. When six month barnyard storage or field pasture exposure occurred, few seeds germinated. Feeding seeds to yearling steers showed germination rates of 12.8 percent top dressing, 2.3 percent plowed under, and 3.1 percent on pasture, indicating well rotted manure generally destroys weed seed vitality.
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Oswald c
Maryland
Genewal
Woods Liver Medicine in quid form remedy note
An old advertisement promotes Woods Liver Medicine in quid form as a liver regulator and gentle laxative. It claims relief for sick headache constipation stomach and kidney disorders and fever chills malaria with tonic effects felt from the first dose. The $1 bottle allegedly contains two times as much as the 50 cent size, sold by H. J. Moogk and C. P. Guenther.
Shoes to A. Z. Meier kort for repairs
Bring footwear to A Z Meier kort near the Second National Bank for repair services. Ensure your shoes are ready promptly and return with proper fitting.
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A. Z. Meierkort
Second National Bank
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