Tenacious Boy Drowns While Fishing For Salmon
In Western Oregon near Winchester on the North Fork of the Umpqua River, Johnnie Walker, while delivering a squash, fished the crib at a power dam and became entangled by a line attached to a large salmon. Despite a heroic struggle, the boy drowned, clutching a red box containing sweet pea seeds for his sister. Neighbors arrived in time to recover the salmon weighing about thirty pounds.
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Johnnie
Umpqua
Winchester
Oregon
Electric Light and Water Works
Roseburg
Johnny
Willows
Birds Kill Snake in Bold Mockingbird Defense
Alma readers report a strange incident from Alma country roads where two mockingbirds attacked a large coach whip. After about thirty minutes the snake's head was nearly severed and the reptile lay dead, five and a half feet long, with an undigested half grown rabbit in its stomach.
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Ed Neal
Jessi Neal
Alma
Neal
Alma Correspondence Forest and Stream
Beek to Revive Old Industry in Seville Silk Hope
Seville Spain plans a revival of the historic silk trade by planting a thousand mulberry trees to feed silkworms and restore the citys famed industry. The effort aims to recreate Seville as a center of silk production once renowned in the region.
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Seville
Spain
A Jeweler’s Guess About a Wedding Ring Fifteen Years
A jeweler claims to judge how long a woman has been married by the wedding ring. The wife questions him, and he explains ring sizes repeat every five years, placing the woman in the fifteen-year class. Subsequent inquiry confirms the claim. the anecdote appears in a New York Sun item.
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New York Sun
One Bromo Quinine Patent Case Noted
A brief item notes a single Bromo Quinine laxative case, referencing E. W and the Case Cold patent filings. The mention implies a signature by E. W on a patent related to Bromo Quinine laxative products.
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E. W
Case Cold Mn
Johnny's Kick Sen. La Follette mocks millionaire complaints
Chicago News quotes Senator La Follette comparing wealthy critics to a bad boy scapegoating government harm. He recalls a boy crying to his mother and a punch turning into a knuckle mark on the wall, illustrating his disdain for self-pitying officials and their supporters.
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Johnny
la Follette
Chicago News
Fredericksburg Officers Chosen by Draw Lot
In Fredericksburg Virginia after a tie for police justice the young lawyer William Godlrick and former saloon keeper H Y Daniel drew lots to decide the office with Daniel born winner.
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Fredericksburg
William’k. Godlrick
H. Y. Daniel
Daniel
Bat One Church in London Nonconformist Movement
With the exception of City Temple, the Nonconformists have but one church in London. The remark highlights the limited number of nonconformist houses of worship in the capital besides the prominent City Temple.
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Bat
City Temple
London
Reward for a Catan and cure claims in Toledo ad
An advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for a Catan claim not cured by Hall's Catarch Cure. It includes endorsements from F.J. Cuzxzy Co of Toledo and several signatories. The page also features dubious medical claims and a generic note about Hall's Family Pills.
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Hall
F.J. Cuzxzy & Co
Toledo
Henty
Waning
Kiexag &Manvin
Ingenuity of Inventors Boosts Safety Razor Sales
The article notes ongoing ingenuity by manufacturers to cut production costs while improving quality, highlighting farm machinery and apparel before focusing on safety razors. It champions the Ship Shayr razor offered postpaid for twenty five cents by the Book Publishing House in New York, noting its popularity and suggestion to use multiple razors for best results.
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Shayr
Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
New York
Teelana-Ss Se ars patent remedy advert
An early 20th century advertisement touts Bite of the Teelana Se Ars for teething soothing gums reducing inflammation easing pain and curing wind colic. It markets the product at 2e a bottle and claims it as a substitute for San Domingo mahogany from East India New York.
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Winslow
East India
N.Y
Fearful eczema tale ends with Cuticura cure
A man plagued by fearful eczema for nearly a year sees rapid recovery after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He slept for the first time in months and, within six weeks, was perfectly well. The account mixes other medical ads and claims about itching and various remedies.
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