Princess Ibrahim Hassan’s Escape Sparks Ola Humphrey Family Fortune
Ola Humphrey, California, to receive $1,000,000 from seized Ottoman wealth after her marriage to Prince Ibrahim Hassan and escape from his harem life. The tale recounts a British refund of seized property, Ola’s early stage career, and her warning that East Western marriages are a losing game.
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Humphrey
Ibrahim Hassah
Ola Humphrey
California
Miss Oli
Oakhyrd
Cal
Thomas Marshall Humphrey
Zenda
Edwin Mordant
Mexico
Pig
Prince Wrahin Huseini
Meseragno
Nile
Pagan Maris
Ola
London
Egypt
Turkey
Germany
Sealee
Ibrahim Hassan
Old Humphrey
Farm Loans and Real Estate Listings in Greencastle Area
Classified ads list FC farm loans with Wm B Vestal and Dobbs Vestal at Greencastle real estate office. rentals and sales include four unfurnished rooms 514 S Indiana St, pianos at 19 E Washington, furniture auction 310 West Liberty St, mill wood from Barnaby’s mill, fresh fish by Edward Ash, Ford touring car tradable via Henry Bradtke 211 W Columbia St, multiple houses for sale from $2600 to $4000, coal range rehab at 208 S Indiana, many Putnam and Darke County farms listed by Central Trust Co and C Sayers Mgr.
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Putnam County
Central Trust Co
8. C. Sayers
Mgr
Night Drill Near French Village Ends With Missing Man
Evening at a muddy edge of a French village a company drills under a wary commander. A corporal reports twenty four present but the captain finds only three in the front rank. A soldier named Shorty Meggs is found missing, believed in a mud hole.
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Judson
Shorty Meggs
Prizes for Safe Airplanes Initiative by British Government
The air ministry will award £64 000 in prizes to develop safer aircraft in three classes small airplanes large airplanes and seaplanes announced by Maj Gen E B Seely in the House of Commons.
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E. B. Seely
Air Ministry
House,of Commons
Airplane Used as Hearse in Canada
Leonard Allen a Toronto aviator had his funeral carried by a Curtiss aircraft from his home to the cemetery in a first use of airplanes as funeral vehicles. A second plane followed with the officiating clergyman.
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Canada
Leonard Allen
Toronto
Can
Two Men Escape Colusa Jail With Improvised Tool
Thomas Martin and Otto Cote escaped Colusa California jail using a pliable prison spoon to unlock a door and fled. They had been charged with auto theft. They are now at large.
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Thomas Martin
Otto Cote
Colusa
Cal
Dr. King's New Discovery Promoted for Colds Coughs
A vintage ad touts Dr. King’s New Discovery as an effective remedy for cold cough and throat ailments. It claims long standing quality and broad popularity for over fifty years, priced at $1.20 a bottle from all druggists.
New Life Pills Claim to Cleanse Liver and Bowels
An eccentric advertisement touts Dir. éefig's New Life Pills claiming to cleanse the liver and bowels. The copy emphasizes improved digestion and stronger bodily function and urges readers to try the product tonight through local druggists.
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Éefig
Peculiar Good Luck Sign Cited By Chicago Millionaire
Carl Emil Junck the Chicago importer touted luck after a parlor talk. He recalled Wash White’s grimace and a mule’s kick at dawn as signs of fortune, predicting Germany’s future and a string of positive omens for the year ahead.
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Carl Emil Junck
Chicago
Wash
Germany
Washington
J. Junek
Mr. Junek
Burglar's haul and a quirky shop scene mixed with school tale
A burglar mockingly boasts of stolen items including a pug dog and family heirlooms while a shopkeeper sells a gun to a mother for her son and jokes about slug shooting. A Sunday school class recounts a pupil’s blunt reply of learning nothing when asked by a mother.
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Strader
Levett
Chicago Tribune
Papa's Foolishness
A youth jokes about his father not valuing money, noting he saves by buying peas and showing no appreciation for other good things. The dialogue contrasts thrift with misplaced priorities and hints at a humorous family dynamic.
Senator Sorghum Keeps Up Light Speech Style
A humorous exchange features Senator Sorghum defending his deliberate ungrammatical remarks as a deliberate choice to avoid being seen as an overly strict intellectual.
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Senator Sorghum
She Agrees and Confirms Worthiness Question
A brief exchange shows a girl declaring she is not worthy, and another character named George being urged to proceed. The Louisville Courier Journal records the dialogue as a concise moment of acceptance and permission within a scene.
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George
Inter
Louisville Courier-Journal
Roundabout Increase in Egg Prices Cited
A reader question about cold storage impacts on costs is answered with a claim that unfrozen eggs become nearly prohibitively priced. The exchange notes storage adds expense and affects consumer prices.
Fashion’s Fuzzes Sparks Talk of Side Whiskers Revival
In a lively exchange, Mr. Rufnek notes side whiskers are fashionable again as girls embellish their ears, reflecting a playful mood about evolving style trends.
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Mr. Rufnek
Dark Future Flashes in Oblique Exchanges
Fragmentary humorous lines show odd exchanges about winter provisions and tents. A mother’s pride in her child is noted. The dialogue hints at shortages and plans, reflecting a satirical, postcard-like glimpse of daily life.
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Baldwin Piano CO
James L. Hamilton
Washington Street
Wm. B. Vestal
Dobbs & Vestal Real Estate
Greencastle
Ind
S. Indiana St
Washington St
West Liberty Street
Barnaby’s Mill
Edward Ash
Henry Bradtke
West
Columbia Street
Bath
College
C. Sayers
Model Rehab
Coal Range
Cora O'Brien
Indiana Street
Darke County
Ohio
Edwin C. Wright
Greenville
France
Indianapolis
Via
Thiele
Highlander
the First National Bank
Indiana
Fletcher
Dr. King
Leis & CO. Grocers and Bakers
Edinburgh
Papa
Uncle Sam
U. S
Central National Bank Central Trust CO
Pizsnos
Indiana Loan CO
Donner Block
Reve
J. Sudvanski Co
Gested Colie
The
Canby, Ach & Canby Co
Dayton, Ohio
Strategem
Christies
Paul Albin
Rector
Dobbs & Vestal
Warren Newgent
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