Priceless Black Walnut Stump Sells for 250 in Missouri Wood
In Kansas City an old stump from Howdeshells Wood drew 250 with buyers paying 600 more for sawn wood. The Howdeshells refuse sale and protect a 450 acre grove near Excelsior Springs, where valuable mature trees may yield 200000 in timber value. The stump sale highlights a historic walnut belt and wartime demand shifts.
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Kansas City
St. Louis
Excelsior Springs
Howdeshell
Howdeshell’s
Great Lakes
Ani
Four Hundred Thousand in Jerusalem Receive Aid from Americans
From Alexandria reports say 400,000 people in Jerusalem now get daily rations via the American relief fund. Relief workers describe dire costs and malnutrition while Turks fortify positions and prepare for potential Allied invasion.
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Jerusalem
Heart Throbs of the Nation Two Matchless Volumes
Fifty thousand readers nationwide vote on one proposition and the paper unveils two volumes titled Heart Throbs. It promises over 700 literary treasures from poets and humorists, offering timeless excerpts for eager readers. The coupon offer aims to satisfy the audience’s desire.
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Tennyson
Kipling
Webster
Charles Lamb
Dreco Herbal Stomach Remedy Endorsed by Washington Worker
A dated advertisement extols Dreco as the cure for stomach, liver, and kidney troubles. Testimonial from G W King of Washington recounts relief from pain, constipation, and insomnia after using the product sold by Ring Drug Company at 1.00 per bottle.
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G. W. King
Mkaghth Street
Southeast
Washington
Dreco
Ring Drug Company
Price
Baltimore conference urges bishops for races and languages
Washington April 5 By a vote of 116 to 29 the Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal church decided to send to the general conference a memorial favoring the election of bishops for races and languages. The move supports electing Negro men as bishops to preside over conferences of Negro members.
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Washington
Baltimore
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
M. EF
General Conference
Democrats Near Sweep in Chicago Alderman Elections
Chicago voters returned Democrats in 24 wards and Socialists in one with Republicans taking 10. Democrats closed the gap to control the city council, holding 11 of 35 alderman seats with 4 wards needed to seize power. Thompson era continued in several districts.
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Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Thompson
Citrolax advertised for constipation and cleansing
An old Mann Drug Co. advertisement touts Citrolax as the best remedy for constipation sour stomach lazy liver and sluggish bowels. It claims rapid relief from headaches and thorough flushing with no nausea and promotes a cleansed sweet system.
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Mann Drug Co. Adv
Sale of Guilford land at Jamestown April auction
Commissioner notes prior bid was inadequate and an increased bid of 10 percent exists. On April 1, 1916 at 2 PM in Jamestown township, the land described in Guilford County NC will be offered to the highest cash bidder. A 25 percent deposit is required. 2 percent failure voids sale. sale subject to court confirmation. This 15th day of March, 1916. W. Ragan, Commissioner.
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Jamestown Township
County of
Guilford
State of North Carolina
Luther Kennedy
Old Moravian Road
Aod
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