Stock Jobbing Bets Made on Elections
On October 19 stock exchange members offered Hughes bets at 10 to 7 while betting on Wilson fluctuated. Brokers pushed rumors of a “Wilson scare” to affect prices. A New York wager of $500 was tied to Hughes carrying the state by 75,000 votes as Wall Street weighed campaign prospects. New Jersey betting ran 7 to 10 against Wilson.
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Stock Exchange
Hughes
Wilson
The
Bears
Wall Street
Edis
New York State
Whitman
Erie County
eSalury
New Jersey
Very Much Alive
Dear Auntie Mabel sends three Morgan children sugar imitation fruit peaches. Mrs Morgan warns against eating them while hinting colored items can be dangerous. Early morning Elsie is found sneaking to check if Dick and Arthur are awake.
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Mabel
Morgan
Elsie
Arthur
They Do, Too Said a Young Lady to Auntie
Five year old Freddy was hitting his three year old sister Helen. An auntie scolded him saying a gentleman never strikes a lady but Helen argued back proving otherwise with a bold line about spanking. The exchange shows a child’s blunt view of gender and discipline.
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Freddy
Helen
Hellen
New Arrivals in Women’s Suits and Coats at Allen Brothers
Allen Brothers department store highlights hundreds of women’s suits and coats, emphasizing stylish fabrics, workmanship, and affordable prices. The ad also promotes High Point Steam Landry services, Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets at Amos Furniture, and Schloss Brothers suits at Cannon-Fetzer with local staff noted.
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Allen Brothers
Allen’s
Amos Furniture Store
Amos Brothers
Cannon-Fetzer Company
Schloss Brothers and Company
New York
Baltimore
High Point
Col. Ed Freeze
Bascomb Bundy
Charley Freeze
Edison Week Brings Free Trial Of The New Edison
Hart Drug announces Edison Week with a chance to win 1000 dollars for descriptions of home enjoyment and musical education from Mr Edison s New Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph. The instrument is offered free in three day trials in Hart Drug s local city and participants enter the contest by sharing their opinions on its value at home.
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Edison
High Point
Pacific
Atlantic
Hart Drug Company
Edison Company
Hart
Chinese Students Protest Japanese Demands In Tokyo
Chinese students studying in Japanese universities held meetings in Japan to discuss demands tied to the Chengchiatung incident. The Peking Daily News prints an appeal urging fellow Chinese citizens to mobilize and pressure their government not to yield to Japan’s demands.
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Associated Press
Peking
Japan
Chengehiating
Peking Daily News
Chengchiatung
Definite Answer From a Holiday Golf Editor
A golf reader asks which is better for a golfer to fuzzie a putt or fetter on the tee. The golfing editor, covering for the absent golf writer, pondered with cigarettes before deciding that snaggle a iron allows fuzzie but a better plan is to drop a guppy into the pringle and enodte it with niblick.
Make the Most of Prosperity with Foley Kidney Pills
A country wellness pitch urging men to keep fit and seize opportunities. It touts Foley Kidney Pills as a cure for disordered kidneys and bladder, backache, swollen joints, and rheumatic pains, claiming long term health value. Sold by Mann Drug Co.
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Mann Drug Co
Harvard to trial open game in 1925 showdown with Yale
Harvard coaches may employ open formations and forward passes in the November 25 clash with Yale, shifting from years of trick plays. New talent and open-style training under assistants signal a potential change, while Yale lags in wide-open attack.
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United Press State
New York
Harvard
Yale
Percy Haughton
Flower
Casey
Birth of a Nation to Return to Greensboro
D W Griffiths celebrated Civil War epic The Birth of a Nation will screen at Greensboro Municipal Theatre on October 26 27 and 28 with matinees. The production features a 25 member New York symphony orchestra plus the local orchestra and runs three hours.
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D. W. Griffith
Municipal Theatre
Greensboro
New York
Griffith
Liberty Theatre
Lincoln
Sherman
Petersburg
Lee
Grant
Appomattox
Ford
Washington
C. G. Harrison
Talking Weather Romance Sparks a Sunshine Proposal
In a light hearted exchange two lovers joke about weather themed marriage. Patience recalls his weather talk during a proposal, Patrice questions its sincerity, and the suitor claimed life would be all sunshine if they wed.
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Patrice
Old Gentleman Cured Of Chronic Dysentery
A West Manchester resident reports an elderly man near death from chronic dysentery was cured after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. One dose stopped the discharge and several more doses completed the recovery amid local testimony.
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Chamberlain
J. L. Baer
West
Manchester
Baer
Re Sale of Land in Green Street Lots at Auction
Pursuant to an order by Mason W Gant C S C in Minnie Worth et al versus Lou Kaney Anderson Guardian et al the sale bids start at 3300 for lots 1 2 3 4 on Green street and 25025 for two additional lots in the E A Ben cini and McLewallen plots. The sale is cash on premises to the highest bidder at public auction October 36 1916 at 2 pm. Ed L Ragan Commissioner W P Ragan Attorney.
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Minnie Worth
Lou Kaney Anderson
Guardian
Green Street
E. A. Bencini
McLewallen
ED. L. Ragan
W. P. Ragan
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Ernorship
Curb
Jersey
Auntie
High Point Steam Landry
Crimson Eleven
Haughton
Hamilton
Ottolene
Ek Fair
Chicago
Mason W. Gant, C. S. C
Over Ring Drug Co
South Main St
High Point Dental
DR. Fox
S. Main St
Ring
Cottolene
Albert Spalding
America
Thomas A. Edison
Phonograph
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