Made Shoes for Fame by Hand in St Louis Shop
At 87, Charles L. Webert runs a small hand shoe shop in St. Louis, turning three to four pairs weekly. Once employing 35 men, he now stores lasts for illustrious clients including Lillian Russell and Sarah Bernhardt, and cherishes a 1893 World's Columbian Exposition gold medal.
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Sorbol-Quadruple Goitre Test Promoted at Corner Drug Store
A quick test for goitre uses a small bottle Sorbol-Quadruple to colorless liniment. Apply twice daily. thousands relieved as it supplies substance needed by the thyroid. It does not interfere with work or pleasure. Mrs Lula McFadden of Hope Ark can attest to her test experience.
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Hope, Ark
Bert Johnson, Peach Grower, Is Improved
Nashville Ark physicians report improvement in Bert Johnson Highland peach grower after weeks of illness due to a heart ailment He has a chance for recovery The piece also includes a domestic scene where a daughter questions engagement and a mother replies that he is hopeless
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Bert Johnson
Nashville
Ark
Flirtatious House Party Reveals Joan Barrett’s Tension
At Sybil Harrington's Social Tea in Green Hills Joan Barrett, Bob's fiancee, navigates a crowded room of Manhattan guests who scrutinize her with icy politeness. Barbara Downs and Dorothy Starke arrive, triggering a jolt of recognition for Joan and revealing underlying tensions in the social circle.
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U. S. Extols Horace Mann Centennial This Year
Horace Mann, “father of the American common school,” is honored nationwide this year with programs on his 1837 pivot to education. May 4, Mann’s birthday, calls for school and PTA events. National Education Association urges commencement orators to study his work. American Education Week will spotlight his contributions. Mann, born 1796 in Franklin, Massachusetts, rose from poverty with scant schooling to law and politics, then championed a public school system improved by state boards and mass education drives. He left law for state education work, vowing to “do them more than $1500 worth of good” as he battled to advance learning for all.
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Remember This When You Need a Laxative
It extols Black Draught as a daily aid to prevent constipation and urges readers to keep the purely vegetable remedy on hand. The ad claims many people use it for prompt relief at the first sign of constipation, urging trial.
Masher Service Discouraged In Westoka Telephone Hinge
In WeWoka Oklahoma flirtatious males calling the Wes toka exchange are discouraged by operators who say they will connect callers to the chief operator. Chief Operator Anna Mac Gregg reports most mashers hang up after this cue. An odd aside includes a boast about a brother commanding 5,000 men marking mawing lawns in a cemetery.
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Wewoka
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Westoka
Anna Mac Gregg
Tractor near miss at Cheyenne airport ends with safe landing
A workman driving a tractor with a land leveler at Cheyenne airport narrowly avoided disaster when a large cabin plane skimmed his former seat. The wing was damaged but the craft landed safely. Officials declined to identify the pilot or driver and said no one was at fault.
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Cheyenne
Matrimony Meaning Explained as Sentence, Not Word
A dialogue captures a classroom moment where a teacher clarifies that matrimony is not merely a word but a concept tied to marriage. Robert mentions his father’s joke that it is a sentence, prompting a concise lesson on usage and context.
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