Tragic Collinwood School Fire Claims 170 Young Lives
In North Collinwood Ohio a public school fire killed 170 children aged six to fifteen. The blaze trapped pupils in crowded hallways as exits clogged, many bodies burned beyond recognition. Gov Herrin ordered investigations into the fire and school safety.
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Cleveland
Barrow Hathways
North Collnwood
North Collinwood
Collinwood
Andrew L. Herris
Collinwood Council
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Company
Ately
Bremen
James
Bliss Anna Moran
Burke
Nicis
Tommy Thompson
Spring
Alan
Suffragist Dies by Own Hand in Nebraska
Tecumseh Nebraska, January 3, Ammup ex secretary of the Nebraska Woman Suffrage Association and a leading club worker, killed herself Wednesday by drinking carbolic acid. In a note she stated ill health was the cause.
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Tecumseh
Neb. J
Ammup
Nebraska Woman Suffrage Association
KdJed
Bailey Withdraws From Republican Nomination Race
William J. Bailey, former governor, announced his withdrawal from the race for the Republican nomination in Fopeka Kansas on Wednesday.
Hartje Wins Suit in Conspiracy Trial Acquittals
Augustus Hartje, noted Hartje magnate, hardware merchant John L. Welshons and friend, plus Clifford Hoce the coachman, were tried in Cr minal court in Itrsburg Pa on charges of conspiring to ruin Mrs Mary Scott Hartje and were all acquitted.
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Hartje
Itrsburg
Augustus Hartje
John L. Welshons
Clfford Hoce
Mary Scott Hartje
Jap Budget Passes
Tokyo reports the budget passed the house of peers on Wednesday night, marking a key step in fiscal plans. The decision affects national spending and policy implementation, with officials signaling further steps in legislative approval and review processes.
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Tokyo
House of Peers
Deafness Cure Claim in Promotional Ad
An 19th century style medical ad promises a cure for deafness by a remedy labeled as a catarrh tonic. It asserts ear drum and Eustachian tube issues cause deafness, claims inflammation and blockage robs hearing, and offers a free sample and treatment.
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Eadarth
Chexey
Totek
Cause for Alarm and Bridal Trip Promise
A man recounts a long countdown to Niagara Falls drying up after 50,000 years. His fiancée Jennie fearfully asks if the falls might vanish before their bridal trip, prompting concern about their plans.
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Jennie
Niagara Falls
Hog Cholera in Hogs Testimony and Remedies
A farmer from Burnetts Creek Indiana recounts hog cholera outbreaks among fed hogs five years ago. He used Sloan's ointment to treat the ill hogs and avoided losses, noting some refused milk and needed drenches. He endorses Sloan’s free book on treating horses cattle hogs and poultry and gives the Boston address for inquiries.
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A. P. Williams
Burnetts Creek
Ind
Mr. Williams
Sunday School Lessons for the World Reach All Languages
A Boston Herald report notes a committee at W. N. Gartshorn's Fenway home selects weekly lessons for the world church. The distributed texts, prepared for continents and islands, reach Europe Africa and Asia in many tongues. About 500 million Sunday school teachers receive the materials annually including 46 dialects for India.
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Fenway
W. N. Gartshorn
Boston Herald
Europe
Africa
Hawaii
Japan
Islands of
India
Postum Asa Cure For Coffee's Harmful Effects Told
An old surgeon recounts quitting coffee after tremors and insomnia improved within months of using Postum. He and a friend reportedly found Postum soothing, with family use expanding. proper preparation urged, and the ad ends with the slogan There’s a Reason and a Battle Creek company attribution.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Winter Wheat Crop and Farm Notes From Alberta
Readable excerpts recount winter wheat and oats yields, acreages, and prices from Coaldale and Southern Alberta in 1907 1908. Pawson and Lepfingwele describe yields per acre hay potatoes and storied farm practices and the early settlement experiences.
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Alberta
Canada
Coaldale
Alta
Can
W. H. Pawson, JR
A. L. Warner
Breaking
Tenny Brothers
Lepfingwele
Billion Dollar Grass seeds and seeds catalog ad
An advertisement touts Billion Dollar Grass and related seeds with enticing claims of high yields and hay production. It promotes seed catalogs from John A. Saber Seed Co and others, urging postage paid mail orders from Wisconsin addresses. The item also includes brief quips and a CASTORIA ad for infants. It ends with a rhetorical piece about granting noble titles to Americans.
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A. Baier Reed Co
Taase
Wis
Arather
America
Sly Miller
Sainfain
Victoria
John A. Saber Seed Co
la Crosse
Chocolate Pie Healthful Ad Promotes Easy Prep
A quirky ad claims chocolate is healthful and popular pie fillings are easy to make with "OUR: Pile" chocolate flavor. It advertises directions on package and instant-use ingredients while urging readers to order today. A humorous line about a young man half on a stove and half on ice is included.
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Awful
Burns
Mary
Mme
Champ
Sharpe
Helma Lee
Hardy Porte
E.w-Grove
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N.W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis
Winslow
New York
Lecomte
Moisieur
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sallie French
Pancanuula
Ter
Mrs. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Maxim
Joe
Merry Widow Gems
Jerome H. Remick & CO
West
41St St
Bea Mera
Earm
Saskatchewan
Holmes
Jackson St
St. Paul
Hier
W.V. Bennett
Omaha
Neh
Reading Hardware
Travers
Sterling Foundry CO
NAS
Borak
Cineage
A.N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
W. Adami
Chicago
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