The Hester Family and a Daring Australian Escape
David Hester muses over his Florida orange trees and dreams of fortune for Josefine. In London a thief confesses to his wife, revealing David’s true identity. Arrest follows, two years in prison, and a prison reunion with Josephine after the steamship Sydney disaster. He dies saving others, and they find reconciliation after his release.
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David Hester
Florida
Josefine
Jim
Mother
London
Josephine
Josephine Hester
David
Australia
Alove
Sydney
Moonlight strawride party in Lakewood to Allaire village
Moonlight strawride parties are popular in Lakewood. Mr and Mrs Walter E Phipps of New York hosted a party of about 20 at the Lakewood hotel and rode to Allaire the deserted village. They skated on the village lake and ended with a rabbit supper at the hall, the village’s only habitation.
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Lakewood
N. J
Walter E. Phipps
New York
Lakewood Hotel
Allaire
Fourteenth Ward Day Hear on Saloon Remonstrance Set
County commissioners fixed Monday February 11 as the hearing date on the remonstrance against saloons in the Fourteenth ward. The action follows a vote to schedule the public proceeding and hear witnesses and arguments regarding the ward’s liquor opposition.
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Fourteenth Ward
Honest Square Dealing Promotes Dr Pierce Medicines
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce medicines for open ingredients on bottle wrappers. It argues publicity safeguards merit, notes endorsement by medical teachers, and contrasts with secret formulas. It highlights Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription, and invites women to consult by letter with confidential replies.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Doctor Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Rich Denver Heiress Plans Marriage to Pueblo Chief
Misa Cora Arnold, wealthy Denver heiress, engaged to Albino Ciavarria, a Pueblo Indian and carnival figure. Ciavarria was elected chief of his tribe at Espanola, sparking cautious joy amid lingering opposition. The couple, who own Colonnades apartments, first met during a carnival visit.
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The
Denver
Colo
Misa Cora Arnold
Albino Ciavarria
Espanola
Albino Chavarria
Chavarria
Santa Clara
Colfax
Marion Sts
Dinner frock dainty Dresden ribbon informal dinner wear
A semi princess gown features a white chiffon skirt and sleeves with tightly pleated fabric. A white jacket hides tucks, while a black velvet bolero opens over a yoke of velvet rosettes. A rhinestone buckle centers the rosettes for distinction.
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Dresden
Stokes and Wie Quit East-Side Tenement Home
New York February 5. J G Phelps Stokes and his wife will leave their East-side tenement and move to a small dingy on Staten Island to devote more time to philanthropic literature and broad charity work. He aims to organize charity workers nationwide and focus attention on social evils to educate the public.
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New York
J. G. Phelps Stokes
Young Stokes
Millionaire
Little Dimgalow
Staten Island
Uouu
Metropolitan Opera plans Salome tours beyond New York
The Metropolitan Opera director announced Salome would be staged in cities outside New York, with bookings reported for Pittsburg and Chicago. The piece notes debates on musical earfulness, police manpower in New York, and Dr. Parkhurst’s schedule, framing theatrical trends and public figures of the era.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
New York
Pittsburg
Chicago
Love's sharp eyes uncover a runaway bride over hair
Jersey City woman leaves her wedding breakfast in shock as her new husband’s hair combing displeased her. The abandoned groom seeks divorce while critics lament that love magnifies flaws. The tale warns that even minor quirks can wreck happiness and families.
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Meyer Rookman
Jersey City
Love
Human Strength Through Height and Weight Experiments
Experiments on various men show lifting capacity varies with height and weight. A five foot tall man weighing 125 pounds lifts about 185 pounds eight inches, or 17 pounds to 1.2 inches. A six foot one man at 133 pounds lifts 156 pounds to 138 inches, or 27 pounds to six inches. A six foot three man at 195 pounds lifts 186 pounds to 16 inches, or a lesser amount to nine inches. Overall, the average strength equates to raising 0 pounds through 2.5 feet in one second.
Cured Piles Promise With PAZO Ointment Claim
A claimed guarantee for PAZO ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days with money refund offered. The notice mentions numbers like 6 to 14 days and a refund policy, presenting a bold medical claim.
Century and Oldun Exchange Wedding Promises
Century tells of promising to buy his bride fine clothes before marriage. Oldun recalls a ploy to win his wife by claiming to be 79, possessing a $5,000,000 fortune, and having heart disease.
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Century
Oldun
Two Men and a Bottle Tops Weslyn's One Act Farce
Louis Weslyn's one act comedietta Two Men and a Bottle stars Howard and Mrs. Truesdell with Robert Gemp in vaudeville. A witty breezy farce about a club man’s drunken note in a bottle leading to comical romantic entanglements on a New York yacht and Manhattan beach.
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Atention
Louis Weslyn
Indianapolis
Howard Truesdell
Robert Gemp
Truesdells
Weslyn
2 Fettle
New York
Europa
New York Harbor
Inc
Club Mana
New York City
Manhattan Beach
Boston
Mr. Truesdell
Mrs. Truesdell
Mr. Gemp
Wood hardness ranking and long term wood durability study
The report lists shellbark hickory as a 100 hardness standard with others ranked: pignut 96 white oak 54 white ash 7 dogwood 75 scrub oak 73 white hazel 72 apple 72 red oak 69 white beech 65 black walnut 65 black birch 62 yellow oak 60 hard maple 58 white elm 56 red cedar 56 wild cherry 05 yellow pine 54 chestnut 52 yellow poplar 01 butternut 4 white birch 43 white pine 30. It describes a five year test driving two foot sticks one and a half inches square into the ground, leaving half inch above ground. Oak elm ash fir soft mahogany and nearly every pine roted. larch hard pine and red oak decayed outside. acacia slightly attacked outside but sound otherwise. hard mahogany and cedar of Lebanon in fair condition. only Virginia cedar as good as initial. Dry wood lasts longer than metals. cedar oak yellow pine chestnut are most durable dry. Beams 1200 years old found in perfect condition. wood in ancient Egyptian tombs also durable.
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Lebanon
Cascarets Candy Cathartic announces nationwide use
An early 20th century advertisement extols Cascarets as a trusted remedy for constipation and bowel troubles. It highlights mass daily sales, convenience, and the product’s safe, mild action. The copy promotes Pure Drugs legislation and asserts ongoing adherence to quality and effectiveness for American consumers.
The Sun Offers Ten Cent Patterns with Daily Variety
The Sun partners with a top pattern firm to provide new designs each day for ten cents. Each pattern includes a note that it guards against scams. Send ten cents, pattern number and size, plus name and address to The Fashion Department at The Sun.
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the Sun
Fashion Department of
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John Herron Art Institute
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Penellvamia SL
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Oregon Trail
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