Night plot at Beckwiths ends with inspector fooled
Tim Ruggles and Bessie Beckwith lure a government inspector to a schoolhouse gathering. They reveal a hillside blaze and the tally of illegal whisky as proof. The inspector collapses, while the moonshiner father faces arrest at Farson’s Landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Ruggles
Beckwith
Bessie Beckwith
Kate Beckwith
Bessie
Jim Harwick
Tim
Mcougall
Farson
Harwick
Government
United States
Farson’s Landing
McDougall
Ford
Beasie
Am Hina
Publicity Claims on Dr Pierce Medicines Misleading
An early 20th century ad touts Dr Pierce medicines as openly tested and endorsed by medical authorities. It contrasts with hidden patent remedies and asserts ingredients are glycerine based with no alcohol, claiming safety and efficacy without physician secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
Sampson
Pierce
Ptic
Frock for a Little Miss with Persian Lawn Trim
A delicate dress for a girl not yet six features sheer Persian lawn with Anglaise embroidery as trim. Wallace outlines the opening and yoke, with a short full skirt Having three tiny bottom tucks and a hand scalloped edge. Yoke and sleeve caps use Broidery Anglaise and Valenciennes insertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Mrs Taft Could Be Prominent First Lady Candidate
Special to The Sun reports Mrs. Taft, wife of Secretary Taft, eyeing 1908 Republican guidance and possibly becoming first lady. She praises Taft as the best late entrant, hopes Theodore Roosevelt’s endorsement aids, and notes her deep musical career and family ties to Cincinnati and Yale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Tait
First Lady of the Land
Washington
Taft
T. R
White House
Helen Herron
Cincinnati
Mollie Hayes
President Hayes
John W. Herron
Helen
Cathedral School
Bryn Mawr College
Robert Alphonso
Yale
Oxford
Chas. P. Taft
Ohio
Force
Quentin Roosevelt
West Point
Tafts
Woman Sells Brick and Music Composer Nellie Snyder Smith
Dallas businesswoman Nellie Snyder Smith built a brick and building material concern to over 200000 annually in eight years. She started with four bricks from her husband after his death and now sells common and face brick plus other materials. She is also a published magazine contributor and a music composer. Her holiday retreat is a large stock farm 40 miles from Dallas.</summary>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Nellie Snyder-Smith
Nellie Sny
der-Smith
Texas
Headgear trends in black hats and vibrant summer gowns
The article surveys fashion shifts from black hats with subtle trimmings to bright color schemes in fabrics and accessories. It notes silver and gold bands, new waist placements, and strutted skirts with passementerie, plus linen dresses with canary and brick tones awaiting summer wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
No Reunion for John Smiths at Jamestown Exposition
There will be no reunion of the John Smith family at the Jamestown exposition as hotel facilities are inadequate to accommodate attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smiths
Fragmented Humor and Musings from Old Time Columns
A collage of quips and anecdotes featuring Mrs Lillie Devereaux Blake, Gan Addicks railway plans, a jesting author, Mabel Gilman, a Wisconsin ministers blunt verdict on Chicago, Nikola Tesla, a New York policeman, and a chatter about California earthquakes.
No Gossip at the Counter Says Buffalo Clerk
A Buffalo News excerpt quotes a clerk who laments gossiping shoppers who monopolize counters. The worker describes interruptions by familiar customers and the frustration of juggling conversations with others while attempting to assist.
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Bliss-Swain “Special” Suits
Indianapolis
Atterbury
Stevenson
Beverly
Bliss. Swain &Co State Life Buildin
the Daily Story
Moonshiner
Ot Wade
Peitn
Gilson Gardner
Sun
W. H. Taft
W. H. Messeng
Ingram
Axminster
Fror
Out
Jewel Gas
Dangler Gas
Verona
Sion
W. H. Messenger
Delaware
Lillie Devereaux Blake
Gan'' Addicks
LA Cartel
Scribben
Indiana
Mabel Gilman
Mabel
Corey
Wisconsin
Chicago
Hell
Nikola Tesla
New York
E. H. Harrimen
Watch Trust
California
Hay
Hodl
Pianos Ux
Willschnen
Otowanty
Aene Otewant
the Talking Shopper
The
Buffalo News
Tve
Odd Fellows Building
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