Essence of Quinine
Colonel Cheney and Bob Pughitt pursue a mail robbery scheme across twenty two Montana post offices. Guthrie inspects the route while Cheney weaponizes a tasting box to identify the thief via a hidden essence of quinine in the mucilage. Abe Anderson is exposed as the culprit and arrested after the sting yields proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel Cheney
Bid Guthrie
Sid
Kunnel
Jeff
Mistah Pughitt
Pughitt
Bob Pughitt
Post Office Department
Ohio
Cheney
Guthrie
Bob
Jack
Lckely
Bobghitt
Charley
Che
Montana
Dakota
St. Paul
Chicago
New York
Jim Dandy
Fim
Ian Pugaler
Nueceas
Robert
Ald
Post Office
West
Postoffice
Colonel
Sid Guthrie
Purditt
Boyldston
Anderson
Abe Anderson
Hob
Watena
Couthele
Pughiitt
Mr. Anderson
Bogdaton
Inet
Kuhn & Co
Bankers
Pittsburg Betting Craze Among Its Clubmen Revealed
In Pittsburgh the Americas club hosts high stakes betting among business leaders. A notable scene shows W Joe Johnston paying after a fly left wager while others boast of poker games on steamers and at the Pittsburg Country Club, featuring H Frick and Norman B Ream as prominent players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Hansan City Star
Pittsburgh
Americas Club
W. Joe Johnston
Cuba
Europe
Norman B. Ream
H. C. Frick
Pittsburg Country Club
Mr. Frick
Frick
Potatoes Freighted From Portland to Alaska Expands
Portland shipments of Oregon potatoes to Alaska this year exceed prior totals. About 4 000 crates head north with half for government employees and the rest for hotels. Demand grows as army officers favor Oregon produce, boosting Portland merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Portland Oregonian
Portland
Oregon
Joargent
Itm
Ita
North
Hawaiian Islands
Hilonian
A Call Against Pessimism And Faith In Life
A dense defense of optimistic living counters a bleak view that life is a doomed battle. Ella Wheeler Wilcox is cited to argue life is a glorious privilege, with inner divine power and tangible happiness, urging readers to believe in themselves and seek opportunity rather than surrender to despair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Hell
Lfe
Earth
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Vaudeville Gag Parade From Chicago News
Fragmentary dialogue spoofs a vaudeville exchange with mock German accents and comic threats. The piece riffes on cheese trust lunch, duels, physiology with a Vel sponge, and a spoof song titled Led's Paint And Make Up, attributed to the Syvede Singer of Sandusky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Osgar
Adolf
Emil Eirnudel
der Cheese Trust
Neider
Tripe Spearer
Ghuieworks
der Syvede Singer
Sandusky
Vieh Alanuds
Dynamite Explosions Spark Rumor In City
A wild eyed man in a New York room jokes about causing city dynamite attacks. A woman reacts with fear while a companion notes the man’s erratic behavior and past drinking, hinting at instability as rumors spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Western wolves kill millions of dollars of stock annually
The article reports wolves in the western prairie and mountains devastating cattle and horses, driving ranchers to seek less costly control methods. It cites investigations by Vernon Bailey and others, estimates losses up to 1,000 per wolf yearly, and notes widespread bounty programs and calls for poison-based eradication with cautious methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Reserve
Agricultural Department
Tuveau
Arthur J. Tisdall
San Miguel County
New Mexico
Bays
Vernon Bailey
Bureau
Mr. Bailey
Victor Culberson
North Dakota
R. M. Allen
Standard Cattle Company
Wyoming
Montana
A. J. Bothwell
E. L. Munson
Chateau County
Mont
J. B. Bennett
Stanford
South Dakota
Grant
New Mexco
Minnesota
Forestry Bureau
Bailey
Green River
Wind River
Union
Lander
Colorado
Mr. Halley
Moony
Ith Owen
United States
Malley
Almount
Middle Plains
Canada
Texas
Small Colleges Lead in Notable Alumni Statistics
A study of a 10 000 member college group from 60 institutions reveals DePauw Ohio Wesleyan and Allegheny top the list with the most successful members. Washington Jefferson Bucknell and Dickinson also rank high while the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins show strong percentages despite larger enrollments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Pauw University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Allegheny College
Middle West
University of Virginia
Indiana University
Wirth
Washington and Jefferson College
Bucknell University
Dickson College
Northwestern University
Wittenberg College
George Washington University
District of Columbia
Lafayette College
Iist
University of Pennsylvania
Johns Hopkins University
Breall
Forty Years Without Rival in Engraving Dies for Uncle Sam
Henry Mitchell of Boston has engraved dies for government stamp envelopes since 1868 with only one interruption during the Miovoland administration. His craft relies on a steel block matrix and a special engraving technique, preserving a long tradition of accuracy and quality in U S postage production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Henry Mitchell
Boston
Dorvine
Miovoland
Mitchell
Blomton
Tower of London
Shakespeare
Georgy
Arene
Edward IV
Sabyar
Philip Comines
Hurgundy
Pobyan
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Secret Service
Jasper Ewing Brady
Telegrapha
Santiago da Cuba
W. G. Chapman
Charles Edward Magoon
Minnewta
Isd
Univerity
Nebraska
IABI
Wong
Mia
Cross
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