Squirrels Cause Bell Ring in Englewood Box
A New Jersey family reported their telephone bell rang without anyone using it. After detectives investigated the central wires and a nearby niche, they found a neighborhood switchboard box stuffed with nuts, from a resident squirrel family.
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Bachelors Auction at Parish Fundraiser in St Louis
In a St Louis church event at St Vincent de Paul, 267 pounds of Martin Casey were auctioned off after Miss Dora Kohler declined him. Father Nugent started bids at six dollars and paid Miss Kohler with a 65 dollar bill when no higher bid appeared.
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The Sculptor Philosopher
The sculptor finished Apollo Belvedere and shared satisfaction that every passerby thinks the statue resembles himself.
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Contested Ads and Libel Rows With a Weekly
A Battle Creek company defends its products and advertising against a hostile Weekly. It recounts libel suits, editorials, and spying on its Postum works. The piece pledges to examine the Weekly’s claims item by item, avoiding background on its own history.
Testimonial Letters Back Up Postum Claims
Battle Creek, Michigan dated December 30, 1910. Signatories certify that no testimonial letter printed by Postum Cereal Co Ltd lacks a genuine signed statement. They assert the company received over fifty thousand genuine testimonials and has never knowingly made untruthful product or method statements.
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Postum and Grape Nuts Claims Under Fire in Legal Battle
The document outlines disputes over nutrition claims for Postum and Grape-Nuts, detailing objections to statements about brain nourishment and digestion. It recounts testimonials, letters, and trials about the health benefits and the conduct of advertisers and physicians involved.
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Public speaks through courts in libel case appeals
The speaker recalls being attacked and defending with facts before the public. They note filing appeals to higher courts and express faith in American tribunals. Lawsuits against the weekly newspaper have not yet been tried and concern libel.
Postum and Grape Nuts Endorsement Amid Legal Battle
In a public dispute the plaintiff seeks damages of 500000 dollars while the parties insist the claims are unfounded. After the dust settles the enduring truth remains that Postum Grape Nuts and Post Toasties are pure and honest brands, tested real and truthful, conducted with commercial integrity.
Pipe Smoke Makes a Balky Leopard GIT
A pure white snow leopard at the Bronx Zoo made a difficult debut after arriving from Bremen. Keepers failed to tempt him with gasoline, ammonia, lights, or a bellows, until a mended pipe by Keeper Greevy finally coaxed him from the crate. He then fled to the iron cage and demanded relief, declaring he is a leopard not a smoke consumer.
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Busy Station Agent at Illinois Central Depot
The Hinton Gagette lauds J F Costello the busy Illinois Central station agent who handles mail, freight, telegraph, tickets, routes, and customer service across town. The writer argues Costello deserves an assistant as he juggles many tasks with no complaint despite a heavy workload. The piece hints at loyalty to the Central and concern over losing Costello to another road.
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Breeding New Plants From J H Bailey Century Work
Breeding aims include maize with high starch content and oil rich forms. German potato varieties for alcohol and other uses, peaches and fruits for long shipments, sweet corn for canning, and disease resisting traits. USDA and state experiment stations pursue wilt resistant cotton, rust resistant crops, and blight resistant varieties. Emphasis on selecting traits inherent in plants over external methods.
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Rock Age of Animals Revealed by Rock Strata
The Strand Magazine notes fossils survived only because surrounding rock was soft mud or drifting sand. As crust shifts and layers invert, lower rock may appear atop the surface, letting geologists gauge the era when animals thrived by dating the rock strata.
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Blow Enough From the Reepe ine Mangual na
Old Bill Tilgumth to grind grain at an old fashioned mill ends in a humorous exchange. He mocks the slow grinding while the miller retorts about how long he could keep eating it, highlighting a comic clash over pace and patience.
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Sense of Direction From the Philadelphia Ledger Letter
A South American correspondent praises local business energy and progress after acknowledging receipt of a letter home. The note highlights forward movement and a steady pace of development in the region, noting visible signs of economic activity.
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South America
Weiter
Housht
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Fragmentary note hints at translation of a favor received
A distorted OCR line hints at a dated letter or memorandum. Names such as Helen and Pete appear amid garbled text. The readable fragment references a translator’s note and a continuation of a feast or event, but specifics remain unclear.
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