Patsy O'Reilly Joins A Yankee Princess On Screen
Patsy O'Reilly, famed as the doorstep terror of Flannigan's Flats, breaks into society and a film role as Miss Love in the Beggie-Love picture A Yankee Princess. The Orpheum screen on June 3 will feature her lively wrestling and bold scenes, with David Smith directing and a supporting cast including Robert Gordon and Aggie Herring.
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Patsy
Sociey
Reily
Patsy O'Reilly
O'Reilly
Pilm
Flannigan’s Flats
Sven
Orpheum Theatre
Miss Love
Flannigan
Bernard McConville
David Smith
Robert Gordon
George Pierce
Aggie Herring
J Carlton Weatherby
Katherine Griffith
Lydia Yeoman Titus
Max Asher
Auto Accident on West Platt Street Near Speedway
Report describes a near tragic auto incident on West Platt Street involving a car driven by Carin Golving and a bicyclist who swerved off his bike to avoid a collision. No fatalities noted. incident tied to the Hoosier event weekend context and local traffic on Platt Street.
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West Platt Street
Arthur Thurman
Carin Golving
Platt Street
Local accident narrative disrupts wedding party aftermath
An unclear OCR fragment recounts a chaotic scene with a man named Jed and a driving mishap. The text mentions someone stepping on the wrong pedal, a bicycle, an automobile, and a telephone incident during a social gathering after a wedding. Further readable bits describe guests reacting and a sense of danger.
Rabbits Troubling Soybean Cultivation in Small Areas
The United States Department of Agriculture notes soybeans face few serious enemies at present. Rabbits are the main trouble, destroying substantial areas where abundant. In regions with many rabbits, soybean culture in small tracts becomes nearly impossible. Woodchucks also cause damage.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Soybean pests and planting cautions in various regions
The article notes that in some Northern states woodchucks damage soybean plants and root-knot nematodes injure beans. Southern areas report wilt from Fusarium harming soybeans, and pests like beetles cause limited damage. It warns against planting soybeans in areas with high wilt risk and mentions blister beetles as a rare but noted threat.
Spraying Cattle for Lice at State College Guide
A Pennsylvania State College guide outlines spraying cattle with a 1 percent coal tar dip to control lice. Use a snag-free applicator to protect the sprayer’s eyes, spraying the entire body with focus on the back bone shoulders and behind the horns. Reapply after about ten days to tackle hatched eggs.
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Pennsylvania State College
Hessian Fly Control Campaign Aids Kansas Farmers
The United States Department of Agriculture launched a cooperative campaign in eastern Kansas to clear stubble and promote safe planting dates to curb Hessian fly risk. Similar steps in Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri helped crops flourish, with experimental plots guiding forecasts and advice for wheat growers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Illinois
India
Missouri
Wisbury
Seaman Keeps Photo Date With Tobacco Habit
A New York photographer in a riverfront studio persuades a surly seaman to pose for a wartime style portrait. The sailor, off his vessel, stalls the shot, saying he will return later in the week when he has a chaw of tobacco at hand.
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River Front
New York
Pittsburgh Dispatch
United States
Seaman
Has Only Impulse to Run in Face of New War Machines
A war correspondent recalls horses reacting with panic to a passing tank in London, comparing behavior to early fear of bicycles. It notes horses fear fearfully lose senses under panic, cites Romares on the horse’s flight response, and mentions cavalry dismounting to stampede toward Cambrai, drawing German fire alongside Manchester Guardia in darkness.
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London
Cheshire
Romares
Cambrai
Maichester Guardia
Origin of Uncle Sam Name Traced to Troy and Greenbush
The term Uncle Sam arose during the 1812 14 war era in Troy and Greenbush as soldiers called beef delivered to Greenbush barracks Uncle Sam's beef. It spread when contractors including Elbert Anderson Jr advertised for pork and beef for the army of the north and the Wison brothers linked the nickname to Samuelson or uncle Sam figures.
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Sam
United States
Troy
Greenbush
Elbert Anderson, Jr
Army of the North
New Fork
Trop
Albany
Waterford
Ebenezer
Samuel
Wison
Trojung
Uncle Sam
Greenbush Barracks
Troy Solidiers
Solliers
J. S
The
Descent Theorized Of Japanese From Malays In Ancestry
A writer argues that customs and artifacts bind Japan and the Malay archipelago, noting similar hats helmets torches and policing tools. The piece cites shared rites such as night hunts boiling water ordeals cockfighting and stag keeping to support a Malayan link in Japanese ancestry.
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Malayan
Japan
Small Patrot's Rebuke From Chicago Tribune
A reader recalls being visited by three small boys who offered knitting needles. The boy asks why they expect him to knit and laments the urge to help the country, ending with a wry, if misspelled, reflection on civic duty.
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Patrot
Bos
Sonny
Chieazo Tribune
Far From Ideal. Finb lad murmured tears
The fragmentary item shows a quoted line about impossibility to proceed and a partial caption from the Courier Journal. It preserves a local tone with a focus on a character named Finb lad and an unclear scenario.
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Finblad
Seatsle Courier Journal
Road vacation proposal in Maquoketa Iowa 1919
The commissioner has reported favorably on vacating a road starting at the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section 33 township 56 range 1 east, running west to a section line, then south about 30 rods, north about 30 rods to the section line, then west along the line to a north south highway through section 32 86 1. Objections to the vacation are noted as claims.
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Maquoketa
Iowa
Weston
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