Out Where the West Begins Emphasized by Colorado Snow
In Glenwood Springs Colorado a harsh storm blocked Middle Park roads and Berthoud Pass highlighting the West’s spirit. Dick McQueary and W H Wood led a five day dig out while stockmen offered hay and oats at high prices. The piece praises community effort and resilience in a frontier tone.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Berthoud Pass
Continental Divide
Arthur Chaypwaicims
Rh. W
Dick) McQueary
Colorado
W. H. Wood
Middle Park
McQueary
Grand County
Frankie McQueary
Parshall
Janes Brothers Cattle Company
L. R. Harrison
First State Bank
Colorado Juvenile Court Upholds Birth Mother Rights
Judge B R Lindsey in the Denver juvenile court denied a proposal to place an unborn child with adoptive parents without formal court proceedings. The arraignment aired the mother’s claim she should decide the child’s fate, while critics warned against public shaming and the risk of babies being adopted outside legal oversight.
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Vouns
Werm
Tddenver
B. BR. Lindsey
Jude
Colorado
Babs
Duvemile
Otiaf
Lindsey
Servant Problem Grows Grisly in Corboy Case
Grace Corboy, a domestic worker in the Corboy household, escalates from handbag theft to violent outbursts and stabbing. After police consults, she is taken to a psychiatric facility while history shows multiple prior confinements and six employers since January.
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Chace
Grace
Corbay
Tangier Island Bible Law Seen Threatened by Revolution
A Tangier Island incident near Chesapeake Bay sparks a local clash over Sunday church attendance. Constable Comnerton shoots at Reland Sparks after enforcing the town church ordinance. Sparks survives and home from hospital. The dispute splits residents with calls to oust Mayor Crockett and a push for broader freedoms and entertainment.
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Risefieldd
Tangier Island
Heland Sparks
Charles Connerton
Chesapeake Lay
Virginia Line
Min Street
Ti Hey
Constabble Comnerton
Retland Sparks
Bor
Pot
Garexs Crockett
Mayor Crockett
Prisoner Returns to Prison After Parole Violation
Robert Needham, a parole violator from White county jailed 1918 for burglary, escaped from a state prison after failing to report from a Wolfe Leather Company parole. He climbed the stockade and hid in a shed before being recaptured, boasting about the high cost of living and the security of prison sustenance.
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Oliet
Tli
Robert Needham
Needham
Whiteside County
Wolfe Leather Company
Morris, TH
Penitentiary
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Armenian Archbishop Hopes to Deliver Gratitude Letter
Archbishop Khoren of Erivan arrives in the United States to present to President Wilson a letter from Catholic Armenians thanking the American people for Near East relief work. The gesture underscores the Armenian gratitude for aid and support during the crisis.
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Khoren
Erivan
United States
Wilson
Prize Poster by Florence Ruprecht Tops TB Exhibit
Among 500 posters shown in New York by the Art Alliance of America a work by Florence Ruprecht of Buswick High School was chosen by prominent judges as the best.
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New York
Art Alliance of America
Florence Rupprecht
Buswick High School
Global tea consumption rises as world trends shift
England reports a steady rise in worldwide tea use. Lemon breeding yields grapefruit-sized fruit. A spur-like guard protects trousers from mud and a vest pocket liquor flask copies a cigarette case. Wells reach depths in many states. crocodile babies head to water. air travel London to Paris costs 60 dollars with freight at 50 cents per pound. T P O Connor becomes the oldest serving member of the House of Commons.
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England
London
Paris
T. P. O’connor
House of Commons
Secret Well Guarded Enamel Ware From China and Japan
The piece describes Chinese and Japanese enamel ware praised for permanence and beauty, noting two thousand years of Chinese knowledge, and that modern makers cannot duplicate the process or pigments. It emphasizes secret methods and guarded ingredients resisting replication.
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China
Japan
Beliefs About Dogs in Folklore and Superstition
A compilation of superstitions about dogs and omens. It notes bad luck in giving a dog away, marriage prospects tied to a girl’s fondness for dogs, morning barking as ill omens, and stepping on a dog affecting vocation. Also mentions dog related signs of fire, illness in infants, and a white dog as messenger of evil.
Omens From a Whispered Guide on Walks
A list of superstitions about daily encounters on morning walks. Omens vary by who or what is met including drunks, lookalikes, empty hearses, snakes, bundles, cripples, and black cats. Outcomes range from misfortune to fortune depending on the figure encountered.
Worth Knowing and Curious Facts from History
A collection of surprising notes notes on language use in England 1297 the word aerodrome and the use of admiral. The River Amazon and its tributaries offer vast navigable waters. The Vatican library houses hundreds of thousands of volumes and manuscripts. A fly can pull many times its weight with a tiny wagon. Oysters react to shocks with fatalities among many. An Oregon grower perfects a seedless apple resembling a banana in form though elongated and tasty. Typists’ fingers cover vast distances yearly without fatigue, traveling about 10 000 miles of hand movement.
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Oregon
Famous Words Card From a Parlor of Quotations
A collage of quoted phrases attributed to various famous groups from women to teachers. notes odd, humorous, and clipped sayings such as Dont cha know and Get off my foot reveal satirical slices of voice across professions.
A Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham for Recovery
In Garnett Kansas Mrs Eva Be Shay recounts a severe nervous breakdown after childbirth. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with rapid relief after two doses and full recovery after five bottles, noting subsequent healthy pregnancies and ongoing endorsement.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Eva BE
Shay, Garnett, Kansas
Silk Shirt Slick Lashes at Rumor On Twelfth Street
Nimble the Nick defends a classy dresser while Silk Shirt Slick accuses a man seen with him of being a liar or a nut. The exchange points to questions about how the man earned his money. Kansas City Star report captures street corner chatter.
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Silk Shirt
Twelfth Street
Nimble the
Nick
Kansas City Star
Freezone corn remover promises painless lift off
Advertisement claims Freezone softens and removes corns with a drop, then lifts them away with fingers. A tiny bottle costs a few cents and promises to relieve soreness, even for corns between toes and calluses, with no irritation. The copy cites a Cincinnati journalist as the source of the discovery.
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Cincinnati Cwenius
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Oman
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U. S. A. General Hospital No. 41
Pax Hills
Staten Island
N.Y
Ypres
Belgium
Western Flanders
Duke of Portland
Allied Agricultural Relief Committee
Armenia
Gisup
A Ing
Amazon
Vatican
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Om Ani
Dr. C Berry Co
Michigan Avenue
Indianapolis
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