Ruler of Heathens Governs Ceram Island Yet Seeks Return
An American, H. J. LeMay, long absent from Bellevue, now governs Boalai province on Ceram Island in the Dutch-ruled region near New Guinea. He mediates tribal disputes, supervises development, and employs 200 natives while improving roads, bridges, and trade. He survives on Dutch pay, enforces work discipline, and has earned local reverence though not the law’s reach. He plans to return home, though offers to stay exist.
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H. J. Lo
Bellevue
East Indies
Ceram
Holland
Boala
Pittsburg
Old Well Supply Company
LeMay
America
Mr. LeMay
Caram
Banda
Dutch iland tale of LeMay in Ceram and Ambrosia
The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph recounts H B LeMay on Ceram near Ambrosia island where a Dutch Malay speaking community lives. He notes a peaceful native mood, a fort with a Holland garrison, a gas find at eighty five feet, and a curious tale of advance payments for wives leading to a wedding and subsequent labor strike among cooks.
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Pittsburg
Pittabure
Mr. LeMay
Bizarre Bond Names Across Cities Spark Treasury Mystery
A Washington correspondent recounts odd subscriber names for three percent bonds. Ten Million, real name Ton Million, explains his family chose unique labels due to unmanageable government names. Examples span St Louis to Seattle, with curious pairings like Anson K Backward and Abram M Hire among multiple cities and states.
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Powlly
Milton
Ouse
Tom
Washington
Treasury Department
Atruck Ie Moathi
Oregon
Waa Ton Million
Million & Million
One Million
Inter
Seven Million
Una Million
the Million
Tents Mil-lon
John T. Forward
Anson K. Backward
St. Augustut
Fla
Abram M. Hire
Samuel F. Furlough
Custis J. Discharge
Chattanooga
Tenn
Blale 1
Smart
Richard A. Dull
William C
St. Paul
Cashell Stone
Robert Diamond
Rachael Flint
Austin Peart
Seattle
Wash
Karl Ktea
Hensel Smokin
Charles Seager
Edwin Toback
Cincinnati
Michael J. Meat
Timothy Apple
Thomas Coffee
Rudolphe Mye
Willian
Baltimore
Christopher Pan
Joshua Suffering
Edmund Grow
James S. Collerealde
Louisville
George W. Blemish
W. H. Perfect
August Plain
Daniel D. Fancy
Henry B. Elegant
Bostoniana
Frank M. Long
Joseph Short
Reuben Mile
Samuel 8. Yard
Lemuel W. Inch
Brooklyn
N. Y
Herschel Q. High
Charles W. Low
Frederick N. Middle
Thomas J. Medium
Milwaukee
Wis
John B. Holden
Euhprates Letgong
Richmond
William K. Allcaught
Ind
Alfred Nevercaught
Galveston, Tex
Mixner
Insects as Friends and Foes Across Life and Economy
The article discusses insects as both allies and threats. It highlights pollinators like bees essential for clover and crops, warns that destroying bees harms forage and economy, and notes pests and disease spread. It cites a U S cattle loss estimate of fifty million dollars yearly and a Italy mosquito disease case causing many deaths and disease.
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United States
Italy
Comic exchange at Leavenworth Times building gag
A Mrs Carrie Nation jests with Colonel Anthony owner of the Leavenworth Times about business, quipping The Times are out of font as he notes the joke and moves on. The misc item mentions British civil service women and a new state commissioner Rodenberg noting public misconceptions about his appearance.
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Carrie Matton
Bovee Mra
Carrie Nation
Colonel Anthony
Leavenworth, Kan
Rodenberg
Chicago Chronicle
Fibbert trees from Greece praised by department
Filbert Tres from Greece reports a shipment of fibbert trees sent to the agricultural department. The nuts from these trees are described as the largest and finest flavor the department has found, with all efforts aimed at encouraging their cultivation.
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Greecs
Agricultural Department
Greece
Allen
Drew
LeRoy
Promotion for Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway booklet
An illustrated booklet promoted for the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway detailing the Aberdeen to Missouri River country now reached by its new line. Also ad copy mentions various consumer items and health products interspersed with varied anecdotes and testimonials, including household tips and remedies.
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Bosth Dakot
Chicago, Milwaukee
Open Letter Endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills by Doctor Dunaway
Benton Illinois May 20 A physician R H Dunaway M D testifies in an open letter that after failing all remedies for diabetes and kidney disease he used Dodd's Kidney Pills. He reports rapid improvement after five boxes and declares the cure permanent. He asserts the pills work broadly and that doctors endorse them.
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Benton
Iil
R. H. Dunaway
M. D
Dodd
RH. Dunaway
War on Flashy Fosters Targets Jersey City Posters
Anti vice crusaders press a case against a local manager in Jersey City theatre poster controversy. Judge Hoos has summoned a special jury of two clergymen, one doctor, a school principal, an artist, a merchant, a photographer, and a bank cashier for the proceeding.
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Jersey City
Hoos
Mrs Pinkham Advice Promises Women Aid from Lydia E Pinkham
A 19th century appeal extols Mrs. Pinkham and Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted aid for women's ailments. It argues men cannot fully grasp women's feelings and urges readers to seek Mrs. Pinkham's free advice from Lynn, Massachusetts, citing a case of ovarian and womb inflammation cured by her remedy.
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Sician
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Memain
Ismail Baye
Fomen
Triton Mall
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Mub
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Ill
C. B
Patek
Dr. Gillam
Mitchett Wt
Atlanta
Allen 8
N.Y
James
Angi
Dicky Momasy Ures
Saya
Winslow
Abe Avid
Oll
Trinity Springs
Red Cross Hall
Mrs, Pinkham
Moulton
Standard Oflcompany
Detroit
Free
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