Pooh Bah of Panama the czar of the Isthmus police
Capt George R Shanton of Chugwater Wyoming is described as the powerful chief of police for the Isthmus and canal zone. The piece portrays his autocratic rule with 146 black patrolmen on duty and his legendary mount Whisky Pete. It highlights a drastic anti crime drive as work expands and thousands gather to build the canal, with Shanton’s authority unchallengeable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Shanton
Chugwater
Wyo
Isthmus
Panama
Supreme Court of the
Canal Zone
Shanton
Utica Globe
Canal
Suez
Whisky Pete
Denver
Pete
Wyoming
Cowboys
Buffalo Bill
Cuba
Margaret le Mar
Shani
The Dreamer by Hester Caplin
A lifelong dreamer, Hester Caplin endures a bleak home life with ailing parents and isolation. A neighbor’s daughter visits and senses Hester’s inner dream of peace, revealing that happiness may reside in the heart rather than in visible riches.
If it's a nice day come and take me out in your auto
A collage of light humor snippets from various papers. Lines riff on marriage jokes, fortunes, autos, and everyday quips with punchy one liners and playful banter. Notable gibes include a Mrs. Golightly confession, a wisecrack about Henry James, and a quip about turning a square piano on end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Mr. Stoplate
Cleveland
Philadelphia Ledger
Greene
Yonkers Statesman
Cleveland Leader
Thompson
Atlanta Constitution
Detroit Journal
Lippincott’s
National School of Music Opens Mail Order Courses
Marketing note advertises piano, organ, mandolin and guitar lessons by mail from the National School of Music Seattle Washington. Claims guaranteed success with special rates for first applicants. Box 1192 listed as contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National School of Music
Seattle
Wash
U.S.A
Freight wreck near New England Mills claims tramp life
A westbound freight train left the rails a mile and a half west of New England Mills between Auburn and Colfax, killing an unknown tramp riding between cars and injuring another slightly. No crew members were harmed as twelve cars piled in a ditch and the track was blocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
New England Mills
Auburn
Colfax
Cure a Cold in One Day Patent Remedy Claim
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets promising a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee if it fails. E. W. GROVE'S signature appears on each box. Also notes Somaliland cattle fattened on date stones with mild diet to boost milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roeeists
E. W. Grove
Somaliland
Mexican Trade With Yankee In Early Fiscal Year
Mexican imports from the United States rose by more than 1 million dollars in the first four months of the current fiscal year. Exports to the United States reached 56,801,250 dollars, up by over 13 million from the same period last year. Exports to Germany exceeded 6 million and to Great Britain approached 1 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Forbes
Success Magazine
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Hall's Catarrh Cure sold as blood purifier remedy
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal blood and mucous surface treatment. It claims reliability, from a respected physician, and offers testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and notes General Henry E. Tremain as a New York Republican club president with Civil War service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Henry E. Tremain
Republican Club
New York City
Grand Army of the Republic
New York State
Sir Oliver Lodge Began Business Career at Fourteen
The article notes Sir Oliver Lodge, renowned for psychical research, started his business life at age fourteen, marking an early entry into commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Lodge
Reasons Why Cascarets Sell Fast Across America
Advertising copy extols Cascarets with grand claims of millions buying daily and yearly. It warns of imitators and counterfeiters, touts vegetable safety, and urges readers to demand genuine CCC marked tablets from the Sterling Remedy Company in Chicago or New York. It ends with an offer of a gold plated bonbon box for ten cent stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ptisahere
America
Sterling Remedy Company
Isa Beasty
Chiege Ori
Chicago
New York
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Capt. Shanton
George BR. Shanton
the Dreamer
Hester Caplin
Hester
Miss Hester
Cleveland Plain
Arthur
New York Mail
Joo Drors
Infans
Bears
CISA
Fac Simile Signature of
Castoria
Spokane N
Ayer
Stuart
Albany
Oregon
Ayers
Lowell, Masfacturers O
California Fig Syrup Co
Cascarets
Cancaret
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