Noted Hotel Ends Hostelry Once Housed Nation’s Notables
The Southern hotel in St. Louis, oldest of its kind in the city, closes after a storied history linking to grand dukes, Lily Langtry, and Freddie Gebhard. Rebuilt after the 1877 fire, the 1880 edifice boasted freeroof design and became a premier West hotel with famed guests and dramatic rescues by Phelim O’Toole and Mike Hester.
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St. Louis
Southern Hotel
America
Grand Tuke Alexis
Lydia Thomipson
Lydia
Olympic
Dow
Alexis
St. Lowis
Lily Langtry
Prince of Wales
Edward VI
Phelim O'Toole
Mike Hester
Cupid's Victims Routed In Wedding Bid
In Denver John Shorts led Margaret Ann Sample toward marriage when Magistrate Gavin prepared to seal the union. A mother, Louise Crabtree, rushed in declaring her daughter too young, prompting a pursuit and the thwarting of the ceremony as officials were warned not to proceed.
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Denver
Cupid
Margaret Ann Sample
John Shorts
Miss Sample
Gavin
Louise Crabtree
Vienna Cardinal Bars Women From Confirmation Over Dress
Patriarch Cardinal Cavallari denounces immodest fashions and says women wearing revealing or tight clothing will be barred from attending confirmation as spectators or godparents. He claims the attire shows disrespect for the holy sacrament and asserts the right to exclude such individuals.
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Vienna
Cardinal Cavallari
Alpine Club of Canada Holds Seventh Rocky Mountain Camp
Alpine climbers from Dominion Britain Europe and the United States gather at the seventh annual camp near Vermilion Pass eight miles from Castle Banff Alberta at 5300 feet. The site offers Storm Mountain Ball and Whymper peaks views and a graduation test of 10000 feet for full membership.
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Banff
Alta
Dominion
Great Britain
Europe
United States
Alpine Club of Canada
Pal- User
Vermilion Pass
Rocky Mountains
Castle
Storm Mountain
Mount Ball
Boom Lake Mountain
Mount Whymper
Mother rescues child after fall into cistern
Mrs. A. W. Frazier of Buffalo Creek, near Sheridan, plunged into a deep cistern to save her two year old son. She held onto a rope, kept herself and the child afloat in cold water, and hauled the boy to safety. Both were treated in Sheridan after the incident.
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Sheridan, Wye
A. W. Frazier
Buffalo Creek
Sheridan
Popular Symbol of Value on a Washington Street Car
A cynical young man observes collar ads inside a Washington street car. The dome of the Capitol is shown with pricing, one placard reading Quarter size and the other Two for a quarter. He jokes that this reflects his view of some congressmen.
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National Capital
Washington
Capitol
Senate
Took Slot Machine at Its Word
A Kansas City woman took her two daughters to meet her husband’s relatives in a small Kansas town. The children, told to be well behaved, returned chewing gum after an errand to the depot. They claimed the gum came from a slot machine that told them to ask the agent for pennies.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Two Epigrams From Lip Pinchott’s Harpy Not Harpist
A fragment notes two epigrams about youth and vision. One line calls the apne of many a young man's eyes a peach. The other quips that harping on a subject more often suggests a harpy than a harpist.
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Lippincott’s
Cure for Child’s Facial Rash with Cuticura Ointment
A four year old in Terre Haute suffers red spots and blisters on the face. After applying Cuticura Soap suds and Cuticura Ointment, the blisters burst and the skin dried clear. Within about ten days the face healed with no scarring. Mrs. Arthur Haworth signs the anecdote dated January 10, 1912. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold worldwide with free samples and Skin Book offer.
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N. 5Th St
Terre Haute
Ind
Arthur Haworth
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Dead Wife Sues Husband For Nonsupport In Philadelphia
James Kynoch of Altreet Kensington separated from his first wife for eight and a half years believed she was dead until she appeared in Central police court accusing him of nonsupport. She left him after marriage and learned he had remarried. Magistrate MacFarland held Kynoch in $500 bail for court.
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Philadelphia
James Kynoch
Altreet
Kensington
Central Police Court
Kynoch
MacFarland
Band
Wilmington
Old Smelter Treasure Yields 62000 in Metals Near Kansas City
In Argentine Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City, gold silver and other metals from an old smelter dump produced 62000 during the last 13 months. The site now houses a structural steel firm. Officials estimate 25000 more in metal remains.
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Kansas City
Argentine
Kan
Structural Steel Company
Steel Company
Quote about buying cars and rising dust
A speaker notes that many people can easily gather money to purchase automobiles. The remark implies car purchases are portrayed as simple and accessible, while mentioning dust as a metaphorical obstacle.
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Bursess Smith
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Washington
Treasury
Red Cross Ball Blue Offered as Blue Solution
Advertisement urges avoiding liquid blue and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue as the blue powder to buy. It suggests asking a grocer for the product and implies experience changes with age.
Exchange of children proposal sparks cross country debate
A Sewickley man questions a plan for nations to swap children for years while a Wilkinsburg man dismisses the idea. Proponents cite references and language learning. skeptics warn of cultural distance and impracticalities. One man jokes about a swap with a Sibera family.
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Sewickley
Wilkinsburg
Siberia
Did You Fool Anybody Question Awakens Family Tension
A terse exchange reveals a character accusing another of self deception about fooling a parent. The dialogue hints at guilt, pride, and a strained family dynamic without additional context.
Head and wit clash in sharp quip about self made man
A man declares I am a self made man and a listener comments you are fine except about your head. The speaker is told the part you talk with is too big for the part you think with.
What is your idea of a perfect husband
A witty remark imagines a husband with a million who would lose no time in making me a merry widow.
Paxton Toilet Co Offers Free Trial Paxtine Antiseptic
The Paxton Toilet Co of Boston will send a large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic, a cleansing and germicidal toilet preparation, free to any woman who requests it.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Local Philanthropist Buys Fan and Buzzer at Home
A local philanthropist ordered a personal fan and an electric buzzer and removed the key from a door to allow airflow into an adjoining room where eight aspiring clerks work.
A Cure for Piles Promotes Cole’s Carboli Salve
An old advertisement claims Cole's Carboli salve relieves itch and pain from piles and can cure the condition. Sold by all druggists in 25 and 60 cents sizes.
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Cole
Senator Sorghum on public service and leadership
A constituent asks if he is a servant of the people and Senator Sorghum answers yes, noting that a truly premier servant may resemble a boss. The ad promotes Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children at 25 cents a bottle. Your discretion might look like cowardice in another.
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People
Senator Sorghum
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