Spotlight on daring iron workers and global film subjects
Reproduction by Lyman H. Howe highlights a New York City structural iron worker clinging on a narrow beam at height while a camera ride captures crowds on Broadway. The piece also teases scenes of mountain explosions, refugees fleeing lions, Niagara Gorge, Culver military life, Milan Cathedral, and travel images from Paris to the Mediterranean shown in forthcoming engagements.
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Lyman H. Howe
Moving Picture
New York City
Broadway
Niagara Gorge
Simpson Tunnel
Italy
Switzerland
Milan
la Granja
Culver
Indiana
Paris
Mediterranean
Lyman H. Howe Travel Festival Coming to La Crosse Theater
The article previews the Lyman H. Howe Travel Festival at the La Crosse Theater this Saturday and Sunday. It highlights sensational animated scenes and rapid, daring camera work by Howe’s film crew.
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Lyman H. Howe
la Crosse Theater
Howe
Birds Worth Millions If Protected, La Crosse Talk Says
Principal B. E. McCormick told the La Crosse Science club that Wisconsin loses millions yearly from bird slaughter and warned of famine and pestilence as birds defend against harmful insects. A mood to teach that no birds should be killed was voiced amid a physics and construction expo.
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Wisconsin
B. E. McCormick
la Crosse Science Club
United States
America
Philip Elliot
Bernouilli
C. W. Noble
Hens Call For Gymnasium to Boost Egg Production
SAYS HENS SHOULD HAVE GYMNASIUM ST. PAUL MINN MARCH 18 Hens should have a gymnasium proper training and an occasional change of diet to break egg laying records according to Samuel E Mahan a local poultry dealer Mahan recently established in connection with his chicken coop a gymnasium where daily each hen is given two hours of exercise He declares that as a result of this training the average production of each hen has been increased in nine days from 55 to 85 percent.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Samuel E. Mahan
Mahan
Calendar Girl Sparks Town Dating Rumor
A barber in Youngstown notes a blonde passerby who attracts more dates than any other girl in town. He quips she works in a calendar factory, prompting amused reactions about timing and romance.
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Youngstown Telegram
The Air Line Gabe How Did Young Go to the Bad
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes a dialogue where Steve questions how Young declined, replying that it was due to being a good fellow.
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Gabe
Young
Steve
Cincinnati Enquirer
Friends Prove Bigger Expense Than Smoking and Drinking
A compact reflection notes that maintaining friendships costs more than smoking or drinking, highlighting the financial and time investments required for social ties.
Eva Perry Expected in Court as Illness Delays Case
In Milwaukee on March 18 Eva Perry known as the queen of the snow birds did not appear in district court and her case was continued to March 31. She is in Emergency hospital after a relapse from cocaine use doctors warn of poor chances of recovery due to prolonged drug abuse.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Eva Perry
Parole Granted for Long-Term Wisconsin Inmate
Edward Eckart, held 37 years as a life-term prisoner for the 1878 murder of Charles Peterson at Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, is to be released after the state parole board and Governor McGovern approved parole papers following an official investigation.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Edward Eckart
Waupun
Charles Peterson
Fort Atkinson
State Board of Parole Control
McGovern
Board of Agriculture
Market Commission
Oshkosh Leads Section Tournament In Wisconsin
Oshkosh won the northeastern Wisconsin section tournament at Oshkosh Normal gymnasium with Fond du Lac second and Wausau third. The trio advances to the state tourney in Appleton on March 27 28 and 29.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Wisconsin
Oshkosh Normal Gymnasium
Oshkosh
Wausau
Appleton
Alleged Embezzler Pecke Reported Killed in Wreck Near Los Angeles
Cumberland Wis. March 18 Former Mayor Albert C Pecke sought for embezzlement in Barron County who fled on $2 500 bail last fall is reported killed in a railroad wreck near Los Angeles A reward of $508 had been offered for his arrest.
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Cumberland
Wis
Albert C. Pecke
Barron County
Los Angeles
Duluth Chef Inherits $50,000 After Father’s Death
Bert Reed, a Duluth hotel chef for about a year and working at various Mesabe range locations, becomes heir to $50,000 from his father John Reed of Petrolia Ontario following his death in Duluth on March 18.
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Duluth, Minn
Bert Reed
Duluth
Mesabe Range
John Reed
Petrolea
Ont
Giant Morin Injures Self Again in Stillwater
Louis Morin, a very tall local man, cut his throat with a razor for the second time in a few years. A surgeon sewed the wound and he remains at the city hospital with a hopeful recovery.
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Stillwater
Minn
Louis Morin
Jet the ornamental coallike stone used for carvings
Jet resembles coal in origin from wood and plant matter but contains fewer earthy impurities. It comes in soft and hard varieties, with the hard jet being the valuable type for creating ornamental articles.
Plain Truth Quote Sparks Debate on Ambition and Wealth
Detroit Free Press quotes a dialogue on ambition and wealth, asking whether one aims to die rich. The exchange frames a philosophical stance on wealth pursuit and mortality.
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Detroit Free Press
Woman tells of Cordus relief for long lasting trouble
Mrs D J Bowen of Arritts Virginia describes long suffering from womanly ailments. after using Cardui the tonic for women she reports rapid improvement and returns to work. she says her daughter and many friends now use it. advertisement from Chattanooga Medicine Co invites readers to request home treatment book.
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Arritts
D. J. Bowen
Cardui
N. B
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
M'GOVERN URGES COMMISSION TO ASSIST FARMERS
The article explains that the legislature can remove commission members by two thirds vote and details the commission's duties to study cooperative enterprises. It will issue guidance by correspondence and bulletins on cooperative production and distribution, plus a market news service covering crops, freight rates, commissions, and related producer and consumer information.
Eckmans Alterative Promises Cure For Consumption
The advertisement extols Eckmans Alterative as effective against night sweats fever and loss of appetite in consumption cases. A testimonial from Mrs Mary Wasson claims dramatic relief within weeks with lasting cure for ten years, recommending the product and listing pharmacies and Eckman Laboratory contact.
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Eckman
Mary Wasson
Green
SS. 17Th St
Phila
Geo. BE. Mariner
Chas. Beyschlag
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
Codfish Placed in Old Statehouse Over Speaker's Chair
In Boston the codfish was set beneath the speaker's chair in the old statehouse on March 17, 1784, a quirky historical note recorded in the era's public spaces.
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Old Statehouse
Boston
A Sticker and Porous Plaster on a Bad Habit
A concise note likens a sticker to a porous plaster that offers no cure for a bad habit, using a playful metaphor to reflect on ineffective remedies.
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van Houten
Holland
C.J. van Houten & Zoon
Weesp
S. Wabash Ave
Chicago
McCormick
Science Club
Hostetter
Giant
Friends of
Cardus
Industrial Commission
Railroad Commission
Commission
J. Q. Emery
State Board of Immigration
New Market Commission
Immigration Board
State Board of Agriculture
Fred W Krusecohele
Misses’ and Childrens Outfitters
Rtel Company
San-Toy
Empire
New Bedford
Kruse's
Munyon
Jefferson Sts
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