Dorothy and friends join the Wizard quest in Oz
Dorothy in Kansas is swept to the land of Oz after a cyclone. She befriends a Cowardly Lion, a Tin Woodman, and a Scarecrow who seek brains, a heart, and courage from the Wizard of Oz. They travel toward the Emerald City, facing danger and learning to care for others along the journey.
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Dorothy
Kansas
Aunt Em
Menry
Wicked Witch of
East
Emerald City
Wizard of Oz
King of Beasts
Tin Woodman
Scarecrow
Hin
Toto
Tota
Woodmar
Vey
The Journey and the Greet in Oz Continues
Dorothy and friends camp under a forest tree while the Tin Woodman aids fire. The Scarecrow fills a nut basket as they face a deep jagged ditch that blocks their path to the Emerald City. The Cowardly Lion volunteers to carry the group over, successfully leaping the chasm with the Scarecrow aboard.
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Dorothy
Toto
Emerald City
Tin Woodman
Swifter Than the Pigeon Swallow Outdistances Companions
A citizen of Antwerp tested the speed of a swallow against 250 carrier pigeons. The swallow flew 147 miles from Compiegne to Antwerp in 67 minutes, while the pigeons took 4 hours 7 minutes. The swallow averaged about 132 miles per hour, pigeons just over 34 miles per hour.
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Swallow
Compiegne
Antwerp
London
New York Sun
Empiegne
France
That Turneth Away Wrath Mrs Shamp
Dialogue excerpt shows humorous exchange between Mrs Shamp and Mr Jones about marriage and happiness, hinting at rekindled affection and witty banter from a period piece. The fragment emphasizes domestic humor and playful repartee.
Freed at Last From Awful Kidney Disease Torture
Mrs. Rachel Ivie of Henrietta Texas credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing fifteen years of kidney trouble and two years of inability to leave the house. She says the pills restored her health enabling her to work like a normal woman at nearly eighty, and urges readers to remember the name Dean's. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Rachel Ivie
Henrietta
Texas
Dean
Dean’s
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
A Man of Resource and a Hamlet Beard
A scene shows an actor asking for ten cents for a shave after four days playing Hamlet as his beard grows. The manager jokes and mentions replacing with Othello. A separate note discusses a Stockholm tuberculosis study implying 273,700 U S children aged eight to fifteen would be affected and notes only 11 open-air TB schools exist nationwide with nine more under consideration.
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Stockholm
Sweden
United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
The Cost of Politics in Grover Cleveland Tales
George F. Parker recounts a story of costly politics from Grover Cleveland reminiscences. A wealthy Democrat seeking the New York governor nomination asks William C. Whitney for advice. The counsel urges a large early investment to create momentum and commitment, prompting continued spending.
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Grover Cleveland
George F. Parker
New York
William C. Whitney
Darky on Trial in Bigamy Case at Court
A Walker County Messenger correspondent recalls a Georgia courtroom exchange after a guilty verdict for bigamy. Judge McReynolds noted the minimum sentence, Crum pleaded for mercy, joking that prison would be preferred to a harsher outcome.
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Darky
Walker County Messenger
McReynolds
Crum
Great Britain Tops U S Exports In 1908 Trade
The July report from Canada's Department of Trade and Commerce shows Britain bought 620,000,600 dollars worth of U S goods in 1908, ten million more than the total from France, Germany, and Holland combined, highlighting U S export strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
United
France
Germany
Holland
Department of Trade and Commerce of
Canada
Fragmented ad filled page with scattered quotes and brands
A garbled OCR fragment shows assorted quotations and advertisements for remedies and products. It includes references to Wizard Oil for colds, blue dye for clothes, a candle swindle style line about gifts, gun and trap dealers, and Barry Davis Paints offering a home remedy. The text is incomplete and mixes unrelated ad copy with literary lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Davis
Secret Workers The Plan Upon Which Coffee Operates in Health
A Memphis woman details her husband losing stomach and heart trouble after stopping coffee and starting Postum. She notes a 35 pound gain over a year and praises boiling Postum 15 minutes. The letter claims Wellville book promotion and urges readers to switch to Postum, saying There’s a Reason.
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Memphis
Wellville
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Coenen Story
of Oz
Om ‘L. Frank Baum
Bol Oy L. Frank
Denslow
Lutile Toto
Elephants
Tigers
Bears
Baum
Gulf
Toby
Publius Syrus
KAN Grocers
C. Kingsley
Nide & Fur Co
Aliapeapolis
Uncle Sam
Drs. R. M.C
Dr. M
B. F. Co
Omah
Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
Props
N. Ye
Mayer
George Was
Martha Washington
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co
Milwaukee, Wis
Wrigley’s
Wrigley Pepsin Gum
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
W. L. Donelag
Rougias
Lass Shoel
Ang Bougwald Ald Jonesr
An Ang
Colt Distemper
Edathent DisTest Ao
Hugher
Ox Rash
Telico
Ie Goshen
Ind
U.S.A
Addrose Wuilfaonn Genus Fur Co
Nicoliet Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
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