Stretching money through a wide toy and household line
The ad boasts that money can stretch further than rubber and touts a large stock of Beautiful Sample China Painted Plates Lamps Glass Pictures and other goods at rock bottom prices. It promises free delivery and insists on low prices across dolls furniture toys and tools to entice Christmas shoppers.
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Havilend & Co
Royal Center
John Sanders
Charles Robbins
B. Keys
Weyard & House
G. W. Weyard & Son
Preventing Glasses from Steaming in Cold Weather
Advice to rub eyeglasses on both sides with vaseline or cold cream then buff with tissue or cloth to prevent clouding for up to 24 hours. Apply daily for outdoor use.
Miss LaFollette on makeup and living with the people
Dorothy Dale profiles Fola LaFollette daughter of the Wisconsin senator as she plays with the Ditrichstein company. She discusses makeup vanity versus character work and her choice to live and feel with everyday people instead of society’s vapid life.
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Fola
Wisconsin
Ditrichstein
Miss LaFollette
Royal Center Boom After Panic Recovery In Cass County
Royal Center Cass County Indiana thrives with a growing population of about eight hundred, a rich mix of dry goods and general stores, banks, elevators and several churches led by Oliver Hand and William Winslow amid a bustling trade scene. The town hosts a strong electric plant, multiple firms, hotels and a thriving agricultural trade drawing stock and mail, with extensive services including a weekly paper, telegraph and telephone exchanges.
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Ranhandle
Chicago
Cass County
Royal Center
Indiana
Oliver Hand
William Winslow
Marsh Brothers
George Sweet
Cyrus Beauchamp
Charles Brown
James Sullivan
the Land and Loan Company
New Illinois Hospital Cottages Open With Phototherapy Solariums
Two new state cottages at the Illinois Hospital for the Insane in Bartonville cost 100000 dollars and feature eight solariums for phototherapy. Opened by Superintendent Zeller on Thanksgiving, the eight rooms use ruby violet amber and opal lighting to affect moods and treatment. Each cottage houses 150 patients and the system marks a unique approach in mental care.
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Bartonville
Zeller
Denmark
Paris Crime Tales Inspire Foes to Foil Inferior Plots
A sharp note on criminal ambitions abroad contrasts with Paris reporting. Analysts say thieves who study foreign crime coverage see their own schemes as crude and ineffective, prompting a sharper focus on planning and risk.
Local Hardware Merchants Exhibit Wide Range of Goods
W H Bingaman leads a large hardware store with a full assortment including farm implements and plumbing supplies at right prices. Kistler and Kistler promote hardware harnesses with Vern Seward in charge. I B Beckley offers stoves and pipes and meat markets like Dan Codt and P G Rea provide fresh meats and groceries.
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W. H. Bingaman
Kistler & Kistler
Vern Seward
I. B. Beckley
Beckley
P. G. Rea
Ghone Behney
Four Eclipses in 1909 Almanac Summary
Almanacs for 1909 list four eclipses with two visible in the United States. June 3 moon eclipse seen in South America Europe and southwest Asia. June 17 total sun eclipse visible from San Francisco to Rio Grande and parts of Asia. November 26-27 moon eclipse visible across North America oceans and parts of South America and Europe. December 12-13 partial sun eclipse visible at Australia and New Zealand.
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Twain
United States
South America
Europe
Asia
North America
San Francisco
Rio Grande River
Atlantic and
Pacific
Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Stage Door Johnny and Maizie Daizie Interview
A brief exchange shows Stage Door Johnny asking about public appearances while Maizie Daizie recalls her past with a girls basketball team. The dialogue highlights personal nostalgia and sporting memories.
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Johnny
Maizie Daizie
Miss May Crellin Keeps School Despite Boycott
In Painesville Ohio Miss May Crellin teaches Waite Hill township one room school for five weeks with no pupils. Parents demand her resignation after misgovernance accusations but she defies them saying the demand was not a request. She continues the mock class and forks spare time into Christmas crafts.
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Painesville
May Crellin
Waite Hill Township
Miss Crellin
Beggar's Clever Barter Shocks Editor Over Dollar
Subcontracting gratitude turns comic as a beggar pays with a subscription to the editor. The editor protests, yet the man demands another dollar, highlighting quirky street economics and a cautionary note on generosity.
Contentment in a Hat Trade Tale
A husband and wife debate contentment versus upgrading attire. The husband values a single head, while the wife favors a new hat, arguing two heads may be better than one. The exchange highlights frugal: and personal style contrasts.
Archbold on the Stand Demonstrates Quick Wit in Court
Archbold testifies and uses a well developed sense of humor on the witness stand, prompting amusement from the courtroom and underscoring his composure under questioning.
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Archbold
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China
the Ae LL Inc
IIR
Blue Beese
Wits Vita
Royal Centre
Progressive
Fola Lafollette
Dorothy Dale
BUG! Merchants OF Royal Centre
Boone Township
Logansport
Bk. C. Ridenour
Charles Fox
Fultz Bros
Clyde Mayfield
Mayfield
KK. J. Rea & Son
The
State Bank
W. C. Thomas
Ernest Thomas
Kenry Lutes
Ford & Kistler
C. E. Beckley
S. H. Grant
W. G. Sweet
J. Carrol
Brown Hotel
Robbins
W. G. Sweet and
Danisodt
O. E. Shafer
Christian
Evangelical
Cath
Orc
Otis Conn
Pomeroy & Vernon
Charles Felker & Son
S. J. Carroll
A. J. Conn
Wilkinson & Son
David Terrel
O. M. McCombs
William Goodrich
G. M. Wentz. Sawimill
William Frank
Charles Barnett
M. M. Mayfield
F. M. Kistler
J. E. Pryor
S. M. Kistler
Fry & Boose
Royal Center Land & Loan Company
Henry D
State At the
Illinois Hospital For the
Paris
P. B. Keys Shop
Rovar Centre
Ogansport
W. M Murphy
Pollege
Ind
Cass
Edi
Tor
First National Bank
Logansport, Indiana
Col
Wall St
Gass County
E. S. Rice
W. W. Ross
W. Z. Wilson
J. F
George E. Hilton
Teller
H. S. Tousley, Dennis Uhl
F. M. Harwood
W. T. Wil
Strong Reserve Fund
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