Wealthy Bennetts Bold Plan To Win Love Public Debt Sale
In a serialized tale from 1910, millionaire Bennett proposes to win Miss Edith Cromwell by buying her photograph and funding a church debt with a 1000 dollar gift. Miss Cromwell weighs the proposal, while Bennett publicly spends at a charity fair to back his courtship strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stott
Edith
Spalding
Luther
Bennett
Uced
Tme
Saldi
Gromyell
Batati
pteaRi
Miss Crom
County Agricultural Fair Prize Winners Listed by Stand
Readable show results detail prizes awarded across categories such as corn, poultry, dairy, seeds, and fabrics. Names like E. J. Hughes J. W. Graham Thos. Craig W.T. Hollenbeck and organizations like City Drug Store State Bank and Will Knipe appear with first second placements and cash awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Hughes
J. W. Graham
City Drug Store
W.T. Hollenbeck
Will Knipe
Thos. Craig
P. E. Read
E. R. Hurst
Broddy
James Morton
Jay Swern
Shell Davis
W. A. Williams
Marshall Herald
C. F. Behner
Ben T. Baird
Cc. A. Dixon
Burbank
Shipe Hardware Co
C. L. Parsons
D. D. Doll
State Bank
Ohio
Foster Martin
J Brandenstein
West End Wagon Yard
Otho Lee
Tom Clark Jr
J. Marvin
J Marvin
R. I
Arthur Tarman
Buff Rocks
Bubeck & Gallagher
H. M. Dewey
Barred Rocks
Wabash Tel. Co
Judge Snavely
White Rocks
W. T. Martin
W.A. Wilee
R. Turman
Bradley & Bradley
Mitchell & Mitchell
Jardiniere
Cole Bros
B. J. Hughes
Buck Roe Sears
Mack
Dulaney Bank
Archer & Casteel
Cole & Cole
Sam Scholfield
M. Grabenheimer
Allison Sisters
H. M . Dewey
Merrick Cox
Patsy’s Candy Store
Lafe Jones
Wallis Ros
J. T. Randall
Young Lady
Eine
Walker Spotts
Rhoads
Trey Davis
C. & Gorham
Arthur Hurst
Co. B. Gorham
C. L
Booth &Handy
Farmers Institute Program Sets Next Week Meetings
The Farmers Institute outlines a multi day program starting Jan 6 with Mayor Seymour Hurst speaking at 10:30 and Prof. D.8 Kean at 11:00 on farm economics and soil fertility. Dr Cyril Hopkins presents crop rotation and labor economics, followed by a state and local speaker lineup.
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Nexe
Seymour Hurst
Kean
D. S. Maurer
Long
Township High School
Cyril Hopkins
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
D. O Barts
Mr. Hopkins
Antiseptic Remedies Advertised for Pain Relief
Antiseptic remedies claim to destroy disease germs with Dr Belil's Anti-Pain offered for external and internal pains and relief described as almost instantaneous. Sold by all dealers.
Risks of Firemen and the Fire Problem in 1911
The piece argues American firemen face high risk and calls for safer building design stricter explosives control and fewer fires. It compares fire casualties in Chicago Philadelphia and Cincinnati to Yorktown losses and urges nationwide reform to cut conflagrations by about half.
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United States
Chicago
Yorktown
Cornwallis
Republic of the United States
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Europe
Sutherland's Eye Salve Promises Quick Safe Cure
Granulated eyelids can be soothed with Sutherland's Eggle Eye Salve. The ad claims the paste is painless harmless and guaranteed to cure with a 25 cent price. It asserts a perfect cure record and widespread availability.
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Sutherland
Favorite Fiction Fragments and Odd Promos
A collage of vintage ad copy and satirical lines lists product claims and theatrical notices. Odd phrases about cures and hair restoration mingle with brief performance cues and distant comedy lines, creating a fragmented historic snapshot.
The City Man and Farm Life Advice
The city man can succeed on the farm by seeking knowledge and applying urban business training. Many farmers resist advice, making it hard for experienced hands to earn more than labor wages. City men often endure hardship before mastering farming principles and achieving higher profits than average crops. Fruit as a quick path is unreliable. most small city farmers struggle, with sales prices often below original costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie’s
Welcome feast for immigrants at Ellis Island described as grand aid
A contemporary account praises a Sunday immigrant reception at Ellis Island with abundant food and drink. It lauds U S hospitality and argues that welcoming newcomers aids national development and the future citizenry through lawful, industrious behavior and loyalty to the United States.
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Elis’ Island
Bureau of Immigration
Sam
Genuine Foley’s Honey and Tar Cures Coughs Quickly
An advertisement touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as a trusted cough and cold remedy in a yellow package. It warns against substitutes and urges buyers to purchase only the genuine product at all druggists.
Value of the Snow Blanket in Winter Weather
North European researcher AM Hjelstroem reports experiments showing snow cover stores heat for buried seeds. A dense snow layer about one centimeter thick acts as a strong insulator, reducing heat loss during January frosts.
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AM. Hjelstroem
Europe
Tye Ag
Warning voice warns of fatal croup alarm
A Saturday night cough alarm is described as a metallic cough of croup striking fear in households. The text advises careful mothers to keep Foley's Hovey Tar and use it at the first sign of danger and notes it is for sale by all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Deserted Solitude and the Hermit of the Wabash
Captain Roland Smith known as the Hermit of the Wabash visits Walnut Prairie before plans to sail to Paris in his declining years. At nearly sixty years old he has lived at Solitude on the Indiana bank for nineteen years with few companions, preserving books and a secluded life away from society.
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Roland Smith
Wabash
Walnut Prairie
Paris
France
Smith
Cy Colonel
Indiana
Satso
Hima
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Marshall
Rata Mega
Gila If
Ny Mare
McCade
HH. Brown
Eta
M'Donald
Nat
American Press “Association
Bete
Doll Grocery
Seeley Note
Angie
Mia
Armers? Institute
Maria
Weah
Eanet
Bell
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Hoosier Kitch
Akitchen
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