Who's to Give Us That Two Cents
A Chicago Inter Ocean piece questions Democratic promises to save two cents a pound on sugar if the Woodrow Wilson tariff bill passes with free sugar from the world market. It analyzes Cuban sugar costs and argues refiners, railroads, wholesalers, and retailers cannot cover a two cent cut alone.
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Chicago Inter Ocean
Chicago
Cuba
New York
Detectives' School Scams Target Aspiring Youths
A warning about detective training ads promising $150 to $300 monthly travel pay. The letters lure country youths with testimonials from a so called school that grants diplomas after a ten week course. Students pay ten dollars, pass mail exams, then learn none and end up mocked by their communities.
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Sherlock
Holmes
Slouths
Fragmented Scribes Prove Truth Stranger Than Fiction
The text reads as a damaged OCR fragment claiming truth surpasses fiction, noting the press’s reach across the land and the vivid image of blood flowing in veins rather than ink, reflecting tangled prose and incomplete quotations.
Impossible happenings in a farmer tale and more
A Hungarian hospital case features a hospital prankster in disguise who hears a farmer's confession and learns of a murder and arson, turning a joke into grim tragedy. The Waldoft incident has a patron thrashing a waiter over spilled soup, while other oddities include a dying husband’s last words, a priest’s vow and marriage, and a boy grafted with puppy skins for burns.
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Eveh
Grosswardein
Hungary
Waldorf
Hannah
Ife
Red Gasoline Cans Mandated by Illinois Legislature
The Forty-eighth general assembly adopted a law requiring all gasoline receptacles used in retail trade to be red and labeled gasoline in a contrasting color with letters at least half an inch high. Violators face a fine of not less than ten dollars and the prohibition against selling gasoline in nonred or unlabeled containers.
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Forty-eighth General Assembly
State of
Illnois
General Assembly
Sheep Range Without Water On Nebo Forest in Utah
Sheep on the Nebo national forest range in Utah survive four and a half months without drinking water. They rely on dew and forage juices as grazing runs June 15 to October 31. Last year’s lambs averaged 66.8 pounds on the Chicago market, indicating strong performance despite the water scarcity.
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Nebo National Forest
Utah
Nebo
Chicago
Targhee
Idaho
Smountain
Oddities of Panama and a bar sign mishap
A pastiche of Panama anecdotes recalls bungled customs labeling for a riding boot, Jamaica-influenced traffic customs, and a Chinatown sign error for an American bar. The piece also notes Jamaicans as cab drivers in Panama and Colon and ends with an 1900s medicinal ad for Kickapoo Worm Killer.
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Republic of Panama
Panama
George
Colon
Charlie Ying
Canton
Chicago
Old Pana- Ma
Morgan
Dunne the candidate and governor contrasts in Illinois politics
A fragmented notice discusses Gov. Dunne and his candidacy, contrasting his spendthrift economist image with a claimed 100 percent state tax rise. It cites past vote totals, questions future gains, and reflects on political performance and public interest in his plans. It also mentions domestic economy guidance from the Chicago Record-Herald, including menus, recipes, and prize draws for housewives.
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Dunne
Lidulsewite
Chicago Record-Herald
Record- Herald
Martha’s Management
Apears
People's Institute of Domestic ‘ Economy
Emily Riesenberg
Record-Herald
Dunne Reshapes State Patronage After Legislature
Gov. Dunne shifts focus to state patronage with new appointments. William Fossett named temporary head of the game and fish commission and T. W. Agg put in charge of the new good roads department, pleasing hungry Democrats.
King of all laxatives touted in Buffalo testimonial
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo Nev calls Dr King s New Life Pills the king of all laxatives for constipation headaches indigestion and dyspepsia. He says they are a blessing to his family and he keeps a box at home. Get a box and bet wells price 25. Recommending store City Drug Store Taubeneckt & Davison.
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Dr King
Paul Mathulka
Buffalo
Nev
City Drug Store
Taubeneckt . & Davison
You Can’t Beat Some Men At Your Own Game
A compact, punchy editorial line highlighting the resilience or challenge posed by a rival in their preferred arena. Emphasizes dominance or stubborn competition, implying that talent or grit wins on familiar turf.
York Town highway bids for gravel roads in Clark Illinois
Official notice seeks bids July 19 1918 for constructing gravel roads in York Town Clark County Illinois. Projects run from sections 30 7 and 15 to county lines with routes to Walnut Prairie and along Wa bash river. Bids awarded by contract to lowest responsive bidder at West Union Illinois.
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York
Clark
State of Oil
Clark County
Illinois
Crawford County
Town Nine
Thenca
Darwin Township
Range Eleven
Wabash River
Chicago
Vincennes Road
Walnut Prairie
Hollenbeck’s Mill
Nple
West Union
Inois
Bank
West ‘Union
Ill
Daniel
Prust
L Seymour
Vorhees Crow
Commissioners of Highways
J E
Claftelter
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Sufferer Oregon Man
William Davidson of Casey Illinois endorses Dean's Kidney Pills claiming they relieved constant kidney pains and body aches after two boxes. The claim notes 50 cent price and Foster Milburn Co as sole US agents in Buffalo New York with urging readers to remember the name and take the remedy.
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Marshall
Dean
William Davidson
E. Madison
St. Casey
Ill
Saygs
Dean’s
Galaxy
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
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