Life Saved by a TV Tomato Gan Blow Across Ontario
Edgar L. Brown survived a 62 mile gale on Lake Ontario in a flat-bottom punt. He used a tomato can to bail for hours, fought exposure, and reached Cobourg after a perilous crossing. Local gratitude followed as authorities and townspeople hailed his ordeal and awaited his return home.
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Edgar L. Brown
Lake Ontario
Rochester
N.Y
Ontario
Charlotte
Michael Burns
Burne
Burns
Brown
Punt
Grafton
Balling
Cobourg
Port Huron
Port Hope
Canadien
Aetion
John Keon
P. J. Rigney
Edgar
Rigney
Girl Heroic Rescue At Columbus Shirt Factory
Miss Marguerite Lacey a 17 year old girl from Columbus shirt factory on Market Street dragged a man from crushing gears after his sleeve got caught in a belt. She then removed the belt and summoned aid, fainting from shock after the rescue. The injured worker was taken to St. Luke's hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Columbus Shirt
Market Street
Marguerite Albertis ‘Lacey
William Street
Worlmmen
Street
Miss Lacey
St. Luke's Hospital
Miss Laney
Music Charms Snakes in Marshalltown Tale of 12 Slithery Prey
A 12 year old Had Smith and his nine year old brother John of Marshalltown played a violin before snake holes as seedless folklore says snakes approach music. Twelve rattlesnakes emerged and were captured, with the boys making belts and neckties from the skins for friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Smith
Bia
John
Walter Smith
Warning In Sleep Save a Train
Marsball Possanger living within 200 feet of the Big Four tracks at Waldron awoke to a peculiar clicking on an outgoing train and warned the depot agent. The agent found a broken rail on a dangerous curve just south of the bridge over the Kankakee river and flagged the Chicago bound passenger train as it approached at 50 miles an hour, averting a serious wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Marsball Possanger
Waldron
Kankakee River
Pat Draws the Line at Work With Germans and Hungarians
A British worksite scene unfolds as Pat, pressed to finish a dig within a week, notices Towser the foreman's bulldog. He mutters about past crews and, upon spotting the dog’s face, declares he will not tolerate disrespect from any man. The tale blends grit and humor in a compact vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Towser
Oita
Christian men sought as counsel amid Turkey reconstruction
In Euphrates College two professors are named and a committee appointed to study educational reforms for a large interior province. Prof. N Tonekijian and Prof Nahigian are described as scholarly Christians with a prison term and a study stint under Angell, while Dr H N Barnum is asked for guidance on popular education and social reform amid the Turkish effort. A class cherub recited the golden text as a teacher asked who spoke those words, with a backbench boy answering through the cherub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Euphrates College
N. Tonekijian
Pelog
H. N. Barnum
American Board
Light Booze Do You Drink It A Ministers Wife’s Tale
A ministers wife explains coffee addiction during nurse training, detailing nightly wakefulness from midnight to four, frequent bilious attacks, and a later shift to Postum which she says cleared her head and steadied her nerves. She claims no further bilious attacks after stopping coffee and credits Postum with her recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wille
Wellville
New Life and Strength from Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs Josiah Straw of Canton reports relief from rheumatic pains and kidney secretion irregularities after using Deans Kidney Pills. She notes her husband had a similar experience and both recommend the remedy. Sold by all dealers, 60 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Straw
Broadway
Canton
Tak
Wye
Dean
Foster-b Milburn Co
Buffalo
Bright Idea Touches On A Grin In A Whimsical Line
A playful duo muses on catching and taming a tiny creature, imagining how one cent could buy a curious pet home. The fragment hints at a lighthearted moment between characters, capturing a humorous, childlike impulse.
The Secret Out Purgative Medicine Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Lane’s Family Medicine as a pleasant herb remedy. It promises a healthy complexion, stomach and bowel relief, blood purification, and magical cleansing effects. The copy credits druggists and dealers and lists a price of 250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Fragmentary Pub Notice Of Tobacco And Remedy Brands
A damaged text fragment mentions Lewis' Single Binder tobacco and a soothing syrup for children, with scattered lines about plants, birds, sorrow, and a proverb about disciplining a calf. The readable parts reference product names and general, non-specific advice from old advertisements.
All Who Would Enjoy Health and Right Living
The text promotes health through right living and timely remedies. It endorses a simple, wholesome remedy and identifies California Fig Syrup Co as maker of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna for gentle, general laxative effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
California Pig Syrup Co
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York
Corn Belt
Abetter Temple
Deke
United States
Ates
Willem Cit
Girl
Workman
Cutiura
Charles Baker
Athlon
Potter Drug & Chom, Corp
Fola Propt
Bowon
Willie
Ong
Lewis
Extra Quay Tobacco
Aealnr
Lewis’ Factory
Peuria
Dr.d.jayne
D. Jayne
Eadaghe
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