Orville Wright Sells Interest in Aircraft Firm
Orville Wright has sold his entire stake in the Wright Aeroplane company of Dayton to a syndicate including William B. Thompson A H Wirgens and T Frank Manville. The new firm will have larger capitalization and plan expanded production of aeroplanes and flying boats. Wright will become consulting engineer and hold some stock in the new company.
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New York
Orville Wright
Enire
Wright Aeroplane Company
Dayton
Ohio
William B. Thompson
A. H. Wiregens
Chase National Bank of New York
T. Prank Manville
H. W. Johns Manville Company
Wright Company
Wilbur Wright
Krieg Beats Anton The Greek In Lacrosse Fight
Tom Krieg, a delivery driver by day, fought ten rounds with Anton the Greek in Lacrosse. Krieg won on points amid a Wolgast Wallace main event absence and earned rising attention in Milwaukee boxing circles. Krieg returned with a discolored eye but gained leverage for better opponents and fees.
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Marshfield
Tom Krieg
Normington Laundry
Jaume
Krieg
Lac Crosse
Anton
Milwaukee
Nis
Lass
Wolgast
Wallace Hout
Tom
Mark Krigg
Take Chamberlain's Tabs For a Healthy Complexion
Promote a clearer skin with Chamberlain’s tabs and a vegetable rich diet. Add daily outdoor exercise to improve complexion dramatically within months.
Peanut Butter Egg Salad on White with Watercress
A compact guide mixes hardboiled yolks with mayonnaise to moisten, spreads peanut butter on thin white bread, and layers egg mixture with watercress or lettuce. Garnish with egg white rings and dressing as a simple served dish.
Ingenious Inventions Meet War Emergencies On Front Lines
The article surveys wartime innovations from a wheeled body shield that shields a single soldier to vast underwater nets defending the Dardanelles and anti submarine seining used by British destroyers. It notes repeated cycles of new weapons and corresponding defensive countermeasures across Europe’s conflict.
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Europe
Dardanelles
This Week in History: Oct dates and events list
A historical recap lists key events by date: Oct 18 Helen Hunt Jackson b 1831. Oct 19 Cornwallis surrenders Yorktown 1781. Oct 20 Civil War England began 1642. Oct 21 Magellan straits discovered 1820. Oct 2 DPgn American con- Serene 1901. Oct 92 Irish L641. Oct 2Q4 Partition poverty. Russia Austria Prussia 1795.
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Helen Hunt Jackson
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Magellan Straits
Fragmentary note on dress and customs record
A partial fragment describes scenes and serves as a valuable record of dress and customs from that historical period, reflecting attire and societal norms in detail.
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Onty
Football Results From State and National Games
A digest of football results lists scores from State Geornomance to national matchups. Notable outcomes include Michigan Aggies 56 Carroll 0, Washington 7 West minster 0, Princeton 40 Lafayette 3, Pittsburgh 45 Indians 0, and Yale 19 Springfield 0 along with others like Northwestern 6 Illinois 5 and Ohio State 3 Minnesota 19.
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Minnesota
South Dakota
Ilinois
Ohio State
Michigan Aggies
Carroll
Michigan
Case
Dartmouth
Vermont
Syracuse
Rochester
Exeter
Yale
Navy
Penn
Harvard
Virginia
Colgate
Army
Springfield
Princeton
Lafayette
Pittsburgh
Indians
Cornell
Bucknell
Take Chamberlains Cough Remedy For Your Cold
When you take a cold with the average man a cold is a serious matter and should not be trifled with. The ad urges Chamberlains Cough Remedy to rid you of a cold quickly, noting it has been used for many years with an established reputation and contains no opium or narcotic.
Auto View Lookout Draws Tourists to Laconner
In Washington town of Laconner a winding road up a hill leads to an observation stand with a massive Auto View sign eight feet high on a water reservoir wall. The landmark aims to lure travelers off major highways to Skagit Valley farming country, highlighted in a November Popular Mechanics feature.
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Vaconner
Washington
Popular Mechanics
May Use Motorcycles In Rural Rail Routes
Notices at Marshfield Post Office announce that bicycles will be banned from January 1 31916 while motor vehicles may be used on rural rail carrier routes under existing orders. Motorcycles may be allowed later if paired with side cars and axle devices to follow wagon tracks.
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Marshfield
Departmet
Old Pomes Re Wr it Lom Shamb
A fragmented verse recounts a tale of a man’s son and a chorus girl, their clash over a failed scheme, and sudden awakening to life’s gravity after Tom’s fall. The piece hints at mischief, risk, and the fragility of fortune in a terse, old style.
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Lom
Shamb
Tom
Two-in-One Dwosle Key For Double Doors
A newly invented two-in-one key aims to reduce pocket bulk by opening two doors. The key consists of two end portions linked end to end with each end encased by either a ring or square grip that pivots on a small collar behind the end. When grasped the rings lie in the hand plane and can swing away to allow entry into the lock.
Preserving Rules For Common Garden Fruits
A passage notes yields from typical home canning efforts. Six boxes of strawberries yield five pints of jam. Five boxes of currants yield nine glasses of jelly. Six pounds of peaches yield eight pint jars of preserves. Seven pounds of peaches yield seven pints. A peck of quinces yields twenty one glasses of jelly. Four pounds of plums yield five pint jars of preserves. Four quarts of crabapples yield ten glasses of jelly.
Ruth Is Home Again Butter Cutting Lesson
Ruth demonstrates proper butter cutting using waxed paper and a knife, showing how to slice cleanly into butter that has been wrapped. Her sister praises Ruth as the eighth wonder of the modern age for her skill.
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Ruth
You ve Seen Em A Model Man Eura Jones
A readable fragment praises Eura Jones as a model man of sterling worth. It claims he would not cheat and has many friends, describes him as a pillar in the church and choir reader, and mentions a berth aboard the Zion Flyer. The text asserts he cannot bear to railroad company.
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Eura Jones
Railroad Company
Making a New Kind of Plum Jelly Plan
A plan for making plum jelly suggests using fresh plums and adding mint leaves during cooking. The mint is said to impart flavor and enhance the jelly's deliciousness.
Lost Out on a Public Man’s Early Life and Family Debt
The fragment recalls a public figure’s youth on a farm and district schooling while noting a wife’s allowance and a husband who borrows. It hints at financial strain and family dynamics shaping a man’s career. The text blends personal history with public perception in a vintage newspaper voice.
Not a Nature Fake Maid Announces Cat’s Poultry Feat
The new maid proclaims the cat has eaten the grocer’s poultry. Norah clarifies kittens are meant. The exchange ends with the correction that the cat ate the grocer’s chickens rather than actual poultry.
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Norah
Learn a Little Fnere Day and Early U S Express Company
The first express company in the United States formed in 1828. A double center page color ad in the Saturday Evening Post costs $12,000. The Bayeux tapestry is a 200 foot by 20 inch cloth depicting the conquest of England by William the Conqueror, preserved in the Bayeux public library in Normandy.
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First Express Company
United States
Saturday Evening Post
Cuba
Bayeux
Engand
William the Conqueror
Bayeux Public Library
Normandy
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN Daily household tips and craft hints
Sashes and day and evening toile t show Russian influence in new fall costumes. Two large eyelets on kitchen towels replace loops for hanging. A well padded ironing beard saves labor and Turkish toweling is ideal padding. A panrika buttered brown bread sandwich pairs with crisp salad. To move a heavy box place a broom handle under it. lift opposite ends to slide. Mould on walls responds to a solution of one pound lime chloride in one gallon water.
Tomatoes as versatile cleaners for hands and whites
Ripe tomatoes remove stains from hands and can also lift stains from white fabrics. This simple natural option highlights tomato juice and pulp as effective stain removers for various household surfaces.
Humphreys' Witch Hazel Oil Ad Offers Samples
Local ad promotes Humphreys Witch Hazel Oil for Pilea and hemorrhoids with relief after one application. Two sizes priced 20 cents and one dollar. available at druggists or by mail with a free sample offer.
Just the Right Present for The Youth's Companion
A 1915 newspaper ad extols giving The Youth's Companion for a year as a reliable holiday gift. It highlights the paper’s stories and standards, offers free trials of current issues, and promises full 1915 issues plus a 1916 Forecast with a yearly subscription of 52 issues. It notes free issues for testing and delivers the Companion Home Calendar for 1916 from Boston.
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Companion
Youth's Companion
Boston
Mass
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