Man Engaged 10 Four in a Week At Walnut Hills
Cincinnati police report a swindler named Frank Bissinger posed as a mansion buyer and housekeeper recruiter to marry four women. He claimed to own the $40,000 Seagroagood mansion, pursued real estate broker Nourse, and fled with promises of a $1,000 cash payment. He sought sympathy with tales of San Francisco earthquake losses. Bissinger, a German-appearing man about 5 ft 8 in, 180 pounds with a mustache, was last seen leaving Elm Street after packing a trunk.
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Cincinnaci
Walnut Fills
Frank Bizsinger
Blawinger
Trousseau
Bissinger
Tol
John Ahlbrandt
Elm Street
Charles E. Nourse
Cleneny
Nourse
San Francisco
Orm
B. FP. Thomas
United States
Eutone
German National Bank
Albrandt
Ablbrandt
Rissinger
Wild Woman Seen on Catalina Island
Avalon residents report sightings of a tall almost nude woman carrying a rifle seen after sunset on Catalina Island. Descriptions vary, but witnesses describe long unbound hair, tanned skin, and extraordinary agility on hills. Tourists corroborate sightings across distant island sections and a search party discussion arises in Avalon.
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Avalon
Cal
Catalina Island
Isla
Avyeral
White's Landing
Almost hugged to death by insane laundress
In Indianapolis Mrs. Clarence Stanley faced a 300 pound laundress named Lilian Low who suddenly attacked, hugging and kissing her until bystanders intervened. Lilian calmed before police arrival, then again became violent and was locked up. Authorities planned a sanity examination.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Clarence Stanley
Lillian Low
Mrs. Stanley
Lilian
Fred
Loves Mustache More Than Siances
John Shilling of Sharpsburg sacrificed chances of remarriage after his wife died. suitors demanded removal of his mustache to win Mrs John Shilling. He promised to shave for a Chicago blonde but faltered away from the woman. He wandered to a saloon and the plan collapsed. The blonde departed, enraging Joan who chased his children with a revolver and he must answer in court.
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Pittsburg
John Shilling
Sharpsburg
John
Chicago
Joan
Ancient Timepiece Still Ticking Across Generations in Chicago
A 300 year old English watch, brought to America in 1634, remains in steady operation in Chicago. Owned by Reuben S. Price of 786 East Seventy-second Street, the piece has passed through generations from Mordecai Price in Maryland to the current owner, with the inscription detailing its lineage across the 17th to 19th centuries.
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Chicago
Mordecai Price
Anne Arundel County
Maryland
Mordecai
Elijah
John K
St Mary's
Mt Wis Bon
Nijah Price
John RK
Brice
Nis
Reuben 8
Price
Reuben S
Price keeps rare hand made watch through centuries
Reuben S. Price Jr preserves a unique watch likely made before 1800 by Richard Banner of Liverpool. Hand crafted with a silver double case and two dial rings, it ticks with a soft tapping akin to a pencil on a tin cup. The piece survived a century unseen, then was repaired to keep time through America’s early history.
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Reuben S. Price, Jr
Price
Chicago
Highest salaried woman in New York profile
Miss Anna Louise Amendt, the top earner among New York women, earning about $20,000 yearly, says the prestige and payoff of independence cannot compensate for the loss of domestic ties. She notes the sacrifices demanded by success in the city’s largest real estate firm.
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New York
Anna Louise Amendt
Audi & Success
Misu Amendt
The Philosophy of Work and Family From Mrs Hullanna Lamenot
Mrs Hullanna Lamenot reflects on women balancing home and career. She insists motherhood and wifehood are the supreme achievements, urges concentration to succeed in business, and notes many doubt their abilities yet recounts her rise from stenographer to capable executive. She advises young women toward marriage as a path to happiness.
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Auceesa
Treasure Block Sealed With Wealth In Washington
In Washington a small iron-banded oak platform known as the treasure block has long held vast wealth. Details are scant in the fragment, but the object is described as a chest of incalculable value connected to historical treasure lore. The article emphasizes mystery surrounding its contents and origin.
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Washington
The Five by Five Money Block at the Treasury
A compact “money block” at the east front of the United States Treasury handles bullion coin currency and bonds among the treasury sub treasuries milats and banks. Treasure wagons guarded by armed men ferry bulk remittances between the treasury and Union Station with express company wagons disbursing millions daily. The article notes the block’s pivotal role and cites a billion dollar annual throughput. A closing line advises on improving a wife’s confidence by discussing the typewriter girl.
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United State Treasury
Treasury
Union Railway
Oshkosh Homecoming Week Highlights and Parades
Oshkosh celebrated Old Home Week with an industrial parade in the morning and a floral parade in the afternoon, attended by United States Senator Isaac Stephenson and Suk Cook of Necuah who spoke of a senate bid. The event opened with exercises, a key of the city presentation, and music, with Native American participants from the Keshena band.
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Oshkosh
Madison
United States
Isaac Stephenson
Suk Cook
Necuah
United States Senate
Fanderoh
Col. E. M. Paine
Northpark
Keshena Reservation
Reginald Oshkosh
Burglars Target Waukesha Home of Northwestern Agent
A burglar forced P. J. McGinnis of the Northwestern road on Lake street to lie still and remain quiet at his Waukesha residence. The intruder escaped with agony gold water a chain and 150 dollars.
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Waukesha
P.J. McGinnis
Northwestern Road
Lake Street
Back to Shop with Auto on Racine Bridge Wreck
An automobile was badly wrecked at the Main street bridge in Racine when the structure was believed to be opened. The incident damaged the vehicle and prompted a safety inquiry by local authorities.
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Racine
Main Street Bridge
Mia Rouse Of Cambridge Credits Dean's Kidney Pills
Mary E H Rouse of Cambridge reports five years of kidney pain back ache and fatigue. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she found quick relief and full recovery and now enjoys excellent health. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Mary E. H. Rouse
Cambridge, N
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Absent Minded Exchange Between Old Gent and Small Boy
A terse cartoon style caption shows an old man scolding a small boy who is fishing. The boy responds that Ed forgot something, implying a humorous everyday mishap. An old-fashioned rural setting and dialogue capture a slice of small town life.
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Echook
Cured Her Children With Cuticura Remedies
A Mrs Napoleon Duceppe of Duluth Street Montréal reports curing three daughters' eczema with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment after trying many treatments. She also notes a plump baby with neck skin folds that bled improved after using Cathura Bath and Cathura Ointment, dated May 21, 190%.
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Napoleon Duceppe
Duluth Gt
Montresl
Que
Unanimous Vote Ends With Public Tank Joke
A German immigrant at a banquet drank the set aside wine with gusto and declared he had emptied the wine so others would not drink. He joked that he deserved a public tank for causing the others trouble, a tale noted by Lippincott's.
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Tites
Lippincott
Too Much Afraid of Dirt Opinion Rally
A Washington Herald editorial argues that society may be overly worried about dirt and cleanliness. It defines dirt as matter out of place and hygiene as placing matter rightly, warning against overcaution and the loss of rough, earthier realities.
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Sre
Washington Herald
When the Little Man Scored on the Train Car
A small man with a pasteboard box bumps a sleepy passenger on a tarred car. The box rubs again as the train curves. The box claims the car is neither freight nor cattle car and the exchange ends with a terse retort about the car’s use.
Postum praised for steady flavor and health benefits
A reader letter extols Postum as a stable, mild beverage free of caffeine. The writer says it cured coffee related ailments like headaches and gall colic and claims better taste. The ad copy notes Postum is produced by Postum Co of Battle Creek and invites readers to send in testimonials.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
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