Turtle Hunt Turns Dangerous for Bud on Beach
Bud Raunt and his brother John chase a sea turtle along a warm night shoreline. Bud wrestles the bucking loggerhead, rigged with a line, and narrowly avoids drowning as the shell slips toward the sea. He endures fear and fatigue, leveraging turtle-wrestling skill learned from reefers to survive and carry on.
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Bud
Delifire
Tony
Son
John
Tome
Grace Aline
Iater Bud
Rod
Loggverhead
East Side School Pay Attention Lesson
A German immigrant boy Kenry joined a New York City school on the East Side. After resisting attendance, a truancy officer and interpreter brought him to the class where the teacher explained the need to pay attention. A small pupil clarified the phrase you must pay by saying you should all pay attention.
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Kenry
Germany
Jacob
New York Press
Dream of municipal theatre rule by Sir Henry Irving
A London cable dispatch reports Sir Henry Irving delaying plans to leave the country for a year. He is accused of preaching a municipal control of the theatre though he denies seeking to hand city governance to actors. He views theatre administration as a city service like water supply, not a radical revolution.
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Sir Henry Irving
London
London Standard
Pampered steer San Antoine Pete in Dougherty’s Kansas barn
A feature notes a pampered steer named San Antoine Pete living in Dougherty’s barn near Lo wan Kansas. The animal has fierce horns, a glossy coat, and bandages on its legs, drawing public attention as townsfolk encounter this notable livestock figure.
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al. Dougherty
Lowan
Kan
San Antoine Pete
Dougherty
Antoine Pete
The People’s Schools Take Shape by Public Will
The excerpt argues that schools are built by the people not just officers or teachers. If officers fail to meet public ideals they’re removed. teachers can be held to account through school officers. Change starts with individuals pushing for improvement, per Henry F Thurston.
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Henry F. Thurston
Clock Dial Explains Haste in Nine-Story Chestnut Street Busy Building
A boy waiting with his mother in a twelve story Chestnut Street office building watched an indicator dial show the mounting car. He told his mother he now understands why people hurry, noting how fast the clock moves.
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Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Reward for cure of Astarri and Hall’s Catacric Ware claims
An advertisement in the Toledo area offers one hundred dollars for any case of Astarri that cannot be cured by Hall's Catacric Ware. It includes testimonials from wholesalers P J Curry Co and Tavax, plus claims of Hall's Catarina Cure acting internally on blood and mucous surfaces.
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Hall
P.J. Curry & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Waietaen
Transacions
Wanpixo
Kixxay & Manvix
Capts Graham Credits Cuticura for Skin Cure
Captain W. S. Graham of 1921 Eoff St Wheeling West Virginia writes on June 14 1921 that Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured his facial and back sores after doctors dismissed blood poison and barber's itch. He says his skin is now clear and thanks God and friends for recommending the products.
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W. S. Graham
Eoff
Young Rockefeller's Training at Brown University
An 1890s anecdote recalls John D Rockefeller Jr at Brown University. While in Providente he treated two companions to ice cream sodas, then noted in a pocket memorandum: three sodas, thirty cents, illustrating his father's emphasis on scrupulous record keeping and frugality.
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Young Rockefeller
Brown University
John D. Rockefeller,r
Etail
Standard Oil Company
John Jr
Providente
Dean's Kidney Pills Prove Effective For Kidney Disorder
Concord Justice of the Peace C W J Till testifies to the kidney pills restoring regular secretions and easing backache. He reports lasting relief after the last dose and broad health improvement. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sells them at 50 cents a box.
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W. J. Till
Concord
Justice of the Peace
Dean
Avery
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Sassafras Tea Rumors at Acting Secretary Adee’s Office
A brief note describes Acting Secretary Adee in the Washington state department drinking sassafras tea for two months, using it as medicine in March and April. The piece mentions a hidden bread basket in his desk and a thirst for quiet remedies.
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Adee
Dovartment
Washington
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Healthier Maternity
An appeal to expectant and would be mothers praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for toning the female system and reducing miscarriages. Letters from women in Milwaukee recount improved health and successful births after use, encouraging others to seek Mrs Pinkham's free advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Pinkham
Mae P
Wharry
North Shore
Norman
Milwaukee
Wis
Pinkham
Lydia
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