Dublin under martial siege as British forces tighten cordon
forces isolate a square mile of Dublin City, barbed wire entanglements rise on streets, searches for republican headquarters proceed door to door while trolleys stop. gunfire erupts across Ireland injuring police, sailors, and civilians as raids and armed robberies unfold in multiple towns.
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Dublin
Inn
Dublin City
Hmits
Ireland
Dublin Castle
Cork
London
Enscise
Pring
Disht
Athlone
Railroads wage fight over government payments rises again
Washington January 18 The railroad issue returns as roads press to delay or refuse government payments under guarantee provisions of the Esch Cummins act claiming precarious finances. Hundreds of millions owed by railroads to the government cannot be paid for fifteen years, the claim notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Harding
Unemployment Near Million Mark in England
England faces rising unemployment with 859000 registered jobseekers as of January 8 and a weekly increase of 111000. Since then about 10000 coal miners lost work and many others were laid off as major firms like Furness Iron mines and Belfast spinning mills shut. St Vincent Iron works plans closure on January 29.
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London
England
Furness
Belfast
Lysgath’s
St. Vincent
Harrington Ends Hunger Strike in Danville Illinois
Mrs. Ernest Harrington ends her hunger strike in Danville Illinois on January 18 after a period of protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville, Ill
Ernest
Harrington
Pacific Fleet Loses Two Sailors at Sea
Two Pacific fleet sailors were lost overboard from the U S New Mexico on June 18. Edgar Oscar Bestrom of the U S 8 Arkansas and Burton Maynar from the destroyer Stoddard are reported missing at sea.
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U. S
New Mexico
Pacific Fleet
Edgar Oscar Bestrom
Arkansas
Burton Maynar
Stoddard
Woman Political Worker Defeated in Kingwood Contest
Mrs Izetta Jewel Brown who nominated John W Davis for the Democratic nomination at the San Francisco convention was defeated in the municipal election in Kingwood West Virginia January 18.
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Kingwood
W.a
Izetta Jewel Brown
John W. Davis
San Francisco
Canada Flour Mills Attract Over Seventy Six Million Dollars
Ottawa reports more than 76 000 000 invested in 1 235 flour milling plants across Canada. The annual product value reached 262 763 392 dollars according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Jones Addresses Pan-American Labor Congress in Mexico City
Delegates at the Pan-American Federation of Labor congress in Mexico City heard an address by "Mother" Jones the radical labor leader who arrived in the city last week for the meeting.
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Jones
Meet
Mexico City
Congress of the Pan-American Federation of Labor
House Defeats $100 Million Prohibition Enforcement Plan
Washington January 14. The House voted 115 to 12 against Representative Gallivan's proposal to appropriate 100 million dollars to enforce prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drys
Washington
House
Gallivan
Massachusetts
Taxes Shut Mexican Theaters in Moexico City
In Moexico City all McLure theaters closed as owners refused to continue operations due to new taxes deemed prohibitive. The move affects the movie scene in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moexico City
Jan
Mclure
Melr
U S Ships Seek Wet Operation Amid Prohibition Era Debate
Washington Jan 14 Steamship officials urged an amendment to allow American passenger ships to carry and sell liquor outside U S waters. Rep Edmonds argued the current law harms travel and could push U S lines to foreign registries. Alfred G Smith of New York and Cuba Mail warned two ships may be sold abroad and travel would shift to foreign fleets. A S Franklin of International Mercantile Marine warned the law risks the death of American passenger shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
House Judiciary Committee
Edmonds
Pennsylvvanin
Igoe
Dem
Missouri
Alfred G. Smith
New York
Disarmament Debate Urges Collective World Action
Gen Tasker H. Bliss told the House Naval Committee that a full free discussion of armament reduction would prompt prompt and inevitable responses from nations. He urged not disarming Americans or laying up ships until great powers reach agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
House Naval Committee
Tasker H. Biss
Supreme War Council
Paris
Tasker TH. Wiss
Supreme Air Council
Farmers Offer Free Corn to Feed Starving Europe
J R Howard president of the American Farm Bureau announced 1 500 000 U S farmers would donate surplus corn to feed famine nations in Europe China Armenia and nearby areas. The plan requires urban transportation support and stipulates gifts of corn not sale proceeds for relief.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Europe
China
Armenia
J. R. Howard
American Farm Bureau
Illinois Agricultural Association
National Association
United States
Mr. Howard
America
Great
Corn Belt
Cork mayor in defense pursues refugee rights
Donald O Callaghan lord mayor of Cork asserts political refugee rights after entering the United States as a stowaway without a passport. His case is before President Wilson following State and Labor department differences. Judge Lawless, his attorney, presented the claim to Secretary Wilson at the Labor department where he was paroled after arrival.
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Washington
Donald O'Callaghan
Cork
Wilson
Labor
Labor Department
Judge Lawless
O’callaghan
Missing mail sacks contain large payroll funds in Mount Vernon
Four sacks of registered mail vanished at Mount Vernon Illinois. One sack is reported to hold $80,000 for payrolls at Franklin County coal mines. The sacks arrived at the post office via Louisville and Nashville from St. Louis, with no available estimate for the other three sacks’ contents.
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Mount Vernon
Ill
Franklin County
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
St. Louis
Dr Carl Muth Sr dies after long Sheboygan career
Dr Carl Muth Sr a prominent physician and surgeon in Sheboygan Wisconsin died after a lengthy career in the city The notice notes his standing in local medicine and his death on January 17 in Sheboygan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Muth
Sheboygan
Mic
Continental Motor resumes operation in Muskegon
The Continental Motor corporation resumes operation in Muskegon Michigan with several hundred workers. Other industries in the city plan to restart within days with small initial workforces that will be expanded gradually.
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Muskegon
Mich
Continental Motor Corporation
Attorney General to Lead Prosecution of Mrs. Clara Smith Hammon
Oklahoma City Okla Jan 17 Attorney General Freeling will personally oversee the prosecution of Mrs Clara Smith Hammon when she stands trial in the District Court of Carter County.
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Clara
Oklahoma City
Okla
Freeling
Oklahoma
Clara Smith Hamnon
Carter County
Hides for Shoes Cheap Claim Cited by Weld
L D H Weld told the National Retailers Association that the cost of hides used for shoe leather is about one sixth of the retail price of men s shoes. The remark was made during a Milwaukee address.
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Milwaukee
Dan
L. D. H. Weld
National Retaiters’ Association
California Town Quake Shakes Willows Area
A 13 A sharp earthquake lasting about three seconds was felt in Willows California at 2 20 p m arousing many sleepers but causing no damage. A similar shock was felt here December 29.
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California
Willows
Cal
Jian
Sheet Mill Workers Pay Cut in Monthly Settlement
Youngstown Ohio January 14 wages of sheet mill union workers reduced about 12 percent over the next two months as part of the monthly settlement between the manufacturers' association and the workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheet Mill
Youngstown
Manufacturers’ Organization
Shots Fired in Teamsters Battle in Chicago
In Chicago on January 14 more than 100 shots were fired in a revolver battle outside the Hastings Express offices at 2840 East Ninety Fifth Street as rival teamsters attacked company employees.
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Teamsters
Chicago
Janu
Hastings Express Company
East Ninety
Fifth Street
Balloonists Return to New York After Ontario Flight
Lieutenants Kloor Farrell and Hinton, naval balloonists, reached the Pennsylvania Station New York a month after landing near Moose Factory Ontario following a balloon flight from Rockaway naval air station.
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Kloor
Farrell
Hinton
City
Canadian Wilds
New York
Ilieutenants Kloor, Farrell and Hinton
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Moose Factory
Ontario
Rockaway Naval Air Station
Greeks Report Fresh Victories In Brussa Sector
Greek army communique from Athens reports continuous successes against Turkish nationalists in the Brussa sector. The latest dispatch highlights advancing lines and growing pressures on enemy positions as the campaign continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brussa
Athens
Bloodshed in Berlin as police fire on Liebknecht rally
Blood flowed in the streets of Berlin when police opened fire on a communist crowd celebrating the anniversary of Karl Liebknecht and Rose Luxemburg’s deaths. Forces confronted demonstrators, leaving multiple injuries as emotions ran high in the capital.
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Berlin
Karl Liebknecht
Rose Luxemburg
U S Protests Japan Over Vladivostok Shooting
The United States government renewed its protest to Japan demanding rectification of the wrong done in the shooting of Lieut. W. H. Langdon, U.S. Army, by a Japanese sentry at Vladivostok.
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Japan
Washington
United States
W. H. Langdon
U.S. A
Vladivostok
Fifteen Buildings Burned in Madera Business District Fire
January 17 report from Clearfield Pennsylvania states fifteen buildings in Madera’s business section were destroyed by a blaze believed incendiary. The fire caused an estimated loss of 250000 dollars in the coal town.
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Clearfield
Madera
Record award for leg loss in elevator accident
New York on January 15, 845000 dollars was granted to Dorothy Brenner twenty years old as the record injury award for the loss of one leg in an elevator accident several months earlier in New York County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York County
Dorothy Brenner
Jury awards $10,005 fee in Bergdoll case
A Philadelphia common pleas jury awarded Henry J. Scott $10,005 in attorney's fees and expenses against Mrs. Erama C. Bergdoll, mother of Erwin and Grover C. Bergdoll, noted as convicted draft dodgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Common Pleas Court
Henry J. Scott
Erama C. Bergdoll
Erwin
Grover ‘C. Bergdoll
U S Weekly Market Report Grain Prices Edge Higher
The weekly market report notes a week ending January 13 with Wheat rising on export demand and sterling strength. Chicago March wheat hit $1.843 before closing, Minneapolis bids winter wheat forward, and premiums in Chicago for No. 2 red winter and other items are listed. Live stock, hay, fruit, vegetables, and dairy show mixed moves with softer butter and firmer cheese in some markets.
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Bureau OF Markets
Washington
Sterling Exchange
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas
Nebraska
Argentina
Isc
Kansas City
Winnipeg
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
York
Northwestern
New York City
Boston
Wisconsin
Langdon slain at Vladivostok by sentry fire
Official report cites Lieutenant W H Langdon engineer officer of the cruiser Albany killed at Vladivostok. Navy account says Langdon was shot in the back after passing a sentry who fired. Japanese version claims separate exchanges and a second shot. Admiral Gleaves notes the wound confirms a shot from behind.
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Washington
W. H. Langdon
Albany
Vladiostok
Gleaves
Asiatic Fleet
Greeks Break Turkish Resistance Capturing Three towns
An official Athens report states Greek forces have breached Turkish defenses and occupied Buledjik Karakeny and Eskichetk as part of a series of victories. The report notes continued Greek advances against stubborn Turkish resistance.
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London
Ofc
Athens
Buledjik
Karakeny
Eskichetk
Postal Pact Increases Parcel Post Limit To 22 Pounds
Washington January 18 Postmaster General Burleson signed a accord with the French postal administration. The agreement raises the maximum weight for parcel post packages to 22 pounds effective February 1 1921.
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U. K
Washington
Burleson
Postal Administration of
France
Sugar refiners cut wholesale sugar price in New York
New York January 17 Arbuckle Brothers the American Sugar Refining Company and the National Sugar Refining Company announced a reduction in the wholesale price of refined sugar from 7.90 to 7.75 cents a pound.
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New York
Arbuckle Brothers
American Sugar Refining Company
The
National Sugar Refining Company
London lawyer William McGrath mortally wounded
William McGrath, King's counsel in Dublin, was fatally wounded when an unknown man forced entry into his home and shot him. He died shortly after the attack, with authorities seeking the assailant.
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King’s Counsel
London
William McGrath
King's Counsel
Dubin
Sentence of Death For Rioter In Cork Case
Dublin January 14 a death sentence has been proclaimed for Joseph Murphy of Cork found guilty by a court martial December 15 of leading an attack on Cork October 8 on the military forces
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Dublin
Joseph Murphy
Cork
Senate Bill Aims Federal Control of Coal Prices
A Senate bill proposes federal regulation of coal prices and empowers the President to fix prices and profits in emergencies or shortages. The measure signals broader federal oversight of the coal industry amid supply concerns.
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U. S
Washington
Senate
Congress to convene special session April 4
Washington January 19 Congress will be called into special session April 4, per House Ways and Means Chairman Fordney after talks with President elect Harding in Marion. The tariff revision plan faces fierce Senate debate with ten amendments broadening farm product coverage and attempts to add codification and the soldiers bonus bill. The fight over the emergency tariff bill is expected to be long and contentious with extended hours of debate.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways ‘and Means
Fordney
Mariow
Harding
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Harding refuses March 4 inaugural ball substitute
President elect and Mrs. Harding decline an invitation to a charity ball planned as a substitute for the discarded inaugural event. The committee says the ball remains on schedule though, noting Harding cannot attend any ball at this time due to expressed opinions against the inaugural affair.
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Washington
Harding
Senate keeps army at 175000 after vote split
Washington reports the senate reversed a 150000 army limit by 41 to 83 on reconsideration. The chamber defeated a motion to set the force at 150000 and adopted a resolution directing the secretary to halt recruiting until the army is cut to 175000.
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Washington
Senate
New
Indiana
Senate committee backs wartime law repeal plan
Washington January 19 The senate judiciary committee approved a house resolution proposing repeal of most wartime laws. The panel by a 4 to 3 vote amended the measure to retain the Lever food and fuel control act.
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Washington
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Owen Moore Hospitalized in New York
New York January 19 Owen Moore is ill at the Post Graduate hospital with a reported illness not specified in detail. The report notes his condition but provides no further medical updates or statements from family.
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Owen Moore
New York
I‘ost-Graduate
Robbers Steal 23000 in Liberty Bonds and Stamps
Yeggmen broke into the North Bloomfield Banking company in North Bloomfield Ohio 12 miles from Warren on January 19 and rifled deposit boxes taking Liberty bonds and Thrift stamps valued at about 23000 dollars.
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Warren
North Bloomfield Banking Company
North Bloomfield
Churchill Accepted Colonial Secretary Post
Unofficial reports claim Winston S Churchill has accepted the post of secretary of state for the colonies in succession to Viscount Milner, who resigned. The confirmation follows his service as war minister at London.
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Churchill
London
Winston Spencer Churchill
Colonies
Viscount Milner
Robbers Bind Cashier in West Mentor Bank Heist
Two robbers entered the West Mentor Building and Loan bank in West Mentor, bound and gagged Cashier Sawyer, then fled by car with 2500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Painesville, C
West Mentor Building and Loan Company’s
West Mentor
Here
Sawyer
Tacoma Scandinavian bank closes its doors
The Scandinavian-American Bank of Tacoma Washington was closed today in Yacomm. Deposit liabilities are about 4.5 million and involve roughly 12,600 stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Yacomm
Mrs Gyrus F McCormick Dies In Chicago Society Leader
Mrs Gyrus F McCormick prominent Chicago society figure and wife of the International Hipvester company board chairman died at St Luke's Hospital Chicago on January 19 authorities said she had been in ill health several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. McCormick
Chicago
Disarmament Parley Set for January 25 in Paris
Paris January 19 Premier Lloyd George and Briand will meet for a conference on German disarmament and other pending settlement items on January 25. The announcement came from Paris.
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Paris
Lloyd George
Briand
Iowa World News Roundup of Local Incidents
Mrs William Hinze shucked 1100 bushels of corn this fall near Hamburg. Pease of Bonaparte Iowa selected a casket and died by strychnine. Evan Rowland Iowa City confirmed as sheriff despite vote irregularities. Cleo Fray of Council Bluffs treated after gas exposure. Four New Hampton youths sentenced for burglary, paroled on good behavior. Ed Kunce killed in Burlington yards. Iowa high school history teachers to meet March 11–12 at University of Iowa. Clarke County Poultry Breeders cite strong show in Osceola. A high value thoroughbred bull mispriced at Mason City sale. Woodward Field at Salt Lake City named for pilot John P Woodward. Davenport mayor orders radicals cleared with riot guns. Indianola farmer buys yearling feeders to work corn fields. Mrs Walter Seger may share $1,000,000 fortune. Local cattle and hog sales report from Askalosa and St Joseph market. Tama quarantines after two CS meningitis deaths. schools closed. State board of control cites high costs for institutions. Iowa bankruptcies: Jacob A Jones lists assets $1715. State schools employ 27,660 teachers. Ruby Goff, 19, Drake student, missing since December 28. Cedar Rapids banker Cal Hoffman commits suicide. Iowa Arm Bureau officers elected. Carmela Russo denied pardon for killing Tony Matto.
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Wiliam Hinze
Hamburg
Id Pease
Bonaparte
Iowa
Evan Rowland
Iowa City
Cleo Fray
Council Bluffs
New Hampton Jboys
Anamosa
Ed Kunce
Fairfield
Burlington
University of Iowa
Department of History of
The
State University
Clarke County Poultry Breeders’ Association
Osceola
Mason City
Deckers Packing ‘Co
C. L. Bareward
Davenport
Sociealist Party
Charles Gray
Indianola
Omaha
Walter Seger
Linn Grove
Chillicothe
Philadelphia
Baker Estate
J. ©. McClune
W. A. Piersal
Askaloosa
Adair County
L. A. Gipple
W. C. Bond
St. Joseph
Tama
Cecil Readis
Olga Readis
State Board of Control
A. M. McColl
Jacob A. Jones
Boone County
U. S. Federal Court
Department of Public Instruction
Ruby Goff
Drake University
Des Moines
Chamberlain Hotel
J. Warren Hoffman
Atlantic
Guthrie Center
Cal Hoffman
Cedar Rapids
Cr. W. Hunt
Iowa Arm Bureau Federation
Harles BE. Heart
E. H. Cunningham
Ames
Carmela Russo
Centerville
Rockwell City
Tony Matto
W. L. Harding
Flyer in French Air Attack Near Marseilles
A French airman went mad and hunted three men a priest and a woman for over an hour near Marseilles as an airplane swooped toward them. The group dodged the spinning propeller fearing injury or death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paria
Marseilles
Maniac aviator narrowly misses crowd in dangerous pass
A reckless pilot swept low over three men and a woman, missing them by feet as he roared with laughter. After returning twice, the group fled to fields, certain they faced a deranged flyer.
Milestone of marble man John Daley turns 30 years stonebound
In Martinez California a former Quirley school teacher, John H Daley, has remained bedbound for thirty years since December 1896. Stricken by inflammatory rheumatism his body gradually stiffened until movement ceased and he appears a living statue. Doctors and scientists have baffled the unusual case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinez
Cal
Ospital
John H. Daley
John Daley
Quirley School
Antioch
Makes 3 000 Mile Trip To Die In a Cemetery
Elizabeth New Jersey police sought to identify a man found hanged in Fairview cemetery Westfield. A note in his pocket said he had come 8 000 miles to use the cemetery and return to his native country. The deceased, about 65, with 63 cents and a plain wedding ring, wore good clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
N. J
Fairview Cemetery
Westfield
Wiliam J. P. Warburton
Justice Rode On A Furlough For Denny Harris
Frankfort Kentucky state officials pardoned Denny Harris of Pike County after his appeal by his wife and six children. Conductor George Singleton of the OC and O railroad testified against Harris for robbery of freight cars but later learned the destitute state of the Harris family. He dressed the family and brought them to see Governor E. P. Morrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Denny Harris
Pike
George Singleton
OC & O
Railroed
Harris
Man Smothers Flames After Coat Oil Explosion
Elmer Scott a railroad employee in Maysville Kentucky leaped into a bed to smother flames after his clothing caught fire from an explosion of coat oil. He sustained painful but not serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maysville
Elmer Scott
Home Brew Explosion Triggers House Fire
Four bottles of home brew were tossed into a red hot stove in Charles Smith’s residence. The bottles exploded with a bang as police arrived, causing a lively blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Charles Smith
Robbers Abandon Empty Cash Register in Minneapolis
A cash register was stolen from an empty store at 3504 Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. Robbers entered through a rear window, took the penniless strongbox, and left the register after finding the drawer broken. A patent for a cow neck collar to curb milk drinking was granted to eight Kentuckians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Mother Hubbard
Nicollet Avenue
The First Man And First Woman Riddle
A Sunday school scene ends with a child’s witty correction. The minister asks who was the meekest man and woman, the class answers Adam Eve Moses, then a boy says there wasn’t any woman.
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Ao Sunday School
Adam
Eve
Moses
Garfield Tea Promises Health Benefits Ad Declares
An old advertisement touts Garfield Tea as keeping the system clean blood pure and health good. The passage also includes a brief fictional dialogue about love and a wrist watch remark.
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F. J. Hagenbarth
National Wool Growers’ Association
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U. S. Army
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John Nawton
Dean
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Holland
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Patchoena N.Y
Drugegiste
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Eatonic
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Ae Kempsballam
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L. I. Buchanan
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