Milks Emulsion Helps San Antonio Woman Recover
Miss Katy Waller of 401 Argyle Ave San Antonio Texas writes that Milks Emulsion cured her long cough and winter pneumonia after 1917 18 and 1920 illnesses. She reports renewed health weight gain appetite and a season without colds after using the product as directed by the company.
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Katy Waller
Argyle Ave
San Antonio
Tex
Milks Emulston Co
Terre Maute
Ind
Ady
Pirate treasure hunt ends with salvage plan near Bahamas
Vancampen Heimer of Spring Lake New Jersey found old cannons on the sea bottom while taking submarine photos for the American Museum of Natural History near the Bahamas. Attempts to raise them failed due to cemented guns. Heilner returns with lifting gear to salvage from a sunken ship believed to carry Hornigold treasure and other loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Museum of Natural History
Bahama Islands
Vancampen Heimer
Spring Lake
N. J
Heilner
Bahamas
Benjamin Hornigold
Capper’s
Dog with Handsomest Collar Won’t Determine Fight Result
A sagacious adage notes betting on the dog sporting the finest collar is not a reliable guide to victory. The sentence warns against overvaluing flashy appearances over actual performance.
Back Hurts and Kidney Health Advice and Livestock Offers
Public health quackery touts kidney flushing with Jad Salts and radiant water as a cure for back pain with a sales pitch for Chinchilla breeding stock from Dy Farms Atkins Iowa. The text promotes four ounces of Rad Salts daily and endless water while mixing medical fiction with agricultural ads.
Frontier Ranch Mystery at Three Bar Opens Foreman Showdown
At the Warren ranch called Three Bar a stranger named Cal Harris applies for a rider job and is hired as temporary foreman. He sides with owner Billie Warren against rustlers led by Slade and Harper and promptly orders the visitors off the range. Harris then fires Morrow after catching him with cattle theft, securing Billie’s trust and signaling a shift toward settlement amid cattle country tensions.
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Warren Ranch
Willamette
Morrow
Cal Warren
William Harris
Billie
Slade
Harris
Harper
Circle Chase Ends In Ambush And Pursuit
Harris and Billie Warren pursue a trio of riders after ambushing a target. They rescue the wagon crew and change horses as they track the fugitives across divides and down into choppy country. Bangs is killed in a trap set by rival Three Bar men, wounding old Rile and vowing vengeance.
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Morrow
Billie
Harris
Bangs
Blue
Barris
Rile
Foster
Lie
Rute Wester
Western Novel Heroes Draw Rap From Critic
In a Bookman riff, Will James notes the Western genre uses smoke and dust from gunplay to drive action. He argues the harsh justice of good and bad characters must be shown, though the violence often overshadows the positive Western life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will James
Bookman
Nautical Speed Units Explained
A knot equals one nautical mile per hour and equals 6 080.7 feet per hour. The nautical mile is about 15 percent longer than a land mile. Ten knots per hour equal roughly 1144 miles per hour.
Wealth's Proper Use in Moral Action
The text argues wealth should serve as a tool for decisive action rather than symbolize civil honors for virtue. It emphasizes wealth as a means to facilitate worthy deeds rather than prestige.
Giant Blue Ridge catamount slain after long hunt
Kip Atkins of Luray Virginia and his four dogs tracked a giant catamount dubbed Big Foot through the Blue Ridge. After a thirty minute battle in a deep mountain ravine the animal was killed when Atkins struck it with a club and then delivered a second fatal blow. The fight left one dog dead and two others seriously wounded while all four dogs and their owner suffered scratches and lacerations.
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Luray
Big Foot
Blue Ridge Mountains
Kip
Atkins
Romance and Sacrifice Tie Widow to Bowden Estate
Inez Sneed former school teacher and invalid filed a claim for a wifes share in the estate of Charles T Bowden who shot himself Bowden had secretly married Sneed while teaching then planned a second marriage He urged the first wife to accept his happiness and Bowden killed himself three days before his planned wedding leaving his parents unaware of the secret marriage
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Senatobia
Inez Sneed
Charles T. Bowden
Miss Sneed
Bowden
God and Bible Kept Son Out of School Trial
In Port Monmouth New Jersey Judge Jacob Steinback found Christine Walling guilty of neglecting to educate her sons James fourteen and Frank eleven. She urged that God told her study was evil and refused school. The case notes a local group breaking from organized church over Bible interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Christine Walling
Port Monmouth
N. J
Jacob Steinback
Plane Propeller Removes Cow Tail During Landing
Richard Lemon, a flying instructor at Pana airport, was landing with two Pana businessmen in a ten acre field north of Nokomis, six miles west of Pana, when the airplane propeller cut off a cow named Bessie’s tail. The propeller was wrecked. The cow, frightened by the low skimming craft, ran in front of the plane but was otherwise unharmed.
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Pana
Richard Lemon
Nokomis
Bessie
Youngster Disturbed by Snoring Hopes to Spare Chickie
A North side girl named Her Method hovers between sleep and wakefulness as her father snores loudly. To avoid waking him she recalls her basement pet and lurches to his side to plead, Please, daddy, don't snore so loud. You'll wake my chickie up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
Chickie
Indianapolis News
One Benefit of the Home Home Corn on the Cob Enduring Favorite
The article notes corn on the cob remains a preferred treat at home, with no substitute offering the same satisfaction. It emphasizes the unmatched appeal of this simple dish as a dependable, enjoyable staple.
First Bottle Helped Her in Philadelphia Ad
Mrs Anna Loupe Back of 1807 8 Front Street Philadelphia writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her after childbirth and helped her recover from run‑down nerves dizziness and weakness. She notes the tonic effects after the first bottle and recommends the medicine to others. She is a mother of three with two daughters and a baby boy.
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Philadelphia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Loupe
Front Street
Phila
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