Tragic Rhoades Opera House Fire Claims 170
The Berks County town of Beantown reports 170 dead from the Rhoades Opera House fire, with many victims identified only partially. Rescue efforts, aided by Philadelphia and Reading Railway labor, faced freezing conditions and chaotic exits as the blaze destroyed the building and left mangled remains for morgues and juries to examine.
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Her
Rhoades Opera House
Strauser
Reading
Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company
H. W. Keffer
National Bank
Pottstown
Burgess Kohler
St. John’s Lutheran Church
H. E. Monroe
Washington
Opera
Reuben W. Stover
Boyertown
Strasser
Jacob Johnson
Ained
Sso
Mansion House
Bureau of Information
Scores Insurance Companies
Major Winston-Salem Fire Threatens Main Street Block
A stubborn blaze in the YWCA rooms above Brown Rogers Hardware on Main and Fourth in Winston-Salem caused major damage to the building and stock. Firemen battled the four hour blaze, saving nearby stores as crowds watched. total damages estimated around seventy thousand dollars with substantial water losses.
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Winston-Salem
Young Women’s Christian Association
Brown-Rogers Hardware Co
Main
Fourth Streets
Brown-Rogers Company
F. C. Brown
Winston Clothing Company
Wie
Main Street
R. J. Reynolds Company
Virginus Martin
Liberty Hose Company
Martin
W. B. Carter
T. J. Brown
Local Texan Mrs King Credits 30 Day Es for Relief
In Woodland Texas Mrs Joe King says four years of kidney and bladder trouble ended after trying a 30 day Es treatment purchased from D W McPherson & Co. The druggist urged the remedy and guaranteed satisfaction with a one dollar bottle delivering relief.
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Joe King
Woodland
Tex
Faenes
Dw. McPherson & Co
Kidney Trouble Warns of Insidious Disease
An ad warns that kidney trouble progresses silently and may lead to fatal illness unless treated early. It promotes a Kidney Cure by J. H. Gwyn, claiming it corrects irregularities and cures Bright's disease and diabetes.
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J. H. Gwyn
Health Coffee Imitation Promises Real Taste without Brewing
Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin claims Health Coffee Imitation is the closest coffee substitute. The cereal and malt based blend requires no long boiling and is sold as a minute brew. S A Hauser endorses its coffee like flavor and warns even experts could be fooled.
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Advertises Cold Relief
A health notice claims a cough spreads through the body causing aches and constipation and promotes Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a non opiate remedy that acts on the bowels to drive the cold out. Sold by H Gwyn.
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Kennedy
H Gwyn
How to Avoid Appendicitis
An old health note states most Sugeno victims are constipated. Oyino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and restoring natural action. A native fruit product is mild and pleasant to take as a substitute. Sold by J. H. Gwyn.
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J. H. Gwyn
Noted International Lawyer dies after spider bite in Cairo
Chester South Carolina reports the death of Mr. Strobel a former secretary of state and minister to Ecuador and Chile. He served under Cleveland and later as Bemis professor of international law at Harvard before becoming chief legal adviser to the King of Siam. The cause is believed to be a spider bite in Cairo. He sought treatment in the United States but did not fully recover.
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Chester
S. C
Bangkok
Stary
Romel
Ina S. Hemphill
Strobel
Cleveland
Madrid
Bemis
Harvard University
Siam
Cairo
Egypt
Newspapers vs Handbills Advertising Compare Readership
Albion Michigan Evening argues newspapers reach 5 readers per 1,000. handbills reach 0.3 to 0.4 readers per 1,000 and cost about half a column ad. Women and girls plus half the men and boys read ads, giving newspapers 3,500 more readers per 1,000. Advertising yields $20 to $100 in business per dollar.
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Albion
Mich
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H. W. Fisher
Carlisle
Adam A. Weber
Vesper Service
Greensboro Nurseries
Joh A. Young
Greensboro
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