Riveter Hero Saves Falling Man on Elevator Floor
Chicago report tells how Pat Eustice teetered over an elevator shaft on the Hessen building’s twentieth floor. Jack Murray, riveter on the nineteenth, grabbed a pillar and deflected the man’s fall to slide him onto the eighteenth floor’s beams. Eustice survived and returned to work after hospital care.
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Chicago
Pat Eustice
Jack Murray
Eustice
Jack
Murray
Vy. Ork
Sparks Baptist preacher decries Reno divorce trade
Rev. Charles Cecil denounces Reno as a modern Sodom and criticizes promoters of divorce business. He warns imported divorcees corrupt local morals and urges quitting preaching if he must remain silent.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Charles Cecil
Sparks Baptist Church
Sodom
America
Never Married but Divorced in Common Law Union
Emma Grauel was granted a divorce from Absolom Grauel in Logansport Indiana after testifying they had never been legally married. The court deemed their 18 year living arrangement and seven children as a common law marriage and granted the divorce on that basis.
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Logansport
Ind
Emma Grauel
Absolom Grauel
Butcher Swallows 54 Eggs in Record Pace
In San Francisco Nick Voltz a butcher gulped 54 eggs in 186 seconds breaking eggs as fast as handed to him and propelling the contents into his mouth every three seconds He proved a physician wrong and won $100 for the feat.
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San Francisco
Cal
Nick Voltz
Voltz
Mob Tars and Whips Man in Trail Ohio
A mob of masked Trail residents tied Michael Heilman of Fredericksburg to a post whipped him and covered him with hot tar then red pepper before driving him from the village in Holmes county.
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Wooster
Trail
Holmes County
Michael Heilman
Fredericksburg
Shoeworker Michael Maffia Dies After Coughing Fit
Michael Maffia aged thirty nine, owner of a Bloomfield New York shoe store, died after a violent coughing spell lasting three hours. He was in good health before the attack.
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New York
Michael Maffia
Bloomfield
N. Y
Mafia
Infant mutilation reported in Youngstown porch discovery
A week-old baby girl was found on the porch of J. I. Smith in Youngstown with fingers severed by a razor or scissors and extensive bruising. Police investigated a shocking case of infant abuse and called for urgent attention to the medical condition of the infant.
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Youngstown
J. I. Smith
Grain feeding on lush pasture for dairy cows debated at Oregon Agricultural College
Moris Koon outlines experimental findings from Cornell and North Dakota stations showing grain on pasture can raise milk yield and liveweight, with residual production effects. He notes a cost-benefit balance, pasture savings, and soil fertility, recommending limited grain when pasture is abundant and adjusting with weather and lactation timing.
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Moris Koon
Oregon Agricultural College
Cornell, New York
North Dakota
Budget of Useful Hints for Household Care
A collection of practical tips from an English magazine the Matron notes. It covers remedies for a fishbone in the throat using benon, lemon juice to remove wart, preserving silk blouse gloss with alcohol, lace care with borax, ink stains on carpets with milk, coffee stains with glycerine, preventing milk scorching by sugar, and keeping pans clean.
Blue! Blue! Blue Blue Laundry Bluing Ad
An old style advertisement promotes Blue bluing as a long trusted wash day product. It claims superior stain removal and economy over liquid blue, noting easy handling and non spill features. Price is 10 cents with grocer availability.
Young Nature Faker in Theological Gardens Joke
A boy rides a donkey and chat with a parish minister who remarks on the unusual animal. The boy quips that such beasts are common in the theological gardens, delivering a light rural humor.
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Sonny
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Promote Digestion
A historical advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a sugar coated remedy that regulates the stomach liver and bowels. The copy emphasizes ease of use with a candy like form and claims invigorating health.
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Dr. Pierce
Pfunder
Munich man offers reward for street cash found
A businesslike man in Munich posted a $300 reward after a man found $10,000 in bank notes on the street. The finder sent a check for $9,700, noting he avoided delay by not admitting his ward.
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Munich
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a calming aid for teething infants with claims of soothing baby discomfort during teething.
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Mrs. Winslow
Elopement Trend Surges Among Young Americans
A London Evening News writer notes elopements rise in the United States as young couples marry in distant states without parental knowledge. Secrecy is seen as vital to avoid parental interference or consent.
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America
London Evening News
Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot-Ease Ad
Allen's Foot-Ease offers relief for hot sweating callus and swollen feet. Boldly advertised by all Druggists price 25c. Trial package free Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Allen
McKage
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Irregular Gravity Shifts Porto Rico Coastlines Inward
A historical note explains that crustal density variations can tilt plumb lines. In Porto Rico a striking example shows mapping the island required shifting the northern and southern coastlines inward by about half a mile to align verticals.
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Porto Rico
Self-Made Merchant's Advice on Happiness
A father writes to his son urging that happiness should not be postponed for tomorrow. He warns that happiness cannot be paid with notes due later, but must be renewed beyond thirty days.
Wise Men Instructed By Reason And Experience
A fragment reflects on how wisdom comes from reason, experience, and necessity, noting that even the ignorant gain understanding through necessity. The lines imply a meditation on knowledge and learning across different kinds of people.
Remarkable cure for dyspepsia advocated by Munyon
A letter from a 28 year old man with chronic indigestion is used to promote Munyon’s stomach treatment. The piece argues digestion affects nerves sleep and success, cites historical figures, and claims the cure requires no charge for consultation at Professor Munyon's Laboratories in Philadelphia.
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Napoleon
Waterloo
Grant
Graham Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Taft
United States
Munyon
J. M. Munyon
Fifty-third
Jefferson Streets
Philadelphia
Limitations of the Brain and Education
A reflection on natural bounds of intellect and the need to tailor education to inherent possibilities. The author cites Ar ole rane to argue learning should align with what the brain can inherently supply.
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Ole Rane
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