Celebration At Pike's Peak Centennial Event Details
Colorado Springs to mark the 100th anniversary of Pike's Peak ascent with ceremonies on July 14 at the summit and along the 18 mile automobile highway. Historic notes cover Pike James Long era, the 1919 road and subsequent events including races and tests up to 1920.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Zebulon M. Pike
Pike's Peak
Frank James
Major Long
Fountain Creek
James
James Peak
Alexander Lendrum
Pike’s Peak
Ralph Mulford
Barney Oldfield
Hughie Hughes
Mulford
Crystal Creek
Denver
Ciddap Said Man Yet Horse Could Not
In Brockton on June 18 Ed Hayward traffic officer guided autos at crossings with notable success and shared amusing experiences. The report notes his steady handling of pedestrians and vehicles amid busy intersections.
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Brockton
Mass
Ed" Hayward
Remove Freckles With Othine Double Strength
Freckles can be removed with Othine double strength under a money back guarantee. First applications show improvement with lighter freckles vanishing. ask the druggist for double strength for best results.
Wendell's Pills Ambition Brand Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement offers Wendell's Pills Ambition Brand from George W. Clutton to combat fatigue nervousness and despondency. It claims improvement within three days and a money back guarantee with the first tax purchased for nervous system issues loss of appetite sleeplessness and exhausted vitality.
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George W. Clutton
Widow Finds Relief in Graveyard Blues and Rag Records
Mrs. Hilda Weatherbough of Big Sandy receives two jazz records free after writing a Dallas shop for the Graveyard Blues and the Mocking Bird Rag to ease her troubles after her husband’s death. She says the tunes help her cope and plans to buy more blues and rags when able.
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Dallas
Tex
Hilda Weatherbough
Big Sandy
John
Ranches and Farms Overrun With Rats in Texas
In Texas, farms and ranches face severe rodent infestation with hundreds of thousands of dollars in grain losses. Field rats swarm western plains while wood rats devastate prickly pear in the south, and fires are blamed on rodents gnawing matches. April saw seventy barns burned for this reason.
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Austin
Texas
Plains
State Fire Commission
National Guard to Receive Over Six Thousand Vehicles
Washington June 18. War Department orders set aside more than 6,000 motor vehicles for the national guard. The Motor Transport Corps will supervise distribution with militia bureau approval. The allotment includes 324 automobiles, 3,652 trucks, 48 tank trucks, 1,952 motorcycles, 1,820 bicycles, and 1,060 trailers.
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Washington
War Department
National Guard
Motor Transport Corps
Militia Bureau
Pocketbook Lost, Recovered Through City Ad
Mrs. W. D. Campbell of Wampum advertised in The News after losing a pocketbook with money a man’s ring and papers. The purse was found and turned into the Mayor’s office by Russell Funkhouser the finder returning the property.
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W. D. Campbell
Wampum
Russell Funkhouser
Golden Rule Emphasized by Ohio State Leader
Dr. W. O. Thompson urged human progress built on the golden rule in a baccalaureate sermon at Ohio State University. He argued the rule applies to economics, saying selfishness in industry hinders progress and is a form of war.
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Ito
Gt Mead
Ohio State
Columbus
W. O. Thompson
Ohio State University
Riverring
Boston
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