Botanist Recovers Dioon Plant After Earthquakes and Tiger Chase
Professor Charles J. Chamberlain of the University of Chicago returns from a Mexico botany expedition with the rare divon or dioon, a plant from the geological period. He survived three earthquakes and a hourlong tiger pursuit, and brings back seeds and a greenish shell covered nut. The divon, unknown until recently, survives only in a primitive Mexican region where locals carve its seeds into whistles and toys.
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C. J. Chamberlain
Tiger
Charles J. Chamberlain
University of Chicago
Chicago
Mexico
Botanical Society of America
Chamberlain
Kansas City Star
Professor Chamberlain
Professor Land
Puebla
Jalapa
Mitla
Mitra
Dalapa
Tuxtepec
Old Mexico
Private Railroad For Farmers Near Mattoon Ill
Six miles of abandoned Wabash railroad between Shumway and Effingham near Mattoon Illinois are repurposed by neighboring farmers. They built a gondola hand car with a long pole propeller, carrying up to twenty riders on market days along the makeshift line dubbed the daylight mired. Herr Mauser claims an automatic self reloading improvement for his rifle via a new cartridge chamber mechanism.
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Shumway
Effinghan
Mattoon
Ill
Wabash Railroad
Gailroad
Mauser
Herr Mauser
Praise for canal work as Boas predicts Panama success
Emil L. Boas, Hamburg- American Inc director, after a Jamaica Colombia Costa Rica tour, praises the Panama Canal project. He notes vast earth removal, excavators, dirt trains, and the American drive to complete the work. He asserts disease control by health authorities and cites earlier efforts dating to 1620.
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Emil L. Boas
Panama Waterway
Emill L. Boas
Hamburg- American Inc
New York
Mrs. Boas
Jamaica
Colombia
Costa Rica
Panama
Panama É Canal
Hardy
Diego de Mercado
Philip 11
Spain
Bous
Canal
Flats on Colony Idea: Five Men Build Personal Apartments
Five Chicago men including James Petit and Benjamin Marshall subscribe 100000 to fund an apartment building where each occupant owns his flat. Each will share running costs and employ a common valet. The twelve room units will follow the colonial design with a first floor garage for five cars.
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Chicago
James Petit
J. B. Terbell
Benjamin Marshall
Charles E. Fox
Rock Island Railroad
Salute to Police Urged by Chicago Clubwoman
Chicago children saluted policemen on the street to show respect for authority. Officers responded with good humor and drill. Mrs. Howard Roby urged that police protection of homes and risk to life should inspire patriotism and that every child be taught to salute the star of the policeman.
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Chicago
Howard Roby
Chicago Colony
New England
Woman's Athletic Club
Odd Feature of a Trial in St Charles Missouri
A murder case unfolds across state lines as Daniel Dempsey Illinois village marshal shoots a prisoner in Missouri after an arrest in St Charles County. The trial centers on whether Dempsey, an Illinois officer, had authority to shoot in Missouri territory. The key issue is where the deceased Claude Allemany died.
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St Charles
Daniel Dempsey
Grafton
Claude Allemany
Dempsey
Allemany
St Charles County
Illinois
Missouri
Hay Catches A Secretary On The Line
A mild Washington man tried to reach Secretary of State Hay by phone during his administration. After failing to hear clearly, he asked who was speaking. The line replied faintly, I don’t catch it. He asked to speak louder, and the speaker delivered Hay! H a Dried grass! Hay! Secretary H now do you catch it. He caught it.
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Washington
Hay
Secretary of State
Department
Purveyor of Br Kings New Life Pills at Olsen’s drug store
A comic fragment describes Plenty of Trouble and ill health prompting use of Br Kings New Life Pills at O M Olsens drug store. Interwoven is a tale in a Denver hotel where a charming widow and a male admirer discuss living arrangements amid a tennis match and a nocturnal neighbor disturbance. The couple’s rooms, 202 and 204, are noted as adjoining.
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Br. King
O. M. Olsen
Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup Ad appears
An old advertisement touts Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup as tasty to children and effective. It claims prompt relief with gentle bowel action to expel the cold, and notes it does not cause constipation. Sold by Hugene A. Pfefferle.
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Kennedy
Hugene A. Pfefferle
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Liver Pills Ad
An old advertisement notes Boggs and Togs discussing marriage as a humorous premise. It promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills sold by Eugene A. Pfefferle.
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DeWitt
Eugene A. Pfefferle
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve advertised in prints
An 19th century ad promises DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve heals a range of skin issues from scratches to bruises and piles. The copy targets poor and gritty characters with a needle and thread remedy and notes it is sold by Eugene A. Pfefferle.
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Olney & McDaid, Mrrs
Clinton
Iowa
George
DeWitt
DeWitt’s
Eugene A. Pfefferle
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