Doheny’s Early Ventures and a Bold Journal Start
In 1872 Doheny narrates leaving Atchison Kansas for a surveying expedition and his failed attempt to join. He then sells books to Irish families in Kansas earning about 15 dollars daily but faces losses when shipments arrive late. He next works as an assistant to Atchison’s city surveyor while weather tests endurance and plans for future success.
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Bol. Doheny
Hongiye-polbie Iy
Woopryrisht
NIA Service, Inc
B. L. Doheny
Atchison, Kansas
Indian Territory
West
Atchison
New England
Daniel O’connell
Kansas
Tom Corrigan
Fond du Lac
Doheny
Leavenworth
Indicted Capital Liquor Ring in Washington
Twenty seven people including a police lieutenant two deputy U S marshals a marine sergeant and Pullman porters are named in a federal grand jury indictment for conspiracy to violate prohibition laws. Leaders Patrick Bateman Charles Marshall and John B Newnan with Deputy J I Sprinkle are charged over liquor shipments from the south and related disclosures.
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Washington
United States
Patrick H. Batteman
Charles Marsill
John B. Newnan
J. I. Sprinkle
1Quor
Pullman
Benjamin Morris
Milton Scarborough
H. Curtis Lamson
Alteged
Wil
Gunboats Protect Mission at Canton Area
Report from Peking says U S gunboats failed to reach Shektung near Canton leaving Presbyterian Mission School closed. British gunboat aided in a failed protection effort as bandits roam streets while suggestions favor building six river gunboats in Hankow at half the U S cost.
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Peking
Presbyterian Mission
Shektung
Canton
Legation
Hankow
United States
Rare 1804 dollar found in Lancaster Ohio town
Numismatists report the discovery of an 1804 silver dollar in Lancaster, Ohio. Known as the king of American rarities, it is one of eight such coins. its owners were identified, and its provenance linked to Col. William Stevenson through Martin Hettinger.
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United States
Lancaster
Martin Wettinger
William Stevenson
Hettinger
Cnin
Philadelphia
Gilo
Wholesale Drug Centers Distribution Map Reveals Concentration
International Magazine Company's marketing division findings show 45,506 retail drug stores across 15,845 communities served by wholesalers concentrated in 301 cities. The study argues nationwide distribution through wholesalers reduces direct retailer selling costs for manufacturers.
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United States
International Magazine Company
Seling
New Milk Bottle Lets Cream Stay In
A Tipton Indiana man promotes a bottle modification from Popular Science Monthly that inserts a small bottom hole sealed by a cork. When opened the milk flows out, leaving cream behind, enabling easy separation and transfer to another container.
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Rey Dunn
Tipton
Ind
Popular Science Monthly
Shakespeare Forgeries Bring High Prices at Auction
The largest collection of Ireland forgeries, including the Vortigern play, was acquired by the Rosenbach company from Marsden J. Perry. James Boswell reportedly wept with relief, Sheridan once paid 1500 for rights, and the set’s value rose as more pieces moved to major buyers.
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Shake Spearean
William Henry Ireland
James Boswell
Sheridan
Rosenbach Company
New York
Hamlet
Young Ireland
New York Herald
A. 8
W. Rosenbach
Ireland
Shakespeare
California Utopia Colony Faces Dissolution in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara residents petitioned Superior Court to dissolve the Santa Barbara Fellowship Colony, organized June 9, 1921 as a nonprofit cooperative. They state the colony’s objects were not fulfilled, debts must be paid, and liquidation of assets is needed. Only a few houses have been built on the land at Lamesa.
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California
Santa Barbara
Los Angeles Times
Lamesa
Not Prodigal Enough In Mexican Springs
In Mexico hot springs and cold springs lie close. A visitor notes native women boiling clothes in a hot spring, rinsing in cold water, and a local reply blames lack of soap. A nearby cenena reports horses increasing rather than dwindling, despite expectations.
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Mexico
Louisville Courer- Journal
Sale Register Entry From Partial OCR
Fragmented sale notice lists names and places with scattered numbers. OCR yields few legible items like J Teon Primer New Mileny and Jefferson Johnson amid unclear towns and values. The readable parts suggest a local auction or register of sales with multiple individuals listed.
America Gains In Diamonds And Gold With U S Vaults Swelling
The National City Bank of New York notes half the world’s diamonds are now in the United States and about one half of global monetary gold is stored here. Since the war imports of diamonds rise to 50 to 100 million annually while Europe’s sources dwindle. The Westerman league sets a spring season opening for April 16.
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National City Bank of
New York
United States
Kimberley
Europe
New York Sun and Globe
Radiator Repair Promptly Offered to Keep Cars Running
Local shop advertises quick and thorough radiator fixes to minimize car downtime. Service emphasizes prompt workmanship and restoring cooling efficiency without delaying safety.
Bee Sting Therapy for Rheumatism Cited as Superstition
Doctors in New York report a man with rheumatism using bee stings as a remedy. He claimed relief from a Staten Island bee farm, though physicians question its efficacy and note the practice persists in some areas. The anecdote highlights lingering superstitions despite medical advances.
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Board of Health
New York
Staten Island
Komme
Tanlac Deemed World's Greatest Tonic By Over 100000
Advertisers claim Tanlac helps restore strength and health and promote spring rejuvenation as a nationwide favorite tonic. The campaign emphasizes spring cleaning benefits for the home and body.
Dont Gamble With Your Health Demand The Best Tanlac Ad
Tanlac has benefited thousands of persons suffering from stomach trouble indigestion rheumatism nervousness and kindred ailments. Tanlac is for sale by all good druggists accept no substitute over 40 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
Bees Left Unfed After Death Prompted Forced Sale
The New York Mail notes that when a family with beehives dies the owner must sell the hives. If not informed relatives discover the loss themselves and fear the bees may fly away in anger.
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New York Mail
Yankee visitor brags about navy at London club
A Yankee visitor at a London club boasts that the American fleet would tow Britain's ships to New York harbor in war. A listener retorts that finding America again would need a better explorer than Columbus. The note ends with a quip about safety advertising in The News.
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Staggarts
London
America
Boston Transcript
Joint-Ease Claim Ad Promises Fast Joint Relief
An advertisement extols Joint-Ease for rheumatic joints claiming quick relief from swelling and stiffness. It urges rubbing the cream on affected joints with a 60 cent price per tube, sold at O. A. Williamson's People’s Drug Store and other druggists.
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O. A. Wilamaon
People's Drug Store
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