Mary Jane's Comment on the Great Frederick Fair
A nostalgic column praises the Great Frederick Fair ending its season in Frederick County with praise for exhibits from livestock to crafts. Rain dampened attendance but spirits stayed high as the city glowed with lights, vendors thrived, and politicians played roles. Two soldiers’ return and Harvest Home events are noted with a nod to winter prep.
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Lake Carroll
Doge
Hagerstown
Frederick County
Fraley
Frederick
Wilson
World Wheat Harvest Falls Short of Global Average
The International Agricultural Institute estimates the world wheat harvest at seven percent below the world average and twenty-five percent below last year. The report includes European Russia, with output twenty percent under last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
International Agricultural Institute
European
Russia
Bremen torpedoed in American port shocks Zurich report
Paris reports Munich based Journal des Debats cites a despatch from Zurich claiming the Tages Post of Stettin suspended publication to announce that the submarine Bremen was torpedoed in an American port after passing the Irish coast and evading British ambushes.
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Paris
Journal Des de Bats
Zurich
Tages
Stettlp
Bremen
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Instant Relief
Relief comes instantly with a dose every two hours for a total of three. It claims to open blocked nostrils and passages, relieve discharge, headaches, feverishness, and sore throat. Priced at 25 cents, the ad urges readers to buy at any drug store and promises easy, pleasant tasting action.
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Pape
Clairvoyants Accused of Buried Treasure Fraud in Hazleton
William Shepperly, a Hazleton blacksmith, says two clairvoyants swindled him of $2,400 by claiming $98,000 was buried in his yard. They demanded more money for “drawing” it to the surface, burned mystic papers and used Bible passages. They disappeared after cashing the funds. His late wife also reportedly lost money in similar schemes years ago.
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Hazleton
William Khepperly
Crittenden
Shepperly
Hazle Park
Weat Hazleton
Lieut Colonel Vanderbilt Tour Moves Militiamen in Texas
Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius Van derbilt, inspector general of the New York National Guard, is on leave in New York. He says the Texas border tour is shaping the militiamen, with drill and discipline improving morale and readiness.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York National Guard
New York
Texas
How Much Sleep Does Person Need
An article discusses the longtime question of how many hours of sleep people require. It cites Edison’s alleged four hours and contrasts views from The New York Medical Journal, Napoleon, Franklin, Spencer, and others, noting that most great men likely needed more sleep and that both too little and too much sleep can be detrimental.
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Thomas Edison
New York
Edison
New York Medical Journal
Mr. Edison
Napoleon
Benjamin Franklin
Herbert Spencer
The New Gas Mask in Action for British Soldier
A British soldier is shown wearing a new gas mask designed for frontline duty. The equipment promises better protection and visibility, enabling rapid movement and clearer breathing under chemical threat.
Two Murders in Worcester Farm Case Seeks Missing Smith
Worcester Mass October 28 Police seek farm hand John Smith in a double murder case believed tied to 12 000 in gold. A woman identified as Smiths wife was found strangled in William J Hunts yard, and the employer James Ryan was found dead in nearby woods with a shotgun beside him. Police traced a July 2 meeting at the Hunt home where the woman last appeared. A $50 gold display followed.
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Worcester
Mass
John Smith
William J. Hunt
James Ryan
Smith
Hunt
JUST LIKE A DIVING BELL UNDER OVERTURNED BOAT
Walter Campbell survived over three hours trapped under an overturned motorboat after it capsized on the Indlar river near Old Landing. Unable to swim, he kept by the hull, breathing air captured inside the sunken craft until help arrived.
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Millship
Del
Walter Campbell
Campbell
Indlar
Multiple Fatal and Injuring Fires and Crimes in Pa area
Philadelphia reports three fire related injuries with one fatality as Mrs. James Monaghan aged seventy six perished after clothing ignited from yard leaves. James Reilly, six, wounded then dying with his mother’s quick action saving him. Lulu Norman, twenty four, seriously burned starting a heater fire. Doylestown notes a boarder, George Althouse, shot Mary Vogte and killed himself. she to recover. Altoona reports five brothers killed in war since Italy entered. Washington notes scrap metal value at 114 million. Reading covers Emma Brown jailed for shoplifting. Albrichville reports S F Fogle killing a forty pound wild cat.
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Philadelphia
Lamott
James Monaghan
Jewish Hospital
James Reilly
Hazel Avenue
West Philadelphia Homeopathic Hospital
Almot
Lulu Norman
West Girard Avenue
German Hospital
Boarder
Doylestown
Mary Vogte
Hamilton Street
George Althouse
Abitton Hospital
Auto Ploughs Into House In Phoenixville
A car struck Jonas Allebach in Phoenixville on October 23, crashing into a dwelling and leaving him with a fractured skull and other injuries. The car jumped the curb after impact. a dining room corner was removed while the family ate breakfast.
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Phoenixville
Darken Your Gray Har Hair Color Storer Ad
An advertising notice promotes Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer claiming it hides gray hair without dye and restores natural color. It touts healthier hair, reduced shedding, and a glossy dark result, with a money back guarantee and availability at Williamson's Drug Store in Frederick Maryland.
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Williamson’s
Frederick
Admits Poison Pen Letters and Suspected Escape Attempt
Chicago reports that principal Join Henry Hell of Morgan Dark High School confessed to writing letters that damaged a teacher’s reputation while planning to wreck her home. His resignation was accepted with a 12 hour leave, and he faced no prosecution. Marie Moore, the targeted woman, is married to Oliver C. Moore, a Northwestern dental student. In a separate scene, Harry Carr escaped a Holmesturg county prison amid gunfire after scaling a wall with ladders left by a contractor, while fellow inmate Cleveland Levin, and guard Irvin played roles in the attempted breakout.
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Chicago
Get
Henry Hell
Morgan Dark High School
Grillias
Board of Education
Hia
Ile Aweethearl
Marie Moore
Oliver C. Moore
Northwestern University
Moore
Orde
Mra. Moor
Philadelphia
Prion
Holmestureg
Harry Carr
Wilas Kennedy
Pennypack Creek
Wis K Kennedy
Montfontry
Downingtown
Carr
Cleveland Levin
Hoth
Irvin
High School to Offer Four Year Industrial Course
In South Bethlehem Pennsylvania the Bethlehem Steel Company and school officials approve a four year industrial curriculum. Students will work part of each day in steel plant departments for practical experience and pay while attending the new $185000 high school for theoretical study.
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Mills
Bethlehem
W. F. Roberts
Bethlehem Steel Company
A. A. Burch
Echo Board
York man lands largest wartime order in state history
York, Pa October 23 The War Department awarded a $2 000 000 contract for munitions parts to Charles K Tucker Manufacturing Co The order is the largest ever for a York industrial concern and likely the first to a mill in Pennsylvania Tucker is business manager of the firm
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York
Unite States
Pennsylvania
Warry K. Tucker
Tucker
Charles K. Tucker
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Gentle Bowel Relief
Bad breath sufferers find quick relief with Dr Edwards Olive Tablets described as a pleasant sugar coated laxative. The formula, developed after years of practice, uses a vegetable compound with olive oil to purify the system without griping. Take one or two nightly for a week. 25 cents per box. available from all druggists.
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Dr. Edwards
B. F. M. Edwards
Wonderful Tale Of An Actress From Dayville Conn
Dayville Killingly Conn resident Mrs H Te Kienerr, 24, shares a health turnaround after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Once bedridden for eight years with bearing down pain and fatigue, she credits the tonic for renewed strength, ability to care for her baby, and even considering a return to the stage. She moved to Dayville in November seeking quiet and relief.
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Dayville
Conn
Lydia K
Dayvile
Lydia E. Pinkham
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