California Fig Syrup Advert Says It Restores Health
Mrs G G McDowell of Minneapolis testifies that California Fig Syrup rebuilt her sick child Mary Jane’s health after cold induced weakness. The ad claims the product stamps away colds, boosts appetite and digestion, keeps bowels regular, and is recommended by doctors. It warns to emphasize California to avoid imitations.
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Mary Jane
G. G. McDowell
Wentworth Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
California
Milk usage and production in chocolate manufacturing
The article states that about 62,000 cows produced enough milk for the nation’s milk chocolate and by products last year. All milk products rose except evaporated milk, with initial 127,009,000 quarts of whole milk plus 5,248,540 pounds of clabbered milk, 5,804,000 pounds of condensed milk, 2,000,000 pounds of dried skim milk, and several million pounds of other items such as cream powder, cream, butter, and skim milk.
Icelandic settlers in Manitoba and Winnipeg roots
The article notes about 10 000 Icelanders or descendants in Greater Winnipeg and nearly 50 000 in Manitoba. It recalls 1812 when the Fort Stauge colony of Alexander Lord Sellir sent an Icelandic ship to Hudson Bay, with pioneers moving south and many settling at Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Fort Stauge
Alexander
Lord Sellir
Hudson Bay
Train Robbery Ring Exposed Near Bostosani Romania
Locomotive driver, conductor, and brakeman along with five professional bandits were arrested after an investigation into a string of train robberies near Bostosani revealed the crew colluded with the bandits. A train was slowed at a marked spot while a car marked as valuable was targeted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rascally
Bostosani
Romania
Carrying a Point in Conversation
A friend consoles Senator Sorghum noting the effort of holding a point, while Sorghum quips that maintaining a stance yields only slight personal comfort, likening it to sitting on a tack.
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Senator Sorghum
No Privacy No Privacy It's Impossible to Keep a Marriage Secret
A newspaper snippet notes that keeping a marriage secret is nearly impossible in the current era and hints at a forthcoming divorce announcement. The brief contrasts secrecy with public notice, implying a high-profile split.
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Relief Ad
Excess acid sickness relief promises quick stomach relief from sour stomach indigestion and heartburn. The ad touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the pleasant efficient remedy used by doctors for over 60 years with 25 cent and 60 cent bottles available at druggists.
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Phillips
W. N. U Salt Lake City No 1 1931
W N U chapter in Salt Lake City holds top position in 1931 activities with local events and activities highlighted for members and community.
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Salt Lake City
Idaho Road Expenditures Rise as Miles Grow
Idaho state road upkeep costs jumped from 541340 in 1925 to 1882500 in 1930, with 1646 miles in 1923 and 21060 miles under maintenance by 1981. Counties have been relieved as state builds standard highways, taking over about 145 miles from county control.
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Boise
Idaho
Moscow
Ringneck
Lapwal
Nez Perce
Ada
Enateh
Clearwater
Bear
Bingham
Custer
Kootenal
Madison
Washington
Little Wood River
Shoshone
Big Wood River
Twin Falls
Goopding
Doran Ti
Stat- CE Ae Eerie
Ates
Gooding
Lincoln County
Biniie
Camas County
Coeur d'Alene
Kellogg
Rush White
Washington D. C
Montana
Yellowstone Park
Burley
Cassia
Minidoka County
Minidoka
Steffens
Walter Marenhelts
Boise Valley
Gustive Groerer
Germany
Pocatello
L. J. Goldman
Clark
Fremont
Addison T. Smith
Arentz
Nevada
Contact
Cawla
Minktohn
Angar
Browera
Amalgamated Sugar Company
State Department of Public Welfare
Bolsa
Jeferson
There Is No One in the Night for Linda
Detective O'Hara escorts Linda Roth after a hotel fraud case and a tense ride through sleet. She considers the social ruin and family shame awaiting her, while he weighs duty and mercy in a harsh city dawn.
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Linda
T -House
Brian
Jimmy O'Hara
Jimmy
O'Hara
Chicago
New York
Earp
Linda Roth
What Happens in Jail to a Delicate Woman with Silken Wrists
A detective explains jail to Linda as they ride through slippery streets. He describes common prison work for women and the looming threat of prison for embezzlers. Linda contemplates Sing Sing and a possible four year sentence, realizing the harsh fate many women face.
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Linda
O’hara
Sing
Jimmy
Books Everyone Should Own I—Nine-Tome Debate
A Chelsea house displays a list of nine essential books including the Bible and Shakespeare, sparking debate on universal must reads. The piece notes wide disagreement on which titles belong and invites readers to list their own.
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Chelsea
Don Quizote
Shakespeare
Bfilton
Lerace
Grimm
Hans Christian Anderson
London
Peculiar Gravestone Found Near Schwadorf
A farmer named Johann Firth discovered a peculiar stone in a field near Schwadorf Austria and delivered it to Professor Langhauser head of the local school. The fragment is part of a Roman gravestone with a prominent inscription still legible.
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Schwadorf
Austria
Johann Firth
Langhauser
Most Wonderful Clock in the World Tower Clock Clockwork City
Meesina Rightly claims a premier clock in a rebuilt city tower after an earthquake disaster. The bronze statue, flag, and roaring lion adorn the front while a bronze cock greets sunrise. Four sides bear eight foot dials with moon phases, a perpetual calendar, and planetary motions. Mechanical figures dramatize feasts on a stage beneath the clocks.
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Meesina
Mogsiha
Chinn
Clarenza
Ole Almost Deserved to Get Away With It
Ole Olsen bursts into Yon Yonsun store begging to hide from the sheriff. He hides in a gunny sack as the law searches the room and discovers the sack containing old harness and sleighbells. The sheriff boots the sack and Ole makes a noisy exit moaning.
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Ole Olsen
Contless
Ole
Yon
Pioneers of American Comics From Rakes to Yellow Journalism
The piece traces early roots of American comics from The Rake's Progress and Marriage a la Mode by Flogarth to Rowlandson and Cruickshank. It notes Indigenous forms in late 19th century magazines and 1900s newspaper serials, highlighting The Yellow Kid and creators Outcault Opper Unworth Powers Carr Schultz and others.
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R. F. Outcault
Buster Brown
Frederick Burr Opper
F. M. Unworth
T. F E. Powers
Gene Carr
Carl Schultz
Foxy Grandpa
Kentucky's Famous Be Careful With Misread Clues
A Cincinnati Enquirer item recounts a Lexington moment where a Michigan visitor asks about historic seats near the Bluegrass region and inquires about Nancy Hanks’s home, prompting a humorous exchange about the horse world.
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Lexington
Michigan
Nancy Hanks
Eve
Cincinnati Enquirer
Veiling to Best Fame on One Great Success
The article notes that music fame does not guarantee wealth for composers and highlights Rossini’s fortune primarily from speculative investments linked to the Rothschild circle. After William Tell's success, he did not attempt another opera, explaining he did not wish to hunt another elephant after killing the first.
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Hrosini
One Hundredth Anniversary of Manchester Parish Church
The parish church of Manchester England celebrated its 100th anniversary with a thanksgiving sermon by the bishop of Coventry. The church stands on Saxon foundations dating to 930 A D and features antique stained glass windows. Bells from 1880 still ring, and the treasury includes Foxs Book of Martyrs. Two English martyrs Glover and Mrs Joyce Lewis worshiped there, with Glover burned in Coventry 1655 and Lewis at Lichfield two years later. The old church remains remarkably preserved after ten centuries of life.
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Manchester
England
Coventry
Fox
Robert Glover
Joyce Lewis
Glover
Lewis
Lichfield
Dickens Crest Controversy Over Dickens Heritage
A London Morning Post note questions Charles Dickens allegiance to democracy while recounting his late life adoption of a personal crest. The crest shows a lion grasping a Maltese cross and spurs debate over whether it was hereditary right or whimsical fancy.
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Dickens
Charles Dickens
Hungerford Market
London Morning Post
Sainte Chapelle La Sainte Chapelle and its enduring rose window
The article recounts La Sainte Chapelle in Varis built to house relics from the crown of thorns and the true cross, its pure gothic style reaching a peak in its day. It notes age of six hundred fifty years, surviving fires, the Revolution, and the Commune, with restorations and famous rose window memorable to American tourists.
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Sainte Chapelle
Saint Loyly
France
Holy Land
la Sainte Chapelle
Varis
Atlantic
Billy’s Pencil Dilemma Reported At School
A pupil arrives on Monday and tells his teacher he has no pencil. The teacher admits the same shortage. The boy then jokes that they are both in the same fix, highlighting a light moment in class.
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Billy
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