Bowser Witchhazel Scheme Sparks Birthday Fallout
A whimsical tale follows Mr. Bowser proposing to start Bowser's Witchhazel with partner Mr. Gordon. He pitches a huge profits plan while Mrs Bowser imagines a flying machine as a birthday gift prompting a sharp argument and a walk to the drugstore. The piece ends with a brief note on the motto E Pluribus Unum and its coinage history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bowser
Anohor
Ballyhack
Annie
Mmre Bowser Powar
Nan Bowser
Mr Bowser
Not Distant Enough The Escort and The Lady
A fragmented caption style item mentions an escort and a lady with related family terms. The brief reads like a punchy exchange and a public chat of names and relations. The transcription shows referents to Loudon and a curious exchange about who knows whom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excort
Agale— Loudon
Enormous Spider Harmless in Brazilian Sighting
Report describes a two inch crab spider from Brazil. It appears gray and harmless with legs spanning about a foot when stretched. No danger noted to people or pets.
Woman Favors Air Limousine in California Flight Record
Mrs. W. A. Keddle, Nevada ranch owner, hires an air chauffeur for a rapid Reno trip with friend Mrs. Munzie Faulk. They fly San Francisco to Reno in a Standard J-1, piloted by W. Williams, marking a first over the Kitchn range between California and Nevada. Mrs. Keddie plans aerial travels, praising air travel over trains and autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
San Francisco
Air Limousines
W. A. Keddle
Nevada
Reno
Munzie Faulk
Faulk
W. W. WiHams
Legal Flying Corps of Canada
Marina
Francisco
New York
Ie Kitzh Range
Can't Find Name for Nineteenth Offspring in Lynchburg
Lynchburg Virginia reports Fred C. Shaner father of nineteen children, eighteen living, seeks name suggestions for his last two month old son. The eighteenth child was named Thomas Jefferson by Woodrow Wilson at Mr Skinner's request two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Fred C. Shaner
Thomas Jefferson
Woodrow Wilson
Skinner
X Ray Safety Report Finds Minor Risk to Adjacent Rooms
Paris laboratories using X rays pose slight danger mainly to operators. A commission for the Academy of Medicine reviewed recent claims that rays penetrate walls and cause serious injuries. The commission found those claims unfounded for general rooms, though operators remain at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Academy of Medicine
Academy
Three Kansans Find Tillable Fun in Retirement
Retired preacher writes a book while an artist amasses bugs and a farmer turns to sculpture, as life beyond work hours unfolds in Topeka. The piece notes three elderly Kansans pursuing varied hobbies during their later years and finds them enjoying these pastimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
West Kansas clergy and artists featured in careworn notes
Centenary of Mary Baker Eddy sects marks a retired Methodist preacher Dr A N See who penned a 200-page history of the northwest Kansas conference and printed it on a hand press at the Methodist Home for the Aged in Topeka. Wichita artist Karl Stecher showcases a six-country insect collection, and Charles DeLeye of Emmet crafts stone mosaics and decorative works for a large outdoor wall and basins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. See
Etzhty
Topeka
Doctor Lee
Yerty
Karl Stecher
Wichita
Stecher
Switzerland
France
Italy
Turkeys
Canada
United States
Flavoring Extract Allegedly Drove Husband Away
Salisbury woman Mrs. Melissa J. Woodington sues for 10000 dollars claiming flavoring extracts sold by grower W. A. Roseman led her husband to become distant and abusive. She does not name another woman or specify the flavor.
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Salisbury
N. C
Melissa J. Woodington
Divorce suit drags seven years in New York
Samuel G. Martin of New York sues for divorce claiming years of separation and alleging his wife left him for evenings out. He testified to the court about marital strain and ongoing dispute since the start of the marriage.
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New—York
Samuel G.martin
Ghe
Russian Captain with Dual Organs Feats in War
Paris reports Vladimir Bolgarsky, a former Russian army captain and refugee, possesses a dual gestural physiology with two set of organs. He drinks ice water in minutes and expels it as a jet to mislead German forces during an Allied campaign, using a fake battery to draw fire.
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Paris
Frencc Academy of Medicine
Vladimir Bolgarsky
Bolgarsky
Vegetable Compound Helps Woman Relieve Painful Periods
A Virginia woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with regulating her periods after nearly two years of irregular cycles and severe pain. She advises young women to seek advice and notes the product helped her and others she recommended it to.
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Lodis E. Pinkham
George Ategarden
Third Street
Moundsville
W. Va
Tegarden
Lydia
Kansas City welfare camp charges ten cents weekly
A Kansas City welfare society runs a summer camp for children with a ten dollar weekly fee per child. A seven year old applicant faced a test of age, asking when she became eight before nine, highlighting strict age rules for camp eligibility.
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Kimnsas City
Kunsnas City Star
Cuticura Ad And Humorous Family Vignette
An old Cuticura advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum for sore hands and toilet use. A humorous family moment follows with Percy misreading a bedtime spelling cue, highlighting the contrast between youth and aging in a wry closing line.
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Witchhazel
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Bowser
Bowsers
Hazel
Harry
Marchine
Benjamin Franklin
John Adams
Thomnay Jefferson
Charles Thompson
Congress
Kansas
Mary Baker Eddy
Stote
Christian Scientist
Bow
N. H
Christian Science Faith
Percy
Father
Stearns
U. S
Allens
Secirite Allen’s
Allen
Ieee the Feet
Collum Dropsy Remedy Co
Atlanta
Tata Gates
Mien
Ieee Beateorvicox
Mfg. Co
Aahlund
Kremola
Estes
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