Mark Twain’s Keokuk Directory Find Highlights Early Career
A 1856 Keokuk city directory, partly set by Mark Twain who listed himself as an antiquarian, was found after decades hidden beneath a printing shop floor. The piece ties Twain to Orion Clemens, Keokuk printing history, and early travel letters that led to The Innocents Abroad.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Mark Twain
Tost
Iowa State Insurance Company
Orion Clemens
Humorist
Samuel Clemens
Keokuk Public Library
Clemens
Twain
Mississippi River
Mark
Hannibal
Orion
Muscatine
Samuel
St. Louis
Brazil
Keokuk Daily Post
George Rees
Cincinnati
Post
Message Undelivered Birthday Note Sparks $1801 Suit
Beaumont, Texas. Mr and Mrs B E Mulford sue Western Union Telegraph Co for 1801 damages claiming a birthday message filed at Waxahachie on July 20 1925 failed to deliver and caused the wife mental distress and suspicion of waning affection.
Alcohol Quoted as Reason for Autumn Leaf Color Change
New York report says alcohol produced inside leaves during autumn fermentation causes color change. G Hibben of Westinghouse Lamp Company indicates sunlight rejection and reduced growth trigger pigment shifts, challenging the view that cold alone reddens foliage.
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New York
G. Hibben
Westinghouse Lamp Company
Denial of World War I War Lies by Army Leaders Is Rebuffed
James Kenney, editor of the Trenton Times, told Army War College that no official lies were circulated by American forces in France. He argued most so called war lies were folklore and gossip that predates any official statements and were never officially released by General Headquarters.
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Washington
France
James Kenney
Trenton
N. J
Mons
Scotland
England
Crown Prince Mihail Declared Heir to Romanian Throne
Prince Mihail Michael has been named heir apparent to Romania after Crown Prince Carol renounced succession rights and royal family membership. The act sets Mihail on the path to the throne pending any future changes.
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Mihail
Michael
Romania
Carol
Charlestoner Breaks Leg at Wedding in Hammond Ind
Robert Richardson, a Charleston performer, attempted to instruct guests at Joe Kasper's wedding anniversary in Hammond. He fell during a demonstration and suffered a compound fracture of one leg, later hospitalized at St. Margaret's with the leg in a plaster cast. The page notes the ongoing Charleston style persists.
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St. Margaret’s Hospital
Princess Alexandra Shingled Hair Among Royal Family
Princess Alexandra of Connaught is noted as the only shingled member of the British royal family. At Buckingham Palace dinners she wears her evening locks as wigs for the bobbed or shingled style, while other queens still favor long hair.
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Alexandra
London
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Buckingham Palace
Spain
Queen Maud
Norway
Marie
Romania
Carol
Princess Alexandra of Connaught
Transmission of Movies by Wire Presents Subdivision Challenge
New York report on V K Zworykin of Westinghouse laboratories explains the main hurdle in wireless motion picture transmission. Field subdivision to create a definite image on screen remains unresolved though theoretically feasible. The light cell converts light impulses to electrical signals for printers and control devices.
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New York
V. K. Zworykin
Westinghouse Research Laboratories
Zworykin
Harwach
Atlantic
Stone House From 40 Years Of Stone Collecting
In Wolcottville Indiana Frank Myers built a stone house from stones gathered over four decades. The three story twenty room home stands behind his old house near Sylvan Lake adjacent to the Gene Stratton Porter estate Limberlost. He and two workers added a 60 by 100 foot barn to hold feed from his 400 acre operation.
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Wolcottville
Ind
Frank Myers
Sylvian Lake
Gene Stratton Porter
Mrs. Porter
Harvester
Porter
Myers
Indiana
Felons Imitate Eliza Escape on Ice Cakes
Jefferson City Missouri two convicts Fred Hildebrand and Paul Pittman escaped from the Missouri penitentiary by riding ice cakes down the river. Guards fired but none hit. The men surrendered after riverbank guards persuaded them with leveled guns. The journey involved slipping into icy water before reaching shore. Both are identified as St. Louis robbers.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Missouri Penitentiary
Fred Hildebrand
Paul F. Pittman
St. Louis
Women Quit Piano In Cleveland Music Change
Women musicians in Cleveland abandon piano and harp for bassoon and oboe reports Mrs. Franklin B. Sanders acting director of the Cleveland Institute of Music. The shift reflects broader ensemble trends as performers seek woodwind roles.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Franklin B. Sanders
Cleveland Institute of Musica
Tanlac and Cuticura Ads Promote Health and Grooming
An advertisement promotes Tanlac as a universal tonic promising weight gain and improved health, claiming blood purification, digestion aid, appetite boost, and many testimonials. It also touts Cuticura Soap for shaving and skin care, claiming efficiency and skin health benefits, and suggests Tanlac Vegetable Pills for constipation.
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Taniac
From Producer to Consumer City Youth-What's that the calf is licking
City Youth asks about the calf licking rock salt as the cow farmer explains salt curing. The exchange reveals how corned beef is made through salt preservation and flavoring.
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City Youth
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin A Gentle Laxative For Children
Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello notes many infants suffer from constipation and medicines that purge. He promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a harmless, gentle laxative that establishes regular bowel movement without gripping or upset, available in 60 cent bottles at local druggists.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
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Wmcllers
Wrigley’s
P. K. Handy
Ton
Goshen
Eas A
Boston Transcript
Mother Gray
Dues
Mother Gray CO
le Roy
Boschee’s Syrup
Veer
Self
Eliza
Tanlac
Nora Blanchard
Lacona Ave
Des Moines
Kemp
Lumbago
Bayer
Satan
Dr. Caldwell
Syru
Pepsin
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