Corset and Hat Gifts Shock New York Court
In New York a courier delivered three COD packages to Assistant State's Attorneys Kresling Johnson and McKay. Kresling received a derby hat a red kimono and a silk corset demanding 8 50. Johnson and McKay found knitted cap sweater skates and gloves for themselves. McKay paid for velvet knickerbockers a hat and a toy watch.
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New York
Criminal Court
Kresling
Johnson
McKay
Kressing
Danderine Hair Product Promises Dandruff Free Shine
A vintage ad touts Knowlton's Dandeline Danderine claiming 25 cent bottles beautify hair, remove dandruff, and stimulate new hair growth. It promises instantly lighter, wavier hair and gradual, tangible growth after weeks of use.
Expressman Laughs As Three Glum Faces Watch
A vivid line recalls an expressman departing, his laughter echoing while three mournful figures watch from above, the scene framed by jingling quarters in his pocket.
Silver Gray Fox Good Day's Work
John Day Oregon January report from Logan valley notes Cobb brothers trapped a silver gray fox sold for 4500 dollars in local market. Eastern prices on hides range from 260 to 1500 dollars. Fox in prime condition and medium size. Trappers report good success in Logan valley with mink plentiful and signs of more silver fox.
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John Day
Cobb Brothers
Logan Valley
Deep snow fatal to Hood River deer
Hood River Oregon January 6 deep mountain snow has killed many deer and left others trapped. Hunters tracked deer on snow shoes and killed them with pocket kni ves causing deaths in several places. In one day a single hunter reportedly butchered up to fourteen deer by this method.
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Hood River
Ore
Godfrey Slated for Post
Salem Oregon January 6 Godfrey is slated for a post appointment as announced by officials in the state capital confirming a local posting and expected duties in the government office.
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Godfrey
Salem
Ore
James Godfrey Named Income Tax Agent for City
James Godfrey of this city was reported to be appointed an income tax agent. He allegedly has the endorsement of Internal Revenue Collector Miller and Will R. King a Democratic national committee man. Salary is seven dollars per day plus four dollars daily traveling expenses.
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James Godfrey
Internal Revenue
Miller
Will R. King
Prince Paul Troubetskoy fleeced on ship by card sharp
Prince Paul Troubetskoy and Princess Troubetskoy arrived in New York on La France and said he was swindled by card sharps on New Year’s Eve losing 50 dollars before realizing the game was crooked. He reported it to the captain and purser and warned passengers against gambling with strangers for the rest of the voyage.
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New York
Prince Paul Troubetskoy
Amelia Rieva
Princess Troubetskoy
United States
Charles MacDonald
America
la France
World conventions select San Francisco for 1915 sessions
One hundred and ninety one conventions with delegates from around the world voted to hold their sessions in San Francisco in 1915. The organizations vary from civic and religious to educational fraternal business labor and agricultural groups among many interests.
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San Francisco
Times and Trades Noted In Daily World Snapshot
Mise Anita Belleville runs a time service in London and stands among the few women holding that role globally. A female education earners’ Union forms among girl students to fund college, while Pennsylvania’s women’s labor law eases work hardships. The Russian rail ministry admits many qualified women into engineering. Filipino women receive standard courses in cooking lace making hygiene and baubles care under US government programs. Of 737 women examined for British postal sorters, 659 qualified and 70 were appointed. Lena Balizz of Pocahontas Arkansas proves a woman can be a successful farmer by earning 222.15 from one tenth of an acre. A furnace authority describes an economical method to prep for cold weather using partial ash removal to form a crater, then adding fresh coal. Latest glassware features rock crystal tumblers with matching small stemmed glasses and coordinating dinnerware and dessert pieces.
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Pennsylvania
Imperial Railroads
United States
Best Cough Medicine for Children Ad Praises Chamberlain's Remedy
Milwaukee woman Mia Lida Dewey says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has served her family for years. She claims it cures coughs and colds quickly and relieves croup in children. The ad notes the product is pleasant to take and available at all dealers.
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Chamberlain
Mia
Lida Dewey
Milwaukee
Wis
Ady
Santa Cecilia's Cargo Afire Arrives Under Fire
Conception January 6 The new American steamer Santa Cecilia from New York November 20 to San Pedro San Francisco Portland Or Seattle and Tacoma has arrived at Tallyhuano with cargo on fire. The vessel's cargo is being discharged.
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Santa Cecilia
Conception
New York
San Pedro
San Francisco
Portland, Or
Seatttle and
Tacoma
Tallyhuano
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ad Claim
A vintage advertisement proclaims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as superior for coughs and colds. It emphasizes pleasant taste and absence of opium or narcotics, claiming it always cures and is sold by all dealers.
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Chamberlain's
Woman Loops Loop in Air With Passenger at Hendon
Gustave Hemel piloted a aeroplane looping the loop for the first time with a woman passenger Miss Mary Trehawke Davis. She has flown with Hemel on several trips including a London to Paris flight. Davis became the first woman to cross the Enellah channel in a heavier than air machine.
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Hendon
Eng
Gustave Hemel
Mary Trehawke Davis
Hemel
London
Paris
Davin
Enellah Channel
Chronic Constipation Cured by Chamberlains Tablets
An 8 year old in Brooklyn Michigan reports a severe chronic constipation case healed by Chamberlains Tableta. Advertisement notes sale by all dealers and urges trial of the remedy.
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Chamberlain
F. Fish
Brooklyn
Mich
King County stockade earns $901 for families in December
Seattle dispatch reports 80 husbands and fathers, held at the King County stockade near Ballard, earned $901.50 for their families in December. Sheriff Edward Cudbee’s office filed the figures with county commissioners. Payments reflected daily rates based on family size, from 1 to 1.50 dollars per day, under orders of Justice Fred C. Brown.
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Lavy
Seattle
King County Stockade
Ballard
Edward Cudbhee
Fred C. Brown
Touring Club of France and Franco- Amerique pact to restore Cham Bly ruins
Paris January 6 The Touring Club of France and the Committee Franco Amerique signed an agreement to share the cost of restoring the old Fort Cham bly ruins dating to 1605 from the French occupation of Canada.
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Paris
Touring Club of France
Committee Franco- Amerique
Chambly
Canada
Seville Orange Harvest Exceeds Ten Thousand Tons
Seville Spain annually harvests more than zero thousand tons of oranges in a peak agricultural cycle.
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Seville
Spain
Pendleton Sees Dance Forms Taught By Norma Alloway
Miss Norma Alloway departs for Portland to study new dances including tango and hesitation waltz then plans to teach Pendleton youth upon return. Parish Aid of the Church of the Redeemer prepares for its annual meeting with officer elections and pledges. Local society notes include weddings, visits, and genealogical details.
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Pendleton
Norma Alloway
Portland
Shea
Parish Aid of the Church of the Redeemer
December rainfall in Astoria Falls Short of Averages
In Astoria Oregon December rainfall measured 7.96 inches, 5.59 inches below the prior years' average. The month saw 21 rainy days with the peak 24 hour precipitation at 1.11 inches on December 25. There were five clear days, nine partly cloudy days, and 17 cloudy days.
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Astoria
Ore
Loca
Gilmore
Cost of Sinker Tolls Sparks Arrest Attempt
A California man from the east demanded a warrant for the arrest of a Bakersfield bakery owner after being charged 11 cents for doughnuts. He alleged the price was too high, angrily discarded his sack when only four doughnuts remained, and warned he would seek legal action. The justice of the peace refused the warrant.
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California
Makersfield
Cal
Justice of the Peace
George Flourney
Mothers-in-law Upheld in Portland Divorce Hearing
In Portland Oregon Circuit Judge Cleeton weighs a divorce case involving Mia, Edna Pottage, and Charles E. Pottage. The judge notes his experience showing that the mother of the husband often acts as a defender in such proceedings.
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Portland
Ore
Jan
Motheras-In
Cleeton
Mia
Edna Pottage
Charles E. Pottage
Cure Backache with Mother Gray Aromatic Leaf
Backache pain dizziness headache and languor addressed by Mother Gray's Aromatic Leaf a root and herb remedy for kidney bladder and urinary troubles. Describes it as a tonic laxative sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents with free samples offered by The Mother Gray Co. Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
Couple Told to Seek Reconciliation for Family’s Sake
A judge advised a separated couple to attempt privacy and reconciliation for the sake of their two children and said he would take their case under advisement for at least 36 days.
Parisian Sage Promises Hair Health for All Ages
Advice touts Parisian Sage as a leading hair tonic available at drug or toilet counters. It claims to cleanse the scalp, remove dandruff and itching, stop hair loss, and make thinning or dull hair fluffy and radiant. Tallman & Co sells a 50 cent bottle with a refund if unsatisfied.
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Peoples Warehouse
Tallman & Co
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Copenhagen
Manhattan
T. P. W. Pure Food
Oregon
Expressman
Knowlton
Silver Gray Fox
Prince
Mise
Anita Belleville
Lena Balizz
Pocahontas, Ark
Soctecty
Lillian V. Harvey
H. H. Harvey
James Waddle
S. L. Grigsby
First Presbyterian Church
W. R. Eillis
Lewis Street
Lowell L. Rogers
Charles A. Murphy
A. J. McAllister
Ida Fowler
E. L. Dodd
W. J. Stackman
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Jerom. Thomas of
Ring
E. A. Hutchenson
St. Anthony's Hospital
Anna Z Crayne
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
A. W. Claxon
University St
Walla Walla Union
Clifford Carney
John M. Scroggs
Ross Carney
James B Perry
Jennie Perry
South Hill Bridge Club
South Main
Arthur G. Means
Umatilla
No. 17
James, Johns
J. A. Fiedler
Obak Premo
Baatman Kodak Co
Obak Premium Dept
Battery Street
Labou
Berlin
Germany
Mme
Henrietta Arendt
Stuttgart
Mme. Arendt
Tallman & Go
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