South Sea Bridegrooms Draw Hundreds of Applicants
Major Frank Pooley, a retired British officer in San Francisco, organizes transport for Easter Island women seeking husbands. About 100 island women seek white husbands. 400 men turn up to qualify, and over 5,000 have volunteered. Pooley plans to select 300 physically perfect men for first class transport to the South Seas.
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San Francisco
Frank Pooley
San Franciaci
Major Pwooley
Alaska Pacific Steamship Company
Easter Island
Major Pooley
A. Tenner
A. Mossum
John Hunter
United States
South Seas
St Jacobs Oil Promises Instant Rheumatism Relief
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless rheumatism and sciatica cure. It claims instant relief when rubbed on the tender spot and urges a small trial bottle from a druggist. The copy promises no skin burning and cites decades of cures for rheumatism, neuralgia, lumbago, back ache, and sprains.
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St. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
Heller
St. Jacobs Ol
New Tariff Reduces Prices of Woolens
New York Jan 14 Trade reports wholesale prices for fall 1914 woolen goods cut after tariff changes and anticipated competition. Ser ges, clays, unfinished worsteds and French backs priced 20 to 27 cents lower. Washington serge down nearly 23 percent. unfinished worsteds 22 1 2 to 27 1 2 cents lower.
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New York
Washington
Cures a Cold in One Day Ad Claim
An advertisement touts a patent medicine with the slogan Cures a Cold in One Day and Cures Grip in Two Days. The ad is attributed to E. W. Grove and priced at 25 cents. The product is billed as laxative bromide quinine under the BromO Quinine brand.
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E. W. Grove
A Lesson in Politeness Told by a Yonkers Mother
A Yonkers Statesman excerpt presents a mother asking why her daughter does not intervene when a young man kisses her. The daughter replies her mother taught her not to interrupt anyone, highlighting a moral tension about courtesy and boundaries.
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Yonkers Statesman
Hyomei Offers Quick Relief for Catarrh and Breathing
Hyomei promises rapid relief from catarrh and breathing troubles including head congestion and coughs. Sold by Tallman & Co and druggists, the complete inhaler kit costs $1.00 with refills at 50 cents.
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Tallman & Co
Salt Salts Aid Kidney Mail In Health Advice
A local health note urges flushing the kidneys to prevent backache and bladder issues. It endorses Jai Salts, a grape and lemon juice tonic, to be taken as a daily morning dose to keep kidneys active, neutralize urine acids, and avoid complications.
Local Playhouses Present and Coming Attractions
Orpheum Saturday features Kalem drama A Modern Jekyl and Hyde with Irene Boyle and Robert Ellis. The plot follows a respectable citizen who is a crook, a jewelry theft, a fatal fight, and a daughter left trusting her father. Also screenings include Edison’s Bliss Milford, Mrs Dodd and Mrs Charters, Father’s Day, and Products of the Palm with Jamaica scenery. A spicy comedy Lady Madcap's Way stars Nielson, with fresh, laughable situations. Captain Bradford discovers a mine dispute in Who Will Marry Mary. The Pathe Weekly offers illustrated news. Officer 666 showcases many filmng scenes and clever cast led by Estelle Reiley and Marguerite Hatterson.
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Irene Boyle
Robert Ellis
Nora
Edison
Bliss Milford
Robert Brower
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Mrs Charters
Mr. Dodd
II Nielson
Mary
Bradford
West
Pathe Weekly
Estelle Reiley
Marguerite Hatterson
J. Francis Dillon
Arthur Laceby
Henry W. Pemberton
Officer 666
Athena Teacher Injured After Elevator Fall at School
Miss Ethel Canning, teacher of the 2nd and 3rd grades, suffered a fractured knee cap and sprained ankles when the elevator crank failed and dropped sixteen feet at Athena schoolhouse. Miss Pauline Myrick and George Winship were uninjured. Mrs. W. W. McPherson will fill in.
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Ore
Ethel Canning
Pauline Myrick
George Winship
Mr. Winship
Miss Myrick
Miss Canning
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Colds Recovery
Hard colds come to those with impure blood says the ad. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised to purify blood and restore the system after a cold better than any other medicine. Take Hood's.
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Hood
Taxed Dogs, Rice Yields, and Surgeons in Japan
The city reports 6740 tax free dogs with 80 owned by the emperor and ambassadors. 1174 draught dogs are tax exempt. Dog tax revenue exceeds 260000 dollars annually. Japan estimates rice production at 16662000 pounds, up 6.1 percent from last year. Some surgeons manage to carve out big fortunes.
Dogs Disappearing In Berlin Over High Costs
Berlin reports a steady drop in dogs as taxes climb. From 9,826 dogs in 1909 the city lists 94,449 last year, with further declines expected this year as rising living costs make a $7.50 annual tax hard for poor families to bear.
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Berlin
Ely's Cream Balm Offers Quick Relief for Cold and Catarrh
A vintage advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm and Fly's Dream Balm as instant cures for blocked nose head and throat. It promises immediate opening of passages, reduced discharge, and headache relief with a small bottle available at drug stores. The copy urges readers to try the balm to end misery from catarrh and colds.
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Ely
Five Minute Cure for Stomach Ailments Promoted
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsia as a fast safe remedy for indigestion dyspepsia and gastritis. It emphasizes its harmlessness and proven action easing sour gases pain and nausea within minutes. The ad urges keeping a bottle at home for any meal mishaps and claims widespread approval worldwide.
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Pape
English baritone Robert Covell Wilson at Alta theater recital
Robert Covell Wilson, renowned English baritone, will appear next Tuesday evening at the Alta theater in Pendleton in a joint recital with Dr. Emil Enna, Portland's leading pianist. Wilson has performed as soloist with the Chicago, Minneapolis and Spokane Symphony Orchestras and studied under the famed Vinini in Naples.
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Robert Covell Wilson
Pendleton
Alta Theater
Emil Enna Portland
Chicago
Minneapolis
Spokane
Wilson
Vinini
Naples
Italy
Officer 666 Melodramatic Farce At Oregon Theater
The touring farce Officer 666 delighted a fair audience at the Oregon theater last evening. The leading lady and man delivered melodramatic lines with a mix of humor and pathos, though critics noted the cast was not among New York’s best.
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Oregon Theater
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