Mail Order Marriages and a Stung Groom in Spokane
A Spokane report covers two mail order romance tales from March. Mrs. Marie E. Gray of Akron and J. E. Guy of Potlatch wed after six months of correspondence begun from an eastern ad. Frank Everett of Chester fell for a Kansas City bride who never arrived, leaving him “stung” and out money. Also mentions cheap rheumatism relief and Chamberlain’s Liniment.
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Spokane
Wash
Marie E. Gray
Akron
J. E. Guy
Potlatch
Idaho
Willis McFadden
First Presbyterian Church
Guy
Potlatch Lumber Company
Gray
Pat- Aten
Frank Everett
Chester
Kansas City
Everitt
Earthquake Rattles Thompson Falls Area at Night
Residents of Thompson Falls and nearby incin ity awoke Monday at about 11 o clock to a severe quake lasting around 80 seconds. The rolling tremor rattled doors and dishes, with a north to south course. No damage reported at this time.
Cure a Cold In One Day Bromine Quinine Tablets Ad
Advertisement warning that Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promise quick cure but fail. Claims Druggist refunds money if it falls short. Signature of E W Grove appears on each box. Ibe
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Druggiste
E. W. Grove
Ibe
McDonald files ejectment action over Molson land
J H McDonald homestead claimant seeks 2000 damages and rent from occupied Molson ground including the Molson drug store Hallberg’s harness shop and Vvorak’s office. New town area south of Great Northern tracks houses families in disputed territory. Some local businessmen plan to contest the case.
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McDonald
Molson
J. H. McDonald
Molson Drug Store
Hallberg
Vvorak
Great Northern
Little one’s cough remedies promote quick relief
An advertisement for Ballard's Horehound Syrup from A. C. Koep pen & Bros. urging mothers to use the product to treat coughs and cold symptoms in children and prevent complications like croup pleurisy or pneumonia.
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Ballard
A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Murders Moore Arrested Again in Pasco
George Moore, previously jailed with John Flynn after Pasco police found guns glycerine and jewels tied to Spokane burglaries, was arrested again Tuesday. He was taken to county jail to serve out a vagrancy sentence.
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Moore
Pasco
Wash
George Moore
John Flynn
Spokane
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promises Healing Help
Medicines that aid mature are always most successful. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It loosens the cough relieves the lungs opens secretions and aids nature in restoring the system to a healthy condition. Sold by all dealers.
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Acta
Woman Held on Assault Charge in Malden Incident
A woman held at the county jail on an assault with a deadly weapon charge was allowed to conduct business in Malden while under guard. She allegedly struck Don Riggins with a metal cuspider on March 11 in Malden.
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Malden
Don Riggins
Kills a Murderer and a Life Pill ad in one notice
A quack medicine claim touts Dr King s New Life Pills as preventing appendicitis by stimulating the stomach liver and bowels while promising relief from constipation headache and biliousness. The note lists Koeppens in Waterville Washington as a retailer. An official notice states the Okanogan project irrigation charges rise from 150 to 200 per acre with payment due this year.
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Dr. King
Chris
Koeppens
Waterville
Wash
Secretary of the Interior
La Follette Sells Paper Interest in Prineville Oregon
La Follette, editor and part owner of the Crook County Journal, sells his share to partner R. E. B. Gray and plans to enter real estate. Also notes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets provide relief for chronic constipation and related symptoms. Sold by all dealers.
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la Follette
Prineville
Ore
Guy la Follette
Crook County Journal
Eb, Gray
Chamberlain
Sprinkler Wagons Debut in Dayton Washington
Sprinkler wagons appear on Dayton streets marking an early start to the season. The usual sprinkling period runs from April 10 to September, but this is the earliest documented water wagon visit in Dayton.
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Dayton
Stites Grain Hopes High in Idaho County
One day of light rain in March left Idaho county soil dry and farmers busy planting crops. Weather conditions point to a bumper yield for both fruit and grain as spring warms.
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Stites
Idaho
Inland Telephone Improves Colville Pole Line Work
Inland Telephone lays out 15000 dollars to reset and upgrade the pole line in Colville Washington. A crew of 20 men will work in the business district and alleys to improve service. Deputy guards Maiden Woman.
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Inland Telephone
Colville
Wash
Inland Telephone Company
Colfax
Mabel Tomla
Pape's Cold Compound Claims Rapid Grippe Cure
The advertisement asserts quinine does not break a cold and promotes Pape's Cold Compound as a superior remedy. It claims taking the powder every two hours until three doses are taken will end grippe symptoms and relieve neuralgia headaches fever sneezing sore throat and nasal discharge. The copy states three years of research and a price of 24 cents per package with no quinine.
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Pape
Patna
Ad am Hid Behind Eve Skirts, Comstock Claims
Anthony Comstock asserts a figure named Ad am hid behind Eve’s skirts, remarking the tactic exposed easily as readers are urged to view the classified ads today.
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Anthony Comstock
Adam
Eve
International track meet eyed by Harvard Yale with Oxford Cambridge
London March 23 Athletic authorities of Oxford and Cambridge met to discuss an international track and field meet with American athletes from Harvard and Yale. Delegates aim to reach a decision soon with mid July as a possible date, a coronation year spectacle likely to draw global attention.
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Harvard
Yale
London
Oxford
Cambridge
Jas Oxonlane
Cantaba
Theons
Elf
John Harvard
Fale
Englehmen
New York
Novelty in Prepared Foods Predigested Wild Oats
A peculiar trend emerges in the sector with a new ready to eat item described as predigested wild oats. The note suggests interest in novel grains as a novelty in prepared foods.
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