U S GIVES 10000 FOR FOREST FIRE PROTECTION
The federal forest department will allocate 20900 to western Oregon for forest fire protection, doubling the state share. State Forester Kilcott welcomes the funding, the maximum allotment for any state, with emphasis on private timber owners’ cooperation alongside federal efforts.
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Stretn
Ore
Federal Forest Department
Oregon
National Forest Service
Kilcott
State Forest Service
Department
Washington
Portland
National Forester
Tinsia
Cardul Credited With Healing Break Down Health
Mrs McGill of Jonesboro Arkansas writes she suffered a complete breakdown in health and found relief after using Cardul. She reports relief from headaches backaches and emotional distress and says she can do housework again. Thousands of similar letters are cited to support Cardul as a tonic for diseases peculiar to women.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Mrs. A. McGill
Mrs. McGill
Cardu
Excess of prayers leads to divorce proceedings
Mrs Southwick sues for divorce reconveyance of properties and an accounting after a year of marriage. She cites constant prayers criticizing her faults and says her husband pressured her into a rapid marriage following her first husband’s death. He is a temperance worker and county option advocate.
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Detroit
Frank Southwick
William PD. Southwick
Southwick
Cass Avenue
M. E
Robinson
Europe
British Isles
Tower
Dungeon
Humphrey Trial Set For April 11 In Griffith Murder
Corvallis Oregon March 27 Charles Humphrey the last to confess part in the killing of Mrs Eliza Griffith will be tried for the crime The trial was set by Judge Harris to begin April 11 The trial of George Humphrey will likely follow The court was crowded with people seeking to see the self confessed murderers Attorney H J Parkison filed a motion for a continuance of the trial The district attorney asked for 60 minutes to answer the motion
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Corvallis
Ore
Merch
Charles Humphrey
Eliza Griffith
Harris
George Humphrey
George
Charles Humphrey Stong
H. J. Parkison
Woman saves life by catching man in flames jump at Grand Boulevard fire
Mamie Lawrence, a Grand Boulevard station news seller, caught Abraham Meens as he leaped from a second story window of the Grand Boulevard Automobile Garage, rolled him in the snow to beat out flames, and returned to work. The garage on East Fortieth Street burned, destroying about 27 luxury autos and causing roughly 100000 in losses. Several workers, including elevator man Joseph Wells and upholsterers Morris Meyers and L Derevenski, were burned lightly.
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Chicago
Mamie Lawrence
Grand Boulevard
East Fortieth Street
Abraham Meens
Mra. Lawrence
South Side
Meens
Joseph Wells
Morris Meyers
L. Derevenski
Baseball cracks skull in Missoula game incident
Micasoula Mont During a game between Fort Missoula club and a nearby team a young rancher named Charles McCauley was struck on the head by a flea or ball during play. The incident prompted attention from local spectators and officials in Missoula.
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Missoula
Micasoula
Mont
Fort Missoula
Charles McCauley
Young rancher struck by batted ball in Orchard Home game
A young rancher pitching for Orchard Home was hit on the head by a batted ball. The skull fractured three inches, with rupture reported. He lies in precarious condition at Fort Missoula hospital.
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Young
Orchard
Fort Missoula Hospital
One Eyed Dozen Banquet Ends With Glass Eye Prank
Twelve men dined at a seven course banquet in Muncie Indiana at the Delaware Hotel with twelve glass eyes used for novelty. After dinner the eyes were wrapped and sent to the proprietor Herley D Hartley, who opened the package in front of a telephone girl who fainted.
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Furnis
Muncie
Ind
Herley D. Hartley
Delaware
College Man Doesn’t Know France Says Republic
Professor R H White berk states in a magazine that many college students know little geography and confuse France with a republic. He asserts ignorance of Portugal as a city, latitude and longitude, and major industries in a great country.
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France
Republic
Madison
Wia
Portugal
R. H. Whiteberk
Dog Sings Classical Music in Vincennes Barroom Tale
In Vincennes Indiana Mandy a terrier owned by Samuel Lyons a local merchant does not care for ragtime and prefers classical pieces especially Song of the Seoul When heard Mandy steps and sings the piece in a shrill voice Many listeners report the dog’s performance as wonderful Also mentioned are remedies Herrick s Red Pepper Porous Plaster and Ballard s Horehound Syrup offered by A C Koeppen amp Bros with a promotional bottle.
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Vincennes
Tnd
Mandy
Samuel Lyons
Seoul
Herrick
Ballard
A.C. Koeppen & Bros
Valuable suggestion urges kidney care with Swamp-Root ad
Physicians now concede kidneys need more attention as they filter poisons and support body functions. In winter, reduced activity and heavy meals strain kidneys, signaling trouble with back pain, urination issues, sediment, or pale skin. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root herbal remedy is touted as safe and effective and free sample offers are extended by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co.
Dog Draws Colon Line Mothering Black Chicks
Cannie learns black chicks in brood it was mothering. Larned Kansas Martin Swift's white fox terrier helped care for incubator hatched chicks by climbing into their box to keep warm and snuggle. Today a brood of black and speckled chicks arrived and the dog-mother refused to care for them.
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Cannie
Larned
Kan
Martin Swift
Girl blinded by hatpin at bargain counter
Ottumwa Iowa dispatch reports Miss Julia Mason of Libertyville Iowa was struck by a hatpin during a bargain counter rush at Libertyville. She lost sight in one eye and remains in hospital as doctors treat the injury.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Julia Mason
Libertyville
A Good Licker of Stamps Might Get a Job
San Francisco report notes a mailroom duty requiring perforating initials on every stamp for Southern Pacific. January usage totals 24,000 one cent stamps, 173,000 two cent stamps, 16,000 threes, 13,000 fours, 13,000 fives, 3,000 eights and 6,000 tons overall. The railway spends about $49,000 yearly on stamps. each two cent stamp allegedly costs a ton of freight to move three and a half miles. Perforation aims at identification. government permits this.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacifilc Company
Southern Paccific
Southern Pacific
Post Office Department
Miss Dalkowska Sees Leap Year Plan Fail In Probate Tale
A 28 year old man filed for a marriage license with Miss Dalkowska in probate court but backed out before the ceremony. The Rev Joseph Holomurda of St George's Parish agreed to perform the wedding, then canceled. The license was returned to clerk Ketowski and will not be used leaving Miss Dalkowska with her house and wedding clothes but no husband or board.
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Miss Dalkowska
Joseph Holomurda
St. George's Parish
Mixa Dalkowska
Nigire
Ketowski
Holoburda
A girl is as pretty as she behaves
The line notes a girl whose beauty mirrors her conduct, and mentions that spring arrives anew regardless of the calendar, highlighting nature’s timing over dates.
Bridegroom Fails Woman Seeks Relief in Cleveland
In Cleveland Miss Jo Hanna Dalkowska tells Probate Clerk A F Kotowski she has been deceived by her groom in a troubled marriage attempt. She explains she furnished a home boarded him for a week and bought wedding clothes, yet he won t marry.
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Cleveland
Johanna Dalkowska
A. F. Kotowski
Misa Dalkowska
Kotowski
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