Advertiser Scorched Second Baptism of Fire Fire Department Saves Paper
A fire swept through the engine room of The Advertiser last evening endangering the entire office. Dick Manon, burned on the hands and arms, alerted responders and helped trigger the alarm. Firefighters reached the building quickly and confined the blaze to the engine room, keeping the press area largely intact. Estimated losses include 800 for the engine and stock and 200 to 300 for the building, both insured. Manon remains in recovery as the shop restores operations with the Chief’s press.
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Advertiser
Dick Manon
Mann
Fire Chief asks council to buy hook and ladder truck
Fire Chief Knell urged the city council to procure a hook and ladder truck as three story buildings rise. He warned roofs are unreachable now risking deaths of those on upper floors. A fifty foot ladder outfit could cost about 400 dollars. the council will consider favorable terms after the fire committee reports.
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Knell
Sam Jones to Speak at Perry Christmas Church Event
Noted lecturer and humorist Sam Jones will lecture at the Perry Christian Church on December 4 with the theme Get There and Stay There. The talk is expected to draw a large crowd as in past engagements. Resolutions from Templeton Tent No. 61 K of P mourn the death of Sir Knight A. L. Van Leuvan and extend sympathy to the family. charter to be draped in mourning for thirty days.
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Sam Jones
Perry
Christian Church
Templeton
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Knight A. L. van Leuvan
Joan Lessel
James Dow Lixe
Stevexs
Prosperous Times Signal Broad Goods Trade Rise
A fragment notes rising shop prosperity as a local store expands offerings. It highlights dry cloaks, doll goods, silks, trimmings, underwear, mittens and blankets among the goods, with broader imports from many countries and a push to show up-to-date lines.
King Solomon Ego and Happiness in Egotism
Rev Newell Dwight Hillis argues Solomon’s misery stems from chronic egotism. He cites the vanity of “I” as a stumbling block to happiness, contrasting it with simplicity. The reflection appears in Ladies Home Journal style, attributing the lesson to a famed preacher.
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Colummar
Newell Dwight Hillis
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Ladies’ Home Journal
How to Get Rid of a Crowd and a Mule's Misfortune
A colonial era anecdote recalls Prince Georges balcony dining disrupted by smoke from a hidden stove, driving crowds away as Cossacks played opera airs. The second tale chronicles Morris and a mule attempting to pick teeth with a broken tooth, ropes and levers failing until the mule’s foot snaps and injures Morris.
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Prince George
Morris
Mr. Morris
Mortis
Morcis
Raleigh News and Observer
Banker's Suicide Reported After Failure in Vienna
A wealthy Vienna banker committed suicide by hanging after a failed enterprise. A telegraph editor dubbed the incident Another Banker Suspends, as reported by a San Francisco dispatch.
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