Reeves Teases Hat Seller With Encore Prank
In London a celebrated tenor Leo Reeves, famed for encores, outwits a persistent hat-seller on the Strand. After the dealer supplies extra hats to prompt encores, Reeves feigns anger and orders four hats sent to a stranger while insisting he will pay for only one, calling the rest encore hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves
Gims Reeves
Strand
London
Sime Reeves
Wald Reeves
Gree
Portland Oregonian
Speech Blurts into Wordplay At Teachers Congress
A chairman speaks at a teacher’s congress, muddling phrases about schoolwork and schooling while the audience bears the chain of puns. He recovers briefly, then delivers a line asserting world production of a material at about 500 thousand tons with 80 percent of a global share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otr
Health and hard work themes in early advice column
A fragmentary column discusses health's link to income and self reliance for a young woman. It cites the law of health as reducing earnings and shares a quoted letter from a Cambridge girl describing nervous illness after attempting clerical work and boarding life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beth
BR _Cieage
Sena
Joebar
Court of Appeals Rules Large Fine Against Standard Oil Void
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago unanimously reversed Judge Landis in the Standard Oil case, remanding for retrial and wiping out a $20,240,000 fine. The court faulted the approach to base the penalty on carloads and on ownership, preserving the broader issue of shipper rates and industry impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joby D. Rockefellers
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Kenesaw M. Landis
Peter 8. Greaseup
Seaman
Baker
Landix
Standard Oi Company
Tudiana
Alton Railroad
Landis
Phat
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Indiana
Standard of Company of
Lodiama
Whiting
Ind
Chicago and Alton
John D. Rockefeller
Indiana Company
Indiana Oil Company
New York
Lonely girl narrator and Amber confront romance in Irish tale
In CHAPTER X through XIII of a melodramatic story, Amber faces Brian Deane and Esther Deane's schemes as love, jewels, and inheritance temptations collide. Amber travels to Carrig while May schemes to separate rivals, and Sir Lucien Adare arrives, stirring tension amid confrontations over jewels and loyalties.
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Adare
Brian
Amber
Saya
Sihae
Mim Deane
May
Miss Deane
Esther
Hilary Adare
Captain Adare
Rallon
Mr. McGrath
Carrig
Mina Deane
Dorstepe
Noane Amber
Esther Deane
Pone
Sam
Carrig Unatic
Mies Deane
Lucien Adare
Cuticura Proves Effective for Family Skin Ailments
Mrs. Lillie Witcher of Chattanooga Tenn reports using Cuticura products to cure a baby with sores on the head and a child with a neck rash. She notes relief from severe itching and a long bout of tetter after two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment. She also cites prior use of Cuticura Remedies for her own hand ailment and mentions an uncle’s baby cured as well. The account is dated February 16 1907.
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Lucien
Catie
Fix
Lillie Witcher
Eleventh St
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sainting the Fox and Other Odds and Ends
A garbled historical piece reflects on customs of saluting with hats and helmets, fighting prior eras, and military habits. It recounts anecdotes about a story of Custis and family lineage, mentioning Mrs Custis and early American social norms through a long, fractured narration.
Fragmentary text piece from a historical page
The readable fragments show garbled phrases and likely OCR errors with mentions of numbers and a possible quotation. No coherent event or identifiable subjects emerge to summarize into a full news item.
Baseball and Patriotism Pointed in Courier Journal
A fragment from the Courier Journal references Johnny and patriotism, hinting at a patriotic theme linked to baseball and national pride, with unrelated garbled dialogue about fame and a fence. The readable text is sparse and lacks clear events or names beyond generic references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Ariessesin
de Vinitin
Courier-Journal
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Informs Public About Surgical Operation
A fragmented notice cites Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as an alternative to surgical procedures for female troubles. It features letters from women praising the remedy and mentions doctors advising operation in some cases. The text reflects early 20th century health advertising and medical skepticism.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Barbara Bare
Lemans Ausns
Mont Oid
Lydia
Arthur R. Tnot Church
Moorestown
Tyain
Finichama
Murch
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Dolly
Mins O'Connell
Sir Lucien
Spook
Allence
Hilary
Owen
Mo Tenlers
Allary
Ander
Brie
Tescha
Rou? Armant
Kre
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Wineeas
Bragdon
Harry
Papa
Ethel
Ted
Cuticura
Dix
Phonsait
Iim
Manchester
Manchester Ganrtlan
Ramune
Epeltine
Spoonamore
Danny
Custis
Dohnny
Dodds
Wey
Paxton
Boston
Mesa
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Epa Watt
South Dakota
Cranary
Clark County
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Minmeseis
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