Potosi Journal notes on curious dated items
A string of brief, satirical items from the Potosi Journal touches on a 104 year old Kentucky man consuming Paris Green, concerns about leather by products from cattle, the shah in Tehran, women’s progress in elections, crops valued at 8 billion dollars, and a Chicago woman charged with stealing teeth, all in brisk paragraphs for readers to chew on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Paris Green
Chicago
Paragraphers
Wnionu
Fingers for sale spark rumor among Columbus men
A quip filled item suggests Columbus men eager to sell fingers at 200 dollars each, recalling a Klondike tale of four thousand for three fingers. It notes a seaport test of tobacco for the navy and mocks the flag origin tale as harmless fiction with no need for proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Klondike
Virginia woman wins divorce from bogus lord
A Virginia woman has secured a divorce from a self styled lord who keeps several other wives across the country. Our view is that she may have joined the marriage for more than affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Lady Lecturer Scorns Starched Collars Fools
A female lecturer declares men in starched collars are fools yet questions if approval would extend to shirts cut low or open-work sleeves. The dialogue hints at evolving dress norms and gendered critique in contemporary society.
New York Landlord Cuts Rent as Hard Times Hit
A New York landlord lowers rent amid hard times. Men praise him as fair while women wait to see his plans for wallpapering the front parlor and back bedroom next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Master Car Builders Association urges better ventilation
The Master Car Builders association, closing a session in Atlantic City, adopted a committee report after careful investigation urging improvements for better ventilation of passenger cars. The demand for fresh air and more of it is becoming insistent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master Car Builders’ Association
Atlantic City
Leap Year Courtroom Tale From Kentucky
A Kentucky man claims a girl imprisoned him for four days in her parents home and forced a ring to coerce marriage. The report notes strident times this leap year but urges restraint in gallantry and caution toward decisive actions by women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Discontinuance of old Fulton street horse cars noted
A New York City correspondent chronicles the ending of the Fulton street horse-car line with wit. He notes the line was, in his view, the best in the city because it avoided strap dangling and because most riders walked rather than ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Street
New York City
Ministers Warn Against Vacation Vices at Summer Meeting
In Chicago a ministers meeting heard a stern warning about the demoralizing influence of summer hotels and vacation dangers. The session adjourned until September with a program titled Vacation Experiences and Fish Stories, promising a sermon on vacation hazards if the tales prove lengthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cunard’s Lulsitania Mauretania Prove Speed Record
The Cunard line steamships Lulsitania and Mauretania, built with British government support, have demonstrated the required average speed of 24 knots in fair weather. The government subsidy of 750000 dollars annually incentivizes fast ships and reserves such vessels for navy use if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunard Line
Lulsitania
Mauretania
Nation Fails Honor For Paul Jones Body
After a public search and transport, Paul Jones's body lies in neglect due to lack of funds for a permanent crypt. The piece argues the nation is rich enough to honor the man who aided in the war for independence and that neglect would be a national disgrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jones
Roosevelt Says He Has Had a Perfectly Working Time
The former president declares his stay was enjoyable and that he earned a rest, praising the American people for the chance to serve. He asks not for sympathy but acknowledges his satisfaction with the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Towns Swept by Bush Fires in Western Canada
Fernie and nearby towns are consumed by unprecedented bush fires driven by a gale. Over 100 lives feared lost, with Fernie wiped from the map and Crow's Nest area and rail infrastructure destroyed. thousands displaced as flames threaten Montana. Michel a mile away is out of the direct path after wind shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Fernie
Tf. C
Michel
Hosmer
Osen
Sparwood
Canadian Pacific
Great Northern
Crow's Nest Pass
Canada
San Francisco
Bik
Crow's Nest Coal Co
Fikes Woodware House
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Valleya
Montana
Robbers Wreck Depot Safe. Loot $650 in Checks and Cash
In Chilllearhe Missouri a Nitro glycerin blast shattered the Chicaze Milwaukee and St Paul rail depot safe, yielding $150 in cash and $500 in checks. Tools and a small nitro glycerin bottle were found nearby. Explosion heard by many residents but police not notified until 6 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chilllearhe
Chicaze, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Civil War Hero Grubb Dies at 73 in Tacoma
Tacoma veteran Stephen G. Grubb, famed for a perilous act at Resaca that spared General Sherman’s vast ammunition stores, died Wednesday night at age 73. The account says he and Private Dan R. Anderson extinguished a lightning fire endangering millions in rounds before Sherman’s Atlanta to sea march.
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Tacoma
Wash
Stephen G. Grubb
William ‘T. Sherman
Atlanta
Resaca
Immigrant Rosen Detained by Officials in San Francisco
San Francisco authorities hold Rosen who arrived from Ghent aboard the Siberia with his wife and four children. He fled persecution in Russia over alleged Socialistic teachings and is detained on suspicion of trachoma by immigration officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Iorre Rosen
Ghent
Siberia
Rosen
Tiflis
Asia
Five Postal Clerks Injured In Southern Rail Wreck
In Charlotte North Carolina traffic on the Charlotte Atlanta division was halted by the wreck of train No 38 the New Orleans and York limited northbound one mile south of Bessemer City at 8 20 p m The tender and a postal car jumped a 30 foot embankment while the locomotive stayed on the rails Five postal clerks were injured none of the passengers hurt.
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Charlotte
N. C
Charlotte-Atlanta
The
Southern Railway
New Orleans
York Limited
Bessemer City
Young Eberhard Indicted In Bergen County Murder
Gus Eberhard a New York grocery clerk shot and killed his mother Otillie Eberhard on a country road and robbed her, indicted for murder in the first degree. Trial set for Sept. 14. Otillie and a cousin Chief of Police Dunn were key witnesses. Eberhard allegedly confessed to the Chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eberhard
Hermother
Vienna
Nnn
Appeal in Ejectment Case in Porto Rico
An appeal will be taken to the U S Supreme Court in the ejectment case brought by the American Rail road Co for possession of lands now occupied by the army navy and light lease service in Porto Rico The case was dismissed July 12 byJudge Rod ney on the ground that the plaintiff had no cause for action The company contends it received the lands as a grant from the Spanish government C F E Char row of Chicago will act as attorney for the defense.
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San Juan
PF. R
Supreme Court of the United States
American Railroad Co
Army, Navy and Light Lease
Porto Rico
Idee Rodney
C. F E. Charrow
Chicago
Thomas Car in Paris Sparks Welcome After Race Finish
The Thomas car in the New York to Paris automobile race crossed the frontier at noon and reached Paris by 8 PM on Thursday. Enthusiasts met the car at Beaux, 25 miles east, escorting it through the boulevards to the Mafin office where the race committee awaited. Congratulations were poured on the crew before they checked into a hotel.
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Paris
Thomas
Beaux
Mafin
Dayton Man Charged With Manslaughter In Fatal Run
A warrant was issued in Dayton for Col. Herbert G. Catrow on manslaughter charges after he allegedly killed Eugene Sullivan, an elderly laborer, while speeding. Catrow, a millionaire from Miamisburg, had been a Republican governor candidate until shortly after the accident amid notoriety.
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Dayton
Ohio
Herbert G. Catrow
Catrow
Eugene Sullivan
Miamisburg
Healthful Living Ornaments The Essentials Of Home
One of the Essentials of today is a wide fund of health and happiness knowledge and trusted products. A proven remedy, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, is endorsed by physicians and the Well-Informed of the World as a wholesome family laxative. Buy the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product through leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Hunter lament on mountain men becoming extinct
A fragment notes concern that mountain men are rapidly becoming extinct, implying a scenario where chances to hunt them would vanish. The tone hints at irony or satire about hunting prospects and preservation of mountain life.
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Fido
Cure for Eczema Claims Radical Home Remedy
A London mother recounts a grave eczema case in Owen aged fifteen, once deemed hopeless by regimental doctors. After hospitals failed, the Cuticure Remedies allegedly cured him, restoring skin and ending torment, per Mrs Lily Hedge of Camberwell Green, January 12, 1907.
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Owen
Lily Hedge
Camblewell Green England
Conversation on origin and identity in a foreign setting
In a dialogue between two women Miss Hoamlex and Miss Knox discuss a man from New England who studied their faces. He asks Miss Hoamlex if she was born down that way, but Miss Knox clarifies the question, asking if she was born that way.
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Miss Hoamlex
Miss Knox
New Enughind
Miss Hoamlev—Yee
Thrift in the Family on Philadelphia Porch
A West Philadelphia scene shows a little girl playing with a friend on a porch as her maternal grandfather and paternal grandmother sit nearby. The child wishes grandparents shared the same name, remarking about the mismatch and prompting a quiet family moment.
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West
Philadelphia
Postum Health Letter Highlights Coffee Dangers
A reader details years of pale illness linked to coffee and how switching to Postum improved health. After heavy coffee use caused weakness and a broken stomach, one week on Postum brought better appetite and sleep. five months later the person was strong at 48 pounds heavier. The letter, attributed to Postum Co. with a promotional note, claims many similar testimonials exist.
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Turing
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Changes In Missouri State House Remodeling Ups Budget
The Missouri House in Jefferson City is being remodeled and redecorated to better fit a larger body. The hall will include art panels showing Missouri’s arts and natural resources, a new spectator lobby, and will be ready for the next January session at a total cost of 415000 dollars. A brief note recalls William Dilday, a Revolutionary War soldier with ties to Lawrence County, buried near Mount Vernon, whose grave and old mill stones were commemorated in 1875 after a community Fourth of July.
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State House
House of Representatives
Jefferson City
Missouri
General Assembly
Washington
George Washington
Lawrence County
Stinson
Mount Vernon
William Dilday
Turnback Bottom
Texas Fever in Missouri Report From Nevada Vet
Dr. L. G. Clark deputy state veterinarian returned from Richards after investigating Texas fever among cattle. Post mortems confirmed the disease. Quarantine placed on infested pastures affecting about 100 cattle and 20 horses. one roadside stretch where a cow died also quarantined. Death rate among infected cattle is very heavy.
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Missouri
L. G. Clark
Nevada
Richards
Missouri Woman 100 Years Old
A gathering at John Collor’s home five miles southeast of Monroe City celebrated Mary Anna Kent turning 100. Born July 21, 1808 in White Sound New York, she married Jesse Collor in Pennsylvania in 1848 and has nine children, four living, with sharp sight hearing and memory at her centennial.
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John Collor
Monroe City
Mr. Collor
Mary Anna Kent
White Sound
N. Y
Jesse Collor
Pennsylvania
Hopkins Trained Rooster Aids Poultry Firm
A trained rooster kept by a business house helps herd escaping chickens during deliveries. The bird feeds with the escapes by day and rounds them up at night to roost at headquarters, where they are captured and placed in captivity.
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Hopkins
School Money Apportioned for Coming School Year
State schools chief H A Gass allocated one year’s public school funds totaling 1 504 698 95 to St Louis city and Missouri counties for 1907 08. This sum equals one third of ordinary state receipts, covering 984 659 school age children who each receive 1 58 to support public schools next year.
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H. A. Gass
St. Louis
Mistake Provisions of Primary Law
Secretary of State John E. Swanger denounces stationery house issued instructions as erroneous and misleading for the state primary. He is mailing copies of the new primary law to county clerks statewide, which contain full voter instructions for August 4 and the November general election.
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John E. Swanger
Swanger
Cigarette Smoking Claimed Life Of Young Centralia Man
Herbert Turner a 26 year old Centralia businessman died suddenly at home with the coroner finding death caused by smoking. He began smoking at age 16 and recently averaged 20 to 30 cigarettes daily.
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Herbert Turner
Centralia
Turner
Rice Messengale steer dispute ends after years
The famous Rice-Messengale steer is dead. The legal battle over ownership spanned seven years with nine jury trials and a supreme court dispute. Over $310,000 was spent on litigation. Mr. Rice was finally awarded the steer and bore the costs, totaling about $7,000.
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Rice-Messengale
Supreme Court
Mr. Rice
Messengale
No rest for the idle as farmers seek help in fields
The Arrow Rock Statesman quotes that everyone is at work except the lazy, and it warns that villagers dodge labor to avoid being spotted by farmers in need of workers. The piece reflects rural labor tension and the pressure on unemployed locals.
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Arrow Rock Statesman
Missourian Hangs Self in Aurora Farm Shed
Twogan Parish, aged 52, hanged himself from a rafter in his cow shed at Aurora Missouri. The sheriff reported no foul play and the death is being investigated as a suicide. Parish was a resident of the Aurora area and his death ends his family’s recent troubles.
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Twogan Parish
Aurora
New Paynesville Postmaster Named
William F. Patton has been appointed postmaster at Paynesville, replacing Harry T. Wells who was removed.
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Paynesville
William F. Patton
Harry T. Wells
A Shirt of Cement in Sedalia
John Murphy of Sedalia was unloading cement when his shirt became cemented to him. The mixture hardened as if rock like, and only after Mrs. Murphy pounded the garment with a hammer for about twenty minutes could the shirt be removed in pieces.
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John Murphy
Sedalia
John
Agricultural College Students Win Best Holstein Judge Cup
The American Holstein Freisjan association trophy for top Holstein cattle judge at the national dairy show in Chicago was awarded to the Missouri team coached by Prof. C. H. Ickles. The cup has arrived and is on display at the Columbia dairy building.
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Agricultural College
American Holstein-Freisjan Association
Chicago
Missouri
C. H. Ickles
Columbia
Will Change It. Maybe. Kia Berry Visit in Princeton
Kia Berry, a young visitor, is noted in Princeton. The report mentions their stay and local engagement, highlighting the person's name and the city. No further details are provided in the accessible text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kia Berry
Veau
Princeton
New Kansas City Trolley Line Proposed Across County
Jackson county court in Independence receives an application from Kansas City Southeastern Traction to build an electric line from Kansas City to Lee's Summit. Chief engineer J. E. Herring filed the line plot, referred to the county surveyor.
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Kansas City
Harriman Tours West Coast and Oregon Rail Projects
E W Harriman departed Friday on a tour of the West with his family. They will travel with him for several weeks in Oregon where a camp is being set up. He plans fishing and hunting and will inspect new railroad sections before returning to New York.
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New York
E. W W. Harriman
West
Oregon
Harriman
Young Aeronaut Dies in Parachute Drop Accident
William Oliver of Mason Michigan, a young aeronaut, was killed at Hague Park on Vandercook Lake. During a parachute drop the line on one side snapped as the parachute filled, sending him 2000 feet to the ground. He landed near a crowded merry-go-round and died five minutes after being taken to a nearby house.
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Jackson, Mich
William Oliver
Mason
Mich
Hague Park
Vandercook Lake
Oliver
Grief drives widow to fatal fall into abandoned well
Crazed with grief over her husband Enoch D. Emery’s death after a hayload accident, Mrs. Emery killed herself by leaping into an abandoned well at the family home near Cainsville.
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Enoch D. Emery
Miss Bila Thrasher Inherits $250000 From Aged Benefactor
A former Daviess county girl now living in Colorado is named heiress to $250000 after showing kindness to an elderly sick man who has died. The man, a millionaire, left the fortune to her unexpectedly. Her Missouri family connections are noted.
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Bila Thrasher
Daviess County
Colorado
Missouri
State mining bureau reports 1907 mine output value
The state bureau of mining cites a 1907 product value of 26,748,372 dollars, within 2,297 of the 1506 figure. The report calls this a good showing given the monetary conditions in the latter part of the year.
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State Bureau of Mining
Nobody’s Home Town Enthusiasm Sparks Business Venture
The Gentry Sentinel notes that a man seeking a business site is inspired when a town exudes hope and energy about its prospects. He adopts the local spirit, lowers his stakes, and starts working with equal vigor.
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The
Gentry Sentinel
New Postmaster Named at Sheridan
William N. Wray has been appointed postmaster at Sheridan, succeeding H. W. Mills who resigned from the position.
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Sheridan
William N. Wray
H. W. Mills
Auto Frightens Horse to Death Near Centralia
An automobile frightened a horse owned by W.8. Herrick near Centralia, causing the animal to fall dead from the fright when the chauffeur sounded the horn. Herrick's daughter was slightly injured, thrown from the buggy in the incident.
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Herrick
Centralia
The Oldest Postmaster in the United States
James W. Antram of Monticello serves as postmaster at 85, earning the distinction of being the nation’s oldest in the role.
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James W. Antram
Monticello
United States
Tragic accident at wheat elevator near Glasgow
Two young Maupin brothers, sons of John RB Maupin of Lewis Mill, were playing near a wheat elevator two miles north of Glasgow. One slipped and fell headfirst into the tank and suffocated before rescue. The second narrowly escaped, caught just as he fell in.
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John RB. Maupin
Lewis Mill
Glasgow
Operator Is Exonerated in Missouri Pacific Wreck Case
Charles Taylor, the night operator at Lamonte, who was held on a manslaughter charge after the July 2 wreck of the Missouri Pacific railroad at Knob Noster, was exonerated from all blame at his preliminary hearing by Prosecutor Cockrell of Johnson County.
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Charles Taylor
Lamonte
Missouri Pacific
Knob Noster
Cockrell
Johnson County
Aged Auxvasse woman completes 1800-piece quilt
Aunt Vina Hamilton of Auxvasse will be 91 in August. She has just completed a quilt with 1800 pieces, according to the Sturgeon leader. This marks the 16th quilt Mrs. Hamilton has finished in the past two years.
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Vina Hamilton
Auxvasse
Sturgeon Leader
Missourians to Teach Farming in Utah
Mr. T. B. Woodward, a Missouri Agricultural College alumnus class of 1907, specializing in dairying, has been chosen by Utah Agricultural College as assistant professor in dairying at 1600 dollars annually. His father owns a farm near Boone County's Columbia.
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Utah
T. B. Woodward
Missouri Agricultural Collegt
Dairy Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Utah Agricultural College
Woodward
Missouri
Boone County
Columbia
Lightning Strikes Marshall Bank Sparks Fire
A severe electrical storm struck Marshall causing Wood & Huston bank to catch fire after a bolt shattered a gas pipe and an electric wire ignited gas, quickly spreading flames through the building.
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Bank
Marshall
Wood & Huston Bank
Waterways Commission Completes with Fifth Member
Gov Folk completed the Missouri river waterways commission by naming T. H. Herring of Brunswick as the fifth member, finalizing the panel.
Delay Meant Death from Kidney Troubles
Mrs. Herman Smith of Athens Georgia recounts a kidney illness that began with weakness and irregularity and progressed to dropsy. She states she grew weak and languid, suffered severe back pain and swelling, and credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her life after doctors could not help.
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Herman Smith
Broad Street
Athens
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Absolutely Fat Question Sparks Family Inquiry
A George Washington University professor known for his size and intellect encountered his children in an earnest debate on the meaning of absolute. The youngsters asked if a man can be absolutely good or absolutely bad, while a girl asked about being absolutely fat, prompting the professor to flee in haste.
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George Washington University
Philadelphia Ledger
Dad
Pana
Book Keeper Suspect Cited Over Missing Volume
A speaker recalls lending a book about five years ago and never seeing it again, prompting questions about the man claimed as a book keeper. The anecdote suggests a long running issue with a missing volume and accountability.
The Cold Morning Bath Recommendation
The cold morning bath is advised for those who can tolerate it. Begin with a cold sponge, step into shallow warm water, splash and wash quickly as the tub fills. If using a salt bath, keep the salt towel to reuse. do not launder it. A cold bath should last no more than five minutes.
Just Suppose by Brothers Dickey and Williams
A humorous exchange quoted from the Atlanta Constitution imagines heaven as a vast watermelon patch with Father July eternally present. Brother Dickey declares the vision, and Brother Williams teasingly urges a journey toward it.
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Brother Dickey
Brother Willams
Atlanta Constitution
Waste not the remnant of thy life in those imaginings touching other folk
A fragmentary note praises thrift and public good while mentioning a tobacco product and a dealer in Peoria. The terse line blends a Marcus Aurelius quotation with advertising copy for Gewar Factory's “Lewis' Single Thunder” cigars, yielding a quirky, era-bound item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Aurelius
Lewis
Gewar
Peoria
Drunken Man Warned About Footpad Robbery Risk
A quip notes that even a drunkard would resist being held up by a strolling footpad. The line reflects a humorous take on street crime and personal peril.
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Ile
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British Columbia
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Chillicoths, MO
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Gen. Sherman
Otillie Eberhard
Spain
Thomas Car
May
Carl
Missouri's Minerals
Papa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tena V. Henry
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