Interesting World Notes From The Potosi Journal
A collection of brief items on topics like rope jumping as exercise, the Washington peace palace location, U S coal production versus Britain, Columbia College expenses, discovery of diamond fields in Quebec, Mark Twain’s finances, U S gold exports, child education in Russia, France match and tobacco revenues, cigars’ perceived harms, Siberian import value of agricultural equipment, London bar income, New Zealand wealth per person, Louisiana drainage projects, social attitudes in London, global conditions, a Cleveland man’s domestic dispute, and a French Madagascar campaign with casualties and disease losses.
Man in La Crosse Receives Honesty Medal for Heirs Find
In La Crosse Wisconsin a man who owed a 25 year board bill tracked down the late woman’s heirs to settle the debt and paid the full amount. The gesture earned him a local honesty medal.
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la Crosse
Wis
When the Last Brewer Is Torn Down for Breakfast Factory
A historical remark notes the end of brewing as a symbol of habit resisting prohibition. The speaker foresees a deposed brewer vociferating that prohibition does not prohibit, mocking the persistence of habit despite regulatory change.
Cincinnati Poet’s Practical Wife Leads Quiet Poetry
In Cincinnati a poet’s wife remains calm when he writes love poems and dedicates them to other women. Some leading poets deem this a handy trait, favoring a tranquil spouse over melodrama in literary circles.
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Cincinnati
Campaign Against Anarchy Persists in Chicago
In one week last month Chicago revoked naturalization papers of 154 men suspected of anarchist affiliations. The men, who profess opposition to all forms of government, have no grievance in being denied participation in this government.
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Naturalization
Chicago
Columbia Debaters Refuse Coed on Team Then Challenge Won
The Columbia debaters refused to allow a Cornell female coed to join the team, claiming a sex based objection. The same woman later won first prize for oratory at Cornell in an open contest with the men.
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Columbia University
Cornell
Next president to appoint Supreme Court justices
The next president will appoint members of the United States Supreme Court as the chief justice and three other justices are over 70. Voters will weigh what type of men candidates may appoint to the tribunal that shapes legislative developments.
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United States Supreme Court
Flying machines seen as coming era of usefulness
Experiments with aeroplanes continue at home and abroad. Professor Alexander Graham Bell predicts flying machines will become widely useful and foresee the United States mail carried by air. The Troy Times notes that if predictions hold, remarkable developments may occur soon.
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Alexander Graham Hell
United States
Troy
N. Y
Britain faces rail price gaps in butter and meat
A London financial magazine argues that transporting a pound of butter from Ireland costs more than from Victoria Australia and meat arrives from Argentina cheaper than from the Scottish highlands, highlighting a rail freight problem in Great Britain.
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Great Britain
London
Ireland
Victoria
Australia
Argentina
Scottish Highlands
Duchess fined for speeding in London court
The duchess of Marlborough was fined 15 by a London court for riding faster than the legal limit in her automobile. Yet the punishment seems unlikely to weary her of England or its roads, as she shows no obvious signs of deterred travel.
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Duchess of Marlborough
London
England
U. S. Seizes Arms on Seguaranca From Ward Line
Treasury agents halted the Seguaranca at New York on a voyage to Cuba exposing a plot to aid rebels in Santo Domingo de Cuba. Ten thousand rounds of ammunition were seized as contraband for the rebel party. Passengers were startled by the sudden search and the ship was delayed six hours before clearance.
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New York
Ward Line
Treasury Department
Revolutionary Party
Santiago de Cuba
Cuba
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
Gonzalo de Quesada
Suffragette Demonstration at Albert Hall March
London suffragists staged a massive demonstration with about 10,000 women from across the British Isles the colonies the United States and several European countries marching from the Thames Embankment to Albert Hall. The procession includes 800 banners and features Millicent Garrett Fawcett stepping aside to let American delegates Dr Anna Shaw and Miss Lucy J Anthony lead the first carriage.
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London
British Isles
United States
Thames Embankment
Albert Hall
Millicent Garrett Fawcett
LL. D
Henry Fawcett
Anna Shaw
Lucy J Anthony
Jealous Lodger Kills Landlady Then Slays Man and Suicides
Denver, Colorado reports a jealous lodger, Charles E. Byers, shooting and killing landlady Mrs May E. Boren of a rooming house. He then killed Edward Smith, another lodger, before taking his own life. Smith, new to the house, had recently arrived after Word of accusations against Mrs Boren and Smith led to his eviction. Mrs Boren, who came from Howard, Kansas two years ago, was divorced from J P Boren a year prior.
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Denver
Col
Charles E. Byers
May E. Roren
Edward Smith
Byers
Smith
Boren
Treasury Conscience Gift Returned by Secret Sender
Secretary Cortelyou received an $8000 conscience contribution in an envelope postmarked Jersey City. An unsigned letter claims years ago the writer and another took government funds and this amount brings the total returned to $40,000. The sender says the money has been returned to the treasury over several years.
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Washington, D. C
Cortelyou
Jersey City
Treasury
Glass Works of Centralia Files Bankruptcy
The Allison glass works in Centralia Illinois, employing 200 men, filed a bankruptcy petition in federal court. Liabilities total 154000 dollars with assets of 150000 dollars.
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Centralia
Ill
Allison Glass Works
Bath Beach man starved in potato freight car rescue
Chester A OConnell a Bath Beach machinist was found starving in a freight car loaded with potatoes in the Harlem yards Friday. He had traveled from Jacksonville Florida to return to New York after losing his job. He was taken to Lincoln hospital where officials feared he might die as the car moved north with him inside.
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New York
Chester A O'Connell
Bath Beach
Harlem
Lincoln Hospital
O'Connell
Jacksonville
Fla
Albany man Rog ers denied new trial in murder case
Albany N Y Charles H Rog ers convicted of murdering Fred R Olney and Willis Olney of Walkill Orange County was denied a new trial by the court of appeals Friday Rogers fled then was arrested months later in California Prosecutors said robbery motive linked the killings involving housekeeper Mrs Georgia Ingerick and her daughter Alice 6 years old
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Albany
N. Y
Charles H. Rogers
Fred R. Olney
Walkill
Orange County
Court of Appeals
Rogers
Fred
Willis Olney
Georgia Ingerick
Alice
Rowbery
Gofornia
Spare Billik's Life Puisant Day for Hanging Halted
Federal Judge Lan dis Friday granted a reprieve to Herman Billik who faced execution for killing Mary Zrzal. The stay delays the 11 o'clock Friday hanging while lawyers perfect an appeal and the sheriff is ordered not to act until the US Supreme Court rules. Billik’s 10-year-old daughter Edna pleaded to save him and collapsed, as ten supporters volunteered to travel to Springfield to urge the governor. Billik, convicted for the 1907 murder and alleged poisonings of four others in the Zrzal family, faced a rushed scaffold setup and early morning preparations.
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Chicago
Landis
Herman Billik
Vizal
Cook County
Billik
United States Supreme Court
Edna Billik
Springfield
Father O'Callaghan
Hillik
Mary Zrzal
Zraal
Martin Vraal
Tower Quits Berlin After Embassyl Farewell
Herlin-Charlemagne Tower resigns as United States ambassador to Germany and departs for Paris. He says he never expects to revisit Germany, withdraws from public life, and plans four months of European travel with Mrs Tower before returning to the United States.
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Herlin
Charlemagne Tower
United States
Berlin
Paris
Germany
Tower
Europe
Lusitania Breaks Transatlantic Record by Minutes
The Cunard liner Lusitania arrived in New York Friday from Daunt's Rock to Sandy Hook in 4 days 20 hours 8 minutes, seven minutes faster than her sister Mauretania. She also set all daily records for the voyage, averaging 24.88 knots versus 24.86 knots on the Mauretania.
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New York
Cunard
Lusitania
Daunt's Rock
Sandy Hook
Mauretania
Former Captain Found Guilty at Fort Sheridan Case
Daniel F. Kellar, former United States Army captain, was Thursday found guilty in U S district court of larceny of six blank checks from the quartermaster office at Fort Sheridan Til He was given until June 23 to file a bill of exception The penalty for the offense ranges from one to five years in the penitentiary or a fine up to $5 000 or both
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Chicago
Daniel F. Kellar
United States Army
United States District Court
Fort Sheridan
Til
Kellar
Urick Re elected President by Iowa State Federation of Labor
Clinton Iowa report says the Iowa State Federation of Labor re elected A L Urick of Des Moines as president and decided to hold the 19u9 convention in Dubuque.
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Clinton
Iowa
Iowa State Federation of Labor
A. L. Urick
Des Moines
Dubuque
Missouri Journalism Program Forms Faculty and Lab
Missouri University announces a new journalism program starting in September with a distinguished faculty list led by Dr Isidor Loeb and Judge John D Lawson. The daily newspaper for student work will be named the University Missourian and cover history ethics publishing and journalism procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Journalism
The
State University
Isidor Loeb
E. A. Allen
John D. Lawson
Charles A. Eilwood
N. M. Trenholme
Jonas Wiles
J. S. Ankeney, Jr
M. S. Wildman
T. J. Riley
University Missourian
Secretary of State Fee Report for Last Month
The secretary of state collected fees totaling 15 549.35 last month from sources including notarial commission 305 domestic corporation tax 9 255 foreign corporation tax 800 miscellaneous fees 769.60 land department fees 48.25 bank inspection fees 1 809.50 rail road contract fees 16 and automobile licenses 1 666.
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Secretary of State
Missouri Post Office Clerks elect officers at Sedalia
The Missouri Association of Post Office Clerks at its sixth annual convention in Sedalia elected President Robert E Connelly of St Louis, Secretary Maville Carothers of Kirksville, and Treasurer Walter J Kennedy of Sedalia. The convention adjourned to meet in Kirksville on the second Saturday in June 1909.
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Missouri Association of Postoffice Clerks
Sedalia
Robert E. Connelly
St. Louis
Maville Carothers
Kirksville
Walter J. Kennedy
Young Man Forfeits Parole in Highway Robbery Case
Elmer Gulick twenty five, of a prominent St. Joseph family, was given five years in the penitentiary for highway robbery committed a year ago. He had been on parole, and Judge B J Casteel deemed his conduct exemplary until a chance discovery of a pueilistic encounter led to the immediate sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Gulick
St. Joseph
B. J. Casteel
Criminal Court
Gulick
New State Normal Building Cornerstone Lays in Warrensburg
The cornerstone of Warrensburg State Normal school’s new $50,000 training building was laid by the Masonic lodge. Ex Gov A M Dockery past grandmaster of Missouri Masons gave the address. A Gass of Jefferson City spoke for the board of regents.
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State Normal
State Normal School
Warrensburg
Masonic Lodge
A. M. Dockery
Masonic Order of Missouri
Howard A. Gass
Jefferson City
Board of Regents
Summer course in farming expands regional college staff
The First District normal school board completed its summer session faculty for 1908 1909 and filled most principal positions. A new department of agricultural science was created with Prof B M Stigall from the University of Kansas elected to lead it. State university class day included 100 seniors in cap and gown with poems by Mary Irwin McDearmon and history by Ethel Nesbit. orations by Rutherford Price Whitlow and Williams.
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Board of Regents
First District Normal School
B. M. Stigall
University of Kansas
the State University
Mary Irwin McDearmon
St. Louis
Ethel Nesbit
St. Joseph
H. K. Rutherford
J. E. Price
J. A. Whitlow
Harold S. Williams
Secretary of State Reverses Ruling on People's Party Filing
J. E. Swanger, secretary of state, has reversed his earlier decision and will allow the Peoples party ticket to file candidates for the August primary. He said he misconstrued the law when first ruling and now rescinds that action.
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People’s Party
J. E. Swanger
Secretary of State
Public cemetery title remains in the public trust
In an opinion by Judge Graves the Supreme Court holds that the title of a public cemetery or burial ground remains in the public as long as the premises are kept as a burying ground even if interment has ceased.
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Graves
Supreme Court
Captain James E. Cox Dies of Gangrene From Toenail Trim
After weeks of illness Capt. James E. Cox aged 32, a Confederate Army veteran, died from gangrene poisoning caused by trimming his toe nail. He built the first street car system in St. Joseph. His maternal grandmother was a daughter of Daniel Toone.
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James E. Cox
Capt. Cox
St.Joseph
Daniel Toone
M. S. U. Confers Record Graduation Class
M S U announces a record 300 graduates this year marking the largest class in the university history. The agricultural college leads all comparable schools with the most graduates among its peers in the United States.
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State University
The
Agricultural College
United States
Horse Dead After Startled by Car Near Church
In Knobnoster churchgoers witnessed a horse being driven past a church stop when it suddenly spasmmed and collapsed dead. It is believed the animal died from fright caused by an unprojecting motor car.
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Knobnoster
Pastor Cresap to Lead Mission Tour in Asia
The Rev. Sanford H. Cresap pastor of the Francis Street Methodist church South St. Joseph will relinquish his charge July 1 to join Bishop Seth Ward of Texas on a four months mission tour through China Japan and Korea for church work.
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St. Joseph
Asia
Sanford H. Cresap
Francis Street Methodist Church
South
Seth Ward
Texas
China
Japan
Korea
State Treasury Balance and Monthly Transactions
On June 1 the state treasury balance stood at 2 459 151 18 dollars. The April close balance was 2 516 274 10. June receipts totaled 272 671 66 with disbursements of 229 767 58.
Paroled Police Officer James Hurst of Carthage
James Hurst of Jasper County, once a Carthage police officer, was released from prison on a parole commutation by Governor Folk after a shooting involving another officer. The incident occurred while he served on the police force in Carthage.
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James Hurst
Jasper County
Folk
Carthage
Missouri Farmer Lee Newnham Dies Near Carrollton
Lee Newnham a young farmer living eight miles west of Carrollton collapsed and died recently due to heart failure local authorities reported.
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Missouri
Lee Newnham
Carrollton
Three Men Drown After Boat Upset on Lake Contrary
On Decoration Day a boat accident on Lake Contrary caused three men to drown. Two bodies have been recovered. Witnesses say the men had been drinking prior to the incident.
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Lake Contrary
Decoration Day
State Prison Earnings and Fund Balances
May earnings of the penitentiary totaled 24678.79 with expenditures 14140.65, leaving a surplus of 9284.46. The good roads fund shows 17317 and the game protection fund 10047 in balance.
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Good Roads
Springfield State Normal loan halts academy building work
The board of regents may suspend all construction on the new academy building in Springfield until January. The delay hinges on securing a $100,000 state appropriation to fund the project.
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Board of Regents
State Normal School At
Springfield
Missouri Politician Dr. C A Tygart Dies in Denver Sanatorium
Noted northern Missouri Republican figure Dr C A Tygart is dying in a Denver sanitarium from tuberculosis after years as a prominent party leader. The voiced estimate of his public service and influence reflects his long-standing role in regional politics.
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Denver
C. A. Tygart
Missouri
Father-in-law killed by Madison county farmer in Bar Wallow
In Kentucky, William Kevton, a well known Madison county farmer, killed his son in law J Kalor at Bar Wallow in the county. The killing occurred in the presence of Kalor's wife and two children after a work quarrel over a trivial matter.
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Lexington
William Kevton
Madison County
Inlaw
J. Kalor
Bar Wallow
Flag Day Designated in Missouri by Gov Folk Proclamation
Governor Folk issues proclamation designating Monday June 15 as Flag Day in Missouri marking the state observance. The notice confirms the date and official designation for public recognition and ceremonies.
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Missouri
Gov
Folk
Supreme Court Sustains Missouri Ruling on Jockey Club Charter
The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Missouri Supreme Court decision that revokes the charter of the Delmar Jockey Club of St. Louis, confirming removal of its corporate privileges and governance.
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United States Supreme Court
Missouri Supreme Court
Delmar Jockey Club
St. Louis
Woman Killed by Lightning at Horton Creek
Mrs W KR Williams of Horton Creek Pike county was struck and killed by lightning recently in a rural incident. The event took place near her home leaving details sparse and authorities investigating the unusual fatal weather event.
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W. KR. Williams
Horton Creek
Pike County
Fifteenth Annual Osteopathy Commencement in Kirksville
The American School of Osteopathy held its fifteenth commencement in Memorial hall Kirksville. The graduating class is among the largest in the school’s history with 107 graduates listed.
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American School of Osteopathy
Memorial Hall
Kirksville
Two Slayers Pardoned By Governor Folk
Governor Folk pardons Charles and Bert Mills who were convicted in Putnam county last August of manslaughter in the third degree.
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Gov
Folk
Charles
Bert Mills
Putnam County
Missouri Minister 83 Dies After 64 Years in Missouri Ministry
St. Joseph Missouri reports the death of Rev. C. T. Vandeventer aged 83 a veteran Methodist minister who served in Missouri for sixty four years he died here Thursday closing a long pastoral career with deep local ties and church leadership.
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St. Joseph
C. T. Vandeventer
Missouri
Resignation at Central College for Young Women
At the annual meeting of the board of curators in Lexington Rev. Alfred Smith tendered his resignation as president of the institution.
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Central College For Young Women
Lexington
Alfred Smith
Convention Delegate Dies in Kansas City
Nicholas F. Murray commissioner to the Presbyterian assembly from Oregon Missouri died suddenly of heart disease at the Cosby hotel in Kansas City. He was 69 and served as an elder in the First Presbyterian church of Oregon.
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Nicholas F. Murray
Presbyterian Assembly
Oregon
Cosby Hotel
Kansas City
First Presbyterian Church of
Iowa bankers convene. 1909 meeting debated
Sioux City hosts the 22d annual Iowa Bankers association convention with over 600 bankers attending. Waterloo and Des Moines compete for the 1909 meeting. J. T. Brooks of Hedrick leads as president candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa Bankers’ Association
Waterloo
Des Moines
J. T. Brooks
Hedrick
Hil Sails for Europe on Baltic Steamer
New York veteran political figure David B. Hil, former United States senator and longtime leader of the Democratic party in New York, departed by the Baltic steamship bound for Europe on Thursday.
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New York
David B. Hil
United States
Democratic Party
Europe
Baltic
Romance Blossoms From River Rescue Marriage
Three years after a dramatic Meramee river rescue near St. Louis, Martin W. Pfaender and Lena Winkler, both of St. Louis, were married recently in a romance sparked by the life saving incident.
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Meramee River
St. Louis
Martin W. Pfaender
Lena Winkler
Death at Pleasant Hill Cemetery Suicide by Marble Cutter
W D Shortridge a marble cutter went to Pleasant Hill cemetery borrowed a scythe cut the grass on his family burial lot and then lay down beside the graves and killed himself by shooting.
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W. D. Shortridge
Pleasant Hill
First Dry Law Violators in Chillicothe Fined
Romeo Winfrey and Melvin Taylor, two Black men, were arrested for violating Missouri’s dry law in Chillicothe. Each was fined $200 and sentenced to six months in jail.
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Chillicothe
Romeo Winfrey
Melvin Taylor
Double Turkey Egg Mystery At Mercer County Freaks
A double turkey egg was found at the Mercer county freaks exhibit. The oversized shell revealed a second perfect egg inside, suggesting a double yolk formation but ending with another intact egg.
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Mercer County
Governor Folk Delivers Commencement at Camden Point College
Governor Folk gave the commencement address at the Missouri Christian Colleges at Camden Point, the oldest women’s college in Missouri, founded in 1848.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Folk
Missouri Christian Colleges
Camden Point
Missouri
Jilted for a Rich Man Story Sparks Wife’s View
In a dialogue cited by the St. Louis Dispatch Mrs Chinner and Mrs Chatter discuss why a daughter chose to marry a poor man over a wealthy one. The exchange suggests the richer match risked loss while the poorer offered gain, reflecting social expectations.
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Chinner
Chatter
St. Louis Dispatch
Murine Eye Remedy Co Promotes Free Books in 1900s Ad
An early 20th century advertisement from the Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago touts Murine as a soothing eye pain remedy. It also offers a 48 page book included with each package and invites readers to write for a free mailed Eye Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murine
Ark Your Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
No Loss. First Doctor We are afraid that young Mr Silliboy
A dialogue snippet shows a doctor warning of apparent mental decline in a young society patient named Mr Silliboy and a colleague urging silence to avoid stigma. The exchange hints at secrecy surrounding a mental health concern in a high society setting.
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St. Vitus
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Peoria
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Will Young
Columbia Ave
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