Fire on the Kitty as crew braves gale and flames
On Independence Day a crew battles a burning German freight ship off the bay. Bill Maguire leads, daring through lightning and fire while the Kitty takes on embers, spray and wreckage. The crew endures, saving the ship and joking of fireworks to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Maguire
Ageere
Leek
Wil
Jim
Mil
Atlantic
Lascar
Dill
Bill
Germiny
Ereland
Raft
Dil
Stu
Ireland
Germany
Bul
Bill Ward
Fourth of July in Wartime Memories of Vicksburg
The narrator recalls early Fourth of July celebrations from boyhood near St. Louis and wartime moments at Vicksburg. He describes firework accidents, his father’s 1863 conference with General Pemberton, a vivid surrender scene, Civil War soldier banter across lines, and wartime paper satire about rabbits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Vicksburg
Father
Uen
Pemberton
Wienang
The Love of Country and Fourth of July Reverence
A reflective essay lauds patriotism and liberty on Independence Day. It recalls Adams, Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, and Washington, contrasts early republic celebrations with later holidays, and praises Daniel Webster’s solemn reverence. The piece urges citizens to renew dedication to the republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adamses
Hamilton
Jefferson
Madison
Washington
Republic
Lincoln
Athens
Oranches
Athenae
Daniel Webster
Earth
Missouri Supreme Court voids Walmsley law sections
The Missouri supreme court en banc rules sections 4 and 66 of the Walmsley carme and fish law unconstitutional. Fines from violations must go to the state treasury rather than the public school fund as the state constitution requires. The case involved A Weber of Jackson County fined five dollars and paid to the county treasurer to fund the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Supreme Court En Banc
A. Weber
Jackson County
A.C. Warner
Rhodes
Accident and Fire Incident Reported in Two Scenes
A. Yise of Randolph was chopping wood when his five year old daughter approached from behind and was struck by the swinging axe, resulting in the loss of sight in one eye. In Evansville an woman attempted to fling burning lard from an oven out a window using a shovel, but the burning grease caused a window to be the only barrier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Yise
Randolph
Evansville
Hense
Chas. H. Fletcher
Springfield Missouri Laundrymen Meet Sets 1907 Convention
The Missouri State Laundrymen's Association plans a meeting at Springfield on August 17. They resolve to hold the first annual convention in St. Louis on the first Monday in June, 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprisefield
St. Louis
Cure for Terrible Itching Scalp and Eczema Praised by Veteran
An old soldier testifies that Cuticura cured his itching scalp eczema and widespread body rashes after ineffective medical care. He details failed treatments, the sequence of Cuticura use including soap, ointment, and Resolvent, and declares the regimen a blessing. He urges others with skin irritation to try Cuticura.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eczema
Teeth That Were Useless
Harry Leon Wilson, writer of The Bleaders, spent a Connecticut summer among artists and writers. He joined two locals for a drive, a crash sent them into a telegraph pole, leaving one man with two front teeth in his hand and the other nursing bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Leon Wilson
Connecticut
Saturday Evening Post
Wilson
Global fiscal notes mix of olde figures and bank reports
Britain reports April revenue of 415595 pounds and expenditures of 2186000 pounds as fiscal year starts. London new capital from Jan 1 to May totals 58915 pounds amid various currency figures. Bank of Japan 1905 operations reach 145,512,7060 dollars, up 5,744, Lut i from prior year. Banque de Paris 1905 net profits at 108,4,853 francs versus 19,411,421 in 1904. A 600 franc bond loan for French West Africa colonies is planned, mainly for Senegal and Niger navigation. Starch ad tout lauds Defiance Starch claims, touting improvements over 25 years.
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Great Britain
London
Cabo
Pank
Japan
Banque de Paris
Paris
West Africa
Senegal
Niger
Fragmented 19th century ad copy and quips mix
A garbled page blends product pitches and social quips from press stubs. It includes lines on Defiance Starch, a watchdog anecdote, references to the New York Press and Puck, and stray comments about fathers and heroes, all in murky typography.
Mobile and Ohio Limited Sets Faster Southern Run
In the St. Louis railway scene the Mobile and Ohio Limited improves the southbound schedule. The train now departs St. Louis at 11 a.m. and still reaches the gulf terminals at 7:25 and 7:45 a.m. local time. The service features vestibuled cars with diner electric lighting and ventilating fans, framed as second to none between St. Louis and Mobile and New Orleans. The line boasts notable progress since 1960, surpassing skeptical rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Mobile & Ohio Limited
Mobile
New Orleans
Gulf Terminals
Pitene and the Deuce Joke Save a Travel Tale
A man returns from a week long car tour with a friend to find his wife cold. He fears a scolding but brightens the mood with a quip about Pitene and his wife giving him the deuce. The ruse works and he escapes punishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitene
The Soft Is Hard and Foreign Ad Fragments
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune page lists ad copy and slogans for Lewis' Single Hinder and Lewis' Factory Peora Wisconsin. It mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a note about soft drinks being hard on the stomach. It also includes faded lines about whitening and miscellaneous product tags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Curious world notes and odd items from abroad
An international roundup cites timber acreage in British Columbia at 182 750 000 acres and French champagne bottles numbered 10 968 363 in the previous year. It recounts a German dentist proposing marriage through a denture inscription, a Russian ring dispute in Berlin, and a Goethe museum robbery. Sleep disease tolls rise in Africa. scarce prices prompt elusiveness, says Puck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
West Indies
Imndon
Zeitung Am Mittag
Friedrichstrasse
Africa
Weimar
Goethe-Schiller Museum
Berlin
Weimar Museum
Peruna Helped Sickness Cured Says Nebraska Man
Mr H J Henneman of Oakland Nebraska writes he endured catarrh of the stomach for over a year but now feels well with good appetite and weight gain. He credits Peruna and says it will be their house medicine. Another letter from Astoria Oregon praises Peruna as pleasant to take and a strong appetite stimulant.
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Mary O'Brien
Myrtle Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peruna
H. J. Henneman
Oakland, Neb
Lam
Austin M. Small
Astoria, Ore
A. F. Peeter
St. Louis
E. Down
Philadelphia
J. E. Wargoner
Chicago
Til
Edward Parrish
Ofrooklyn
J. B. Elliott
New York City
J. A. Parker
Kansas City
H. F. Merrill
Augusta
Norman M. Geer
Cleveland
Ohio
F. J. Kyle
St. Paul, Minn
Astoria
Dressmakers Pursue Da ture's Legacy in Craft
Observers note dress makers strive to surpass Da ture's standards in tailoring. The effort centers on refined stitching, fabrics, and finish, signaling a push toward higher quality garments amid evolving fashion practices.
Starched Shirt Waist Care At Home Promoted
An advertisement extols using smooth iron and Defianre Starch to launder shirt waists at home. It claims equal stiffness and finish to steam laundries, less wear on fabrics, and a pleasant experience with starch that does not stick to the iron.
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LY Hee Engineer
Gen
Frederick D. Grant
Ficket Tadl
Yorks
Solin
Liek
Loress
Missouri
Walmsley
Col. Cases
G. M. Cases
Kinsas City Stork
Milton Jones
Wil- Hintsville
Village
E. Leonard
Belldir
Marengoes
Union
Missourri
Toe Ballentine
Phillipes
Richmond
Joseph Golden
Missourie
Jefferson City
Morean
Met
Clinton Butcher
Carnes
Serer
Santa Pe
Springfield
Brie
Erean
Hal
Vernon St. Philadelpha, da
Foreign Finance
Aten
Puck
Lewis’ Factory
Peora
Lewis
Peora, WI
Igovery
Firman
Lelehait
New York
Cyc
Xnee Fitask
Joesey
Fw Tny & Co
Ding
Te Suis
Hai
Chesey & CO
Toledo
Lake Hall
TRE Centaur Co
Zev
KEW Tork C.tw
BK. Clmated
le Ttoy
N. Xe
St Lows
Hinself
A.W. Kellogg Newspaper CO
Defiance
Thompson
PO Acubal
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