Belgian Exposition Fire Reopens After Devastation
Brussels under shock as fire wrecks Belgian exposition killing two and injuring thirty. About 100000 spectators watched as flames ravaged the Kermesse destroying sections west of Avenue des Nations while authorities saved most foreign displays and art treasures. Firemen troops and dynamite work checked the blaze and only facades and part of the French section burned.
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Brussels
Kermesse
Coney Island
Avenue Des Nations
Gallagher Aid Sought In Mayor Gaynor Case
New York police pursue a possible accomplice of would be assassin James J. Gallagher. Mayor Gaynor nears Adirondacks retreat as condition improves with nourishment better sleep and no infection signs. fate of a potential operation remains undecided.
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New York
Gaynor
James J. Gallagher
Gallagher
Adirondacks
Robert Adamson
Rainfall Supress Fires After Exploding Dynamite
In Wallace Idaho and surrounding Elk City district a radical rainmaking measure using hundreds of pounds of dynamite hung on trees reportedly triggered rain. Heavy falls began Sunday, easing two months of drought as fires rage with high winds, isolating Elk City and reviving fires on Ten Mile.
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Spokane
Wallace
Idaho
Stiles
Elk City
Ten Mile
Resinol Ointment Praised In Baby Skin Cure Claim
A Sunbury mother thanks for Resinol Soap samples after her baby's severe eczema cleared in three weeks. She notes prior doctors and salves failed, while Resinol reduced itching fast and healed the disfiguring rash. Resinol Ointment advertised as all skin trouble remedy with free booklet from Resinol Chemical Co.
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Munyon
Wome Remedy CO
Philadelphia
Clemmer
Sunbury
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore
Keepsake Ride and Wet Hat Confusion in Jersey Tale
An elderly woman from a wealthy New Jersey family travels with a recently hired coachman in a new uniform. They stop when showers begin and the coachman hangs his hat to fasten the wagonette curtains. He reveals his hat is off because it would get wet.
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New Jersey
Try This This Summer Coca Cola Fountain Appeal
Try this this summer step up to a soda fountain for Coca Cola to cool you off relieve fatigue and quench thirst. Available at fountains or bottles send for The Truth About Coca Cola booklet from Atlanta Ga and 20 stamp for the Baseball Record Book 1910 containing Casey at the Bat schedules and other baseball data.
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Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Coca- Cola
Print mislabel fuels Stratford joke about Shakespeare birth
At the Red Horse Inn in Stratford on Avon two Englishmen discovered a print captioned The House in Which Shakespeare Was Born. One refuses to accept the claim and jokes that Shakespeare was born in a manger while a waiter backs the inscription.
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Red Horse Inn
Stratford-on-Avon
Shakespeare
Success Magazine
Imitations warn in a playful riddle ad
A cryptic blurb warns readers about imitations and promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars for 5 cents. It mentions a discreet maid and a lamb by a bed frame as part of the playful riddle tone.
Hostess Confesses Pie Deception At Dinner
A resourceful hostess plans to hide a second piece of pie from an expected guest by instructing her husband to decline dessert. The plan unravels as everyone defers to desire, and the pie is finally shared after the guest expresses interest. The husband had eaten the same pie the day before, prompting the reveal.
Senator Beveridge on a corrupt politician in Cleveland
In an after dinner speech Senator Beveridge ridiculed a corrupt politician calling the excuse absurd. He cited a minister who confessed borrowing sermons and noted the practice by raising two fingers at the start and end to show it is quoted.
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Beveridge
Cleveland
Brethren
Dr Martel’s Female Pills Historical Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts Dr Martel’s Female Pills as a seventeen year standard remedy for women’s ailments. It claims the scientifically prepared medicine offers quick and permanent results and is sold at all drug stores.
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R.V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Ihe
The Summer Girl and a Two-Week Millionaire
A humorous dialogue features a girl who has dated a miserly millionaire last summer and now desires a two week visit by a young man with about three hundred dollars. The exchange contrasts generosity with frugal habits in a light social vignette.
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature CST TALAN to ensure you have the safe and familiar remedy used for infants and children for over 30 years. The product you have always bought bears the same trusted name and seal.
Gallant Witty Exchange on Gender Roles
A humorous exchange contrasts male and female perspectives on marriage. A historic advertisement for Winston's Soothing Syrup for teething promises gum relief and reduced inflammation.
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Wvirs
Winston
A Bernhardt Trick
Mme Sarah Bernhardt plays sculptor in a staged bust by modeling and baking then removing damp clay to reveal a head beneath, a device that amazed critics with its technical display but drew mixed judgments on artistry.
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A Bernhardt
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Mme. Bernhardt
Wailic
Blest Be Nothing Courtroom Quip About Bills
A doctor explains he will not present his bill immediately due to poor circumstances. An artist responds with wit that their circumstances are no better, suggesting they might have to pay at once if they were.
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Standard Oil Company
Ncorporat
At the Shore
Polly and Dolly discuss a windy shore scene with a witty exchange about a man named Cholly and a wide-brimmed straw hat as a vacuum gag references Judge.
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Polly
Cholly
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