Carnegie Seeks Magnetic Data During South Ocean Voyage
The research vessel Carnegie, commanded by J. P. Ault, arrived at Port Lyttleton New Zealand on November 3 after a 90 day voyage from Dutch Harbor Alaska. It left Port Lyttleton December 5 to circumnavigate the area between 50 and 60 degrees south to collect magnetic data unseen for 75 years.
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Carnegie
J. P.ault
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
Port Lyttleton
New Zealand
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
New Uniform Ideas for Cuba's Navy Adopted
The Cuban general staff forms a committee to study officer and enlisted uniforms to replace the costly current design similar to the United States. The panel will also seek new equipment for Cuban naval cadets.
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Cuba
General Staff
United States
Mercy and Harold Battle Shinny Black Eye Tale
A mother scolds Harold for rough play as he explains he was playing shinny. She urges him to switch to hockey like the Jones boys next door. The exchange highlights family concern over neighborhood games.
Getting His Fortune Told
A witty note from the Louisville Courier Journal features a man asking when his luck will improve and a reader quip about a future full of change. The exchange highlights lighthearted, humorous column content.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Race Clash Ends in Death Over Employee Nationality
In Chicago a quarrel over the nationalities of new tailors ends with Ben Rogowieski fatally stabbed by partner Tony Allegretti at their 112 South Fifth Avenue shop. Allegretti, an Italian, claimed Italians should be hired while Rogowieski favored two Poles.
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Chicago
Ben Rogowieski
Tony Allegretti
South Fifth Avenue
Allegretti
Rogowieski
Central Station
Pekin
Phoebe Marshal
Henry Marshall
State Industrial Board
Bloomington
McLean County
Edna Buckles
Supreme Court
Kankakee County
F. H. Boggs
Champaign County
Springfield
Wilson
Stevenson
Charles Boeschenstein
Edwardsville
Illinois
Peoria
E. C. Heidrich
Binder Twine
Charleston
Frederick Frommel
Grand Lodge of Illinois Odd Fellows
Kickapoo Lodge
Chicago Post Office
Grand Opera
Chicago Grand Opera Association
Charles G. Dawes
Central Trust Company
Hoopeston
Elizabeth Phillips
South Wabash Avenue
Danville
John Nester
Quincey
Fourth Missouri Infantry
Edward T. Gale
Alton
E. J. Decker
Lee Hammes
Grafton
Monmouth
Stolen petition recovered as officials seek arrest
Danville reports the stolen dry workers petition found in a suitcase behind Attorney F. G. Duffin’s building. W. T. Michaels faces arrest warrants as a suspect in the circulation scheme while aurora counties prepare audits of county official books initiated by Supervisor Hammer Schmidt and backed by Yackley and Fix.
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Danville
F. G. Duffin
W. T. Michaels
Aurora
Durage County
William Hammerschmidt
William Yackley
George Fix
Chicago
Health Department
University Club
Jean Grones
Club Waukegan
Paul Wyethes
West Franxfort
Quincy Hall
Hall
Elgin
Kewanee
Alex Polowsky
Polowsky
Bloomington
P. J. Flanagan
Illinois
Romeo
Carrie Startz
Stephen Startz
Nauvoo
George H. Hart
Nauvoo Township
R. Arbuckle
William Hertenstein
Clinton
Benjamin F. Wasson
National Telephone and Electrical Company
Galesburg
Justice C. Ga. Craig
Garrison
Wilson
Mahala Pentecost
Montezuma
Parke County
Batavia
Change of Life period praised for Lydia E Pinkham remedy
Letters from women in Philadelphia Beverly and Erie praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during the Change of Life. They report fewer headaches backaches heat flashes nervousness and dyspepsia with renewed health. Women may write for free confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
Beverly, Mass
Lydia E Pinkham
Mrs. Grovas A. Dunbar
Roundy &I
Erie
Mrs. E. Kissline
East 24Th St
Erie, Pa
Proved His Case on Streetcar Platform
A man jokes about human nature on a Detroit streetcar rear platform. A red nosed passenger bristles at the remark and menacingly threatens to strike. The other man exits, quipping that people are overly sensitive.
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Troit Free Press
Heaviest depositor questioned at bank
Information exchanges a humorous line asking who is the heaviest depositor at the bank and answers Jobson weighs over 300 pounds.
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Jobson
Don’t Lose An Everyday Hair Health Ad Card
An assorted jumble of medical ads and jokes promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for dandruff and scalp care with a free sample offer by mail. It also advertises a pile remedy and light humorous snippets about stock market and a sleepy hollow chair.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for Women
Thousands of women suffer from ailments tied to womanly health and seek relief through Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The remedy, an herbal extract, is described as temperance medicine that restores function and eases irregularities, pain, irritability, and weakness. Obtainable in liquid or tablet form for a small sum.
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Dr. Pierce
Too Familiar. A Bluffer’s Wife Reminds Him to Blunt Names
A terse quip about bluffs and propriety. A wife chides her bluffing husband for using slang and urges precise terms. The exchange hints at social dynamics and playful admonition within a domestic scene.
Anuric Newest in Chemistry by Dr Pierce for Uric Acid
Dr Pierce of the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo announces Anuric as a rapid eliminator of uric acid. It claims relief for backache scalding urine frequent urination and sediment in urine and rheumatism gout and gravel. Send 10 cents for a large trial package full treatment 60 cents at druggists.
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Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
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