Real Love Restored by Scottish Banquet
Peter Lowden wanders then finds work as a cook in Chicago where a Burns birthday banquet brings him to the St. Andrews society kitchen. Jessie, now employed nearby, recognizes a treasured family pie and rushes to the hall, where reunion with Peter ends their long separation.
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Peter Lowden
United States
Chicago
Auld- Scotia
Heather Bloom
Jessie
Peter
America
New York
Jersey City
Robert Burns
Bobby
Dumbarton
David McPherson
David
St. Andrews
Peter Wilbur
Scotia
Lassie
Old Scotia
Laddie
W. G. Chapman
Their Aspirations and Youth Career Paths
A Philadelphia lecturer urges parents to nurture their boys young ambitions. A Texas editor notes that today’s boys favor baseball pitching and detective work, implying a future generation dominated by those careers as the Indian prospects fade.
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Philadelphia
Texas
Indians
True Definition of a Pessimist
A humorous remark defines a pessimist as someone who would prefer money over any Christmas gift. The line plays on the idea that even favorable gifts fail to satisfy the pessimist’s desire for monetary value.
Illinois News Briefs From Across The State
A roundup of short items from Illinois communities mentions the suicide of 56 year old Chester State hospital inmate Frank Buchwold, legislative requests to protect prairie chickens and quail, damages awarded to Ben Davis over a damaged corn crop, a planned $250000 East St. Louis high school, pastor moves to Mount Vernon, and elections and incidents in Joliet, Hamilton, Pana, East St. Louis, Galesburg, McLeansboro, Jacksonville, Kewanee, Joliet, and Rio with arrests, drownings, and smallpox vaccination orders.
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Chester
Frank Buchwold
Chester State Hospital
Buchwold
Joliet
Cook County
Edwardsville
Madison County
Christ Rethmeier
Fredinand A. Garesche
Madison
Norman G. Flagg
Moro
Plainfield
Ben Davis
Wheatland
Aurora
Michael Schoger
Davis
Schoger
East St. Louis
Board of Education of
Duquoin
William M. Maxton
Ewing Presbytery
G. Marion Howell
Lake Charles
First Presbyterian Church
Mount Vernon
M. W. McAdoo
Peter Troost
Chicago
Illinois Monument Dealers’ Association
George M. Lennon
W. E. Plachtmeier
Freeport
Roy Gale
Lincoln
Hamilton
J. W. Gindle
Walter Hobson
Gilbert Pierce
William Pierce
Bessie Hardin
Imo
Newport
Ark
Galesburg
William Sailer, Jr
William Sailer
Avon
Lourie
McLeansboro
Jacksonville
County Board of Health
Waverly
Gillett
Illinois State School For the Deaf
Shanghai
State Happenings from Illinois across the cone
Owaneco closes public schools due to scarlet fever. Mount Vernon reports Marchie Hobbs died after a Dec 18 dance shooting. Sterling quarantines stockyards for hoof and mouth disease. Champaign begins stricter citizen drill for 2000 Imogis regiments. Lemont notes a dynamite blast death on a canal project. Bloomington features Prof Packard speaking to county superintendents. Fairfield reports Zula Gray fatally injured crossing a track. Danville sentences R. E. Thomas for interstate express theft. Duquoin marks golden wedding reunion of A M Revelle Sr. Rockford notes Charles Tate, Knights of Daniel founder, dies and recalls bomb incident. Pana and Mattoon cover judicial candidacies and a poisoning case in Dr. Ronalds. Springfield lists election reform proposals from the Wilneis Association.
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Lemont
Steven Jrago
Paul Lack
Calumet
Blue Island
Bloomington
E. S. Packard
Illinois State Normal University
Illinois
Fairfield
Zula Gray
Benjamin Gray
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad
Jacksonville School For the Deaf and Dumb
Danville
R. E. Thomas
Wright
Leavenworth
Kaw
Thomas
Illinois Central Railroad
Duquoin
A M. Revelle
Perry County
Revelle
North Carolina
Tennessee
Hal
Rockford
Charles
Tate
Knights of Daniel
Middle West
Knights of Daniel Club
Pana i
Thomas M. Jett
Hillsboro
Fourth Judicial Circuit
James C. McBride
Taylorville
Albert M. Rose
Louisville
William B. Wright
Effingham
Christian
Clay
Clinton
Marion
Fayette
Jasper
Montgomery
Shelby
Mattoon
Harold E. Ronalds
Ronalds
Alice Ronalds
H. E. Ronalds
Springfield
Wilneis Association of Election Commissioners
Cook County
Glass of Salts to End Kidney Backache Claim
A vintage advertisement touts Jad Salts and a water regimen to “flush” kidneys. It claims daily four ounces of a lemon grape lithia remedy plus ample water clears kidney backache, bladder irritation, and urine acids.
Men of law at a premium in a quiet raid
A dry goods drummer describes a poker raid with about thirty suspects. Police burst in and arrested all in the room. At arraignment the drummer sought counsel but found no local lawyers. The judge, present during the raid, forgave the group with a $2 fine each and fatherly advice.
U S GOV LAND FREE Homesteads in Arkansas Forest Reserve
Under a special act of Congress agricultural land in the Arkansas Forest Reserve can be homesteaded in tracts up to 160 acres free of cost. One million acres offer free pasturage for cattle hogs and sheep eight months a year with no overflow lands. Healthy well watered country with running streams. We locate applicants on lands and send a state map and act copy for 25 cents to A V Alexander locating engineer Little Rock Arkansas.
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Congress
U. S. Forest Reserve of
Arkansas
A. V. Alexander
Little Rock
Ark
Latter-Day Romance Poker Duel Framing a Love Compromise
Miss Up to Date and Mr Adorer stage a mock duel over a love triangle. They propose a gamble with poker to settle who wins her hand, planning to marry the victor once the money is won. The skit captures a breathless flirtation and comic plot twist.
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Mr. Adorer
Lover
Adorer
New York Weekly
Restore Natural Hair Color With Hay's Hair Health Ad
An ad promises a guaranteed method to restore natural hair color and cover gray hair using Hay's Hair Health. It claims to rejuvenate color, add luster, remove dandruff, and tone the scalp, with discreet results and a money back offer. Available at drug stores in 25¢ 50¢ and $1.00 sizes.
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PhiloHay Specialties Co
Newark
N.J
Adv
Treasure. Rooster-Whats troubling you, my dear? Hen-I've mislaid an egg.
A rural fable style pair of birds discuss a missing egg. The rooster asks for help as the hen laments the loss, hinting at worry and a simple quest to recover the egg. Their dialogue conveys concern and cooperative problem solving.
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Rooster
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Walters
Whistler
Illinois News
State Hospital
U. S. Gov
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