Tragic Collinwood School Fire Kills 167 in Ohio
A Cleveland suburb Col linwood school fire killed 167 children ages six to fifteen as narrow halls and inward opening doors trapped them. Fire drill failures, locked rear doors, and raging flames created a mass incineration with hundreds injured or missing and funerals spanning Friday through Monday.
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Cleveland
North Collinwood
Collinwood
Anna Moran
Burke
Lakeview
P. Whitney
Wallace
Cleveland Fire Department
Famous Confederate dead in New Orleans and Lima
Congressman Adolph Meyer, once an assistant adjutant general in the Confederate army, died at his residence in New Orleans on Sunday. In Lima, Ramirez Ribelaez, the Colombian chargé d’affaires, died there.
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New Orleans
Adolph Meyer
Winter wheat success in southern Alberta districts
Reports from Magrath Lethbridge Spring Coulee and nearby areas describe Alberta winter wheat yields from 30 to 60 bushels per acre with returns up to $50 per acre. Farmers like Howes Haycock Bradshaw Sherod and Thompson report strong yields, high per acre values, and broad adoption on summer fallow and breaking.
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Canada
H. Howes
Magrath
Alberta
J. F. Haycock
J. F. Bradshaw
W. S. Sherod
Lethbridge
Souris
North Dakota
R. W. Bradshaw
Spring Coulee
W. L. Thompson
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted As Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio as a constitutional treatment for catarrh claimed incurable by local remedies. The copy asserts internal dosage and a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure, inviting readers to request circulars and testimonials.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
They Dust and the Carpet Word Drives Tramps Away
A humorous line recalls how a maid uses the word carpet to chase away tramps, implying a simple social cue rather than force. The quip reflects domestic humor in Harper's Weekly.
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Bridget
Harper’s Weekly
Reduced Colonist Rates on The North Western Line
Daily March and April sale offers one way tickets from all points to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound with tourist sleeping cars. Double berth from Chicago only 7 00. Write S A Hutchison manager tourist dept 212 Clark St Chicago or contact nearest agent. Only unselfishness wins affection only toil achieves success. T Farquharson.
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North Western
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Puget Sound
Chicago
Union Pacific
S. A. Hutchison
Clark St
Ill
Ad Drivel Notice Warns of Faulty Cold Cure Claim
A spoofed ad text touts laxative bromide quine and a fake signature as a one day cold cure. It parrots deceptive marketing lines and urges readers to beware of dubious medicines marketed to parents and families.
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Romo Ie
B. W. Lov
Leap year girl remark stirs playful marriage debate
A witty quip suggests leap year brides prefer quick marriages with later regret over missing chances to wed. The joke frames leap day as a chance for romance and rash unions, echoing societal notions of timing and matrimony.
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Burns
Laporte
Ind
C. Richter
Chicago- New York Electric Air Line Company
George F. Mull
Indianapolis
Co-Operative Construction Company
Goshen, South Bend & Chicago Railway Company
Senator Proctor
Washington
United States
Redfield Proctor
Vermont
Lima
Canadian West
T. Farquharson
Dodds
Guari
Com
Mexico
Comny
EL Porvenir Company
Liberty Street
New York
K.—A
ST Patrick
Ireland
Jacobs Oil
Amaa
L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mase
White Lily Meg. CO
Rockingham Road
Davenport
Iowa
Everett
Walker & Williams Am
Nat'l Bank Bldg
Everett, Wash
Pacific National Bank of
Tacoma
Python Copper Company
Python Copper Company Provident Building
Wash
Alexander & Dowell
Patrot Bawrerse
7Th St . N. W
Washington, D.C, Ok
WT &Co
Rentary
Ea Neer
Western Canada
Uber
Saskatchewaon
Traction Terminal
T. C. Currie
Callahan Block
Milwaukee
Wis
Implé
Scific Coast Borax Co
Watson BE. Coleman
Pata Vt
Attewenéy
Coldview Free
Termslow
Hinheet Rab
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