Death in Old Well Claims Three Men in Westmont
Coroner Hopf investigated after three men died in an old dry well near Westmont. Joseph A. Brewer descended the bricked shaft but fainted from gas. his companions Arvid Anderson and Nels Borwick also entered and fainted. Mads Hokenson, the father in law, entered twice and perished after rescue attempts. Hinsdale hospital treated none successfully. The Hinsdale city council bought a pulmotor, urged by Hopf for all towns to follow.
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Hopf
Westmont
Joseph A. Brewer
Mr. Brewer
Arvid Anderson
Nels Borwick
Mads Hokenson
Anderson
Borwizk
Hinsdale Sanitarium
Brewer
Borwick
Hinsdale
LaGrange
Clean Your Clock with Kerosene Soak Method
A dated instruction explains placing a kerosene soaked cloth inside a clock to loosen foreign substances from the wheels and dissolve grease. It suggests cleaning by soaking the works in kerosene, then rinsing and reassembling once dirt and grease are removed.
Be Industrious Shun Indolence Says Old Gentleman
A pompous elder urged English workers to be industrious and shun indolence. He warned that sloth is the parent of necessity. A man in the back quipped that if necessity is invention’s mother, then sloth is its grandmother and something’s wrong.
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Invention
Boston Transcript
Platinum Coinage Between 1828 and 1845 Russia Used
Between 1828 and 1845 Russia used platinum in coinage, a rare metal for currency at the time. The practice reflected experimental monetary measures amid metal shortages and evolving standards.
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Russia
It Cant Be Did The Boy’s Prayer Causes Laughter
A Columbus Dispatch item recounts a mother urging a five year old to behave while the father jokes in the background. The boy ending his prayer asks for personal improvement and for his father to become a good man, repeating the refrain it cant be did.
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Columbus Dispatch
Dogs Trained to Hunt Edible Truffles
Truffle hunting uses trained dogs to locate underground fungi prized as a delicacy. Dogs detect the scent and pause over a spot, allowing handlers to dig for the prized fungus.
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Europe
Boxing Gloves on Fighting Cocks Court Case
An English farmer was fined after being charged with keeping a place for cockfighting. He argued the sport used boxing gloves, not spurs, and claimed it was not illegal.
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Fiehting
Franklin on Thrift Proverb Echoes Across Time
A compact reflection on thrift cites Benjamin Franklin’s view that saving is crucial. The saying warns a man who never saves may work hard all life yet die lacking worth, illustrating enduring American prudence.
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Benjamin Irranklin
Marguerite Bellisle Foures in Napoleon’s Life Tale
Detrait News recounts Marguerite Bellisle Foures as Napoleons famed mistress who pursued him in Cairo and Paris. The tale follows her marriages, public displays, and eventual retirement in Brazil at age ninety two after a tumultuous life.
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Napoievls le
Marguerite Bellisle Foures
Napoleon
Cairo
Lieut
Foures
Paris
France
Cleopatra
Josephine
Marguerite
Ite
Llenri de Tgiunehoup
Brazil
Ceylonese Plumbago Mines and Methods
Ceylon produces plumbago widely known for luster and binding. About 1 000 mines exist from shallow pits to 700 feet deep. Most work by natives using a simple da bare device with two buckets and a rope, seven or eight men turning handles, Meda poln the only major European controlled mine.
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Ceylon
Witty club masquerade jests and wardrobe woes
A reflective reminiscence recalls a tall thin young woman teased by a club member who mockingly suggests a rubber on the head as a sead pencil joke. She imagines his reaction to later changes and jokes about corsets and barrels.
Special Election Notice for Riverdale Annexation Oct 29 1921
Notice announces a special election in Riverdale Cook County Illinois to decide on annexation of described territory. Polls open seven in the morning and close five in the afternoon on Saturday October twenty-ninth, 1921 at the village hall, Riverdale. Village Clerk Geo L Koehler signed the notice October 7, 1921.
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Riverdale
Cook
Illinois
DU Atesetalssan
Cook County
Little Calumet River
Little Calumet
Geo. L. Koehler
Why Dogs Bark Only When Humans Are Involved
The article explains dogs bark mainly when connected to humans, such as when a burglar is near or when they expect food from their owner. It notes alone, dogs groan or whine and suggests barking may be a form of talking.
Salvage Efforts Seek Lusitania Treasure
Sea salvage activity intensifies as experts pursue sunken Lusitania loot. Numerous devices have been patented and many lives are lost in salvage attempts, yet a rich reward awaits the man who can recover the treasure buried with the liner.
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Lusitania
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