Cynicus Sees $20 Weekly Budget Struggle in St Louis
A clerk from St Louis laments living on $20 a week amid rising costs. He details rent meat milk laundry groceries and amusements totaling $20, noting $2.50 saved weekly for clothing while criticizing prices and food quality. He argues many "housewives" prove $20 can support a family, but he sees hardship.
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Cynicus
San Antonio
Castroville
Cynthus
Turkey
St. Louisan
Can a Couple Live Well on $20 a Week Contest
The Light invites opinion essays on living on $20 weekly. Cynicus faces female opposition and the editors seek reader responses. Prize offers five dollars for the best and two dollars for the second best, due by Friday, with winners announced the following Sunday. Write on one side, under 600 words, and mail to the Contest Editor.
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Cynicus
the Light
Miss Talerico Extends Lead In Columbus Day Queen Race
Miss Alvina Talerico continues to lead the Columbus Day queen contest in San Antonio with 12 552 votes from six days of counting. Second through tenth place holders include Angelina Mezzetti and Pauline Chaida as votes are tallied for the royal procession and prize drawings. Meanwhile an irrigation ditch baptism occurs near Irrican in Canada Pacific railway land with Alheim J. Culp officiating and Mrs BE Studdebaker immersed.
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San Antonio
America
Talerico
Texas
Angelina Mezzetti
Pauline Chaida
Maria Bartoni
Lucia Rolando
Elvina Pizzini
Josephine Forestello
Sarah Barcelona
Josephine Luchesse
Risa Rolando
Charlotta Pizzini
Clara Rubiola
Felice Pozzi
Lina Nigre
Irrican
Acific Railway
Alhaem J. & Culp
Church of the Brethren
BE. Studdebaker
Gaby Deslys Arrives in New York Promising Art Not Drama
French actress Gaby Deslys lands in New York with diamonds worth 320000 in trunks guarded by detectives. She says she came to conquer New York by talent and wants the past forgotten, including ex king Manuel of Portugal.
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Gaby Deslys
Manuel
Portugal
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Deslys
Gaby
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Lillies
Ig Manuel
York
Marmuel
Lisbon
Geese Block Trolley Line Near Trenton
A flock of geese stopped traffic on the Trenton and Mercer County Traction line between Trenton and Princeton for hours. Owner Ignatz Salone was fined $5 for letting the birds roam.
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Trenton
N. J
New York Herald
Trenton and
Mercer County Traction Company
Princeton
Ignatz Salone
Final discharge near for International & Great Northern
Judge T J Freeman, receiver, says his final discharge is days away as the International & Great Northern Railroad will dissolve and transfer assets to the new International & Great Northern Railway. He will become its president and the properties will switch hands in a planned transaction to complete the reorganization.
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Houston
Tex
T. J. Freeman
International & Great Northern Railroad
Dallas
International & Great Northern Railroad Company
International & Great Northern Railway Company
Judge Freeman
Judge Freeman Eyes Immediate Wind‑Up Of Old Company
After successive delays and divided opinions among third mortgage bondholders, Judge Freeman pressed on to dissolve the old company. The rail board issued an ultimatum demanding action to protect claimants, and Freeman announced rapid progress toward final dissolution with near‑term transfer possible.
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Sion
Freeman
Eee 2
Rail Board
Jesse James and Stella F. James Remarry After Custody Settlement
Jesse James, attorney and son of the outlaw, wed his divorcee Stella F. James in Kansas City. The couple reunite after a custody agreement granting Stella $100 monthly and shared access to their four children. The reconciliation followed daily visits and motor car outings with the children, ending in a remarriage proposal and acceptance.
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Kansas City
Jesse James
Stella F. James
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