Fiddlers in Forest Mississippi Stage Old Contest
In Forest Scott County Mississippi the old fashioned fiddlers contest drew hundreds. Fiddlers over 60 played classic tunes with no jazz as W L Norton led with Cannon Ball Prairie Girl Hog Eye while Wedgewood Myers and others kept the crowd dancing with feet patting and jig steps.
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Forest
Miss
Rcott County
W. L. Norton
Scott County
Norton
Wedgewood
Win Myers
Jad Salts Heals Sluggish Kidneys Hint Ad
A vintage advertisement advises Jad Salts to relieve sluggish kidneys and associated backache. It claims the tonic cleanses uric waste, reduces bladder irritation, and neutralizes urine acids with a lemon grape lithia formula. Players warned to consult a physician or take four ounces in water before breakfast for several days.
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Natural Hair Color
A long advertised remedy Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound claims to darken gray hair evenly without detection. It offers a ready to use preparation that dampens onto strands for a youthful glossy look, with cautions that it is not a disease cure.
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Wyeth
French Girls Seek American Husbands for Framing Match
Paris reports Mme de Callais supports California justice of the peace offering to organize groups of eligible American men to marry French women. She argues French welfare bodies should connect marriageable women with hearts across the Atlantic. The plan aims to ease the longing of 2 000 000 French girls.
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Paris
Mme. de Callais
California
Justice of the Peace
France
Atlantic
Aya
Here Is a Fine Laxative For a Little Baby
A historical ad promotes Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the best infant laxative. It touts gentleness for babies, a half teaspoon dose, a sixty cent bottle, and a free trial offer from Dr. W. B. Caldwell of Monticello Illinois. The copy notes decades of use and wide popularity with millions of mothers.
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Dr. Caldwell
Wis
W. B. Caldwell
Washi St
Monticello
Ilinois
Miners Help Finance Company and Save It
Cooperation between workers and management saved a Cornish tin mine as industry suffers from low tin prices. Workmen offered to contribute 5000 dollars a month to keep the mine operating despite downturn.
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London
Cornwall
Thies
Woman Walks 821 Miles For Deserting Marine Lover
Bernice Badtke 20 walked 821 miles with Edward Young, a deserting marine, from Philadelphia to Chicago to be reunited. They traveled on $1.76, endured hardships and did odd jobs to keep going until Young was arrested in Chicago.
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Chicago
Bernice Badtke
Edward Young
Philadelphia
Young
Call the Doctor! Town Seeks Physician for West Stockbridge
Boston March 18. West Stockbridge Massachusetts lacks a physician but offers liberal pay to attract one. Voters must decide how much money to appropriate for the settlement.
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Boston
West Stockbridge
Maar
Missing Relatives Help Urged By The Star
The Star urges readers to help locate missing relatives or friends. Report disappearances directly to The Star or to the listed addresses. Names include Cecil Hicks, Basil L. Gleason, D. J. Strout, Mia Nina McDaniels, and Perl Yahht with various last-known locations and dates.
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The
Star
Tte
Aest
J. B. Holliday
Hantah
Wash
D. J. Strout
Mia
Nina McDaniels
Perl Yahht
McDaniels
Olympia
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the Devil
Seneca
Paramount Picture
New York
Mississippi
Vera Gordon
Humorescue
Strand Orchestra
S. K. Wineland
Elmore
Hope-Jones
Alma
Gare
Bureau of Missing Relatives
Andy Irvin
R. Morrill
Benton Harbor
Mich
Irvin
Michigan City
Caldwell
W. H. Searing
Mra
Mary Hicks
Friday Harbor
Cecil Hicks
Charles Tennant
Charles Loveless
John Edwards
Montesano
Camp Pike
Ark
Basil L. Gleason
Eufaula
Oklo
Lewis M. Gleason
Fast Stanwood
Basil
Grote-Rankin CO
Pike Street
Fifth Avenue
Girl
Berne
Lieut. Mahr
Stearns
U. S
J. N. Edinyon
Northwest
Seattle
First Avenue
Binyon Optical CO
Spring
Seneca Phone
Gately's
Third Ave
Seneca and
Spring Streets
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