Married at Midnight Elopement in Pilot Grove
Special Correspondence Pilot Grove Missouri July 25 John N. Smith and Myrtle Hill both of Syracuse Morgan County eloped Sunday and arrived late at night. Justice of the Peace John E. Smith ran a boarding house and after waking four boarders they were married and left rejoicing.
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Pilot Grove
John N. Smith
Myrtle Hill
Syracuse
Morgan County
Justice of the Peace
John E. Smith
Paul Jones Reinterprets Pirate Label in War Debate
The London Chronicle quotes Paul Jones arguing that given England’s wartime actions the title pirate should apply to Britain, not him. He claims a dictionary view defines pirate as “an enemy of mankind,” and asserts England’s broad alliance against America and other regions makes it the true pirate.
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Paul Jones
United States
England
America
Europe
Asia
Africa
London Chronicle
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad
Local advert promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal blood purifying remedy for catarrh. Claims it is a nonquack, physician prescribed tonic combination that acts on mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with testimonials available and a Toledo Iowa address for F. J. Cheney & Co.
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Mhall
Hall
Building Society Men to Meet in New York
The United States League of Building and Loan Associations holds its annual meeting in New York starting tomorrow. Delegates from state leagues arrive to participate as President A. L. Gutheil opens the convention. The opening session features the annual report by national secretary C. F. Cellarius detailing the sector's progress and condition nationwide.
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New York
United States League of Building and Loan Associations
A. L. Gutheil
Shelbyville
Ind
C. F. Cellarius
Cincinnati
Scotty the Piker Fails to Stir Broadway Crowd
In New York a week after Walter Scott, a Death Valley promoter, arrived with grand boasts to “watch my smoke on Broadway,” locals see no spectacle. Established high rollers including Lonnie Fate, Ham Fisher, Pierre Lorillard, and others outshine his showy spending, leaving his claim of wealth and daring unproven amid the Tenderloin’s memory of past excesses.
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New York
Walter Scott
Irvine
Death Valley
Broadway
Croesus
Scotty
Manhattan
Lonnie Fates
Ham Fish
Broadway- white_light
Pierre Lor Liard
James Hazen Hyde
Equitable
Enterprise Overshoots Mark in Sensational Visit
A description notes an enterprise's sensational visit that missed its target by a wide margin, likened to the length of a cattle rage. The remark emphasizes the dramatic overreach of the undertaking.
Snake rings doorbell in Spring Street home
Mrs. Huynes heard her electric door bell ring and looked outside to see a snake standing erect and pressing the button with its head. The reptile rang two or three times then slithered around the plaza to the back stoop and slept on the ceiling until the boy returned from school, at which time it was killed.
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Boston Journal
Hollieter's Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Radiant Health
Promote perfect womanhood through improved health with Hollieter's Rocky Mountain Tea. Claims include brighter eyes and red cheeks. Available as tea or tablets for 35 cents at Bard Drug Co.
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Hollieter
W. BB
Bard Drug Co
Sedalia Camp to Meet at K P Hall July 26 1905
Sedalia Camp No 5570 M W A will convene at the K P hall on East Fifth Street on Wednesday July 26 1905 to conduct regular business. Visiting neighbors are invited to attend. Samuel W James V C E E Codding Clerk.
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Sedalia
K. of P. Hall
East Fifth Street
Roads Want Uniform Ticket
The uniform ticket committee of the American and Canadian railroads met in New York to confer on adopting a uniform contract. Passenger agents say the contract would be highly valuable and could effectively eliminate ticket scalpers. After months of effort the committee has devised a contract believed to gain wide adoption by roads.
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New York
Uniform Ticket Committee
Oads
Hague Tribunal Meets to Settle Muscat Dispute
The arbitration tribunal in The Hague held its first sitting with France and Great Britain represented. A neutral, Dr. Eugene Huber of the University of Berne, was added by Swiss Federal Council at the invite of both powers.
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the Hague
France
Great Britain
Sultanate of Muscat
Eugene Huber
University of
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Featured in Ad
An advertisement praises DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as the purest remedy for sores burns boils eczema and piles. The ad urges purchase from W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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DeWitt
W. E. Bard Drug Co
You May Judge a Product by Its Customers
Worreil's Insect Exterminator enjoys the patronage of the U S Government Deccan Transports Steamship Companies Railroad Hospitals that buy the best of everything For sale at 30c a bottle at all druggists.
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Worreil
U. S
Texas Farmers in Session Opens Seventh Annual Congress
College Station Texas July 25 opening of the eighth annual Texas Farmers Congress at the state agricultural and mechanical college drew a large representative attendance. The three day sessions will feature addresses and papers from leaders of live stock growers cotton planters ginners swine breeders and horticulture associations.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Farmers’ Congress
State Agricultural and Mechanical College
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Tonic Pills Advised
A vintage ad touts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as safe tonic pills that cure headache constipation and biliousness. Mack Hamilton a Valley City North Carolina hotel clerk says two bottles cured his chronic constipation. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co for both children and adults.
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DeWitt
Mack Hamilton
Valley City
N. C
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Death by Own Action Reveals Long Lost Husband
Newcastle, Pa July 25 Mrs Ella Cook learns her husband Philomen H Cook died by own action over 12 years ago in Columbus Ohio. The couple married in Newark Ohio in 1890 and moved to Niles Ohio where he vanished after six weeks. A Cincinnati Enquirer telegram dated March 5 1893 carried the death notice and a photograph.
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Newcastle
Cincinnati Enquirer
Columbus
Ohio
E. M. Cook
Philomon H. Cook
Cook
New Mexico
Niles
Woodruff
Newark
Charles Hopwood
Platt Reflects on Regretful Political World
New York Senator Thomas C. Platt, 72, says if he could start over he would change how he plays the political game. He asserts it is human nature to regret giving opponents any advantage.
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Thomas C. Platt
Oldest Negro Woman in Kentucky Born 1797
Mary Harding known as Aunty, born 1797 in Georgia, lives in Kenton town near Mt. Olivet. Her mind and sight remain strong for age, though she recalls being sold from her family and separated from her children long ago. John Canner and his family care for her.
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Mt. Olivet
Kentontown
Mary Harding
Georgia
John Canner
Red Cross Ball Blue In Two Ounce Packages
Advertisement notes yellow clothes appear unsightly and promotes Red Cross Ball Blue to keep them white. Mentions a large two ounce package sold by grocers for six cents.
Mystery Minister Trailing Miss Passay Sparks Local Rumor
In Detroit Free Press style chatter a severe looking man shadows Miss Passay. The woman reveals three men slipped through her fingers in the past year and warns the next suitor will be nailed on the spot.
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Detroit Free Press
Miss Passay
Slow Awakening of Yonkers Boy After 108-Day Sleep
In Mt Vernon New York on July 25 authorities report Charles Canepi a six year old Yonkers contractor's son shows signs of waking from a 108 day stupor. His temperature is normal he breathes easier and seems to digest food. He weighs 68 pounds at onset now 29. He can hear but is blind and cannot speak.
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Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Charles Canepi
Joseph Canepi, Jr
Yonker
Hollister Pocky Mountain Tea Promises Vitality
See it exterminate the poison and revitalize the blood with Hollister Pocky Mountain Tea. The ad touts a happy, joyous feeling of bygone days, offered at 35 cents for tea or tablets by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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Hollister
W. E. Bard Drug Co
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