Gambler’s downfall ends in tragedy after poker game
Narrated by a survivor, the account recounts a poker session among travelers at the Columbia Club that spiraled from small bets to a fatal act. A man, once confident in his skill, loses nearly all, wins and loses notes, then, after a final push, another gambler shoots himself in despair.
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Columbia Club
New York Herald
Sedalia
St. Louis
Kansas City Welcomes New Brewery
A new brewery has located in Kansas City bringing a major production output that will stagger local citizens with its scale and impact on the city’s industry and economy.
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Kansas City
Unclear Phrase on Church of England Head’s Prerogatives
The fragment hints at a view of the Church of England leader’s prerogatives but lacks full context or identifiable events. It suggests emphasis on the authority and enjoyment linked to his position rather than a concrete action or decision.
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Church of England
Rocky Mountain Tea Promoted For Strength and Prosperity
An advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic to keep hustle high and provide vigor. The copy asserts the product supports energy and hard work, linked to the Bard Peoug company.
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W. FE
Bard Peoug Company
Chicago Teamsters Reach Terms On Packing House Talks
Chicago teamsters expect to press for favorable terms in negotiation with packing houses. The union aims to secure concessions on wages and working conditions as talks resume.
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Chicago Teamsters
Teachers Union to Meet Saturday Afternoon
The Primary and Junior Sunday School Teachers' union will hold a meeting Saturday afternoon at 4.
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S.S. Teachers Union
Remedy for stomach liver and bowels with testimonials
An advertisement promotes a stomach liver and bowels remedy backed by hundreds of testimonials. It urges sufferers of indigestion dyspepsia flatulence constipation headaches and liver and kidney trouble to try it. Sold by Druggets with a private stamp over the neck of the bottle and advises avoiding substitutes.
Coffeyville to Welcome Philadelphia Rug Factory
The Commercial club of Coffeyville Kansas has secured a contract with Philadelphia buyers to establish a rug factory with $125,000 capital. The plant will employ 100 to 150 workers with wages from 10 to 20 dollars weekly. The club contributes twenty acres of land plus a cash payment.
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Coffeyville, Kas
Commercial Club
Philadelphia
One Minute Cough Cure Tops Cough Remedies
Dr. Scott Currin of Loganton pa names One Minute Cough Cure as the safest immediate cough remedy for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. Mothers testify to its benefit for children claiming it yields at once to croup and is pleasant for kids. W F Bard Drug Company.
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Scott Currin
Loganton
W. FE
Bard Drug Company
France Poetes Poetess Trances for King’s Coronation
Jefferson City hosts a poetess famed for writing poems in trance form as she prepares to present verses to England’s king on the occasion of his coronation.
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France
Jefferson City
England
Whooping Cough Remedy Endorsed by Editor
A Fairhaven reader credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with preventing pneumonia and severe croup in a child's bout with whooping cough. The letter notes the remedy is for sale at Mertz & Hale, J. L. Kantzman, Otis W. Smith and all druggists.
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Chamberlain
H. J. Strickfadden
World Herald
Fairhaven
Wash
Mertz & Hale
J. L. Kantzman
Otis W. Smith
Missouri Berries Yield by Quitman Farmer
A. Johnson of Quitman gathered about sixty gallons of fine strawberries from an acre patch at second picking. He is noted as the owner of a bulldog.
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A. Johnson
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Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Promises Night Relief
An old advertisement for Rocky Mountain Tea from W. E. Bard Drug Company claims night relief and lists a price of 35 cents. The fragment presents a rugged, tongue in cheek tone typical of vintage classifieds.
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W. E. Bard Drug Company
Dentist seeks volunteers for lead tooth filling method
A Kirksville dentist who has invented a lead filling technique is seeking individuals to try the new procedure. The ad calls for volunteers willing to undergo experimental dental treatment.
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Kirksville
Blind devotion to beet loyalty by Senator Burton
A critical opinion views Senator Burton's fierce loyalty to the sugar beet as absurd given he has never seen a beet in his life. The piece mocks his political stance by suggesting his allegiance is unfounded and hypocritical.
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Senator Burton
Dental Work Sale by Major & Son at Low Prices
Dr T T Major and Son offer limited time dental services with prices including gold fillings from 8.00, fillings from 1.00 and up, amalgam from 6.00, and Logan crowns. Painless extractions available. Office at 410 Ohio Street opposite courthouse.
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Alvatander
Ohio Street
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Disappearance of the Tan Shoes Sparks Debate
Column discusses theories on why tan shoes vanished and contrasts this with the earlier rise of the style. Mentions Rochambeau delegation and the city’s freedom as a sign of ongoing corruption concerns.
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Bers
Rochambeau
Should be in every home Ask your grocer for it
An old advertisement notes a 2 oz package priced at five cents and urges readers to ask their grocer for the product. It also mentions old papers for sale at the office.
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