Queer Kansas Sect Keeps Saturday as Their Sunday
In Lawrence a small group led by Rev. Mr. Smith follows the Church of God and the Saints of Christ born from a freedman prophet William Crowdy. They worship entirely on Saturdays, refuse work, and fill the day with continuous song and feast, claiming literal scripture and strict Sabbath observance.
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Lawrence, Kan
Church of God and the Saints of Christ
Lawrence
Mr. Smith
William
Crowdy
Church of God and Saints of Christ
Douglas County
St. John
Prize Offered for Essay on Being Overburdened with Knowledge
Buchanan Mich Will iam Maitland a wealthy eccentric barber offers fifty dollars to the local graduating class for the best essay on how it feels to be overburdened with knowledge. For 18 years he closes his shop and travels with hoboes, claiming to be well known to jailhouse visitors within 80 miles. He says he will host hoboes in town this summer instead of his usual trip, and many seek to influence him to stay.
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Buchanan, Mich
William Maitland
Maitland
California Fig Syrup Co
Headgear Useless Says Bareheaded Man
Frederick G. Mead of Osanning returned on the Kaiser Wilhelm II from Dresden and declares he never wears a hat in any weather. He says he has no reason beyond liking it and claims not to suffer illnesses or colds since ditching headwear. Crowds in Palermo and especially Holand stirred curiosity as locals debated his barehead stance.
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New York
Frederick G. Mead
Osanning
Dresden
Mr. Mead
Palermo
Holand
Alaskan Discovers Gold Nugget During Strait of Magellan Night
The steamship Alaskan dragging anchor in the Strait of Magellan brings up a gold nugget caught in the fluke. Captain Bennett believes Patagonia and Torre del Suego riches outshine the Yukon, as the vessel completes a Honolulu to Philadelphia run in 63 days. The oil fueled voyage used 15,000 barrels of fuel with no coal stops, sparing ten firemen.
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Philadelphia
Strait of Magellan
Hawaiian Islands
Punta Arenas
Bennett
Patagonia
Torre del Suego
Yukon
Northwest Territory
Honolulu
Pacific
Pallbearers Named For Columba Cleric Noted for Clean Speech
Utica residents Joseph Golden Joseph Petrie Oscar Caullin and George Getman were chosen by Eli Christian to serve as pallbearers at his Columbia church. Christian, who despised profanity, lived on a farm near Utica and died of heart disease after an autopsy.
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Utica
Joseph Golden
Joseph Petrie
Oscar Caullin
George Getman
Eli Christian
Columbia
Christian
Golden
Patric
Caulkin
New York Sets Oyster Consumption Records in City
In New York the oyster season nears its end as consumption surges to record levels. Estimates show thousands eat daily across venues, with more than 100 spots serving at least 15,000 oysters a day and the Hotel Astor handling 52,112 in a single 24 hour period. An oyster tonger also reported a 500,000 daily tally.
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New York
Hotel Astor
Treasure Box Found Behind Wall in Woodstock War Relic
An old stone wall tear down in Woodstock uncovered a lead box labeled Treasure containing coins. The hoard includes both Spanish and United States coins. George Funkhouser found the box during demolition work, with scattered notes and inscriptions referring to Woodstock.
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Woodstock
United’ States
George Funkhouser
Calumbia
Columb
Gourte
His Luck in a Snowbound Town
A humorous exchange features a man blaming bad luck for missed work as a woman questions his absence after the snow melts. He quips that sunshine ruins his chances to earn a living, reflecting rustic humor and everyday hardship.
Daily and Sunday Des Moines News Six Months Offer
A promotional notice sells a six month subscription to the Des Moines News for one dollar for daily and Sunday editions. It urges readers to send a dollar bill today.
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Des Moines News
Engagement Ends Over Socks Lesson at Eight-Year Mark
Old Uncle Latzen relates Almira Stang and Charles Henry Tootwiler ended their eight year engagement. She had taught thrift to him, but learned he saved up 217 pairs of socks as a practical joke of married life, prompting the breakup.
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Latzenbarry
Almira Stang
Charles Henry Tootwiler
Puck
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims and Odd Ad Remarks
A scrambled newspaper snippet touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh with a $100 reward promise and testimonials. It also references Hall's Family Pills for constipation, a minister joke about copper coins given at a wedding, and mentions Hamlin's Wizard Ointment for rheumatism, all in a noisy adv-style collage.
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Hall
Naturel
Propristara
Addresa I
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. Bell
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QUEER
Kansas
Europe
Old Christian
Gotham
Oyster Center
Putnam
Moving Pictures
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Success Magazine
Hamlins
Oiduis
United States
Emerson
Dragarste
Standard Film Exchange
Dearborn
Street
Chicago
Ees
Seattle
Puget Sound
Northwest
Rae Ieee
Frank T. Hunter
the, Trustee Company
Wash
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