Brave Women Foil Bandits In High Street Robberies
A string of Chicago robberies saw women defending themselves with pillows and quick wits. Mrs Catherine Rooney and her niece Verra Rooney repelled a breaker in their West Sixtieth Street home, while Miss Helen Strey distracted a highwayman to save her escort. Cathrine Creen at Swift station stopped four thieves with a knock and alarm, as others fled after threats and a grappling attempt.
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Chicago
Catherine Rooney
John Rooney
Verra Rooney
Rooney
West Sixtieth Street
Mrs Rooney
Helen Strey
Berwyn Avenue
Be¢ward Freeman
North Western Avenue
Foster Avenue
Freeman
Miss Strey
Cathrine Creen
West Kinzie Street
Swift
G.ag
Hot iron used to save mangled baby from savage bulldog
An eighteen month old boy narrowly survived after a bulldog attacked him in a New York apartment. Neighbors and police stormed in, a hot iron burned the dog’s nose, a crowbar and revolver battles followed, and the animal was fatally shot after a 20 minute struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Bodice
Pasquale Picarill
West Thirtieth Street
Antoinette Picarilli
Antoinette
Thomas Vedder
Thomas Creevy
Creevy
Longevity and women’s rights urged by Rev Dr Hillis
Chicago hears Rev Dr Newell Dwight Hillis of Plymouth Church Brooklyn argue life expectancy could reach 100 or 120. He predicts women will own property in a thousand years and argues for women’s voting rights while challenging Paul’s writings on women speaking in church.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
Chicago
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lillis
Middle West
Hillis
America
Cook County
Paul
Victor Emmanuel’s Rare Coins Captivate French Press
A French paper hails King Victor Emmanuel as a foremost numismatist with a 60 000 coin collection. He plans a multi volume treatise Corpus Minimorum Italicorum cataloging Italian medieval and foreign mint money. First volume printing nears completion after museum expert review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
Hunter trapped in bear snare near Snyder county Kettle
George S. Schoch of Selinsgrove was caught in a bear trap under bushes while hunting in the Kettle of Seven Mountains Snyder county. He lay prisoner for seven hours until his brother John A. S. Schoch and Donald Spanagle found him exhausted after dark and freed him with difficulty aided by his stout hunting loggins.
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Selinsgrove
Seven Mountains
Snyder County
George S. Schoch
John A. S. Schoch
Donald Spanagle
Lewiston
Strange Lightning Strikes Engine Cab Window
A three foot splinter struck the engine cab window in Marshalltown Iowa when a stroke of lightning riddled a tree. Engineer Porter Woya and Fireman J W Ent narrowly escaped injury as the projectile shattered the cab area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Porter Woya
J. W. Ent
Oleo Margarine Maker Wins Sixth Chicago Seat
William J. Moxley, an oleo margarine manufacturer, was elected to Congress from Chicago's Sixth District after a tough campaign. The record shows he is the sole pleader in Congress, with past clashes with the government over his butter substitute business. He succeeds William Lorimer, who was elevated to higher office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Congress
William J. Moxley
Moxley
Sam
William Lorimer
Senator's Rank and Wealth Spark Sixth District Hopes
The senator's rank last spring signals wealth and confidence among friends that he will deliver satisfactory service to the people of the Sixth district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth District
Touch Wood Superstition Among Village Children
A correspondent reports children who touch any wooden object when a motor passes by. They hold on until the car is out of sight and claim it brings good luck. The writer suspects this belief may be common elsewhere, especially where roads are not paved with wood.
Safe Place for the Author in Yonkers Ad Rich Town
In Yonkers a manager explains the audience insists on local ads on the curtain to protect their own advertising. A messenger recalls being robbed but given a receipt, while the author faces the curtain in a small town theater context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger
Yonkers Statesman
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim Ad Touts Cure All Stages
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages as a constitutional disease. It states the medicine works through the blood and mucous surfaces and offers 100 dollars to any case it cannot cure. Address F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and notes price 75 cents. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ita
Iall
Hiali
J Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Country Letters Test Wife and Husband Lie Trial
A courtroom exchange reveals Mrs Crawford keeps her husband’s letters in the country to compare for possible lies, while Mrs Crabshaw jokes about catching him in a lie. The judge comments on their remarks during the proceedings.
Consumer Health Ads Aimed at Infants and Adults
A collage of vintage patent medicines urges readers to trust Castoria for infants and children, Hamlin’s Wizard Oil for rheumatic pains, Perrys Davis Painkiller in large sizes, Dr. Pierce’s Pellets for constipation, and other tonics. The tone sells relief and affordability, with slogans about signatures, debt, and jail.
Doans Kidney Pills Restored Mrs Wolf’s Health
Mrs Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri suffered severe bladder inflammation and kidney distress with aching back minimal urine and fatigue. After using Doans Kidney Pills she recovered and has stayed well. She recommends Doans, sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Wolf
W. Morgan St
Tipton
Doan
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
Coming to Terms and Dinner Scenes with Early Ad Men
An exchange featuring a witty banter about meals and terms introduces advertising copy for Allen's Lung Balsam and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup. The snippet presents old time drugstore products with prices 29 cents and 25 cents and a quip about keeping the mouth shut. Emerson echoes the practical ad tone.
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Hefqine
Sister
Housebreaker
Girl
Escort
Highwayman
Thief
Punch
Vedder
Oleo
Illinois
Lorimer
Perrys Davis
Pierce
Dodds
George Kryder
Napoleon, O
Watson F. Coleman
Wlyington
Ee Ae
Tigh
Best
Emerson
California
Fic Syrup Co
Gov. Hughes
N.Y
T. DeWitt Talmage
Chas. HW
Denver
World's Dispensary Medical Association
R.V. Pierce
Antal
Spohn Medical Co, Chemists
Goshen
Indiana
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas Yili Tle
Rae LA Iealee
Brockton, Mass
Perfection
Japan
Pay Continental Oil Company
Quuteteeeeeree Ees
Putnam FE
Pete Siwes
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