Cheap Rail Fares On Sale In Omaha 1920
The Omaha and St. Louis and Wabash routes offer one way tickets at $9.19 and round trip at $15.35 with sales on Tuesdays and Thursdays. St Louis trips list October dates from $11.50, with South options on Sept 21 and Oct 5 and 19. Springfield Illinois round trip is $13.25 on sale Sept 18 1920. Contact 1415 Farnam St Omaha Pax ton Hotel Block or G N Clayton Omaha Neb.
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Omaha & St. Louis R. R
Wabash R
St. Louis
Sth
Springfield
Ill
Farnam St
Paxton Hotel
Omaha
G. N. Clayton
Neb
Louis XVI At His Execution Report Sparks Paris Paper Phrase
A Paris evening paper quotes Louis XVI screaming for help and resisting during execution while a priest’s traditional blessing was reportedly not spoken. The account notes the paper used the phrase Son of St Louis to mark the monarch’s end.
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Louis XVI
St. Louis
Paris
Hall's Catarrh Cure Endorsed by Toledo Merchants
A 15 year trust note from West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin endorses F J Cheney Co and B B Cheney as trustworthy to fulfill obligations. The ad promotes Hulls Catarrh Cure taken internally with testimonials and a 75 cent price, sold by druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
B&b
J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Hull
Trall
Opera Star Buff Leads Vienna Premiere Scene
Buff the renowned singer portraying the title role in Massenet’s Worther is linked to Goethe's Charlotte as grand niece. On opening night in Vienna, one of her grandchildren died by self harm. Also notes Ettenson Woolfe & Co. new catalog from Leavenworth offering dry goods and house furnishing items.
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Buff
Massenet
Worther
Charlotte
Goethe
Vienna
Messrs
Ettenson
Autocrat Jest and the Massachusetts Historical Society
Edward Everett Hale recounts a decade old economy move that relocated library rooms fifteen feet lower and funded by city rental. The change forced older members to climb extra stairs to reach old pamphlets, while Oliver Wendell Holmes left a card joking about the “High-story-call society.”
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Edward Everett Hale
Massachusetts Historical Society
Goston
Holmes
O. W. Holmes
Lestester's Stomach Hilters Promises Relief
An aging health notice touts Lestester's Stomach Hilters as a cure for malaria symptoms and digestive complaints. It claims the remedy removes causes and effects, strengthens the system, and conquers constipation, kidney issues, and nervousness with pure wholesome ingredients.
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Tver
Lestester
Drummer Demands Congress Guitars and Fire Escape
A drummer requests congress guitars from a dealer. The dealer notes dwindling demand and has stopped stocking them. The drummer then asks for buttonyuiters and a fire escape. The exchange illustrates a humorous miscommunication over instrument names and gear.
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Congress
Omaha Jewelry Store Offers Wedding and Gift Goods
When you visit Omaha you should call at Co. 5 Raymon Co's jewelry store at Fifteenth and Douglas to examine their jewelry art goods and engraved wedding stationery. They advertise as the only first class up-to-date jewelry art and cut glass store west of Chicago and St. Louis with engraving and printing 100 visiting cards for 1.50 by mail.
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Omaha
Co. 5
Raymon Co
Fifteenth
Douglas Streets
Chicago
St. Louis
Odd Uses of Aluminum Reported for Everyday Gear
Novel aluminum applications claimed include a folding pocket scale one meter long a metal neck tie frosted or ornamented imitating silk for summer wear and for military helmets.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Advertising Claim
An old time advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a one day cold cure with a money back guarantee if it fails.
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Alliruggists
Brickdust Mortar Advised When Hydraulic Cement Lails Scarce
Engineering authorities recommend brickdust mortar as a substitute for hydraulic cement when the latter is unavailable, noting it as a proven solution for construction needs.
Arell's Red Star Extract 16 Sold Locally Reported
A fragment notes a product called Arell's Red Star Extract 16 and mentions refunds for grocers and a general warning about notification. The text also points to a social habit of loafers gathering in towns.
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Arell's
RED Star
Miss Becky Says Farewell to Youth in Old Ladies Home
Becky Thorne, once loved by Larry Rogers and linked to Parson Amory, faces old age and rheumatism as she moves to the Old Ladies Home in Plymouth. A chance seatmate recalls a youthful romance and a past quarrel that changed her life, leaving her with memories of a vanished orchard and a humble future.
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Becky
la Sundios
Parson Armory
Larry Rogers
Mises
Larry
Squire Eustin
Sam
Gos
Sam Eustis
Laurie Eustis
Becky Thorne
Parson Amory
Lucy Amory
Amory
Plymouth
Lucy Amor
Dr. Dwight
Miss Nell
Miss Becky
Becky ‘Thorne
Becky Shorne and Harry Rogers Reunite on Train
A fragment from a Boston Traveller piece recalls Becky Shorne recognizing an aging Harry Rogers on a train. Becky, her face pale, questions, then blushes as memories resurface amid the tunnel thunder. The pair momentarily forget their years, en route to the Old Ladies' Home.
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Becky
Sam Becky Shorne
A Color Themed Social Diversion With Elaborate Prizes
The piece outlines a color party idea for drive whist or progressive euchre using pink blue olive green or yellow décor and tissue shaded lighting. It describes prizes including Japanese items antique glassware and Mother Goose or Shakespeare themed costumes plus a London party example with red and gold chrysanthemums and a painting surprise.
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Mother Goose
Little Bo- Weep
Miss Muffett
Jack Horatt
Reginald Northall-Lawrie
Crawley Gardens
Mr. Horne
London
Horner
Grand Rapids
Jealous Husband's Exactions Reported in Court and Fire Incident
A Chicago Tribune account describes a jealous husband forcing his wife to daily oath rituals to prove fidelity. The piece shifts to a gas leak incident in Binghamton, New York, where an accident drenched a man named Jobin Sullivan, prompting a fire and hazardous fumes that threatened nearby homes.
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Binghamton
New York
Binghamton Gas Light Company
State Street
Jobin Sullivan
Onser
Lively Sheep Quarrel Ends With Sheep Misidentification
A young Chicago couple, arguing mildly after a country outing, confund the herd of small animals with sheep to the bride's delight. The husband corrects her, noting the animals are pigs and joking about shearing them.
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Chicazo
Allen's Foot-Ease Promotes Comfort For Painful Feet
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder relieves painful swollen feet and bunions and makes tight shoes feel easy. It calms sweating and callouses, cools hot tired feet, and is sold by druggists and shoe stores. Trial package free by mail for 25 cents in stamps. Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Worth the Trouble Friend-Why do you sell to those society people
A terse exchange hints at tension over selling to wealthy clients and collecting payments. The speaker questions why cash customers are pursued while facing difficulties with collecting bills from high-society buyers.
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Vflorist Hist
Grain-O the grain coffee substitute debuts in stores
A new preparation called Grain-O replaces coffee in groceries. Marketed as pure grains, it suits delicate stomachs and is indistinguishable to many from coffee. Priced at 15 and 25 cents per package, it’s praised for children’s use and affordability.
Domestic Sarcasm in Town Topics Note
A nocturnal exchange occurs as Mr Softleigh wakes and suspects a man in the house while Mrs Softleigh reassures Aly to return to sleep. The dialogue showcases a witty, domestic exchange captured in Town Topics.
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Mr. Softleigh
Mrs. Softleigh
Aly
How I Regained Full Vigor After Ten Years of Ills
An advertisement explains a claimed cure with no money or C O D and urges readers to mail a 2 cent stamp to Lock Box 238 Chicago Ill. It touts a remedy named Cees Cough Halaum as oldest and best and claims it will break up a call quicker than anything else. The message warns some people lack hospitality toward opinions and ends with a metaphor about scales dropping from eyes.
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C.O.D
Chicago
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Columbia
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Walter Baker & Co. Limes
Derchester, Maas
Metrots Tribune
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Pauls
Hood
Ower
Pommel
A.J. Tower
Boston
Mass
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Washington, D.C
Stempa
Wisconsin Medical Institute
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