Skeleton Found on Haunted Farm in Canarsie Murder Site
Workmen at an old Canarsie farm discovered a skeleton in a buried barrel during excavations near Hegeman Avenue and Lowell Street. Police link the site to a 1912 murder and an earlier discovery, with guards posted as investigations continue.
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New York
Canarsie
Charles Wuest
Hegeman Avenue
Lowell Street
Morris Pan
Samuel Block
Black
Joseph Verdone
Little Ferry
N. J
Jenny Seeley
Seeley
Seely
Verdone
Supreme Court of Brooklyn
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Carey
Girl Raises Pigs for Gain in Imperial Valley
Miss Josie Fuller, seventeen, of Holtville California, runs a herd of 50 hogs aimed at profit and market readiness. She seeks to be the district's top hog expert, noting pig culture as money making though not purely aesthetic. Her animals have sold at 2x cost per pound and she nearly won a UC prize, with judges noting her dog care reduced her score.
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Holtville
Cal
Josie Fuller
Imperial Valley
University of California
Bass leaps into rowboat on Fox River near Waukesha
Five and a half pound black bass leaped into the rowboat of Lloyd and Ione Thomas ages ten and twelve while they fished on the Fox river. Other fishermen helped avert a serious accident as the fish reportedly jumped into boats on six separate occasions this fall due to boat motors and murky water that obscures the fish.
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Waukesha
Wis
Fox River
Lloyd
Ione Thomas
L. Thomas
Proposal to edit Star Spangled Banner for schools
A New York education conference considering removing negro dialect from songs in textbooks. A plan also proposes slight rhythm changes and a key shift for Star Spangled Banner to ease singing. Doctor Frank Rix supports standard English to help foreign-born children and broader public singability.
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New York
America
New York Public
Frank R. Rix
Board of Education
Suwannee River
Doctor Rix
Paul before Agrippa lesson in Acts twenty six
Lesson dated A D 59 examines Paul before Agrippa and Festus with emphasis on Paul’s personal testimony and conversion. Agrippa’s hesitance shown as he mutters a reluctant admission while the dangers of denying Christ loom, ending with a note on arsenic hair analysis and legal evidence.
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Jesus
Agrippa
Faul
Caesar
Festus
Paul
God
Isaigh
Dante
Damascus
Lord
Scientific American
Stop Itching Instantly With Cuticura Soap And Ointment
Farmers at the state fair in Columbus note city squirrels drawing unusual attention from distant farmers. Squirrels were seen in parks lawns and leaping between trees ignoring people and even soliciting food, a scene unfamiliar to many in rural woods.
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Columbus
Dispatch
J M Sinclair of Olivehill Credits Kidney Pills Relief
Mr J M Sinclair of Olivehill Tennessee describes four years of back strain weakened kidneys and bladder inflammation. He states a doctor diagnosed diabetes and heart involvement and after failing to improve with other medicines Dodds Kidney Pills brought relief. Diamond Dinner Pills are also mentioned. Adv. Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
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J. M. Sinclair
Olivehill
Tenn
J. M
Dodds
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Noted Critic Meets Eccentric Figure in Town Topics
A brief Town Topics squib mocks a controversial fellow described as ready to use nearly anything for you. The exchange features Ruffi remarking that the man cannot swim except underhand, highlighting the character’s dubious nature in sharp, playful fashion.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Claims Laundry Delight
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railway raises wages for 9 216 employees by 650000 dollars annually as part of a payroll update. The ad copy also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product with announcements of availability at good grocers.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit Railway Company
Mrs Kurtzweg Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Buffalo motherTestimonial claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved monthly back and side pains described as inflammatory. The letter urges young women with painful or irregular periods to use the root and herb remedy and to write for confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Lydia
Pinkham
MatTr
Pa Kurtzweg
High St
N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E.pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
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David Lloyd-George
Aristide Briand
France
Captain Carey
Duretu
Sarrnien
New York Education Board
E. O. Sellers
Moody Bible Institute
Chiracu
Rrey Waters
Western Newspaper Union
Felix
Am. A
Christ
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Adv
Chee Was
Castoria
Kurtzweg
Carter
Carters Iver
Jesse A. Case
C. W. Brockton
Mase
Ponts Reliev
Barkeer
Watson E.coleman
Washington, D.C
Adyicaund
Jackson, Sis B. Ok
Fort Wayne
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