Knights Templar Triennial Parade Captivates Chicago Crowd
Acting Grand Master Melish leads 50 000 Templar knights in a grand parade through Chicago August 9. crowds cheer as brass bands play, arches rise, and reviewing stands host Mayor Busse and Governor Deneen. Night illuminations and a 150 foot electric emblem crown the city amid festivities and related events.
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Chicago
Knights Templar
Order
Sir Knights
William Bromwell Melish
Cincinnati
Henry W. Rugg
Providence
R. J
Meliah
Art Institute
Busse
City Coupell
Jackson Boulevard
Federal Building
Deneen
la Salle Street
Grand Commandery
la Salle Hotel
Grand Commandery of Illinois
New City Hall
Washington Street
George H. MacAdam
Madison
Wis
George C. Rafter
Cheyenne
Wyo
Illinois
Knights
Tocal
Michigan Boulevard
Thirty-first Street
Battery B. I. N. G
Hubbard Court
Fta Heights
State Street
Grant Park
Lake Front
Aero Club of Illinois
Ilinois Athletic Club
John D. Cleveland
Arthur Macarthur
Troy
W. Frank Pierce
San Francisco
Earl of Euston
Great
England and Wales
Lord Athlumney
Thomas Fraser
R. Newton Crane
F. ©. van Duzer
H. J. Homer
John Fergueson
Luther B. Archibald
Priory of
Canada
Cuticura Ointment Heals Widespread Eczema Claim
A Virginia family report using Cuticura Resolvent and Ointment cured long standing eczema on hands and body. The testimony notes severe prior treatments, rapid improvement after one bottle, and complete recovery after two weeks for a daughter. Mrs. M. B. Fallh cites familywide success dating Oct 19, 1909.
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M. B. Fallh
Speers
Ferry
Adventurous Applicant Tries Unusual Lodging Request
A landlady refuses a traveler who seeks lodging in a railroad refrigerator car instead of standard rooms. The unlikely demand highlights a clash between comfort and practicality as the man insists on sleeping to enjoy scenery, travel expense aside.
Door Painted Ebony Sparks Family Feud in Town
In a heated exchange, Johns tells a man to never darken his door again after a remark about marriage. Thomas reveals the dispute stems from a painter carving ebony paint on his front door instead of oak, triggering tensions between neighbors.
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Johns
Thomas
Why Washington crossed the Delaware riddle sparks third grade humor
History class puzzled forty pupils as they guessed George Washingtons character and motives. A quiz question stumped them all, and a clever girl named Annie offered the Atlantic City answer. The tale shows a playful scene from a Philadelphia Times syndicated note.
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Washington Croga
Delaware
Annie
Atlantic City
Philadelphia Times
Sunlit Promises and Nurse’s Testimony
Dialogue reveals lingering doubt over a promise about ownership and cosmic consequences while a nurse testifies in a medical bill case. The nurse says the patient remained in danger while the doctor continued visits, framing the cross examination.
Reformation and the Local Boss’s Reform Ambition
A local boss proclaims reform credentials while admitting prior changes. He notes reformers altered the town last year and aims to reverse those actions. The piece hints at gendered social pressures as many women who refused to marry single later refuse marriage.
It Would Not Stretch In A Rubber Plantation Tale
The piece parodies assessments and farming claims with dialogue about acres, wealth, and wit. A farmer retorts that the tract cannot be stretched like rubber, while a shrewd assessor presses for higher acreage, reflecting light humor and rustic skepticism.
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Reuben
Feller
Harper’s Monthly
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Melish
Dean
H. Green
Yakima
Wash
Doan
Eurgen
William B. Melish
RAW
Wieson
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Winston
Imite
the. Centaur Company
Castoria
Bears
Standard Oil CO
Sioux Falls
S.C
Mr. Newpop
Jake
Nantes
Birmingham Age Herald
Moen
Beneft
Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
N. Y
Fierce
People’s Medical Adviser
Lutheran Normal School
South Dakota
Addrene
Ed Ordal
Northwestern Soneen! Conservatory
Imarenen
Hanford Produce Co
Sioux City
Suis Innei
W. N.U
Sioux Falls, NO
Union Roofing & Manufacturing CO
Union Road
St. Paul, Minn
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