W L Douglas Opens New Brockton Shoe Plant and Jobbing House
The W L Douglas Co dedicates a new Brockton administration and jobbing building part of its Montello plant with open house from 11 am to 8 pm and a Mace Gay orchestra. The two story 260 by 60 foot facility hosts a complete stock, offices on the second floor, and rapid same day shipping for hurry orders.
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W. L. Douglas Co
Brockton
W. L. Douglas Shoe Co
Montello
Mace Gay
Boston
United States
Allied Industries
Brockton and
Douglas
Western Union
Autos Match Hair In Fifth Avenue Car Show
A New York idea pairs autos with hair color. A mahogany brown car drew eyes on Fifth Avenue, carrying a red haired woman in brown with a brown uniformed chauffeur and a brown Boston terrier. A bachelor mused on possible color matches and a yellow pup.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Fall Shot At Birds Ends Inaccidental Fate
Pat and Mike hunt with little ammo. They lament their emptiness when a bird flies by. Mike shoots and kills it, but Pat finds the bird’s neck broken. Pat questions why the shot was used, saying the fall would have killed the bird.
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Pat
Mike
Old Timer Praises Postum For Nervous Health Benefits
A longtime Postum user recounts how switching from coffee eased nervous dyspepsia and improved brain and nerve power. She notes her husband also benefited and that eight years of Postum use has yielded steady health gains, recommending its use in place of coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
McKenzie Found Guilty in John Stewart Murder
In Roseau Minnesota the jury convict Alexander McKenzie of murder in the death of John Stewart. Sentenced to life imprisonment McKenzie thanked the court for not imposing the extreme penalty as prosecutors and defense counsel argued the case at length.
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Alexander M’'Kenzie
Roseau, Minn
John Stewart
Oil Explosion Kills Girl in Canistota
Hazel Cheney aged fifteen died from kerosene burns after she poured oil into a stove to rekindle a fire. Not seeing smoldering embers, she emptied a five gallon can causing an explosion that burned her face and eyes. Family members arrived too late to help.
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Canistota
S. D
Hazel Cheney
Wisconsin Grain Rates Cut By State Rail Commission
The Wisconsin Rail Commission ruled a near one cent per bushel cut in state grain rates affecting all railroads. The decision followed complaints from G. Kinney and W. L. Houser about routes to Milwaukee and involved shipments from Colfax and Mondovi. Statewide grain shipments total about 175 million bushels, promising extensive savings for shippers.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Railway Commission
Wisconsin Commission
G. Kinney
Wisconsin Central
W. L. Houser
Chicago Yaukee
Jury finds defendant guilty as charged in indictment
The jury returns to the courtroom at 11 o'clock plus ten minutes to read the verdict. The court declares the defendant guilty as charged. Witnesses note the defendant’s prior smile fades as the verdict is pronounced, then he exits the room with his usual springy walk and smile.
Hobo Threats Clerk. Appleton Tobacco Stolen
In Appleton Wisconsin on August 10 a hobo armed with a revolver forced clerk Fred Piette to hand over a package of smoking tobacco after threatening dig up chery paid and be quick about it. Watcher approved the exchange and Piette departed unharmed.
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Hobo
Appleton
Wis
Fred Pistte
Piette
Embalmed Pork Strikes Cedar Falls Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Coleman of Normal Hill Cedar Falls Iowa were critically ill after eating embalmed pork yesterday noon. Mrs. Coleman sampled a small portion. both were seized by severe illness and physicians saved them from immediate danger though they remain in precarious condition.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Ike Coleman
Normal Hill
Threshers Poisoned After Beef Dinner
On August 10 near Packwood at the Goodman farm a threshing crew and family became violently ill after eating beef at dinner. Physicians treated them through the night and pronounced all out of danger by midnight. diagnoses indicate ptomaine poisoning.
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Ottumwa
Land
Goodman Farm
Packwood
Deluge harms Janesville streets and power plants
Janesville Wisconsin was struck by a severe rain storm causing several thousand dollars in damage. Washington street lost 200 feet to a 30 foot depth and several houses on high ground were gutted. The river rose forcing factory shutdowns and grain and tobacco fields suffered damage.
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Janesville
Wis
Washington Street
Bonds Sold For La Crosse Water Power Plant
Waters of Black River supply energy for a $3,000,000 bond issue bought by Chicago State Bank and Trowbridge River Co. The La Crosse Water Power Co. will build a large plant at Mormon Jiffies on Black River near Hatfield and supply La Crosse Black River Falls and others with power and light. An electric railway between La Crosse and Black River Falls is planned.
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Black River
la Crosse
Wis
Chicago State Bank
Trowbridge & River Company of Chicago
Black River Falls
Citizens mob Cass Lake artist Byron Andrews Tarred and banished
In Cass Lake Minnesota on August 12 Byron Andrews a photographer was seized from his home by a crowd of prominent citizens carried into the woods stripped naked tarred and feathered and bound to a tree. He was ordered to leave town by morning amid reports a young girl had been harmed, and he pleaded for mercy with none given.
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Byron Andrews
Cass Lake
Minn
Andrews
Wheat Harvest in Full Swing
Wheat harvest has begun along the Northern Pacific lines and will be in full swing next week per the weekly crop report from the Northern Pacific freight department. Oats and barley are well advanced with an average yield. favorable weather supports a good overall grain yield.
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St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Freight Department of the
Kamrar Looting Strikes All Businesses in Town
Aug 10 from Webster City Iowa report: practically every business in Kamrar south of the city was sacked by robbers. No goods taken but cash drawers emptied. Town small. total cash secured probably under $1,000. A few residences also entered.
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Kamrar
Iowa
Webster City
Lumber Firm Buys Five Townships in Georgian Bay Deal
Calumet Michigan August 106 The largest lumber deal in the Georgian bay north shore district closes as Holland and Graves of Byng Inlet purchase five townships totaling 180 square miles for 1 500 000 dollars. The agreement marks a historic expansion in regional timber holdings.
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Calumet
Mich
Georgian Bay
Holland & Graves
Byng Inlet
A Sinful Child Arrested for Forging a Check in Milwaukee
Milwaukee August 10 orphan Margaret Langenfeldt twelve has been arrested for forging a sixty dollar check. She confessed and said she worked for Jacob Dudenhoefer having earlier failed to sell five good checks she stole.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Margaret Langenfeldt
Jacob Dudenhoefer
Millers optimistic on South Dakota grain crop prospects
Averdeen Aug 11 meeting of the South Dakota and Southwestern Millers association heard reports that heavy rains caused minimal damage and delays in fields. Attendees believed this year's yield would be higher than many years past and noted rains should benefit farmers with late crops. The next meeting is planned for Pipestone, Minnesota, at the end of November.
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South Dakota
Averdeen
South Dakota and Southwestern Millers’ Association
Pipestone
Minn
Arrest Harris at Home in Centerville Murder Case
Centerville Iowa Aug 11 John Harris was arrested yesterday at his home near here accused of murdering Frank Staffler in Minneapolis Harris arrived home yesterday His family and friends know nothing of the Saturday night altercation in which Staffler was punched with an umbrella and died Harris fled Minneapolis belonging to a prominent family. the case draws high interest
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Minneapolis
Centerville
Iowa
John Harris
Here
Frank Staffler
Minneapoli
Harris
Staffler
Tor Harris
Body of Infant Recovered From Des Moines River
Fort Dodge Iowa Aug 12 Two young boys fishing found a decomposed infant body in the Des Moines river near the city. The body showed signs of being in the water about a week. The incident is enveloped in mystery and foul play is suspected.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Des Moines
Boy Killed Riding Sand Train in Detroit Minn
Eleven year old Fay Connell son of Mrs W H Connell slipped from a flat car on a construction gravel train and was cut to pieces by the car wheels in Detroit Minnesota on August 12.
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Detroit
Minn
Fay Connell
W. H. Connell
Unwelcome Visitor Strikes Home in Marshalltown Breakfast
Mayor O Q Ingledue and wife escaped injury when lightning struck their Marshalltown residence during breakfast. The bolt entered and burst above the dining table scattering dishes and shocking the occupants. Both were treated for shock.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Oq, L. Ingledue
Farmer Drowns In Cattle Pond Near Oakdale
St. Paul August 10 William Gardner a well to do farmer near Oakdale was drowned yesterday morning while watering his stock in a nearby lake. He was not missed until his sister began a search. The cause of the fall is not known.
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St. Paul
William Gardner
Oakdale
Largest wool clip shipped from Billings to Boston
From the Woolly West Helena August 11 report describes a 1 500 000 pound wool clip, the largest ever grown on the American continent. It was shipped yesterday from Billings over the Burlington to a Boston wool firm. The owner turned down 24 cents a pound offer.
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Helena
Billings
Burlington
Boston
Hudson Man Killed In Bridge Fall
Don Cosgrift a fifty year old bridge carpenter fell thirty five feet from a bridge to the river bank and was instantly killed at Fargo N D Aug 12 He leaves a wife and all children at Hudson Wis
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Hudson
Fargo
N. D
Don Cosgrift
Wis
Heavy Rain Causes Severe Damage Across Southern Wisconsin
Rainfall of over five inches in two hours devastates buildings across Southern Wisconsin as reported by the government weather observer in Madison on August 10. Authorities tally scattered damage and prompt inspections continue.
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Wisconsia
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Deertfield Killed by Train While Asleep on Tracks
Aug 10 in Yellow Grass North West Territories Albert Deerfield a Minnesota landseeker was instantly killed when a passenger train ran over him a few miles from town. Deerfield was found asleep on the railroad tracks.
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Yellow Grass
Albert Deerfield
Minnesota
Deerfield
Flute Sentenced to Life in Prison in South Dakota Case
Zach Flute, an Indian murderer from Sisseton, is to begin a life term after the supreme court denied a new trial. Sheriff Minder departed for Sioux Falls to carry out the sentence following the ruling.
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Flute
Sisseton
S.D
Minder
Sioux Falls
Zach Flute
Supreme Court
Woman's Hoard Is Stolen in Ohio Theft Case
Mount Vernon Ohio Aug 11 report says Mrs Matilda Foote of Fredericktown was robbed of 3500 in gold coin she kept hidden at home. Clementa searches with bloodhounds for clues to the thieves.
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Mount Vernon
Ohio
Matilda Foote
Fredericktown
Clementa
Heritage of Civil War Veterans Suffer Kidney Trouble
Article recounts Capt. John L. Bly of Company B 17th Ohio now in Newton Kansas who chronicled kidney illness among Civil War veterans. Bly describes his own kidney disease worsened by war, cured by Dean Kidney Pills, and promotes Foster-Miburn Co Buffalo New York. Also includes a light quip about a Tilton figure.
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John L. Bly
17Th Ohio
East Second Street
Newton
Kansas
Kidn
Ely
Dean Kiteney
Foster-Miburn CO
Buffalo
N.Y
Sores on Hands Cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A dyehouse worker details years of painful hand sores resisted by three doctors. He finally used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and within three days his hands began to peel and improve. He remains employed in the dyehouse. Mrs. A. B. Maurer of Chicago wrote July 1, 1905.
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Cutiura
A. B. Maurer
State St
Chicago
What Scared Her
Alvah Whittier was a longtime manager at the C. C. Morse & Son auction house in Haverhill. While appraising furniture for a woman, a noisy child provoked the man into a moment of irritation. The child asked the mother to demonstrate punishment by removing her teeth to scare the girl who had misbehaved.
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Alvah Whittier
C. C. Morse & Son
Haverhill
Mr. Whittier
Tam
Noah and Daniel Webster Quip at Nebraska Speech
A Nebraska legislator quoted Daniel Webster on liberty and death, prompting a colleague to retort that Webster did not write the dictionary but Noah built the ark, leading to a back and forth about authorship.
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Nebraska
Daniel Webster
Noah
Could Take a Joke in Farrington Road Encounter
A benevolent old gentleman in Farrington Road was stopped by a tramp seeking a night’s lodging. The tramp replied he could take a joke and wouldn’t mind working if offered, showing a lighthearted exchange between stranger and passerby.
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Farrington
Washing Velveteen Instructions From a Fragment
To wash velveteen, shake it in warm ivory soap suds and rinse thoroughly. Let it drip dry, avoid wringing, and hang straight to prevent creasing. Follow these steps to keep the fabric smooth and true to shape.
Why not five to fifty thousand in stead of five
A lawyer asks why the suit seeks only five thousand while the plaintiff partner offers fifty thousand. The lady explains that a larger amount might cause the defendant to reconsider and refuse the marriage proposal, underscoring the breach of promise context.
Odd Sayings and Advertisements from Unclear Transcript
A garbled excerpt uses archaic product names and proverbs about rain, temperance, and remedies. The text references teething syrup, a purifying cream, and a mention of June TINT Burien to Lon with stray phrases about religion and gold bricks.
The Judicial Child
A fragment from a literary piece presents a boy asking if thunder strikes and kills people during a storm with a witty quip about arresting the Almighty. The dialogue reflects dark humor and a mock courtroom tone.
Wise Physician Advice From Cleveland Plaindealer
The Cleveland Plaindealer prints a humorous bit about medical guidance on diet. A quip contrasts patient cravings with a doctor’s orders, suggesting a playful doubt about adherence and health advice.
Fragmented Note Cites Accusation Against Senior Sallee
A damaged excerpt mentions a hostile action toward Senior Sallee and requests belief in the claim. The line expresses doubt about the event and asks for clarification on the matter.
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
Report from Pioneer Press lists patents granted to Northwestern inventors in the preceding week. Items include a creaming can, wire reel, vehicle coupling, hors rake, feeder and drill, gaft hook and other mechanical innovations associated with inventors in Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and nearby states.
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. van
Minn
John Ib Anderson
St. Paul
Wane A. Arvig
Pine Klyer
Albert Asper
Lidson
S. D
Lars Avensvn
Renville
Cherles Mackin
Minot
N. D
Hors
The Rules of Golf Joke About Fore and Folve
An Irishman walking beside a wolf is hit by a golf ball. The golfer asks if he is hurt and why he did not move. The Irishman replies he did not know there were murderers around, and the golfer explains fore signals to get out of the way and jokes about folve hitting the nose.
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Pal
Millionaires Flee Ball After Disguised Guest Incident
The guests at a masked ball flee in panic when Percy Lavender, in disguise as a prowess gerver, causes the crowd to leap from windows. The exchange hints at a controversial prank that startled the attendees and disrupted the event.
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Percy Lavender
Gérver
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Sallee
Dodds
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame
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Lara
the &. Paxton CO
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