What Men Can Do. Rescue of Aeon Crew Echoes Crusoe
A Wayton Daily News essay recalls Defoe's Crusoe as it recounts the Aeon wreck near Christmas Island. Captain and 75 aboard reached safety via improvised boats and the Manuka relief voyage, demonstrating human resourcefulness despite isolation and hardship. The piece compares resilience at sea with conflicts among civilization.
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Wayton
Daily News
Robinson Crusoe
Defoe
Pacific
San Francisco
Sidney
Australia
Manuka
Crusoe
Honolulu
Equator
Christmas Island
Fanning Island
Sip
Victor Hugo
Dangerous Operation and Patent Pill Ad Promo
A vintage medical advertisement touts an appendix removal procedure by a surgeon and promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills. It claims quick relief from constipation and biliousness at Haydon and Robertson’s drug store for 25 cents.
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Dr. King
Haydon & Robertson's
Locust Grove social notes and visits in Grundy Home
Miss Bertha Edgerton and Sue Reed visit Grundy Home while Mrs. Will Seay of Danville and Ida Wells of Willisburg spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Birch. Hugh Leachman and Nat Thompson callers. Belle Kays with niece Mrs. George Moore. Lillian Leachman visits Mrs. Bessie Birch. Nancy Scott on sick list. Mr. James Coulter and wife in Mackville Sunday. J S Leachman and Mrs. Fania Smith of Springfield visit. Large crowd attends.
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Bertha Edgerton
Sue Reed
Grundy Home
Will Seay
Danville
Ida Wells
Willisburg
Ed Birch
Hugh Leachman
Nat Thompson
Belle Kays
George Moore
Lillian Leachman
Bessie Birch
Nancy Scott
James Coulter
Mackville
J. S. Leachman
Fania Smith
Springfield
Hillsboro Church Sermon and Local Visits Note
Sunday services include Rev A C Pinkston preaching at Hillsboro. Miss Tiny Reed visited her cousin Miss Julia Leachman last week. Clyde Goatley and wife from Valley Hill called on Tom Baker’s family Sunday. Mrs Johanna Patterson of Louisville stayed with Mrs Mattie Dragoo and Lizzie Reed. Miss Frances Litsey returned from Harrodsburg. A son was born to the wife of Edd Kays.
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Ance
Hillsboro
A. C. Pinkston
Tiny Reed
Julia Leachman
Clyde Goatley
Valley Hill
Tom Baker
Johanna Patterson
Louisville
Mattie Dragoo
Lizzie Reed
Frances Litsey
Harrodsburg
Edd Kays
Leopard mauls girl in circus cage near Boston
A trained leopard in a Barnum and Batley circus cage attacked fifteen year old Helen Terry on Belvidere Street as circus unloading continued. The animal grabbed the girl’s right arm with its teeth and claws, leaving her hand torn and bleeding until handlers arrived with iron bars to subdue the beast.
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Boston
Helen Terry
Belvidere Street
Ren
Helen
Man Killed by Huge Rattlesnake in Amateur Show
Charles Conn a 27 year old traveling salesman from Lexington Kentucky and Mason died at Deaconess hospital Louisville after being bitten while displaying a rattlesnake at a local cigar store. The Yale graduate charmer withdrew the snake from a cage and it bit him on the leg and right arm as spectators watched. Conn begged for amputation and refused to fade, but died despite hospital care. He is survived by a widow and three children.
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Charles Conn
Lexington, Ky
Reptile
Charmer
American Lawbook Company
Lexington
Deaconess Hospital
Louisville
Conn
Coun
Arizone
Yale
Neuralgia relief claims from Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills
Old reader letters claim neuralgia stems from nerve issues caused by congestion and irritation with Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills offering relief when other remedies fail. Advert claims include fast symptom fade and limited after effects, citing testimonials from customers like Mrs Peer and a local druggist.
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Dr. Miles
Corm
Tne Warne
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
Kidnaped Boy Stripped and Bound by Aged Ten Daring Attack
A Jamaica New York boy, ten, and a thirteen year old assailant abducted K lld, stripped him naked, chained his ankle to a tree with a dog chain, beat him, and left him wandering in a swamp. Rescued by his father, the victim is in hysterical condition with possible brain injury. the younger assailant tried to sell fish and fled after the attack. The victim’s father wrapped him in a blanket and carried him home as authorities investigate the assault and the circumstances surrounding it.
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Charles Morgenthaler
Jamaica
N. Y
Ded
Toro
Merrick Road
Charlie
Lharle
Office Hours Listed as Eight to Nine A.M. and One to Two P.M.
The notice outlines daily office hours from 8 to 9 in the morning and 1 to 2 in the afternoon. It sets standard times for public access and service windows, guiding patrons to plan visits accordingly.
Springfield Kentucky Attorney At Law Ad
Atty at law based in Springfield Kentucky offers practice in all state and federal courts. Experienced lawyer ready to represent clients in local and federal matters with professional service.
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Atty-At-Law
Springfield
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Leopard
Brut
W. F. Trusty
Kentucky
Haydon & Barber
B. D. Lake
M. W. Hyatt
MO. M. Spaulding
RED Cross
Dr. J. C. Mudd
C. J. Haydon
J. H. Lampton, M. D
Opera House
Ella Adams
T. Scott, Mayes
C. C. McChord
D. Claybrooke
W. E. Selecman
Marshall Duncan
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S. M. Campbell
John Y. Mayes
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