Chicago Girl Becomes the First Lady Hob o on Freight
A Chicago 18 year old stenographer Helen Hansen fled hardship by riding freight trains after stealing a lettered ride. She rode all night on tiles in a box car until surprised by a brakeman who gave her 60 cents and advice to finish her journey by trolley. She vowed to quit hoboes after this encounter.
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Chicago
Helen Hansen
Mites Hansen
St. Louis
Sarah Hanser
Chicago & Alton Railroad
Brianl Bo
Angel
Miss Hansen
No. 4
Brother Knight
Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy Ad
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy as a reliable family cure. It claims long use by dealers, many testimonials, and physician endorsements, urging immediate purchase.
Mooresville News Notes and Regional Items
Local items cover a two year old boy’s leg injury from a fall, school openings at Fairview Mooresville and Hog Run, a June town show, harvest prospects, local politics, and threshing plans. Typhoid cases appear, visitations noted, and a July 1 Iowa hat trimming ban on feathers is discussed with quotes from the Sioux City Journal.
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Sam Green
Alma Orkies
Fairview
Henry Wells
Mooresville
Matlie Hines
Hog Run
T. D. Sweeney
Sam Baker
G. H. Chesser
Eva Hendren
Jeffersonville
Ind
Charley Scott
Louisville
George Moul
Lee Godbey
Albert Wall
T. D.sweeney
Maggie Smith
Springfield
Iowa
Sioux City Journal
Des Moines
Humane Society
Fontaine Ferry Park Revered As Louisville’s Premier Attraction
Fontaine Ferry Park, called the park beautiful, is a major Louisville sight with over 300000 spent on improvements. Located on the river it shines with about 20000 electric lights and offers vaudeville, a long scenic railway, rides, slides, and an in-park cafe and restaurant for visitors from depots at one fare.
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Fontaine Ferry Park
Louisville
Edisonia Palace
Local Social Notes From Happy Hollow and Surrounds
Happy Hollow residents attend Willisburg meeting and report visits with family in Sharpaville Hillsboro and Fairview. Death of Walter Baker mourned. Mayme B Merritt finishes fall term. W L Rawls of Bells Tennessee praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for nasal catarrh relief and swelling. Drugstore ad notes 25 cents.
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Willisburg
Flossie
Pearlie Armstrong
Cora Deringer
Sharpaville
Hattie Settles
Jessie Noel
Tatham Springs
John Armstrong
Myrtle
Fairview
Purdom Pinkston
Lenaibbs
Hillsboro
M. G. Keeling
Iven Armstrong
Lula Armstrong
Pearl
Myrtle Armstrong
Walter Baker
Mayme B. Merrit
W. L. Rawls
Bells, Tenn
Buckien
G. J. Haydon Druggist
Local social notes and politics in Silver Lake
Silver Lake residents report visits from Elvian L Perkins and W T Phillips of Texas. J W Perkins and family hosted Lena Gibbs party. Ray Foster and Morrett Poster visited. W M Foster bought twelve hogs for 42 dollars. Most residents support local option, few oppose pending Judge Thurman speech. Socials at John Anderson and E T Perkins homes, Cardwell and Pleasant Grove areas.
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Elvian L. Perkins
W. T. Phillips
Texas
J. W. Perkins
Gertrude
Sarah Harlow
John Mellyoy
Lena Gibbs
Ray Foster
Morrett
W. M. Foster
Thompson & Litsey
No More Gambling At Lawrenceburg Fair
Harrodsburg Herald reports no gambling will be allowed at the Lawrenceburg fair this year. The editorial notes previous fairs in Anderson county mixed quality with open defiance of law and believes removing gambling will elevate the county exhibition to the front rank of state events.
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Harrodsburg Herald
Lawrenceburg
Anderson County
Wheat Harvest Progress in Nelson County Kentucky
The Nelson County wheat harvest is underway with favorable weather. Most of the crop is expected to be cut this week and the grain quality is reported as good. Analysts say new wheat may start around 75 cents a bushel, with prices not as high as last year.
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Kentucky
Nelson County
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Bright
Carey Island
S. E. Warnall
Chicago Freight
Lebanon
J. al Smith
Wm. Vox
Buffalo
N.Y
Vox
George Anderson
Sun
Happy Hollow
Tennessee
Silver Lake
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