State Fair Fireworks Promised Spectacular Display
The Michigan State Fair announces a $5,000 fireworks program by Greg ory Fireworks of Chicago with 100 percent better shows than last year. Highlights include The Fall of Port Arthur and a 120 foot revolving garter figure, luminary parades, Halley’s Comet shell effects, and multiple spectacular features planned for nightly performances.
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Gregory Fireworks Company
Chicago
Port Arthur
Capitol
Washington
Action Rovers
Wien
Great Auto Paces for Saturday of Fair Week
The State Fair features major auto racing with Didfield De Prima and Ker in Puree Ay ww solvent showings. Oldfield and De Palma clash in match races, including Oldfield in a 100 horsepower Darracq and a Knox racer, with the stock car facing De Palma in the Flat Cyclone. Expected crowd drawing cards include notable pilots and the high flying Brookins may attend, aiming to break records if conditions allow.
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Didfield
de Prima
Ker
Kean
Oldele
Alow
Kercher
Tavine Cone
Oldfield
Darraca
Knox
de Palma
Waiter Brookins
Harvell's Condition Powders Endorsement by Lansing Firms
advertisement for Harvell's Condition Powders praised as the best horse medicine with medicinal ingredients. claims include no waste and relief of appetite loss in livery horses. price 25 cents per package, sold by Wheaton & Son and J A Carr and Son of Lansing Michigan. endorsements from J A Carr and Son note three years of superior results for restored appetite and vigor.
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Plarvell
Wheaton & Son
J. A. Carr and Son
Lansing, Mich
Harvell
Barney Oldfield to Race at Fair Week On Buna Car
Racing driver Barney Oldfield will appear Saturday during Fair week September 19 240h with his 200 horsepower Buna car aiming to break the world circular track record of 494 5 seconds.
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Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Man With the Big Voter Morphy to Sing at State Fair
Bert Morphy known as the Man Who Sings to Beat the Band will perform at the State Fair during the week of September 10. He showcases a powerful voice with full band accompaniment, a longtime crowd favorite who drew strong attendance last year.
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Morphy
Bert Morphy
Michigan State Fair Features Magnificent Dog Show
The Michigan State Fair opens Monday September 19 and will feature a grand dog show by the St. Clair Kennel Club under American Kennel Club rules. Exhibitors from Canada and as far east as Heaton sent entries, with over 16000 dollars worth of dogs, generous cash prizes, cups and ribbons across diverse classes. One of the largest fair buildings hosts the event, housing six hundred dogs under one roof, a new sight for Michigan visitors and a cornerstone of the fair.
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Michigan
St. Claire
Canada
Heaton
Fair Grounds
Count Teddy and Baby Jim at the fair
The article profiles Little Count Teddy, 28 inches tall and 61 pounds, and Baby Jim, 21 years old and over 600 pounds, both popular entertainers at the fair. A nearby ostrich farm will let visitors inspect the feathered oddities, with Johns' glassblowers also featured on the Midway.
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Teddy
Baby Jim
Johns’ Glassblowers
Remarkable trained horse Mazeppa to show at State Fair
The article describes Mazeppa, a highly trained horse, slated for exhibition at the State Fair. It praises its remarkable performances and entertaining abilities drawing large crowds, with hoopla around the Midway showings and favor from attendees and press.
Free attractions headline for State Fair midway show
The State Fair midway on September 1 and 24 will feature free attractions led by Mamie Francis and her diving horses. The act billed as a thriller promises exciting stunt work and crowd appeal.
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Mamie Francis
Indi
Runaway Engine Plunges at Shenandoah Colliery Siding
A Reading company locomotive at Shenandoah Pennsylvania, driven by Engineer Horan, plunged over 3 Sidfoot embankment after a switch was turned. The crew and two battle ship cars derailed but escaped due to soft ground. four others jumped to safety.
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Hammond Colliery
Reading Company
Shenandoah
Sidfoot
Fall’s Fantastic Pilles for a Cure Promotion
Reward offered for cure claims under this medical patent medicine notice. Promotes Coterck Flati’s Citterl as a radical treatment for the disease described with grandiose language. Contains testimonials and a charity promise of dollars for any failure, listing CHENEY & CO as sellers and urging readers to purchase through the advertised address.
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York
J. Cheney & (Co
Drigelers
Tate
Fall
Fragmented Readable Notes On Health Morals And Publication
A garbled note discusses cholera prevention with veterinary backing, claims on buying slick coal for hogs, and a skeptical view of heaven tied to daily kindness. It quotes a reader from Dover Del about a non existent book and explains material distribution by the American Press Association via its branches.
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Veternnry
Dover
Del
American Press Association
Park Place
New York City
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Hocking Valley
West Virginia
A. C. Thornton & Son
Stiriing and Miller
Price
MR. L. Perrigo
Forest Hill, Michigan
Alma Record
Gratiot County
Brookins
Man
Count Teddy and
Mazeppa
Seni
Macey
Aviv
W. H. Parr
Investors of Trust
Detroit
Wright House
Ro Tee Moen
J. F. Schwartz
Charles H. Goggin
Republican
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