Ohio towns report fires deaths and civic notes
Reported incidents include eight year old Albert Potts burned in a shellac can explosion during an Indian game near a bonfire. Calamities in Lorain and Cleveland involve deaths by suicide and a sewer ditch collapse killing two. Reports cover arrests in Newark linked to Etherington lynching, dry platform politics in Brewster, and a 30 foot sea serpent tale from Ashtabula. Governor Harmon speaks at Hartagrove harvest home event while a prominent banker from Ashtabula dies.
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Canton
Albert Potts
Massillon
James Richardson
Lightning Bug
Noblesville
Ind
Richardson
Etherington
Zanesville
Ohio Electric Co
Main
Columbus
Bertha Mathews
Cuyahoga County
Sarah Karmer
Richland County
Bertha
Sarah
Youngstown
John Sands
Struthers
Sands
Burton
Swine Creek
Bundysburg
G. F. Horton
Cleveland
Tina Evans
Lorain
Elyria Avenue
A. Gabe
J. Peubeam
George Matthews
J. Bresnon
C. E. Chilson
State Board of Agriculture
Ashtabula
Thaddeus E., Hoyt
R. P. Reidenbach
Chamber of Commerce
D. E. Kelley
Lake Shore Club
Judson Harmon
Hartagrove
Ashtabula County
Harmon
America
Bates & Hance, Bankers
Charming lingerie gown suitable for garden party wear
A very charming lingerie gown features a smartly cut skirt with van dyke insertion at intervals along the flounce, embroidered center below the knee, and a bodice with Valenciennes lace collar and matched embroidery. Ideal for garden parties or river wear.
Summer millinery trends favor white and light textures
In hot weather hats must stay cool and stylish with white or white plus black for crisp effects. Black is rarely cool unless in lace or fine fabrics. new styles include mystery face veils and helmet shapes. A dead white chip hat with black Chantilly lace and pale pink rose adornments airs a light airy look.
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Corday
Milan
Cincinnati Markets Summary of Foodstuffs and Livestock
Cincinnati markets report mixed prices for staples and livestock. Butter, eggs, apples, cabbage, and berries show varied per unit costs. grains range for wheat corn oats and barley while hay and rye prices appear steady. Live stock includes cattle, hogs, sheep, lambs with assorted grades and prices across shippers, butcher, and packers categories.
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Cincinnati
Trade Situation Improves Says Dun & Co Weekly Review
New York trade prospects brighten as July activity shows improvement in business confidence. Weather boosts crops, but many purchases stay conservative with focus on immediate needs. Iron and steel still contract, yet overall orders decline less than expected and prices hold. Dry goods outputanchored by high costs, but shoe trade gains interest. cotton goods firm with a producer holding staple price. Yarns rise, men's wear sees broader demand, fall orders rise in shoes, leather markets improve though hides demand remains strong for late salting stock.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Effective Sofa Pillows for a Summer Home
The oblong summer pillow measures 14 by 20 inches and uses plain heavy weave crash in ecru or gray. Two inch bands of flowered cretgnne cross the pillow with narrow ecru lace edging. An alternate version uses flowered chintz or cretonne with linen bands and two inch linen lace ends.
Art in Wearing of a Sash
The sash adds height breadth and distinction when draped in shawl, waist, or plaid styles. Different drapes can conceal defects and highlight figure, making the old stiff bow at the back undesirable for flattering appearance.
Dainty negligees attract wives with home sewing ease
The article describes simple handmade negligees using white cross bar dimity or Persian lawn and Valenciennes lace. A long kimono style cut features a shawl collar, flowing sleeves, lace edging, and pink ribbon details at a short waist, presenting an appealing at home sewing option.
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Yalenciennes
Tulle Roses Trim Adorns Pink Silk Evening Dress
A pink silk evening dress showcased a cluster of five pink tulle roses with green tulle stems tied over thin wire sewn to the left side of the low neck. The design adds a delicate touch to elevate the gown from plain to stylish.
US and Canada Business Failures and Grain Exports
Bradstreet's Review Bays shows United States business failures for the week ending August 11 at 231, up from 166 last week and various prior years, with Canada failures at 20. Wheat and flour exports from US and Canada total 1,226,214 bushels for the week, down slightly from last week, with six week totals compared to the prior year. Corn exports for the week total 190,?0 bushels, with six weeks ending August 11 at 4,990,296 bushels.
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United States
Canada
Johnson faux pas noted in humorous anecdote
A Harper's Magazine tale recounts President Johnson asking about a dead acquaintance and being corrected by Mrs. Knox. The anecdote ends with Johnson realizing he had not seen the man on the street, provoking amusement among the writer and Johnson’s host.
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Johnson
Harper’s Magazine
Knox
Mr. Knox
Mrs. Knox
Mr. Johnson
Coca Cola Advertisement Offers Free Booklet and Record Book
The notice promotes Coca Cola as a cooling thirst quencher available at soda fountains and bottles. It invites readers to request a free booklet The Truth About Coca-Cola from the Coca Cola Co. Atlanta Ga and to send 20 stamp for the Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 containing Casey At The Bat and league records.
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Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Coca- Cola
Coca-Cola Baseball
Casey
Bernhardt Taints Bust Myth in Stage Sculpting Act
The actress Sarah Bernhardt did not mold a bust on stage but removes damp colored clay to reveal a pre modeled head beneath. Critics praised the illusion though experts note the technique differs from real sculpture.
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Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Mme. Bernhardt
Easy Task soap promises easy wash day
An advertisement extols Easy Task soap as a labor saver for women, claiming it halves the work on wash day. It urges readers to buy the product at their grocer’s.
Neighbor Names Owl After Judge Longworth
A neighbor nicknames a pet owl after Judge Nicholas Longworth, formerly on Ohio’s supreme bench. The next day an excited maid disrupts the judge’s wife’s garden party, uttering a remark about the judge.
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Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Supreme Bench
Longworth
Nipped In the Bud Cartoon Snippet
A brief fragment from the Boston Herald features a comic exchange with a minister declining cucumbers at tea and a child named Little Tommie teasing about tummy aches. The item reads as a light, domestic humor note from a newspaper cartoon caption.
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Tommie
Boston Herald
The Millionaire Happiness Illusion
A saying questions the belief that wealth equals greater happiness. It argues that possessing a million dollars does not guarantee far more joy than having one dollar. The quote challenges financial assumptions about well being and fulfillment.
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Cincinnati Miscellaneous
Kentucky
Cincinnati Grain
Armours
Armour Fertilizer Works
Hicago
Jerome S. McWade
Duluth
Boucher
Bernhardt
D. M. Craik
Monly
Aereteete
Paxtine
THE
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Ee Sapsules
Daisy Fly Killer
Gan the Mutual and Aoturing Co
W.N. U
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