Knoxville Bridge Killer Describes 29 Victims Then Leaps
On a Tennessee bridge crowd scene Will Davis a black man confesses to a spree of murders claiming 29 victims. He fires shots from a pole on the bridge then dives into the river to die as deputies close in with a warrant. Davis had been employed as a track greaser for the Knoxville Railway and Light Co with suspected crimes in other southern cities.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Will Davis
Tennessee River
Bill
J. H. Fox
Suffridge
Burkhardt
Davis
Knoxville Railway & Light Co
OFFICER S MURDER AND STRIFE IN MULTI TOWN NEWS
Talladega Alabama November 4 a police chief murdered by a posse a guard shot in the leg two other suspects jailed in Sylacauga for safekeeping. In Kelly Kansas a young woman killed herself as wedding ceremonies nearby played. Also a poisoning case in Kansas City and a Browning anecdote about poetry in English aristocracy.
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Talladega
Ala
Tom Thompson
Ford Singleton
Orwell
Talladge
Thompson
Sylacauga
Frisco Banks To Issue Email Denomination Certificates
Frisco bankers decide to issue clearing house certificates in email denominations to supply small negotiable currency for payrolls and cash needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco Tries II
San Francisco
Explosion at railway camp tears seven men apart
Seven men were killed in a blast at a construction camp on the Portland and Scotto railway near Lyte Thomead Anderson. Victims include Christ Peterson and Arieson Hindos among the injured and dead, with authorities investigating the Friday incident.
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Lyte
Wash
Portland & Scotto
Lyté
Thomead Arieson
Christ Peterson
Vier
Gna Fiyo Hindos
Kidney Health Tonic Claims from Old-Time Ad
A vintage advertisement touts a home remedy for kidney and bladder ailments with a doctor’s endorsement. It prescribes a mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Kargon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to take by teaspoonful after meals and at bedtime, claiming cure of backache and urinary issues before Bright's disease.
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Bright
Scranton
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Tested by Time A Cure That Has Held Good for Four Years
Mrs. Mary Crumlish of 1130 West Third Street Wilmington Delaware recalls severe back pain dizziness headaches and swelling of ankles before using Dean's Kidney Pills four years ago. She says they cured her and she has remained well since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Mary Crumlish
West Third Street
Wilmington
Del
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Wild Tribe of Poets in the Philippines
The Bogobos, a picturesque Philippine tribe in Santa Cruz, Davao district, are described as poets and musicians with a dislike for practical tasks. Miss Benedict of Chicago University is in the area collecting Bogobo customs, noting bead work resembles that of American Indians while other traits differ.
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Philippines
Tropics
Santa Cruz
Davao District
Benedict
Chicago University
Old Lady Fears Death But Embraces Life in Frank Birthday Note
A seventy three year old woman declares she does not fear aging or death but lives in fear of paralysis. Mr. James F. Abernethy of Rutherford College praises Sloan's Liniment and other remedies, citing a paralysis case helped and promising to spread the word. A diner enjoys waffles and plain cakes, asking for no fancy printing on the plates.
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James F. Abernethy
Rutherford College
N. C
W. L. Douglas
Ae Bea
Douglas
Brockton
Maas
Hye
W.L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
Mass
Family finds Cuticura remedies cure eczema and improve hair
A Iowa City couple credit Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with eradicating their wife’s long standing facial eczema for four years and giving the husband a heavy head of hair. They also report success using the products on their baby to relieve heat and promote hair growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Springmire
Capital Street
Iowa City
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Miscellaneous Missives
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for uncured cases and claims about the cure’s internal action. It lists F J Cheney & Co and endorsers Watpina Kinnan Marvin Wholesale Druggists Toledo and Toledo area claims. It includes testimonials and price in cents and notes widespread drugstore availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Ely
Watpina, Kinnan & Marvin
Puledo
Hell
All Druggiata
Hall
A Jersey Farmer Shocks At The Dromedary
An aged Jersey farmer visits a circus and stares in disbelief at a dromedary cage. He watches the beast while crowds move on and after fifteen minutes spits in disgust, declaring there aint no such animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everybody’s Magazine
Best Friend Named Postum Cures Nervous Heart Ailments
A Wisconsin woman testimonials that coffee harmed her nervous system and heart, while Postum Food Coffee restored health and weight, ending palpitations. She says her children enjoy Postum and that even her sister changed to it after boiling per directions. The Postum Co Battle Creek, Michigan distributed the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontum
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Wabi
Pan Owe
Signs of Long Life and the Horse Sense
A physician cites Bacon on longevity noting that long life correlates with slow growth, coarse hair and large teeth, while short life links to fine hair and early corpulence. The piece parodies a Minneapolis Journal quote and ends with a quip about a wife and her husband knowing horses but not their future actions.
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Bacon
Minneapolis Journal
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Elled
Alabama
Kansans City
L. H. Perkins
Lawrence
Kan
Walter M. Crous
Perkins
Perkin
Robert Browning
Browning
Byron and Tennyson
Oil City
Major Franklin
Wild Tribe OF Poets
Cuticura
Lydia P. Pinkham
Miss Kate A. Hearn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Kate A. Hearn
West 47Th Street
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Manitoba
North West
H. M. Williams
Lew Building
Toledo, Ohio
New Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
Rock Island Line
Kerr
Nara-Vieo
vRmarsigos
Janet
ETL
John Sebastian
Reck Lnland Lines
Chicago
Ile
REE Ib
K. Paxton
Cardus
Chas, Williams
Willow Shoals
Mic Dew
Chattenooga Medicine Co
Chattenooga, Teon
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