Trunk Holds Girl Body in Seattle Mystery
Seattle police identify a strangled woman found in a trunk ashore at South Alki as Agnes Trueman McCombs Covington, wife of Frank Covington. Covington, 23, is missing and suspected of murder after a quarrel led to the killing. the trunk and locale suggest they later lived in a tent at South Alki before the crime.
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South Alli
Agnes Trueman McCombs Covington
Frank Covington
Dilsheimer Liquor Co
First Avenue
Covington
Hir
Louisville
St. Paul
Edith Covington
Frand Covington
George Robinson
Jennie Robinson
M. Plumer
510
Fifth Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Pearl Streets
Ninth
Stewart
Covingtons
South Alki
Fifth and
Madison Streets
First electric car trip through Belmont tunnel marks milestone
Crowded officials witness the north tube test from Jackson Avenue to Lexing ton Avenue in eight minutes with speed climbs to 45 mph. Four more runs follow the initial slow start as the journey proves the tunnel’s viability.
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New York
New Belmont Tunnel
East River
Forty-second Street
Jackson Avenue
Long Island City
Lexington Avenue
Manhattan
Noted Singer Shot in England. Rose Ettinger Recovering
Report from Wwmerloo notes Rose Ettinger known as Mrs Francie Braun was shot at her summer home in South Milton England. She is expected to recover. Daughter Rose Drueger is of A L Ettinger a wealthy businessman.
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Wwmerloo
Rose Ettinger
Mra Francie Braun
South Milton
England
Rose Drueger
A. L. Ettinger
Home Made Remedy Promises Quick Backache Kidney Relief
An article from a New York daily cites a simple prescription claimed to cure many backache and kidney or bladder issues if taken before Brights disease. Fluid Extract Dandelion half ounce Compound Karyon one ounce Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces shaken and taken after meals and at bedtime.
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New York Daily
Bright
Providence in it says a strange reunion on a train
A farmerlike man shares a train seat in Indiana and later discovers the woman he now meets is his first wife, whom he divorced seven years earlier. He explains Providence guides him, hoping the former marriage can provide a mother for his nine children as he has remarried twice and lost two wives.
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Indiana
Hanner
Itching Sores Cured in Five Days by Cuticura Remedies
Grandmother recounts her seven year old granddaughter’s measles followed by severe itching watery bleeding sores all over the body. After trying many remedies no relief came until Cuticura Treatments. within twenty four hours noted improvement and after five days the child was fully cured and has remained well. Mrs. F. Ruefenacht Bakersfield California report dated June 25 and July 20, 1906.
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F. Ruefenacht
Bakersfield
Cal
Doctor Called by Woman Says Child Swallowed Ink
A Washington doctor received a phone call from a Black woman formerly in his wife’s service. She claimed her young child had swallowed a whole bottle of ink. The mother said she gave three pieces of blotting paper as treatment before the doctor’s arrival.
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Washington
Darky
Red Head Twin Feud Sparks Return Remarks
In a Grand Forks Press item, John and Willie twins quarrel with Archie their friend with red hair. Archie leaves in a huff but reappears to declare they are not twins and people can tell him apart. The exchange shows Archie’s temper and desire for distinction.
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Willie
Archie
Grand Forks Press
Dellaw ora on European tour sparks Venice crowd scene
Dialogue in Chicago Daily News notes many Americans crowded Venice streets, some walking in the street to avoid crowds as the Dellaw ora tour allegedly continues. The exchange contrasts gaits and city layout with a witty quip about Venice canals.
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Dellawora
Guyer
Venice
Chicago Daily News
Prolific Garden Tale From Winnipeg Free Press
The article highlights William Knowles an English settler near Winnipeg Manitoba whose 12 acre holdings yield remarkable crops. Potatoes tomatoes onions and a wide range of vegetables flourish under favorable conditions with a notable tomato stock of 600 plants and a single stem bearing eighteen tomatoes.
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Winnipeg
Canada
William Knowles
Manitoba
Middlechurch Ferry
Red River
Free Press Office
Knowles
England
Hazlitt on laughter and tears in human conduct
Hazlitt argues that humans alone differ in what they are from what they ought to be. We cry at true distress and laugh at trifles that disappoint expectations. Sympathy for real pain triggers tears, while lack of it for the absurd provokes laughter and mirth rather than reflection.
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W. L. Douglas
Itt
Trooktom
Maas
Douglas
W. J. Thuglae
W.l.douglas
Brockton
Mase
Debtor's Last Five Dollar Loan Led To Payment
A man recalls lending several small sums to De Broke and extending the last five dollars after he claimed Ad would push payments on prior debts. De Broke repaid just one dollar on account.
Comrox recounts travel money mix ups in Europe
Mr Comrox notes his mother and daughters faced friction converting foreign money to dollars. They sometimes felt embarrassed when they realized they had accidentally ordered something not expensive.
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Europe
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered as Universal Remedy
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh in all stages as a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. The makers offer one hundred dollars for any uncurable case and invite testimonials, with the product sold by druggists for 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Fiall
Child’s prayer slip leads to playful, sleepy confession
Enid, tired from a day of play, tries to say prayers and mutters a humorous misquote about being sleepy. The snippet also advertises Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer with a $2.00 trial offer and a George Sand quote on giving without hesitation.
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St. Vitus
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