Lost Girl 15 Found With Philadelphia Heiress and Waiter
Philadelphia heiress Roberta Buist de Janon, 17, and waiter Frederic Cohen were found in Chicago with a $1.60 cash supply. Cohen, who posed as her father, described a long flight from Philadelphia to Chicago with plans to return to relatives. Police reported Cohen would waive extradition and the Philadelphia authorities were alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Roberta Buist de Janon
Philadelphia
Frederic Cohen
Bbellevue-Stratford
Philadelpha
West Superior Street
Cohen
Chicago Avenue
Miss de Janon
United States
Canada
England
St. John's N. B
de Janon
Frank Perrin
Alice
Robert King
Montreal
Woman with millions leads New York tax list
In New York on Monday personal tax assessments place Emma B Kennedy at the top with $6 million in property and $26 million left to charity. Carnegie and Sage tie for second with $5 million, Rockefeller at $2.5 million, and Vanderbilt figures among others. Real estate assessments total $6,600,187,222, up from $6,333,177,804 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Carnegie
Emma B. Kennedy
Russell Sage
John D. Rockefeller
August Belmont
Thomas F. Rya
May Buy the Entire Burley Tobacco Crop
Lexington Thomas F. Lawson of Boston arrived Monday to confer with Burley tobacco society officers about purchasing the pooled crop of 118,000,000 pounds. He offered 20 cents a pound and may bind the contract with a $2,000,000 check, representing a Boston syndicate.
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Lexington
Thomas F. Lawson
Boston
Burley Tobacco Society
Lawson
Burley Society
Missourian 110 Years Old Libéral Henry Dorman Birthday
Libéral Dorman of Liberal Missouri celebrated his 110th birthday on Monday. Born in Steuben County New York he enlisted in the Union Army at sixty four and served through the Civil War. He has been quite feeble for the last two years.
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Henry Dorman
Steuben County
N. Y
Doan's Kidney Pills Promise Backache Relief
Backache signals kidney distress and warns of potential Bright's disease or diabetes. If kidneys fail, pains spread, urination changes, dizziness, and fatigue follow. Doan's Kidney Pills claim to cure weak kidneys and regulate urine, tracing lineage to James Doan and a tradition of pure, non poisonous formula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Doan
James Doan
Still in the Family Frolic of Dog Grooming
A humorous domestic scene shows a husband bragging about clean dogs, but his wife notes the fleas are on him instead. The Great Dane and a large St Bernard feature in a light, teasing exchange about pet care and shared duties.
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Marie
Hubby
Tom
Deafness Cure Claims and Patent Remedies
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and promotes patent cures from J. Cheney O. in Toledo Ohio. It urges readers to send for circulars free and mentions Ponty Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hali
J. Cheney
Toledo
Tse
Fair Fat and Tide-y at the Ocean
A Kansan sits on Atlantic City shore as a fair fat leather splashes in the surf. Unaware of tides he is soaked by a final large wave washing over his shoes, prompting him to scold the ferries.
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Atlantic City
Everybody's Magazine
Sarcastic exchanges about petty larceny and flattery
The fragmentary text shows a sarcastic dialogue on deception and theft plus a remark on how flattery can influence a woman's thoughts. It includes random interjected phrases about mothers and raising other people's children, with garbled lines suggesting a damaged page.
Fare not fair. Division Superintendent asks about fare passengers
A dialogue piece shows a division superintendent questioning a conductor about fare passengers on a last trip and the conductors reply about fair passengers and noticing complexions. The exchange hints at racial themes in transit.
Twenty four Carloads Bought for Lewis Binder Cigar Factory
Frank P. Lewis of Peoria purchases what is described as the largest lot of fancy grade tobacco for Lewis Single Binder Cigars. The 24 carloads come from the finest recent crop and are expected to last more than two years. An extra price was paid for the selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis’ Binder
United States
Frank P. Lewis
Peoria
Peoria Star
Fragmented ad copy hints at medicines and quotes
An OCR fragment mentions druggists, prices, and advertising lines about curing a cold in one day. It references box signatures and a remark about a young man paying more to educate himself than his father, plus a line about a clever wife.
Lightning Change in Spotcash Firm Charm
Maria, the spider-legged gawk who visits Bessie regularly, is identified as young Mr. Welloph, junior partner at Spotcash & Co. The dialogue questions why she does not attract a more encouraging life.
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Maria
Bessie
John
Mr. Welloph
Spotcash & Co
Perry Davis Pain Killer Advertises Relief
Perry Davis Pain Killer claims quick relief from strains and sprains in joints or muscles. Wording targets druggists and mentions 35 and 50 cent sizes with large bottles as cheapest option. No specific events or people beyond Perry Davis brand.
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Perry Davis
Fragmentary Ad Copy and Slogans From Vintage Ad Page
The readable text lists Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup and a note about a boy in Sunday clothes. It reads like an old ad page with generic product captions and sentimental lines. No distinct events or people are fully identified in the legible fragments.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Roberta DE Janon
Chicago Police
J. R. Black
Joon
Dean
Black
James Crooks
N. W
American Fork
Utah
Crooks
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
W.N.Y
Buffalo
Dulby
Ancey
Miss Cayenne
Gos
Mrs. Winslow
Wind College
Fred C. Witten
Elm St
Newark
N. J
Sterling Remedy Company
Illinois
Lincoln
RAYO
Fn Ee Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Whits
A. H. Lewis Medicine CO
BT. Louis, MO
Wulfsohn
Ganss Fur UR Co., Inc
Nicoliet Ave
Minneapolis
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