Wanted to be Present. A Worthy Scotchman to Marry
A young Scotchman, living in the old country, planned to marry a bride from a village home. On the wedding day he pressed to the station but was detained by a friendly grocer who kept him chatting. He sent a telegram after dictation: Dont marry till I come. William.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
John R. Rogers
Baltimore Red Cross Society
Music Hall
Baltimore Sun
Atlantic
Rogers
High Seas
World
England
Australia
Pacific
Mary E Poole elected president of Grand Army women
Mrs. Mary E B Poole of Whiting Indiana is elected president of the Ladies Grand Army of the Republic Presidents Association. Her record includes advocacy for veterans and endorsement of Dodd's Kidney Pills. The notice also recounts John R Rogers remarks on world travel and date changes aboard ships.
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Mary E. Poole
Whiting
Inn
Ind
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Mary EB. Poole
Poole
Dodd
Bright
What Do the Children Drink
An obscure ad like fragment promotes a new drink wavete cave. A father allows use of his daughter as a court house in a curious claim. A refund offer of 10c per PUTNAM FACELESS DUES package and Monroe Drug Co of Unionville MO are cited amid odd real estate marriage quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wavete
Putnam
Monroe Drug Co
Unionville, MO
Garr
Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Offer
An unauthentic ad touts a one day cure using Lakarive Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back promise. It references Grove’s signature on the box and claims a free trial bottle of Dr. Kiine's Great Nerve Bead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Kiine
H. Kiswe, Ltd
New Road Making Method Attracts Attention
Report from California describes spreading mineral oil on dusty roads to bind dust and harden surfaces. Eastern railroads have adopted similar spraying with petroleum to macadamize beds, using about sixty barrels per mile initially and two follow up applications, costing under one dollar per barrel.
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California
Saturday Evening Post
East
German Phonographs Guide Exhibitions
A German engineer has made phonographs usable as exhibit guides. Visitors call the attendant, who places the description roller into the phonograph to hear details about the exhibit.
Height of European Soldiers in Various Armies
The article notes that military heights differ from the general population. Italian conscripts average 5 feet with inches missing, French soldiers are about an inch taller, British troops average 5 feet 7% inches, Irish soldiers around 5 feet inches, and Norwegian soldiers reach 6 feet 9 inches, making Norwegians the tallest.
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Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Great Britain
Thio Pargsr
Soto
Uncle Sam
Perane
C. D. Powell
New League
Loyal Temperance Legion
Chehalis, Washb
Kimma Jouris
Golden Rod Sewing Circle
Burling Street
Chicago
Mies
Emma Jouris
Congressman Howard
Fort Payne
Ala
Uap
Les Medicine Con
Columbus
Peruna
la Grippe
D. L. Wallace
Barbers’ Union
Western Avenue
Minneapolis
Minn
L. D. Wallace
Grippe
M. A. Sharick
G. A. BR. Woman's Relief Corps
Fremont
Wash
Ogden
Clarice Hunt
Congresen
Pan White
N.C
Mare
Congress
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