Saint Louis Bell Heralds a Century of Faithful Time
The tale recalls the founding of Saint Louis near the Mississippi where a church bell blessed a growing village. French explorers, a flag atop a summit, and a long quest for a bell culminate with a priest mounting a steeple to ring out evening prayers. The legend ties to New Orleans shipments, pirate ransom, and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition of 1904, echoing the bell's enduring harmony.
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New Orlow
Sherrand
Wrent
Pest Bluff
Bar
St. Louis
South America
New Orleans
Monsieur le Cure
Remarkable Case of Cough Cure Restore Health
A Marion Indiana woman, Gertrude E Fenner, claims One Minute Cough Cure cured her chronic lung illness and pneumonia after weight fell from 148 pounds to 2 pounds. She reports four bottles restored her health and normal weight. Sold by Dr EPL Guy.
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Gertrude E. Fenner
Marion
Ind
Epl
Guy
The Difference. Mies Langalah- Morey?
An odd, garbled dialogue fragment features misheard names and disjointed phrases about love, poetry, tuition, and a cheerful countenance spoken by a group including a person named Miss Perdy and a reference to Philadelphia.
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Miss Perdy
Bitter arraignment of high society by Mrs Burdette
Mrs Hubert J Burdette of Los Angeles, vice president of the National Federation of Women's Clubs, delivers a scathing roast accusing society women of superficial gaiety. She portrays them as chameleon-like figures chasing trends, with male companions deemed brainless, and hints at an expected divorce suit.
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Hubert J. Burdette
Los Angeles
National Federation of Women's Clubs
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Liver Pill Endorsement
Testimony from W. T. Easton of Koerne Texas praises DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as unequalled liver pills. The pills are claimed to cure biliousness torpid liver and jaundice while cleansing and strengthening without purging, sold by Dr E F Guyon.
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DeWitt
W. T. Easton
Koerne
Tex
E. F. Guyon
DeWitt's
BY & C. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
Convict Robert Strange Freed After Servicing Sentence
Robert Strange, who confessed to killing Colonel Godfrey Prowse during the Sheep Ranch hold up in Salt Lake City, has completed his term and been released from the Colorado State penitentiary. Strange’s confession concerns the same crime for which James Lynch and Robert L. King were sentenced to death. King has won a new trial, while Lynch’s sentence remains.
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Robert Strange
Canon City
Colorado
Godfrey Prowse
Salt Lake City
Stringe
James Lynch
Robert L. King
Utah
King
Lynch
Telegraph Wires to Be Used for Telephone
Superintendent William B. Glardon of the Denver and Rio Grande tele graph service installs a denlex system that uses telegraph wires to transmit telephone messages and telegraph traffic. The setup enhances train operation safety and was demonstrated as a success attracting worldwide attention.
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William B. Glardon
Denver and Rio Grande
Denver and
Rio Grande
Umbrella Trial Teaches Persuasive Tactics
A lawyer defends a man charged with theft of an umbrella by highlighting that every witness carries an umbrella to sway jurors. The barrister argues the witnesses’ fear and bias would taint minds, urging a not guilty verdict. The judge and jury overlook the plea, but the verdict follows the lawyer’s strategy.
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London
Ibsen Ends Dinner With Hostile Bear Like Demeanor
In 1891 at Sandviken near Christiania Georg Brantley and friends invited Henrik Ibsen to dinner. He balked at a nine person party but finally agreed as invitees swelled to twenty two. Ibsen, furious at the crowd, still attended, sipping champagne at soup to muster courage and scowling through the evening. He insisted he represents characters not roles and does not work for actors or actresses.
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Georg Brantley
Sandviken
Christiania
Ibsen
Brandes
Amusing exam answers on volcanoes in London Globe
The London Globe lists humorous student responses about volcanoes from a government office exam. Descriptions range from a volcano as a steaming mountain with sulfur to lather overflow causing fires, while a top answer incorrectly claims England’s boundaries touch United States and Europe. Latitude and Longitude are misused as sea-scribing terms.
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London Globe
England
United States
America
Europe
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Miller Aid
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Merwe
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Mosinan
Devtaah
Anne Kinnet
Huth
Ena
Ian Abil Bow Ovich
Louisiana Purchase Territory
New York
Moses
Detroit
Frontier Supply Co
Frontier
Wyoming
Ranchmen’s
Sheepmen’s
Drs
Cunnington & Hocker
Evanston, Diamondville
Cumberland, Kemmerer
H. E. Chistmas
U. S. Coun
Cyrus Beard
First National Bank
Kemmerer, Wyoming
L. R. Henderson
Joe Wheelwright
Uncle Joe
Drayman OF
Kemmerer
Mountain Trading Co
Dismondville Wyo
Thedford
Penins
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Frank Pfeiffer
John L. Lane
Arthur Robinson
the Kemmerer Meat Market
L. Quealy
Milwaukee
Denver
Oscar Smith
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