End of world predicted at Adventist camp meeting
In Springfield Mass on August 23 Prof A E Hatch of Leon Iowa forecast the end of the world in 1914 with 1916 marking salvation and deliverance. The large Adventist camp meeting drew many believers, countering past scoffs as attendees noted poverty and a two week gathering designed to ease costs.
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International News Service
Springfield
Mass
National Adventist Campmeeting Association
A. E. Hatch
Leon
Iowa
Hatch
Tom Faible
Professor Hatch
Corset Advertisements Describe Unusual Garment Length
In a note on fashion advertisements readers observe corsets being made so long they risk bagging at the knees, a detail underscoring long silhouettes in period dress and consumer novelty in the market.
Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Promises Quick Health Restore
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy as a fast acting cure for stomach liver and intestinal ailments. One dose is claimed to convince skeptics of its effectiveness with thousands already reporting health improvements. The copy urges sending for a booklet to Geo H Mayr Mfg Chemist in Chicago.
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Mayr
Geo. H. Mayr
Mfg
Whiting St
Chicago
Tilady
Teachers Meet to Study School Hygiene in Buffalo
International congress on school hygiene opens in Buffalo on August 25 with discussions on sex and personal hygiene play, athletics, and medical inspection. Health board data highlight tuberculosis as a major risk among school teachers, urging action to improve working conditions and public school health.
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International News Service
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
America
Canada
Europe
Kansas City
School Hygiene Congress
Health Board
Michigan State Board, of Health
Michigan
Woman Sues 10 Recover Lands in Selma
Carrie B. Stewart of Montgomery through Lawyers Leader and Ewing files eleven suits in Dallas County Circuit Court seeking parcels in western Selma valued near 75000 dollars. Plaintiffs name B Hirschfield Helen McKinnon J M Riser Frank Wise Annie Donovan A J Yaretzky Mary McSwean A L Parke Bertha Long G H Kyser Kate Weil. suits may be heard in November civil week.
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Selma
Ala
Leader and
Ewing
Birmingham
Carrie B. Stewart
Montgomery
Circuit Court
Dallas County
B. Hirschfield
Helen C. McKinnon
J. M. Riser
Frank F. Wise
Annie Donovan
A. J. Yaretzky
Mary McSwean
A. L. Parke
Bertha Long
G. H. Kyser
Kate Weil
Circuit Court of County
Stewart
W.B. Tarver
Promenaders Shocked by Red Garment Pedestrian in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg Nevsky Prospect locals were startled by a man fully clad in a red garment bearing Around the World. Joseph Frank Micalec says he left New York Jan 16 1911 to walk around the world on foot and may win 30000 if he returns by 1914. He has crossed Vladivostok to St Petersburg with letters from the Japanese government.
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International News Service
ST. Petersburg
Nevsky Prospect
Caucasus
Mongolia
Mephistopheles
New York
United
Startling Story of Spanish Girl in Pittsburg Court
Gladys Cartas, seventeen, told central police court she named fourteen Pittsburg men who knew her since arriving two weeks ago. She accused a local dentist with eight children. police withheld the name. She wore a white suit and hat as detectives from the Morals Efficiency commission took interest.
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East End
Morals Efficiency Commission
Pittsburg
German Actors Poorly Paid Across Germany
Berlin reports reveal dire wages for provincial theatre workers. Advertisements show salaries as low as 60 to 90 marks monthly for various roles including naive and comic leads, with many performers offering services at minimal pay. Firms seek singers, wardrobe suitable candidates, and even multi role staff at near zero wages.
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Berlin
Germany
Alsace
The Old Standard Tonic Advertises Strength and Purity
An advertisement touts a general strengthening tonic labeled The Old Standard. It claims to arouse the liver, purify the blood, drive malaria from the blood, and build up the system for adults and children. Price listed as 50 cents.
Jealous Dallas Wife Kills Husband And Cousin
Mrs. Rob ert L Adams, wife of a Dallas capitalist, shot her husband and her cousin Bertha Neese after finding them together in their home. She claimed jealousy and said she had done her duty. Bond set at $1000 as women of society supported her release.
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Bertha Neese
Adams
Bertha
Dallas
Mrs. Adams
Frightful Freckle Cure Promoted by Noted Physician
A prescription for freckle removal by a renowned doctor is marketed by Van Antwerp Drug Co with a money back guarantee. The remedy uses ethine, offered in an ounce dose, promising quick improvement and possible disappearance of light freckles after initial applications.
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van Antwerp Drug Co
Abson
Asi
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