Pioneer Judson Jones Dies En Route After Predicting 1920
St Peter Minnesota December 18 Judson Jones a territorial pioneer died suddenly while being rushed to a hospital He predicted he would live until 1920 and placed a tombstone reading Died in 1920 His career spanned soldier lawyer teacher and preacher and later years saw him rewrite the Bible in his phonetic spelling He helped pursue the Younger brothers after the Northfield bank raid and authored a simplified spelling book Born in New York in 1832 he moved west in the 1870s and served Blue County as county attorney.
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ST. Peter, Minn
Judson Jones
Cleveland
Northfield Bank
Jones
New York
Wisconsin
Blue ‘County
Deafness and Head Noises Cured by Invisible Forces
Advertises a cure for deafness and head noises claiming a mysterious natural treatment. Promises free full information from Dr L C Grairis Co and a no cost coupon to obtain details and book by mail.
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L. C
Dr. . C. Grains Co
Pulsifer Bldg
RCAC
Dr. L. C. Grains Company
Pulsifer
Chicago
Til
Last Confederate order by Lee shown in Richmond exhibit
The final General Order No 9 by General Robert E Lee is now on display in the Confederate Museum in Richmond Virginia. Donors Henry Hersey Andrew and Edith Andrew of Boston presented the artifact formerly owned by John A Andrew then Massachusetts Governor. A letter from the Daughters of the Confederacy thanked the Andrew family for the loan and generosity.
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New York
Robert E. Lee
Confederate Museum
Richmond
Henry Hersey Andrew
Edith Andrew
Boston
Mass
Andrew
Union Society of the
New Orleans
Alexander B. White
Daughters of the Confederacy of the United States
Mr. Andrew
West End Avenue
Children War On Caterpillars in Connecticut
In Willington CT on December 13 the state launches a school driven effort to destroy tent caterpillar egg masses to cut future infestations. Connecticut Agricultural College Extension Department and the state board of education sponsor a contest for grammar school pupils to bring in 100 egg masses each, with prizes totaling 26 dollars for the winner and a 25 dollar summer school scholarship for the top teacher. Daleville pupils report strong results led by William Klecak with over 600 masses and an estimated 165 750 caterpillars.
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Willington
Conn
Connecticut Agricultural College Extension Department
State Board of Education
Connecticut
Connecticut Agricultural College
Storrs
Daleville School
William Klecak
Edison Company to Extend Profit Sharing in 1919
Brooklyn December 13 The Edison Company will continue its profit sharing for the current year affecting over 900 employees with about 60 000 dollars distributed. The plan bases shares on years of service with eight percent for five years or more and two percent for two years, plus quarterly six percent from the Investment Fund. The program, praised by W F Wells, earned broad support from 500 attendees and a scholarly address by Mr McLean on labor relations.
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Brooklyn
Edison Company
Brooklyn Company
National Electric Light Association
Edison
Association Hall
Bond Street
W. F. Wells
Wells
McLean
Portland Divorce Aims For Celebrity Governor Claim
Viola M. Coe is accused of political notoriety driven ambition to become governor. Dr Henry W. Coe files for absolute divorce alleging she blackened his eye and became more militant after a European peace congress. The husband and three sons urge domestic reconciliation, but she remains defiant.
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Portland
Ore
Viola M. Coe
Ing
Henry W. Coe
Roosevelt
Europe
The Reiss Mercantile Co Gifts for All Ages
The store offers Christmas gifts for men women and children that will please recipients with joyful lasting appreciation. A stroll through the aisles presents many helpful suggestions but buyers should come early before items are sold.
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Reiss Merc. Co
Steal House but Leave Lot in San Francisco
A San Francisco woman returns to inspect her Fifth Avenue Elmhurst property finds the house missing while the lot remains. Police track suspects as several houses were moved and later identified. authorities weigh grand larceny versus a city ordinance violation for moving a house without council permission.
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San Francisco
Cal
Fifth Avenue
Elmhurst
Bay
A. M.gallagher
Dog Eats Sausage Causing Railway Damages
A greyhound belonging to a farmer near Pontiac Kansas chewed into a crate of smoked sausage weighing thirty pounds shipped from Wichita to J. H. Seibert. The dog’s actions caused damage noted in a Missouri Pacific railroad over, short and damage report filed in Wichita.
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Pontiac
Kans
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Wichita
J. H. Seibert
Ant
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Richmond Museum
Sama Claus
Mobile Electrical Spply Co
Col. Roosevelt
Toytown
Reiss
Brush
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Fara
Goel
Temoat
TOD
Ladie
ABC Books
Richter’s
Baer
Joe
Wheel Toys
Bealee A
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Bae
Dog
Astrachan
Coats
Bedford
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