Fat Man's Sigh Bursts Button at Pittsburg Restaurant
In Pittsburg on February 14, J. E. Jones 250 pounds forced a sigh that split a button on his waistcoat. A fragment blinded his dinner companion Christopher Smith in the eye, while another fragment cut the cheek requiring stitches. Smith may lose sight in the left eye. Jones is a wealthy real estate man and Academy of Science member.
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Pittsburg
J. E. Jones
Christopher Smith
Mr. Smith
Mr. Jones
Diamond Street
The
Academy of Science and Art
Soul Waves Disrupted in Court by Fractured Detailing
New York report details Franz W. Sears of the New Thought Church questioned in a supplementary proceeding. He could not answer some inquiries, claiming memory gaps amid chaotic testimony. He recalls a healer status, a Boston gas air mixing machine past, a Colorado Sears Investment tie, and payment of three dollars weekly for a room.
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New York
Franz W. Sears
New Thought
Sears
Mr. Sears
F. W. Sears
West Thirty-fourth Street
Boston
Colorado
Sears Investment Company
Justice Clears Woman Name in New Divorce Case
In New York a supreme court justice publicly exonerated Agnes C. Rogers co respondent in the Spooner divorce action and dismissed the complaint. Relying on suspicion the court held the case flawed and halted proceedings after testimonies including Henry Spooner about an alleged embrace in 1905.
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New York
Supreme Court
Martha Spooner
William R. Spooner
Justice Erlanger
Miss Rogers
Erlanger
Sears testifies in divorce case over alimony and assets
The testimony centers on an income reported as 400 to 500 dollars yearly and the claim that the law recognizes a marriage to Mrs Julia Seton Sears. Mrs Sears seeks divorce while Sears admits limited wealth and notes a $1148 judgment for breach of contract affecting his finances and harmony with William Ross.
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Julia Seton Sears
William Ross
Sears
A Dollar for Each New Baby Offered by Bank
Chicago Feb. 14 The State Bank of Evanston will open a savings account with a $1 deposit for every baby born inside Evanston. Parents of each new arrival will be urged to deposit an amount equal to the baby's age on each birthday, so a 21 year old would have about $250.
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Chicago
Evanston
State Bank of
There's No Corn That GETS-IT Won't Get Off
An old style advertisement extols GETS-IT as a new corn treatment that removes corns without cutting or irritation. It claims quick action with a few drops, minimal redness, and cites 25 cents per bottle or mail order from E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago.
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E. Lawrence &Co
Chicago
Sinbad the Sailor tale in Mississippi habeas ruling
L C Harding alias Oliver, jailed for fraud, escaped Aberdeen jail, and a lengthy chase tied him to Georgia and Mississippi. A Mississippi habeas ruling freed him after witnesses in Aberdeen identified him as the escaped convict, while Harding claimed a twin brother misused his name.
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Aberdeen
Harding
L. C. Harding
Greenwood Springs
Monroe County
Georgia
Climax
Georgia Penitentiary
Miss
Mississippi
Victor Montgomery
Edwards
Ne. Powers
Andrew Davis Oliver
L.C. Oliver
South America
Oliver
Death from celluloid collar burns in Hanover
William E. Stone 48 died after ignition of a celluloid collar caused by an explosion while he stirred a pot of paint over a wood stove. He ran outside into a snowdrift and quenched the flames but fatal throat burns followed. He leaves a widow and six children.
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Hanover
N. H
Wiliam E. Stone
Stone
One Day Cure Ad for Bromo Quinine Laxative
An old advertisement promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE claiming a genuine formula. It mentions signature by E. W. Grove and asserts a cure for cold symptoms in one day.
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E. W. Grove
Ambition For Self Improvement May Regenerate the World
Laura Kingston urges readers to pursue self improvement as a path to world renewal. The essay argues ambition must be coupled with action and practiced over time to transform character and life. Heartened by noble aims, individuals shape destiny through disciplined effort and purposeful plans.
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Earth
Vap-O-Rub relieves croup and lung inflammation in children
An old home remedy instructs rubbing Vick's Vap-O-Rub on the chest and neck for a few minutes to loosen mucus and ease air passages during a croup or cold attack. The guide claims improvement within fifteen minutes with bedtime use and notes Vick's as preferable to internal medicines for throat and chest illnesses.
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Vick
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