Cupid takes his tenth shot at Mary Moore
An elderly Missouri widow, Mary Moore Smith Pettijohn Smith Hill Mooman, known for a string of marriages, marries James Dyer of Kentucky in Savannah after a staged courtship. The bride recounts a lifetime of unions and rekindled vows, ending in a quick ceremony and a honeymoon in Chicago.
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Cupid
Mary Moore
ST. Louis
Parnell
Solomon
James Dyer
Cuttawa
Nat Goodwin
Chicago
Mr. Smith
Charles Peabody
Mrs. Smith
Mr. Peabody
Peabody
Johnettijohn
Missouri
Carpenter Smith
Hill
Fred Mooman
Stanberry
Rivers and Harbor Committee Hearing Transcripts
Testimony recounts a Roof Garden discussion among Sims Hartwell Farnsworth and Armbrecht. Questions cover deep water as a belt line lever, reactions to an August Item editorial, and Turner’s chairmanship and committee dynamics.
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Roach
Mr. Armbrecht
Mr. Farnsworth
Mr. Hartwell
Mr. Quinn
Mr. Sims
Hartwell
Horace Turner
Washington
Mobile
Senator Gore
Senate
Battle House
O’connell
Mr. Lott
Mr. O’connell
Mr. O'Connell
Mr. Turner
Sims
O'Connell
Armbrecht
Rivers and Harbor
Harry Pillans
Pillans
Turner
Mr. Burgess
Farnsworth
Estes D. Baker
Rivers and Harbors
J. C. Rich
Mr. Rich
Wilson
Zelnicker
Rivers and Harbor Committee
Mr Roach
Wilsom
Rivers and Harbors Committee
Kidney Pills Claim Cure for Backache and Rheumatic Ailments
An advertisement by Van Antwerpp Drug Corp promotes Foley Kidney Pills as restoring normal kidney and bladder action to relieve cold backache rheumatism and primary irregularities. It emphasizes honesty and curative results.
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van Antwerp Drug Corp
Woman wins divorce from ninth husband in Oregon
Ellen Grangrow of Pendleton obtained a divorce from Grant Nicholas Grangrow after four attempts in multiple counties. She volunteers $2000 alimony and retains about $8000 in her name. Both are Native American, ages 63 and 59 respectively, with nine marriages and four prior desertions.
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Oregon City
Ore
Jan
Ellen Deering Grangrow
Pendleton
Grant Nicholas Grangrow
Big cat loses front tooth in non anesthetic extraction
In Greeley Colorado H D Parker’s large house cat Billy refused anesthesia as Dr F E Stockover pulled a long ulcerated front tooth with forceps. The operation required two boys and one man to restrain the animal amid a long piercing yowl.
Vapor Treatments for Cold Troubles
Vapor therapies now used in all hospitals deliver medicine to lungs via the vapors from Vick's Vap O Rub. Applied to throat and chest, menthol thymos eucalyptus camphor and pine tar vapors release with body heat. Cold symptoms improve quickly, even in one night for croup. Three sizes from 25 cents upward.
Jewels in dispute as banker ordered to answer ownership claim
Justice Govegan ordered Charles L. Leonori to explain what happened to jewels his wife says she left with him in 1910. Mrs. Leonori cites a gold dog collar, an Alpha Delta pin, a pearl coral rope, diamonds and heirlooms valued at about 1350, while he insists the pieces are chiefly his due to marriage disputes and heirloom status.
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New York
Justice Gavegan
Supreme Court
Charles L. W Leonori
Fifth Avenue
Leonori
Kentucky
Alpha Delta Fraternity
Judge Burbank
Newport
Larchmont
Leonoris
Govegan
Leonorl
When a Man Wants to Appear Learned He Uses Logic
A compact wry remark noting that men seeking to seem educated rely on the word logic rather than genuine knowledge. It reflects skepticism about rhetoric over understanding in public discourse.
Socialism criticized as threat by Catholic scholar
The Rev John Melody of the Catholic University of Washington told the Irish Fellowship club in Chicago that progressive legislation will curb social and industrial evils and remove socialism as a menace. He argued socialism is anti religious and warned that collective ownership seeks confiscation of capital while noting the rise of small tradespeople despite Marx’s prophecy.
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Chicago
John Melody
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
Melody
Irish Fellowship Club
Men Agree to Swap Spouses in Emphora Divorce Plot
In Emporia Kansas on January 1 Mrs. Lester Farr and Mr Glen Barnhart sought to dissolve two marriages and exchange partners after long consideration. Attorney Samuel told them that separate divorce actions and six months wait are required before remarriage. Farr, 29, wife 28 with three daughters aged 9 and 2 would have custody only to the mother with father providing support.
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Emporia, Kans
Lester Farr
Glen Barnhart
Samuel
Nuel
Mr. Farr
Patience Tested as Easier Fights Emerge
Fragmentary line suggests patience can be strained when easier confrontations arise. The remark hints at a paradox where endurance faces pressure from more straightforward conflicts.
Business Men's Lunch Promoted at DeBriere's
A short note promotes DeBriere's lunch offerings for businessmen from noon to 2 30 pm. It touts quick service and top market fare, featuring a specialty lunch and a no coffee option deemed the best in the city.
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DeBriere
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William Brown
Grant City
Mr. Brown
Brown
Mr. Dyer
Savannah
Dyer
Hackman
Hanscom
Mr. Farns
Squaw
Food Choppers
United States
Jacksonville
L. “Hackney
Pla
Motor Supply CO
General Distributors
New South Rubber Co
Atlanta, Ga
Staub’s
N. Royal Street
Nelson & Bailey
S. Royal ST
Catholic Tive Ownership
Kansas
South Royal ST
Adam Glass & Co. Incorporated
Royal Street
L. C. Fry
E. F. Ladd
D. P. Bestor, JR
G. A. Michael
Assi’ Cashion
Merchants Bank
Water and
St. Francis Streets
Pries
A. Stree, “the Baker
North Royal Street
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