Hasty marriage ends in cousin divorce in Missouri case
In Kansas City a circuit court judge separated Eleanora Bens from Joseph Bens after a marriage on November 8 proved a hoax. The 16 year old narrator says she fled home and chose Cousin Joe hoping for escape, with an annulment sought due to consanguinity under Missouri law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
E. E. Porterfield
Circuit Court
Eleanora Bens
Joseph Bens
Hbim
Missouri
C. A. Stephens
Joe
Poslam Skin Remedy Promises Quick Cure for Sores
An advertisement extols Poslam as a universal cure for skin diseases such as eczema acne tetter and psoriasis claiming immediate action and rapid healing. It touts Poslam soap for daily cleansing and notes benefits for infants and delicate skin with a free sample offer from Emergency Laboratories New York.
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West 25Th Street
New York City
Alabama Patents Granted This Week in Washington
Washington patent attorneys Davis & Davis announce Alabama recipients this week. G. J. Bryant of Alexandria receives a fertilizer distributor patent. B. Catchings of Jasper a automobile air valve patent. J. H. Dean of Birmingham four sheet and metal culvert patents. G. G. Green of Battelle gets a hand power hay baler patent. P. S. Jennings of Altoona receives a rail joint patent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Washinton
D. C
Messrs
Davis & Davis
Washington
G. J. Bryant
Alexandria
B. Catchings
J. H. Dean
Birmingham
G. G. Green
P. S. Jennings
Altoona
Mock marriage scandal lands teen in court
Involving Eleonora Stephens and her cousin, the pair staged a fake wedding with Thomas B. Milton as the groom. The plot unraveled after a traveling man and references exposed the ruse, leading to an annulment decree by Judge Porterfield.
Tuskegee graduates lead farming spread in the South
Special correspondence reports Tuskegee Institute graduates extensively farming in the South. Teachers keep students close to the soil, boosting crop yields from five to fifteen bushels to thirty to sixty per acre. Graduates run hundreds of farms in Macon County and beyond, with many teaching agriculture and working with the U S Department of Agriculture demonstration agents in several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Tuskegee Institute
South
Macon County
Alabama
Snow Hill
Prentiss
Mississippi
Talehagsee
Florida
Lawrenceville
Virginia
Denmark
South Carolina
University of Porto Rico
Porto Rico
United States Department of Agriculture
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Tuskegee
Institute
New Orleans Man in Book Swindle
Federal authorities issued a arrest warrant for William Beer librarian of the Howard Memorial Library in a case tied to a rare book swindle. Six men were sought in Chicago New Orleans and other cities as part of the investigation with additional warrants for William Young Conn Humes James Plunkett Edward J McArdle William B Sherwood and Glen F Farmer. Farmer is among twelve men awaiting trial over a Sugar Valley City case involving Emma Bird of Salt Lake City. Harry M Livingston of Saratoga Springs said he paid about 61000 for volumes claimed valuable but never seen.
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New York
William Beer
Howard Memorial Library
Chicago
New Orleans
William Young
Conn Humes
James Plunkett
Edward J. McArdle
William B. Sherwood
Syracuse
Glen F Farmer
California
Farmer
Emma Bird
Salt Lake City
Harry M. Livingston
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Livingston
Tangible Assessment Ordered for Railroads
Alabama plans tangible assessments of railroads and telegraph companies for 1913 at the state board of assessments meeting on February 5. The board includes the governor, auditor, treasurer, secretary of state, and attorney general, who has a vote only in case of a tie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Board of Assessments
Eee
Four Years End Calf Case in Kansas Ends in Verdict
In Jetmore Kansas a four year replevin dispute over a calf ends with a verdict for defendants Barstow and Schultz after the hide proved unmarked and the calf had been stolen. The case drew prominent local figures and spanned legal talent and ranching tension in Hodgeman county.
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Jetmore
Kan
Barstow
E. Netgate
Hodgeman County
Schultz
Health Rules of the Japanese Digest Practical Wellness Plan
Government printed guidance outlines daily outdoor time, sun exposure, and exercise. It prescribes meals with meat once daily, cereals vegetables fruits milk, thorough chewing, daily hot baths, weekly steam baths, and six to seven hours sleep with darker quiet rooms. It urges one day of absolute rest weekly, restraint from intense emotions, early retirement, modest tea coffee wine avoidance, and marriage encouragement while avoiding hot poorly ventilated rooms.
Quick Home Cure for Piles
A promotional notice offers Pyramid Pile Cure with a free trial package from Pyramid Drug Co Marshall Michigan. The ad claims immediate pain and itching relief, reduced inflammation, and a full size package for 50 cents after trial use. Readers are urged to mail a free coupon today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyramid Drug Co
Pyramid Blitz
Marshall, Mich
Pyramid Drug Company Free Sample Request
A reader from Marshall Michigan requests a free sample by mail of Pyra mid Pile Cure. They provide name street city state and ask for plain wrapping. The ad promotes a free package coupon pyramid drug company offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. J.W
Haines Company
Glenn Ridg
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Round of honors for Amundsen in Washington
Captain Roald Amundsen the South Pole explorer faced a day of honors in Washington with a gold medal presentation by the National Geographic Society. He met Taft, attended a Grosvenor luncheon, and delivered his South Pole dash lecture before a Geographic Society banquet.
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Washington
Raold Amundsen
South Pole
National Geographic Society
Taft
Amundsen
Gilbert H. Grosvernor
Geographic Society
The
Robert EB. Peary
Generous Bequests From Gulfport Woman Highlight Library Fund
Special to The Item Gulfport Miss January reports show the Daughters Library year 1912 total 5 666 volumes. Mrs J Walker Ross of S C and Congressman Bison of Washington contributed books. Mrs J W Thomas gave 100 for the library building fund and 150 for two local circles King’s Daughters charity work.
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Gulfport
Miss
Daughters’ Library
J. Walker Ross
S. C
Congressman Bison
Washington
J. W. Thomas
Thomas
King’s Daughters
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W. W. Wright
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Csree
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Absolute Corp
D. S. Bauer
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Frontier Asthma CO
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