Gypsy prophecy halts mob justice and frees Oliver Baxter
Oliver October Baxter survives a lynch mob after Josephine Judge exposes the gypsy forecast that he would be hanged. The crowd relents as Baxter is rescued by Lansing and June, then prepares to marry with friends supporting him. Horace Gooch hosts Baxter who seeks the gypsy’s confession as Oliver reveals he survived.
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Tiina
Lansing
Cir
Lumley
Wold
Ayer
Oliver Baxter
Josephine
Varlets
Oliver October Baxter
Oliver October
June
Paxter
Jang
Sammy V Parry
Oliver
Jane
Sammy
Serepta Grimes
Horace Gooch
David Harum
Tie
Death Swamp
Ife
Horace
Mr. Gooch
Ollie Baxter
Gooch
Mr. Baxter
Marguerite
Tom Sharp
Louvre: From royal residence to vast Paris museum
The Louvre began as a royal hunting lodge named Louverie and evolved into a major art palace. Francis I laid its foundation in 1541, later expanded by Henry IV and Louis XIV. The Louvre and Tuileries were united in 1857, spanning 48 acres in Paris.
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Louvre
Paris
Dagobert
Francis I
Henry IV
Louis XIV
Tuileries
Kansas City Times
Hod Carrier and Boss Swap Parable on Labor Promise
A Kansas City Star quote retells a parable about managerial promises of productivity and a hod carrier’s cheeky reply. The tale contrasts grand plans with simple, practical effort, ending with a promise to improve tomorrow.
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Kansas City Star
Afternoon gowns and party frocks from Paris styles
Paris fashions bring formal afternoon gowns and teen party frocks as western readers note velvet, metallics, georgette, and crepe de chine. Descriptions cover two young girl models by Patou with silk crepe and brocade, satin gowns, and velvet two piece outfits with trims, rings, and chiffon roses.
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Paris
Agnes
Patou
Stayton elected Missouri American Legion department commander
Edward M Stayton a celebrated Missouri officer and civil engineer is elected department commander for 1925 1926 by the Missouri American Legion at Springfield. A veteran of Meuse Argonne and St Mihiel he rose to colonel earning praise for readiness to answer duty and outstanding service in state and nation. Stayton, from Independence, is married with one son and leads major engineering projects nationally and internationally.
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France
Missouri
American Legion of Missouri
Springfield
One Hundred and Tenth Engineers
Ed Slayton
Stayton
Meuse- Argonne
St. Mihiel
Independence
Ele
Slayton
American
Society of Civil Engineers
Legionnaires Guard Shenandoah Crash Victims and Survivors
American Legion posts at Caldwell and Belle Valley organized relief and patrols after Shenandoah crashed near Caldwell Ohio. Fourteen dead were transported by Legion ambulance to Belle Valley for care, survivors to Cambridge until navy officers arrived. Looting near Aya led Caldwell commander Jerome Williamson to fire on a looter. Legion mourns Zachary Lansdowne, praising him as a popular officer. An Arlington burial saw Legion honor guard present with three fellow officers.
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Caldwell
Ohio
Belle Valley
American Legion
Lelle Valley
Cambridge
Legion Post
Navy
Shenandoah
Aya
Jerome Williamson
American Legionnaires
Zachary Lansdowne
Legion
Zach
Lansdowne
Arlington National Cemetery
Now I Am Well and the Mother of Two Children
A fragment notes a speaker claiming improved health and motherhood with two children. The lines read as a terse personal statement without additional context or events.
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Wwell
Peruna credited for curing chronic catarrh in Meeker County
Mrs Anna Linder of Dassel Meeker County Minnesota reports two years of chronic catarrh resolved after using Pe-ru-na praising the medicine as life changing and essential. The ad notes Dr Hartman’s Pe-ru-na has performed similar cures for over fifty years and is available in tablet and liquid forms nationwide.
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Anna Linder
Box
Dassel
Meeker County
Minn
USKIDE Soles Promise Long Wear and Comfort
Stop wasting money on big shoe bills. Tell your repair man to put USKIDE Soles in your shoes. USKIDE is the wonder sole by United States Rubber Company, twice as long wearing, waterproof, comfortable, and slip resistant for hard workers and walkers.
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United States Rubber Company
Uskide
Vermont
Adv
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George Barr McCutcheon
Bell Syndicate
WIN Service
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
ORE American
Legiong
American Legion News Service
Missouri Legion
Edward M. Stayton
Legionnaires
the Hostetter Co
Pittsburgh
Clarence A. O'Brien
Patent Office
Washington, D. C
Cascara
Cuticura
Cuticura Laboratories
Deept. M, Malden
Besa
Green
Omaha
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