Birthday Fourth of July Birthright Pruitt Misreads Age
Indianapolis News recounts Eliza Clin tard and John Pruitt seeking a marriage license with a quirky exchange about birthdays. The clerk notes Pruitt’s natal day aligns with July Fourth, sparking playful suspecting of age and celebration.
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Geforth John Pruitt
Natal
William B. Bernert
John Pruitt
Pruitt
Eliza Clintard
Lever
Berner
Berner Pruitt
Indianapalia News
Statesmen Saw Great Light in Senate Protest Over Galloway
Senator-elect Galloway, from Shelby County, faced a protest over a youthful duel but calmed fears by asserting Tennessee no jurisdiction over acts in other states. The roll-call in Shelby County led to his affirmation, after which all members voted for him. Other items note Fletcherism’s money cost to waiters, a flying fish seen near California’s coast, a dog attack joke, and quips about baseball figures Tenney and Raymond.
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Benlal Tenneseean
Galloway
State Senate
Shelby County
Dickinson
War Department
Tennessee
Senatuha
Msippi
Hriday
A. Paladini
Henrietta
California
Ullones
Alexander
San
Countess Sent to Prison After Demonstration
Newcastle reports four protestors arrested during a march on the chancellor Davie Sayd Fores, chancellor of the exchequer, and others. They were sentenced to a month's imprisonment for the act near Little Palace theater as he left after addressing the budget.
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Swift
Boston Transcript
Newcastle
Frelind
Lytton
Hos
Ord
Davie Sayd
Fores
Uradaford
London Daily News
Donafon
Little Palace Theater
Harvard House restored and opened at Stratford on Avon
A Harvard House opened at Stratford on Avon by Ambassador Whitelaw Reid has been bought and restored by Edward Morris of Chicago with Marie Corelli directing. Built to 1506 by Trobert Harvard, father of John Harvard, it will become Harvard University property and a free site for Americans visiting Shakespeare's birthplace. The house, once a business premises for an auction firm, cost Morris 6750 dollars plus similar restoration expenses and features fine sixteenth century carved woodwork.
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London
Harvard
Stratford-on-Avon
Whitelaw Reid
Edward Morris
Chicago
Marie Corelli
Trobert Harvard
John Harvard
Harvard Collge
Katherine Rogers
Robert Harvard
Harvard University
Shakespeare
Sailors Sicken on Mississippi River Storm Report
Memphis reports three sailors became river sick during a Mississippi storm. Captain Hi Partee and pilot crews, long by sea, were affected as torpedo flotilla steered toward Memphis. Old salts and ship officers endured two days of illness before recovery. Lieutenant Mitchell praises the inland river’s power.
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Memphis
Mississippi River
Tta
Hi. ©. Partee
Partee
Mississippi
Lieut
Mitchell
Memphia
Catarrh Cure Ad and Miscellany Item
An old advertisement for Farrs Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio appears with testimonials and pricing. The excerpt then shifts to a Kentucky tale of a woman who claims direct messages from the Almighty demanding money from a lawyer. Other items include a groggy humor piece about a child’s inquiry on grandpa’s punishment and a misread “aunts” joke.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
J. Cheney
Bis Frm
Walden, Inward
Marvin, Eile
Pat Bottie
Wil Druzkints
Fane Hale
Kentucky
Coffee Heart Harm Prompts Woman to Quit Coffee
A woman with severe heart trouble attributes relief to stopping coffee and switching to Postum. She details long illness, nervous prostration, and weight gain after using Postum, claiming the drink restored health and debunking coffee’s safety. Doctor supported tea and coffee as heart risks, urging cessation.
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Postum
Wellville
Ieee Gre Geanine
Trea
Sf Bomen
Carter Medicine Company wins again in U S Court
In the Southern District of New York New York City the United States Circuit Court issued a decree sustaining Carter Medicine Company's exclusive right to use red colored wrappers for its liver pill packages. The decision credits long standing adoption and continuous use by the company and its predecessors. Statements from National Druggist praise the ruling as the highest tribunal in the country.
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United States Circuit Court For
Southern Disttrict
New York
Wilting
New York City
Carter Medicine Company
St. Louie, Mo
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