Gum Chewers Number Into the Millions in U S
An observational piece estimates about 10 million gum chewers in the United States, divides them into habitual and occasional groups, and ties gum supply to chicle imports. It explains chicle origin, sapodilla trees, tapping methods, and the processing chain from sap to chewing gum. It also notes U S waterpower capacity and development.
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United States
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
District of Columbia
Department of Commerce
Mexico
Pan-American Union
Washington
Cortez
New England
South America
Central America
Uxmal
Tonoline Promises Restored Vigor And Weight Gain
A vintage advertisement extols Tonoline as a nerve and health tonic that nourishes cells and tissues. It claims improved appetite, sleep, blood richness, and energy, including a testimonial from Prof. B who gained 50 pounds and reached a desired weight. It also pitches Tonoline as a beauty aid for thin women.
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Prof
Mystery of decline in musical comedy blamed on fashion
Kansas City deems broader tastes and fashion trends behind waning theater attendance. Grand Opera house manager Seymour Rice cites changes in women's dress, noting short skirts and bright outfits as key factors reducing audiences for musical comedy.
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Kansas City
Seymour Rice
Grand Opera House
Mr. Rice
Rainmaker Hats Humble San Diego Rain Claim
In San Diego city officials face a surprise payout as rainmaker Charles Hatfield is set to receive ten thousand dollars for filling Morena dam. Officials initially doubted his method but the dam rose above prior levels after a prolonged downpour. Hatfield has not disclosed his secret chemical process.
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Los Angeles
Cal
San Diego
Mother Nature
Charles Hatfield
Morena
Hatfield
Morena Dam
Treasury
Ghost Fireball Sighted by Evansville Seekers in Woods
In Elmendorf woods near Kratzville six miles west of Evansville a crowd armed with shotguns and clubs searched for local ghosts. A ball of light floated from the trees and was pursued but not captured, with locals linking it to legends of buried gold and a legendary miser’s spirit haunting the area.
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Evansville
Ind
Elmendorf Woods
Kratzville
James A. Duggan
Invention to wake rain urged in Minnesota will
In St Paul Minnesota March 11 a machine to pulverize soil to aid dry farming was bequeathed by Martin Gullickson who killed himself January 10 The inventor says the device could make rainfall unnecessary for good crops A patent had already been granted and Gullickson had worked on the idea before his death
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Martin Gullickson
Exen
Gullickson
The Snake Instinct and Human Ancestry in Asia
An essay argues instinctive fear of snakes stems from early human ancestry in Asia. It links panicked reactions to snakes and imaginary threats to survival pressures from venomous serpents and predatory horses. The piece discusses India’s serpent mortality and parallels with horse fear.
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Asia
India
Rich Bet Bestowed by Will on Hastings Baby
Matilda Rehn an of Hastings, relative to Ada Rehan, had a European tour and formed ties with Leopold Salinger and his wife. After returning she married John Creigh. their daughter Bertha Solinger Creigh was born two and a half years ago. Salinger left the baby a yearly income of 3600 dollars in his recently made will.
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Hastings-On-Hudson
N.Y
Matilda Rehnan
Ada Rehan
Leopold Salinger
New York
Bertha Solinger Creigh
Solinger
Solingers
Creigh
Uncle Josh Smith of Oneonta Father of 493 Descendants
Birmingham Alabama March 11 The Oneonta area in Alabama’s mineral district is home to Uncle Josh Smith a 99 year old parson with 493 descendants including grandchildren great grandchildren and a great great grandfather The family tale says his youngest child is 15 and the oldest among them is a great grandparent He survived a cyclone by grabbing a hay pole and was carried 300 yards before landing near his current home The story highlights his long life and active habits including preaching walking and shooting
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Birmingham
Ala
Oneonta
Alabama
Mineral
Josh Smith
Hale and Hearty
Josh
Sam Smith
James Smith
Robert Smith
John Smith
Willem Smith
John
Sam
Union
Man Without Country Nathan Cohen Dies in New York Grave
Nathan Cohen known as the man without a country is buried in Mount Richmond Staten Island after a life of misfortune. Born in Russia and stranded by deportation rules he traveled seas aboard the Vasari for years before landing in Connecticut for care and burial by the Hebrew Free Burial Society.
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New York
Mount Richmond
Staten Island
Nathan Cohen
Cohen
Connecticut
Brazil
Jacksonville
Fla
Baltimore
Lamport
Holt Tiner Vasari
Rio de Janeiro
United States
Nathan
Knights of Pythias
Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society
Washington
Russia
Hebrew Society
Hebrew Free Burial Society
Messenger boy Simon Morgan breaks Duluth speed record
Simon Morgan a 19 year old Western Union messenger from Duluth Heights shattered speed records on the night shift. He raced home past a pattering block of footsteps, reportedly pursued by two gaunt wolves with blazing eyes, and slammed into his woodshed door as the night prowlers battered the exterior.
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Duluth
Minn
Simon Morgan
Western Union
Morgan
Duluth Heights
ECS
Miss Everson in Little Neck Amid Poison Pen Case
In Little Neck a 15 year old girl testifies that Miss Maria Everson a Sunday school teacher dictated obscene letters that Alvena Waltje wrote. Police plan to arraign Alvena as material witness while Everson denies the accusations and maintains a comfortable home with Long Island ties and church work.
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New York
Mar
Little Neck
Maria Everson
Biblo
Mings Everson
Maria
Alvena Waltje
Children's Society
Alvena
Tam
Sam
Miss Everson
Children’s Society
Brooklyn
Cornells
Long Island
George Cornell
Floral Park Road
Spring Street Presbyterian Church
Manhattan
Alvena Waltie
William Waltie
Little Helpers
Church Alliance
King’s Daughters
Atlss Anna Brett
Queens County
Gabrielle Croyet
Nar]panoch
N. Y
Douglaston
Ring
Elevator rider arrested for theft in Kansas City
Joseph H. De Weese a waiter was seized by a detective in a downtown department store. He confessed a fondness for elevators and denied stealing women’s 31 pocketbooks. He said he sent two valentines to his girl in York, Pennsylvania and hoped to pay to bring her here. He was fined $15.
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Kansas City
Joseph H. de Weese
de Weese
James J. Shepard
York
Judge Shepard
Woman Lives Four Years as Husband Victim in Fire
In New Bloomfield Pennsylvania on March 11 a fire at the Elliottsburg home of David Stambaugh and his wife claimed both lives. Mrs Stambaugh reportedly returned inside after calling for help, drawn by love for her husband. Neighbors heard screams around 3 pm as flames engulfed the house, a blaze that overwhelmed the couple and nearby buildings. The double funeral planned. the village had no fire protection and the church and nearby dwelling were endangered.
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New Bloomfield
Mar
David Stambaugh
Stambaughs
Elliottsburg
Here
Hoth
Stambaugh
Polish Origin Wife Abused By Husband In KC Home
Austrian John Lukovich battered his wife in their West Bottoms home. He heated a poker, burned her arm, and threw her to the floor after a quarrel. Penned in Kansas City police court, Lukovich was fined $600 and ordered to the workhouse.
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Kansas City
John Lukovich
West Bottoms
Lukovich
Kan
Fires blamed on mothers say ex official
Ex-Deputy Chief William Guerin, head of the Safety First Federation of America fire prevention committee, claims most U S fires, excluding dynamite lightning and arson, are started by mothers. He cites careless gasoline use for household tasks and pest control as a common cause.
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New York
Mar
United States
William Guerin
Safety First Federation of America
the. Aald.s
Trapped Men Crawled Through Slimy Sewer
Minneapolis dispatch reports Faward Mikka and Qus Molin trapped at shaft bottom by a protective tube, crawled five blocks through filthy sewers to escape. A separate local item notes Miss Everson describing letters from a girl named Alyena and confusion over a plot, with mentions of Mildred Plot and a Mrs Garie.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Faward Mikka
Qus ‘Molin
Mildred Plot
Miss Everson
Alyena
Alvena
Acre Court
Detective Farout Nabbed as Crook in Jacksonville
Inspector Joseph A. Farout of the New York detective bureau and Sergeant William Haley were taken into custody in Jacksonville by local detectives who recognized them as con men. Farout claimed police ties, but credentials were displayed and the pair were brought before Roach as locals trailed them all day.
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Syndy
Jacksonville
Fla
Joseph A. Farout
New York Detective Bureau
William Haley
New York Force
Farout
New York
Roach
Haley
Inky Thumb Print Signs Quitclaim Deed in Oregon
Portland Oregon March 11 Preds adents were shattered when ins of His X Mark being affixed to document of record by a man W could not write John Doody Br signed with a thumb print made in screen ink on a quitclaim deed Elis light thumb mark read threed and there appeared the print of the thumb
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Portland
Ore
Mar
John Doody
Elis
West Virginia Gubernatorial and Secretary of State Nominations Ad
A batch of political notices from West Virginia candidates urging support for Republican primaries. The ads name several hopefuls for governor secretary of state and other county posts, soliciting votes, influence, and endorsements ahead of the June primary and related elections.
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West
Syle
Eg Ada
Yerkley
W. Va
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