Romance Dies to Make Room for Hysteria in Modern Love Affairs
A sensational tale of modern romance unfolds as stories of elopements and scandals surface. It follows Lillian Munson and Grace Bowles among others, detailing how romantic illusions collide with money, class, and public exposure in a era of tabloid fixation.
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Godothe
Catldren
Alston
Lillian Camp Maxson
New York
South America
Ralph Lovell
New Jersey
Jirs
Munson
Lovell
Ber Ater
Relph Lovelb
Bill Munson
Mever
Romance
Beunos Aires
Passage
Dir Ali
Ralph
Young's Headache Powders Headache Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Young's Headache Powders as suitable for many users and beneficial for sick headaches often with stomach upset. The petty copy notes availability in drug stores and positions the product as a general remedy.
Prohibition Officers Halt Booze Funeral
Charleston May 22 Prohibition agents halted a planned bootleg burial when a funeral train arrived with a hearse and coffin containing whiskey bottles. Two funerals were arrested at the West Virginia smugglers scene as agents disrupted the covert burial scheme and confiscated contraband liquor amid enforcement efforts.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Prohibition
Cts
Tesell S
Parker Leaves Public Service After Long Mineral Fate
Washington reports Secretary Lane has accepted Edward W. Parker’s resignation from the Division of Mineral Resources at the United States Geological Survey. Parker, a long-time coal statistician, will join the anthracite coal interests. George Otis Smith will appoint McCaskey as acting geologist in Parker’s place, with McCaskey bringing mining and geological bureau experience.
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Washington
Lane
Edward W. Parker
United States Geological Survey
Oir Packer
George Otis Smith
Ord
Parker
Kane
Smith
Caskey
Goatee
McCaskey
Geological Survey
Cas
Philippines
United States
COE
Lesher
Hen’s Breakfast Stir Turns News Item Into Invention
Mrs Jared, wife of a clergyman, investigated a sensational breakfast story in a country newspaper. She found the paper read "in fairis good English" and noted the jest about eggs wrapped around the shell. The piece riffs on reducing hatching costs with a new idea.
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Jared
Evers
Wolves Taken By Ranchers Along Water River Drive
Fred Henson reports a group of ranchers along the Watte river captured a mother wolf and nine cubs during a drive to clear that section of wolves. The effort earned $500 in one day.
Despondent Woman Near River Bridge Planned Leap
Artificial limbs and a failed attempt to climb the railing of the Ohio River bridge near Marietta. Anna Warren Sl Sazers, 34, of Parkersburg, reportedly prepared to jump into the river after a fall from the Dundee side. Passersby reportedly intervened, and a rescue prevented a tragedy.
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Marietta, O
Remori
Ohio
Dundee
Anna Warren
Sazers
Parkersburg
The Cavemen Film Project Starts at Vitagraph Studio
Work begins on a big feature The Cavemen with Robert Edevon in the lead supported by Lionel Adams Charles Eldridge Fay Wallace and Burns. The six reel production, adapted from the Burgess novel, will be shot at South Bethlehem Pa using the steel works, a first for moving pictures at the plant, under J Stuart Slackton arrangements.
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Robert Edevon
Lionel Adams
Charles Eldridge
Fay Wallace
Liflien Burns
Vitagraph Studio
Vitagraph ‘Company
Gilletté Burgess
Mir Edeson
J- Stuart Slackton
South Bethlehem Pa
Frick Beving
Bir-Blackton
Vitagraph hires scientists to stage medical scenes in films
Four scientists employed by Vitagraph Company of America are tasked with portraying surgeons and doctors in motion pictures. The first endeavor, The Return of Maurice Donnelly, depicts revival by electricity after execution. The work aims for scientific accuracy, reflecting established medical knowledge.
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Vitagraph Company of America
Maurice Donnelly
Ees
Vitarreph Company
Seize Estate for Support of Wife in Delaware County
In MEDIA Pennsylvania on May 22 a decree was signed to seize and sell real estate owned by a husband for the support of his wife Freda F. Shank of Folsom. The husband Joins R. Stank allegedly left with another woman and Shank, unable to support herself, received court action. Judge Johnson approved the decree and ordered sheriff sale of the property including a house and tax in Solsom Ardmore.
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Media
Deleware
Ais
John Jonson
Freda F. Shank
Folsom
R. Stank
Shank
Solsom
Johnson
Mane horses dying in cite of Meriook Elico City
On the 22nd the scarcity of fodder led to many horses dying here and coach horses dropping in the street from starvation. A scene of widespread hardship is described as no society for the relief of distressed animals appears to be present.
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Meriook
Eelico City
Plans for an Economy Japanese Trip Basket Menu
A letter from readers planning a Panama Pacific exposition trip outlines using Japanese lunch baskets to reduce travel meal costs. It details two person and six person baskets for five days, listing food items, costs, and packing guidance to keep meals balanced, tasty, and portable. Emphasis is placed on avoiding perishable chicken, using tea coffee cocoa, and packing in train friendly containers to lower dining car expenses.
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San Francisco
California
North American Travel Bureau
Ebes
Robbers Hit Pastor During Break‑in on Rice Street
A damaged note describes a break in on Rice Street where robbers entered a bar area, seized jewelry and a Bible from the pocket of a pastor, and demanded valuables. The fragment mentions a viewer and a person named Soa Stout as associated details. The text is unclear but indicates theft and possible motive.
Shot Might Wake Baby In Greensburg Burglar On Stairs
A burglar rifled a purse in a Greensburg home while a couple watched from the stairs. Weiss considered shooting but wife urged restraint as a wakeful baby disturbed the scene. The intruder fled with items from the family pocketbook after a tense four hour stretch.
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Greensburg
Bichadd
Frank
Weta
Weiss
Tigihi
Cow Dies at Ball Game in Wisconsin
In Cow. Meets Death at a Ball Game a cow on Walters farm near Sheboygan Wis dies after being struck by a ball while standing near third base. The animal valued at 75 dollars belonged to Mrs Walters and the incident disrupted the baseball game as players and bystanders checked on the animal and continued activity.
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Shebotgan
Wis
Walters
Upper Fallsreld
Mro Walters
Mir. Walsters
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