Stolen Jewelry Involving Chicago Crime Scout Williams
A theft three months ago led to Harry Williams being named as the offender. Jewels were moved from a State Street pawnshop in Chicago with Williams allegedly keeping several rings and valuables, passing some to Carrie Washington, a Chicago resident. Washington was questioned and released with claim to the stolen property. Williams, a paroled convict from Pontiac State Reformatory, remains the central figure amid the scattered notes of local incidents and other regional reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Williams
Williams
Chicago
State Reformatory
Pontiac
Man sells handy shopping bag on streetcar
A young man aboard a streetcar demonstrates a useful cheap shopping bag that folds small and fits in a vest pocket. He tweaks a parcel wrap to show its contents and offers it for ten cents. Passengers react with amusement and a conductor finally ejects him from the car.
Dayt on Kidney Pills Credited by Local Sponsor
Dayton Tennessee special report features N R Oberts praising Dodd's Kidney Pills for curing his kidney trouble. He describes severe back pain and fatigue improving after use and says he would keep the medicine on hand to prevent a relapse. Oberts asserts no other remedy matches its effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Medical Co
State Medical Institute
Iaututcn
St Louis
Dayton, Tenn
Dodd
N Roberts
Mack
Dreamer Was a Ripper
A pair of young partners in a country town run a general store. After long days they brainstorm in their upstairs room and dream of sales. One night the partner’s nightmare intensifies as he imagines selling cotton goods with the phrase Two yards, madam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telates
Lippincott’s
Taundering the Baby's Clothes Ivory Soap Advice
A brief note by Eleanor R. Parker warns mothers that strong alkalies in soap can chafe baby skin. She advocates washing under maternal direction and using only Ivory Soap to prevent discomfort and irritation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor R. Parker
She Forgave Him and the Fence Comment
A Chicago Journal piece quotes Miss De Playne claiming a man’s face could drive him to jump a fence. The diplomat responds that he did say so but only if the man were on the other side of the fence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Journal
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Helps Girls at Girlhood
A reader from Tullahoma Tennessee recounts relief from pain and sickness at onset of menses after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges mothers to guide daughters to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for a path to healthy womanhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia B. Pinkham
Emma Cole
Tullahoma
Tena
Lydia
Pinkham
Town Topics Notes Insanity Expert Draws Curiosity
A brief Town Topics item notes people are eager to meet an insanity expert. The quote asks who he is and highlights the public intrigue surrounding the figure.
The Man Who Boasts to Fight for Rights Says He Is Right
A quip from The Commoner notes that a man who brags about defending his rights often tries to persuade others that his wrongs are right, highlighting self serving rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cormmoner
Also Mentioned on This Page
A. Heddergott
Troy
W. W. Jarvis
D. @. JARVIS
Bursano
Manes
Copvnricuts &c
Davention
Odes
Gabon
Scientific America
Y.argest
York
New York
Washington
Washingtom
Winth Street
United States Patent Office
Washington, D. C
Casnowe
THE
Troy Weekly Call
Brookline Chronicle
Troy City
John Deimling
F. Peter
Twinion Shop
Theo
Guennewig
Aol
Ilinois
Eckert Corn and Feed Mill
Azores
Graham Xiour
IZENS
Julius Peter
Chilldren
Calla
x-Union
Main St
George G. Morriss
Kinloch 9
Geo. Liebler
South Main Street
Dublin’ University
Ireland
Wweee
Peoria
McKinley System
Mount Sterling
Charles H. Turner
First National Bank
Mount Vernon
Girard
New Cumberland Presbyterian Church
W. Black
D. D
Missouri Valley College
Marshall, Mo
Jacob H. Smyster
Smyster
State Board of Dental Examiners
Tanner
Edward Flynn
Dental Board
Mount Carmel
Clyde Showalter
New York City
Shotwalter
Order of Modern Woodmen
Paradise
E. R. Simmons
Herbert Cook
Capt. Cook
Capt. Simmons
Harrisburg
Ogara Coal Co
James Lyden
William Waters
Lyden
Waters
Nashville
J. A. Mercer
Carro. Cario
Southern
United States Express Co
Washington Street
Madison
Henry Werner
St. Clair County
County Farm
Belleville
Hiram Mecington
Leiter
Duquoin—Leiter Ball
Ewing College
Joseph Leiter
Bloomington
R. R. Potter
Chicago & Alton
Pook
Dutt
Edward Pearson
Gibson City
Newac
Jabother
Tennessee
Dreamer
Ripper
Drpgoods
Pagansitios
Tyson
Kemp
Balsam
Warker
Mull
Aly
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!