Illinois Corn Show Begins With Six Exhibits In One
The Illinois State Corn Show opens Monday November 23 at the state armory in Springfield. It features six exhibits including decorative farm relics, an old farm relief display, an electrical corn kitchen, an Indian village with Ojibways, a state game birds exhibit, and band concerts led by Madame d Alberti.
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Springfield
Ill
Madame d'Alberti
Illinois
Longfellow
Armory
Madame ‘Alberti
J. A. Wheeler
Chicago
New York
Wheeler
Xen
Indian Village
Widlayer
Ntete
Balloon With Waxed Automobile Floats Over Indianapolis
An aeronaut displayed a giant balloon bearing an attached automobile instead of a basket. The curious craft hovered above Indianapolis for about two hours before ending with a gentle descent, drawing curious crowds and headlines.
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Indianapolis
Wanaty
The Cute Mr. Davis Plans a Grand Disguise
A would be embezzler known as Professor Schmidt devises a full disguise to vanish with a fortune. He learns chemistry and geology, fabricates a German persona, buys land, and plans a grand escape. A boy’s chance sighting uncovers him, ending in a ten year sentence.
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T. C. McClure
Mr. Davis
Davis
Germany
Professor Schmidt
Ainutea Inter
Bin
United States
Davin
Wing
Senios
Avi
Mind Your Business Dr King's Life Pills Ad
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills to prevent biliousness malaria and jaundice at 25 cents from Kingston's drug store. It also touts Man Zan Pills for piles with first-application relief and a guarantee, priced at six cents at Kingston.
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Dr. King
Kingston
The Phonograph Invention Story From Edison
Edison recounted how a finger cut while singing into a telephone mouthpiece led to the phonograph. A steel point scratched under a paper strip, recording the alphabet by vibrations, revealing the principle of registering and reproducing sound.
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Edison
Mr. Edison
Smith
Brown
Mrs Mary Dowling Endorses Electric Bitters in SF
Mrs Mary Dowling of Ni Ave San Francisco reports relief from stomach trouble after using Electric Bitters. She praises their effect on stomach and liver issues and notes the tonic’s energizing, blood-purifying properties. Sold for 60c at Kingston's drug store.
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Mary Dowling
Ni Ave
San Francisco
Kingston
Fifteen Years of Bughlen Amice Salve Endorsed by Maine Man
A Maine resident praises Bughlen's Amice Salve for curing sores boils and ulcers and saving doctor bills after fifteen years of use. The ad notes availability at Kingston's drug store and mentions Dan Peterman delivering the Post-Dispatch daily and Sunday.
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Bughlen
Gay A
Hardy
Wilton
Maine
Kingston
Dan Peterman
Will
Post-Dispatch
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Emsa
Victor
Columbia
F. O. Leidel
Deimling Bros
Julius Peter
Calla
Main St
Troy
Ss. S. Avis
Publis Square
Silas F. Shadwick
Hickory Street
JOS. Juda & Son
Plana
Kinloch
Collinsville
G.0. Brown
M.D
C.E. Molden
Brown & Molden
Physicians and Surgeons
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Bap
F. B. Ander
Main Street
Exchange Bank and Drug Store
F. W. Braner
Market Street
Postoffice
Ppiwale Medicine CO
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Cute Mr. Davis
ManZan Pils Remedy
Price Ge. &. Kingston
Beaurance
Mutual Fe Incerasee
M. W. FO
Ilinots
Stan Tattorino Company
Star TaiLoning Company
F. Auwarter
Faderone
Oure Arent Pianiste
Ferior Pianos
Bamous
Jom
Absa
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