Theater Romance Sparks Newark Law Enforcer Arrest
In Newark a 22 year old man, Peter Catenacci, tried to comfort his fiancee during a film. Special officer John Hickey ordered him to stop and arrested him after a dispute over what constitutes making love in a theater. Acting Police Judge Guthrie freed Catenacci, saying he could not decide what "making love" means.
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Newark
Peter Catenacci
John J. Hickey
Catenacci
Guthrie
New York
Pittsburgh
Dipatch
Eat Less Live Longer Says Wandering Scholar Gypsy
Jack Taylor a sixty nine year old traveler now walking from New York toward southern California via Atlantic coast states Florida Louisiana Texas and Arizona promotes overeating and lack of exercise as the root of human ills. He swore off conventional meals for a diet of raw eggs corn meal chocolate raisins rye bread and molasses and has logged eight thousand miles since starting this regimen living outdoors under the stars. He claims the average person eats far more than necessary.
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Jack Taylor
Gypsy
New York
California
Atlantic
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Arizona
Taylor
When My Husband Rejected Story Becomes Serial
Mrs. Kathleen Norris recalls a magazine editor husband in 1910 rejecting a battered novelette that later reappeared two years later in another magazine. The same hopeful child tale was serialized after a second publication and small payment, illustrating perseverance.
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Kathleen Norris
Boston Advertiser
The
Outlook
Life Loss Fares Differently in Mexico and U S Law
The Birmingham Age Herald notes Mexican law allows damages for livestock but not human life, citing the Topolobampo disaster near Mexicali where 80 to 100 Mexican stevedores and passengers vanished. The report contrasts how cargo losses are compensated while human lives are not under Mexican statutes.
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Mexico
Birmingham Age Herald
Mexicali
Lower California
Gulf of California
Colorado River
Gulf
Topolobampo
City Sights and Local Legends Spark Tourist Buzz
A reflective piece on how towns define themselves by landmarks and myths. It cites Salem as “The Witch City” and Fredericktown’s Barbara Frietsche legend, noting how guides and billboards shape visitor perceptions while locals debate the spectacle of tourism. The column contrasts genuine history with popular lore and the thrill of seeing one’s town through outsiders’ eyes.
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Salem
Mass
Witch City
Fredericktown
Barbara Frietsche
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The Devonshire Diamonds Secret Heist
Inspector Sweeney of Scotland Yard investigates the Devon ball necklace theft involving Lady Alberta Devon and a trusted valet. A fingerprint sweep on boudoir items leads to William Sinclair, a long–recorded servant, whose trunk holds the missing Devonshire necklace.
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Alberta Devon
John Sweeney
Scotland Yard
Alberta
England
Devon Estate
Inspector Sweeney
Devonshire
Scdtland Yard
Paris
Sweeney
Devon House
Devon
London
Boudoir
Kiludiy
William Sinclair
Sinclair
Ships and Shipments Question in a Father Son Exchange
A short dialogue has a boy asking why goods sent by ship are called cargo while those by car are termed shipments. The father confirms freight means goods moved by water or land and the boy exits for air.
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Johnny
Father
Wyeth Sage and Sulphur Compound Tints Hair Naturally
Easier than home preparation, Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound offers a ready to use solution for darkening gray hair. Damp a sponge with the formula and run it through small strands. by morning gray hair largely vanishes and with repeated use hair becomes darker shinier and more luxurious.
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Wyeth
Back Hurts Flush Kidneys with Salts and Water
An old remedy describes flushing kidneys with a harmless salt solution and high water intake to relieve backache and urinary irritation. It promotes four ounces of “rad salts,” a lemon juice lithia tonic, and daily water to stimulate kidney action. Advises annual physician checks for kidney health.
Mentho Sulphur Cream Promises Fast Skin Relief
A skin specialist promotes Rowles Mentho Sulphur cold cream as rapid relief for itching burning or broken out skin. It cools irritation and heals eczema quickly, reducing eruptions and roughness with germ destroying properties, available in small jars at stores.
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Jou
Sedan
Hanson Bros
Wakefield, Mich
Buick
Turner
Kansas City Star
Devonshire Diamonds
Wheeler
Wet Syndicate, Inc
Miles
Nels Walstrom
Dr. PS. Cro
Surzvcon Yuce
Kerkes_ Building
Wakefield, Michigan
Charles Burchi
Ironwood
Mich
WM. D. Triplett
Cor
Suffolk & Aurora Sts
Tronwood, Mich
Jos G Sauter
IRON
Ronwood, Mich
Sé Golden Cup
Cottde
Tims
Ay Fisk
R. Cloon
Wakefield
Michigan
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