Cattle Thief Trial at Kemah County Court
The trial centers on Jesse Black and a gang of outlaws suspected of stealing cattle from the Three Bars ranch. Key witnesses include Jim Munson, Louise Dale, and Paul Langford as the prosecution builds its case around the recovered steer Mag and the brand dispute that ties the theft to Langford’s outfit.
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George Williston
Missouri
Brand
J. R
Paul Langford
Jesse Black
Kemah County
South Dakota
Langford
Mary
Williston
Louise Dale
Hammond Dale
James
R. McAllister
Jake Sanderson
Mag
Gordon
Wind City
Jim Munson
Three Bars
Mrs. White
Louise
Dale
Red Sanderson
Munson
Velpen
Sioux City
Jim
Three Bars’ Ranch
Eternal City
Jimmie Mac
Billy Brown
Mr. Brown
Yellow Wolf
Kemah
Mr. Langford
Jim Mu
Mr. Munson
Pilgrim Recovers Stolen Purse by Coincidence in Poland
From Czenstochowa a pilgrim reports theft in a church and asks a priest for help. He later reclaims his own purse by stealing from a man with a wallet, finding the exact amount he had lost, and hurries to tell the priest as the thief escapes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czenstochowa
Geography Good For What It Is Worth
Mrs. Louisa Schmitt ridicules a teacher over her daughter’s geography skills in a sharp rebuke. She asserts passing through school matters more than geography, claiming her other daughter married without mastering geography and urges promotion for her daughter to secure a husband.
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Louisa Schmitt
Schmitt
Dramatic Emotions in Theater Highlight Common Feelings
A Forum column quotes Clay Hamilton noting the most effective theater moments arise from universal emotions such as love of family country and home, plus anger jealousy revenge ambition and treachery.
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Clay Hamilton
Forum
Practical Fashions Ladies Jumper Dress Pattern No 2260
Paris pattern No 2260 for a Copenhagen blue mercerized poplin jumper dress. Front features four princess panels with deep waist tuck. back shows inverted box plait. Lace trimming on neck and sleeves. Six sizes 32 to 42 inches. Yardage and trim details provided. Send 10 cents to Pattern Editor with size and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Copenhagen
Ten-Gored Flare Skirt Paris Pattern No 2354
Pattern advertisement details a ten gored flare skirt for linen pique duck khaki and washables with a center front opening and inverted plait at back. It lists fabric yardage for 26 waist in various widths with nap and without nap and notes width of lower edge about 4½ yards. Send 19 cents to obtain pattern.
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Paris
Gathering Galax Leaves for Florists in Maryland
Galax leaves are packed in bunches of 25 and sold to florists in cities. They fetch 25 cents for 3,000 leaves in Mount Airy Maryland. Women and children often earn one dollar to 1.50 dollars daily gathering them in Maryland mountains.
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Mount Airy
Maryland
Difficulty Defined As Measure Of Effort
A quotation attributed to Samuel Warren notes that difficulty simply signals the amount of effort required to achieve any objective. It frames challenge as a plain notice of exertion rather than a fixed trait.
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Samuel Warren
Rockefeller Cure touted for digestive disorders
An item promotes a remedy called the Rockefeller Cure, a mix of Cardiol essence, Pepsin, and ginger syrup, said to restore digestion and relieve nervousness after meals. A Battle Creek specialist offers it to those unable to seek sanitarium treatment, with druggists ready to supply the ingredients.
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Battle Creek
A Scotsman Delays Breakfast Over Large Cheese
A Scotsman hired to a farmer delays breakfast by explaining a cheese of such size cannot be eaten quickly. The farmer remarks on the long wait, and the man explains the cheese’s size makes a swift meal unlikely.
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Sandy
The Living Room Color and Lighting Principles
Practical guidance on making living rooms livable with harmonious solid color walls. Emphasizes alabastined walls over wallpaper, and explains how wall colors affect lighting and mood for a balanced, durable decor. Concludes with a quotation on contentment and surroundings.
Sunny Orange Groves Reader Praises Kidney Pills
Lionel M. Heath of 158 Eighth Street reports a long kidney trouble resolved by Dean's Kidney Pills. He says the cure was thorough and mentions five years since his first relief, with two public affirmations. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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San Bernardino
Lionel M. Heath
Eighth Street
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Machine Made Proposal From Sewing Attachment Fortune
In a witty exchange a man boasts of a fortune built on a sewing machine attachment. Arthur refrains from bragging as he imagines success could come from a unit he cherishes, hoping for affection rather than cards.
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Annabel
Arthur
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Persists
A 25 cent bottle advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething relief. It claims gum softening, inflammation reduction, pain easing, and wind colic cure with a Carlyle quote about true valor.
Come and See Sign at Pinkham Plant Opens Inquiry
Publicly attached sign at Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company in Lynn Mass invites verification of its lab methods and advertising claims. The ad questions whether the vegetable compound is drug free, asks if Lydia Pinkham exists, and challenges letters from over a million women as proof of cure.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
America
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia EK
Pinkham
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A. C. McClurg & Co
Small
McLean
Cai Pouy California Vl
Yrup Co
San Bernardino, Calif
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Ensign Remedies CO
Battle Greek
Mich
Alexander & Dowell
7Th St
N. W
Washington, D.G
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