Odd Bits of News from Across the U.S.
A Cobake New York woman spots a horse in the snow by the freight depot only to learn an hour later it is a wooden horse destined for a harness maker. Kenosha adopts pay as you go pricing and cash purchases with private firm discounts. Billy Sunday requires a $250000 stock company to back his Chicago evangelistic meetings. Emery C Edwards of Colville dies in New York amid talk of a vast estate. Mosquito bite risks blindness for Sergeant Levine of the 114th Coast Artillery. Aaron Misenheimer, 92, accused by his wife of infatuation with another woman in Los Angeles.
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Copake
N. Y
William Bonner
Constable Reynolds
Kenosha
Wis
Sokane
Wash
Emery C. Edwards
Colville
New York
Fort Totten
David Levine
114Th Coast Artillery
Los Angeles
Cal
Aaron Misenheimer
Mt. Pleasant Woman 82 Keeps Reporting After 40 Years
Mrs. Warren Johnson of Mt. Pleasant Michigan is believed to be the oldest active newspaper reporter in the nation. At 82 she continues to write strong stories after four decades in the field.
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Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Warren Johnson
Arrested for Marrying in Mauch Chunk
Mrs. Alfred F. Kettra of East Mauch Chunk was arrested by Carbon County Detective Daniel Thomas on an informant’s claim she is of unsound mind and unfit for marriage, and that her husband is an imbecile. The couple had sought a license from Squire J W Smith after parents objected. The bride was committed to the House of the Good Shepherd in Reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mauch Chunk
Alfred F. Kettra
East Mauch Chunk
Lansford
Carbon County
Daniel Thomas
Thomas J. Larkin
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Maud Chunk
C C. Doak
Squire J. W. Smith
Kettra
James J. Boyle
House of the Good Shepherd
Reading
Thomas
Typhoid fever declines in Pennsylvania in 1914
Harrisburg reports a 70 percent drop in typhoid cases from 24,417 in 1906 to about 7,000 by November 1914 with 731 deaths. Commissioner Dr. Samuel G. Dixon notes water purification, free sanatoria with 2,000 beds, and extensive public health work reducing disease and improving life expectancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Samuel G. Dixon
Commonwealth
For Sale Half Interest in Manufacturing Proposition
For sale a half interest in a manufacturing proposition with small investment and large returns. Party purchasing to take charge of office and conduct the business, no previous experience necessary. Write Mfg. P O Box 970 Warren Pa. 17-14-21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mfg
P. O. Box
Warren
Pittsburgh Dentist and Banker Die by Own Action
Two prominent Pittsburgh men died by their own actions, Dr. Harry M. King a 41 year old dentist in the Marine Bank Building taking poison in a room near his office and Victor Bayer a 48 year old banker and steamship agent shooting himself. Bayer faced health and business reverses worsened by the war while Mayer had dealings with the German community and saw business fall to nearly nothing. Dr. King had long worked with his father Dr. Milton S. King.
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Pittsburgh
Harry M. King
Marine Bank
Victor Bayer
Mayer
Dr. King
Milton S. King
Practical Goods Sell At Sight On Display
Local merchants showcase usefully designed items in a clear display inviting buyers to inspect and purchase on the spot. Shoppers browse a range of durable everyday goods highlighted for immediate decision and quick take-home.
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First National Bank
Warren, Penna
Man
Warren Trust Company
Citizens National Bank
Chicago
Ill
Billy Sunday
Lowebb
Eletee TS Etat
The
Warren Savings Bank
Depository
State of
Mr. Poultryman
International
BivoHid
Mach Hopper
Axe
Pickett Hardware Co
Penn’a Avenue
East
Warren, Penn’a
de Laval
the de Laval
E. D. Everts Warren
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