Prohibition Meeting and Local Developments Report
Erie Prohibitionists plan annual convention on Wednesday May 3 at 10 30 a m in the courthouse Erie. Punxsutawney Chamber seeks 200000 to 300000 for industrial work promotion. Spare details cover crimes, jails, and civic changes across several towns including Corry Meadville Warren and Smethport with bids for refineries and new jails.
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Erie
Prohibitionists of Erie Co
Court House
Gaylord
J. W. Pickersgill
Holmes & Gilfillan
Smethport
Corry
Business Men’s Exchange
Titusville K. of C
Titusville
Knights of Columbus
Secret Society
Oil City
John T. Brew
P. L. McCreal
O. M. McCarthy
Renova
Order
McGreal
Meadville
Franklin
Warren
W. J. Sirdevan
Naval Deserters Face Fine Prison Time and Citizenship Loss
The Marine Journal explains desertion penalties for sailors. Deserters face fines, imprisonment, and loss of citizenship, with rewards up to 20 dollars for capture and 10 for stragglers. Recruits inland and seasickness drive desertions. reports to naval stations or consuls restore status, shifting deserters to stragglers with lighter punishments.
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Bureau of Navigation
Congress
United States
Marine Journal
Figs For Melancholia In Elizabethan Remedies
Dr William Bulleyn, kin to Anne Boleyn, was a leading physician who valued vegetable remedies. His book advocates sage tea and figs to treat melancholy, epilepsy, poison, and pestilence, noting figs as a potent gargle for the throat.
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William Bulleyn
Anne Boleyn
Sydney
Raleigh
Drake
Hawkins
Grenville
Spenser
Charles Winslow
National Magazine
Generations
Duel Over a Girl Sparks Mock Romance
Two Sharon Hill girls recount a scene where Jim and Bill pretend to duel over a girl. Tim arrives to find the two boys pointing unloaded pistols at each other, a sober but silly mock confrontation.
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Sharon Hill
Jim
Bill
Tim
Philadelphia Times
Feared Trap Outsmarts Enemy In Castle Defense
A Japanese nobleman used a ruse to lure a thousand strong enemy into a castle trap. The attackers thought the gates were open for a celebration and withdrew. Reinforcements then struck from behind as the defenders attacked from the front, defeating the enemy.
Rossini Teases Wagner Over Upside Down Score
Wagner and companions visit Rossini who hurries a score onto a piano. Rossini proclaims he is studying Wagner's work as the score is upside down. Wagner and all present, including Wagner, laugh at the miscue in this light exchange from Voice and Violin.
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Rossini
Wagner
Camille Faces Boastful Suitor in Street Tale
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt Camille, calling herself independent, rebukes Hank Harkyns who boasted of courting her. He is warned to stop visits as she asserts she is unattached and in control of her own choices.
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Camille
Mr. Harkyns
Hank Harkyns
Lil Jones
Chicago Tribune
The Flash Brand Gag In Detroit Card Trick
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a humor gag where someone glimpsed royalty and paid $3.75, with the bystander noting the dealer drew two extra cards. The playful anecdote captures a sly, mischievous moment in a street game or novelty act.
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Detroit Free Press
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Venango County
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Celeron
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Oscar H. Roudebush
Blooming Valley
Thomas J. Prather
Crawford County Street Railway Co
Crawford County Street Railway Company
Miller
Charles Miller
International Peace Forum
New York
Taft
James S. Sherman
Joseph G. Cannon
Robert Baden- Powell
Henry van Dyke
Leslie M. Shaw
William Lobe
Gilbert Parker
M. P
Antonio Gasolino
Rose O'Donnell
Rose O’donnell
Bradford
State Hospital
Ireland
Bradford S. C. B. A. Lodge
Women's Department
McKean County
Boro
C. F
Odd Fellows
Knight
Clarion County
DuBois
Central Pennsylvania Firemen’s Association
Keystone Powder Co
Sinnemahoning
Warren National
Kopf & Henry
Pennsylvania Avenue West
Warren, Pa
T. J. Foley
A. A. Davis Oo
Warren Tel. Co
Nero
Royster Fertilizers
Royster
Baltimore
F. S. Royster Guano Company
Northern Division
Calvert Building
Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Norfolk, VA
Spartanburg, 8. C
Tarboro, N.C
Macon, GA
Columbia
Columbus
Montgomery
Ala
Penna. Ave. W
Citizens National Bank
T O. Slater & CO
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