Widow trades for cash and husband in oilland bluff
A West Virginia widow with a barren farm is courted by a peddler who persuades her to marry for money and a man. A gaudy contract is drawn up requiring a husband, education, and shared ownership, but the plan collapses amid broken promises and lawsuits as drilling yields nothing and the widow remains on her Buckeye State farm.
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West Virginia
Turner
Ner
United States
New York City
Niagara Falls
Whey
Chicago
Bat
Crantors
Itc
Buckeye
When We Meet a May Comet
Camilla J. Knight imagines a May comet's arrival and poses playful questions about its effects on Earth. She riffs on doom, discounts, sparks, fuel, and magic, blending science with whimsy in a New York Sun reflection.
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Camilla J. Knight
New York Sun
Honeymooners in Transit Gaffe Over Jewel Duty
On an European honeymoon couple travel back to America. The woman complains George called her a jewel earlier but he jokes that repeating it would incur duty from strict customs. The exchange shows playful tension aboard the voyage.
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America
George
Wills of Millionaires and the Lawyers
A reflective note on how wealth begets wills and how lawyers may take their share, suggesting ordinary people seek their own fortune while legal paths resemble familiar patterns.
Village Blacksmith Recital Catches Local Color
A hoarse voiced boy chosen to recite the village ballad delivers a sharp rasp of local color, showcasing his distinctive delivery and crowd reaction.
Not Guilty Plea Questioned Over Visit To Lady
An old lawyer challenges a junior attorney who admits visiting a young lady. The elder insists the trip was illegal and the younger vows to plead not guilty until convinced otherwise. The exchange highlights courtroom decorum and ethics in a humorous tone.
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Egal
Insomnia Victims Offered Moving Picture Show
A local mover opens a picture show for insomnia sufferers featuring vaudeville acts and what is described as the iconograph rights of the Congression J Record. The item cites Hoppenloser as promoter and notes the attractions are ordinary vaudeville performances designed to aid sleep.
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Hoppenloser
Congression J Record
Lord Shorthow Talks Big Africa Hunts
In slang filled banter, Lord Shorthow boasts of his hunting fame claiming great luck in Africa yet admits never seeing a beast larger than a hare. The exchange frames a humorous, boastful portrait of a table hunter with exaggerated tales.
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Yaas
Lord Shorthow
Africa
Nevah
Wandering Willie Seeks Food Gift In Kind Offer
A brief scene shows a beggar asks for sustenance and a woman responds with charity inviting a dog named Tige to share. The exchange highlights neighborly assistance in a simple domestic moment.
How He Landed Her in an Aerial Proposal Gone Wrong
A man proposed from an airplane and promised to land his bride. A lever slipped and caused an unintended yet dramatic landing, reshaping the marriage moment with an unexpected turn.
The Preference Exchange With a Weary Maiden
A scene shows a far seeing parent describing a young man as a coming man while the maiden laments he lacks vigor and drive. The dialogue hints at expectations versus desire for action in a cautious courtship moment.
Gas bill quoted as motive in attempted suicide
A fragment from Blaetter reports a woman named Minna attempted suicide by gas inhalation while her family reacts with shock and humor, noting the gas bill as a possible motive amid a chaotic household scene.
The Opium Habit and a Wyoming Tragedy
A narrator recalls a murder tied to opium use near Medicine Bow Wyoming. Curtis, a quiet ranch hand, was shot by a tramp sheepherder who then committed suicide by opium poisoning. The inquest ruled death by self-inflicted poison, shaping the author’s wary view of opium’s dangers.
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Laramie
Medicine Bow
Sheep Mountain
Curtis
Senator Burton's Tale Of A Courtroom Charm
The Ohio senator Theodore B Burton recalls a bachelor’s yarn about a young witness and a judge. The prosecutor questions were evaded by the witness who finally replies she is underneath a veil of shyness and unable to understand. The judge compliments her charm and intelligence in good humor.
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Theodore B. Burton
Ohio
Undeath
National Monthly
Poetry of the Kitchen in Yanceyville Sentinel
A brief fragment from the Yanceyville Sentinel urges girls to learn kitchen arts with rolling pin skills and dishpan scales, praising the sculptor's craft and the imprint of their fingers on the corn oread pane in a reflective local tone.
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Yanceyville
Sentinel
Naval Recruiting Station Opens In Washington For Prospective Seamen
Navy recruiters explain enlistment aims and interview questions to gauge how youths learn of naval opportunities. A one day station in Washington invites men 18 to 45 to take a preliminary exam, with travel costs paid to Cedar Rapids for final testing.
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Sam
Navy
Naval
Sveness
G. W. Phillippo
Ottumwa
Washington
Cedar Rapds
Easons
Washington County
Staton
Phillippo
Lytle
Fire Department
Navy Recruiting Service
Cedar Rapids
W C T U Notice for Chautauqua Grounds Meeting
The W C T U will hold its next regular meeting Friday afternoon in their tent on the Chautauqua grounds. Devotional topic is Gods Willing ness to Hear and Answer Prayer Ps 145 18 19 led by Mrs T L Montgomery. General discussion Narcotics with Miss Ellen Smith opening with a paper. All temperance friends invited. Sisters from other unions urged to attend.
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Chautauqua
T. L. Montgomery
Ellen Smith
Friends of
Temperance
No Services Sunday at Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian church will not hold Sunday services as the Sabbath school and Christian Endeavor sessions are dismissed due to Chautauqua attendance.
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Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor
Sunday church schedule
Sunday school at 9 30. Class meeting at 10 30. Public service at 11. No evening service or young people meetings.
Sunday Services at Chautauqua Big Tent
Two services are planned at Chautauqua on Sunday. The afternoon sermon by Pr Albert Bushnell will begin at 2 30 and the evening sermon by Dr Homer T Wilson will start at 7 30. Both services occur in the big tent.
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Chautauqua
Albert Bushnell
Homer T. Wilson
First Church of Christ Scientist Service Schedule
Corner of Towa Avenue and Jefferson Street hosts Sabbath school at 10 and service at 11 with the Mind topic. The Wednesday 7:45 gathering invites all. a free reading room at Crail's store is open Monday Wednesday Saturday 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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Towa Avenue
Jefferson Street
Christ Jesus
Lord Jesus Christ
Crail's
Sabbath Schedule with Morning Services Updated
Sabbath school begins at 9 50 morning service at 11 Young People's meeting at 6 20 with no evening service listed.
Baptist Sabbath School at 9:30 Am
Announcement notes no morning or evening service and no B Y P U, indicating a quiet Sunday schedule for the church with the Sabbath school at 9 30 a m.
ZEMO Promise for Eczema From McElhinney Drug Co
An advertisement touts ZEMO as a cure for eczema, pimples, dandruff and skin or scalp conditions. It claims one application relieves itching and a bottle cures minor eczema, with agencies in over 2,000 towns and cities and endorsements by leading druggists.
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McElhinney Drug.Co
ZEMO
America
McElhinney Prug Store
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised in Testimonies
Letters from Sabattus Maine and Graniteville Vermont cite Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aiding women through pregnancy changes and illness. Testimonials claim restored health, strength, and relief from nervousness with a thirty year reputation as standard female remedy.
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Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
H. W. Miron
Sabattus
Graniteville
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Charles Barclay
R.pd
Granteville
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Demar
Philadelphia
Willie
William
Minna
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Bill Nye
W. C. T. U. Notice
Sia
Presbyterias
Methodist Episcopal
First Church OF Christ
W. A. Whinkt
Panama Canal
Wm. A. Fretwell
Lucama
N. C
J. J. Lemmon, Lemmon’s Pharma
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