Catherine Sforza Died Four Centuries Ago in Florence
Four centuries ago Catherine Sforza died in Florence after a life of dynastic marriage and political defiance. Born in 1461 in Milan and legitimized by the Milanese ducal family, she wed Girolamo Riario and bore five sons and a daughter before Riario’s murder. In Imola and Rome she built influence, then faced siege and hostage peril when Medici rivals rose. She led defenders from the citadel and survived a brutal standoff before dying at Santa Maria della Mirata convent in Florence.
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Catherine Sforza
Florence
Italy
Milan
Gian Galeazzo
Duke of
Bona Galeazzo
Girolamo Riario
Sextus IV
Rome
Catherine
Papal
Corsini
Imola
Foril
Riario
Santa Maria Della Muriate
Free Christmas Sticker Offer From Wells Fargo Agent
E. G. Fox, agent for Wells Fargo Express, promotes free stickers reading Do Not Open Until Christmas. He offers them to anyone who sends packages early and appreciates the advantage.
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E. G. Fox
Wells, Fargo Express Company
Buster Brown Bestsellers at Frey’s Studio Camera
The ad touts a two dollar camera at Frey’s Studio featuring Buster Brown branding and market availability. Aimed at cost conscious shoppers, it emphasizes value and brand recognition.
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Buster Brown
Frey
Shoes for best ears corn offered by Fox and Dewey
A local prize listing offers a five dollar fifty cent pair of shoes for the best three ears of corn and a second prize of three fifty for another entry. Names shown are Fox and Dewey with address 5816.
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Fox & Dewey
Corpse Wakes During Funeral Prompting Surprise Recovery
In Terre Haute Indiana on December 17 Edward Murphy of 125 Park Street was believed dead and an undertaker prepared his body for burial when Murphy revived, telling relatives he felt better and may recover.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Edward Murphy
Park Street
Murphy
Dr. H. F. Masson Opens Local Medical Practice
Dr. H. F. Masson, recently a year at Metropolitan hospital in New York, will open a temporary office above the Harry McCulley shop on Monday the 20th. A graduate of the Homeopathy State College at Iowa City, he has worked as house physician and practiced across the state before his New York stint. He chose to begin practice locally and hopes for success in the United States home, joining the ranks of local physicians.
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H. F. Masson
Metropolitan Hospital
New York City
Harry McCulley
Masson
Homeopathy State College
Iowa City
Blackwell’s Island
Peru
United States
Frey’s Studio Promises Largest Local Photo Styles
Frey’s Studio urges shoppers to settle the Christmas problem with a wide assortment of up-to-date styles. The studio claims to exceed expectations of large city studios and guarantees satisfaction come rain or shine.
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Frey
Grush and Brindley’s Meat Market For Sale By Owners
The Grush and Brindley meat market, owned by A. M. Turner, is offered for sale or trade. All persons knowing themselves indebted to A. M. Turner are asked to call and settle. 6113
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Grush & Brindley’s
A. M. Turner
Robbers Loot Kansas Bank and Post Office
Robbers blew the safe of the post office at Tescott, Kansas, and took about $800 in stamps plus several hundred dollars in cash. The getaway used a handcar as the thieves fled the scene.
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Kansas Bank
Salina
Kan
Tescott
Papes Diuretic Promises Quick Kidney Relief
An early 20th century advertisement touts Papes Diuretic as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder woes. It claims rapid cleansing of the urinary system, urges use at first signs, and promotes the Cincinnati firm Pape Thompson & Pape as trustworthy.
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Pape
Morgan & Co Buys Two Independent Telephone Properties
Announcement from Toledo states J P Morgan & Co have purchased two independent telephone properties formerly controlled by James Brailey Jr. The purchase, part of a broader deal affecting Columbus, Dayton and Toledo lines, totals about eight million dollars for six companies. The firms plan to keep the plants separate and competitive with Bell. The market attention shifts to Continental Telephone and Telegraph tied to Stifel Koehler and Howard efforts.
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Toledo
J. P. Morgan & Co
James 8. Brailey, Jr
Brailey
Columbus
Dayton
Indianapolis
Toledo Home Telephone Company
Morgan & Co
Bell
Bell Company
Middle West
Continental Telephone and Telegraph Company
H.C. Stifel
Max Koehler
St. Louis
John A. Howard
West Virginia
Des Moines Conductor Fatally Struck at Perry Crossing
Bertram H. Grace, conductor for the Des Moines Fort Dodge and Southern Interurban railroad, was instantly killed at the Minneapolis and St. Louis crossing in Perry when a lone passenger engine returning to Valley Junction crashed into the interurban freight caboose where he worked as contractor. He was 200 feet aloft and landed in a corn field. Life was extinct upon discovery. nearly every bone in his body was broken.
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Des Moines
Bertram H. Grace
Fort Dodge
Cotton in Honduras Prolific Nine Month Growth
A brief note states cotton in Honduras requires little care and yields luxuriently for nine months yearly. The text adds an aside about social gossip among men, noting they stay informed by listening to women.
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Honduras
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Man’s Store
the House of Kuppenheimer
Chicago
Mexico
Mexico City
HF. Masson
Pape, Thompson & Pape
Cincinnati
JP. Morgan & CO
Perry
Himself
Key West
Havana
Lemmons
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