Hidden Clues Sought in Wilson OWI Recovery Effort
Following a reorganization of United Wireless Telegraph 33 000 stockholders attend seeking to recover hundreds of thousands allegedly misappropriated by former president Christopher Columbus Wilson who is jailed in Atlanta for mail misuse. Court filings show a claimed misappropriation over 1.5 million with assets including 600 ships installations and land stations and Seattle property in Parker bankruptcy case.
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New York
United Wireless Telegraph Company
Christopher Columbus Wilson
Wilson
Atlanta
Peaingt Wilson
Atlantic
Pacific
Great Lakes
Seattle
Wash
George A. Parker
Borrowed Smiles and Dust of the Garden
A portly Mr Trigger walks with his grandson when the child asks what we are made of. The grandfather, a thorough orthodox man, answers that we are inside the dust of the earth. The tale blends humor with a didactic mood about existence and origin.
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Mr. Trigger
Roug
Bing
Sho
Uncle Walt the Poet Philosopher Early Christmas Shopper
A humorous portrait recalls Uncle Walt the poet philosopher who shops early for Christmas. He is described as a common, burly man whose modest gifts contrast with famed figures who fail without early shopping, ending with a humorous warning about late shopping.
Moth Killing Camphor Balls Prompt Frustrated Buyer
In a Providence Journal note, a lodger recalls a muffled scene where a grandfather reflects on a deep hole left by removal. A pharmacist defends camphor balls sold to kill moths as a man demands demonstrations, insisting the items harm nothing.
A Want Advi ne Journal is sure to bring regults
A partial line from a historical paper notes an ad driven publication promise. The fragment mentions rapid results and a local want ad section expected to draw readers and buyers. The text implies a promotional aim without detailing specific items or dates.
Wells and Storbeck Clash in London Heavyweight Showdown
Bombardier Wells, English champion, and Fred Storbeck, South African champion, square off for twenty rounds in London at the National Sporting Club with a 6000 dollar purse. If Storbeck wins he faces Frank Moran of Pittsburgh on December 27 amid English boxing debates. Peggy Bettinson of the NSC says no more white versus black bouts will be staged.
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London
Bombardier Wells
Fred Storbeck
National Sporting Club
Storbeck
Wells
Frank Moran
Pittsburgh
Moran
England
Jack Johnson
Home Secretary
Peggy” Bettinson
Bettinson
Vind reveals appetite revival from coviver iron remedy
A Brooklyn man Thes J Sinclair reports five years of stomach trouble with no appetite and pain. He credits Vinci on with restoring appetite and digestion and offers a money back guarantee through Cook Sherman Druggists in Washington Iowa.
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Brooklyn
Thes. J. Sinclair
Vinci
Cook & Sherman
Washington
Iowa
PurEka Literary Society December Meeting Program
Program list showing readings recitations and music by students and staff including Clarence Herring Kate Snider Eddie Buntenbach Edna Merchant Pleasant Hill school Henry Booth Florence Petratz Grace Hopping Cecil Godwin Ada Beenblossom Nellie Davidson Arthur Godwin Bryan Nicholson Florence Truax Grover Booth and a debate on government ownership of railroads. Also a note on an Italian mushroom test and mushroom toxicity myths.
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Clarence Herring
Kate Snider
Eddie Buntenbach
Edna Merchant
Pleasant Hill School
Henry Booth
Florence Petratz
Grace Hopping
Cecil Godwin
Ada Beenblossom
Nellie Davidson
Arthur Godwin
Bryan Nicholson
Florence Truax
Dream
Grover Booth
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C. A. Rennacker
Rothschild
South Side Square
Washington, Iowa
Wireless
Walt
Walt Mason
George Matthews Adama
Providence Journal
Hon I Londen
Pureka Literary Society
Paris
W. W. Wilson
FPLC
Atlioww
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
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