Mars Has Bad Luck In 60 Mile Flight Challenge
J C Mars attempted a Topeka to Kansas City flight in a Curtiss Skylark for a $5 000 prize. He alighted four times, broke lower wing ribs twice, engine failed, and winds near Ennis forced a low flight that nearly plunged into the Kansas River before he landed safely in a meadow.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas City
Mara
Skylark
Mars
Midland
Kansas River
Ennis
Chilean wine production rises amid expanding vineyards
Chile expands wine output as cultivable acreage grows to 146 094 acres with 47 103 acres irrigated. Demand for American wines drives industry growth and investment in vineyards and processing facilities.
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Chile
RESPASS TOLL LARGE DIDNT HEED WARNINGS
The Pennsylvania railroad announces a intensified drive to prevent trespassing on its rights of way after years of warnings. Statistics show thousands killed and tens of thousands injured across a decade, with daily fatalities averaging two. Preparatory services are scheduled with Rev. Frederick Elliott assisting.
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United States
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Interstate Commerce Commission
Preparatory Services Observed at First United Presbyterian
The First United Presbyterian church will observe communion on Sabbath morning in June, with preparatory services announced for worshipers preparing to receive the sacrament. Local congregants are invited to attend and participate in the planned ceremonies.
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First United Presbyterian Church
Sage tea for hair color restored by Wyeth product
The article recalls grandmothers using sage tea to preserve hair color and notes modern Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur as a superior scalp tonic and color restorer. It promotes a 50 cent to 1 dollar bottle, available at drug stores or mailed from Wyeth Chemical Co, with Mc Elhinney Drag Co as distributor.
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Wyeth
Wyeth Chemical Company
Cortlandt St
New York City
McElhinney Drag Co
Norm Albee
Ground bids sought for stand and hotel at Chautauqua
The grounds committee invites further bids on the stand and hotel privileges at the Chautauqua. Bids close June 30 and are to be delivered to Mr. Frank Stewart or the secretary. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. Judge Grosscup spoke at Augustana college commencement as part of the fiftieth jubilee, noting the coming economic tests and the need for intellectual honesty and public accountability.
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Chautauqua
Frank Stewart
Rock Island
Grosscup
United States Circuit of Appeals
Chicago
Augustana College
College
Synod
G. Peters
Rockford
America
Universities and Colleges of America
School of America
Teachers of America
Mrs. John Smith of Amsterdam Becomes Popular American Wife
The article extols Daisy Crounce, who rejects a foreign count to marry John Andrews Smith. It praises both as quintessential Americans with strong character, Mrs Smith ruling with a simple, virtuous authority and Mr Smith supporting the family and business.
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John Smith
Amsterdam
N. Y
Daisy Crounce
Mrs. Smith
Leas
Miss Crounce
Plain Mrs John Smith and the Salt of the Earth
A Des Moines News fragment praises Mrs John Smith as a womanly figure whether at home or chores. The passage extols plain spouses as the salt of the earth within the republic.
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John Smith
People of
the Republic
Salt
Des Moines
Thanking Friends for Help and Floral Tributes
Mr and Mrs Harry Bishop express gratitude to friends and neighbors for assistance and sympathy during their son George William illness and death. They also thank those who sent floral tributes for the last viewing place.
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George William
Harry Bishop
Raisin bread touted as ideal nourishment for laborers
A historical note extols raisin bread baked from strong wheaten and durum flours as a near perfect mix of protein and carbohydrate. It claims life-sustaining qualities and the ability to sustain even hard muscular work on raisin bread alone.
Travel ing Inspector and village squire tale
A humorous scene shows a traveling inspector questioning a class about names with a boy tearfully denying wrongdoing. A Virginia congressman employs Ezekie the servant who mailed a letter without an address, and Maisie’s mother, a Christian Scientist, bans the game of play sick after Maisie explains it to others.
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Fithitet
Tinta
Hamtet
Tatler
Virginia
Ezekie
Ezekiel
Zeke
Maizie
Maisie
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Russia
Frank L. Wilson & Co
Aviator
Kansas’ River
PIPTY
Frederick Elliott
Morning Sun
goTaRy
McElhinney Druge
Younger Wyeth Chemical Company
New York, N. Y
Mer
Wes
John Andrews Smith
John
W. A. Whiting & Son
Reydie Hasself
Dobbs
J. A. Harwood
South Side
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