Halloween Auto Party Crashes In Brownstown
An automobile party from Detroit struck a fallen telephone pole and a guy wire in Brownstown Ind on Halloween night injuring B C Whitney severely with two skull fractures. The party members include Mrs Whitney and others who escaped serious harm.
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Brownstown
Ind
Detroit
B. C. Whitney
Falk Hotel
Whitney
B. Taylor
F. C. McMath
Dora Breeze
Irwin Williams
No Rush of Business Despite 2 Cent Rate to Britain
New York reports the 2 cent postage rate to Great Britain has not greatly boosted mail to London Liverpool Manchester Glasgow and other cities after a month in effect. Printed matter mail shows a marked rise even without rate changes.
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New York
Great Britain
General Post Office
London
Liverpool
Manchester
Glasgow
Band of Moros in Mindanao Routed by Ilagan Constabulary
A force from Ilagan pursued a band of Moros raiding Misamis plantations on Mindanao. They overtook the outlaws, killed the leader, and are pursuing the rest. Officials believe the capture will restore quiet in the province.
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Manila
Ilagan
Misamis
Mindanao
Holland Weighs Venezuela Blockade as Castro Reply Awaited
The Hague reports the Netherlands has not ordered a blockade of Venezuela ports and will not act until it receives Castro's official reply to the second Dutch note. The government remains prepared for naval demonstrations, including a blockade, if circumstances demand it.
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Holland
The
Hague
Venezuela
Netherlands
Castro
Pine Bluff Faces Flooding Threat After River Rises
Pine Bluff Ark November 3 reports a sudden Arkansas River rise causing high banks to cave in near the city center. The Jefferson County courthouse area is endangered as banks fail and residents race to protect property with day and night efforts.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Jefferson County
Weather forecast for election day across eleven states
Washington reports the weather bureau final forecast for election day. Moderately warm temperatures expected in most states with showers likely in Georgia Alabama western Florida Mississippi eastern Louisiana Tennessee mountains Carolina district Washington Oregon and northern Idaho.
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Washington
The
Weather Bureau
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Louisiana
Tennessee
Carolinas
Oregon
Idaho
Stove Gas Kills Three in Columbus Home
In Columbus on Starr avenue Milo Milo died from gas from a stove. Max Deverer, his wife, and their epileptic son Charles, thirteen, were found dead in the house. Neighbor Julia Wright discovered the bodies, possibly long dead.
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Columbus
Max Deverer
Charles
Starr Avenue
Milo
Julia Wright
Minnesota Students Train Wreck Near New Richmond
A Wisconsin Central special train carrying 300 University of Minnesota students bound home from Chicago football game derailed four miles west of New Richmond Wisconsin. The engineer sustained injuries, no other fatalities reported.
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New Richmond
Wis
Wisconsin Central
University of Minnesota
Chicago
Here
Public Debt Rises in October 1908
The monthly debt statement shows the public debt minus cash in the treasury at October 31, 1908 totaling 876,775,025 dollars, up 8,511,975 dollars for the month.
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Washington
Treasury
Explorer Sven Hedin Reaches Shanghai En Route to London
Swedish explorer Sven Hedin arrives in Shanghai after completing his second Thibet expedition. He plans to visit Japan before sailing to England, continuing his journey to London.
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Shanghai
Sven Hedin
Thibet
London
Weather forecast for Midwest regions up to 8 PM
The official forecast covers Illinois and Indiana with fair conditions and moderate temperatures with a chance of haze in some areas. Lower Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa are also fair with slowly rising temperatures across the region.
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Illinois
Indiana
Seuch
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets show Chicago board quotes and live stock prices
Chicago and East Buffalo stock reports list grain quotes for wheat corn oats and rye with Dec May and July prices, cash sales, and hogs cattle and sheep ranges. East Buffalo figures show cattle receipts, hog prices, and lamb and calf values from Dunning Stevens customers.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Asy
AK Asm Park
Springs
Ile
East Buffalo N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
East Buffalo
N. Y
Body found of missing farmer Oscar Hoganson near Marengo
In Rockford Illinois on November 2 a farmer named Oscar Hoganson, missing a week, was found buried on a neighbor’s farm four miles north of Marengo. A bullet wound in the head is reported. Hoganson lived alone and three horses are missing from his place.
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Rockford, Ill
Oscar Hoganson
Marengo
Hoganson
Election day verdict unlikely in Morse Curtis case
In New York the jury weighing charges against former National Bank of North America officials Morse and Curtis failed to reach a verdict as of today. Final arguments were underway after motions and the jury likely would be sent back tomorrow afternoon. The defense secured dismissal of counts tied to the Calvin Austin loan of 100000, ruling the bank was not damaged by the note discount and proceeds.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Alfred H. Curtis
National Bank of North America
Lere
Morse
Curtis
Calvin Austin
Austin
National Bank of North American
Bargains in trimmed hats at Miss Lewis
Winter blasts, causing pneumonia, pleurisy and consumption will soon be here. Cure your cough now with Foley's Honey and Tar to strengthen lungs and prevent serious results advertised by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon’'s
Cheap Gas Engine Bargain From 1866 Iowa Co
Cheap for cash. Three cent per hour gasoline engine used six months. Former owner now uses electric power. 1866 Iowa Gas and Electric Company offers a fine bargain for cash.
Everson Property For Sale To Close Estate
Property adjoining the City Library and blocks in Highland Park are for sale to close the estate of Mrs. E E Everson. For price and terms see A Anderson executor.
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Everson
Highland Park
E. E. Everson
Tf A. Anderson
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed by Maine Resident
A. F. Hardy of East Wilton Maine praises Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for curing sores boils ulcers and burns and claims it saved many doctor bills. The product is sold for 25 cents at J E Lemmon’s drug store.
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Bucklen
A. F. Hardy
East Wilton
Maine
J. E. Lemmon
Death of John A. Carney Noted Poet of Hymns
Mrs. John A. Carney died in Galesburg Ill after a three month illness. Author of Little Drops of Water and Think Gentry of the Erring her poems appeared in hymnals and were recited to children. Born Lancaster Mass April 6 1822 she taught in Boston and Philadelphia and began publishing at fourteen. Her Little Drops of Water appeared in 1845 for a Sunday school exercise.
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Galesburg
Ill
Jo- Hn A. Carney
I Hess
Lancaster
Mass
Boston
Philadelphia
Copper Miners Talk of Spiking Madrid Strike Looms
Nov 3 report says copper miners in the Rio Tinto district plan a strike. Detachments of cavalry infantry and gendarmes have left Huelva to maintain order in the district.
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Madrid
Rio Tinto
Huelva
Farmhouse fire claims Charlies Bilbach death
The Bilbach farm home near Flanigan in Bloomington burned. All residents escaped except Charlies Bilbach who was burned to death in the blaze.
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Bloomington
Charlies Bilbach
Flanigan
Bilbach
Compact Plate Heater for Butler Pantries
A small universal plate heater designed to attach to gas jets or electric wires. It keeps dishes hot and can regulate to any temperature, ideal for breakfast toast or maintaining hot coffee. Common in well equipped dining rooms and large houses for serving dinners and luncheons.
Kriss Kringle's Gift Makers Offer Festive Aprons
A Christmas gift item describes two apron styles for a charming present. The surplice model in dotted swiss features lace trim and ribbon decorations, while the white silk version uses hemstitched ruffles and velvet ribbon with hand embroidery enhancing its look.
Simple Fashion Ideas For Everyday Handkerchief Creations
The article outlines easy, practical designs inspired by newspaper patterns and shop examples. It notes coquettish adornments such as rosettes and a rose behind the ear, suggesting how to weave handkerchiefs into pretty aprons and decorative pillowslips using embroidered lace and cambric.
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Will
White Silk Apron with Embroidered Cambric Ruffle
A delicate handmade cover features an edge of pillow edge with matching ribbon, fine cambric ruffle, and a narrow hemstitched finish. Though elegant enough for shops, it could be produced at home with modest outlay.
Linen Hair Receiver for Christmas Gift
A pretty hair receiver in heavy white on ecru linen features a padded scalloped edge fastened with two buttons and buttonholes. The design uses solid satin stitch and is finished with a rosette of ribbon and looped ends.
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Ecru
Strange plant feats in nature study from a squash to a globe turnip
A nature study notes a squash 18 days old lifting 60 pounds with a harness and lever and, by day 19, 5,000 pounds. It also describes a globe turnip seed enlarging to 27,000,000 times its original bulk plus leaves, and a turnip seed increasing its weight fifteen times in a minute under fair conditions.
Yreka Name Origin Traced to Bakery Curtain
A Chicago News item notes Yreka California earned its name from a reversed Bakery sign seen from outside a shop. The story dismisses the Greek Eureka theory as fanciful, calling the etymology humorous and commonplace.
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California
Yreka
Eureka
Chicago News
Origin of the Term Pig-aback Explained
Chicago News traces the expression pig-aback to carrying a child on the back with arms around the neck and legs under the arms. Variants include pig-back pick-back and Pick-pack with modern usage favoring the last two forms. The etymology may derive from piga, the Anglo-Saxon forehild, rather than butcher picturing a pie.
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Chicago News
Grand Mufti Ring Game Rules Described
The players form a circle with one in the center as grand mufti. The mufti may strike or gesture and declare Thus says the grand mufti or So says the grand mufti. If Thus says, others imitate exactly. if So says, no movement. Those who err or fail switch places with the mufti, and if multiple err simultaneously the mufti picks who swaps.
Riddles and Wordplay From an 19th Century Page
A sequence of puns and riddles appears here asking why a church organ cannot escape a blaze and other quick wordplay. Questions touch on carpentry, nails, chairs, and manners with punchlines or hints that rely on double meanings.
Dozens and their Sums: A Quick Clarification
The text compares quantities: half a dozen dozen equals 72, six dozen dozen equals 764, with a stated difference of 792. It further notes half a dozen dozen is 72, a baker's dozen is 13, and computes related totals such as 78 and 986.
A Simple Marble Game With Sticks And Stones
A historical game involves blocking a ground hole with an upright stick and placing a stone on top. Players stand back and throw marbles to hit the stone, aiming to fling it as far as possible from the stick. Circles are numbered around the stick to tally the distance.
Nighttime fears among children fade as they seek safety
A short verse from the Washington Star depicts nine colored girls each expressing fear of the night. They each respond with ordinary actions and eventually find comfort in the warmth of bed, ending with the line that there is nothing to fear.
I Am a Mother I Am a Mother
A voice urges women in lonely homes to seek healthy maternity through available preparations, stressing the desire for motherhood and the impact of organic factors on fertility and happiness.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound promotes health
Mrs Maggie Gilmer of West Union South Carolina writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health and made her a mother. Mrs Josephine Hall of Bardstown Kentucky says it cured her female troubles and made her a mother. The ad touts thirty years of use as a standard remedy for female ills and invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Maggie Gilmer
West Union
S. C
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Josephine Hall
Bardstown
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McElhinney Drug Co
Kriss Kringle
Gift Makers
China
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Conundrums
White
Blue
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Green
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Black
Washington Star
Foley
Foley & Company
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Trave
F St
Frank Rogers
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