Army career origin of late General Corbin at Cincinnati Commercial
Incident in the army career of Henry Corbin shown as he began as a recruiting lieutenant in August 1862. The young officer recruited 32 men for the Seventyninth Ohio under Rutherford B. Hayes, winning over printer Halstead at the Commercial office and starting a lifelong friendship between soldier and editor.
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Corbin
Henry
Cor
United States Army
New York
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati
Young Corbin
Seventy
Ohio Volunteers
Rutherford B. Hayes
Little Miami
Mr. Halstead
Benton Halstead
Haltead
Martyr of Peary's Trip The Only Man to Die on Journey
Professor Ross Gilmore Marvin, first assistant to Commander Peary and chief scientist on the Arctic expedition, drowned April 10 forty-five miles north of Cape Columbia while commanding the supporting party. Born in Elmira New York, Marvin studied at Cornell, worked through college, and after 1906 returned to teach before accompanying Peary again with leave from Cornell.
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Fessor Ross Gilmore Marvin
Peary
Cape Columbia
Professor Marvin
Elmira
N. Y
Edward
Ross Marvin
Commander Peary
Arctic
Cornell
Marvin
Cornell University
MAY MAKE PEARY ADMIRAL
Supporters urge that Commander Robert E. Peary be promoted to rear admiral for his Arctic North Pole discovery. Peary is a civil engineer by rank and would need captaincy before admiral. congress would likely create a new rear admiral post or an executive action may grant the title.
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Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Peary
Congress
U Named Shortest Geographical The United States Board Decision
The geographic board adopts a new shortest name U located behind Quelpart island on Korea's southern coast. It surpasses the Po river in Italy once known as the shortest place name.
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United States Geographic Board
Ins
Quelpart Island
Korea
Italy
Eskimo Baby Doll Hits Market With Polite Tag
A souvenir maker quickly markets a fur clad Eskimo doll bearing a tag reading The lucky Eskimo baby. The prompt pairing with polar news underscores a light consumer novelty tied to current events.
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North Pole
Attorney Marks Pipe Habit in Cassopolis Note
Attorney M. N. Howell of Cassopolis, OfN, is noted for never smoking a pipe twice. He uses four to five pipes daily during the year.
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M. N. Howell
Cassopolis
Ofn
Public Swindle Case Involving Seventeen Year Old Miss Teisinger
Water loo teenager Margaret Teisinger aged seventeen is accused of passing checks forged with names of society women to draw money in Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Des Moines police arrested her after she worked at an amusement park there. She says a gang taught her the method.
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Margaret Teisinger
Waterloo
Des Moines
Cedar Falls
The Mescal Button and Its Spread Among Native Tribes
A Hampton Institute Southern Workman article notes mescal derived from a cactus used by Mexican Indians and spreading to Kiowa, bionca, Omahas, Winnebago, and Sioux. It describes social clubs, ceremonies, chewing buttons, brewing tea, and effects including lassitude and blissful peace, plus reduced desire for alcohol.
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Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Hampton Institute Southern Workman
Cough Remedy Adights Foley's Honey and Tar
An old advertisement warns against other products and promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for chronic coughs bronchitis hay fever asthma and lung trouble with Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Company named.
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Foley
Lemmon
McElhinney Drug Company
Missouri giantess Ella Ewing visits Mexico hotel
Ella Ewing nine feet six inches tall known as the Missouri giantess stayed at the Hoxsey hotel in Mexico while en route to the Bowling Green fair. Two beds were joined to accommodate her in comfort.
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Ella Ewing
Hoxsey Hotel
Mexico
Bowling Green Fair
Kansas City
Snow's College of Dressmaking Patterns Cut to Order
Gver Kieit Clothing store offers custom fit patterns with perfect fit guarantees priced at $116.
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Gver Kieit Clothing Store
Poisoned Cheese Warns Against Spoiled Food
An article notes that cheese can cause poisoning when improperly ripened and warns readers about dangers from rotten cheese as shown by German government findings.
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Chee A
Ger Man
World Tour By Major Ahern Costs Under $1009
Maj. George P. Ahern U S A completed a trip around the world in 67 days 15 hours spending under 1009 dollars. He traveled via Siberia and the Philippines where he was stationed.
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George P. Ahern
Siberia
Philippines
Foley's Qrine Laxative Ad From Lemmon's Pharmacy
An old health ad promotes Foley's Qrine Laxative for indigestion stomach liver trouble and constipation claiming it clears complexions only by cleansing the system. Lemmon's Pharmacy McElhinney Drug Company distribute the product.
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Foley
Ke. Lemmon
McElhinney Drug Company
Clerical Appointments Noted Across Iowa Circuit
M E appointments made at Winfield on Monday not listed in the Journal issue. Names include Rev A B Smith Washington Rev Elis Handy Grinnell Rev James Priestnal Lacey Rev J R Han ley Centerville Rev W G Thorn Keosauqua Rev J B Schreckengast Burlington Rev W A Longenecker Danville Rev C L Tennant Fairfield Rev R Collier Wayland Rev J A Clendenning Ainsworth Rev J H Lewis Brighton Rev A B Hightshoe Crawfordsville Rev J F Robertson Keota Rev T W Carwell Legington Rev Thomas Osborn Muscatine Rev A L Jordan Riverside Washington Circuit Supply Rev P H Hawk Wellman Rev CF Kaumgarten West Chester.
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M. E
P .H. Hawk
Wellman
Kaumgarten
West Chester
Public thanks for sympathy after death of Mrs Maria Rouse
Thanks to friends and neighbors for sympathy and kindness during illness and at the death of Mrs Maria Rouse. Also notices John Goode offering Washington House for sale describing a hotel in good condition with ill health as reason for sale.
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Maria Rouse
Gasoline Engine Deal Offered by Iowa Firm
Iowa Gas and Electric company offers a Cheap For Cash gasoline engine by H. P. Kelly. The engine, claimed to have run only six months, is presented as a bargain for buyers seeking a low cost option.
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H. P. Kelly
Iowa Gas & Electric Company
Old World Robber Haunts Damascus Journey
Harper's Weekly reporter Harry A. Franck travels on foot across the Lebanon range to Damascus in a third installment of his series. Locals try to deter him with a pot collecting for a railroad ticket while others restrain him before he escapes down the highway.
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Harper's Weekly
Harry A. Franck
Lebanon
Damascus
Ivory origins and elephant differences described
The piece contrasts Africa's ivory producing elephants with India's tuskless varieties. It notes African elephants are mammoth in shape with ancient lineage preserved in Arctic ice, while the Indian animal is structurally different, lacks tusks, and is valued more alive than dead as a beast of burden.
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Africa
India
Bankers Discuss Money Problems at American Bankers Meeting
Chicago September 16 two divisions of the banking world the trust company and the clearing house dominated the American Bankers association convention. Daniel S Remsen urged post mortem wealth management and gold as the sole safe reserve. Sol Wexler called for uniform charges and clearances while H P McIntosh and Oliver C Fuller were elected to lead the trust company section.
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Chicago
Rust Company
Clearing House
American Bankers’ Association
Trust Company
Daniel S. Remsen
New York
Trong
E. C. McDoughal
Sol Wexler
New Orleans
H. P. McIntosh
Cleveland C
Oliver C. Fuller
Milwaukee
Auto overturn kills Mrs Goethel near Buffalo
Mrs H F Goethel daughter of J R Hoxie of Chicago was killed when an automobile overturned on a steep hill near Buffalo. Her mother Mrs J R Hoxie suffered a broken arm in the accident that sent the vehicle out of control on the incline.
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Buffalo
N. Y
H. F. Goethel
J. R. Hoxie
Chicago
J. R Hoxie
Electric Bitters: The Greatest Health Builder Promised
The advertisement claims Electric Bitters strengthens health by purifying blood and improving stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It asserts vigorous body and keen brain follow and urges use by the weak or sickly, priced at 20 cents and guaranteed by J. E. Lemmon.
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J. E. Lemmon
Patient Doing Well Says Doctor On Conscience Payment
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes the patient improving while the doctor jokes about teaching through conscience. The exchange implies progress with humor about compensation, reflecting a light medical scene.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Testifies After Four Years of Kidney Remedy Cure
Carlisle Center M Y G B Bur hans writes after four years that Foley's Kidney Remedy cured his kidney trouble and he has not had a relapse. He endorses the remedy and notes continued improvement. Lemmon's Pharmacy and McElhinney Drug Company are mentioned as distributors.
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Carlisle Center
M. Y
G. B. Burhans
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Mc-Elhinney Drug Company
Teach Children to Swim in London Schools
Last year more than 32,000 children were taught to swim at London public schools, reflecting a broad school swimming program.
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London Public Schools
Auction of House and Lot in Southwest Washington
Public auction without reserve on premises Saturday Sept 18 at 2 pm. Lot 1, block 5, corner lot on a good street in a good neighborhood with a frame house barn outbuildings and small fruits. Terms to be announced at sale. J E Lemmon J W Teeter Auctioneer.
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Washington
Missouri Forests Face Loss Without Wise Conservation
The St. Louis Globe-Democrat warns Missouri’s forests shrink from 60 percent to 39 percent in ten years, with annual lumber output around 600 million feet. The piece links forest waste to floods, climate, and soil loss, urging protective economic planning to sustain timber resources.
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Missouri
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Lint of Designh Showcases Latest Quality Lines
A line representing the latest and best in quality appears in this design lint feature. The item emphasizes top workmanship and refined aesthetics, highlighting metrics of excellence and a premium finish.
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Polar Explorer
Snow's College
Health and Beauty Aid
John Titterington
Mary Williams
Ellis Rouse
Frank Rouse
Washington House
John Goode
J. W. Teeter
Missouri's
J. H. Wagner
Fort Madison
Iowa
U.S. A
Steen
Stein-Bloch and
Kuppenheimer
Tion
Kupper
Vinrwon Fe
Peru
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