Woman 100 recalls youth and family as wedding plans loom
Kansas City story recalls a centenarian born near Salem North Carolina in 1820 who reflects on marrying young, raising 12 children, and farm life. She recounts Civil War era hardships, moving to Missouri and later Kansas City, and memories of Lone Jack. She notes church ties and her Sunday lessons.
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Kansas City
Salem
N. C
Wall
Missouri
Kingsville
Lone Jack
B. D.' iMorris
Iola
Kan
First United
Brethren Church
Federation Talk Draws Churches Toward Union in Manchester
Manchester churches push federation between Congregational and Presbyterian bodies as committees from both sides plan joint work. Leaders, including Rev. H. J. Goughnour and Rev. W. Montgomery, back the plan despite hurdles. Oldest Congregational society rebuilt after 1916 fire. Presbyterian church, organized in 1869, renovates building.
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Manchester
Federation For the Congregational and Presbytet
NI Manchitrenes of
Goughnour
Lago
Waterloo
W. A. Afontigomery
Presbyterian Church
F. E. Dutton
F Pride
BE Crcutt
Fred EB. Richardson
Henrietta Miller
Dudze . Stiles
George W. Dunham
Hermann
Charles J. Leeds
Florence Bissell
Churen
Delaware County Abstract Company
George W. Thinham
G. H. Dunham
E.R. Morse
KE. E. Morse
Rand
Morse
Watchinson & Atwater
Feebie
Ethel Patton
Erma
Rosier
Carron, Heave
California
A. J. Gildner
Gildner
Dimoeredal Club
Methodist Sunday School
Navy Death Trap Warns Legionnaires in Boston
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood told American Legion members in Boston that the nation needs a large, ready navy and called current ships a floating death trap. He urged governing by Americans and stricter immigration control while promoting a stronger maritime defense. An adjacent ad promotes a free automobile ride and Ride Week by Overland.
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Boston
Leonard Wood
American Legion
Chicago to Promote Six Day Bicycle Race in February
Chicago will stage a six day bicycle race at Dexter Park stockyards track in late February with fourteen teams including foreign riders. Phillip Elwell, representing a syndicate at the stockyards, left for New York to secure rider signatures.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dexter] Jark Track
Stockyards
Phillip Elwell
New York
The Miracle Man at Waterlog and More
The section reviews major films and theater offerings at local venues. Paul Gilmore stars in The Miracle Man, praised as unfilmable and a highlight of the Waterlog season. Maytime continues as a leading Shubert musical hit, while Marguerite Clark stars in Luck In Pawn at the Maze. Palace, Crystal, and Plaza theaters feature Thunderbolt, The Fear Market, The Wear Market, and Boomerang, with critics noting entertainment value and emotional scope.
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Paul Gilmore
Gilmore
Moston
Aida Johnson Young
Sigmund Trombert
Cascarets Advertisement Promises Quick Nightly Cleansing
A vintage ad claims Cascarets remove liver and bowel poison causing biliousness and headaches. It touts gentle nightly action, no griping or sickness, low cost, and better mornings with a sunny outlook tomorrow.
Arliss Company Presents Jacques Duval At Waterloo
George Arliss and company bring the new tense drama Jacques Duval to Waterloo tomorrow evening. Elizabeth Risdon, English actress of London stage fame, stars and is married to Jacques Duval the noted French medical scientist. Risdon gained praise in Fanny's First Play under George Bernard Shaw.
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George Arlise
George Arliss
Waterloo
Jacques Duval
Elizabeth Risdon
George Bernard Shaw
Fanny
William Gillette
Brutus
Risdon
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promise Easy Digestion
Dyspepsia advice targets business people and meals. The ad claims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets ease gas sourness heaviness and indigestion after fried eggs or bacon, enabling a restful stomach and renewed appetite. A one cent box is offered at drug stores for unrestricted eating.
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Stuart
Diamond Dye Your Old Dress Material
Shabby discarded skirts coats blouses sweaters and gloves turn new with Diamond Dye. Works on wool alk linen cotton and mixes. Directions in package. Drugeist offers a Diamond Dye color card. Advertisement.
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Drugeist
Poslam Promises Quick Skin Relief for Various Ailments
An old advertisement touts Poslam as a cure for eczema acne pimples scalp scale herpes itching and facial redness. It claims rapid relief and urges readers to request a free sample from Emergency Laboratories at 243 West 47th Street New York.
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Sam
West 47Th St
New York
Riv
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