Blizzard Recalled As 1871 Snowstorm Returns In Reports
The March 19 1871 blizzard is recalled with reports of 12 to 24 inches across northern Missouri and Kansas, two feet at Burlington Iowa, deep drifts along the Winds Central and B and Q lines, and trains blocked for days. The first eastbound passenger train reached the station on March 23 after the storm.
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Old Timera
The
Courier
Focal
Telegraph
Missouri
Kansas
Burlington
Ita
Linn County
Epworth
Shellsburg
Fort Dodge
Waterloo
Walter Hitchcock
Traer
G. W. Barnes
A. W. Bates
Hudson
Trails and Belly O7 At The Palace And Crystal Theatres
Theaters showcase Tom Mix in Trailin adapting Max Brand tale with Eva Novak opposite Mix in an absorbing Western. Mabel Normand stars in Molly O at Crystal with a strong supporting cast and engaging mix of humor and drama. Also running is a six day Madcaps Revue at another venue with lively acts.
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Trailin
Tom Mix
Fox
Tom “Mix
Max Brand
Eva
Novak
Mix
I —Palach Theatre
Mabel Normand
Mack Sennett
Molly
Associated
First National Pictures
the Crystal
Miss Normand
Mack Sen
George Nichols
Anna Hernandez
Albert Hackett
Djie Gribbon
Jack Mulhall
Jacqueline Wogan
Ben Deely
Gloria Davenport
Eugenie Besserer
Ecrystal Theatre
Merry Madcap Revue and Conquering Power at Local Theatres
The Merry Madcap Revue featured a lively musical comedy program with a strong chorus and comic acts, while The Conquering Power at Watberloo Theatre offers a melodramatic French-set story of love and greed. Notable cast includes Alfen Tarry as Eugenie and Rudolph Valentino as the Parisian lover, with Sylvia Breamer as a leading model.
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Gladstone
Ito
Jong
Ethel Grey Terry
Mary Jane Irochorus
Aing
Brinstey Shaw
Corps of
Sptrand
Watberloo Theatre
Kex_ Ingram
Metro
Thorsemen
Lazs
France
Balzac
Eugenie Grandet
Freezone promises quick corn relief for a few cents
An advertisement claims Freezone instantly relieves all corn pain and removes hard or soft corns and corns between toes. A tiny bottle costs only a few cents and works without soreness or irritation, according to the druggist.
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Dr. D. A. Williams Co
P.O. Block
East Hampton
Conn
Fiense
Unclear Credits Describe Cast Amid Staging Confusion
Fragmentary notes recount a stage production with Mimi and Mfary as wives in The Devil, Toland Hor as ingenue lead in a Mormon convey, and Fidmund Tawe as husband. Aunt Manny role credited to Airs. Artiss, beloved by both, appears in incomplete lines.
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the Devil
Mimi
Mfary
Toland Horst Ingenue
Tonvey
Fidmund Tawe
Manny
Perra Ag
Airs
Artiss
Cascarets Laxative Ad Promises Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Cascarets as a gentle overnight laxative for digestive comfort. It claims fast, cathartic relief from headache biliousness indigestion and sour stomach, with products priced at ten cents per box and appeals to both adults and children.
Veteran Civil War veteran touts health tonic in appeal
A Civil War veteran Abram Arnold of Campbell, N C, now 77, credits Dr A W Chase's Tonic Pills for his continued health after 15 battles. He claims the medicine cures heart trouble and various ailments and invites readers to contact him for details. The ad promotes Chase remedies sold in drugstores and features the doctor’s portrait and signature.
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Arnold
Campbell
AL W. Chase
A. W. Chase
Dr. A. W. Chase
M. D
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Stone
Plaza Theatre
Strand
Molnars
Aes
Jhhosen
George Arliss
Exhibdiors, Inc
She Walto
Sylvia Breamer
Gorns
H. F. Greten
Farrier
Bridge St
Tuifo
Valentino
Mr. Abram
Fordson
Waterloo Theatre
Percy R. Wood
Leavitt & Johmson Bank Bildg
William Fox
Raisin
Alice Terry
Horton Ironer
Ehulder
LEE Optical
W. S. Hart
Crystal
Featuring
Mabel
St. John
New Crystal Orchestra
Musical Ziegiers
Continents
Arliss
Regs
Chittren
Lewis Atorgans
Frank
Jen Gladstone
MeNophone
Martetto Marimbo
Miliner
Changs
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