Leavenworth's wooden horse factory a carnival relics site
Leavenworth Kansas October feature on C W Parker’s vast wooden merry go rounds. The plant crafts and ships wooden horses bears giraffes and other animals worldwide. Workers hand carve manes tails and decorate each piece for rides. Parker began in Adine Kansas 1882 and built a Leavenworth factory in 1910 supplying California resorts and distant shores.
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Santa Claus
Leavenworth
Sotie
Cape Town
South Africa
Panama
Australia
Jimail
Jim
Crafteman
Wes
Merry Co Rounds
Tanaine
C. W. Parker
Tone Tu
Abidene
Kan
Busine
Parker
Juily
J. Adeline
California
Parker’s Clean Carnival Pioneered Profitable Family Entertainment
The ranch proprietor turned carnival innovator recalls reshaping the amusement world away from dancing girls toward clean, family friendly shows. He built a traveling company that expanded to six organizations by 1917, later retiring from carnivals to manufacture ride devices for playgrounds and custom attractions like Ocean Park’s ornate Dang-Us-All carousel with jewel studded tack.
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P. T. Barnum
Mr. Parker
Parker
Parker Companies
Lucille
Arizona
Jerry
Leavenworth
Ocean Park
California
Bible Marathon Stagers Endure Readathon Fatigue in Boston
Seventh Day Adventists attempted a non stop Bible reading record at the Boston temple and learned fatigue as readers paused for breaks while seeking to beat the two hour mark.
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Boston
Pan Palace carousel dazzles at Ocean Park
G M Jones, former Los Angeles mayor, commissioned a lavish Pan Palace ride at Ocean Park. Critics praise “clean amusement” as a prudent investment while some call the showy setup extravagant. The piece notes ambitions and debates over entertainment value.
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G. M. Jones
Los Angeles
Pan Palace
Ocean Park
C. W. Parker
Sam
Runaway Boys Found By Marshal Near Conway
Laverne Boger and Richard White, Des Moines youths who vanished en route to school last Wednesday, were found by the marshal at Conway Indiana and will be returned to Des Moines.
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Desoines
Laverne Boger
Tchard White
Conway
Des Maines
Modern medicine tale of a liver secretion cure
A gland secretion from beef liver is claimed to stimulate the liver and increase bile flow, improving digestion and bowel function. Tablets named Diosel, each equal to ten drops, are marketed as a laxative, digestant, and antiseptic aid. The ad urges readers to send for samples and coupons.
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Ten
Fan Mainy
Observer challenges pygmy village myth near Espanola
W I Endicott a former Indian affairs official disputes the idea that local pygmies near 14 miles from Espanola New Mexico were a separate, vanished race. He argues the people were normal sized, cooperative yet individualistic farmers who used cliffside dwellings as stores and cisterns.
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Espanola
N. MM
W. I. Endicott
Cato Selle
Indian Affairs
Endicott
Judge Woodrough Takes Wade's Place in Davenport
Judge F W Wade is replaced by Judge Woodrough of Omaha to preside at the October term in Davenport Iowa. The session will hear the case of Al Lau a former policeman accused of being in Chicago when a prohibition agent testified he bought a quart of whisky from him here. The docket is expected to draw a full courtroom.
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Davenport
Joint-Base promises fast relief for swollen joints
Advertises Joint-Base as a fast acting topical ointment to ease rheumatic and other joint pain. Claims quick absorption through skin to lubricate ligaments and tendons, reduce inflammation and swelling. Sold by Wanegler Bros Co and others, tubs priced 60 cents.
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Wanegler Bros. Co
Robert
Joint
Advertisements Tell You What to Buy and Where to Pay
Advertisements instruct readers on best purchases and locations to obtain them, detailing prices and shops. The pieces imply savvy shopping and contrasts between offered goods and markets, reflecting consumer guidance typical of period print ads.
26 Sweaters Requested from Waterloo for Disabled Veterans
Waterloo Red Cross calls for 26 sweaters for disabled ex service men in government hospitals. Mrs George B Worthen, executive secretary, notes Waterloo quota. Yarn supplied free for knitters. contact Mrs C W Ellyson, Red Cross knitting chair. Many service men await compensation due to legal technicalities.
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George B. Worthen
Home Service
Red Croag
Waterloo
Red Cross
Mra
Prosecution Plan Aims at Bootlegger Customers
Miss Ina Moss returned to Denver after a month with her parents Mr and Mrs L L Moss. Duhque Iowa October 26 AP S P McNaught superintendent of the Iowa Antiliquor league declared the league will prosecute under conspiracy laws to punish bootleggers customers.
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Ina Moss
Denver
Colo
Ll. M. Moss
Drinker
Duduque
S._P. McNaught
Iowa AnUsiloon League
League
Bayer Aspirin Proved Safe By Physicians For Twenty Five Years
A claim that Bayer Aspirin has been proven safe by physicians for over twenty five years is presented with emphasis on the Bayer Cross symbol as the mark of authenticity. The notice urges consumers to look for the cross on packages or tablets to ensure they are receiving genuine Bayer Aspirin.
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Endicott
Paepla
Rome
Cate Tre
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