Baby Becomes Great Great Grandchild With Nine Grandparents
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Goble eighty eight years old becomes a great great grandmother as a son is born to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Lichtenstein in Broomfield at Mountainside hospital. The child Edward H. Licht enstein has two grandfathers and two grandmothers and a large extended kin group all living in Montclair and nearby towns.
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Sarah Elizabeth Goble
Jacob Lichtenstein
Broomfield
Mountainside Hospital
Edward H. Lichtenstein
Edward H. Ackerman
Montclair
Isaac A. Dodd
Harriett Greevy Ackerman
N. J
New York Sun
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Offer Free Sample Test
For 75 years Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills have been their own recommendation in conditions of upset stomach liver and bowels. If you have not tried them a test now will prove their benefit to you. Send for free sample to 372 Pearl St New York. Adv.
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Wright
Pearl St
New York
Microbe-Proof Chicken Hatch Device Hatches in Paris Relief
A Paris scientist reports an apparatus that hatches chicks and guards them from microbes until a target age is reached. The scherzando note asks cheerfully what age a microbe would wish for a chicken.
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Paris
Making It Hot
Fragment discusses portable crematories as a warfare aid and compares war to General Sherman’s view, implying grim methods and intimidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Sherman
Cautious Romance Dialogue Snippet
A fragment shows a cautious exchange where a suitor promises to anticipate every wish and the woman questions whether his anticipations would be fulfilled. The brief dialogue hints at doubt and obligation in a domestic romantically framed moment.
Kitchen talk and marital humor between Mrs Exe-How and Mrs Wye-Oh
A brief comic exchange features Mrs Exe-How asking how a cook reacts to instruction in the kitchen and Mrs Wye-Oh observing that the cook does not mind. The dialog captures light domestic banter.
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Exe
Wye
Not a Gymnasium Teacher, Husband Come Along
A domestic confrontation unfolds as a wife urges her husband to leave a gymnasium setting and stop standing in a foolish or unreasonable manner. The dialogue suggests strain over his behavior and her plea for reason.
Riverhead Man Brings Appeal Over Barn Sign Controversy
John J. Pigot of Riverhead Long Island faced a public dispute after placing a barn sign accusing law and courts of aiding a thief. He had bought a Mill Pond farm whose water rights the Riverhead Electric Light company uses. Pigot sued the company for $2,000 claiming flood damage. Justice Blackmar ruled for the utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Pigot
Riverhead
L. I
Figot
Brooklyn
Mill Pond
Riverhead Electric Light Company
Terribly unlucky marriage turns lucky for Patrice
In a brief exchange Patrice confirms a Friday wedding. The remark shifts from “terribly unlucky” to “not at all,” ending with a note that the couple is “getting big money now” from a fortune-like turn of events.
Shark Egg Size And Color Described In Boxing Note
A shark egg is described as an odd boxing item with no shell, a thick leathery covering, and elastic texture. It measures about 2 by 2.5 inches and is nearly jet black.
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India
Prayers Put To The Test In A Tampa Column
A Tampa Tribune writer considers if prayer is answered and suggests a thorough personal trial to see how it works in his own case. The piece probes belief with a practical, reflective approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa Tribune
Muskrat Fur Boom Drives North American Market
Muskrat stands as the leading fur bearer in North America. In a single year 5,500,000 muskrat skins reached markets, yielding about 1.7 million dollars to trappers.
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North America
Does it aggravate you that I ask you for 25 louis
Paris Pages Folles notes a witty exchange about asking for 25 louis. The pair discusses irritation over the request and the act of giving. The item reflects social chatter in Paris society columns.
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Louis
Paris
Waiting List Proposal Prompted A Teasing Hint
A brief exchange features Ulk declining a count’s proposal due to prior engagement. He suggests considering a future engagement instead, provoking light romantic banter for a wartime era vignette.
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Ulk
A Frog In His Throat Judge Remarks
A court scene features a defendant with a sore throat claiming ill speech prevented study. The judge remarks on the difficulty of understanding the claim and the unusual excuse. The tale reflects a light legal moment from a period newspaper.
Paradoxical View Of Modern Fiction
A commentator notes friction between a desire for original fiction and the prevalence of new but derivative works. The irony is that contemporary books feel novel in form while lacking fresh storytelling.
GOOD CHANGE Coffee to Postum
A testimonial extols Postum as a healthful alternative to coffee. A young Ills woman describes relief from stomach issues insomnia and headaches after switching to Postum noting improved sleep and digestion and overall well being.
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Postum
Central Lines Outlined in O Gara Coal Scheme Allegations
A sensational interstate commerce commission report to Congress accuses New York Central figures of promoting the O Gara and Saline coal companies to secure fuel supply and profits. W O Brown Charles P Hewitt S W McCune J Cartensen R M Huddleston are named for rebates preferential treatment and loans. The report details loans and credits extended by Lake Shore and Michigan Southern and notes Brown's agent McCune and Hewitt as key facilitators.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
New York
O’gara
Coal Company
Inlinois
W.O. Brown
New York Central System
Charles P. Hewitt
Lake Shore &, Michigan Southern
New York Central
O’gara Company
Brown
S.W. McCune
McCune
Hewitt
Huerta Departs Mexico Avoiding US Interference
Victoriano Huerta left Mexican soil aboard the German cruiser Dresden amid mutiny fears and officers’ arrests. He gave his first interview since leaving Mexico City, attacking Wilson and Bryan and predicting temporary chaos but eventual Mexican autonomy without US intervention.
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Puerto
Mexico
Victoriano Huerta
Dresden
Mexico City
Wilson
Bryan
United States
Tragedy in Los Angeles Ends in Double Death
Mrs Edna Sikes wife of Norcross bank president and a Los Angeles resident was shot dead by Charles Haag a builder who then killed himself. Haag reportedly harbored a fatal infatuation and had recently divorced his wife. The five year old son witnessed the scene and begged for help.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Edna Sikes
Sikes
First National Bank
Norcross
Charles H. Haag
Haag
Crops Above the Average in United States
The composite condition of crops in the United States on July 1 was about 1.4 percent above their average, according to the Farmers' Bulletin issued by the Department of Agriculture.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Striking Miner Killed in Lexington Coal Office Attack
In Lexington Kentucky on July 22 P Cox supervisor of Bevier Coal and a guard fired on twenty five strikers who tried to blow up the office with dynamite. One striker was killed and several others wounded in the confrontation.
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Lexington
P. Cox
Bevier Coal: Company
Atrikers
Big Battle 4 at Cape Haltien Revealed
Readable fragments describe a major clash at Cape Haltien with scarce details. the OCR hints at a fiercely contested engagement and warnings issued to forces nearby.
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Cape
Tien Ily
Bank Cashier's Flight Ends in Texas With $25,000 Recovered
A Western state cashier stole $35,000 from a bank seeking a new start in Mexico. He fled by car through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas before being captured near Laredo. Police recovered $25,000 in the original wrappers. the car was sold to repay part of the loss. He now serves a long prison sentence.
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Mexico
Rio Grande
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Laredo
Unclear exchange hints at life insurance question
Dialogue indicates a discussion on life insurance for a widow with an agent proposing to the widow. The judge remarks on social dynamics about someone claiming oppression.
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Willis
Romp
Gillis
Indiana News Digest Mixed Local Incidents
Forty residents form Good Citizens league in Winchester to curb lawlessness. Russell Green, 25, dies by his own hand after ingesting poison at home east of here. Charles Ketcham yields 1,289 quarts of a strawberry crop in half an acre. A Zion Christian New Light church song book set goes missing then found in a watering trough near Cory. Ira Glazer and Warren Ireland injured when a buggy is struck by a train at a Lake Shore crossing. Prof. Ross M. Lockridge of Indiana University discusses Why Indiana Needs a New Constitution at Indiana Danville. Connecticut?
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Winchester
Russell Green
Polson
Here
Moores
Charles Ketcham
Brazil
Zion Christian New ‘Light
Cory
South Bend
Ira Glazer
Warren Ireland
Shore Street
Mitchell
Ross M. Lockridge
Indiana University
Indiana
Danville
Thomas R. Harvey
Wabash College
Union Christian College
Merom
Princeton
George Wilson
Hazleton
Evansville
Bert Parker
State Reformatory
Cora Griffith
Parker
Terre Haute
Wabash
William Kuhl
Newcastle
Maxwell-Newcastle Manufacturing Company
Rex
William Angle
James L. Gardner
St. Paul’s Memorial Methodist Church
Rochester
Fort Wayne
James A. Brickley
Brickley
Sullivan
Oran Wright
Dugger
John Burton
Logansport
Robert ‘Douglass
Wabash River
Bedford
Samuel Ferrenti
Indiana Quarries Company
Walter Byers
Coal Bluff
Young People’s Society
First Baptist ‘Church
John Pierce
Otto Smickles
Pierce
Smickles
Hartford City
Us Castle School
Tarrytown
N. Y
John C. Leonard
Leonard
Tarrytown School
John
Caroline
Bessie
Morris
Rendallville
Hair implantation via gold wires long may 10000 hairs per scalp
Medical report describes placing gold wires under the scalp to anchor hair from a donor and retain natural look. Each hair is attached to a fine gold loop fixed under the skin, claiming up to 60000 hairs implanted in three quarters of an hour with minimal inflammation and lasting results.
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Szekely
Rash spread rapid in Granton sister's face treated by Cuticura
Miss Emma Retzloff of Granton describes a sister’s eczema like rash spreading from pimples to deep sores. after two months of no relief the patient used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and the ailment disappeared. free samples and a 32 page Skin Book offered by Cuticura in Boston.
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Granton, Wis
Emma
Retzloff
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Man Robbed Express Company to Fund Poker Game
A man in a southern city stole several thousand dollars from an express company but stayed in town after the theft. He confessed claiming the funds were lost playing poker. The county attorney was found to have sat and won much of the money, with other players as his friends. The surety company dropped the case and reimbursed the express company.
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Express
Express Company
Innate Wisdom and Town Gossip in Judge’s View
A Judge notes innate wisdom as knowing neighbors’ petty meannesses before a town gossip or real estate deal makes you wise. He jokes that the self-made man comes with a self-starter and forgets about an ouffler.
Woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Compound for recovery
Unionville Missouri resident Mrs Martha Seavey writes that after suffering from female troubles and poor appetite she found relief taking Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She claims the medicine restored her health and urges others to seek the remedy, noting letters are confidential and answered by a woman at the company.
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Unionville
Posella
Pogo
Lydia
Pinkham
Marthau Seavey
Missouri
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pep House Promises Electric Boost at Palace Theater
The New York American reports a dressing room called the pep house to be built in the Palace theater. A Tesla coil and heavy copper wire will energize performers before they go on stage. Artists enter tired and emerge charged with enthusiasm.
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Palace Theater
New York American
Actor of Many Parts Dubs as Artist and Worker
A Russian immigrant described as a "play-actor" and a compositor by the alien immigration board. He was vouched for by a cousin who is a furrier. The applicant was promised work in a tailor's shop.
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Alien Immigration Board
Man's bid to fool self often runs overtime
A sharp local quip notes that when a man tries to look foolish he tends to extend the effort. The saying implies persistent self-made error and public display.
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