Italian Reprisal at Rome Dome Tests Willis and Montanari
Willis confronts Montanari on a narrow plank over the dome at St. Peter’s in Rome. The two men clash over Rosetta’s fate as she defies marriage plans, with Montanari threatening and Willis choosing a perilous cross to the other side amid prayers and workmen’s watchful eyes.
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Hen Willis
St. Peter's
Rome
Rosetta
Tasso
Willis
Willie
Mam
Signore
Guiseppe Montanari
Rosetta Nicoll
Montanari
Aignore
Elze the Algnore
Mother of God
A Thought For Every Day Poem From Union Signal
A brief poem urges one to take personal responsibility and carry one’s own burden without delay. It counsels trust in God to measure the load and warns against putting off God’s work for later. The verse exhorts daily duty and self reliance.
Wonderful Fire Horse Prince the Olathe Hose Wagons Hero
Prince, a 1650 pound fire horse in Olathe Kansas, pulls a 3000 pound hose wagon on a gallop and guards the city fire department quarters. Purchased near Council Grove four years ago, he trained under ex Chief Frank Nelson and Fire Chief Fred Garwood. A gong above his stall is used for alarm signaling and quick response.
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Prince
Olathe
Kan
Council Grove
City Ore Department
Prince The Fire Horse Trains The Alarm Gong
Prince the fire horse at the city station uses a gong to alert for meals and delays, ringing it when unsatisfied with oats or water. Chief Garwood chased the culprit, only to find Prince taming the gong and even freeing his stall pin to trigger alarms at night. The horse obeys Garwood when present but cannot be harnessed to the hose wagon in the chief’s absence.
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Prince
Garwood
Mr. Garwood
Gisea
Ransss City Star
Cold Blooded Pets Tale Of An Anaconda Misadventure
In an anecdote by Mr Dan Heard animal painter and naturalist, Guy Viskaisk recounts a bizarre incident with a baby anaconda kept in his New York studio. While en route to Long Island he discovered the snake in his pocket, sparking amused reactions on the ferry. A neighbor later joked about snakes in pockets, only for crayfish in another pocket to cause a painful misperception.
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Dan Heard
Guy T. Viskaisk
Mr. Beard
New York City
Long Island
Mystifying Bottle Trick and Strong Papa Tale
A Brooklyn Eagle item explains a bottle levitation trick using a hidden wire and a cut bullet, enabling upright then flat positions. It is paired with a quip about a Sunday school pupil claiming his papa is stronger than Samson, prompting a light moral on temper.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Samson
Omaha
Jimmy
James
Mamros
Grateful Woman Credits Peruna for Health Recovery
Miss Muriel Armitage of Detroit writes as district organizer for the Royal Templar that Peruna cured her uterine irregularities and hysteria after doctors failed. She says fifteen bottles restored health and she is a grateful woman today, endorsing Peruna as a cure for catarrh of the pelvic organs and related female ailments.
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Muriel Armitage
Greenwood Ave
Detroit
Mich
Royal Templar
Peruna
Becaines
Peruna Claim to Cure Pelvic Catarrh and Nervous Symptoms
An 1900s style advertisement argues female weakness stems from pelvic catarrh and nervousness. It asserts catarrh can affect the whole body, promotes Peruna as a permanent cure, and invites readers to write to Dr. Hartman in Columbus, Ohio for free medical advice.
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Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Ahe Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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