Navy to bury 23 flu victims at Arlington National Cemetery
The Navy Department announced that twenty three American sailors who died in the 1918 influenza epidemic will be buried with full ceremonies at Arlington. The bodies arrived from Norfolk after the cruiser Richmond transported them from Brazil and were prepared at the Naval Hospital before transfer to Washington for interment.
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Brazwaters
Arlington National Cemetery
Navy Department
Richmond
Norfolk
Naval Hospital
Washington
Navy Yard
Speeding Collateral Posted For Alex McCormick
Alex McCormick deposited $12 in police court as collateral for speeding and will have a hearing tonight. Miss Lee Jackson, a student at Dickenson College in Carlisle, Pa., spent the weekend with her parents and Mrs. Aquilla Jackson in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex McCormick
Miss Lee Jackson
Dickenson College
Carlisle
Aquilla Jackson
Jealous town trains buzzard to 'knock' rival
In Saranap California a buzzard roosts near the railroad, meeting trains daily. Local boosters accuse a rival town of training the bird to do its trick as a publicity stunt. Citizens push to remove the volunteer reception committee calling it a bad advertisement for the town.
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Buzzard
Saranap
Calif
Saint Josephus Dam Destroyed Seven Times in Arizona
The Mormon settlement of Saint Josephus on the Little Colorado river faces a harsh winter after storms and floods wash out the irrigation and domestic water dam for the seventh time. Elders question rebuilding while younger residents vow to try again.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Saint Josephus
Colorado River
St. Josephus
Arizona
Old Time Hair Darkening Mixture Promises Gray to Dark
Fragmentary ad style copy touts a grandmother recipe using tea and sulfur to restore hair color. It warns modern mixtures include drugs or compounds for quicker results and suggests applying a soft brush in small amounts. The claim is that gray disappears by morning with aluring luster.
Calf Born With Bear Like Feet and Head Atathol
A freak calf owned by H. Zack of North Orange shows bear like front feet and a head resembling a bear. The three month old animal lopes as it walks, reported from Athol Massachusetts on October 30.
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Athol
Mass
H. Zack
North Orange
Wedded Forty Years, Now Asks Divorce
Boston, Oct. 27 Everett M. Treworgy sixty two traveling salesman asks divorce from Emma sixty two on grounds of desertion. The couple who wed forty years ago previously sought divorce six years earlier but the case was dismissed by the court.
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Boston
Mass
Everett M. Treworgy
Emma
Treworgys
Runaway couple elopement attempt cited in police telegram
Chief Doran received a telegram from Leesburg Virginia asking to block a marriage license for Bessie Evans and Albert Ashley who reportedly eloped and are underage. They have not arrived in Winchester, with custody by J T Lester in Leesburg per the telegram. Royal wedding lore and a Wales gold mine are also mentioned in the clipped report.
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Doran
Bessie’ Evans
Albert Ashley
Leesburg
J. T. Lester
Winchester
Acorns Tested as Alcohol Source in New Experiments
Up to now acorns have seen no industrial use but recent trials show alcohol can be produced from them. Shelled acorns contain about 40 percent starch which can be refined and converted into alcohol.
Joint-Ease advertised for rheumatic pains and swellings
An advertisement touts Joint-Ease as a quick lasting relief for rheumatism in joints. It claims effectiveness on chronic or aggravated cases and notes that Boyd Drug Co and Franck Baker & Son endorse the product.
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Boyd Drug Co
Franck Baker & Son
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NAVY
Arthur W. Fansler
Pueblo
U. S. S. Pittsburg
U.S
First Mortgage
Fred. L. Glaize
Carter Brand
Carter
Emmett
Sateen
Cretonnes
Ci Women’s House
Collle
Perecales
Jersey
F. S. Emmert Son & Co
England
Wales
Acorn
Alexander Smith
Brussels
Axminster
Smith’s
W. C. Plundere Co
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