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Your daily paper for: Thursday, October 28, 1926
Article of the day
As printed 100 years ago on page 1 of: Imperial Valley PressEl Centro, Calif.

MAGICIAN IS REPORTED SLIGHTLY BETTER TODAY

Context - explained by ACL:

A magician lies stricken in Grace hospital after the breaking of his appendix on Sunday. According to the report he passed the night well and his condition was given as "slightly better, if any change has been made."

A magician lies in a hospital after the breaking of his appendix.

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Editorial Cartoon Cartoon showing a weary man in a wide-brimmed hat labeled "Slush Investigating Committee," carrying a large magnifying glass, telescopes and a lantern while walking through muddy footprints, surrounded by speech balloons calling to him from all sides, including "Quick! Help us out here!", "There are millions being dumped in this state!", "Rush! They're selling out here!", "Hi, there! Over this way", "Turn on the light here" and "It'll make your hair turn to see what's going on down here!", as he says "If I'm living I'll be glad when the campaign closes next week!"
[Cartoon, Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 28, 1926, page 1]
Illustrated Ad Advertisement for a bank, showing a drawing of a two-faced clock mounted on [unclear word] corner of a building, above several lines of text about saving by [unclear word] and earning interest, [unclear words] bank's name and location at [unclear word] bottom.
[Advertisement, Daily Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Me., October 28, 1926, page 1]
Illustrated Ad [unclear words], in excellent mechanical condition throughout; paint, upholstery and tires very good, run only [unclear figure] miles, bumpers, stop light and other extras. [unclear words]. [unclear words]
[Advertisement, Daily Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Me., October 28, 1926, page 1]

Yesterday's edition

[Wednesday, October 27, 1926]

Crime & Courts The Bismarck Tribune

MRS. WISEMAN'S SON IS SOUGHT FOR WITNESS

Life & Times The Daily Worker

THEY talk big money out in Los

Life & Times Daily Kennebec Journal

Houdini Failing Fear of Physicians

Life & Times The Washington Times

HOUDINI STILL IN DANGER

Crime & Courts New Britain Herald

PONZI LOSES HIS BATTLE IN COURT Ordered Turned Over to Mass. to Serve His Sentence WILL FILE NEW APPEAL

Tomorrow's edition

[Sneak peek]

Editorial CartoonPolitical cartoon showing an elephant in a suit holding up a newspaper headline reading "U.S. Army mule forty seven days without water or food found in pit and alive and kicking!" and saying "We know a mule that has beaten that record to a pulp, eh, Cal?" to a smiling man standing beside it.
Crime & Courts Douglas Daily Dispatch

DEFENSE NOW RESTS IN THE AIMEE TRIAL

Crime & Courts Evening Star

MRS. MILLS' TONGUE IS BEING EXAMINED

Doctor to decide if it was cut out after she was killed with rector.

Crime & Courts Imperial Valley Press

Delay Sought In Fall Trial

Prohibition & Gangsters The Alaskan

DRY LAW CONVICTIONS

Nation & World Douglas Daily Dispatch

KLAN ACTIVITIES INVESTIGATED BY SENATE COMMITTEE

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October 28, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, The Bismarck Tribune, The Lambertville Record, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Daily Worker, and Evening Star.

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As printed 100 years ago on page 1 of: Imperial Valley PressEl Centro, Calif.

MAGICIAN IS REPORTED SLIGHTLY BETTER TODAY

Context - explained by ACL:

A magician lies stricken in Grace hospital after the breaking of his appendix on Sunday. According to the report he passed the night well and his condition was given as "slightly better, if any change has been made."

A magician lies in a hospital after the breaking of his appendix.

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Page 1 of the Imperial Valley Press, the story outlined
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Illustrated Ad Advertisement for a bank, showing a drawing of a two-faced clock mounted on [unclear word] corner of a building, above several lines of text about saving by [unclear word] and earning interest, [unclear words] bank's name and location at [unclear word] bottom.
[Advertisement, Daily Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Me., October 28, 1926, page 1]
Illustrated Ad [unclear words], in excellent mechanical condition throughout; paint, upholstery and tires very good, run only [unclear figure] miles, bumpers, stop light and other extras. [unclear words]. [unclear words]
[Advertisement, Daily Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Me., October 28, 1926, page 1]

Yesterday's edition

[Wednesday, October 27, 1926]

Crime & Courts The Bismarck Tribune

MRS. WISEMAN'S SON IS SOUGHT FOR WITNESS

Life & Times The Daily Worker

THEY talk big money out in Los

Life & Times Daily Kennebec Journal

Houdini Failing Fear of Physicians

Life & Times The Washington Times

HOUDINI STILL IN DANGER

Crime & Courts New Britain Herald

PONZI LOSES HIS BATTLE IN COURT Ordered Turned Over to Mass. to Serve His Sentence WILL FILE NEW APPEAL

Tomorrow's edition

[Sneak peek]

Editorial CartoonPolitical cartoon showing an elephant in a suit holding up a newspaper headline reading "U.S. Army mule forty seven days without water or food found in pit and alive and kicking!" and saying "We know a mule that has beaten that record to a pulp, eh, Cal?" to a smiling man standing beside it.
Crime & Courts Douglas Daily Dispatch

DEFENSE NOW RESTS IN THE AIMEE TRIAL

Crime & Courts Evening Star

MRS. MILLS' TONGUE IS BEING EXAMINED

Crime & Courts Imperial Valley Press

Delay Sought In Fall Trial

Prohibition & Gangsters The Alaskan

DRY LAW CONVICTIONS

Nation & World Douglas Daily Dispatch

KLAN ACTIVITIES INVESTIGATED BY SENATE COMMITTEE

Yesterday's paper

October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.

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October 28, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, The Bismarck Tribune, The Lambertville Record, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Daily Worker, and Evening Star.

A Century Late
Thursday, October 28, 1926 Price: 2 Cents
Notice to Readers: Every story as printed 100 years ago: nothing added, nothing rewritten, our notes marked. They didn't know how it ends.
You do.
As printed 100 years ago on page 1 of: Imperial Valley PressEl Centro, Calif.

MAGICIAN IS REPORTED SLIGHTLY BETTER TODAY

Context - explained by ACL:

A magician lies stricken in Grace hospital after the breaking of his appendix on Sunday. According to the report he passed the night well and his condition was given as "slightly better, if any change has been made."

A magician lies in a hospital after the breaking of his appendix.

Read original article
Page 1 of the Imperial Valley Press, the story outlined
[Where the story sits on the page. Imperial Valley Press, El Centro, Calif., October 28, 1926, page 1]

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Prohibition & Gangsters As printed 100 years ago on page 1 of: The Wrangell SentinelWrangell, Alaska

NEWS FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD

Will fight mail bandits with their own weapons

Post Master General New orders Thompson machine guns for Marines on mail guard duty.

Nation & World As printed 100 years ago on page 3 of: Evening StarWashington, D.C.

PRIVATE LIVES STIR SMITH AND MILLS

Governor challenges rival to comparison after denying alleged charge.

A dispute in a New York campaign over a reported remark that the governor cannot be trusted in public or private life.

Nation & World As printed 100 years ago on page 2 of: The Daily WorkerChicago, Ill.

PRESIDENT IS STRENGTHENED BY NEW WRIT

"God knows" taft true to form

A ruling of the supreme court on whether a president may dismiss a federal officer without the consent of the senate.

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[9 more stories, with the cartoons and ads printed beside them]

Illustrated Ad Advertisement for a bank, showing a drawing of a two-faced clock mounted on [unclear word] corner of a building, above several lines of text about saving by [unclear word] and earning interest, [unclear words] bank's name and location at [unclear word] bottom.
[Advertisement, Daily Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Me., October 28, 1926, page 1]
Illustrated Ad [unclear words], in excellent mechanical condition throughout; paint, upholstery and tires very good, run only [unclear figure] miles, bumpers, stop light and other extras. [unclear words]. [unclear words]
[Advertisement, Daily Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Me., October 28, 1926, page 1]

Yesterday's edition

[Wednesday, October 27, 1926]

Crime & Courts The Bismarck Tribune

MRS. WISEMAN'S SON IS SOUGHT FOR WITNESS

Life & Times The Daily Worker

THEY talk big money out in Los

Life & Times Daily Kennebec Journal

Houdini Failing Fear of Physicians

Life & Times The Washington Times

HOUDINI STILL IN DANGER

Crime & Courts New Britain Herald

PONZI LOSES HIS BATTLE IN COURT Ordered Turned Over to Mass. to Serve His Sentence WILL FILE NEW APPEAL

Tomorrow's edition

[Sneak peek]

Editorial CartoonPolitical cartoon showing an elephant in a suit holding up a newspaper headline reading "U.S. Army mule forty seven days without water or food found in pit and alive and kicking!" and saying "We know a mule that has beaten that record to a pulp, eh, Cal?" to a smiling man standing beside it.
Crime & Courts Douglas Daily Dispatch

DEFENSE NOW RESTS IN THE AIMEE TRIAL

Crime & Courts Evening Star

MRS. MILLS' TONGUE IS BEING EXAMINED

Crime & Courts Imperial Valley Press

Delay Sought In Fall Trial

Prohibition & Gangsters The Alaskan

DRY LAW CONVICTIONS

Nation & World Douglas Daily Dispatch

KLAN ACTIVITIES INVESTIGATED BY SENATE COMMITTEE

Yesterday's paper

October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.

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Today's paper

October 28, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, The Bismarck Tribune, The Lambertville Record, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Daily Worker, and Evening Star.