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The Merry Rout of Halloween

We are all of us better for an occasional frolic and Halloween with its quaint customs and mystic tricks affords opportunity for much innocent merriment. Halloween, which falls tomorrow, will be celebrated tonight in thousands of homes. More…

Spooks and Hobgoblins of Halloween

Tomorrow night is Halloween and the heart of many a Coshocton youth is exultant over the fact. It is the night for mischief and revelry and Coshocton has just as many or perhaps a few more revelers and mischief-makers than the average town. More…

Style and Grace in Gossard Corsets

"They Lace in Front"

THE GOSSARD CORSETS are the original front-latching corsets. They are pertinently the corset of fashion, grace and health, it is hard for a woman to be ungraceful in a Gossard Corset. They give that graceful, erect poise to the shoulders, support the arch of the spine, rest the back, support the bust; gives perfect freedom to the lungs, and give the long, curving hip effect so much desired by the present costume fashions.

Aside from this, Gossards are a great aid for proper health and freedom. . Come in and let us fit YOU in one of these corsets. You will want no other. Price $5.00 up.

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Elegant Pirate Lady Costume - Black or Burgundy

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Elegant Pirate Lady - BurgundyLeft and Center (Black)

Elegant Pirate Lady Costume - Black
$ 89.99

Purchase the Elegant Pirate Lady Costume - Black Now!

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Elegant Pirate Lady Costume - Burgundy
$ 89.99

Purchase the Elegant Pirate Lady - Burgundy Costume Now!

The classiest pirate of the bunch, this elegant pirate lady includes the beautiful burgundy velvet brocade jacket, black velvet pants, leather belt, white lace jabot and lace cuffs. Hat sold separately.

Be in command this Halloween with this extraordinary pirate outfit that will make you stand out and be noticed. If the clothes make the person, this outfit will turn you into a pirate lady to be admired. A fantasy life as a "Lady Pirate" awaits you.

Lady Pirate Chief, Beauty, Betrayed

December 15, 1922 by Staff Writer

Winsome Widow Who Has Terrorized Countryside Is Captured by Treachery.

Canton: Mrs. Lo Hon-cho, China’s woman pirate chief who for years Has been terrorizing and ruling the countryside In the vicinity of Pakhoi, Is reported to hare been captured.

The most ruthless pirate of all Mrs. Lo Hon-choWhen her pirate husband was killed while fighting in 1921. Mrs. Lo Hon-cho took command of his pirate crew and became so prosperous that her force soon grew to 60 ocean pirate junks. Youthful and reported to be pretty, she soon pained n reputation as being the most ruthless of all China's assorted bandits and pirates.

Mrs. Lo Hon-cho 's pirate fleet preyed on villages, fishing fleets and farmers' herds. In their attacks on villages the pirates usually took from 40 to 60 girls as prisoners, latter selling them into slavery. In a recent raid on a village, she captured 30 women and girls.

Returning with her captives and her loot, she stopped at a coast village where the inhabitants had ready a feast of roast pigs, cake and rice to placate the pirates. While they were feasting a Chinese warship appeared and the pirates hastily set sail.

The Warship destroyed 40 of the pirate Junks, killing their pirate crews. Others. including Mrs. Lo Hon-cho, made their escape. The defeat weakened the pirates' morale, however, and the redoubtable young woman was betrayed by her  followers in return for a promise of clemency from the military commander at Pakhoi.