Peruna praised by public figures for cures and prevention
Congressman D F Wilber of Onenta N Y endorses Penuna as a cure for catarrhal trouble after trying it. C F Given of Sussex N P reports cold relief in five days and recovery in ten with Peruna. Julian Weinsletz of the Sangerlust Buffalo credits Peruna with restoring his voice after a severe bronchial catarrh. Readers urged to write Dr Hartman for personal medical advice.
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D. F. Wilber
Onenta
N. Y
Penuna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
David F. Wilber
C. F
Sangerlust
New York City
Julian Weinsletz
Young Clifford Gage seeks stage career independence
The nephew of a Wall Street millionaire says he does not rely on his uncle for money, stating he can support himself and handles fortune wisely. He favors self reliance and warns against depending on crutches, celebrating American independent spirit. The piece also notes historical fire losses and shifts in attitudes toward the Spanish American War.
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Russell
Clifford Russell Gage
Gage
Wall Street
Those Harmless Soldiers Tale
A London Answers piece recounts a soldier discussing politics with two anarchists in a tobacconist shop. When pressed about firing on revolting workers, he claims unity with “the band” and admits pocketing cigars before walking away, claiming he plays the big drum among comrades.
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London
Old West Trails Shaped Great Railway Highways
The article traces how early explorers and pioneers followed Spain and Mexican routes that later became major rail corridors. It notes lines like Union Pacific, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific tracing old trails from Santa Fe and Omaha to California. It mentions towns, mountains, and rivers linked to historic paths and the movement of settlers and wealth seekers along these routes.
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United States
Plains
Deserts
Great Britain
Francisco Silvester Velez Escalante
California
Santa Fe
San Juan
Grand Junction
Colo
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Cal
New
Denver and Northwestern
Union Pacific
Omaha
Ogden
Atchison
Gunnison
Fort Collins
Trinidad
Fort Laramie
Fort Union
Columbia
Central Pacific
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Great American Desert
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Overland
Denver
Salt Lake City
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Grand River
Rock Island
New York Tribune
Big Rock Island
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Reveille Gun Prank At West Point Reveals Fried Ham Trail
At West Point a cadet prank loaded the reveille gun with sandwiches and paper to create the scent of fried ham. A trail of scorched ham and toast stretched across the plain, but the mischievous cadet was never identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Point
H. Irving Hancock
Board of Visitors
Reveille
Remarkable Financier George W Perkins Right Bower to Morgan
George W Perkins, aged 40, rose from Chicago clerk to financier and Morgan confidant. He steered a $10 million loan to Russia, then joined J Pierpont Morgan’s firm and became a key figure in American finance with an income around $300,000 annually.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
Perkins
G. W. Perkins
Morgan
Chicago
Mohawk Chief Ranger Oronhyatekha Leads Foresters in Ohio
Oronhyatekha M D supreme Chief Ranger heads the Independent Order of Foresters session in Cincinnati. The full-blooded Mohawk Indian is described as the most remarkable member of his race and has led the Foresters for twenty one years. He once welcomed the six allied Indian nations to the Prince of Wales at Brantford in 1860 and attracted royal support for his medical education in England.
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High Court of
Ohio
Independent Order of Foresters
Cincinnati
Oronhyatekha
Order
Foresters
Prince of Wales
Brantford
Canada
A House Balloon Invented by Chicago Man Peter Samorski
A Chicago inventor Peter Samorski conceives a house balloon with a gas bay upper cabin and a comfortable lower home for a family. It features a rear rudder and propeller, a top observation rail, a sail, and a concealed gas machine for propulsion. The piece also includes a humorous exchange about a Lovers Leap site and a jibe at picturesque names.
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Chicago
Peter Samorski
Prominent Phrases Linger in Early Twentieth Century Text
The excerpt reflects translated fiction’s floral imagery and the Sultan’s repeated promises, alongside endorsements for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It notes American women’s influence and education shaping a busy era defined by trade and uplift ambitions.
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Mrs. Winslow
New York Sky-scrapers Elevator Incident
A New York City skyscraper elevator failed as thousands exited, forcing many to descend from a thirty one story tower by stairs and expressing displeasure at the halt in service. Separate notes promote Allen's Foot Ease and Hamlin's Wizard Oil, while a Kentucky girl declines marriage for music. Quail poaching limits in Europe spark prohibitions, and a Brescia laborer finds a pearl in a eel's stomach. British trawler fleet numbers are reported.
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New York
Signs of Prosperity
Intimate friend asks how to seem richer than one is. The answer: wear old clothes as long as possible and never admit available money to lend. People assume prosperity based on frugality, a mindset highlighted by a Washington Post quote.
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Washington Post
Eyes of an Ostrich Observation
A short, whimsical note describes how an ostrich can see all around without moving its head and that a person behind it can see the ostrich eyes while being seen by the bird. It ends with a proverb about being judged by those who dislike you as too old to act.
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London
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Columbus, C
Uivem
Julian Weiselitz
Seneca Street
Buffalo
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Gaiis
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
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S. S.S
Pacific Co
Atlanta
BR. Marold
Cohoes
N. J
SWIFT
Portland Seed CO
Portland
Ore
George W. Perkins
Moregan
Order of Foresters
Gray
E. Z. Benomme
Cohoes, N. Y
Ayer
J.C. AY CO
Lowell
Mass
Dr. Kline
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Kentucky
Hamlin
France
Germany
Jean F. Borer
Trinity Springs
Ind
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Milan
Infans
Brown
Jones
New York Press
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Mitchell, Lewis & Staver
Poruand
Beattle
Spokane
A.ju. Tower CO
Boston
Wwer's
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
WEW
Nathan Bicktorp
Washington, D.C
Castoria
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