Dr Pierce Golden Magical Discovery Ad Claims Universal Benefits
An advertisement for Dr Pierce's Golden Magical Discovery touts it as a pure glyceric extract that strengthens the stomach, boosts digestive juices, restores appetite, aids assimilation, invigorates the liver, purifies and enriches blood, and acts as a nerve restorative. It emphasizes alcohol-free content, printed ingredients, and neighborhood cures over 40 years endorsed by medical leaders and the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, New York.
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Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
R V. Pierce
Pres
Buffalo, N. Y
Woman Rejects Hobble Skirt For Comfort And Style
In Life magazine style, a woman denounces the hobble skirt as too pert and unattractive. She prefers fuller trains and a wide petticoat, arguing the fashion emphasizes a narrow waist and invites unkind remarks from men as she walks. She also notes her own large feet and the trend’s cruelty to taste.
Signature as address found writer in New York hotel
A hotel room clerk in New York identifies a concealed match between a guest signature and an envelope from a business house. The man, from the west, recalls an arrest and a baffling mix up as the envelope bears his pasted signature and hotel name.
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New York
Crippen bought fatal dose of hyoscine in murder trial
Testimony in London’s famous murder trial reveals Dr Wawley Crippen purchased five grains of hyoscine in the form of hydro bromide. The drug, derived from Pyoscyanius niger seeds and leaves, is a powerful narcotic whose small doses cause dryness, delirium, and sleepiness, while larger amounts can trigger convulsions and death. hypodermic use acts within ten minutes and lasts several hours.
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London
Wawley TL. Crippen
Horned Men in California Unearthed Skeletons
Anthropologists at Pacific coast universities study age of prehistoric bones found in Topanga canyon California. The discovery includes thirty complete skeletons with no women or children, suggesting warrior remains. Foreheads are described as horned features in the find.
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Pacific Coast
Topanga Canyon
California
Fossilized Remains Match Size of Average Man
The remains describe prominent cheekbones and high facial structure with bones suggesting a man of average size for the period. Teeth are worn down near the gum line, implying old age. Horn-like projections about three inches arise just above and ahead of the ears.
Guatemala Burdened by Heavy Public Debt
Guatemala carries a public debt totaling 613,694,445 in gold and 40,047,635 in currency. The figure weighs heavily on a nation with a small population and limited resources.
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Guatemala
The Sting of a Bee fable and its moral
A Baltimore American reprint tells of an eastern fable where a potentate demands the stings of a thousand bees killed for stinging royal hands. Shown in a gold thimble, the tiny mass shocks the king, who proclaims that no one should complain at bee stings. The tale warns that petty annoyances hurt when blown out of proportion and can ruin friendships and families.
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Baltimore American
Broadway as the Mississippi of streets in New York
A vivid portrait compares Broadway to a river of humanity moving from Harlem to the Battery. The avenue gathers every social type from bankers to boot blacks, silk-clad swell to derelict, all swept by the city’s bustle. The quote from Richard Yarding Davis is cited via George Seibel in the Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
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New York
Broadway
Harlem
Richard Yarding Davis
George Seibel
Pittsburg
Mummy as collateral in ancient Egypt a startling claim
An Egyptologist in the Cincinnati Enquirer outlines a startling claim that Egyptians used family mummies as loan collateral. He states a borrower pledged fathers and grandfathers, sometimes even mothers, and that borrowing without a mummy pledge was unthinkable, with unredeemed pledges affecting burial consecration.
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Oan Beyptian
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Postage Stamp and Its Perseverance
The piece extols the postage stamp as a symbol of diligent, cooperative effort. It notes the stamp’s quiet efficiency in delivering messages, its ability to bear weight, and its resilience despite abuse, all backed by a strong supporting system.
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Washington
Aund By the Wersld
A condensed quirky note highlights a playful misspelling of global news with emphasis on simple curiosity and light skepticism about current events. The fragment hints at a whimsical take on world happenings.
West seeks state control plan sparking new party demand
Governor Brooks of Wyoming argues federal control of natural resources threatens western development and could spark a political revolution and a new party. He calls for strict state supervision of water power timber and minerals and rejects leasing public lands to the federal government. He cites Wyoming water ownership under state law and urges Lincoln policy support for settlement and resource development.
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West
Democrats
B. BB. Brooks
Wyoming
Republican Party
Brooks
Roosevelt
Denver
Forestry Service
Union
Argentina Cable Rates Drop
The first direct cable between Argentina and Europe opened on June 8. The company also cut United States rates by 15 cents per word, lowering communication costs.
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Argentina
Europe
United States
Shell to Scatter Bullets In Devastating New Shell
The American army tests a new shell that pierces a vessel or building and then scatters dozens of bullets carried in its steel head. The weapon aims to maximize damage after penetration and marks a shift in ammunition design.
Perlet The French Comedian’s Pyrenean Bath Folly
The French comedian Perlet, extremely thin, consults a doctor who claims the Pyrenean baths will fatten him. Meanwhile a neighboring bathhouse occupant complains of no gain, and the doctor quips that the baths slim people. Perlet flees back to Paris after overhearing the irony.
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Perlet
Pyrenees
Aesculapius
Paris
Boy’s dream of a cigar filled business life
A visitor asks a child what he will do when grown up. The boy Rob ert vows to follow his father into business, planning a routine of commuting to the office, lighting a large cigar, lunch, meetings with big men, overeating, and returning home tired to read the paper and smoke more cigars.
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Robert
Pearson's
Florists Jargon and Trade Names for Flowers
The article explains florists jargon such as paper whites for narcissus and Roman hyacinth for a type of bloom. It notes that abbreviations like mum for chrysanthemum and eye p for cupripedium save time. Bridesmaid roses become maids, American Beauties become beauties. Perte du Jardin becomes perte.
Shortened French Rose Names Echo Past Glory
The New York Press notes how rose varieties named after leaders are reduced to familiar forms like Jack and Niel, echoing a bygone era. The piece contrasts Pearl with Souvenir du President Carnot and other famous roses, highlighting trends in naming and memory.
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Carnot
General Jacqueminot
Marechal Niel
Jack
Niel
New York Press
A Locomotive Breathes Through Puffs and Wheels
The article explains the locomotive's breathing as puffs per minute. With driving wheels averaging twenty feet in circumference and speed at fifty miles per hour, a locomotive emits about 850 puffs each minute, 52 800 puffs per hour, and 1 055 puffs per mile at express speed, based on the London Standard.
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London Standard
Boyhood Visit During Illness Recounts Warwhoops
A short Chicago News item recalls Jack visiting a family after Johnny recovered from whooping cough. The child says he and another boy with the illness played Indians and gave warwhoops for amusement.
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Jack
Johnny
Chicago News
Plenty In Reserve Fable Of Black Eyes And Wit
The tale tells of a man who, after a fight, shows two black eyes. He meets a friend who comments on the bruises, and the man replies he could have more if he had room to store them.
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Jack
Notice to stockholders Aberdeen Printing Co capital increase
Notice to stockholders of Aberdeen Printing Co to increase capital stock from 5000 to 15000 dollars. A stockholders meeting is set at the principal place of business in Aberdeen Washington at 10 a.m. on November 15 1910 to vote on the amendment. Officers Jno J Carney president B L Beall vice president J E Hutchinson secretary sign and date. First publication September 19 1910 last publication November 14 1910.
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Aberdeen Printing Company
The
Aberdeen Printing Co
Aberdeen
Washington
B. L. Beall
J. E. Hutchinson
Water Colors in British Art History
Water color painting evolved from a dry eighteenth century style to its modern form through Nicholson Coreley Stanley and others. The Water Color Society exhibitions began in 1805 marking the real beginning of modern water color painting. Turner is celebrated as the great master and possible creator, cited in Ruskin’s works.
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Nicholson
Coreley
Sanley
Water Color Society
Turner
John Ruskin
How Old They Were in The Washington Ledger
A terse cartoonish exchange notes elderly workers deemed too old for leisure activities like canoeing mandolins rice horses girls or tennis. The speaker asserts their age makes them suitable for work, reflecting a workhorse view of aging in a Washington ledger context.
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Washington Llerald
Unclear river find shows a soldier's body recovered
A fragmented French notice reports a body found in a river this morning. Details are obscured by OCR errors but indicate a military casualty and possible investigation into cause and identity.
Unclear Text Artifacts Describe Currous Exhibits
Fragmentary OCR notes mention currous witd hibits and wheels of life. The readable parts imply a muddled description of exhibits or curiosities but lack coherent details, names, dates, or locations to define a clear news item.
New Employer Questioned Over Last Institute Exit
The Dieseland Leader reports confusion over a former institution departure. The statement hints at newly formed Mid-FAivens leadership and questions about bringing a dependent along.
Stranger guest causes amused chatter at party
A fragment recalls guests at a gathering where a woman with crossed eyes and red hair drew attention. One guest is noted as being married, prompting commentary on a fellow guest’s foolishness. The exchange hints at playful posturing among attendees.
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Snow
Jouok
Bdaith
City Subscribers Told to Notify for Missed Herald
Publisher notice urges city readers to report failure to receive the Herald by 6 p m on Mondays and Thursdays. City Messenger Co. contact number 59981 will resend the paper to the addressed location.
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Herald
City Messenger Co
City Messenger Co Numbers Reach Central Dispatch
The City Messenger Company has installed two telephones, Nos. 5932 and 6941, both connected to Central. Call either number for service as needed.
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Changhili
Ity
Hac
Centra
Jos, Farrell
Mer
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