Mrs Hayes Letter to Pinkham Describes Tumor Ailment
A Boston Roxbury letter from Mrs EL Hayes describes long fibroid symptoms with severe pain swelling and weakness. A reply from Mrs Pascuas reports dramatic relief after Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and urges others with tumors or female troubles to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL. F. Hayes
Dudley St
Roxbury
Noston
Mass
Mrs. Pascuas
Lydia F. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mus. & FL
Boston
Eimai McNess
New World’s Fair Stamps Planned for May Release
An order for the first of the new Louisiana Purchase stamps has been sent to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for May 1 sale at all post offices. It calls for printing 50 cent stamps bearing Robert Livingston and other denominations with portraits of Jefferson McKinley and Lincoln, plus a 5 cent stamp with McKinley and a map of the territory. A metal roof is noted as protection against lightning. Canada has spent over one hundred million on canals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Madden
Obert R. Livingston
Thomas Jefferson
Onree
Ambiguous ad text claiming rewards and medical cures
An OCR fragment advertises a reward for a cure of catarrh and promotes a remedy taken internally. It mentions K J Cheney and a Toledo address, with signatures and claims of honesty. The language includes absurd medical assertions and wartime eyewear notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney &C
Toledo
O. We
K. J. Cheney
WarLorsa, Kiasan & Marvis
Wyovesnie Draggiane
Poledo
Sestimonta
Jase Hallie Pawley
Defiance Cold Water Starch Promoted for Housewives
A local notice urges housewives to try Defiance Cold Water Starch highlighting its 16 ounce packages versus 12 ounce rivals. The manufacturers guarantee superiority and promise replacement by loyal use, claiming quality and quantity will win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ornce
Spencer and friend meet inmate who jokes about rails
Herbert Spencer and a companion encounter a young man reading near a railroad. Unaware he is an asylum inmate, they ask where the track goes. The inmate answers with a chilling line that the railroad “doesn’t go anywhere” and is kept to run trains on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Spencer
Spencer
Pausius
Boston Post
Baltimore Fire Devastates Wide City Blocks
In Baltimore at 4 o'clock this morning a vast fire tore through the threatened district, destroying the Baltimore and Ohio railroad offices and the Maryland Institute of Art. Firefighters and constabulary battled the blaze as newsrooms and homes faced invasion, with casualties minimal and many injuries among firemen. In Chicago, the October fire burned 2,100 acres with losses surpassing $100 million. The AP building and telegraph lines were endangered as sparks flew. the Sun prepared a special edition from distant labs. Frisco land and immigration tour began a nine day trip from St. Louis, passing Monette and Tulsa with telegrams and speeches along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Chicago
Herald
American
Sun
City Hospital
Calvert and
Pleasant Street
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Maryland Institute of Art
Sapulpa
I.T
Southwest
Frisco Land and Immigration Association
St. Louis
Indian Territory
Texas
Northwest
Ozarks
Monette
Tulsa
J. C. MecManima
Fire Explosion at Hurst & Co Gas Tank Basment Origin
A gasoline tank exploded in the basement of John E. Hurst & Co wholesale dry goods house causing a large fire. Firefighters battled the blaze, with damage estimated at multiple thousands and investigations pending into the exact cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Hurst & Co
Baltimore Fire Rages Through Wholesale District
A massive blaze in Baltimore destroys vast wholesale district around Hopkins Place and Baltimore Street. Flames advance eastward from Howard Holliday toward Charles and Lexington, leveling warehouses and offices, with estimates in the tens of millions as fire crews from several cities struggle to contain the inferno. Buildings including J W Putback, Daily Record, Mullins hotel, Union Trust, and Continental Trust are consumed as dynamite is used to halt spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
John E. Hurst & Co
Baltimore Street
Hopkins Place
Howard Holliday
Charles
Lexington
Fayette Street
Holiday
Washington
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Horton
Chavies Street
German and
Lombard
J. W
Charles and Fayette Streets
Daily Record
Ross Drug Store
Mullins
Charles Street
Union Trust
Daily Herald
Fayette and St. Paul Street
Record
Calvert and Equitable
Evening News
Continental Trust Company
American Newspaper
Fire Devastates Baltimore District After Gasoline Tank Explosion
The blaze spreads eastward beyond control as wagons haul away residents’ goods near Jones Falls. Losses loom vast with trust firms wholesale houses and major retailers destroyed. The fire began in Hurst & Company’s basement, exploding after ten minutes and collapsing the building, fueling spread to nearby structures.
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Baltimore
Jones Falls
Hurst & Company
Fire spreads as wind shifts near Jones Falls
A Baltimore message at 3 20 am reports the fire advancing south after the wind shifted reaching the wharves with flammable material. The blaze began at 11 o clock moving northerly, then northeast, then east by 4 o clock.
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Washington
Baltimore
Jones Falls
Mount Vernon and St. Paul telephone exchanges fire
A Baltimore call reported at 2 a m that the Mount Vernon Telephone exchange was burning and the St. Paul exchange had burned out. The Mount Vernon exchange lies about eight blocks from Union Station.
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Washington
Baltimore
Mount Vernon
St. Paul
Mount Vernon Exchange
Union Station
Financial District Likely Doom for Banks and Brokers
In the financial district the chief banking and brokerage firms face expected collapse amid mounting pressures. The market mood darkens as investors weigh losses and regulatory actions.
Lawton Land Office Rules for Mining over Farming
Shawnee Mining company wins a Lawton land office decision over Elias B. Welch. The office finds mineral value outweighs agricultural use in the Wichita mountains, marking a historic ruling supported by mining evidence and development spending.
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Lawton Land Office
Lawton
Bain
Wichita Mountains
Shawnee Mining Company
Elias B. Welch
Major McKnight
Register of the Land Office
Haley’s No 3 Chill Tonic and railways capitalization
Haley’s No 3 Chill Tonic promises cures for chills and malaria with a guaranteed bottle. A comparative note shows railway capitalization per mile: United Kingdom 6270, France 128,475, Germany 33,065, Russia 74,000, United States 662,301, and Mrs Leland Stanford reportedly carries life insurance exceeding one million dollars.
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Haley
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Russia
United States
Passenger rate trend in the United States since 1883
The article notes a long term decline in average passenger rates in the United States from about 2.5 cents per mile in 1883 to 2.01 cents per mile. It highlights a persistent reduction in transport costs over time.
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United States
Red Cross Ball Blue Demand Drives Grocery Sales
Advertising blurb urges consumers to buy Red Cross Ball Blue for home use. Promotes a large 2 oz package at 5 cents. Note highlights St. Paul as a leading mushrooms city with supply drawn from abandoned beer vaults.
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RED Cross
St. Paul
Arid Lands Made Fruitful With Salter Seeds
Arid plains of Montana Colorado Arizona Idaho and other dry areas respond quickly to Salter seeds including Speltz Hanna Barley Macaroni Wheat 60 Day Earliest Oats Billion Dollar Grass and Bromus Inermis yielding well despite droughts. Send 10 cents in stamps and this notice to John A Salter Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin for their seed catalog and samples.
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Mont
Colo
Ariz
Idaho
Salter
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Lam's Cure Claim in Norwich Letter Sparks Debate
A Mrs Robbins of Maple Street Norwich publishes a testimonial dated February 17 1900 claiming Piso's Cure for Consumption saved her life three years earlier. The note contrasts with broader data noting under one tenth of one percent of UK railway workers earn over $14.60 weekly.
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Lam Sure Piso
Nos. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich
United Kingdom
Three Goodling Indictments Hit Oklahoma City Officials
Oklahoma County Grand Jury reports indictments against city officials. Charles I. Wadsworth city engineer and Pat O Shea street commissioner charged with bribery and embezzlement related to $200. FM Osborne accused of stealing paving brick valued at $50. A council member is also named in the preliminary findings.
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Oklahoma County Grand Jury
Okklahoma City
Charles I. Wadsworth
Pat O'Shea
FM. Osborne
Osborne
Hunt's Cure Exclaims Relief From Eczema Sufferer
Aberdeen Mississippi resident P C Keever writes that one box of Hunt's Cure relieved years of eczema torment. The ad touts guaranteed effectiveness and a 50 cent price. It also notes Dr Yamel Kin, a New York Medical College graduate now practicing at Ning Po China.
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Ruckinsack
Hunt
P. C. Keever
Aberdeen
Miss
Yamel-Kin
New York Medical College
Ning-Po
China
Teosinte and Billion Dollar Grass Fodder Bold Claims
Promoter touts teosinte and a so called billion dollar grass as top fodder plants claiming 14 tons hay per acre and 80 tons green fodder per acre. Victoria rape allegedly yields 60,000 lbs per acre for sheep and swine feed. Advertisement offers 100 in stamps to John A Salter Seed for a big seed catalog and samples.
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Victoria
LUST
John A. Salter
la Crosse
Wis
CW. N. U
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Societe
Canada
George
Detroit
Hal
War Department
Associated Press
Western Union’ Telegraph Office
Gay Street
Cattlemen's Convention
Oklahoma City
Rea Pe Paling CO
Toei Sime
Drs. Thornton S Minor
Oak St
Kanes City
Leland Stanford
Br. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello, Tl
Lewis
Peorta
Oklahoma State Nurseries
Perry
Okla
Tucker
Honolulu
Manila
Laxzly
Stashington
Seed Company
Goodling
Good Samaritan Hospital
Robinson St
Capital Hill
T. Office Bell
Isa
G. Brown
W. Main St
Brown
Lother
Gray
New York
Sam Free
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Alps
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