Stockbrokers and Juries Comment on Court Verdicts
A New York stockbroker warns newspapers misreport brokerage disputes and juries never side with brokers due to market trauma. Bayfield County residents praise Dodd's Kidney Pills for back pain and kidney troubles, noting relief for Mr. T. I. Wold and his wife. The ad claims backache signals kidney disease and that Dodd's Pills prevent worse conditions.
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New York
Drummond, Wis
Bayfield County
Dodd
T. ‘I. Wold
Mr. Wold
Bright
David Leighan Returns and Plots in Ambition
David Leighan returns to Gratnor after years away, meets his uncle and family, and begins a tense game of manipulation. The paralyzed elder hints at a kept estate and cottage living while insisting on work, while David weighs revenge through power over land and money. The chapter ends with David convinced his uncle haunts him to reclaim land and status.
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David
Berry
Challacombe
Mary
George Sidcote
Will
George
William
David Leighan
Pacific
Australia
America
Sidcote
Harry Rabjohns
Gratnor
Dan
Gratuor
Arcadia
London
England
New York
Pesce
Oil Boom Sparks Colorado Rail Plan to Use Oil Dust
Oil industry gains momentum as Denver and Rio Grande Railway plans to apply millions of gallons of Colorado oil to dust suppression along its lines. Initial tests will run on the route from Denver to Salt Lake City, with about 4000 gallons needed per mile.
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Denver and
Small berry debate flecks a peddler and lady
A humorous exchange features a Lady and a Peddler discussing berry growth. The Lady questions the size of the berries while the Peddler asserts his quart boxes may still be full. The dialogue hints at rural humor and regional speech.
To Destroy Slugs on Roses
After experimenting with insect powders and sprays a florist advised a simple method to keep rose bushes slug free. Use plenty of strong ivory soap suds around the roots and on the foliage. This prevents insects and keeps the plants perfectly healthy.
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Eleanor R. Parker
A Pointer on Personal Beauty From Success Magazine
A piece from Success Magazine argues that worry and nagging age a woman’s looks and charm. It warns that distress about small mishaps robs beauty and power to please, urging calm, patience, and resilience to preserve attractiveness.
Wrong Sort Says Grape Nuts Help Bedridden Woman
A Welden Illinois woman declares Grape Nuts cured her year long stomach trouble and headaches after trying several foods. She gained weight, regained strength, and now works daily, praising Postum Co. and the book The Read to Wellville for guidance.
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Welden
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Tragedy of David and a Devonsire Drifter
The narrator recalls David’s abrupt withdrawal after an alarming discovery and a plan for revenge against his uncle. David, five or six years older, seems dazed by entanglements with a gang of rogues and a life of roving, once a steady Devonshire man, now weathered by hardship.
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David
Devonshire
Walking 6000 Miles in a Year Aims for Health Not Feat
A businessman recounts beginning January 1 1903 with a plan to walk 5000 miles that year and ultimately reaching 5205 miles, averaging 14 miles daily. He overran by 200 miles to keep a steady weekly average, notes 15 illness days reduced distance, and reports weight loss from 192 to 178 pounds with improved health. The motive was regular exercise rather than a public feat.
Her Sweet Way
A brief humor item quotes a quip about domestic tea and coffee habits between spouses. The joke contrasts preferences for sugar in coffee reflecting domestic harmony between a husband and wife.
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Church
Gotham
Not a Cuplallet Lady-What You’ve Just Come Out Prison
A terse exchange echoes in a Chicago Journal quip about reputation and pride. The speaker denies ownership of a dubious past while admitting a casual identity as a ledger keeper.
Yellow fever epidemic widens in New Orleans and Louisiana
The fever worsens daily with high death rates and many cases reported in New Orleans and across Louisiana. Officials criticize quarantine and call for stronger national action while noting economic disruption from fruit trade, oyster canning, and grain exports. Dr. Walter Wyman leads suppression efforts. the State Board of Health reports 120 cases and 24 deaths outside New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Chaa+pelle
France
St. Mary's College
Baltimore
Washington
Salpointe
Santa “Je
Louis Pr. Chapelle
Cuba
Philippines
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Walter Wyman
United States
St. Louis
Amherst
St. Louis Medical College
Marine Hospital Corps
Fort Stanton
N.M
Wyman
Society of Colonial Wars
State Board of Health
Forsyth
Monroe
Local Health Board
Blanchard
Lost 72 Pounds and Cured Kidney Trouble by Dean's Pills
Dr Melvin M Page of Page Optical Co Erle Pa recounts a severe kidney illness triggered by iced drinks in New York in 1896. After rapid weight loss from 184 to 122 pounds and an abscess forming, use of Deans Kidney Pills halted the trouble and restored health, with a current weight of 189 pounds. Price 50 cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells them.
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Melvin M. Page
Page Optical Co
Erle
New York
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Serpent Worship in India Attracts Visitors on Malabar Coast
Serpent worship still survives in India. A snake shrine is said to draw visitors in a house on the Malabar coast, comparable to a garden in a country home in the United States. Serpents are unobtrusive and snakebites remain a rare risk unless one moves noisily in the dark.
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India
Malabar Coast
United States
Castoria Promoted For Child Health And Sleep
An article endorses Castoria as a safe vegetable remedy for children aiding digestion and sleep. It cites doctors including Dr. William I. McCann and advertising claims from Charles H. Fletcher, noting Castoria’s longstanding use and lack of narcotics.
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Charles.h. Fletcher
Ita
William I. McCann
Omaha
Neb
Castoria
Charles H. Ietcher
Dr. McCann
Hall
Journal of Health
Trust Me For Four Stamps Tomorrow
A humorous old time exchange shows a customer asking the drug clerk for credit on four postage stamps with a threat of injury if refused. The clerk agrees, playfully indifferent to the potential risk. The ad copy promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot comfort and shoe fit, ending with the supplier’s name and address.
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DeJuty
Keeping Up the Average by a Busy Household
A domestic scene shows a child named Bridget failing to sweep the floor today or yesterday while a parent notes the task was already done three times the day before. The dialogue underscores household duties and routine chores in a family setting.
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Bridget
The Leap Year Girl Wins By a Will and Wax Test
A playful tale shows William taunting the bride as she proves the marriage triumphs. Her perseverance clears many counted troubles, and the old saying seems true that where there is a will there is a wax.
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William
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