Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Nurse
A Newark nurse Mrs Martha Pohlman testifies to the safety and efficacy of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. She describes personal improvement after use and recommends the remedy to patients with irregular or painful menstruation, discharge, backache, and related symptoms, noting free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Pohlman
Chester Avenue
Newark
N. J
Blockley Training School
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Hospital
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
In Light Distress Hat Request Becomes Local Notion
An old woman and her two daughters visited a millinery shop. The daughters wore mourning hats. The elder explained she is a widow of two years and in light distress. She asked for a hat with blue feathers for her companion. The exchange, cited from the Chicago News, highlights sympathetic local humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago News
Cuticura Aids Skin Ailments For Infants And Children
The advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as cures for infantile and birth humors and various skin conditions in babies and children. It claims quick, permanent relief when other remedies fail. A separate shipwreck tale recounts six sailors and a boy surviving sixteen days on stewed rope yarn after being wrecked near Whilsegg on the Irish coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whilsegg
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promised as Universal Remedy
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is a universal cure for catarrh and constitutional disease. It asserts internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offers 100 dollar reward for non cure, and urges sending testimonials to J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
J. Cheney
Grocers Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
Ohio
Difference Between Climate And Weather Joke
A humorous exchange asks what differentiates climate from weather. Mr Wayout replies climate is what a locality has when buying a home there and weather is what it has afterward. A garbled line about Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for children follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney
Papa
Wayout
Dismalhurst-on-the- Brink
Puck
A Fitting Reception for Suburb-Dora and New Girl
Mrs Suburb-Dora greets the new girl as a reception unfolds. Dora responds yes to the call, asking her daughter to run to the piano and play Hail to the Chief. The scene shifts with anticipation as guests settle in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suburb
Dora
Plano
South Dakota Capitol Commission Hails Montana Building
The state capitol commission led by Gov Kod returns from Helena with praise for the Montana Capitol. Gov Elrod says the trip yielded valuable design and contract insights to aid in plans for a Pierre building within 500000, projecting it as a durable, beautiful state house. The commission expects broader state benefits from the information gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Capitol Commission
Kod
Wipt
Bach
Farraday
Pierre
Helena
Mont
South Cakota
Montana
Elrod
Capitol Hill
South Dakota
Commonwealth
Gov. Toole
Gasoline Fueled Fire Destroys Clark County Home
The Clark County home of Mr. and Mrs. Ecker was destroyed by a lamp explosion filled with gasoline by mistake. The Eckers had just left for Minneapolis where Mrs. Ecker sought hospital treatment, not aware of the disaster that endangered their sleeping child. Doctors later reduced Mrs. Ecker's hospital bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eveker
Clark County
Mrs. Evker
Minneapolis
Ecker
Mr. Ecker
Fire Injures Booth Theater in Sioux Falls Incident
A fire at the Booth theater in Sioux Falls caused heavy damage when a moving picture machine exploded during a Monday performance. Patrons evacuated calmly as firefighters arrived rapidly, saving the building adjacent to the city firehouse. Nearby, Huron to pursue two city parks by securing Capitol Hill site. several inmates escaped Parker jail after an outside accomplice pried bars.
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Booth
Sioux Falls
Fire Department
Huron
Business Men’s Association
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Capitol Hill
Dakota Avenue
Fifth Street
John Hayes
Ebenezer Butterfield
William Smith
James Morgan
Parker
Marion Junction
Rainfall spread across state with heavy Black Hills totals
Reports show general rainfall statewide on Wednesday with the Black Hills region receiving over two inches and eastern areas from the Missouri River and grazing country from one to one and a half inches. The moisture will greatly aid crops in many localities. In Lake Preston Norwegian Americans plan a grand celebration on May 17, Norwegian Independence Day, expecting several thousand attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
Missouri River
Lake Preston
County Aims to Halt Rustling in Stanley County
Stanley County commissioners vow to end cattle and horse rustling within the county. They offer a standing reward of 100 dollars for the arrest and conviction of anyone guilty of grand larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley County
Lake Preston Horsemen Lay Out Fine Half Mile Track
Lake Preston horsemen have nearly finished marking a half mile track near town with aim to avoid racing during the summer. The project reflects local efforts to establish a practical venue for equestrian events this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Preston
Storm in the Hills Brings Massive Black Hills Snowfall
A historic storm dumped twenty inches to four to six feet of snow across the Black Hills last week, lasting three days and causing rail and telegraph outages. Cattle and sheep losses mount as fruit trees suffer, with fears of floods and widespread impassable roads. A mail carrier reports huge dead stock along routes from Val Quivre Meade County. The storm blanketed the region, unprecedented for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Lails
Val- Wuiteer
Meade County
Black Hills
Sheriff Ends Prize Fight With Drawn Revolvers
Sheriff J. Sherman and Deputy Jim Halliday halted a featherweight title bout between Ward of Omaha and Caine of Sioux City by entering the ring with drawn revolvers. The fight on the South Dakota side of the Big Sioux River near Riverside Park was stopped early as authorities intervened. Ward and Chine Ward posted $25 bonds each for assault and lottery and forfeited them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Sherman
Elk Point
Jim T Halliday
McCook
Iid
Ward
Omaha
Slimmy” Caine
Sioux City
Towa
South Dakota
Big Sioux
Riverside Park
Boy Fatally Shot in Ipswich Gopher Hunt Incident
Ipswich a boy aged around 10 or 11 was shot in the stomach by a playmate as they prepared for a gopher hunting trip. Taken to St Luke's hospital at Aberdeen, peritonitis set in and surgery was deemed futile. he cannot recover. A nearby 14-year-old, Lawrence Creidle, injured in the right arm when a gun discharged during a gopher hunt, is expected to recover as doctors operate to save the limb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipswich
John Adler
St. Luke's Hospital
Aberdeen
Lawrence Creidle
Ind
Inspector Paine examines Chinese in Black Hills
United States Chinese inspector A W Paine of Boston checks pass ports and papers of northern Black Hills Chinese. Lee Jim Yuen is detained in Deadwood for alleged Chinese exclusion act violation. Deputy U S marshal Z E Carlton made the arrest. Yuen says he has lived in Deadwood six years and was a merchant in New York before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Hills
A. W. Paine
Boston
United States
Lee Jim Yuen
Lawrence County
Deadwood
Z. E. Carlton
New York City
Insurance firms in South Dakota write and renew risks
The 1904 advance sheets report that foreign fire insurance companies operating in South Dakota wrote and renewed business totaling 45,052,716 dollars and collected 247,694 dollars in premiums for the year, outlining the scope of fire insurance activity in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Vermillion horse thefts spark $100 reward offer
Vermillion residents B. W. Collar and Clarence Madara were relieved of two valuable horses by unknown thieves. No trace has been found. The men named have posted a reward of 100 dollars for the capture of the thieves and recovery of the property, 50 dollars for each animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Collar
Clarence Madara
Vermillion
Conductor Injured On Burlington Trolley Line
Conductor Jack Knowles leaned out to inspect snow clogged wheels on the Burlington trolley near Lead. His head was caught between a trolley pole and the car, throwing him into the ditch where he remained unconscious for more than an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Lead
Jack Knowles
Lightning Burns Barn of William Mclain Near Beresford
A barn seven miles south of Beresford owned by William Mclain burned to the ground during an electric storm. The fire also destroyed eight fine work horses and a quantity of grain. Only a small amount of insurance was carried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mclain
Beresford
Acquittal in Redfield for Frankfurt burglary case
Ed Garvin was acquitted in circuit court at Redfield on a direction of verdict after the court ruled the evidence insufficient to warrant submitting the burglary charge against him to the jury.
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Ed Garvin
Frankfurt
Redfield
Death of Hans Fredine in Platte County Family Obituary
Hans Fredine a longtime Charles Mix County resident died at his Platte home Sunday at age 54 following a four year battle with paralysis after a stroke. He had lived in the county twenty five years and left a family behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hans Fredine
Charles Mix County
Platte Sunday
Daniel Shearer Dies at Farm Home in Parkston Area
Daniel Shearer dies at his farm one half mile east of Parkston from pneumonia. He was among the oldest residents of Clutchinson County, reflecting on his long life and local ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Shearer
Parkston
Pnemnonia
Mr. Shearer
Clutchinson County
Sioux Falls Health Report Shows Births and Deaths Balance
The annual report of the Sioux Falls health department shows 227 births with 96 males and 181 females, and 185 deaths. Based on an estimated population of 14,000, this yields about 9 deaths per 1,000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
Recoruitiong Party at Huron Recruiters Named
Thomas Smith chief honeysain C W Ross yeoman and I Mrederickson hospital apprentice of the United States navy are at Huron securing recruits. A number of young men have enlisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
Thomas Smith
Honeysain
C. W. Ross
Mrederickson
Ibs Sore i
United States Navy
A Judge's Wife Credits Peruna Cure for Ills
Mrs. Carrie King of Darlington Missouri says years of biliousness and kidney and liver trouble were cured by Peruna. She reports that twelve bottles ended her ailments and backaches, headaches, and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie King
Darlington
Peruna
Gender distributions in America from census reports
The United States Census Bureau reports show 1,688,321 more males than females nationwide yet cities tend to have more women. Washington city is about 53 percent female due to government jobs, while Massachusetts is nearly 52 percent female and Rhode Island slightly lower. Sparse areas are less female, dense regions show the opposite pattern according to Syracuse Telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Census Bureau
America
American
Washington City
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Marke
Syracuse Telegram
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Many school children are sickly. Mother Gray a nurse at the Children's Home New York offers powders that promise to break up colds in 24 hours cure constipation feverishness headache stomach troubles teething issues and worm destruction. Sold by all druggists or by mail 25 cents sample mailed free address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Allen 8
Olmsted
le Roy
Lane
Addrosa
O. F. Woodward
N.ysj
Muzzle Dispute Over Dog And Baby Roars In Everett
In Everett Pennsylvania Mia J J Giles quarrel erupts over a neighbor’s demand to muzzle a barking dog at night. The man counters by suggesting the neighbor muzzle their infant, highlighting a noisy domestic tangle. The exchange appears in a New Yorker styled snippet.
Chance for Gallantry in a Bicycle Tire Moment
Fair Wheeler asks for a speech to fit a punctured bicycle tire, presenting a humorous clash of gallantry and practicality and inviting public commentary on a playful civic moment.
Peruna credited for rapid cure in Minnesota testimonial
Mrs Minnie E McAllister of Minneapolis writes of long back and side pain easing after a seven week Peruna course. She claims complete cure and gratitude, saying health returned and daily duties of life improved. The piece touts Peruna as remedy for pelvic abdominal catarrh and related symptoms, with multiple testimonials on file.
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Minnie BE. McAltiste
McAllister
Minneapolis
Minn
Peruna
Hartman
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Bessy
HE DE Laval Separator CO
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Chicaco
P. Deda
Sioux
Borneo
South
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Booth Theater
Union
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Boy
Garvin
Pioneer
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J. J. Giles
Everett, Pa
David Kennedy
Canada
Gegson
Box
Watertown
Dakota
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