Nervous Prostration Told to Yield to Vegetable Compound
A 19th or early 20th century advertisement describes nervous prostration in women linked to ovaries and nerves. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is promoted as a cure with testimonials from Mrs M B Shotwell of Brooklyn claiming relief after years of illness and doctors. It urges all women to try the remedy and notes letters from users as proof.
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Dows
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. BE. Shotwell
Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
E. Pinkham
Tam
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Ball Horse Ride Expands Harness Bet Custom for Private Equipages
The piece notes rubber shoes for horses and gum Ured vehicles boosting bets on coach harnesses. It describes a new city trend with a Wabash Special Train for teachers to Asbury Park leaving Chicago June 20 via Detroit and Niagara Falls then to New York for a Salt Water trip. Wabash agents in Chicago sell tickets. Harry E Moores is listed as G A P D for the line.
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Asbury Park
Chicago
Detroit
Niagara Falls
Albany
Hudson
New York
Ashbury Park
Vis Wabash
Harry E. Moores
G. A. P. D. Wabash RR
Omaha
Ned
Opportunities In Cuba Land Scheme Explored
Ad advertises land purchase prospects in Cuba through Cuban Land & Steamship Co. It promises profits from fruit production and invites readers to request a free booklet from 89 Broadway in New York City, describing a prominent American colony presence in the area.
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Cuba
la Giorts
Bony Terme
Leree Proiteon
Cuban Land & Steamship Co
Broadway
N.Y. City
Man Ponders Cost of Oath Versus Time in Police Custody
A man debates the value of swearing off versus serving time after being picked up by police for not complying with an order. He weighs the burdens of restraint against the stigma of arrest in a terse public moment.
Fragmented Ad Copy on Health Remedies and Quack Claims
A garbled 19th century catalog style note references Mrs Winslow's soothing remedy for teething and assorted ailments. It mentions Wind collegion bottle Hope airship a parachute attachment and Dr. Jari Kennedy with dubious claims. The tone blends marketing puffery with improbable cures and obscure names.
Defiance Starch Promises Stronger, Lasting Results
Ad copy claims Defiance Starch delivers superior hold and one third more value per purchase. It asserts generosity varies by mood and disposition while justice rests on principle, reflecting a promotional tone rather than news.
Scandal Unfolds as Chicago Union and Bosses Clash
Chicago grand jury hears C Driscoll expose on coal trade pact between Coal Teamsters union and Coal Team Owners association. It ties driver and owner membership to work eligibility, boosting coal rates from cents to up to 10 dollars per ton on longer hauls, signaling far reaching corruption.
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Chicago
Chichzo
Healy
C. Driscoll
Associates Building Trades and Coal Team
Owers
Chicago Teamsters’ Union
Johhn C. Driscoll
Driscoll
Coal Teamsters’ Union
Coal Team Owners’ Association
Teamsters’ Union
Censorship Bans Reporting Congress Proceedings
In St. Petersburg the government issues a blanket order forbidding newspapers from publishing any congress or meeting proceedings without official permission. The move, advised by General Trepoff, reflects strong censorship by the council of ministers.
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ST. Petersburg
Council of Ministers
Trepoff
Timber thieves sentenced in federal timber fraud case
F M Barrett and F W Bone wealthy Wheaton men pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud the government by inducing Italians to take timber claims near Kalispell Montana. They were sentenced to one year in the federal penitentiary and fined 1000 dollars plus costs. Judge Hanford called the act turpitude. Schoul and Brokaw of Spokane refused to plead. case against Schoul may be dismissed.
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Seattle
Wash
F. M. Barrett
F. W. Bone
Wheaton
Unclear Peace Talks Delayed as War Moves On
London reports that peace talks cannot begin for a month, shaping expectation of ongoing combat. The Daily Telegraph cited a Tokyo correspondent noting Japanese forces advancing despite heavy rainy weather.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Four Children Killed by Mrs Paul Klass Near Dubuque
Mrs Paul Klass killed her four small children then died by suicide at her Kieler Wisconsin home eight miles east of Dubuque authorities reported.
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Dubuque
Paul Klass
Kieler
Wis
President approves Kirkman court martial findings
The president approves two trials of Captain George W. Kirkman of the Twenty-fifth Infantry. He is dismissed from the army and confined for three years in the Port Leavenworth penitentiary for actions linked to the sensational Omaha case where Lieutenant Chandler’s wife died by suicide.
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Washington
George W. Kirkman
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Port Leavenworth
Kan
Kirkman
Chandler
Omaha
No Match for Japs Wreck at Sea Prompts Naval Dismay
Reports from the Vladivostok front quote Allied correspondents on the Battle of the Sea of Japan. The Channel of command reportedly caused the disaster of the Rozenstvensky fleet and the Kalae Souvaroff incident with Admiral Rolost vennky wounded. Fleet commanders reportedly relied on signatures from the fleet’s ships rather than firsthand briefing. Admiral Nebgotutoff reportedly saw Rojestvensky only once after the squadrons began maneuvers. Excessive target practice allegedly gave way to minimal big gun firing during the voyage as ship practice was reduced to three shots per vessel.
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Vladivostok
Fea
Japan
Kalae Souvaroff
Rolostvennky
Ehiera Plank
France Backs Roosevelt Peace Initiative in World News
Paris newspapers show France pleased with President Roosevelt's success in opening a path to peace through a Soviet Japan accord. France, recalling its Morocco issues with Germany, joins in enthusiastic approval of Washington's peacemaking effort. Portraits of Roosevelt Meyer Takahira and Cassini fill journals with White House scenes.
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Paris
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
France
Germany
Morocco
Meyer
Takahira
Cassini
White House
Washington Chosen as Site for Peace Conference
Secretary Loeb, by presidential direction, announces Washington will host the proposed peace conference after Japan and the United States failed to agree on Chelon or Paris. The White House hints a summer adjournment at a northern resort if Washington proves uncomfortable. Minister Takahira met the president for over an hour to discuss the matter.
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Washington
Loeb
Chelon
Paris
Hague
White House
Takahira
Japan
Iowa woman investigator near Waterloo found dead in coal shed
A Waterloo area farmer, W. J. Schrock, returned home to discover his wife dead, the trunk burned, in the coal shed ruins. Authorities hoped to solve the case by coroner’s inquiry amid widespread belief she was attacked by tramp intruders. Also Denver mayor Speer invited the Russian and Japanese peace plenipotentiaries to meet in Denver for talks.
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Waterloo
W. J. Schrock
Trampa
Denver
Colo
R. W. Speer
Roosevelt
Japanese Forces Drive Russians From Gunshu Pass
Manchuria report says Japanese troops pushed Russian left flank beyond the Knoche river and occupy heights north of it. A heavy force appears to support the move and Field Marshal Oyama is ready for a general offensive.
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Gunshu Pass
Manchuria
Kknoche
Oyama
Iowa Detached to Omaha Division for Rural Free Delivery
The postmaster general ordered Iowa to leave the St. Louis division and join the Omaha division of the rural free delivery service effective July 1, 1905. This realignment places Iowa under the Omaha division for rural mail delivery operations.
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Washington
State of Iowa
St. Louis
Omaha
Sheep Herder Shot Near Buffalo Sparks Stockmen Tension
E F Mattoon a sheep herder was shot and killed near Buffalo Wyoming. Unknown details accompany the incident but authorities and locals fear it signals the start of renewed conflicts among stockmen.
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Wyoming
Buffalo, Wya
E. F. Mattoon
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T. A
ST. Louis, MO
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Tae
Panton Company
Boston
Masa
Beckman Bros
Des Moines
Lows
McNeill & Libby
New York Press
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M. F. Tupper
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Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
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Star Brand
Thas
Robert S
Clems Corporation
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Castoria
Wee Ased
Samuel Powcher
Poedin
Iowa
Bears
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Toledo
Ohio
Defiance
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha, Neb
Mueller
Schmoller & Mueller
Omaia
Neb
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Peoria
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