Peruna Tonic Sold to Ease Summer Weariness for Women
Women report Peruna improves daily wellbeing in hot weather. Mrs Tremie Nelson of Nashville says six bottles renewed her health and erased pains. Josephine Morris of Brooklyn notes malaria relief and a refreshed, less worn appearance in two summers of use.
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Broad St
Nashville
Tenn
Tressie Nelson
Josephine Morris
Carroll St
Brooklyn
N. Y
Traveling man seeks bath in Missouri hotel
A wary traveler arrives in a southwest Missouri town covered with travel dust and asks for a bath. The porter replies with a racial stereotype about baths and Southern customs, reflecting the era's prejudices.
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Missouri
Beat
Ash
Howes
East Fork
Croen
Kapsan City Star
No Labor Party There in Heaven Quip on White Australia
Senator Walker recalled a debate story about white Australia policy. A Chinese native challenged a missionary attempting conversion in China asking if he would go to heaven. The missionary replied with fervor that there is no labor party in heaven, prompting the heathen to retort about unequal entry.
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Labor
Walker
Commonwealth
Australia
China
Ah Lin
Heaven
Millionaire Ape Keeper Seeks Vet Aid For Blind Pets
An eccentric millionaire with two blind apes values them at $600 each and debates sending them to a veterinary surgeon. The piece laments a lack of doctors for dogs and cows while noting costly horses and cattle owned by famous names. It ends by touching on personal judgments of others' happiness.
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Morton
Rockefeller
Twombly
Havemeyer
Miss Bradshaw Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Miss Ethel Bradshaw of McCormick Illinois reports kidney trouble relief after using Dodd's Kidney Pills and urges others with kidney complaints to try the remedy. Dr Dunaway of Benton Illinois endorses the pills as the best treatment and claims potential diabetes cure in late stages.
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McCormick
Ethel Bradshaw
Dodd
Dunaway
Benton, Til
Royal tastes and ad blurbs in a curious jumble
A fragmented column lists royal meals from thrush salms to underdone beef and roast joints, interspersed with ad copy and aphorisms. It includes sayings about courage with liquor, a claim for Defiance starch, and a testimonial for Piso’s Cure for Consumption, all in a scattered, nostalgic newspaper style.
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Holland
Spain
Italy
Russia
Edward
Woman Now Figures in Kilpatrick Death Case
New York police pursue links to a wealthy Beatrice heir’s death amid letters and torn cheek fragments. Authorities consider suicide by Kilpatrick to escape alleged blackmail, while a socialite woman may be involved. The slate of Nebraska notices includes farm deaths, bank robbery sentence, a church dedication, and district updates.
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Young Kilpatrick
New York
John Kilpatrick
David Kilpatrick
Beatrice
Ned
Kilpatrick
J. E. Lamble
New York City
Fremont Canal Scheme Agreed Upon
Private advice from a Armour syndicate representative says engineers favor the Fremont canal plan and that immediate financing hinges on Wall Street conditions. If Thomson-Houston Electric Light stock block of about 1 million dollars is secured, financing could be completed promptly. F. A. Nash of Omaha is handling that end. The engineers are practically unanimous in support of Fremont.
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Fremont
Armour Syndicate
Wall Street
Armour
Thomson-Hounston Electric Light Company
Omaha
F. A. Nash
New York
Ttia
Troops Route Mapped for Kansas Encampment Visit
Norfolk contracts will supply troops marching from Fort Niobrara moving to Norfolk then by train to the Kansas encampment. The march includes Woodlake Johnston Ainsworth Long Pine Bassett Stuart Atkinson ONeill Stafford Clearwater Oakdale Meadow Grove and Norfolk. They will remain several days here.
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Fort Niobrara
Kansas
Woodlake
Johnston
Ainsworth
Long Pine
Bassett
Stuart
Atkinson
O'Neill
Stafford
Clearwater
Oakdale
Meadow Grove
Farmer’s race death at Clay Center fair shocks crowd
Backus of Harvard Nebraska collapsed during the county fair three minute farmers race in Clay Center. He was stricken with heart failure and died on the fair grounds despite physician aid.
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Clay Center
Backus
Harvard
Neb
Landlord Streeter Dead in Joplin
CRETE G D Streeter long known as proprietor of the Streeter house in Crete died of heart failure on the streets of Joplin He ran his hotel for many years and was popular with traveling men He retired from business about two years ago and was stopping in Joplin preparing to spend the winter
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G. D. Streeter
Streeter
Joplin
Mr. Streeter
Sugar Factory Starts Grinding in Norfolk October 6
Norfolk reports the sugar factory gears ready to turn with the beeta to begin grinding on October 6. Orders will direct farmers to start harvesting as labor advances toward the season’s peak.
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Norfolk
Monument Planned For Sedan Battle Heroic Yet Hopeless Charge
French commemorative monument will honor the heroic but doomed French division under General Marguerite at Sedan. Sculptor Emile Guillaume begins the work funded by public subscription on the battlefield site. General de Galliffet and General Faverot recount a rarely told episode where German guards paused to salute French troops after a near miss.
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Sedan
Enargen
Marquetite
M. Emile Guillaume
de Galliffet
Faverot
Itone
Todd
Marguerite
de Halliffet
Pruaflan
Defiance Starch Claim Highlights Household Use
Defiance Starch asserts it should be in every household with a claim that it costs 10 cents more for 4 ounces than any other cold water starch. The notice frames Defiance as superior and urges adoption in daily laundry use.
Non-Resident Mayor Challenged Over Butte Citizenship
Affidavits on file in Washington allege Mayor Mullins of Butte is not a Montana citizen and did not meet residency requirements. They claim he owned 300 acres of land in Idaho and repeatedly stated Boise as his residence in affidavits from 1898 to 1902, challenging his election as mayor.
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Washington
Mulling
Butte
Montana
Idaho
Aidavite
Mullins
Boise
Bolee
Deafness Could Be Cured Only by Constitutional Treatment
Advertisement warns deafness stems from catarrh and inflamed mucous membranes. Claims hearing loss is temporary if treated with constitutional care and asserts a $100 reward for cures not brought by this method. Promotes Hall’s Family Pile Cure and a Toledo company offering free samples.
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Dar
D. Culeney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Small Cap Shafter Origin Story in Denver Banquet
An old local item explains how General Shafter came to be known as Small Cap Shafter. A Denver banquet list printed names in small caps, a printer error turned Shafter’s name into Sm ail cap Shafter, and a country compositor’s mistaken insertion created the now famous nickname.
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Shafter
General Shafter
Denver
Shafters
Defiance Starch Promises White Clothes and Savings
A jumble of vintage ads proclaims Defiance Starch keeps whites bright at 10 cents per ounce, touts other products from butter color to cough remedies, and offers quips about elections, manners, and efficiency. The piece reads as an assortment of promotional blurbs from a historic newspaper page.
Defiance Starch Offers Bigger Package For Same Price
Grocers skip De fance Starch not due to taste but stock limits on rival bands. Defiance sells 16 oz for the same money as 12 oz rivals, prompting buyers to choose the bigger portion. No cooking required, a slick sales line amid odds and ends of advertisements. There are rights and duties noted about fugitives and quarrels, ending with common proverbs.
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Becsass
Defiance
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