Admiral Schley Endorses Peruna
Admiral Schley, a famed 19th century hero, endorses Peruna the national catarrh remedy. The endorsement follows personal use in his family and reflects public testimonials praising Peruna’s cure for catarrh any location in the body. Address The Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio for free literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pe-ru-na Drug Co
Columbus
Ohio
Dmiral Schley
Admiral Schley
Peruna
Annals of Medicine
M’f'g Co
Defiance Starch Ad Promises Quality and Savings
An advertisement extols Defiance Starch with claims of unmatched quality and quantity at 10 cents for 16 ounces. It links starch to confidence and financial savings, while offering social musings on polite behavior and superficial attention.
Defiant Sermon Prep by Dr. Patton Begins at 6 AM
Dr Francis J Patton president of Princeton Theological Seminary is noted for sharp sermons and ready memo. In a summer school question box he explained his method starting preparation at about 6 o clock Sunday mornings.
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Francis J. Patton
Princeton Theological Seminary
Patton
Dr. Patton
Costly Dispatch from the Porte
Chekib Bey the Turkish minister missed one key message from Constantinople. The cable was sent to Washington then New York and Sayville L. I to Washington and delivered to his secretary who paid 25 dollars for the transmission from Washington alone. The message had been prepaid from Constantinople to Washington.
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Porte
Chekib Bey
Constantinople
Washington
New York
Sayville
L. L
Remarkable local cure reported in Franksville for female weakness
Mrs. Lews Markison of Franksville was troubled by long standing female weakness until she used Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports steady improvement and declares the remedy the best medicine she has known. The anecdote highlights a regional testimonial in a 19th or early 20th century context.
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Franksville
Wis
Lews Markison
Appendicitis Word Origins Noted Across Sides
The illness of King Edward VII highlights the American origin of appendicitis and questions its place in English dictionaries. Dr. Murray argues Graeco Latin roots exclude such terms unless in common use, while British experts and Sir Frederick Treves critique the word and seek English equivalents.
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Edward VII
England
Murray
Frederick Treves
Defiance Btatch Advertises Cold Laxative Tablets
An old ad touts Defiance Btatch as the top cold remedy with claims of unmatched quality and quantity. It also notes the product price and suggests men risk irritation from incomplete use while promoting Btatch as widely available and superior.
Quotations and Advertisements in a 19th Century Notice Sheet
Short snippets advocate medicines and household goods with random aphorisms. Includes Pises Cure for throat and lungs, Vanburen address, Defiance Starch pricing, Hectaoe Bollive detergent, and misquoted maxims on toil and sociability.
Try One Package Defiance Starch Returns Gain
A buyer is urged to try one package of Defiance Starch with a promise of one third more value for the same price if not satisfied. The pitch claims the starch provides satisfaction and will not stick to the front of laundry items.
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Defiance
New Tree Growth Method Tested in Crimea
A novel technique feeds trees through the trunk by inserting iron salts into a stem hole, bypassing root-based growth. Applied to 800 fruit trees, photographs indicate the method met expectations, as reported to the Imperial Botanical Society of St. Petersburg.
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Crimea
Imperial Botanical Society of
St. Petersburg
Famous Moated Houses and Their Ancient Defenses
The article describes notable moated houses including Helmingham Hall near Ipswich where the drawbridge has been raised nightly for over 300 years. It notes Leeds Castle near Maidstone with a moat so wide it resembles a lake and the episcopal palace at Wella encircled by seven acres and water-filled moats with a venerable bridge and tower gateway.
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Helmingham Hall
Lord Tollemache
Suffolk
Ipswich
Leeds
Maidstone
Wella
St. Andrews
Grape Nuts Fueled Brain Work And Daily Endurance
A veteran brain worker, hindered by weakness, pursued foods that renew brain and nerve vigor. Through experiments he created Grape Nuts, a meal aiding digestion and sustained mental energy without stimulants. The cereal claims to restore daily brain and nerve balance, with C. W. Post’s signature on genuine packages and the booklet The Road to Wellville included.
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C. W. Pst
Wellville
Cattle Market Holds Steady Amid Fair Run and Solid Demand
A fair cattle run kept the market steady to a touch stronger with early clearance. Fewer speculative buyers moved in for stockers and feeders while hogs showed a steady start with slight pressure on heavy weights. Sheep quotations cover choice to feeder categories with varied ranges for lambs and ewes.
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Western Graves
Livestock Prices Mixed Across Cattle Hogs and Lambs
CATTLE supply shows mixed read on week with beef and stockers varying. Texas and Indian steer prices listed, native cows and calves quoted, canners and bulls shown with several dollars spread. HOGS market weak to 10 cents lower with top at 5.65 and bulk around 5.40 to 5.75. LAMBS steady with native and western lambs priced, Texas clipped yearlings and sheep included.
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Texas
Teaxs
BREAK PRISON AT SALT LAKE
A staged prisoner escape at Utah State Penitentiary ends in fatalities and injuries. One prisoner killed, two guards wounded, two convicts shot, three prisoners hurt, and two death-row inmates among escapees. Names include Frank Dayton and Nick Hepworth, with others injured or sentenced for prior crimes in Layton and Ogden.
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Salt Lake City
Utah State Penitentiary
Frank Dayton
Wiikina
Jacobs
Ed Mullen
Abe Majors
Captain Brown
Ogden Police
Harry Waddell
Nick Hepworth
Kendall
Layton
Utah
James Lynch
Colonel Prowseya
Youths Sentence For Lashing Portraits In Nuremberg Hall
A Berlin youth received a three year prison term for repeatedly slashing a knife through a row of portraits of the German emperors hanging in the Nuremberg town hall.
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Berlin
Nuremberg
Mixed sale at Morris Park auctions Stalwart for 12000
In the paddock at Morris Park a mixed sale of race charges drew high bids. The standout lot was Stalwart the Champagne stakes winner, sold for $12,000.
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New York
Morris Park
Stalwart
Wrecked Home of Constable Harms Two Children
JOPLIN Mo Tape home of Foster McConnell a constable near here was wrecked by dynamite. McConnells two little children were hurt but other family members escaped injury.
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Joplin
Foster
McConnell
Littl
Fugitives Sought Near Samar By Gunboats
At Governor Taft's request Admiral Stirling has detached two gunboats Isla de Cuba and Pampanga to Samar to hunt for the steamer Victoria carrying Johnston and Herman, the defaulting constabulary. A coast guard vessel also pursues, but no whereabouts are known.
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Manila
Taft
Stirling
Isla de Cuband Pampamga
Samar
Victoria
Johnston
Herman
Coast Guard
Reminiscences of Chicago's First Rail Shipments of Grain and Livestock
A veteran dealer recalls Chicago as a leading livestock market and notes 1902 receipts reaching 278,100 carloads, with eight million sheep and four million hogs. He recounts the Des Plaines crossing in 1848 by Millican Hunt and the first rail shipments tied to the Galena road, later Chicago and North Western. The Pioneer locomotive symbolized early grain and livestock transport.
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Chicago
Chicago & Northwestern
Millican Hunt
Prairies
Des Plaines
Galena Road
Young Hunt
Field Columbian Museum
Japan's Remarkante Progress and Exposition in Osaka
The article notes Japan's rapid move toward Westernization, closing consular courts, and hosting an international exposition in Osaka showcasing Western-style Japanese manufacturing. It suggests a transformative shift from Asiatic stagnation to modern life and hints at speculation about China's future rise.
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Japan
Osaka
China
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole remedy for catarrh, claiming a constitutional disease requiring internal treatment. It guarantees one hundred dollars to any case it cannot cure and urges readers to mail for testimonials. References J CHENEY & CO Toledo Ohio and druggists.
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Hall
He Medical Fraternity
J. Cheney & CO
Tolede
O.ree Roldrugelsta
Tho
Man of one idea faces laughter from men of many
A reflective note contrasts the genius of a single minded man with those who spread talent thin across many ideas. It suggests that those with one clear concept risk ridicule from others with broader but weaker focus.
The Sultan as avid reader and translator
The sultan of Turkey is said to employ fifteen dragoman secretaries to render world literature into Turkish. They translate history, politics, science, and novels in multiple European languages on gil-edged sheets tied with ribbons. He favors famous trial reports and crime-centered novels.
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Turkey
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