English Ship May Have Gone Down in Channel Storm
London reports continued gales in the English Channel causing shipping casualties. The steamer Sprite with a 20 man crew is believed lost while bound for Hamburg and overdue. The Dover to Calais mail steamer returned damaged and channel mail steamers could not sail from France. Sprite listed at 325 tons gross, 225 ft 2 in length, owned by West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
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London
Channel
Sprite
Hamburg
France
Dover
Calais
West Harterpool Steam Navigation Company, Limited
Traces of Crime Scene Found Near Ways Stadium
Investigators discovered a deceased unknown man near Ways Stadium, ten miles south of Savannah. The body showed signs of foul play with a rusted railroad pin nearby and lightwood stacked over it. A wall ash pile and improvised campsite marks were present as detectives pursued 24 clues from yesterday’s scene.
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Savannah
Shsat
Pines
Washington
Stula
Tate
Investivattos
Millions Put to Work and a Quick Joke About Baseball
An advertisement extols Dr King’s New Life Pills for constipation headache and stomach liver or kidney trouble at 25 cents. The piece ends with a light joke asking why baseball may become epidemic, noting the game is catching.
Dyspepsia Cure Endorsed by Massachusetts Pharmacist
M. S Mead of Atteboro Massachusetts reports relief from dyspepsia after using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He notes improved digestion allows eating mince pie cheese candy and nuts without distress and recommends the product. The German government plans a large industrial exhibit at the St Louis fair.
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M. 5. Mead
Atteboro
Mass
W. A. Robert
St. Louis Fair
Medical cures and patent remedies advertised in a cluttered page
An advertising fragment touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers for liver and bowel relief, Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, and Foley's Kidney Cure as preventatives. Names referenced include W. A. Rembert and John R. Hudson, with claims of safe, speedy relief and free samples.
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DeWitt
W. A Rembert
Mother Ciay
Gray
New York
Olmsted
LeRoy
Atlantic and Birmingham Rail Line to Cordele by March
The Atlantic and Birmingham railroad will reach Cordele around March 15, opening up naval stores, lumber, and fruit regions. New locomotives Nos 14 and 15 with electric headlights arrive for passenger service, along with a duplicate train and a new coach-luggage car set. A second train will be added, four hours from Waycross to Cordele, and fleet and shop improvements continue as staff expand. J F Slover of Jesup becomes chief clerk in the auditor's office.
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Cordele
Waycross
Atlantic and Birmingham
Atlantic
Stcmingham
Thia
J. F. Slover
Jesup
W. J. Swann
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Endorsed by Camden Reader
A Camden reader urges readers to try Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs colds and croup claiming personal family use proves its value. The letter recommends keeping it at home especially with small children and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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Croup
Guarn
Camden
S. O.messenger
All Druggiete
One Minute Cough Cure Praise and Mystic Life Renewer Endorsements
Reader testimonials from Mansfield Ohio praise One Minute Cough Cure for croup coughs and throat lung troubles claiming immediate relief and safety. Additional notes tout The Mystic Life Renewer as a potent nerve builder and vitality booster sold by E. J. Eldridge in Americus.
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F.D. Reynolds
Mansfield
W. A. Rembert
E. J. Eldridge
Americus
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Featured in Piles Cure Ad
An old regional ad extends claims for DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve as a quick cure for protruding and bleeding piles, with testimonials from J. S. Garall of St. Paul and warnings about counterfeits. The piece also mentions Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets and other remedies, including a note about the Maine battleship model and a joke aside.
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DeWitt
Garall
St. Pau
Ark
W. A Rambert
SLEETSTORM DOES IMMENSE DAMAGE
A sleet storm caused extensive destruction across Arkansas and nearby states. Little Rock reports about 500000 in losses from a dozen wrecked buildings, Rector collapses, and Dyersburg Opera House is wrecked. Union City also suffers heavy damage and telecommunication disruptions affect Memphis region.
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Dyersburg
Tenn
Memphis
Little Rock
Ark
Rector
Union City
Sleetstorm Paralyzes Telegraph Wires Across South
A severe sleetstorm crippled telegraph and telephone lines across Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas and Texas. Arkansas was isolated from telegraph service. Little Rock reported serious damage while the weather bureau forecast unsettled conditions with rain and fog. temperatures rose about 10 degrees in 12 hours.
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Nashville
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkdasas
Texas
Arkansas
Little Rock
Weather Bureau
Electric Bitters Prove Strength to Fight Grip
A vintage health ad promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic and blood purifier that strengthens nerves and the system after a grip attack. It claims to restore energy appetite and mood, with a money back guarantee and price of 50 cents. It ends with an odd aside about companionship.
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Hoyer
E. J. Edridge
She Recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
A North Star Michigan resident endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for coughs colds and croup praising its effectiveness. The advertisement notes druggists carry the product and urges readers to buy.
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Chamberlain
Now Great South American Kidney Care Promises Fast Relief
Promises quick relief from kidney and bladder pain. Claims relief for both sexes and rapid reduction of water retention. Sold by E. J. Eldridge, druggist, Americus, Georgia.
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E. J. Eldridge
Americus
Channeled Nostalgia and Local Remedies Headline
fragmentary ad style text references habitual workers, home life, and remedies. Mentions Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets, Fosy's Honey and Tar, and a general rural sentiment about leaving the farm. Includes brand lines and terse product notes amid weathered prose.
Allen's Foot Ease cures chilblains in shoes
A powder marketed as a cure for chilblains frostbite damp sweating and swollen feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores with a price of 35 cents.
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Allen
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir Appealing Lemon Tonic
Mozley’s Lemon Elixir is a pleasant lemon tonic prepared from fresh juice of lemons with other vegetable liver tonics cathartics and aromatic stimulants. Sold by druggists in 50p and 1.00 bottles.
Lemon Eixir Restores Mobility Say Griffin Woman
A Griffin Georgia resident, Mrs R H Brooksworth, reports two years of inability to walk or stand ending after using Dr Mozley Lemon Extract. She claims she can now walk half a mile without pain and attributes improvement to the remedy.
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Dr. Mozley
R. H. Broopsworrtt
Griffin
Elixir Cited By Attorney In Washington Claim
A Washington attorney J H Mexnica reports taking two bottles of Mozley Lemon Elixir for nervous headache indigestion and diseased liver and kidneys and claims the remedy cured him, noting the product as the greatest medicine he ever needed.
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Capitol
Dr. Mozley
J. H. Mexnica
Street
Washington, D, C
Lemon Elizie Praised By Alabama Resident
W A Jones of Bell Station Als reports relief from indigestion after using Lemon Elizie, claiming one bottle helped more than all prior medicines. The letter notes substantial personal improvement without detailing side effects or alternatives.
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Mozley
W. A. Jones
Bell Station
Als
Mozley’s Lemon Hot Drops Advertisement Note
An 19th century style ad for Mozley’s Lemon Hot Drops claims to care for coughs colds hoarseness sore throat bronchitis hemorrhage and throat and lung diseases. Prepared by Dr H Mozley Atlanta Ga. A separate line notes a young man cannot keep an engagement secret and must inform the interested female.
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Mozley
H. Mozley
Atlanta
Night Croup Alarm Prompted Foley's Honey and Tar Relief
A sobering account warns that croup at night is deadly unless treated quickly. Mrs. P. L. Cordier of Mannington Kentucky says Foley's Honey and Tar gave instant relief to her three year old, saving the child after a physician predicted death. Refuse substitutes. John R. Hudson. The great trouble with first love seems to be that it is seldom the last.
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Foley
P. L. Cordier
Mannington
John R. Hudson
A Thousand Dollars Thrown Away
Mr W W Beker of Plainview Nebraska writes of his wife’s fifteen year illness and failed doctors and the hope found with Foley s Honey and Tar claiming it saved her life. He says she is stronger and healthier than in ten years and urges others with the same affliction to try the remedy.
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W. W. Beker
Plainview
Neb
Foley
John R. Hudson
Chamberlain's Pale Balm Cited as Cure for Rheumatism
In a Northwood New York testimonial R Wheeler recounts severe rheumatic pain during the winter of 1898. After using Chamberlains Pale Balm from the first application relief began and he recovered, continuing steady work through the year.
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Chamberlain's
R. Wheeler
Northwood
N. Y
Purveyors Promote Blood Balm and Cough Remedies
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for skin sores ulcers and cancer claims blood purification and healing powers. It also promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds and Foley's Kidney Cure as a reliable kidney treatment, with endorsements attributed to John R Hudson.
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Atlanta
Foley
John R, Hudson
Foundation School in Americus GA Offers Training
A foundation school in Americus Georgia advertises January 15th opening with English branches taught from the bottom to build a lasting base. It promotes serviceable daily life education and training for teachers for public schools. Admissions anytime with monthly terms. Apply to Rev. Alex Kirkland 818 Church Street.
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Americus. GA
Ofens
Alex. Kirkland
Ohureh Street
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Castoria
Meese
Oder
Poretem
Bey
Bears
Sheffield
Cotton Avenue
Hamilton Carhart
T. B. Westbrook
E. D. Sheffield Company
Hawkins
Herald
George S. Nix
Seagaces
John W. Shiver
L. Ry
Church St
Ste
Douse, No
Offce Uptown
English Channel
God
Atlantic and
Birmingham
Maine
Wollford
Cassytorza
Mars
J. A. Moone
North Star
Mich
Alll . Druggiste
le Techie
Castonria
Sind
Mr. Wheeler
Callaway Grocery
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