Oldest and Best Blood Purifier S.S.S. claims
The advertisement extols S.S.S. as a safe natural blood purifier and tonic available for sale at all drug stores. It asserts long-standing use of over forty years and claims to cure rheumatism skin diseases scrofula and contagious blood poison by cleansing the blood. It urges spring cleansing and offers a free book and medical advice from The Swift Specific Co. Atlanta GA.
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S.I.S
Danas
S. S.S
S.S.S
U.S.S
S.S. S
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Financial Reform and Tariff Conflict in Taft Era
The Tribune outlines a proposed postal savings banks plan tied to asset currency as the president’s first annual message goal after tariff work. It warns that conservative tariff reform may falter under protected interests in the Senate, risking renewed reform battles within the Republican party.
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New York Times
Tribune F
Chicago
Congress
Tribune
Ang Ume
Senate
Taft
Foley’s Honey and Tar Cures Persistent Coughs
Colds that linger weaken the constitution and may develop into consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar cures persistent coughs that resist other treatments. Do not experiment with untried remedies as delay may cause the cold to settle on your lungs.
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Foley
Census shows Cuba population at two million plus
Advance results of the Cuban census, completed three months ago, place the island’s population at 2,048,980. Whites are 6 percent, blacks 30.28 percent, with blacks twice as common among women as men and a large female excess in the mulatto group.
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Washington, D. C
Cuba
Havana
Men Past Fifty Find Relief in Foley's Kidney Remedy
A Dexter Kentucky reader reports his father, aged over fifty, was diagnosed with enlarged prostate and advised surgery. After trying Foley's Kidney Remedy, the first bottle eased symptoms and the second bottle ended the trouble.
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Foley
L. E. Morris
Dexter, Ky
Gov Hadley urges creation of a school of politics
In Columbia Missouri Governor Hadley addressed a luncheon of the Missouri University Alumni Association urging the university to establish a school of politics. He said the university should stay out of partisan politics while alumni be active in politics and proposed appointing the state’s most experienced politician as head of the new school.
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Columbia
Gov. Hadsey
Mississouri University Alumni Association
Missouri
Farmer J Shoots Himself Fatally on Wilson Plantation
Albany Ga June 5 J T Jay a prominent farmer on the B M Wilson plantation shot the right side of his head with a shotgun yesterday resulting in death.
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Albany, Ga
J. T. Jay
B. M. Wilson
First broom corn crop grows on Sumter county Chambliss farm
The first broom corn crop in Sumter county is thriving on the Chambliss farm leased by Mr. Gray who aims to manufacture brooms locally. Seventeen acres yield an estimated five hundred pounds per acre, with market value about ten dollars per acre, and plans to harvest ten to twelve thousand pounds this fall to sustain production and local sales.
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Sumter County
Chambliss
Gray
Crockett
Board of Trade
West
Columbus
Macon
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsements From Americus Case
A 1903 Americus Georgia testimony by J M Oliver praises Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache and urinary issues. He cites relief after starting the remedy at Dodson's Pharmacy and notes no recurrence after five years. Foster Milburn Co sells Doan's in the United States for 50 cents.
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Dean
Americus
J. M. Oliver
Dodson
Oliver
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Bucklen Arnica Salve hailed as perfect healer
Promoter claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve treats cuts burns bruises sores eczema and more with infallible results. Sold for 25 cents at Eldridge Drug Co and advertised as superior salve for piles and sore eyes chapped hands cold sores and boils.
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Bucklen
Arnica
Eldridge Drug Co
Georgia Educational Association to Meet on Cumberland Island
Americus teachers plan participation in the forty third annual Georgia Educational Association session to be held at Cumberland Island from the 23rd to the 25th of this month. The event includes the general meeting and departmental sessions such as college and high school grading, with expected attendance of educators from multiple divisions.
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Americus
Georgia Educational Association
Cumberland Island
Association
Scal Aera
Wool Crop Sale Set for June 18 at Tifton
Wool stowery groups from Tift and nearby counties will assemble in Tifton on June 18 to auction the 1909 clip. Past sales drew buyers from four counties and three west Florida counties, with 20,000 pounds sold in 1908 at just over 20 cents per pound.
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Tifton
Tift
Caun
Weston quote promotes walking to lift mood
The article notes a rise in walking across communities attributed to Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder. Weston endorses walking as a remedy, claiming comfort and merit in the product as it helps people feel better after a mile.
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Weston
Allen
Schools must adapt or close, says Wilson at St Pauls
President Woodrow Wilson warned that schools and universities like Princeton must pass out of existence unless they adapt to modern life. He lamented wealth danger, overstated side shows, and stressed parental aid to reform education for a generation. The piece ends with a health ad for Foley's Kidney Remedy.
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Concord
N. H
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
St. Paul's School
Wilson
Richest Connecticut Man Returns From Prison Visit
Philip Corbin of New Britain and head of the American Hardware Company, long regarded as Connecticut’s richest man, has just returned from Wethersfield State Prison after visiting his old friend Charles Gilbert, a convict jailed since 1864 for murder. The two once starred for the New Britain cricket team, with Gilbert feared at the bat and Corbin as a leading bowler, helping New Britain win many games. Gilbert killed Henry Caldwell in a prior act of rage.
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Waterbury, Conn
Philip Corbin
New Britain
American Hardware Company
Connecticut
Wethersfield
Charles Gilbert
Corbin
Gilbert
Henry Caldwell
Solons Meet in Atlanta for June 23 Opening Session
Atlanta June 7 The General Assembly of 1909 19 opens on Wednesday June 23 with expected focus on Georgia tax law reforms and possible biennial sessions. Governors Brown and Smith influence, plus potential Railroad Commission cuts, are noted. Governor elect Joseph M Brown to be inaugurated June 26 in joint session. DeWitt's Little Early Risers pill ad follows.
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Atlanta
General Assembly
Georgia
Gov. Brown
Railroad Commission
Gov. Smith
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Hooper Alexander
New House
John M. Slaton
Fulton
Senate
Joseph M. Brown
Hoke Smith
Montezuma Fire Destroys McKensie Building
A morning blaze in Montezuma Georgia damaged the McKensie Shoe Company stock and the dental office of Dr Chambers. The fire heavily damaged the building and the telephone exchange on the lower floors. The loss was estimated at about 5000 dollars with insurance coverage. Investigators cited crossed wires or lightning as the likely cause.
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Montezuma
McKensie Shoe Company
Dr. Chambers
Shoe Company
Telkephone Exchange
McKensie
Little Girl Injured In Fall From Stone Cuping
The article reports a young girl, Mary Hoyl, daughter of Mrs. Ruby Hoyl, who fell from a stone coping near her home causing injuries. Friends and family express sympathy as she is kept indoors for recovery.
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Mary Hoyl
Ruby Hoyl
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Windsor
Urges School OF Politics
Jay
Sumter
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Childrens Eafe, Aire
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South Georgia
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