Guess the Governor Vote by Paper Contest
A newspaper contest offers a year’s subscription to the Times-Recorder for the closest guess to the gubernatorial vote in the future June primary between Smith and Brown. Entries must name Smith and Brown and give estimated totals for each, sealed and delivered by May 31, with the winner judged by the smallest combined miss across both candidates. Also featured is an ad for Dr Shoop Health Coffee, a grain based substitute claimed to mimic coffee without actual coffee.
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Smith
Brown
Daily ‘Times-Recorder
Times-Recorder
di‘Weday
Hoke Smith
Russell
Howell
Estill
J. M. Smith
Smith and Brown
Jose
J . Shoop
Racine
Wis
Biblical Quote Echoes Sorrow to Joy Theme
A fragment from John 16 20 hints that sorrow is temporary as believers await joy. The religious text emphasizes transformation through faith, with imagery of grief turning to gladness and a deeper spiritual reassurance.
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs and Colds
Warning of serious illness from a cold and pneumonia risk, advertising Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure. Urges against substitutes and notes sale by Straggits. 29.
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Foley
Closing Exercises at Agri College Highlight Annual Programs
The Agri cultural School completes a five month spring term with over 80 percent advancing to the next class. Night performances include the play An Obstinate Family directed by Prof. R. E. White. Commencement sermon May 24 at 11 pm by Rev. I. P. Tyson. Governor Terrell to deliver literary address May 25 at 11 pm. A temperance play Dot the Miner's Daughter may be staged to benefit the library. Exhibits of work by pupils in wood, iron, knives, and furniture will be shown. Also advertised is Dr Shoop’s Pink Pain Tablets for sale by Davenport Drug Co.
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Agricultural School
R. E. White
I. P. Tyson
Millena
Joseph M. Terrell
Opera House
Dot
Mo Leson
Shoop
Dr. Shoop
Parisian Dresses Stir Public Curiosity in City
Parisian women appeared in dresses that caused the crowd to blush. The article notes a peculiar trend with outfits unlikely to become standard Philadelphia fashion, sparking local chatter.
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Philadelphia
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement note
One hundred dollar reward offer for incurable catarrh with testimonials from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and Waldink Kinnan Marvin. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces. price 7 a bottle. sold by druggists. farmer from Osceola Missouri reports mules became docile after presenting them to Sam Eaton a Baptist missionary.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Waldink, Kinnan & Marvin
Osceola
Sam"” Eaton
Dr King’s New Discovery Praise From Omega Store Owner
E Humphrey of Omega Alabama a large general store owner and leader of Adams County Telephone Co and Home Telephone Co of Pike County Ohio says Dr King’s New Discovery reached the cough spot and helped heal sore throat lungs and chest. Eldridge Drug Co sells it 60c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
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E. Humphrey
Omega, A
Adams County Telephone Co
Home Telephone Co
Pike County O
Dr. King
Dr. Kiniz
Eldridge Drug Co
Parker Jailed for Burglaries in Americus
Charles Parker, a resident of the Fifteenth district, was jailed in Americus by Deputy Sheriff Fuller awaiting grand jury action. He reportedly confessed to burglaries at Smithwick's gun store and Dodson Pharmacy, and named locations where stolen breech-loaders could be found. He denies other robberies including Sheffield Huntington Harris hardware and Joe Brown's cafe. He had recently moved from Americus to the country.
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Charles Parker
Fifteenth
Americus
Fuller
Parker
Smithwick
Young Parker
Smithwick's
Dodson
Cleve Tillman
Tillman
Dodgson's
Harris Hardware
Joe Brown
Brown
Americas
Growth of Catholic Church in New York Outpaces New Jersey
A century ago New York and New Jersey together housed about 15 000 Catholics while today the New York diocese alone serves over 1 200 000 members with 130 churches reflecting rapid expansion and consolidation in the region's Catholic community.
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New York
New Jersey
A Californian's Luck with Buckien Arnica Salve
Charles F Budahn of Tracey California praises Buckien Arnica Salve as the luckiest buy he ever made. He reports two 25c boxes cured years of itching piles and mentions a guarantee at Eldridge Drug Co. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a personal anecdote about trust.
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Buckien
Charles F Budahn
Tracey
California
Eldridge Drug Co
Various Patent Medicines and Odd Snippets
An assorted page lists Allen’s Foot Base powder for feet with sample offer, plus short quips about love, night riders, kidney remedies, a book for women, and a jab about vaccination. The scattered items include drug ads and miscellaneous comments from different papers.
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Allen
Allen 5
Olmsted
LeRoy, N
The World’s Best Climate and Malaria Remedy
The text notes fevers at high elevations and malaria at lower levels due to altitude. It promotes Electric Bitters as the most effective remedy to counter climate affections lassitude malaria jaundice biliousness fever and ague. A garbled line about a woman’s learning appears as a non sequitur.
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