Rheumatism Relief Story From Dr Williams Pills
Mrs Dinsmore of Woburn Massachusetts credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing four years of rheumatism in hands and knees after other doctors failed. She took the pills four months, remained free with only rare minor returns, and urges blood health as the key to preventing flare ups. The pills are marketed as improving blood quality and are sold locally.
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F. A. Dinsmore
Woburn
Mass
Williams
Global notes on population, pestilence and trade
Across Thebes and Greece to India and Italia, the article surveys vast shifts in demography, wealth, and welfare. It cites Nile rises, European population growth, London smallpox costs, a Kuropatkin pigeon, Indian wealth concentration, Scottish lunacy trends, bread handling complaints, anti smoking bills, Vienna’s donkey sales, Japanese forest revenues growth, and Adriatic bird hunts.
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Thebes
Greece
London
Metropolitan Asylums Board
Liaoyang
Kuropatkin
Tokio
India
Scotland
Vienna Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Adriatic
Grape-Nuts Helped Boy Recover From Appendicitis
An eight year old boy with weak digestion and poor diet fell ill with appendicitis. After surgery he was fed Grape-Nuts twice daily and rapidly recovered, gaining strength and sleep. The father credits early use of Grape-Nuts with preventing digestive issues and supports the product made from wheat and barley. The ad cites The Road to Wellville as a read.
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Ostum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Iowa Wisconsin freight rates compare in Des Moines pamphlet
Special correspondence from Des Moines Iowa reports a Wisconsin campaign pamphlet claiming Iowa rail rates are higher than Wisconsin's. Gov La Follette disputes this, citing state railway actions, while Wisconsin tables show cattle hogs grain and wheat rate data. The piece also notes bank failures and the auditor’s official report indicating only four banks failed in the past year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wisconsin
Badger
la Follette
Railroad Commission
Wisconsin Railroad
Carroll
Jones County Tops Iowa Butter Production
Jones County leads Iowa butter output with 3,393,000 pounds shipped last year, though Polk county surpassed in total. At 20 cents per pound net, state income from butter amounts to about 4 million dollars, with Jones County favoring home use per State Dairy Commissioner Wright. The report also notes banking and fee data, including 671,000 dollars in state office fees over nine years and automobile license revenues around 960 dollars last year, hinting at near one million tied to autos. Corn Growers Association shows membership rising from 80 to 500, electing W. H. Warburter as president and listing officers for 1905. WOODARD.
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Jones County
Iowa
Polk County
Wright
Secretary of State
Rock Island Railroad
Corn Growers’ Association of
Southern cattle best for Iowa says Ames tests
Experiments at Ames college show southern cattle flourish and prove more economical than western stock. They gain weight rapidly and mature early, indicating southern cattle are superior for Iowa. The report compares growing conditions and results from the tests.
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Iowa
Ames College
Iowa Electorial College Delegates Roosevelt Victory
The Iowa electoral college met in Des Moines and cast its vote for president. Theodore Roosevelt was the unanimous choice of Iowa representatives, with no major protests. W L Turner of New Hampton was elected messenger after 18 ballots. He will carry Iowa’s vote to Washington DC and deliver it to the president.
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Iowa
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Des Moines
W. L. Turner
New Hampton
George E. May
Charles City
Washington, D. C
Trewin's Honor Sought for State Commerce Role
Cedar Rapids man James H. Trewin, once a state legislator, is the latest figure claimed for the honor vitalizing Iowa's commerce commission. Supporters recall his 1902 resolution urging Congress to back measures to empower the commission and make it more effective.
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James H. Trewin
Cedar Rapids
State Commerce Commission
Trewin
Iowa
Congress
Governor’s Ambition Drives 2024 Gubernatorial Push
The report notes a leader advancing political aims to broaden gubernatorial prospects next year, signaling plans to boost visibility and party support ahead of key elections. The piece emphasizes the anticipated expansion of influence and campaign groundwork.
Costly Fire in Arispe Destroys Business Section
Fire of suspected incendiary origin swept Arispe destroying the Arispe Mercantile Company building and contents valued at 10000. The Manes general merchandise store and several small business houses were also consumed.
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Arispe
Arispe Mercantile Company
Manes General Merchandise
Long-Felt Want in Patent Patents Regulator for Weather
A reader recalls a quack remedy era exchange about a device to regulate weather moods. The fragment mentions a patent medicine man and a regulator that could trigger chills on warm days and warmth on cold days, cited in a Cleveland context.
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Pecol
Wondering Why We Live Says Cholly In Jerusalem
A Chicago Record-Herald snippet shows Cholly pondering life while his rough uncle blurts Jerusalem as the sharp rejoinder. The exchange captures a moment of existential reflection with regional newspaper cadence.
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Cholly
Jerusalem
Chicago Record-Herald
No department found in shop says weary patron
A Philadelphia Press item has a shopper sighing that she cannot locate the correct department. A prompt floorwalker points her to the undertaking department in the basement.
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Philadelphia Press
Cause and Cure of Rheumatism by Dodd's Kidney Pills
A tale from Maggie Deckert of Eagle River Wisconsin dated January 16 describes kidney trouble and rheumatism cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills after nine boxes. The ad claims rheumatism stems from disordered kidneys and that the pills cure kidneys and thus cure rheumatism.
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Dodd
Maggie E. Deckert
Eagle River
Wis
Union
Maggie Bert
Headacheless Welsh rarebit urged as practical invention
A Washington Post quip derides a man chasing impractical ideas like thornless cacti and fadeless flowers, suggesting he should pursue a real, useful invention such as a headacheless Welsh rarebit.
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Washington Post
Agriculture Department Praises Salzer's New Oats
The U S Department of Agriculture issues its strongest endorsement to Salzer's New National Oats. In 1904 yields ranged from 150 to 300 bushels per acre across 30 states. Farmers are urged to attempt to beat these results in 1905.
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U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Salzer
Farmer
Salzer Seed Co promises big yields for 1905 crops
Speltz or Emmer illustrated show 80 bushels grain and four tons hay per acre. Salzer seeds are pedigree and bred for big yields with items like Victoria Rape, Teosinte Fodder, Billion Dollar Grass, Pedigree Potatoes. Send 10c in stamps to La Crosse Wis for seeds and samples.
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Speltz
Emmer
Salzer
Eolton
Bovey Sant Aed
Farmer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
England bans marrying deceased wife’s sister, but loophole allows divorcee’s wife
A World notes a legal quirk: in England a man cannot wed his deceased wife’s sister, yet in this country he may marry his divorced brother’s wife. The remark highlights differing matrimonial laws and social norms across nations.
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England
N. Y. World
1905 Calendar for Office or Library by N. W. Ayer
A 14 by 28 inch Gray and white calendar designed for office or library use. It has sold steadily for years at twenty five cents per copy, a price that barely covers cost and postage. Copies available while edition lasts.
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N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
Quote on fortune and a cough cure ad from Minn man
A short newspaper fragment cites a Puck quote on fortune and a testimonial praising Piso's Cure as a cough remedy from J W O'Brien of Third Ave N Minneapolis dated January 6 1900. The item blends literary aside with an early 20th century patent medicine plug.
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J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis
Minn
Pity the boy who at birth is sentenced to idleness
A brief editorial note from the Chicago Record-Herald laments youth wasted in idleness, judging society’s early constraints on a child’s potential and the paths that hinder personal development.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Cure a Cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
An early 20th century ad promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers a refund if it fails. E. W. Grove signs each box and the price is 25 cents. It notes the first successful flour mill was erected in London in 1764.
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Alasts
E. W. Grove
London
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Cures
An old promotional text extols Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female troubles including uterine disorders backache leucorrhea and menopause and claims it strengthens the entire female system while curing kidney and backache in both sexes. It urges use by women and warns against substitutes sold by druggists everywhere.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Tickets on sale via Queen & Crescent Route and Southern Railway
Tickets at reduced rates offered for travel to Florida New Orleans and other southern points with return routes via Cuba and Atlanta Asheville and other connections. For rates and information contact W A Beckler N P A Adams Street Detroit etc W C Rinearson G P A Cincinnati Ohio and others.
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Queen & Crescent
Southern Railway
Florida
New Orleans
Cuba
Atlanta
Erage
Asheville
W. A. Beckler
Adams Street
Boon N. E
Boon N. E.P.A., K Fort Street, W . P. Brown, N. E. P. A
Detroit
Mich
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New York
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New York City
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Quincy
Til
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Traction-Terminal
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