Grip's Ugly Sequel Revealed and Blood Remedy Emphasized
The grip’s after effects include weakness anemia and nerve trouble, risking pneumonia and rheumatism. Mrs. Van Scoy recounts severe grip followed by rheumatism but improved after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports four boxes restored her health and urges others to try the medicine sold by druggists.
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Dr. Williams
Laura M. van Scoy
Thorpe Street
Danbury
Conn
Williams
A Man and Woman on Vacation Attire
A New York Press quip notes a man prefers wearing old clothes for summer trips while a woman favors many new outfits. The remark contrasts gendered wardrobe expectations in casual travel.
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N. Y
Excursion Fares from Chicago via Grand Trunk in 1905
Grand Trunk Railway system offers round trip excursion fares from Chicago to Aebury Park Baltimore Buffalo Niagara Falls Philadelphia and Toronto with specific travel dates in June July September and May. Fares range from 12.25 to 21.80 with liberal limits and stopovers. Full details and literature available from Geo W Vaux A G P T A Grand Trunk Railway Chicago.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk Railway System
Aebury Park
Baltimore
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
Toronto
Geo. W
Men Hire Others to Do Their Picking
A brief note from the New York Times mentions men hiring others to perform their picking tasks, highlighting outsourcing of labor in a concise news snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Pusheck’s Euro: A Chicago Doctor’s Remedy Promoted
An advertisement touts Pusheck's Euro as the best medicine for rheumatism pains weakness nervous disorders indigestion and insomnia. It urges sufferers to ask their druggist to keep it on hand and cites Dr. Pusheck of Chicago as the uploader of the remedy.
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Pusheck
Chicago
The Modern Siren Is the Lady on the Dollar
A terse quote from the N O Picayune notes the contemporary figure of the dollar’s lure. The remark frames the perceived power of money and its influence on society.
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N. O. Picayune
Notable Quote From The Norwich Crier
A fragmentary clippings note Mrs. Thos Bobbine of Norwich New York on February 17 1900. The item attributes a personal sentiment to Pisa’s Cure for Consumption and closes with a humorous Chicago News attribution about the power of ink.
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Pisa
Life Saved by Kidney Pills in Salisbury Woman’s Testimony
Mrs G W Fooks of Salisbury Maryland wife of the county sheriff describes eight years of kidney trouble with fatigue swelling and breathlessness. After three days of taking Dean’s Kidney Pills she reports relief from back ache and bloating and rapid improvement. Sold by all dealers Foster Mifflin Co Buffalo NY.
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G. W. Fooks
Salisbury
Wicomico County
Bright
Dean
Ely
Yries
Plans for peace meet with check
Chicago dispatch details the Teamsters Joint Council rejecting a settlement and continuing the strike as express companies refuse reemployment of drivers. Arbitration on deliveries to strike-bound firms is also rejected, risking a wider labor conflict and possible troop deployment.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Express
Joint Council
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Beecome
Deneen
Dunne
Barrett
Idie Teamsters
Boston Bankers Fail With $1.7 Million Liabilities
Fail for 1.7 million dollars hits Burnett Cummins & Co. bankers of 43 Milk Street Boston. The liabilities total 1.7 million with assets estimated around 260 thousand.
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Boston
Burnett Cummins & Co
Milk Street
John C Smith Elected Illinois G A R Commander-in Chief
Rockford Illinois May 26 Gen John C Smith of Chicago was Thursday elected commander in chief of the Illinois department of the Grand Army of the Republic G A R.
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Rockford
John C. Smith
Chicago
Illinois Department of the
G. A.R
Mystery of Berry Pulford murder ends in self inflicted death
Savanna Illinois May 26. The murder mystery surrounding Daniel S. Berry was solved when Bothwell Pulford shot himself in the forehead after killing Berry. Pulford hid in a barn hayloft then killed himself at his drug store nearby. Berry, a lawyer and former legislator, was shot at his office door May 23.
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Savanna
Daniel S. Berry
Bothwell Pulford
Berry
Pulford
Dan Berry
Savannah
Ill
Daniel 5. Berry
Bloodshed in Warsaw as Bund purge riot erupts
In Warsaw on May 26 the Bund aimed to expel nonco religionists from the Hebrew district triggering a deadly riot. Eight people were killed and 100 wounded with 19 seriously hurt as mob violence destroyed furniture and smashed homes.
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Warsaw
The
Bund
SLAIN BY GIRL IN MISHAP NEAR WHEATON
In Wheaton Minnesota on May 26 a young man Herman Speff from Coka to working near Mrs Deal is found dead with a shot mouth wound and a 15 year old girl Sidensticker is seriously wounded with abdomen injuries. The girl says she killed the man and shot herself on a planned joint death and borrowed the revolver from a local hardware store.
Ohio Bank Closes in Canton With Large Depositors
The Canton state bank closed its doors on Wednesday. It holds more than $600,000 in individual deposits and its directors say it will not reopen. The failure stems from $400,000 in loans to W. L. Davis, vice president, and to cashier Corwin B. Bachtell without director approval.
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Ohio Bank
Canton
Canton State Bank
W. L. Davis
Corwin B. Bachtell
Denver Nitroglycerin Blast Kills M. E. Walley
M. E. Walley was killed by a nitroglycerine explosion on a vacant Denver lot on Wednesday. It is not yet determined whether the death was self inflicted or accidental. Fragments of the body were found three blocks from the blast site.
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Denver
Col
M. E. Walley
Plague Checked on Isthmus Says Dr Gorgas
Acting Panama Canal Governor Dr Gorgas reports by cable that yellow fever is entirely checked on the isthmus last case dated the 12th and no cases exist today, signaling completion of the outbreak control.
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Washington
Canal Zone
Gorgas
Isthmian Canal Commission
King Oscar to Reign Again
Stockholm May 23 King Oscar will resume direction of state affairs at week’s end ending Crown Prince Gustave’s regency.
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Oscar
Stockholm
Gustave
Senate OKs McGillivray anti trust measure in Madison
The Wisconsin senate on Wednesday approved the McGillivray anti trust bill in Madison. The action brings the measure closer to possible enactment and marks a milestone in state regulation of business practices.
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Madison, Wis
Senate
McGillivray
Just What She Would Do Passages
A dialogue snippet from Pick-Me-Up features a playful exchange about widower and widow expectations. He jokes about similar reactions, while she chides him for claiming eternal love and then leaving.
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George
Self-Sacrificing: Gossips and Vanity in Conversation
A dialogue contrasts gendered communication with women as gossips and flatterers and a man as a good listener. The exchange notes a woman talking to flatter a man’s vanity, implying social dynamics of conversation and restraint.
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Detroit Free Press
Maxims Formulated After Mixing Great
A terse Chicago Record-Herald remark notes that the greatest minds often craft their maxims after encountering and mixing with esteemed figures, a discouraging observation about moral guidance.
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Ming Great
Chicago Record-Herald
Back at Work Again After Kidney Trouble
Buffalo man F R McLean 90 West Ferry Street credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with his recovery from kidney disease that left him unable to stand. After six boxes he is fully back to work and urges others with kidney trouble to try the pills. The Philadelphia Record notes the claim, stating no form of kidney disease remains uncured by Dodd's pills.
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Buffalo
N. Y
F. R. McLean
Ferry St
Dodd
Bright
Railroad man praises Cuticura remedies for eczema
S B Hege passenger agent Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Washington D C writes in gratitude for Cuticura remedies claiming relief from a three year eczema ordeal. He describes initial itching burning and raw skin on hand ears and ankles and reports rapid improvement after one day of treatment and a likely complete cure. Hege offers to help others and grants permission to publish his letter dated June 9 1904.
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S. B. Hege
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Washington, D. C
B. Hege
Clean house to-day with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
An advertising blurb urges readers to use Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe cure for stomach, liver, and bowel ailments. It claims the product clears sickness causes, relieves indigestion, and cleans the body internal systems. Available in 50c and 1.00 dollar sizes with a money back guarantee.
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Dr. Caldwell
People’s good deeds vs bad deeds contrasted
A reflection notes that some individuals’ positive behavior can be more harmful than their negative actions. The statement cautions about moral appearances and the impact of well intentioned conduct.
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Bernard Mulligan
Express Wagon Drivers’ Union
John H. Donaghue
Kohlsaat
Cornelius P. Shea
Teamsters’ International Union
Cook County Grand Jury
Shea
Sherman
Donaghue
Kane County
Geneva
Mulligan
Briggs House
United States
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Griffith
Illinois
Savanna, Ill
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MR. S. B. Hege
Puck
Castoria
Bears
NEW_ YORK
Hake
California
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
E.L. Lomax
GC. P
T.A. Omaha
Neb
Seeco
Quincy
Eastern Medical College
W. L. Douglas
WADE
WW. E
Douglas
W. L
Douglas Goarother
W.L. Douglas
Chas. L. Farrell
Capital National Bank
Indianapolis
Lo W.l.douglas
Corona Colt
W.l.douglas
Brockton
Massachusetts
Patela Eae
Nay Dade Ae
Cstia
Laos
Lion Coffee
Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
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Ohio
New York City
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Ili
Mother Gray
Children’s Home
Welnut
Frea
Washington, D
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