Honest Plea Wins 30 Day Stay At Milwaukee House Of Correction
In Milwaukee a man convicted of stealing wood was sentenced to 30 days in the house of correction. An attorney offered a humorous plea and, after commitment papers were signed, arranged for the prisoner to deliver the notice to the facility himself. The man honored the arrangement and presented the paper at the door.
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House of Correction
Milwaukee Sentinel
Justice of the Peace
Milwaukee
John
Francis M. Drake
Drake University
Des Moines
Sons of Veterans’ National University
Mason City
James Leggett
Breakfast Food Wins As Our Winner Says It All
In a playful Western hotel scene a refined East man sits by the window while Roaring Pete the cowboy waiter lists a hearty breakfast spread. The menu includes ham and eggs fried sausage cuck steak spare ribs mutton chops corned beef hash hog and hominy light bread heavy bread toast bread Apple butter peach butter cow butter coffee tea buttermilk and beer.
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Pete
Chicago Chronicle
Interview Offer Sparks Taxing Advertising Ban
In Stray Stories two columns discuss an agent and a doctor trading an unusual ad proposal. The doctor insists physicians may not advertise and offers a scientific interview instead with payment in advance.
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Boomer
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said To Cure Dropsy Child
Sedgwick Arkansas resident W. 8 Taylor reports his boy suffered dropsy. After two doctors gave up, three Dodd's Kidney Pills daily cured the boy in eight days. He recovered fully and now thrives.
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Sedgwick
Ark
Taylor
Dodd
Luncheon Cost Question Sparks Light Dialogue
A witty exchange from Town Topics has a diner asking about the price of a luncheon while the companion retorts not to spoil her appetite. The quip captures a playful moment over meal planning and restraint.
Hapgoods Hunts for Ambitious Men in Major Firms
Hapgoods, a national company operating under a single name, recruits capable young men for open positions at large corporations including the Steel Trust. They publish a monthly sheet of unfilled posts and maintain offices in major cities with principal offices in New York at 309 Broadway and Chicago at 530 Monadnock Building.
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Hapgoods
United States
Steel Trust
Thapgoods
Broadway
New York City
Monadnock Bldg
Chicago
Tough Old World contrasts in dating and work advice
A short quoted cartoon caption reflects social advice about marriage and employment. The exchange notes firms preferring married men and girls delaying marriage without job security, illustrating midcentury gender expectations.
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Ted
Ned
Puck
It Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot-Fase Cure
It cures hot and sweaty feet with calluses and swelling. Sold by all Druggists at 25 cents. Do not substitute. Trial package is free. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Cab drivers' lives are filled with whoa
A brief Chicago Daily News item notes cab drivers endure a chaotic shift filled with unexpected events and challenges. The piece evokes the tense pace and constant vigilance of city taxi work.
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Chicago Daily News
Cure kidney backache with Dean's Kidney Pills
A. A. Boyce of Trenton Missouri suffered severe kidney pain after a cold settled in his kidneys. He used Dean's Kidney Pills as advertised and reports his backache gradually disappeared after following the directions. A free trial offer is available by writing Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. price 50 cents per box at general drugstores.
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A. A. Boyce
Trenton
Boyce
United States
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Legislative Restriction In Delinquent Marriage Report
A government action is urged amid reports of restraint on marriages for certain delinquent individuals. Railway assessment findings are released along with sanitarium provisions for consumptives and other Iowa news items.
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Iowa News
Insurance Plan to Insure Hazardous Workmen in Iowa
A. L. Bradley of Boone plans an Iowa based Industrial Life Association of America to insure workmen in hazardous jobs. Four classes of risks include firemen and railway workers. The plan enjoys union support and a favorable opinion from the attorney general. The piece also reports on state health, immigration, and public notices related to Iowa reforms and institutions.
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Des Moines
A. L. Bradley
Boone
Industrial Life Association of America
Estimating Each Other on a London Roof
A London Express excerpt recalls a war office clerk mocking a lazy worksman on a distant roof. The clerk notes the man has stood idle for 25 minutes while peers groan at the sight, lamenting tax payers support for such idleness.
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Fitznoodle
War Office
London Express
Fitz
Bill
Socialite Wife Demands Pearls At Washington Dinner
A Washington society woman, wife of a former congressman's former diplomat, hosts a dinner for elite guests. She flaunts jewels, wearing a diamond tiara and multiple pearl strings. Feeling chilly, she asks her maid for another strand of pearls, as reported by Argonaut.
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Congress
Washington, D. C
Madame
Susette
What Nero Missed in the Arena of Speed
The shade of Nero laments missing a royal carnage spectacle at an automobile race, imagining the sights the arena would have seen with multiple divinities present. The Baltimore American quotation evokes grandiose spectacle and mythic appraisal of modern racing.
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Nero
Baltimore
California Limited Summer Service Inaugurated
The Santa Fe announces the semi weekly summer California Limited inaugurated June 2 west bound from Chicago and June 8 east bound from San Francisco and Los Angeles. The time card remains about the same and the train was very profitable last season with bookings ahead. Daily service to resume next fall.
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The
Santa Fe
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Radium Value Exceeding Millions Per Pound Cited
The Chicago Record Herald notes radium is reportedly worth three million dollars per pound and urges readers to save their radium scraps, highlighting the metal's extraordinary value and potential for collectors.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Fare Offer Details For Round Trip Tickets
One fare round trip plus 25 cents. Tickets on sale July 7 to 10 with return validity until July 15 and extension until August 1 on deposit of ticket and payment of 50 cents at the Joint Agency in Atlanta.
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Atlanta
De Courcy Smythe Tracing Norman Ancestry
In London Tit-Bits a witty exchange notes Jingle De Courcy Smythe claims to trace his lineage to the Normans. Winkle quips that the Normans are dead and won’t mind.
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de Courcy Smythe
Winkle
London
To Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old consumer ad promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund money if it fails to cure. Price is 25 cents. The ad closes with a quotation attributed to Franklin M.
Quotations on Cure and Opposition from 1900
Mrs Thos Robbins of Norwich New York credits Piso's Cure for Consumption with saving her life three years ago in a February 17 1900 statement. A secondary note quotes Schiller that opposition inflames the enthusiast rather than converting him.
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Thos. Robbins
Norwich, N. Y
Schiller
Chicago and North Western Railway Between Chicago and Missouri
Historic note describes the Chicago and North Western as the sole double track line linking Chicago to the Missouri River. Quotation from Shenstone about the heart’s weariness but enduring spirit accompanies the historical line reference.
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The
Chicago & North-Western
Chicago
Missouri River
Prominent College Man Credits Peruna for Health
A college man credits Peruna with restoring his health after months of indigestion and stomach catarrh from travel. He kept a bottle in his grip and occasionally used doses to stay well. Letters from Hon Willis Brewer and a general offer for free advice from Dr. Hartman accompany the testimonial.
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John W. Meng
Willis Brewer
Congress
Alabama
Hartman
House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Ohio
Cuticura Remedies Advertise Skin and Blood Cure
Complete External and Internal Treatment offered for one dollar. Claims Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills cure obstinate humours of the skin scalp and blood including scrofula bad blood and ulcers. Promises infant and child relief and lists worldwide sales and contacts in Paris Boston and other locales.
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Paris
Rue de la Paix
Boston
Columbus Ave
R Drug & Chem. Corp
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State Board of Control
Kinne
Executive Council
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Iowa
W. B. LaForce
Ottumwa
J. A. Valenta
Iowa City
State Association of City Physicians and Health Officers
A. M. Linn
Towa
Dr. Linn
State Board of Health
Trish
Thornburg
State Bar Association
District Court
Association
Phonograph
Birmingham
Eva C. Harris
Kellogg
William Parsons
Worcester
Mass
City Physicians’ Association
W. H. Bailey
Marion
State University
Bureau of Sciences
G. L. Godfrey
New York Port of Entry
A. A. Coates
Perry
Massachusetts
Coates
C. B. McNerney
Gilbertson
Council Bluffs
Iowa State Bank
Judge Baldwin
Reon Broww
Summer Service of California Limited
Crescent
Shenstone
Indiana
Jefferson Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Business College
Wystem
Cires
Dr. Slocum
Slocum
Dr.t. A. Slocum, Laboratories
Pine 8&T
New York
DR. Slo
Western
Canada
Eemigration
Ottawa
J. Brovuca- Ton
Quincy Ridg
M. Vv. McInnes
Avenue Theater Block
Detroit
James Grieve
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
BE. T. Holmmes
Jackson Street
St. Paul
Minn
John R. Graham
Rochester, N
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