Dean's Kidney Pills Advertises Free Trial and Cure Claim
An advertisement explains how healthy kidneys filter impurities and claims Dean's Kidney Pills cure kidney disease. It cites Mrs J H Bowles of 118 Core Street Durham North Carolina who says bedfast nine months and avoided surgery after using the pills. The ad offers a free trial by mail and lists Buffalo New York company Foster Milburn as distributor at 50 cents per box.
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Dean
J. H. Bowles
Core Street
Durham
WN. C
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Adrift Topics Highlight Local History and Ventures
Items note a tablet marker in New Haven where Roger Sherman greeted Washington, an Old Orchard Beach appendicitis club effort in Maine, irrigation and water rights concerns in Idaho and Milk River Canada, rubber origins debunk, and a New York broker who grew a $30,000 inheritance into diamonds then sold them for a gain.
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New Haven
Conn
Roger Sherman
George Washington
Fernald
Old Orchard Beach
Maine
Snake River
Idaho
Montana
Milk River
Canada
New York
Wall Street
Two Steps to End Coffee Trouble and Gain Health
A former coffee drinker describes a two step cure using Postum Food Coffee. First quit coffee completely, then replace with Postum to improve blood quality and restore strength. He cites personal gains from 145 to 163 pounds and testimonials from friends, urging readers to try Postum and consult local banks for proof.
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Bank of
Carrollton
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Des Moines Distinctive Tax Shifts Track Livestock Drop
Auditor reports 48 counties show livestock assessable value down by 6,884,602 dollars creating a projected statewide loss of about 3.5 million in taxable livestock value. Realty and personal property gains offset the drop as realty builds new structures.
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Des Moines
Auditor of State
Henry
Scott and Lee
Warren
Ringgold
Muscatine
Cedar
O’brien
Jefferson
Polk
Page
Fremont
Harden
Monona
Delaware
Poweshiek
Wayne
Palo Alto
Allamakee
Lyon
Taylor
Jasper
Sioux
Butler
Cass
Guthrie
Iowa
Montgomery
van Buren
Winneshiek
Tama
Davis
Greene
Dickinson
Marshall
Union
Woodbury
Adair
Dallas
Carroll
Boone
Wapello
Pocahontas
Clinton
Fayette
Hancock
Ida
Bremer
Scott
Alamakee
Lee
Ida Counties
Cedar County
Woodbury County
Polk County
Crop Prospects Bright Across Iowa Fields
Farmers near Fort Dodge report record-breaking potential as corn stalks shoot upward after warm days and nights. Oats begin to head out in a week while hay races toward a record. Heavy rains caused little damage and most land shows improving color and growth.
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Fort Dodge
Iona
Fifty Years a Sister Celebrates Golden Jubilee
Fifty years after the feast of St Aloysius Gonzaga Sister Mother Baptiste of Mercy hospital marked a golden jubilee. Special services at Mercy hospital included a solemn high mass with Very Rev James Davis celebrant Rev J I Grieser deacon and Rev D J Flannery sub-deacon. Clergy from Davenport and nearby dioceses attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Baptiste
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Sisters of Mercy
James Davis
J. I. Grieser
Muscatine
D. J
City councils gain power to permit areaways on sidewalks
The supreme court unanimously holds city councils may allow property owners to build areaways and stairways projecting onto streets and sidewalks but not at the expense of others. Previously owners were urged to build within their lots rather than encroach on public travel. The ruling broadens municipal authority while protecting public rights.
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Supreme Court
Ninety Seven New Laws Take Effect July Fourth
Special correspondence notes ninety seven new laws become effective on Independence Day including juvenile court, enhanced murder attempt penalties, tail docking ban, fee reporting to treasury, per diem reforms, auto use rules, and chicken theft punished as grand larceny even for a single fowl.
Four Stucklee Siblings Graduate In Same Iowa Class
In Sibley four children of Mr and Mrs Charles Stucklee earned high school diplomas marking a possibly unprecedented Iowa school event. Four siblings graduating together is noted as a historic moment in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sibley
Charles Stucklee
Iowa
State College Leads Good Roads Survey Effort
The State Agricultural College has launched a wide data gathering program on good roads. It sent inquiries to all states seeking information on road construction costs, tax methods, and funding from the treasury. The engineering department heads the investigation as the college becomes the state good roads commission after recent legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agricultural College
the Union
General Treasury
Engineering Department
Good Roads Commission
Banker James H. Rogers Dies During Garden Work
James H. Rogers, a prominent banker of Guthrie Center, collapsed and died while hoeing in his garden. He had been in poor health since last November but had recently been active at home, making his sudden death a shock to family and friends.
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James H. Rogers
Guthrie Center
Clinton Age Discontinued After Illness of Editor
The Clinton Daily Age, founded in 1882 by Judge E. hh. Thayer, is discontinued due to the veteran editor's illness. The job and bindery departments of the establishment continue in business.
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Clinton Age
Clinton Daily Age
E. Hh. Thayer
Iowa bar association proposes abolishing city governments
The Iowa bar association calls for laws that would remove mayors and common councils from all cities and towns. Three individuals would then govern each locale, taking direct control of local affairs.
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The
Bar Association of Iowa
Iowa
Stealthy raid ends with surrender at VP hopeful’s home
A concealed group surrounds a house in darkness to arrest a man praised as a vice presidential hopeful. They force entry, capture him and his family remains unharmed as the leader orders surrender. The captive calmly accepts to go along.
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Chicago Tribune
Ayl
Fic
United States
Diabetes cured by Kidney Pills, claims from Rev Norman
Roland Illinois June 27 claims diabetes cure by Dodd's Kidney Pills. Rev Thomas B Norman, a Baptist minister, says he had diabetes symptoms and benefited from the remedy, and fully recommends it. He asserts the pills cure the worst form of diabetes and other kidney disease stages such as backache and rheumatism.
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Roland
Ill
Thos. B. Norman
Normen
Dodd
Parlor strategists in story echo tactics over Tugela
The passage recalls two idle planners who mock Buller’s strategy in crossing the Tugela during the Boer War. They step onto the Strand to cross the street and are run over by an omnibus, illustrating how plans falter when moved from theory to action.
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Russia
Japan
Punch
Strand
Gen. Buller
Tugela
Delightful Summer Tours via Nickel Plate Route East
The Nickel Plate Road promotes Low Rate Short Line summer tours from the West to East with quick, comfortable travel to East Coast resorts and connections in Buffalo for Eastern points. Dining Cars offer affordable meals with club meal menus, with trains arriving at La Salle Street Station.
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Buffalo
Nickel Plate
Great la Salle Street
Gage
Neuro Path and Germ Danger in Kissing Warned
A reprint from the New York Medical Journal in the Indianapolis Journal warns that kissing can transmit germs and that for a neuropath the danger is a shock to the nervous system. The piece notes that if you are affected you will recognize a neuro path.
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New York Medical Journal
Indianapolis Journal
G A R National Encampment Boston 1904 Visit
Travel ad promotes G A R National Encampment in Boston August 15 to 20 1904 with low Nickel Plate Road rates. Highlights include elegant dining seepage service on the Individual Club Plan or a la carte options coffee and sandwiches in seats and stopovers at Chautauqua Lake and Niagara Falls on return.
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Nickel Plate Road
Boston
Chautauqua Lake
Niagara Falls
Wall Street Bandit Compared With Raisuli Proportions
The Detroit Free Press notes that genuine bandit specimens could be found in Wall Street, making Raisuli look like an amateur and undermining the need for world fair officials to seek criminals abroad.
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Morocco
Raisuli
Wall Street
Detroit Free Press
Binder Twine Sale From Sears Roebuck & Co Chicago
A Sears Roebuck mail offer promotes high grade standard binder twine shipped to any address in any quantity. It touts low price, inside price, a guarantee and money refund, and insurance against hail or storm with prompt return mail contact.
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Sears, Roebuck & CO
Chicago
Boston man wrecked after 500 mile car ride
Detroit Free Press notes a Boston man became a paralyzed wreck after a 500 mile automobile ride. The piece observes damage often affects those along the route rather than the driver, framing the event as a cautionary tale about long trips and road safety.
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Boston
Wig Lee
Detroit Free Press
Funeral Arrangements Discussed Amid Loss and Grief
Amid mourning the article urges focus on affairs after death and mentions viewing National Casket Company caskets for best value, noting undertakers carry offerings. It ends with a reflection on the heartache of bereavement.
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National Casket Company
Family black sheep credited for success more than initial role
The Chicago Record Herald notes the paradox that the family black sheep often earns four times the credit for success that he would have received had he been part of the group from the start.
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Chicago Recorderald
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease to cure painful swollen feet and ease wearing new shoes. It directs shoppers to shop at Sola by all-and shoe stores and lists Sam Po Address A Olmsted Le Roy.
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Allen
All
Sam
Olmsted
le Roy
Man of Trouble Finds Answer After Long Search
A quote attributed to Uncle Eben notes that the man who looks for trouble the longest usually has the clearest plan to handle it when found. The Washington Star reference underscores a blunt view on anticipation and action in conflict.
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Eben
Washington Star
Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer Promise
Claim of stopping fits permanently after first day of use. Offers free two dollar trial bottle and pamphlet. Address: Dr. Kline 931 Arch Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
Missionary Societies Cautioned on Turkey Debt
Ohio State Journal notes missionary groups should not spend funds owed by Turkey before collections are completed, urging prudent handling of international financial claims.
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Turkey
Qohio State Journal
Piso's Cure for Consumption Ad Claim
An 1900 notice from N. W. Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey promotes Piso's Cure for consumption as an infallible medicine for coughs and colds dated February 17 1900.
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N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Daily News Aphorism Roundup
A Daily News quip notes that many prefer confrontation over silence, suggesting a preference for risk or boldness in expressing opinions. The line uses sharp humor to comment on human behavior and communication.
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Piso
Clark and
Liberty Streets
National Guard
Adj
Byers
Iowa National Guard
Ames
Oskaloosa
Cedar Falls
Clear Lake
Adjutant General
Commercial Exchange
W. R. Boyd
Cedar Rapids
Johnson Brigham
Isaac L. Loos
State University
Beardshear
Western College At
Toledo
Anamosa
Cherokee
Clarinda
Council Bluffs
Eldora
Fort Madison
Glenwood
Independence
Marshalltown
Mt. Pleasant
Vinton
Missouri
Athens
Croton
Kansas
Oklahoma
Brigham
Kansas City
Southwest
the Bluffs
Lake Manawa
William M. Beardshear
Herman Knapp
State Board of Control
Mt. Pleasant Insane Hospital
Agricultural College
G. A. R. National
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Particu
Colorado State Bank Capital
Durango
Col
R. Paxton CO
Pope Bldg
Massa
Rosebud
South Dakota
U. S
Butt
Dakota
Dick T. Morgan
Yankton
America
M. Ritchie
Grafton
North Dakota
Ohio
W. McCormick & Sons
Walnut St
Cincinnate
Oschume Fitzgerald & CO
Box K
Washington, D.C
A. N. KA
Drogeicts
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