Peculiar Case of Consumption and a Pink Pills Cure
In Philadelphia the case of Mrs. Bowen shows an advanced consumption diagnosed at Episcopal hospital. After trying many remedies, she used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People on a friend’s suggestion and reports dramatic improvement, crediting the pills with restoring health and strength. The pills are sold by druggists or by mail from Dr Williams Medical Co Schenectady NY at 60 cents per box or six boxes for $2.50.
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Philadelphia
Episcopal Hospital
Wm. G. Bowen
Meighan St
Née
They Will Build in the Bottoms Amid River Floods
The Mississippi River floods devastate bottom lands while sediment enriches soil, a paradox feared by farmers. Recurrent overflows drive homelessness and business losses, urging caution in low ground settlement and criticizing timber-cutting for worsening floods. Milwaukee Wis consts.
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Nile
Mississippi
Missouri
Oho
United States
Wilwaukee Wsconsts
Why She Puckered A Romantic Misread Recount
A first person reminiscence recalls sitting close together when she puckered her lips and Cap beckoned. The narrator kisses her by accident and she blushes and teases that she meant to whistle, nearly crying from the misunderstanding.
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Cap
Congressman West Reunites With Early Paper Factory Partner
At the Fifth Avenue Hotel Congressman George West of Ballston recalls meeting the old paper factory owner he helped build a plant for nearly forty years ago. He moved to the United States, earned 87 a week, saved, then assisted to install new machinery and later established his own log factory. The former partner offered a partnership after their long years apart.
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George West
Ballston
Fifth Avenue Hotel
West
United States
Wfe
Genia
New York Press
Tips and Wages at Elberon Hotel Stir Strife in Paradise
A Long Branch special reports waiters at the Elberon Hotel strike over tips not wages. The piece details how the wealthier guests tip less while service staff seek higher tip earnings, with a breakdown of weekly and monthly gratuities for roles from waiter to bell-boy. The tone contrasts luxury with blunt economics.
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Angels of Paradise
Long Branch
Philadelphia
The
Elberon
Garcon
Eberon
Darkey
Astesceesese
Odenot
Bell-boy
Seasonal shift in Delmonico drinkers spurs new temperance tone
The New York Sun notes a seasonal change among society drinkers at Delmonico's as summer approaches. Crowds swap champagne and cognac for lighter wines and cocktails while some impose penalties for violations. Observers compare British restraint to American excess and urge moderation to sustain social pace.
Women in Banks and Talkative Tellers
The Snake Editor notes women can enter various jobs and, for bank roles, suggests talkative women are well suited to teller positions as observed in the Pittsburgh Chronicle.
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Ittsburg Chronicle
Illinois Physicians Endorse Hot Springs South Dakota Health Resort
A delegation of fifty Illinois physicians met in Hot Springs South Dakota to draft resolutions praising the town as a health resort. They commended the climate mineral waters and plunging bath for rheumatic and digestive ailments and urged rest recreation and recovery. They noted easy access comfortable accommodations and reasonable rates and recommended Hot Springs to patients seeking a balanced climate and social simplicity.
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Hot Springs
South Dakota
Illinois
Dakota
Black Hills
Henry M. Lyman
Chicago
E. P. Cook
Mendoza
J. W. Powe
Peoria
William A. Eeper
Bloomington
E. Suluman
Bailey
Burlington
Francis
Omaha
Weight of the Earth Calculated by Prof Boys
The report states Professor Boys computed Earth's weight as 5 832 064 000 000 000 000 000 000 and notes the method used to estimate planetary mass.
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Boys
New Dining Car Service Expanded on Nickel Plate Route
The Nickel Plate Road adds dining car service to train No. 6 departing Chicago at 2 p m daily with dinner, and train No. 2 at 9 20 p m offering breakfast and dinner with New York and Boston connections. Train No. 5 from New York Boston to Chicago features breakfast and dinner arriving at 9 35 p m. For details contact ticket agents or J Y Calahan Chicago IL. England imports 3 million dollars worth of potatoes annually.
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Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
New York
Boston
J. Y. Calahan
Buffalo
Burlington Route Half-Price Round Trip Fare Sale
The Burlington Route offers half the regular tariff on round trip tickets to Nebraska Kansas Colorado Wyoming South Dakota and Utah on Tuesday May 21. Travel economy-minded passengers are urged to take advantage of this money-saving opportunity. For timetable and rate information contact the nearest ticket agent or J Francis General Passenger Agent Omaha Nebraska.
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Burlington
Nebraska
Kansas
Colorado
Wyoming
South Dakota
Utah
J. Francis
Omaha
Neb
Ambitious Homeseekers Sought for Westward Growth
Public notice urges bright industrious men and progressive wives to move west with plans for farming mining manufacturing and business ventures. Addresses Moses Foussom St Paul Minn for homeseeker publications. Also notes cheap Madagascar silk and a new Chicago Buffalo dining car service for through trains. England toy sales estimated at £2,000,000 annually.
West Route Excursion and Postal Train Details
Next Time You Go West Take the Burlington Route Black Hills Montana Puget Sound Express leaves Omaha daily at 4 5 p m offering fastest trips to the Black Hills northern Wyoming Yellowstone Park Heena Butte Spokane Seattle and more For rates and times contact the local agent or J Francis G P T A Burlington Route Omaha Neb Also notes the Dark Ages period from the 6th to the 14th century and Wabash Home Seekers Excursions on April 30 May 21 and June 11 with one fare round trip to southern points valid up to thirty days Horace Story 220 Fourth Street Des Moines Iowa or C 8 Crane G P T A Wabash R R Also mentions zinc sulfate used to color molasses amber.
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Black Hills
Montana
Et Sound Express
Omaha
Kastest and
Bet
Wyoming
Yeowstone National Park
Heena
Butte
Spokane
Seatoie
Wabash
The
Horace Story
Fourth Street
Des Moines
Iowa
Orto C
Crane
G.P
T. A. Wabash R. R
One Fare Round Trip to Texas by Missouri Kansas Texas Ry
The Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Co offers tickets at a single round trip fare to Texas points on June 11. La Charities Louisiana and Eddy and Orwell as M tickets are good for return within twenty years from the sale date. For details contact H A Cherrier at 316 Marquette Building Chicago Illinois.
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Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Co
Texas
la Charities
Eddy and Orwell
H. A. Cherrier
Marquette Bldg
Chicago
Removal of Nickel Plate ticket office moves to Adams street
The Chicago City ticket office of the New York Chicago and St. Louis Railroad known as Nickel Plate Road will relocate on May 1 to Adams street opposite the post office. General Agent J. Calaban notes the change.
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New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad
Chicago City
New York, Chicago & St. Louis R. R
Nickel Plate Road
Adams Street
J. ¥. Calaban
Cat Befriends Stranger Near Rosevelt Hospital
A homely cat hides in a shrub thicket beside Rosevelt hospital when a dignified gentleman approaches with a cane. She rubs against his leg as he jokes he will drown every kitten, then hurries back as the car moves away. New York Sun.
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Rosevelt Hospital
New York Sun
Wilkins Wit and Wisdom: A Collection of Witty maxims
A compendium of short aphorisms on money honesty religion and human folly attributed to Wilkins. It features quips about revenue counterfeit bills truth versus folly and social observations from Whitehall Times.
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Wilkins
Wit
Wisdom
Athens of Texas joke echoes in Austin yard chases
A visitor questions local literary interest to Col. Perrey Yerger. The exchange recalls Austin as the Athens of Texas and notes a recurring refrain of residents fine for driving away book agents with shotgun or coon dog.
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Perrey Yerger
Austin
Athens
Texas
Thezas Siftings
Boyhood in Decline as Urbane Youths Replace Rough Ways
In a column by Joe Howard a renowned correspondent, the writer laments a generation shift. He recalls rough, rambunctious youths of earlier days and contrasts them with modern boys described as milksops with long coats, rings, and cigarette smell.
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Joe Howard
The Editor Gives Thanks For Pieplant Donation
The territorial exchange expresses sincere thanks to Mrs. Gardentrack for a nice mess of pieplant left at the office. A person in the editorial harness is said to receive rhubarb pie with sugar on the top crust as a benison in the desert.
Wanted An Occupation for a Young Bookkeeper
A twenty three year old single bookkeeper seeks a less eye taxing line of work. The answer notes success depends on training and tastes and suggests poultry farming or any well managed venture can provide a living for a single man with future growth. There is time at twenty three to begin in business with a fair chance of success.
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Gabriel
Whitehall Times
No-To-Bac touted by St. Louis Journal of Agriculture
Editorial praises No-To-Bac as a tobacco cure citing an architect in St. Louis who quit after two boxes. The ad notes No-To-Bac is sold by druggists with a no cure no pay guarantee. Sterling Remedy Co. of New York or Chicago handles the book.
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St. Louis Journal of Agriculture
Ope
St. Louis
Freeress Sterling Remedy Co
New York
Chi
Homeopathic Soup Advice for Patients
An odd excerpt advises making a scented water broth to aid patients by smelling it thrice daily. It describes steeping a mixture outdoors for a week, then boiling in a kettle with salt and rice, adding savory for flavor, and dosing by letting patients smell the broth. If a patient dies, blame nature. If they recover, credit the soup.
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Homeopathic Journal
Pseudo Patent Medicines and Miscellaneous Slogans
A collage of vintage ad phrases touts patent remedies and household products. Claims include cures for catarrh and lung hemorrhage, endorsements from readers, and references to oleomargarine use and Cairo’s development. The text mixes medical promises with commercial pitches and historical notes.
Woman’s Odds in 1000 Married Women Exhibit
European statistician Mr Finlayson presents a 1000 case exhibit drawn from registered marriages. The table lists counts by age at marriage from 14 up to 39, including 32 in 14–15 and 230 in 20–21, illustrating distribution across ages.
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Finlayson
Defense Lawyer Plea of Insanity in Court
Lawyer asks for an insanity plea as the judge questions the grounds. The defendant reportedly confronted a policeman during arrest, risking further harm in the attempted argument.
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