Dean's Kidney Pills Helped Hammon dSport Cobbler
Henry Soule of HammondSPORT New York says kidney pills cured him eight years ago after twenty years of severe kidney trouble. He lost weight to 100 pounds, suffered gravel and diabetes symptoms, and regained health, crediting Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo with the remedy. 50 cents per box. Farms for rent or sale on crop payments advertised. A woman fears nothing if she is well dressed.
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Henry Soule
Hammondsport
N. Y
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement for foot relief
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease. It rests the feet and cures swollen hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrown nails. At all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents. Accept no substitute. Sample mailed free address Allen 5 Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Allen 5
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Borrow Trouble Teaches a Lifetime Payback Lesson
A cautionary tale warns that inviting trouble carries lasting costs. The message stresses prudence to avoid long term regret and hardship.
All Up-to-Date Housekeepers Use Defiance Starch
Advertisement claims Defiance Cold Water Starch is superior and offers 4 oz more for a price. It targets household workers and emphasizes value and quality.
Average Man’s Opinions On The Second Hand
A fragment notes opinions held by the average man concerning second hand goods. The line suggests societal views on resale value and reliability without detailing individuals or events. The terse remark indicates a broader discourse on thrift and quality in everyday life.
Defiance Cold Water Starch 16 Ounce packs
All purpose household notice touts Defiance Cold Water Starch as 16 oz per package in contrast to 12 to 1/2 oz rivals. Claims the starch never sticks to iron, contains no injurious chemicals, and costs the same as smaller packs. Warns grocers may push smaller sizes to clear stock.
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Defiance
Public whipping question sparks domestic life debate
A Chicago Record-Herald quote presents defense of private home discipline by wives. Ms. Henpeck argues public lashes would worsen home life and urges that marital discipline remain a private matter without government interference. She fears public punishment sets a troubling precedent for family life.
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Ms. Henpeck
Chicago Record-Herald
Rivalry Between Hiawatha and Seneca In Kansas
The towns of Hiawatha and Seneca engage in a playful rivalry over dress and status. Hiawatha proclaims seven dress suits and a spike-tailed coat unseen in Seneca. Seneca retorts that clerks earning three dollars weekly deprive themselves of undergarments to fund spike-tailed coats and single button vests.
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Hiawatha
Seneca
Kansas
Guide Claims Mine's Riches In Exuberant Tour
The late John W Mackay tours a Comstock Mine with visiting tourists including Andrew D White then Cornell University president. White and companions pool a tip for the guide who proudly replies I dug em and I own em as the group applauds the clear mining explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Mackay
Comstock
Mackay
Andrew D. White
Germany
Cornell University
Grape-Nuts boy prefers breakfast over turkey on Thanksgiving
An Ohio mother shares a photo of her four year old son who has eaten only Grape-Nuts since age two. He drinks it with milk or cream three times daily and rejects other foods, even on Thanksgiving. She claims he is never sick and has a flawless complexion, praising the Postum Company and its slogan There’s a reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Postum Company
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Jowa Joins State Movement in Insurance Probe
Iowa Auditor B F Carroll and state officials join a Chicago meeting initiating an interstate review of major eastern life insurers led by Tennessee and Wisconsin. The probe targets Equitable, Mutual, New York Life and others to reveal true conditions for policyholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Equitable, Mutual Reserve
Chicago
Carroll
Iowa
Folk
Tennessee
Host
Wisconsin
Equitade
Mutual of New York
New York Life
Metropolitian
Prudential
Pennsylvania Mutual
Connecticut Mutual
Wooster
Auditor Carroll
R. E. Folk
H. R. Prewitt
Kentucky
W. R. Vandenburgh
Ilinois
Thomas D. O’brien
Minnesota
Zeno M. Host
James W. Barry
Michigan
J. J. Brinkerhoff
Illinois
A. J. Vorys
Charred Body Found Tied to Island Murder near Muscatine
In Muscatine Iowa on August 6 the burned corpse of Carl Brady was found in an abandoned cyclone cellar on Island B seven miles from Muscatine. Josephine Collett and William Nagle were jailed on murder charges, with Magle admitting the crime and implicating Collett. Brady, a wealthy German fisherman, vanished around June 1 after reportedly carrying money.
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Muscatine
Mississippi River
Josephine Collett
William Nagle
Carl Brady
Magle
Island B
Carl Bardy
Nagle
Brady
Three Women Killed in Freight Train Crash
Waterloo on August 4 a fast freight struck the wagon carrying Mrs. William J. Laible and her two daughters Grace Laible and Gladys Brine near Freeport. All three died along with the horse as the buggy was torn to kindling. The accident occurred about six o'clock with no blame yet attached to trainmen amid ongoing inquiry. A separate Illinois Central incident the previous Sunday killed a man in the same town.
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Waterloo
Milwaukee
Freeport
William J. Laible
Grace Laible
Gladys Brine
Illinois Central
Love leads to a young woman's suicide in Kirkville
In Kirkville on August 1 a 20 year old woman named Etta Young killed herself by drinking poison after disappointment over a love affair with a prominent Ottumwa man. The event is described as a death by her own action caused by unrequited affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Etta Young
Kirkville
Quote on babies and civilization by Life magazine
A reflective line from Life magazine notes the discovery of bottle feeding as pivotal for civilization, suggesting without this practice humanity might have faced extinction. The remark frames a historical milestone as a safeguard for social survival and progress.
Fear for Niagara as Industries Drain Water for Power
Niagara Falls August 7 The volume of water diverted from the Falls rises as laws are sought to avert the wipeout of the sublime spectacle. About five hundred thousand horsepower is drawn continuously for industrial use above the Falls with more development planned. Calcium carbide production and the acetylene lighting industry are highlighted as major beneficiaries of the river’s power, fueling a growing business in generators and lighting for farms, villas, streets, and towns.
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Niagara Falls
Wigwag Man Faces Dual Responsibilities
A playful cartoon caption suggests Wigwag Man cannot serve two masters while a narrator notes living with wife and mother-in-law in a humorous domestic setup.
Homeseekers' Guide Offered For Utah Reserve Settlement
Agents urge every prospective settler visiting the eastern Utah Indian reservation to obtain a Homeseekers' Guide and sectional map. The notice notes the guide costs 50 cents and directs inquiries to W. H. Emmons at 700 17th St, Denver Colorado.
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Utah Indian Reservation
Uth
Homeseekers
W. H. Emmons
17Th St
Denver
Colorado
New York bootblack shares origin tale with Crawford
In New York F Marion Crawford learns his bootblack is named Patrick Murphy. He explains he adopted the name after arriving to give locals a sense of an American identity. The bootblack, born in Genoa, kept his Italian staff while serving Crawford.
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New York
F. Marion Crawford
Crawford
Genoa
Patrick Murphy
Bootblack
Welsh preacher saves trial sermon with multilingual bluff
A Welsh applicant for a Connecticut pulpit pretended to quote in Greek and Latin then Welsh and Hebrew. A Welsh congregant nearly laughed, but the minister warned him in Welsh to stop laughing or the ruse would be exposed, and the man held his tongue.
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Connecticut
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said to Cure Bright's Disease
Monticello Minnesota story quotes J W Moore detailing a near death Bright's Disease diagnosis in 1898. After doctors predicted a year to live he followed a traveling salesman's advice and used Dodd's Kidney Pills, claiming full recovery and renewed health.
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Monticello
Minn
J W. Moore
Bright
Dodd
Mr. Moore
Saliva Sphere A Boston Pitchers' Arm Comment
A newspaper quip notes the term Saliva Sphere used in Boston for spitball talk. The exchange highlights slang around illegal pitches and the reporter's playful framing of the topic.
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Transcript
Boston
Puck
Riot amid Chinatown theater massacre in New York
In Dover street a clash between Hip Sing and another Chinese society at a crowded theater left three dead and several wounded. Police arrested many residents as shots and firecrackers sparked a chaotic night in Chinatown extending into surrounding tenements.
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New York
Dover Street
Elizabeth Street
Hip Sing Tong
Chinatown
Theospital
Manila Welcomes Taft and Party on Arrival
Manila hosts Secretary Taft and party with a grand welcome at the government house. Governor General Wright emphasizes American and native goodwill on Taft and Miss Alice Roosevelt's visit. Taft expresses emotion during his reply and the day includes races, a Supreme Court dinner, and meetings with provincial governors.
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Manila
Taft
Wright
Government House
Alice Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Supreme Justice
Carson
Wiley
Supreme Court
Forbes
Nippon Sunk or Damaged in Sea of Japan Battle
Reports from San Francisco say the Nippon, formerly toeing the Togo fleet as a scout liner, was badly damaged by Russian warships in the Sea of Japan battle and run ashore to prevent total loss. Repairs may allow revival of service on its Orient run.
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San Francisco
Siberia
Orient
Togo Kisen Kaisha
Nippon
Sea of Japan
Togo
Far East
America
Hong Kong
Japan
Drowning at Arkansas River Front a Casual Wading Incident
Miss Grace Thomas aged 15 of Fredonia Kansas drowned near Bixby while wading with a party that included Gus Chambers and wife and several others. The group entered the river hand in hand but a swift current pulled them into deep water. all but Miss Thomas were rescued.
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Muskogee
Grace
Thomas
Arkansas River
Bixby
Gus Chambers
Miss Thomas
Fredonia
Kas
Chambers
Life’s perfume stems from Naasore of affection
A reflective line highlighting how fragrance of living arises from the essence of affection and care, framing love as the key scent guiding daily life.
Prediction of European alliance to curb Japan and keep peace
St Petersburg dispatch notes mixed forecasts from press on peace talks. Sviet doubts peace will emerge from negotiations while Moscow Gazette condemns Witte’s U.S. mission. Boulevard Gazette foresees an alliance led by Russia Germany and France to restrain Japan and curb Britain influence.
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Great Britain
Japan
St. Petersburg Gazette
France
Germany
Russia
St. Petersburg
Sviet
Moscow Gazette
M. Witte
United States
the Gazette
Far East
How Sakhalin Was Conquered by Japs
Tokyo reports the surrender of most of the Russian garrison on Sakhalin Island after a July pursuit. An independent cavalry column routed the enemy south of Paleo on July 28 and again south of Taylan on July 29 before the Russian governor surrendered on July 31.
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Tokio
Sakhalin Island
Paleo
Taylan
Rykoff
Onol
Liaonoff
Tolivitch
Koisumi
Russians Fire on Japanese Boats Off Chung Ching Coast
Two Russian torpedo boat destroyers attacked the Keishe a small Japanese merchant steamer off Chung Ching in Korea. Sixty shots were fired hitting the engine room and bridge, killing the captain and a boy and wounding two crew. The destroyers then steamed to Vladivostok while the Keishe continued its voyage.
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Tokio
Chung Ching
Korea
Vladivostok
Norway May Become Republic
Copenhagen August 3 reports Emperor William now backs Prince Charles of Denmark as the likely Norwegian king. He says if Charles does not become king, Norway will be a republic and adds he prefers a monarch and will support Charles candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Copenhagen
William
Chinese boycott in Shanghai harms business, says chamber
Consul General Rogers reports Shanghai Chinese chamber of commerce decries the China boycott on American goods. Merchants say student-led protests drive the downturn, with business seriously affected and the dispatch viewed as significant in Washington.
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Washington
Rogers
Shanghai
State Department
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
China
A New University for Kansas and Westward Education Gift
The Rev. H. T. Besse, a retired minister, donated 50000 dollars to the Wesleyan Methodist church for educating ministers and missionaries at the Wesleyan seminary in Houghton New York. Ten years earlier he gave 40000 dollars for similar ends. Funds may back a university in Kansas or Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
San Jose
Cal
H. T. Besse
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Wesleyan Seminary
Houghton
N. Y
Bal Ball Judge Exchange Highlights Courtroom Tete a Tete
A courtroom exchange features Bal accusing Ball of constant airiness and Ball retorting about incessant knocking as a judge presides. The dialogue spotlights tension between the two parties within the judicial setting.
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Bal
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Jowa
B. F. Carroll
Ghinamen
New Yok
Hip Sing Tongs
Korean Straits
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T C Willadsen
Akham
Lydia E. Pinkham
R. A. Burriss
Port Arthur
Thompson
Blacktieads
Ana Errant
A. Paxton Company
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