Doan's Kidney Pills Endured Testimony in 1900s Ad
Marion Knight of Chicago testifies Doan's Kidney Pills relieved severe kidney pain and weakness after weeks of little effect from other medicines. She reports rapid improvement and eventual full recovery after using six dollars worth of the pills. A trial is offered through Foster Filburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Marion Knight
Ashland Ave
Chicago
West Side
Doan
Dean
Fosterfilburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
World’s Fair St. Louis hailed as greatest expo yet
Addison Steele reports from the St. Louis exposition praising the fair as larger and nobler than expected. He notes grand vistas, looped grounds with Cascade Gardens, diverse pavilions from Germany to France, and reasonably priced meals and lodging for visitors.
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St. Louis
United States
New York
Addison Steele
Steele
Brooklyn Life
Moderne Kunst
Das Deutsche Haus
Tyrolean Alps
Paris
Rates and Tickets at the Fair Aims to Stop Scalping
Railway and passenger officials press law and police action to curb nontransferable fair tickets. Brokers gain and victims suffer as inspectors at Union Station try to catch manipulated tickets before boarding. Complaints flood offices. many cases require police aid and broker receipts to recover funds.
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St. Louis
Union Station
St. Louis Republic
Has Fad for Photographs for Millionaire August Belmont
A New York photographer has made thousands of negatives for August Belmont over the years. Belmont’s patronage includes a vast order of prints after the death of his wife, totaling nearly a thousand photographs. Janes R. Keene ranks second among wealthy clients.
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August Belmont
Janes R. Keene
New York
Mr. Belmont
Belmont
Why Birds Live Long Despite Size Differences
Birds outlive mammals of similar size due to durable beaks that do not wear down or shed teeth. Carnivores and herbivores suffer tooth wear leading to starvation, while birds continuously swallow grit to grind food in the gizzard, requiring no tooth replacement.
How the Waiter Lost a Tip
A Kansas City hotel waiter, eager for a big tip, boasts of a guest who tipped him 50 cents. The guest later reveals the man was his brother, and the waiter realizes the guest paid for the entire family.
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Kansas City
Sam
Kansas City Journal
Sister Katherine Drexel Funds Indian Church Project
Mother Katherine Drexel of Philadelphia founder of the Order of the Blessed Sacrament offers 500000 of her private fortune to build a church and school for the Winnebago tribe on their Nebraska reservation. The offer is conditional on the Indians’ consent, a prerequisite obtained by Father Schell of Homer Nebraska.
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Katherine Drexel
Philalphia
Order of the Blessed Sacrament
Winnebago, Neb
Father Schell
Homer, Neo
Brownlow Recalls Fight Night At Tennessee Paper
Representative Brownlow recounts a campaign era incident at a country paper when a man with a club demanded the editor. Brownlow claimed the editor was upstairs at his desk itching for a fight and then vanished. He later did not return to learn the outcome of the confrontation.
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Brownlow
Tennessee
Etymology Tales Back Through Ancient Place Names
Etymologists trace corruptions from Celtic and Greek roots to modern place names and legends. Picts as pehta fighters, Pic ts Latinized, Barbary from barbarian, Guy of Warwick tied to Denagau, alt maen meaning high rock.
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England
Guy of Warwick
Denagau
Champion’s Gates
Free to Twenty Five Ladies Defiance Starch Contest
Defiance Starch Co offers five round trip tickets to the St Louis Exposition for five ladies in each of Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missouri sending the most Defiance trade marks from a ten cent 16 ounce package. Mail by September 1 1904 to Omaha Nebr. Exposition tickets mailed September 6 by registered mail.
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Defiance Starch Co
St. Louis Exposition
Ilinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Defiance
Omaha
Nebr
Sensible Housekeepers Prefer Defiance Starch for Value
Sensible housekeepers will choose Defiance Starch not just for one third more for the same price but for superior quality. The saying suggests trusting what a friend might overlook when judging faults.
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Washington University
Locust Street
Johannesburg
Glasgow
Mrs. Winslow
Plaza
Louisiana Purchase Monument
Grand Basin
Cascade Gardens
Liberal Arts
Fine Arts
Jerusalem
Alps
Oberammergau
Seville
Fair Grounds
Church and School For Indians
RED Cross
Hubinger
J. C. Hvubinger Company
Keokuk
Lows
F. i
Bettie and Gee
Als
J. F. Kelley
Real Estate Agency
Mont
Walston Sanatorium
Coredines
Owa
W.N. U
Des Moines, Ta
THE
Omaha, Neb
California
Santa Fe
Harvey
Southwest Land of Enchantment
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Piso
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