Dr Notts Melon Seed Remedy Promises Cures
An advertisement extols Dr Nott s Melon Seed Kidney and Bladder Remedy as a nationwide cure with support from Hessig Ellis Drug Co Memphis and Loughran Bauer. The tale includes testimonials and an offer for a free 50 cent bottle, asserting guaranteed relief or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Nott
South
Hessig-Ellis Drug Company
Memphis
Tenn
Loughran & Bauer
Hessig-Ellis Drug Co
Saved from the Grave by a Lively Surprise
Mr. Jones a popular B city business man faced a strange after death moment when his wife believed dead was revived by a near miss of embalming. After her burial the voice calling his name woke him in the night and the mystery deepened as he finally recognized the caller.
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George
Jones
Remo
Mr. Jones
Des Moines Evening Tribune Announces Holiday Subscription Offer
The Des Moines Evening Tribune, under new management since December 1, 1908, offers a fall 1909 subscription for 2.00 if received in December. Regular rate is 3.00 per year. The paper will be sent five issues to readers who accept the offer, with the editor forwarding terms.
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Des Moines |Nning Tribune
Tribune
New Evening Tribune
Des Moines
West
Evening Tribune
Iowa
Typhoon Eve in Hong Kong Rattles City Homes
Descriptions of a fierce typhoon sweep Hong Kong with green red warnings and multiple bombs as the storm battering winds roar around a house. The scene notes servants assisting, shutters barred, doors groaning, and windows clattering under a tornado like wind.
Gambling Systems and the Illusion of Winners
Cleveland Moffett argues in Success Magazine that after decades and hundreds of systems tested at Monte Carlo only luck fuels occasional wins. He contends 2 3 percent may win by chance, while the rest lose due to bank limits and human nerves versus a machine.
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Mente Carlo
Fonte Carlo
Hiram Maxim
Rong
Cleveland Moffett
Succoss Magazine
Typhoon Tops House as Rains Weakened Foundations
Nan Peacock describes a near disaster as a typhoon battered a house, shredding glass through twenty seven panes and forcing improvised repairs. The wind shifted to strike the southwest, doors strained on hinges, and a terrified, exhausted household huddled through the night while servants sheltered in the wrecked rooms.
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Nan Peacock
Leslie's Weekly
Ambiguous quips during Weber and Fields visit in New York
Western visitors to New York toured the Weber Field Museum of Drama and debated which performer was Weber or Fields. One asked which is which. the other quipped he would rather be the other. Bohemian Magazine notes the playful confusion.
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Weber
Fields
New York
Weberfield Museum of Drama
Bohemian Magazine
Worth Reading: Zelinski Cures Cold Sore with Arnica Salve
Leo F. Zelinski of 68 Gibson St Buffalo NY says Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured a severe cold sore. He reports applying the salve once daily for two days and experiencing quick relief.
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Leo F. Zelinski
Gibson St
Buffalo, N. Y
Bucklen
A Narrow Escape on Swiss Bridge
A Dr. Bach riding a bicycle near Goschenen Switzerland lost his brake and sped toward a bridge over a deep river gorge. He grabbed a chain to halt, was saved by two peasants, and fainted afterward. The tale appears in Strand Magazine.
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Dr. Bach
Goschenen
Switzerland
Strand Magazine
Sore Healer Sold With Guarantee at Drug Stores
An ad claims a product heals all sores with a guaranteed value. The item is sold at drug stores for 265c.
Iowa Telephone Directory Ad Calls Subscribers to Update
The Iowa Telephone Co announces a forthcoming directory print and asks any subscriber not listed to notify the manager or chief operator. Filings encourage installation of the new up to date telephones at homes or businesses.
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Iowa Telephone Co
Iowa Telephone P
Going to England and Europe Across The Continent
A reflective note contrasts how Isle of Wight and Cornish speakers say going to England while Balkan peoples speak of going to Europe. It muses on being “in Europe.” A brief Cumbrae blessing remark is cited from London Graphic. Dr Shoop’s Cough Remedy is advertised as a nonopioid, safe for children, sold by Joel B. Cagwin.
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Isle of Wight
Isle of Wicht
England
Tamar
Balkan Peninsula
Europe
Cumbraes
Clyde
Great
Little
Cumbrae
Great Britain and Ireland
London Graphic
Dr. Shoop’s
Joel BE. Cagwin
Bounding the Infinite How many stars exist in the universe
The article argues the number of stars is not infinite, since an infinite sky would be uniformly bright. It cites an astronomical paper using gravitation, noting every star exerts attraction on Earth and others, but the surface feels a stronger pull than the center, reducing the net gravitational effect of the Earth's mass.
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Earth
Briley & Tripp sue Kepner over rail work and garnishment
In Story County Iowa January Term 1909 Briley and Tripp file suit against George M Kepner for seven hundred eighty dollars plus interest for work on the Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern Railway bed, with garnishment of the railway company named as supposed debtor. If Kepner fails to appear by noon of the second day of the term in Nevada Iowa the court will enter default judgment.
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George M. Kepner
District Court of
State of Iowa
Story County
Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern
McCarthy & Luke
Infinite stars and light fallacy in cosmology
The piece discusses arguments about whether the number of heavenly bodies is infinite. It notes that claims rely on assumptions about light and gravity traveling without loss. If absorption occurs, the star count could be finite. otherwise the speculation remains curious but inconclusive.
Strength of an Eagle Carrying Power
A Forest and Stream writer argues that a bald eagle could carry at least as much as hawks and horned owls relative to weight. He cites weights of eagles, a large house cat, a marsh hawk with a chicken, and a wounded eagle lifting a heavy skid to back his claim.
The Call of Egypt in Century Reflection
Robert Hichens writes of Egypt as an irresistible summons that spans worlds and time. The land of sand ruins gold and the charmed serpent casts a spell that lingers beyond mountains, columns, and pylons.
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Egypt
Libya
Robert Hichens
Burglary Talk Turns on Effort to Thwart Break-ins
A humorous exchange questions the value of securing a home as Mrs. Hewligus notes a burglar will enter anyway. Mr. Hewligus replies he aims to give the intruder trouble by making the attempt as hard as possible. Chicago Tribune.
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Briley & Tripp
Nell Williams
Fair
Cagwin
Chicago Record-Herald
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Hoosier
Ames
Pantorium
E. M. Kooker
Prop
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