Lure of the North Draws Old Time Gold Prospector
R. J. Hampton, a 57 year old traveler with a long North American roam, plans to return to Alaska after a Seattle departure. He recounts the Klondike era from 1897 onward, the Dawson camp is, Bonanza creek strikes, rough travel over ice and snow, near starvation, and a lost hand from frostbite. He aims to join his former partner on a Klondike return next spring.
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Yukon
Bonanza Creek
R. J. Hampton
Butte
Seattle
Alaska
Mucker
North American
Midnight Sun
United States
Mr. Hampton
Bob Ensley
San Francisco
Excelsior
Alaska Commercial Company
Klondike River
Bob
Skagway
Dawson Camp
Bonanza
Dawson
Hampton
Yukon River
Moose Hide Mountain
States
Nome
Klondike
Gets-It Corn Remover Promises Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Gets-It as a universal corn remover that eliminates corns fast. It claims the solution ends pain in seconds, loosens the corn for easy peeling, and offers a money-back guarantee. Marketed by E. Lawrence & Co, Chicago.
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E. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Ten Years Younger Than His Years
A column discusses vitality over age, arguing strength and alertness delay aging effects. It notes that a vigorous 50 could live longer than a weak 30 and urges readers to combat time by maintaining bodily vitality and resisting fatigue.
Pine Cough Syrup at Home Guide and Pinex Remedy
A home method for pine cough syrup uses Pinex with sugar syrup or substitutes like molasses honey or corn syrup. The mixture aims to soothe throat membranes, relieve coughs within about 24 hours, and is marketed as a reliable remedy with a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co. Ft Wayne Ind.
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The
Pinex Co
Ft, Wayne, Ind
Hunger Striking Dog Separated From Prospector Friend
A 70 year old California prospector David McBee is jailed in Sacramento after a forest fire arrest. His dog, moved to Quincy jail, has begun a hunger strike awaiting word on his master. McBee cannot post bail and fears for his dog’s fate if they remain apart.
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San Francisco
Sierras
David McBee
McBee
Sacramento
Quincy
Agaif
Harvard to Teach Sinn Fein Language at Cambridge
Harvard will offer courses on Sinn Fein language taught by Prof. F Norris Robinson. The program includes Celtic grammar and philosophy in the first half year and Irish literature history in the second half. Despite bans on German elsewhere, 27 language courses are available, with 20 French courses offered.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
F. Norris Robinson
Is Girl Lieutenant in Nebraska Discharged At Fort Crook
The only girl second lieutenant in Nebraska Miss Helen Schaoenfelder has been ordered to report to Fort Crook for discharge. She is an army field clerk with the rank of second lieutenant and will return to Washington to attend George Washington University.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Helen Schaoenfelder
Fort Crook
Schaoenfelder
Washington, D. C
George Washington University
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement claimed a dose every two hours for three doses would clear blocked sinuses and end grippe misery. It praised Pape's Cold Compound as the fastest reliable relief that tastes pleasant and costs only a few cents with no quinine needed.
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Pape
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Philippines
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Lyko Medicine Company
New York
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