Duke de Alba Linked to English Royal Blood in Toted Match
London dispatch reports the Duke de Alba may wed American heiress Miss Mathilde Townsend of Philadelphia. The lineage traces to King James II and Arabella Churchill, with ties to Marlborough, and includes a U S envoy ancestor who killed a minister in Madrid. Townsend is the daughter of former American Minister Lawrence Townsend at Brussels.
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The
Star
London
Duke de Alba
Mathilde Townsend
Philadelphia
England
King James II
Arabella Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
James
Ough
Duke of
Alba
Eugenio
United States
M. Soule
Madrid
Duke
William Kirkpatrick
Malaga
Miss Townsend
Lawrence Townsend
Luckiest Man in Arkansas Praises Dr King's Discovery
Bruno resident H L Stanley credits Dr King's New Discovery for curing his wife after five years of coughing and lung bleeding. He says one bottle helped and twelve completed the cure. The product, sold with money back guarantee, offered trial bottles at local druggists West End Drug Co Elam Ordway Houser.
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Arkansas
H. L. Stanley
Bruno
Dr. King
West End Drug Co
Elam, Ordway & Houser
A Shah of Persia Visits England and Seeks a Gallows
While touring England the Persian shah mocks English law and requests a hanging at Newgate. He shows keen interest in the mechanism but is rebuffed as no prisoner is ready. He declares his suit trembles in fear at the idea.
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Persia
England
Newgate
Summer Diarrhoea in Children Advice
During hot weather the first symptoms of loose bowels in a child require immediate care to prevent serious illness. A few doses of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil can cleanse the system. Rev M O Stocks and Master of the First M E Church Little Falls Minnesota attest to its value for summer disorders in children. Sold by J B Wikle.
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Little Fall
Minn
J. B Wikle
Image of Samuel Meddergrass as an artist contrasts farm life
In the London Sketches excerpt two men discuss Samuel Meddergrass son who left the family farm to study art. He returned to paint views of the old farm and sold a field painting for 150 pounds, a price his father would have sold for two pounds.
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Meddergrass
Samuel
London
Dr King’s New Life Pills Headline
The advertisement proclaims a cure for diseases from malaria poison and constipation. It promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills with a 25 cent price at Elam Otway & Houser and West End Drug Co.
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Dr. King
Elam
Otway & Houser’s
West End Drug Co
Favorite Prescription for Women by Dr Pierce
Non secret non alcoholic medicine for women weaknesses and ailments. Endorsed by medical writers and teachers as a tonic for pregnancy and health. Free book of endorsements by request. Also Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. Easy to take as candy.
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Pierce
Tal
R. V. Pleres
Affaio
N. Y
U S V Reunion At Anniston Assembly Of Confederate Veterans
A reunion of Northeast Alabama United Confederate Veterans from Calhoun Clay Cleburne Etowah Jefferson Randolph Shelby St Clair and Talladega counties will meet September 18 1906 at 10 am in the 1st Circuit Court room Anniston Alabama for a two day session. The United and all veterans and daughters are invited with free entertainment and a grand march plus a Southern barbecue on September 19.
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Clay
Cleburne
Etowah
Jefferson
Randolph
Shelby, St. Clair
Talladega
Anniston
Ala
United
A Healing Gospel Endorsement For Electric Bitters
The Rev. J C Warren pastor of Sharon Baptist Church Beleir Ga says Electric Bitters cured his lame back stiff joints and collapse. He claims two bottles made him strong enough to walk three miles in 50 minutes and calls it a greatest remedy for weakness and stomach liver and kidney complaints. Sold under guarantee at West End Drug Co Elam Ordway Houser price 50c.
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J. C. Warren
Sharon Baptist Church
Beleir
West End Drug Co
Elam Ordway & Houser
Father Naps Amid Noise Then Wakes to Sweet Question
A sleep-deprived father, after three days on duty, is roused by his three year old daughter Ethel. She asks if he is having a nice nap and repeats his name in a touching, divine smile moment described by the judge.
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Thes
Ethel
Judge
Stomach Troubles and Constipation Relief Ad
Chronic constipation and stomach troubles sufferer Mr. Chas Baldwin of Edwardsville DL credits Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets with near cure. Suggests readers try these tablets with price 25 cents and free samples. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
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Chas, Baldwin
Edwardsville
Chamberlain
J. L. Wikle
Canadian Expo Opens With Notable Exhibits In Toronto
Toronto is hosting the Canadian industrial exhibition with stronger exhibitor turnout including Americans. About $150000 was spent on new buildings and premiums exceed $45000. Notable features include livestock displays, manufacture, art, a dog and cat show, and the Second Life Guards band from England. The event runs until September 10 and aims to surpass last year’s 700000 attendance.
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Second Life Guards
England
King Edward
Lord Roseberry
Lord Rothschild
Senator for One Night Peck Declines Senate Seat in Kansas
A Kansas governor, under sleep deprivation, visits George R. Peck to ask him to accept the vacant senate seat left by Preston B. Plumb. Peck refuses, noting his duties to the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe system. The governor later taps congressman Perkins for the post.
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Coburn
Kansas
Graybeard
Peck
Senate
Preston B. Plumb
Ingalls
Humphrey
Iowa
Indiana
Topeka
George R. Peck
George
Copeland
Colonel Peck
Copeland House
Perkins
Kansas City Journal
For sale by J. L. Wikle doctor’s arrival remedy
A historical notice touts a medical remedy for emergencies that “has never been known to fail” and urges families to acquire it before a doctor can arrive. The sale is listed under J. L. Wikle.
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J. L. Wikle
Lead and Oil Paint booklet free from National Lead Co
Our booklet explains paint basics for homeowners. Free from National Lead Company at Freeman Ave and 7th St in Cincinnati Ohio. Available through first class dealers nationwide.
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National Lead Company
Freeman Ave
7Th St
Cincinnati, O
Craigy of Dallas Announces Candidacy for Congress
The friend of Hon. Wm. B. Craigy of Dallas county announces his candidacy for Congress from the Fourth District, subject to the Democratic primary.
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Wm. B. Craigy
Percy Clark As Democratic Candidate For Congress In Alabama
Percy Clark is announced as a candidate for representative in Congress from Alabama's Fourth Congressional district. This is subject to the Democratic primary to be held August 27, 1906.
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Percy Clark
Congress
Alabama
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