Priest’s Advice Led to Their Recovery
Anecdotal claims credit Eckman’s Alterative with curing tuberculosis related peritonitis and respiratory ailments. Affidavits from Edna Finzer and Anna Mae McEntee recount weight gain and asthma relief after priest recommendations. Product pushed via Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia and local druggists.
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Eckmans
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Eekiman
Edna Finzer
Savannah St
Lehman
Anna Mae McEntee
Eckman
Eckman Laboratory
Philadelphia
The New York Way Quip Sparks Theatrical Debate
A terse Washington Herald note quotes a New Yorker debating where to take a country cousin for the evening. The exchange hints at tensions between vaudeville venues and theater preaching, reflecting cultural clashes in entertainment choices.
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New York
Bey
Washington
Humpty Dumpty Returns to Wall Amid Comical Setback
A playful verse recounts Humpty Dumpty tumbling from a wall missing a picture pugzzie and the king's horses and tires failing to restore him. The spoof emphasizes a humorous, chaotic scene with whimsical language.
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Humpty Dumpty
Humpty Lumpty
Ale
Pugzzie
Classified Advertising Focuses on Targeted Publicity
Classifieds highlight tailored publicity for offers and wants. The notice emphasizes specialized exposure to reach specific audiences and maximize response.
Grant of Letters Testamentary in Calhoun County estate
Notice is given that on May 22 1911 Emmett F. Crook judge of probate granted letters testamentary and administration for the estate of Mrs Melinda O Potter deceased. All claimants must present claims within the legal time or be forever barred. Joel A Borden executor Ross Blackmon attorney May 31 Web 41.
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Probate Court
Calhoun County
Emmett F. Crook
Joel A. Borden
National Conference on Charities Opens in Boston
The thirty eighth annual meeting of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections begins in Boston with nearly two thousand attendees. Key speakers include Governor Foss, Dr. Charles W. Eliot, Sherman Kingsley, Miss Mary E. Richmond, Rev. Washington Gladden, Dr. George W. Goler, Jacob Riis, and Mrs. Florence Kelley. Related meetings will cover truancy, delinquency, and social work associations.
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Boston
Mass
National Conference of Charities and Correction
Governor Foss
Massachusetts
Charles W. Eliot
Harvard
Sherman C. Kingsley
Chicago Bureau of Charities
Mary E. Richmond
Russell Sage Foundation
Washington Gladden
Columbus
Ohio
George W. Goler
Rochester
Jacob A. Riis
New York
Florence Kelley
National Consumers’ League
National Conference On
National Conference of St. Vincent de Paul
American Red Cross
The
Bond's Pills Promote Gentle Relief Headache and Biliousness
Advertisement extols Bond's Pills as mild and effective for headaches liver trouble and biliousness. It claims the pill causes no sickness griping constipation and promises waking up well after one nightly dose sold by W. E. Lloyd and all druggists for 25 cents.
Young Man Becomes IT After Candy Gift
A young man pictured with a happy look presented a pretty girl a pound box of candy and was made IT. The status may last until another young man arrives with a two pound box and takes the title.
Pricey bill sparks lawyer fee dispute
A client confronts a bill described as exorbitant and vague. The lawyer offers to explain the charges for 108 dollars, prompting a clash over whether the breakdown is fair and comprehensible.
Relics of Washington Put on Sale in New York
A collection in the Merwin Clayton rooms offers Washington artifacts led by a rare 1782 map of Yorktown field. The map, designed by Sebastian Bauman, a Continental army engineer, was engraved in Philadelphia and dedicated to General Washington.
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New York
George Washington
Merwin-Clayton
Yorktown
Washington
Sebastian Bauman
Philadelphia
General Washington
United States of America
Winter coal sale by R O Watson at low prices
Classified notice urges winter coal purchase from R O Watson with phone contact 72. Sunflower philosophy and humor items appear, followed by a note on Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy with dealer availability and Star Want Ads.
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R. O. Watson
Chamberlain
Hoax-Comes on the Roof of the Mouth Prompt Groceries Ad
A garbled snippet mentions Reidinger Co. porter call and fancy groceries with a prompt service phone number 22. The text references a curious exchange about shingles and a Mrs Hoax, lacking coherent news content.
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Mrs. Hoax
Joax
Reidinger & Co
South Jersey Farmer's Nightly Vigil Stokes Hotel Clerk
A simple prank tale unfolds as a farmer from South Jersey, ignorant of city life, repeatedly asks the night clerk whether his son has returned from town. Each time the clerk says the boy is out, prompting the old man to keep waiting through the night until 2 39 when he finally learns the son has not yet come in.
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South Jersey
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Foranle
Elam-Hamrick Drug Co
Anniston
Melinda O. Potter
Ross Blackmon
Conference ON Charities
United States
Bond
W. E. Lloyd
Atchigan
Kan
Globe
Penick & Foro
Lro
Chamber OF Commerce
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