Free Sample Promises Laxative Cure for Constipation
In a promotion for Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin a skeptical reader is urged to try a free sample bottle. The ad claims the laxative tonic trains stomach and bowel muscles for permanent relief, with testimonials from J. Petty and George W. Zimmerman and offers medical advice from Dr. W B Caldwell at Caldwell Building Monticello IL.
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Caldwell
J. Petty
Unionville
George W. Zimmerman
Harburg
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Building
Monticello
Social notes from Jacksonville visitors and locals abroad
Jacksonville society column lists Dr. R. L. Hughes and family visiting friends, several residents from Anniston Knoxville and Boston in town, plus guests at Mrs. Nannie Arnold and Mrs. Hubert Montgomery. Illness improves for Willie Hudson and Charley Martin joins Montgomery trip. others spend weekends in Anniston Rome Bridgeport and Cass Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Hughes
John W. Hughes
Choccolocco
J. R. Arnold
Boozer
Wellington
E. L. Caldwell
Anniston
Sam Caldwell
Knoxville
Mr. Howe
Boston
Maggie Burke
Chatchie
Hubert Montgomery
Josephine Gaboury
Charley Gaboury
Atlanta
Myra
Dorothy Sterne
Nannie Arnold
Willie Hudson
Charley Martin
Montgomery
Mr. Martin
Homer Weaver
Frank C. Wood
Hoge-Montgomery Shoe Company
Pierce Few
Duffie Porter
Fannie Crook
Bridgeport
Ala
Minnie Weems
Cass Station
Johnson
Carroll Rowan
Rowan
Arthur Blackmore
Echols
Farmer
Rome
Bateman
Gamecocks In Panama Story From Nathional Magazine
A Panama piece notes native life and cockfighting among San Bigs Indians near Amama as a popular spectacle. It describes public fascination, betting, and the revival of a near dead cock in a vivid, firsthand observer account from Nathional Magazine.
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Amma
Florida
Panama
United States
Nathiona’ Magasine
Patent remedy HERBINE promises quick indigestion relief
Take HERBINE for indigestion. It relieves the pain in a few minutes and forces the fermented matter into the bowels where it is expelled. Price 50c. Sold by J. L. Wikle.
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J. L. Wikle
Ballard's Snow Liniment Ad Promises Quick Healing
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment for wounds cuts burns and blisters claiming rapid effective healing. It lists prices 25¢ 50¢ and 1.00 per bottle and notes sale by J. L. Wikle.
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J. L. Wikle
Land of Windmills in Argentina Brims with Wind Power
Description of Argentina as a vast windmill country with abundant water from shallow to deep, endless plains, and a wind-swept landscape. Notes Argentina imports windmills mainly from the United States at a rate exceeding a thousand per month.
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Argentina
United States
Comma Debate Over Lord's Prayer Punctuation
English controversy over punctuation in the Lord's Prayer draws debate. Advocates say the clause Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven reads smoothly without a comma. Critics argue commas after done or earth disrupt rhythm.
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England
Earth
Heaven
Tandon Glove
If It's Advertised It's Worth Looking Up
A concise reader note questions the value of advertised items and suggests curiosity about deals or references. The line hints at evaluating advertised offerings rather than taking them at face value.
Eczema cure touted by Elam Hamrick Drug Co
The store claims a wash of 11 ounces of Wintergreen in D. D. D. Prescription relieves eczema instantly and begins healing at the foundation of the trouble. It cites ten years of cures and invites patrons to visit the shop for more details.
Science of Alcohol and Its Detrimental Effects on Society
An extract from Twentieth Century Practice of Medicine quotes medical authority on alcoholism and drug habit. It asserts widespread poisoning from alcohol and narcotics, brain degeneration, moral decline, and transmission of harm to future generations, urging war on the rum business.
Liquor Trade in Los Angeles Versus Police Costs
A Nazarene Messenger writer argues liquor sales are a strong city revenue source for Los Angeles. He notes 38 cafes and 200 saloons plus wholesale houses and blind pigs, with licenses rising from 75 to 100 a month and annual drink revenue at 275000. Police costs rise by 97000, totaling 347000, for a 42 square mile city where saloons occupy about one square mile and police required are allocated 80 percent to that area. Blood money from drink is listed at 270000 while police expense is 216000.
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Nazarene Messenger
California
Los Angeles
Governors Say Decline in Liquor Improves Morals and Finances
Governors Cummings of Iowa Campbell of Texas and Burke of North Dakota issue statements on prohibition. Cummings argues less liquor means better morals while Campbell asserts savings in court costs offset revenue loss from closing saloons. Burke notes long prohibition in North Dakota has left some counties without failure.
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Cummings
Iowa
Campbell
Texas
Burke
North Dakota
A King’s Hobby of Collecting Empty Match Boxes
The late king of Siam reportedly pursued a discarded empty match box on Bond Street in London. He dashed into traffic to retrieve the box, narrowly avoiding a cab, and added a new specimen to his fame for collecting match boxes from various nations.
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Siam
Bond Street
Mensberg
London Daily News
Sparrows Kill Turkeys In Rhode Island
Dr. Philip B. Hadley warns English sparrows spread a deadly disease called black head in turkeys and other poultry in Rhode Island. He notes the sparrow is not the sole cause but contributes to a severe decline in turkey farming, citing Block Island production dropping from over 40 000 pounds annually to only dozens today.
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Hadley
Block Island
Feeding for High Milk Output in Heifers and Cows
The article stresses timely breeding, good body condition before freshening, and uninterrupted feeding. It advocates succulent feeds like grass silage and balanced grains, easy to digest dry fodder, and regular feeding to maximize milk yield without taxing the cow’s system.
Goats Clean Hazel Brush and Fences at Putman County Farm
A farmer in Putnam County Illinois reports goats on a 50 acre field kept in a dogproof enclosure cleared hazel brush and blackberries over three years. The first year killed all blackberries the second year cleared hazel brush the third year left only the largest timber with the ground now grassed. He plans to buy 500 or 600 goats next year for similar work.
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B. Wilson
Putman County
Illinois
Wilson
Telegraph Talk Sparks Courtship and Marriages
Telegraph workers note that courtships often begin via telegraph. The conversation suggests many marriages arise from skillful use of messages with a touch of sentiment that matches the recipient.
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Telegraph
Katherine
Kidder
Germany boosts meteor service for aerial navigation
Germany establishes a meteorological service to aid balloon flight. Data from European observatories will be sent by telegraph to aero clubs, informing probable ascent conditions. Nuremberg remains the world center of toy trade with a female workforce earning about five cents an hour.
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Germany
Nuremberg
Great Britain
United States
Berlin Museum Acquires Ancient Biographical Manuscript
A Berlin museum has gained a rare second century B C manuscript likely a biographical dictionary. It lists leading figures in art statecraft and war with other general notes. One parchment was found among mummy wrappings.
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Berlin
Trains in Holland Offer Punctual Service and Pleasant Amenities
BE V Suieas notes Dutch rail travel with trains arriving and departing on time. Officials are courteous and stations provide waiting rooms with hot fresh coffee from berries. Carriages are comfortable and passengers can avoid boarding the wrong train.
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Holland
BE. V. Suieas
Remarkable 206 leaf orchid plant in Brazilian market
Brazil exports orchids with eight leaf plants at nine cents each, 15 leaves for 18 cents, 20 to 30 leaves at 32 cents, and above 40 leaves at special prices. A 206 leaf plant carried 40 miles on a pole by two men yielded 500 flowers and sold for 5 dollars in Pernambuco and 150 dollars in the United States.
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Brazil
Pernambuco
United States
Cleanable garments and the rise of dry cleaning
The text argues weekly cleaning of outer garments and notes some send woolens to dry cleaners while prices remain high. It contrasts traditional cleaning and pressing with washable summer wear that is laundered after a day or two, predicting a growing dry cleaning industry as costs fall.
Asparagus beds and waterfowl care guidance
The article explains starting asparagus from seed or seedlings, soil preparation with manure in trenches, spacing, and fall mulching. It also covers waterfowl husbandry noting rising goose prices, gosling care, ducks feeding needs, and water requirements for ducks.
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News of Jacksonville
Jacksonville
NEW Noble
A. G. Delamater
Robert W. Chambers
Frank Patton
Edith Shayne
Scarbrough’s
Elam-Hamrick Drug CO
Renpevante Opics
Science
Alcohol
Financial Investment
New Orleans Coffee Co., Ltd
New Orleans, la
Montenegro
Wales
R. F. Kolb
Montgomery, Ala
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