Descriptions of a Bachelor and a Missing Baby Case
The New York Press reports a curious incident in which a woman left a baby in care while she shopped, described by Miss Louise Scott. Scott recalls a Merry Widow hat, blue flowers, and a tailored suit as the key visual clues before the child was found with a temporary guardian and later returned to authorities. The suspect, later identified by the store, was taken to the police station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louise Scott
Thirteenth Street
Gray
de Naddrees
Eighth Avenue
Bellevue
Palmer & Sons advertised patent balm for burns and healing
The fragment mentions Palmer & Sons Altre and I. P. Canning Drug Co Athens Ga, promoting a balm for burns and healing. It references Missouri Bible study and a claim for $2,500, with other scattered notes on medical aid and Foley's Kid cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlain
Bern
Palmer & Sons
Altre
I. P. Canning
the Drag Co
Athens
Grandfather at 31 and curious medical claims
Fragmentary clippings describe family lore and medical anecdotes. References to Electric Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia and vitality appear beside a dramatic account of a leg amputated below the knee after gangrene. Details are unclear and garbled, with names and places only partially readable.
Thinks It Saved His Life by Dr King’s New Discovery
Lester M Nelson of Naples Maine writes that Dr King’s New Discovery saved his life after years of coughs and colds. He says it is a reliable remedy for throat and lung complaints and would not be without it. The medicine has led throat and lung remedies for nearly four years and is promoted as a pneumonia preventive and healer of weak lungs. Sold under guarantee at W J South & Bro H R Palmer & Sons drug stores. One dollar, trial bottle free.
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Lester M. Nelson
Naples
Maine
Ays
Dr. King
New Discovery
W. J. South & Bro
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Japanese Treasurer’s Pot of Leaden Gold Coins
A respected elder in a Gen era home kept a sealed chamber. Servants uncovered a clay pot containing what was thought to be treasure. A curious curio dealer declared the coins lead washed with gold but likely counterfeit, as a banquet followed with friends and neighbors in attendance.
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Frea
Diipam
Urino Laxative Syrup Praised by Dyersburg Reader
W. R. Ward of Dyersburg Tennessee confirms using Urino Laxative Syrup for chronic constipation and attests it to be a thorough practical remedy. He offers a conscientious reference and notes it is sold to all druggists.
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W. R. Ward
Dyersbur, Tenn
Joseph Leiter Weds Miss Williams in Washington
In Washington June 10 the marriage of Miss Juliette Williams daughter of Colonel and Mrs Join Williams to Joseph Leiter of Chicago and Washington was held at the bride's apartment with a small ceremony due to recent family deaths. A breakfast followed at Rauscher's with about 150 guests. The couple will live in a home in Pont Clé and sail for the sea in August, later settling in Washington.
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Ington
D. C
Juliette Williams
Join Kk. Williams
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Washington
Connecticut
Frances Williams
Directoire
Rauscher's
Voll
Cole
Mes
Williams
Lt. Leiter
Ceumutry
Lothis
Din Pont Clee
Leiter
George Summerlin
Summerlin
rWard
Mwass Weil
Ledter
Levi Z Laciter
Levi “. Leiter
Marshall Field
Potter Palmer
Field, Palmer & Leiter
Sears
Bar Harbor
Mary Victoria Leiter
Nathaniel Curzon
India
Nannie Lester
Colin Campbell
Daisy Leiter
Countess of
Suffolk
Harvard
Washed Apology on the Train At L Street Car
A bemused and benevolent looking old man aboard the L line makes a clumsy misstep after grabbing a strap and balancing a paper. He accidentally steps on a short haired passenger’s foot, prompts an apology that goes unanswered, and the corrugated exchange ends with the polite offender alighting at the next stop.
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Yl Valle
New York diners praise Mexican benefactor Pedro Alvarado
A New York dinner crowd extols Pedro Alvarado of Parral after he donated 2,000,000 to the poor. A broker recalls Alvarado’s poverty and charity, noting his habit of sharing early life memories including a Mexican City bakery encounter with a tramp and a stern police intervention.
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New York
Pedro Alvarado
Parral
Mexico
Remedy for Colic and Diarrhoea Relief in Athens Ga
A quick relief for stomach pains colic and diarrhoea is offered by Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by H. R. Palmer and Sons W. J. Smith and Bro L. P. Canning E. C. McEvoy Orr Drug Co Athens Ga.
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H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
L. P. Canning
E. C. McEvoy
Orr Drug Co
Athens
Adaptable Literature and the Book Agent at Hobbs Farm
A disjointed dialogue shows a book agent pressing Mr. Hobbs about selling a book. The agent hints at moral concerns and family, questioning whether a wife is alive and whether there are children, while Hobbs responds with dry restraint and ambiguity.
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el Hobb
Tos
Howes
Hobbs
Mr. Hobbs
cPhere
Catarrh Cure Advertisement Offers Reward and Endorsements
A historical advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured case. It cites F J Cheney Co of Toledo and endorsements from Walden Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists, describing internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces and recommending Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walden, Kinnan & Marvin
Halls
A Dutiful Child By the Baileys Oyster Dilemma
The Christian Register recounts a dinner when the Youngs arrived unexpectedly and faced scarce oysters. Helen, told not to fuss, found an oyster in her broth and, after thinking, asked if Mrs Young should have it too. The moment highlights child politeness amid a strained meal.
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Baileys
Christian Register
Helen
Mrs. Young
Con
Fought Under Six Flags Gen Stephenson Turr Dies in Budapest
A remarkable soldier, Gen Stephenson Turr, dies in Budapest. His career spans Austrian officer beginnings, Hungarian revolutionary service, aid to quell German revolutions, Garibaldi’s struggle, Omar Pasha’s Crimean effort, and a British transport commission. He was captured while buying horses for Britain in 1955 and sentenced to death by Austria. commuted after British and French intervention, ending with a Paris conclusion.
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Budapest
Stephenson Turr
Helpad
Garibaldi
Omar Pasha
Russia
British Transport Service
Paris
Do Not Neglect the Childrens Health This Season
The notice urges immediate care for a child's first unnatural looseness of bowels. It recommends Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy followed by castor oil per bottle directions. Available for sale by H. R. Palmer & Sons and others in Athens, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro. L. P. Canning
E. C. McEvoy
Orr Drug Co
Athens
Oldest Family in America Visits Washington Hero
Mrs. Anna Bolton aged 104 will visit her son Hiram Bolton in Washington tomorrow and stay several days. She plans trips to Ford to visit sister Eliza Wilson aged 116. Bolton family claims three sisters and a brother all past century mark, including Eliza Wilson 116 Nancy Ridenhour 106 Anna Bolton 104 James Cox 104. Anne Bolton and James Cox are twins asserting oldest twins in America.
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Amerca
Washington Herald
Anna Bolton
Hiram Bolton
Ford
Eliza On
Eliza Wilson
Kans
Nancy Ridenhour
Brownsburg
Ind
Alexandria
James Cox
Quincy
Bolton
Mr. Cox
America
Tetter Cured by Chamberlains Salve
A female customer suffered from tetter on her hands for years and was unable to perform household duties until one box of Chamberlains Salve cured her. The remark praises Chamberlains medicines for satisfactory results in Almond community. Available at local pharmacies including H. R. Palmer & Sons and others in Athens, Georgia.
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Tetter
Chamberlain
M. H. Rodney & Co
Almond
Ala
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. J. Smith & Bro
L. P. Canning
McEvoy
Orr Drug Co
Athens
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Tres. Haltica En Drug CO
Atlanta
Pre
Icolo
Lineter
Honah
Peanpier
Hietan
Jonah Pyle
Foley
Coond
Bethiens Ie
Philatheotiia
Abiday T
Leighton
Tory
Empire Laundry
SIX Flags
Cyst & Garment
Chalmers Krittng CO
Amsterdam
B. Y
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