Horse Queen of Idaho Builds Fortune From Stock
Miss Kittie Wilkins, known as the Horse Queen of Idaho, built a fortune from horses after a twenty dollar gift at age two. She owns seven to eight hundred horses and runs the Wilkins Company with operations in horses and cattle, centering on Idaho’s Bruneau River area near Mountain House. The 23 year old blonde heiress manages stock from a distance, enjoys horseback life, and claims fidelity to Idaho and the moon.
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Kittie
Wilkins
Idaho
Oregon
Califfornia
San Jose
Wilkins Company of
Bruneau River
Owyhee County
Boise City
Civilization
Mountain House
Miss Wilkins
Boschee's German Syrup Promises Cure For Lung Ailments
An advertisement extols the lungs and breathing apparatus and claims that many throat and lung obstructions can be prevented or cured. It recommends Boschee's German Syrup as a universal remedy sold by druggists for 75 cents a bottle, asserting it will work even after other treatments fail.
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Boschee
Senator Sherman and his wife greet visitors at home
A frequent visitor describes Senator Sherman and Mrs. Sherman as welcoming and approachable. Mrs. Sherman often opens the door herself and guides visitors to the study. The Senator looks up from his work, shakes hands, and answers civil questions without ceremony.
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Senator Sherman
Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsa parilla Remedy
A health ad praises Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsa parilla as a blood purifier and strengthener for urinary and digestive organs. It claims cures for many diseases when blood and organs are healthy and urges use when feeling unwell. Sold by E R Lash.
Forming a New Trust Scene Dialogue
In a time-leap tableau two figures discuss trusts. Lady Angele asks what a trust is as Adolphus and Angela define trust as a mutual advantage and debate forming one amid a tableau prompted by a Lowell citizen.
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Angele
Adolphus
Angela
Bnenjen's Arntes Salve for Wounds and Ailments
Ad claims a universal salve that heals cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chilblains and more. It promises perfect satisfaction or money back and is priced at 23 cents per tin. Sold by Henderson & Minear amid tariff wage debate text references.
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Bnenjen
Henderson & Minear
Best Use for $50,000 Divides Philadelphians
Philadelphia residents submit a flood of proposals for the donated sum including a Paine statue, charity to 500 families, exotic gardens, cheap eateries, a Southern California sanitarium for consumptives, animal refuge, land purchases for youths, Prohibition funds, a teacher home, artificial limbs, aid for old soldiers or law students, a free music school, an ex-convict asylum, and a jury-fixers fund. The piece also includes assorted letters and observations on farming, social humor, domestic advice, a hotel theft tale, and a simple gym proposal involving steel and bacon rind.
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Philadelphia Times
Thomas Paine
California
Reader’s memory of a newspaper ad and patent medicine claim
Bert Robinson recalls reading aloud a newspaper ad that began with a sea serpent tale and ended touting Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for all lung troubles. He says he bought a bottle, was a stranger to the remedy, and it allegedly cured him.
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Bert Robinson
Dr. Pierce
Ms. B
Nature
Mr. W
Miller’s Children Earn Praise for Report Card
Internal Revenue Commissioner J H Miller has a son Lee and daughter Levalette in public schools. Lee scored near a perfect point in the last quarterly report while Levalette’s marks lagged. Mother quips Lee’s marks are better though she claims more fun. Washington Critic notes the contrast with a humorous line.
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Miller
Internal Revenue
Lee
Levalette
Layrete
Washington
Zululand Warriors Seek Peace and Plenty for Next Season
The Zululand team aims for future peace and happiness and anticipates securing enough Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup for the upcoming season as the cable reports.
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Zululand
Dr. Bull
Dinosaur-sized frog unearthed in Illinois quarry
In an Alton Illinois quarry laborers found bones of a huge tailless amphibian described as an ancient batrachian. Geologists deem it the oldest known creature of its kind and note its froglike form would have made a massive meal for eaters of the era.
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Alton
Ill
Senator Ingalls Whistles Stop Fast Moving Car
Senator Ingalls stood on a curb in Washington as a horse car rushed by. He blew a sharp whistle with two fingers in his mouth and the car halted abruptly, a momentary lift to his chances of boarding.
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Senator Ingalls
Washington
Ingall
The
Kansas Statesman
Honest John Can Do It for Republican Prospects
A New York Evening Express editorial argues that a long five month campaign tests a candidate's endurance and resilience. It praises a strong, steady figure who can withstand trials and exposures, both true and false, and shoulder responsibilities through a lengthy summer campaign.
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New York
Denver
Denver Republican
N. Y. Add
Western visitor notes quiet New England farms
A Western man touring New England links regional quiet to barren farms while noting that many Western leaders originated from New England soil. He counters the calm with a playful exchange about a sheet and a bold youthful retort.
Sherman Leads Republican Ticket in St Louis Nod
The article notes John Sherman as the only man nominated for the Presidency at St Louis and suggests history may repeat as the Ohio man defeats him.
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St. Louis
Ohio
John Sherman
Jones County bell bird killed in Hazelhurst Georgia
Local report notes the famous Jones county belled buzzard was killed at Hazelhurst in a recent incident. The bell attached to the bird bore the engraving C E above Jones county Ga 1859, with a proverb about judging by appearances included in the text.
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Jones County
Hazelhurst
Will Meeks
C. E
Jones County, Ga
State and industry clash over protection of capital and workers
The piece argues the State of Ohio must shield capitalists and aristocrats from working class upheaval. It warns miners and laborers pose threats to wealth, while remarks about Governor Hill mock political vice and self interest in a Detroit Tribune critique.
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Hocking Valley
Ohio
Columbus Sunday Capital
Michigan
Hill
Detroit Tribune
David B. Hill
New York
Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets and Dr Lindsey's Blood Searcher
The advertisement promotes Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets as the best remedy for dyspepsia flatulence and constipation priced at 25 cents sold by C B Henderson. It also notes Dr Lindsey's Blood Searcher for skin ailments sold by all druggists and highlights General Sam Hurst of the Centennial Exposition in Columbus generating public interest for the event.
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Acker
C. B. Henderson
Sam. Hurst
Columbus
Castoria Slogan Reflects Generations of Use Across Family
An old advertising lines up the years from infancy to motherhood praising Castoria as a trusted remedy. The refrain highlights Castoria as a constant presence from baby to child to mother and grandmother figures.
There is always room at the top job tale
A coal merchant tells a hopeful youth there is room at the top, yet the lad, observed wagons passing, does not land the office job. The Chicago Times notes the irony of his close watching but unanswered application.
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Chicago Times
Laughing at the Mugwumps and Southern Politics
The piece mocks Mugwumps asserting the disgrace is not cheating Republicans in the South but wishing to prevent crimes. It lists laughing stereotypes like Dudes Ha Ha Farmers Ho Ho Teamsters Haw Haw Balconists Hi Hi Feed Dealers Hay Hay Women He He.
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South
Bearded Woman From Chicago Dime Museum Dies
A bearded woman who recently died in a Chicago dime museum left a wife and seven children. The obituary notes surviving family members and the performer’s exact stage life in the exhibit backdrop.
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Chicago
Binghampton
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