Peruna Promises Relief From Catarrh and Nervous Ailments
The ad touts Peruna as a cure for nervousness and catarrh, citing testimonials from Mrs. C. C. Filler and others in Columbus and Michigan. It claims catarrh pervades the body, nerves govern it, and Peruna calms nerves while curing mucous-m membrane disorders.
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Peruna
C. C. Filler
Columbus
S. B. Hartman
Peru
Rosina Horning
River Basin
Mich
Pe-ru-na
Lucie Waldie
Otsego Lake
Field day events draw small crowd. Johnson sets record
The Rome field day yesterday saw few spectators as Johnson broke the college record for the 100 yards in 10 seconds and Marshall from Macoy set the half mile record at 2 minutes 9.15 seconds. Finnegan led multiple events with wins in shot put and 220 yard dash. McIntosh, Hull, Upshaw, Falligant, and others posted notable finishes across pole vault, hammer, and relay races.
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Johnson
Rome
Marshall
Macoy
Finnegan
Moore
MclIntosh
Hull
ron—Marshall
Hammond
McIntosh
Russell
Falligant
Upshaw
Young
Walden
DASTARDLY ATTEMPT TO BURN BRUNSWICK HOME
Thieves entered the home of H. H. McAllister in Brunswick on May 8 and stole 225 dollars in cash from the family upstairs. They saturated the lower floor with kerosene oil and set fire to it, but the blaze was extinguished by unknown means. Nine people slept upstairs and the crime was kept quiet to aid the capture of the criminals. McAllister is described as a respected citizen with no known enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
H. H.mcallister
McAllister
Jesus
Paris
Jehu
Poland
Lilian Bell
Johnson
Webster
Henry B Hyde Dies President of Equitable Life
Henry B Hyde, president of the Equitable Life Insurance Society of the United States, died at his New York home this afternoon of heart failure. The longtime executive led the society and shaped policy during his tenure.
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New York
Henry B. Hyde
Equitable Life Insurance Society of the
United States
Rae Ee
Noted Saratoga visitor dies after long illness
A 65 year old man, who spent last summer in Saratoga for health reasons, suffered an alarming attack Monday that grew worse until this afternoon.
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Saratoga
Hayes and Democrats win Baltimore mayoral landslide
In Baltimore on May 3 the Democratic ticket led by Thomas G. Hayes defeated Republican incumbent William T. Malster by about 9000 votes. Hayes and running mates Skipwith Wilmer and James H. Smith won top city offices, with Democrats securing all second-branch seats and eighteen of twenty-four first-branch council seats.
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Baltimore
Thomas G. Hayes
William T. Malster
Skipwith Wilmer
Liscood
James H. Smith
Pensions Paid Out and Confederate VeteransAid
Georgia distributed nearly three quarters of a million dollars to Confederate veterans widows and disabled beneficiaries under the pension act Judge Dick Johnson reports final payments with $238 000 to invalid fund $60 to each beneficiary and $192 000 under the act plus $230 000 to widows. Also notes on nurses aiding patients and a Cape wartime hospital anecdote about a nurse washing a soldier’s face.
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Eorgia
Atlanta
Dick Johnson
Ataite of Georgia
Why She Was Black in Mission School Visit
Kingsley describes a mission school visit where a child answers questions with persistent honesty. When asked what he studies the boy replies everything and then explains his black identity by a biblical reference. The vignette emphasizes themes of race and identity through a young student’s response.
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Ca Mies
Kingsley
Ion
Gold Mine Spawned in Madison County Near Danielsville
A rich gold deposit was found in Madison County beyond Danielsville on the Broad River. Englishman W. E. Sudlow purchased land from Thomas Bailey, acquired mining gear, and plans to operate a 630 acre claim with a 40 foot river fall for power. Initial panning yielded $100 on a tenth of an acre, and Sudlow expects a substantial, expanding mining venture.
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Madison County
Danielsville
Broad River
Thomas Bailey
W.E Sudlow
Sadlow
Ludlow
Thomas Bailey & Co
Archery in a City's Streets and Dictionary Craft
A column gathers assorted curiosities from 19th century life. Tales contrast a bellicose youth with early school bravado, report archery practiced by Tang-Chon military students in city streets, and survey the massive effort behind compiling a dictionary.
Testing a Diamond How to test authenticity with a grindstone
A leading dealer explains that genuine diamonds resist marks from a rapidly revolving grindstone or emery wheels. He says testing hardness against such tools distinguishes real stones from paste, noting paste can fool some experts unless the grindstone test is used. He warns that manufactured diamonds challenge detection.
Hampton's South Carolina Home Burns in Suspected Arson
General Wade Hampton faced the loss of six thousand volumes and his private papers when his brick house in Columbia burned at 2 a.m. The fire, blamed on a discharged servant seeking revenge, gutted the library and jewels while the 81-year-old veteran fought the flames. Hampton planned to ride in a Confederate reunion parade despite the disaster.
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Gen. Hampton
Olumbia
S. C
Southern Cross
Wade Hampton
Hampton Mansion
Hampton
South
Charleston
General Hampton
Laying the Curbing on Broad Street Progress
Broad street curb work advances with three squads under Capt Barnett TM. All workers are Athens citizens. Belgian block delivery starts next week. The Broad street section from Foundry to Thomas will pave first, then Thomas Street to Washington Street, with vitrified brick unlikely before July 1.
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Broad Street
Foundry
Thomas Streets
Capt. Barnett
Athens
Council
Thomas and
Thomas
Central Depot
Washington Street
Immunes Mustered Out After Cuba Service
Ray's immunes are discharged civilians. The bulk are happy to leave the service though many are still frail from Cuba. Many reside in Macon and others head home to Georgia Florida South Carolina and other states on trains this afternoon and tonight.
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Jorgians
Cuba
Ray
Macon
Florida
South Carolina
Threatt Moore Elected to Represent Georgia in Gulf States Oratorical
At Demostheian hall Tuesday night Threatt Moore was chosen as the orator to represent the University of Georgia at the Gulf States Oratorical Association meeting in Tuscaloosa on May 12. Emory Weddington was elected alternate.
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Threatt Moore
Georgia
Gulf State
Torical Association
Demostheian Hall
Tuscaloosa
Als
Moore
Emory Weddington
Fiendish Reminder from the Herald on a Cure
Durango Colorado resident George F Reynolds describes a twenty year catarrh ordeal aggravated stomach pain and weakness. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with his complete recovery after using six boxes. He testifies the pills are pleasant to take and non injurious. The Herald notes their availability from druggists and by mail from Schenectady New York.
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The
Herald
George F. Reynolds
Duran
Tam
Mr. Reynolds
Sean
Mies
Neptune
Willama
Durango
Cole
Reynolds
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Religious and irreligious fishes and tiger hunting lore
The passage recalls tales of religious fishes and Sabbath legends from Jewish and Islamic traditions, including a haddock in the Lake of Gennesaret and a tale of apes and pigs. It also describes Persian tiger hunting methods using a bamboo cage and nocturnal ambush with spears in Chambers’ Journal.
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St. Anthony
David
Red Sea
Gennesaret
Paris
Persia
Chambers’ Journal
Fingerprint System in India Aids Rapid Criminal IDs
The article explains a simple inked fingerprint method in India. Ten digits are classified into 1 024 major classes, then subdivided. a trained person can locate a matching record within minutes using a paper file and pigeonholes.
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India
Modest Japanese matrimonial ad and other curiosities
A Kanazawa Shimbun matrimonial notice features Hosuioshi seeking a husband with poetic boasts of beauty and wealth, paired with a bold suitor Ariwara Mit sunji claiming genius and looks. The item sits among anecdotes on Brahms, Frederik the Great, czars, corsets, clowns, and a grand California tree, all rendered in light, old newspaper style.
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Hosuioshi
Kanazawa Shimbun
Ariwara Mitsunji
Kanazawa
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Ictory
H.H. McAllister
Equitable Life Insurance Company
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Cape
Jean
Ia Big
WV. A. Ludlow
Mim Thiet
Albert Henry Savage Lander
St. Petersburg
Forbidden Land
London
Australia
Melbourne Times
A. Savage Lander
Tibet
Times
Russia
Earth
Bulawayo
England
Hag ‘Gard
Longman’s
Perry Davis
H. Murphy
Newark
Sterling Renedy Reuiedy Companys
Chicago
Sammy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tang-Chon
North China Herald
British Isles
Erza
Simbirsk
Badagas
DeWitt
Artlcalt
Hamptons House
Ata
E.O DeWitt & Co
Jasque Brahms
Brahms
Vienna
Zimmerman
Hanover
Frederick the Great
Peter the Great
Neva
California
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