Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Promises Cure
An advertisement extols Dr Kulmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and bladder trouble with testimonials from former police chief B H Chalk er of Ozark Alabama. It claims the product cures back pain and a range of kidney symptoms and offers free sample bottles by mail from Binghamton NY. It urges readers to buy the fifty cent and one dollar bottles at drug stores.
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Brights
Kulmer
H. Chalker
Ozark
Ala
Swamp Root
Klimer
Amamta
Kilmers Swamp Root
Bowehamton NY
Hanging rehearsals by English executioner
Special Cable from London reports at Pentonville prison new hangman Alec Taylor undergoes a realistic apprenticeship training with sandbags and weighted bags to learn the drops and rope setup. Officials demonstrate pinioning and restraint on volunteer condemned prisoners as the method is practiced daily until Taylor is ready for a real execution.
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Pentonville
Alec Taylor
Taylor
Bnt
London
Cured Rheumatism by Botanic Blood Balm claims
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for rheumatism back pains swollen joints and skin symptoms. It asserts blood purification strengthens kidneys and bladder aids digestion and nerves with a money back guarantee and free medical advice from the Blood Balm Co Atlanta Georgia.
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Burma
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Rise
Major Barbara and Carnegie Trombone at London Court Theatre
A crowded London Court Theatre audience, including A J Balfour, watched George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara with Andrew Carnegie depicted tooting a trombone for the Salvation Army. The piece blends social critique, family drama, and industrial wealth as Barbara clashes with her father Andrew Undershaft over charity, industry, and morality amid Shaw’s brisk, talky interludes.
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London
Court Theater
George Berard Shaw
Major Barban
J Balfour
Oliver Lodge
Jameson
Major Barbara
Shen
United States
Mrs Warren
Candida
Bernard Shaw
Shaw
Bondon
John Bulls
Ile
Annie Russell
Carnegie
Barbara
Andrew Carnegie
Salvation Army
Skib
Thames Embankment
Sir Thomas Dewar
Amy
Shawn
John Bulla
Barbaras Lever
Booth Force
Unters Shaft
Alwys
Andrew Undershafts
Undershaft
Sophie
Lady Britomart Undershafts
Wil
Andrew Undershaft
Heliefs
Mr Shaw
Ratner Aupenors
Hanbara
Pathete Tale at a book store misreads train reading sales pitch
A Harpers Weekly era scene shows a man and woman in a shop discussing books and Pompeii. The salesman fumbles over differences between a trust and a ring while offering a flippant dramatic line about blowing himself for the ring.
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Harpers Weekly
Death and free funeral amid czar’s rule tale from St Petersburg
In Peters burg two old women discuss dying and a free burial funded by the government. They reference confession and the Church of Our Mother of Kasan, noting coffins priests and graves provided at public expense and hoping Governor General Trepoff may permit a swift dispatch if he approves.
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Petersburg
Son of Fatherland
St Petersburg
Cakres
Maritzka
Kasan
Trepoff
Private phone booth restricts aristocrat calls in press scare
A satirical item notes that a private telephone booth has been invented to prevent leakage of intimate talks between aristocratic duchesses and imperial ministers. Three ply wood walls with air gaps and oilcloth lining are described as the new privacy measure amid newspaper reports.
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Speci
IBMA
Fragmented Yonkers State Laugh Lines and Scribbler Snippets
A collage of overheard quips and gossip style lines from Yonkers Statesman Chicago Tribune and Somerville Journal mocks everyday life. It features playful banter about propriety and manners plus a note on modern dairy farm eating habits and club foods.
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Landmark
Chicago Tribune
Somerville Journal
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London Reform Union
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Society of ‘Travelers
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