Doan's Kidney Pills See Quick Recovery in Woman
Mrs. Mary J. Remington of Gilroy California describes severe kidney pain and frequented secretions during a critical period in a woman's life. After trying other remedies she used Doan's Kidney Pills and was permanently cured, with health improving markedly. The report notes the product is sold by dealers for 60 cents a box.
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Mary J. Remington
Highberry St. Gilroy
Cal
Doan
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Doctor Sees Coffee as Poison to Some Systems
A doctor recounts his experience that coffee harms certain bodies and promotes Postum as a healthier alternative. He cites a patient who quit coffee, slept better, gained weight, and whose children also improved after switching. The letter claims Postum improves wellbeing and mentions a book titled The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Wellville
Duty Above All: Railmen’s Sacrifices Under Fire and Wrecks
A detailed account of railroad workers risking life to save others. It recalls a California crash where a brakeman and engineer dragged from the wreck flagging an oncoming limited, and a Colorado derailment where survivors rerouted to warn the next train. The piece extols duty, discipline, and strict adherence to railroad rules as keystones of the profession.
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California
Colorado
Railroad Phones to Reach 5600 Miles
The Santa Fe railroad will extend telephone use to all branches replacing telegraph for dispatching between grand division points Topeka Galveston Los Angeles and Chicago. About 6000 messages are handled daily between each pair of these division points.
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Santa Fe
Topeka
Galveston
Los Angeles
Chicago
Gravel Train Not Popular On The Railroad Stage
The gravel train is mocked as an awkward supernumerary in the national railroading drama. It disrupts timing, vexes dispatchers, and forces ballast work to stretch longer than desired, even as workers acknowledge its essential role in ballasting and maintenance during the season.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
New York State
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Colorado
New Mexico
New York
National Association
Maintenance of Way
Locomotive Names Reflect Romance Behind Railways
The article traces how early rail power carried myth and heroism in engine names. From Thunderer to 999 and 146, names honored soldiers, leaders, and saints, while modern practice shifted to bare numbers. Even oil burners gained exotic names like Petrolea as floral and celestial inspirations fade into standardization.
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Sevastopol
Inkerman
Alma
Tel-el-Kebir
Alexandria
Omderman
Atbara
Baden-Powell
Ladysmith
Mafeking
George White
Kimberley
Beatrice
Princess of Wales
Great Western
Saints of Earth
Angels of Heaven
Railroad Man's Magazine
A Mountain Rail Line Opens Toward Mer de Glace
Cassier's Magazine notes the Mont envers light steam railroad near Chamounix in the Mont Blanc region. The line, designed for tourists, reaches the Mer de Glace glacier in about sixty minutes, replacing long hikes on steep paths.
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Mer de Glace
Mont Blanc
Chamounix
Montenvers
Mer de Gace
Montenyers
Cassier
Land in Canada an Investment for Farmers and Homesteaders
A promotional piece argues farm lands in Canada offer rising values and strong profits. It notes land near railways, low grain transport costs, and favorable government rail rates. It cites free homesteads and purchase prospects, urging readers to act before prices rise. It also shares a humorous anecdote about scaling Pike's Peak and a bees’ nest.
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Canada
Dolliver
Iowa
United States
Awa
Durin Doo
Informa
Conorto Gunedlan
E.t.holmes
Jackson St
SL Pact
Mans
Resino Ointment touted as world’s itch remedy
A claim that Resino Ointment relieves itching piques readers in an old advertisement. It cites a user named Christopher Holmes of Brookline Massachusetts praising instant relief after one application. The text also includes a whimsical Ben Franklin quote about kite electricity as a separate anecdote.
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Christopher Holmes
Brookline
Masa
Ben Franklin
Try This This Summer Coca-Cola Fountain Appeal
A vintage informal ad urges readers to visit soda fountains or bottled Coca-Cola to cool, refresh, and relieve fatigue. It promotes a free booklet “The Truth About Coca-Cola” and a 1910 Baseball Record Book, with a 20 stamp request. mentions Webster compiling the dictionary and a remark about words for a telegram.
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Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Coca- Cola
Coca-Cola Baseball
Casey
Farmers' Mixed Yields and Livestock Returns
A fragmented item notes varied farm outputs: one man with 12 acres raised enough potatoes to buy 160 acres. another claims no crop loss in 15 years. Apple, cherry, plum, and currant trees yield mixed profits, hogs fattened on alfalfa cost per head and sell at high prices. Also mentions a Denver trip and a Chicago manager signature.
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Denver
Colorado
L. M. Allen
la Salle Station
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David Starr Jordan
Nautilus
America
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Des Moines Directory
Oxford
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Des Moines
Rock Island Depot
Christian
Walter Boyt Sar
Idlery Co
Das Moines
KODAK
Webster
Laas
Ae Idn
Pssanya Sabete
Canada Prairies
Western Canada Colonization Co
Endicott
St. Paul, Minn
Twin Ultras Colony
Galt
Western
Mall
LA Verne
Duke St
Toledo
W. N. Y. Des Moines
Colorado Rockies
Rock Island
Wun
An 1
Pueblo
Ealfie
Thicago
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