Bill Jackson Bravado Ends in Arkansas Bike Bust
A traveling faker’s 50 cent liver cure show on a public square ends when Bill Jackson, son of Jim Jackson, tries a bicycle trick and is flung from the machine. He suffers severe injuries as bystanders witness the failed stunt and the elder mockingly accuses the boy of overconfidence. The tale closes with a medical plug for One Minute Cough Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Bill
Peart
Bill Jess
Bill Jackson
Jess
Jim Jackson
Hoen’ Co
St. Louis Republic
Post Office Inspector Warns Against Sending Money by Letter
A postal inspector cautions that money should never be mailed in letters as money orders are cheap and the practice tempts staff. He notes paper money has a distinct odor, enabling dishonest clerks to detect valuable letters.
Tramps Use Sponges to Steal Whiskey Jug Break Incident
Two hobos visited a neighboring town saloon and offered a dollar for a filled whiskey jug. The bartender refused and poured the liquor back, but the pair left with the jug. Later they reportedly squeezed liquor from the sponge inserts after breaking the jug.
Heroism in Mines and Partridge Nests Across Britain
The text recalls acts of bravery by miners who risked their lives to save others after explosions, including a 16 year old helped by Haslam. it also recounts a Hyde pit tragedy where two men perished while aiding a son. It surveys partridge behavior with nesting, fights for mates, brooding, and alarm signaling. A lawyer cites jurors’ views on the death penalty, noting contrasts by body type.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weill
Hyde Pit
Bolton
Haslam
Baltimore Sun
Louisville Commercial
Earache Remedy Using Amica and Whisky Bags
The remedy suggests using dried amica flowers placed in two small bags. Heat half a pint of whisky in a saucepan, dip a bag into the liquor, and apply to the ear until steam ceases. Swap to the second bag as the first cools to continue treatment.
Meeting of Motters Spurs National Congress of Mothers
In Washington City a Sunday night gathering promotes the Congress of Mothers started by Mrs. Theodore Birney. The aim is to organize locally to share information on the mental moral and physical training of children and elevate motherhood as a social reform through maternal influence rather than political action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City
Charles J. Bayne
Congress
Congress of Mothers
Theodore Birney
Herbert Spencer
Rome
Tribune
Beware of the Knife and the S S S Remedy
Marshfield Missouri resident Mr Lincoln Nelson reports six years of scrofulous neck glands and failed medical treatment in Washington Springfield and St Louis. After six months with S S S the swelling vanished and he continues a second bottle. He credits S S S with addressing the root of blood troubles and avoiding surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Nelson
Marshfield
Washington, D. C
Springfield
Ill
St. Louis
S.S.S
S.S S
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DR. Miles
Wisconsin
Green Bay
Miles
Ervine
A.C. Letiman
Mirror
Dar Landsman
L. Browne
London
Cusaman
LTORS
Usk PR. J. HW
Ralisnury
New York
Besley Thorn
Lancet
Cushman
Morvan
T. Douglas Morton
Newton
Latham
Dearborn Bt
Gushman
Bey
Cushman Drusc CO
Fincenner
Ind
Dearborn St
Chicauo
Free Medical
Abby DR Hathaway S& CO
Broad T
Atiazcta, Ga
Andress
Alike Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Pee Neenness
Salvation Oil
A. Jacob Rice
Easton
Croup
W. A. Wright
Pitcher’s Castoria
Menes
Swift
Atlanta
Gastoria
Castoria
Brewers Lung Restorer
Henry J. Lamar & Sons
Macon, GA
Tg Glass
Turner & Prot
Barnesville, GA
Gordon Institute
Barnesville
Georgia
Canbler
E. O Branson
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