Rheumatism Cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills
Mrs Cota of West Cheshire Connecticut was confined to bed with rheumatism and constant pain. After trying standard medicine with no relief she used Dr Williams Pink Pills, which cured her and produced a permanent recovery. The pills improve blood, nerves, digestion, sleep, and energy and are sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cota
West Cheshire
Conn
Dr. Williams
Deafness Cure Claimed by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case caused by catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It explains deafness as an inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian tube and urges constitutional remedies over local applications. The notice also promotes Hall's pills for constipation and includes testimonial-style lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Mall
Germany’s colonies receive subsidies exceeding revenue
Eight German colonies except Samoa rely on subsidies from Berlin, with each territory receiving more aid than it yields in revenue. The passage notes the easy operation of a fountain pen as a metaphor for the simple secret behind this policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Samoa
Chronology of World Events From 1603 to 1905
A compact timeline lists notable historical moments and figures including Vizcaino's naming of San Diego Bay in 1603, Raleigh's treason trial, Parr's death, battles at Sheriffmuir and Sarbruck, ballad of Jack Sheppard, the 1806 Pike's Peak discovery, Canada’s rebellion end, Tampico and Saltillo seizures, the San Jacinto visit, Sherman's march, abolition of slavery, Suez Canal opening, revolts in Brazil, and key 19th to early 20th century events such as Tweed’s conviction, the Irish relief expedition, Bloody Sunday, the Catholic University opening, the Dreyfus affair, and the 1905 czar tax remission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Parr
OM Farr
Shrewsbury
England
Sheriffmuir
Jack Sheppard
Batte of Sarbruck
Covent Garden Theater
Pike's Peak
Colo
Canada
Tampico
Mexico
Connor
Gen. Worth
Saltillo
U. S
San Jacinto
Fortress Monroe
Messrs
Mason and Slidell
Europe
Sherman
Atlanta
United States
Suez Canal
Chattanooga
Boss” Tweed
New York
Boycott
Ballinrode
Ireland
London
Catholic University of America
Washington, D. C
Republic
Capt. O'Shea
Parnell
Edison prophecy foresees clean cities powered by electricity
A signed Edison forecast envisions 100 years hence with smoke and steam gone, coal waste halted by electricity, machines with individual motors, electric heating, quieter streets, and universal skyscrapers of concrete and steel. Buildings may reach thirty stories, bridged streets at multiple heights, and batteries making electricity portable for streetcars and airships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Edison
Gorky Critiques U S in Milan Dispatch
Gorky reports from Milan on Maxim Gorky’s Impressions of the United States. The first section targets New York as the City of the Yellow Demon, criticizing Americans and their ways with pointed satire throughout the volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Maxim Gorky
United States
New York
Town of Five Thousand Boys Assembly Plan
The Winona Indiana assembly trustees authorize Judge William Brown to organize a boy populated town to be policed governed and run by boys for boys pleasure and profit as an attraction for next year. Boys will live in tents with a school for M C A officers juvenile judges settlement workers and public schools in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winona
Ind) Assembly
William Brown
Salt Lake Juvenile Court
Prairie Prosperity: Western Canada Farm Boom
The piece argues Western Canada offers vast farming opportunity. American settlers flock to cheaper land, free homesteads, and higher returns from wheat and crops. It cites 1904-05 and 1966 settlement figures and notes railroads expanding agricultural prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ottawa
D. Scott
Ttawa
O C J. Broughton
Vincy
Chicago
E. T. Holmes
Jackson St
St. Paul
Mion
M. W. McInnes
Avenue Theater
Detroit
Mich
T. O. Ci €Rie
B. Callahan
Milwaukee Wis
W. H. Rogers
Traction Terminal Uiling
Indianapolis
Ind
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
J. J. Hill
Seeing Beneath the Surface
A reporter asks a strike breaker why the strikers avoided harming him. He answers that at the last moment they realized he was wearing a union suit, a detail noted in Lippincott's Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lippincott’s Magazine
Lewis' Single Binder Cigar Ad from Peoria
An old advertisement notes many ex-smokers favor Lewis' Single Binder straight S¢ cigar. It touts the best tobaccos and promotes Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Urequal Distribution Keeps Thanksgiving Office Style
In the office, the question of capitalization for Thanksgiving prompts a discussion on style. The speaker, using a casual tone, objects to the need to capitalize and references a 15-cent lunch as a contrast to expectations this year.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed By Women
An article promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a safe remedy for women's pains and irregularities. Letters from Nellie Holmes and Tillie Hart praise relief from menstrual suffering, regularity, and improved health after use. The piece urges women to write to Mrs Pinkham for advice and recommends the product as the best remedy for distressing female issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nellie Holmes
N. Division Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Pinkham
East
Lydia E. Pinkbami
Tillie Hart
Larimore
N. D
Lydia E
Lynn
Mass
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Ss Alere
Whoie Ponciase
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Patrick Henry
Bohemian Magazine
Minnie
Harold
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Albany
Boston
Dodds
San Diego Bay
Cal
Sebastian Vizcaino
Sir Walter Raleigh
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Sicily
Cripplegate
McKinley
Congress
Spain
Cube
Court of Cassation
Dreyfus
Puerto Cabello
Venezuea
Gen. Castro
Guam
France
Colon
Colombia
Leopold
Belgium
Christopher Columbus
Seville
House of Representatives
Edison’s
Gorky
Greeck
Pein
Brothers
Warren Street
Miss Nellie Holmes
Joreeemers Giroars
Iana OE
Nickel
Japan
Standard Oil Company
St. Francis
Gale
Memphis
Tenn
J. G. Stern
Madison
Arkansas
Clinton, Mo
Rockville
Pen Seurentet Wrest AC
Excelsior Supply Co
Los Angeles
Lad
Des Moines
Chicago Newspaper Union
Béte
South Jeferson At
Wnalty CO
E.mouston St
Gove
Bargais
MO W. Martin
Chanute, Kanbas CO
Yymen
Ancretisers
Putnam
Monroe Drug CO
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