Dr Williams Pink Pills touted as cure for general debility
An advertisement-style summary extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as the best tonic for general debility caused by bad blood. It features a Chelsea Massachusetts user who recovered from long illness and resumed work after taking the pills. It notes benefits for indigestion anemia rheumatism and after effects of fevers and offers pamphlets and pricing.
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J. Williams
J. G. Havey
Willow St
Chelsea
Mass
Dr. Williams
Edwin H. Conger Dies Former Minister to China
Edwin Hurd Conger longtime Illinois figure and former minister to Brazil China and Mexico died at his Pasadena California home on a Saturday. Born March 7 1843 in Galesburg he rose from Civil War private to brevet major then banker farmer and statesman. He served three terms in Congress and later led negotiations with China after the Boxer uprising.
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China
Saccemba
Edwin Hurd Conger
Pasadena
Cal
Conger
Galesburg
Old Lombard University
Albany Law School
McKinley
Union
One Hundred and Second
Illinois
Harrison
Sherman
Dexter
Iowa
Congress
Brazil
Peking
United States
Mexico
Doctor in the Public School debate draws Roosevelt reply
President Roosevelt rebuts Dr Cronin in a letter to Dr Shaw editor of the Review of Reviews arguing that physical defects do not correlate with large families. He cites Massachusetts vital statistics showing declining birth rates and claims well to do families are not dying out but that the country must resist such arguments against child bearing.
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Cronin
Roosevelt
Shaw
Review of Reviews
Massachusetts
Bond Theft Details Emerge in Trust Company Robbery
Investigators outline the Trust Company of America bond theft totaling around 800,000 with Douglass and associates securing 320,000 in cash and loans on stolen collateral. Officials note 165,000 recovered from bonds placed with brokers, leaving an actual loss near 140,000 after accounting for a 25,000 clerk bond. Aiming to link a Boston man to the scheme yielded no solid result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trust Company of America
Douglass
Confeder
Trust Company
Boston
Peruna heals stomach catarrh in case from Lenora N. C.
A reader describes long lasting indigestion and nerves with all foods disagreeing. After doctor prescribed nothing, she consulted Dr Hartman and found relief using Peruna and Manalin. She endorses Peruna citing her recovery and cites many similar testimonials in the file.
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Peruna
Manalin
Hartman
Then They Clinched
A brief Chicago Tribune gymnasium quip exchange centers on floorwalking and bookkeeper banter about trousers and creases. The dialogue highlights pride and self restraint in a light, witty tone.
Deafness Cure Promised by Constitutional Remedies
An advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It blames inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining, often due to catarrh, as the cause. The firm Hall's Catarrh Cure offers a $100 reward for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that it cannot cure, with circulars available free.
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Wmrnw
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
C. Seld Br Druggists
Loss of bearings in political line causes job loss
Mr Mackinbrakes mutters condolences to a friend who has just lost his political post. He laments the easy previous position and the struggle to find new work, remarking on the sudden tumble from a long held job and the awkward moment of transition.
Health Officer's Report
A fragmentary scene depicts a beach girl and Mr Smalley in a tense exchange. The Health Officer's Report is referenced as a label, but no concrete event or data is provided beyond the characters' dialogue and a character briefly stretching.
Grape-Nuts Endorsed By Health Board President
The President of the Board of Health cites personal experience with Grape-Nuts as a cure for malnutrition heart palpitations and insomnia. He claims the food combined with milk restores digestion and sleep and urges readers to trust its rational nutritional principles. He recommends reading The Road to Wellville for more details.
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Wellville
Notable Figures and Odd Facts From a Dated Record
A compilation lists Justice Moody as a blond bachelor of the Supreme Court along with other colorful figures. It names Charles Law Watts, a 16 year old from Kent, England, weighing 373 pounds and still eating, plus Theodore Gill described as the world’s leading authority on fishes earning $1 a month. It notes Vienna’s public executioner Joseph Lang with a heavy gold watch chain, J P Nannetti a Dublin M P and printer, George Trollope an English actor turned priest, Chief Appah of the Utes and remarks on Congress making laws and accountability.
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W. H. Moody
United States Supreme Court
Charles Law Watts
Kent
England
Theodore Gill
United States
Joseph Lang
Vienna
J. P. Nannetti
M. P
College
Dublin
Freeman's Journal
George Trollope
Appah
The
Utes
Leupp
Congress
Silver lining in a Minnesota deer season visit
August Anderson, a wealthy Minnesota farmer, visits Duluth with his family during deer season. He argues hundreds of prowling bunismen are a danger to life but notes the trip has benefits including business and shipping. He likens deer shooters to an anxious housewife losing a porcelain tureen amid a crash.
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August Anderson
Minnesota
Duluth
Mr. Anderson
Baby Healed After Cuticura Remedies Trial
A Chicago mother describes a yearlong severe itching eczema like condition on her baby's face and neck. After exhausting doctors and colleges she tried Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills, reporting dramatic improvement after three boxes and noting the child is now healthy.
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A. C. Brestini
Lincoln Street
Chicago
Til
Influence of Scotchwomen in Health and Character
A brief blurb cites the Englishwoman's Review praising Scotchwomen for intellect grit and hard work as the Scots man ethos. It promotes Garfield Tea daily to purify blood eradicating rheumatism and chronic ailments, claiming health benefits under the Pure Food and Drugs Law from Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn NY.
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Scotland
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N. Y
Nagging Wife Cure Found in Swiss Widower Tale
A St. Gall Swiss widower advertised for a second wife and offered fifty robes and photographs to his wife to prove his options. He warned that if she did not want him there were others who did, effectively curing her of nagging habits, according to Petit Parisien.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Gall
Switzerland
Petit Parisien
The Spendits in The Practical Result
The Spendits are described as an extravagant couple with no income and all outgo in a sharp quotation from The Practical Result cited by the Baltimore American.
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Spendits
Baltimore American
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J. F. Walsh
36Th St
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RayoLamp
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Small SU
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Tennessee Trust
Memphis
Tennessee
Free Mack CO
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Johnson City
U. S
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