Fight on probation leads to court scene in juvenile case
A San Francisco Call report describes 13 year old Bill Brown a colored boy who defends fighting as he says he was forced to defend himself after a white boy sent to Beers and Girls Aid left him and another youth. Judge Murasky admonishes and continues probation with Friday reviews.
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Wiliam
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Gould Mistah
San Francisco
Sewing Machine Offers From Sears Roebuck Co
A fragmented advertisement promises low prices on Minnesota Singer Wheeler & Wilson White and New Home sewing machines. It urges readers to mail order for free cost details and the latest, surprising propositions from Sears Roebuck & Co in Chicago.
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Minnesota
Singer
Wheeler & Wilson
Standard
Singer, Wheeler & Wilson
Addass Sears, Roebuck & CO
Chicago
A Reasonable Request
A dialogue snippet shows Hreshan asking his wife to avoid telegraphing for every small matter and to ensure the house is not put into someone else before he leaves. The wife responds with affection and addresses the cost and practicality of frequent messages.
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Hreshan
Obbinging Conductor Dismisses Passenger on Santa Fe Train
A Topeka report recalls a humorous Santa Fe train encounter where a passenger asks to disembark at the front car, and the conductor replies that both ends stop. The phrasing reflects quirky era spellings and local color from the Topeka Capital.
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Icdy
Santa Fe
Topeka
Frayed textile advice with methy lated spirits ingredient
A fragment describes treating fabric with a wash and rinsing water mixture. It mentions adding a teaspoon of methylated spirits to a pint of rinsing water and ironing while damp.
Sir Henry Morton Stanley Dies in London After Illness
Renowned explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley dies in London after a period of semi consciousness caused by complications from chronic heart trouble. Born 1841 in Wales as John Rowlands, he rose from workhouse beginnings to lead expeditions, finding Livingstone and shaping Victorian exploration and imperial policy.
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Wales
Stanley
New Orleans
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Wall of Wales
After the Meat Trust Attacks in the West
The stock rabere propose independent packing houses to challenge the meat trust. Cattle owners invest $1 per head while sheep and hog men pay 23 cents per live animal. Aim is higher live stock prices and lower consumer costs as beef values rise from 150 per hundredweight to 575 dressed and hoof beef at 5.50.
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Meat Trust
West
Sears
Tongue Cat Out to Silence Him in Hawkinsville
A Black resident, William Thom as, was coerced into joining a disruptive group near Hawkinsville Georgia. He planned to quit after fearing exposure. The gang captured him in a swamp and cut out his tongue, leaving him mortally wounded. He died before revealing any names.
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Hawkinsville
William Thomas
I Have Every Reason to Praise Peruna
Mrs. K Kane of Chicago writes that Peruna improved her family health and cured her long standing weakness. She praises the remedy for her children and herself and recommends it widely.
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Peruna
Mrs. Kane
Chicago
Peruna Endorsed as Cure for Catarrh and Colds
A period advertisement extols Peruna as a universal cure for catarrh and colds. It cites Mrs. A Hobson of Lansing Michigan praising its effects on her child and herself, claiming rapid improvement from grippe to full health. The piece touts widespread testimonials and declares Peruna essential for homes.
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United States
Peruna
Mra
A. Hobson
Washington St
Lansing
Mich
Grippe
Bigamist Mike Claims He Wanted a “Good One”
Chicago Record notes Dublin assizes case of a man named Mike who admits to four marriages before conviction for bigamy. He says his aim was to find a good wife, while the judge laments his long pattern of deceit and calls him a hardened villain.
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Michael
Dublin
Dodd’s Kidney Pillsooks Global Fame
Letters from Cairo and Denmark praise Dodd’s Kidney Pills for kidney complaints with two boxes giving relief. Readers seek how to obtain more pills and the location of branches, while mixed notes mention Russia censorship and press dangers for editors.
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Cairo
JT Wa
Laspt
Mohamed Racied
Tunmeubles Libres de Etat
Bufalo
London
Pleasy
J. BP. Simonson
Viborg
V. Mark
Denmark
All Mothers Are Interested In Baby Walking Chair
Column notes readers toward an advertisement from the Phoenix Chair Company of Sheboygan Wisconsin that promotes the Baby Walking Chair and urges mothers to consider its merits.
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Phoenix Chair Company
Sheboygan, Wis
Phoenix Walking
Phoenix
Harmonious Doctors Fee Agreement Reached
Report from Philadelphia Ledger notes two doctors were summoned for consultation and appear to have agreed on the price. The exact terms and parties remain stated as agreed, with no further details disclosed.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Piso's Cure for Consumes Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement claims Piso's Cure for Consumes relieves a sore throat and croup symptoms. It lists an address at 3p Pilling Street Brooklyn and stresses rapid soothing effects for users in New York City area.
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Niss
Pilling Street
Brooklyn
Cot
Cuticura Advertises Global Brands and Remedies
An old advertisement lists Cuticura Soap and Resolvent with international placements in London and Paris. It promotes chocolate coated depots and mentions a drug and chemical firm with addresses in London and Paris. The note touts a guide on curing torture and pain from infancy to old age.
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Depote
London
Perie
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