Miss Virginia Granes praises Lydia E Pinkham's compound
A nurse promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to treat ovarian and uterine inflammation. The testimony from Miss Virginia Granes of Watertown N Y claims she was cured in six weeks after a prior womb falling and urges others to use the product. Demand for fraudulent claims noted with a $5000 forfeiture offer. Also ticket promotions list Pacific Coast routes and tourist sleeping cars by Chicago Northwestern Railway with various city destinations.
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Virginia Granes
Nurses’ Association
Watertown
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pacific Coast
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago
Helena
Butte
Anaconda
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Spokane
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Tacoma
Vancouver
Victoria
W. B. Kniskern
Fifth Avenue
Anniversary Exchange Between Mr and Mrs Grumbler
A brief domestic note records a couple named Mr Grumbler and Mrs Grumbler marking their wedding anniversary. Mrs Grumbler mentions the date while Mr Grumbler grumbles that reminders are unnecessary.
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Mrs. Grumbler
Mr. Grumbler
Cough Remedies and Dyes in Recent Advertisements
A collage of promotional blurbs notes Kemp's Balsam claims to stop coughing with free samples from druggists in 25 and 50 cent bottles. Putnam Face Less Dye promises superior coloring. Red Cross Ball Blue favors white clothes. Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup advertised for children with 25 cent bottle.
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Kemp
Senator Lotsman backs six year term for president
A Chicago Tribune quotation shows Senator Lotsman endorsing a six year presidential term with no re election, while he declines to be quoted on a one term Senate, noting few men would endure the effort for a single term.
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United States
Lgtsman
Lotsman
Senate
Chicago ‘Tribune
Remarkable Kidney Cure Story From Michigan Woman
Champion Mich March 17 Mrs A Wellett wife of a local photographer recounts severe five year kidney pain sleeplessness and nervous despair. After starting Dodd's Kidney Pills she reports dramatic relief with night sleep restored and back and limb pain gone. She credits the pills with her recovery and renewed health.
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Champion, Mich
A. Wellett
Dodd
Swell Directory Confusion Cites Blacksmith Label
City directory canvasser asserts husband is a blacksmith per last year’s book. Miss Anvil counters, requesting paw-paw be recorded as on blacksmythe, with mother silent, creating a comic case of misnaming in Philadelphia society.
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Philadelphia Press
Ely's Cream Balm Promoted As Catarrh Cure
An advertising pitch asserts Ely's Cream Balm cures catarrh and colds in head. A trial size costs 10 cents, with testimonials from Alfred W. Stevens and Joseph Stewart. Product claims include no cocaine or mercury and a 50 cent size available by mail or at druggists.
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Ely
ELY Bros
Warren St
New York City
Alfred W. Stevens
Caldwell, QC
Joseph Stewart
Grand Ave
Buffalo
Best way to destroy your enemies friendship cost
A Washington Star quip features a man with gentle nature stating the best way to destroy enemies is to make them friends, while Senator Sorghum notes that such a move often costs a heap of money.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
One Hundred Dollars for Deafness Cure Claim
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for deafness caused by catarrh. Claims nine of ten cases stem from inflamed mucous surfaces and that constitutional treatment can restore the Eustachian tube. Offers $100 for any case not cured, lists circulars and pharmacy availability.
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Hall
Gilded Youth Ideal Sparks Philosopher Quote
A Somerville Journal excerpt features a young man asserting every youth should hold a high ideal and declares his fiancée stands five feet eight inches tall, reflecting social mores of the era.
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Somerville Journal
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms in children within 24 hours says nurse Mother Gray of New York Children's Home Ten thousand testimonials claim reliability Sold at all druggists or by mail sample offered to Allen Olmstead Le Roy New York with address supplied
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen 8
Olmsted
le Roy
Craggiete
Cenuine Cheesebrough Manufacturing CO
State Strect
New York City
Curious to Know The Bachelor Why Prime Delayed You
A short reflective item mentions the phrase Curious to Know and references The Bachelor and prime years. It notes delays and questions from a witty Smart Set angle, maintaining a period voice and compact teaser style.
Piso's Cure for Consumption promoted by Mrs Callahan
A dated testimonial from Mrs I Callahan of 114 Hall street Warkersburg West Virginia dated April 16 1901 promotes Piso's Cure for Consumption as a superior medicine for croppy children. It claims benefits for digestion liver and kidneys and relief from headaches. The ad lists prices as 25 and 50 cents and warns about caution with club memberships as a fashion.
Altgeld Dies After Fainting at Joliet Pro Boer Meeting
Ex Governor John P. Altgeld collapsed on stage in Joliet Illinois after delivering an impassioned pro Boer speech. Doctors battled to revive him through the night and he died four hours after eight o clock Friday morning. Born in Germany December 80 1847 he came to America as a child and rose from humble beginnings to law and politics culminating in his 1893 gubernatorial tenure. He championed silver coinage and municipal ownership while facing fierce opposition over wartime decisions and Haymarket clemency.
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John P. Altgeld
Ilnois
Mr. Altgeld
Chicago
Gen. Methuen
Munroe
Altgeld
John Peter Altgeld
Germany
Richland County
Ohio
St. Louis
Kansas
Missouri
Savannah
Andrew County
Congress
Cook County
Grover Cleveland
White House
Fielden
Schwab
Neebe
Haymarket
Cleveland
Moody Named New Navy Secretary in Roosevelt Cabinet
Massachusetts Congressman William Henry Moody of the Sixth District is chosen to succeed Secretary long as head of the Navy Department. Long submitted his resignation Monday and will retire after a period of policy alignment. Moody's appointment ends Long’s long service and signals a return to private life for the longtime public servant.
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Massachusetts
Secretary Long
Roosevelt
William Henry Moody
Sixth
Long
Navy Department
McKinley
Hingham
Mr. Long
Ilemingway & Long
Boston
Robbers Blow Safe At Poseyville Bank Indicting Theft
A safe was blown open at Bozeman and Waters bank in Poseyville Indiana and about 3500 dollars were stolen. The robbers escaped from the scene.
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Poseyville
Ind
Bozeman & Waters
Nationwide Domestic Animals Value Tops Eight Billion Dollars
The census bureau reports on June 1 1900 that all domestic animals in the United States are worth at least 8.2 billion. Farm and nonfarm stock values differ by region with notable gains in the West and declines in the North Atlantic. Iowa leads in total livestock value while Texas shows large head counts.
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Census Bureau
United States
Imo
North Atlantic States
North Atlantic
South Atlantic
North Central
South Central
Iowa
Texas
Tombs Angel Mrs Foster Dies in New York Hotel Fire
Mrs John W Foster known as the Tombs Angel perished in the Park avenue hotel fire in New York. For fifteen years she worked among unfortunates in the city, aiding women prisoners at the Tombs with court appeals and mercy releases. Widowed after Civil War veteran Gen John W Foster, she used her means for charity and earned high regard from magistrates and officials. The Court of Special Sessions and other courts adjourned in her memory as a tribute. In Kansas, Charles Nerfus received five years for burglary seven for horse stealing one year for petit larceny and a $100 fine.
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Park Avenue
New York
John W. Foster
Metropolis
Tombs
Foster
Hays City
Kan
Charles Nerfus
Congressman Howard Ends Catarrh Cure Endorsement
A Washington letter from Congressman M W. Howard of Fort Payne Alabama endorses Peruna as an effective remedy for catarrh La grippe and general relief He cites personal use relief and recommends it to fellow sufferers The ad includes testimonials from A C Lockhart Rochester N Y noting cure experiences and urging continued use
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House of Representatives
Washington
A. C. Lockhart
Cettaze Street
Therston Road
Rochester
N. Y
Hartman
Peruna
Phrakian
Chicago to West Coast Rail Excursions Offerings
Michigan Central to California Oregon Washington routes via Chicago daily during March and April with SiO berth in tourist car. Personally conducted tours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Chicago and Wednesdays from New England. Illustrated pamphlet available on receipt of two-cent stamp from S. A. Hutchison Manager 212 Clark Street Chicago.
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California
Oregon and
Washington
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago
New England
S. A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Prodigiously productive millet seeds offered by Sabeer Seed Co
John A. Sabeer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin advertises prolific millet suitable for hay shortages. Price 30 OL per pe, 168 She, 65.00 Lewes Freight. Bw Ren or Rich Ray per acre. Contains scattered catalog-like pricing and delivery notes.
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Lewes
John A
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