Pope's Herb Compound Tablets Promoted as Blood Purifier Remedy
An early 20th century advertisement touts Pope's Herb Compound Tablets as a liver kidney and blood purifier. It claims relief from rheumatism indigestion headaches and female disorders and cites testimonials from Mrs. J. C. Meade and Dr. J. Hennesey. The ad notes packaging promises six months treatment and a money back guarantee with post paid shipment from Pope Medicine Co Washington D C.
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Fredom
J. C. Meade
Hyattsville
Pope ‘Medicine Co
Washington, D. C
J. Hennesey
Albany
Pope Medicine Co.’s
Washington
Pope
Pope Medicine Co. Inc
Henry Van Dyke a Gentile Poet and Lecturer
The piece calls Henry Van Dyke a gentile, sensitive poet and outlines his career as a Princeton professor who resigned his post over disputes in faculty affairs. It notes his dual roles as preacher and professor and predicts a broader audience for his lecture work.
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Henry van Dyke
Tennyson
Dr van Dyke
Carpassus
van Dyke
Princeton
Deaf Mutes on a Railcar Fascination and Flirtation
Two deaf young women converse with two deaf mutes on a moving train. The girls mock the men’s silence, flirt openly, and plan to visit them, while the men silently observe and exchange brief gestures. The scene ends with the two couples agreeing to meet after alighting, amid light banter and moralizing chatter. Life Saved at Death's Door. W R Patterson of Wellington Texas credits King’s New Discovery for curing lung trouble after two years and adds a testimonial for the cough and lung remedy. Trial bottles free.
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Belle
Grace
Margaret
North Adams Street
Viel
Pier
Porluipa
Siates
Redmond
W. R. Patterson
Wellington
Tex
Chief Inspector Cannot Be an Operator in West Virginia Mines
Delegate Henry of Brooks County introduces House Bill 59 to bar the chief of the department of mines from owning or operating coal mines. The bill outlines the department’s structure, inspection duties, records, penalties, and a restriction that the chief not hold any mining role while in office.
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Henry
Brooks County
Department of Mines
Committee On Mines and Mining
West Virginia
Department Mines
Notable Meeting of Coal Operators in Knoxville
Notable gathering of coal operators is planned in Knoxville on February 14 with an afternoon annual meeting of the Southern Appalachian Coal Operators Association. B A Morton and J B Mc Coy lead arrangements. L M G Baker toasting. C Norwood to speak on conservation. Dr Joseph Austin Holmes expected. Invitations extended to Kentucky Tennessee operators amid rising coal activity.
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Knoxville
Southern Appalachian Coal Operators Association
B. A. Morton
J. Bb. McCoy
L. M. G. Baker
Bee
Norwood
Kentucky
Appalachian
Joseph Austin Holmes
United States Mine Bureau
Legant
East Tennessee
Chattanooga
One Who Came Back
A printer who lost an arm returns to work in the Wyoming Republican story. He set type and ads, ran jobs for pressmen, edited the paper, and kept publishing despite ongoing pain, proving the stubborn edge of a true editor’s spirit.
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Seth Thomas
Jim Jefferes
The
Republican
Wyoming Republican
Revival Meeting at the Baptist Church in Toledo
The First Baptist Church auditorium hosted morning and evening services led by Fr. Wm J. Hatcher, a veteran Virginia pastor noted for plain, heartfelt preaching. He urged unanimous commitment to Christ and described revival stories of silent dissension healed by prayer, with afternoon prayer meetings and nightly sermons except Saturdays. The piece also includes an unrelated 1888 ad for Hall’s Catarrh Cure from Cheney & Co.
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Wra. J. Hatcher
Virginia Baptists
Baptist
Salem
Fork Union Military Academy
Richmond College
Hatcher
Christ
Cale
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney Mages Gata
J. Cheney & Co
Hall
J. Cheney
A.D
W. Gleason
Notary Public Hall
Catarra
BP. J, Cheney & Co
Doctor Praises DD D and Its Skin Cure Claims
Dr Ira T Gabbert of Caldwell Kansas touts D D D as a permanent remedy for eczema citing patient letters from Ohio and others. Ads claim ten years of harmless cures with instant relief and a trial bottle for 25 cents from The White Pharmacy.
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Ira T. Gabbert
Caldwell
Kan
August Santo
Chillicothe
Ohio
Country
Steel for New Bridge at Kenova
The Norfolk and Western plans an independent bridge over the Ohio at Kenova or a double track upgrade. American Bridge Company awarded 12 000 tons of structural iron for the project, signaling summer construction. Chesapeake and Ohio awarded 15 000 tons of rails, per Iron Trade Review.
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Norfolk and Western
Ohio
Kenova
Iron Trade Review
American Bridge Company
Chesapeake & Olio
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
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Washington, D.C
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Hoyt
Grimes
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Merritt
So- Hal L. Frost
Iitprano
Carter
Lon W’. Elongated
BMG
J. D. Shott Contracting
Bluefield, W. VA
J. D. Shott
Thomas E. Peery
N. & W. Railway
Bloefield
W. VA
A. D. Wood, M. D
Bluefield
Rice and Floor Thornley Bldg
DR. van Dyke
Ole
Mr. Man
Bine
Appalachian Association
Mick
Me.c.t. Barksdale
P.M
Danville
Mere
R. L. Wallace
Charleston
West Va
C. H. Williams
Cloett-Peabody & Co
Huntington
D. P. Tate
Milam
Rom Clood
Pers
Green Williams
Loe and Power Co
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Treas
Westbrooks Elevator Co
Gashier Bank of
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Pr. Hatcher
Wat Ad
Southwest Virginia
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