Unusual Parasitic Claims Follow Cooper Visit
Boston readers report dramatic parasite removals after using L. T. Cooper's New Discovery patent medicine. Testimonies describe tapeworm expulsion and renewed vitality, with claims of hundreds of thousands of bottles sold in the city and widespread relief from chronic stomach issues.
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Boston
L. T. Cooper
Cooper
Frank D. Cardell
Temple Street
Mr. Gardell
Vd Cooper
Mass Republican Convention Called for Mercer County
A mass convention of Republican voters in Mercer county is to meet in Bramwell West Virginia on April 4 at 2 pm. Delegates from districts are allotted for a parkersburg convention April 29 1908 and for a Huntington convention April 27 1908. Delegates will be chosen to attend the Republican national convention in Chicago June 16 1908 and to nominate supreme court judges.
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Nock
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Jumping Ranch
Parkereburg
Chicago
Supreme Court
Huntington
Heover Pond
Bock
Fast River
Junping Branch
Teaver Pond
Rock
Jumping Branch
Republican Party
IPAAC
T. Mann
Te. L. Lowman
Virginia Coal Output Tax Faces Opposition in Southwest
Senator Chase and the Richmond Journal oppose Senate Bill 229 which would impose a 1 percent tax on all mine output. They warn it would stifle coal development in Buchanan, Dickenson, Wise, Lee, Russell, and Tazewell counties, threatening future investment and regional rail expansion.
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Police
Richmond Journal
Senator Chase
Dickenson County
Folkes
Senate
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Dickenson
Russell
Tazewell
Virgnia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
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Virgin
Dickerson
Wise and
Lee
Kentucky Line
Cumberland Mountains
Kentucky
Lee County
Louisville and Nashville
Wise County
Buchanan County
Tazewell County
Norfolk Wil Western
Norfolk and Western Railroad
South and Western Railroad
Wise, Russell
Chase
Coarters
Virgina
Dickenson Coal
Four Doses of Kidney and Bladder Pills Help Elton Man
Bert Barber of Elton Wisconsin reports taking four doses of Kidney and Bladder Pills and claims they have done more than any other medicine. He mentions DeWitt's Kidney and Mieldey Wills and notes they are sold by all druggists.
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Bert Barber
Elton, Wis
Mr. Barber
DeWitt
Mieldey
Motive Tied to Spangler Family in Danziger Killing
The Cincinnati Times-Star reports Robert Gott shot Dr. Leo Danziger while Danziger treated Gott’s niece Anna Spangler. Anna, 13 to 17, is misidentified as Spandler. Anna’s father Robert Spangler is a Mercer county magnate. Gott, a West Virginia man with a troubled history, is hospitalized at Seton. Friends say the act was premeditated due to kept secrets between Danziger and Anna.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Robert Gott
Leo Danziger
Dr. Danziger
Princeton
Gott
West Virginia
Captain Gott
New Hope
Charles Doyle
Cincinnati
Jott
Danziger
Pure Food Inspects Western saloons with flaws found
West Virginia saloons mostly fail the pure food inspection with imperfect reports. Only a few establishments passed, and none in Bluefield. The statewide inspection shows impurities in liquors cherries and other common items, though no action will be taken against the saloons.
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West Virginia
Bluefield
Will Not Fight Law on Nine Hour Telegraph Operators
The new nine hour work law for railroad telegraph operators takes effect March 4. West Virginia railroad companies plan to comply with no violations. In emergencies such as wrecks operators may extend hours within legal limits.
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West Virginia
Remedies and cosmetics touts for coughs and beauty
An ad chunk lists King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds with a success anecdote from George Moore of Grimesland North Carolina. It touts trial bottle free and a one dollar price at druggists. Also promotes Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea for complexion and Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co West End Drug Co W J Peters Freeman Casey sweet for babies with printed ingredients on the bottle and warning against opiates.
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Hollister
Mill Creek Coal and Coke Co
West End Drug Co
W. J. Peters
Freeman
Rocky Mountain
Hot Pots of Heber Utah Suggest Unusual Geological Formations
Natural curiosity seekers visit hot pots three miles from Heber City along a Denver and Rio Grande branch through Provo canyon. Conical cisterns rise up to fifty feet, with water heated by earth furnaces and used for bathing and drinking. The formations result from long silica and soda deposition, yet hollow underground rumblings prompt questions of a cavern and potential collapse.
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Heber City
Utah
Denver and Rio Grande
Provo Canyon
Sugar Cane’s Journey Across Civilizations
The piece traces sugar cane from biblical references to a Strabo description of a honey from an Indian reed likely sugar cane. It credits Saracens with introducing it to Rhodes and other Mediterranean lands, notes Crusaders finding it in Syria, and says Spaniards, Portuguese spread it to Madeira Canaries, and Europeans carried it to the West Indies after Columbus.
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Isaiab Xilii
Strabo
Nearchus
Alexander the Great
Europe
Rhodes
Cyprus
Sicily
Crete
Spain
Syria
Madeira
Canaries
America
West Indies
New York
Real American Aristocracy Quote
Owen Wister in The Virginian argues that true democracy and true aristocracy are one. He asserts the Declaration of Independence revealed inequality and the need for merit to decide status.
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America
Owen Wister
The
Virginian
Embarrassing Explanation About Postage Rates
A glib French barber faced a vexed customer asking why a 25 cent charge differed from the sign offering 15 cents for first class work. The barber shrugged and replied in genteel French that not all patrons receive first class service.
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Musieur
Collector boasts value of coins as minister faces risks
“My collection,” said the numismatist proudly, “is worth $10,000 and every coin genuine.” “Mine,” said the minister sadly, “is worth about $763, and I have to take many chances on the coins being good.”
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Numismatise
Cleveland Leader
Not a cent money stance in exchange tale
Not a cent was offered as the rich man coldly dismisses aid while the applicant asks to pretend a grudge. The dialogue frames a clash between wealth and need, with testing between faith and honor amid unclear surrounding details.
What Shall We Have for Dessert Try Jell O
A dainty economical dessert promoted for instant preparation by adding boiling water. The 1 cup package serves a large family and comes in seven flavors Pineapple not listed. Jell O claims adherence to Pure Food Laws and urges grocers to stock it.
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