Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promised Relief
Personal testimonial from Vienna West Virginia praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The writer claims long term pain relief and urges other women to seek confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Massachusetts. The letter highlights cures for female illnesses, inflammation, ulcers, displacement, and nervous prostration.
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Vienna
Lowe
Iydia & Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Soccomma Witreaton
Lydia FE
Fingham
Pinkham
Lydia
Davis 100 per cent Pure Paint Ad Promotes Quality
Davis 100 per cent Pure Paint is advertised as the American standard of excellence with analysis and guarantee on every can. It claims to be pure and the very best paint money and brains can produce and will stand the most rigid Pure Paint Law. Richardson Hardware Co. in Bluefield, West Virginia offers it.
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Davis
Richardson Hdw. Co
Bluefield
W. Va
Daily Telegraph
Prose note on trade parallels in poet's remark
A noted American poet added a prose footnote comparing roam trade with biome trade and urging home merchants to advertise as effectively as papers. The remark asks whether home advertising will ever match roam trade efforts in attracting business.
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Roam
Mystery of light without heat sparks future science
A discussion on making light without heat inspired by comets and glowworms, noting how disruption of vapors in ultra vacuum might yield economical illumination. Professor Newall and Sir John Herschel are cited on pursuing pure research and astronomy’s commercial potential.
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Royal ‘Astronomical Society of Great Britain
Newall
Earth
John Herschel
Germany
Garrett
P.serviss
New York
American
Diverse Nationalities Fill New York Surface Cars
The New York Press notes the city’s surface car lines show a mix of nationalities by line. Eighth Avenue includes mostly colored riders, Sixth Avenue has many Americans, Broadway lines host Irish and Jewish communities, Second Avenue features Jewish Italian Hungarian Swedish and German riders, and Avenue A cars display every foreign nationality.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
Eixth Avenue
Third Avenue
Second Avenue
Avenue A
New York Press
Vain Regrets in Cleveland Couple’s Dispute
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt reveals a husband criticizing rival Biffin for lacking courage and energy in courting his wife. The exchange questions past romance and implies lingering resentment, ending with a resigned note on discussing it now.
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Biffin
Cleveland Plain Dealer
What Rules the World Quote on Napoleon and Imagination
A quotation from Atlantic recounts Napoleon’s inscription of dead soldiers’ names on Pompey’s pillar and a critic’s remark that it is “a mere bit of imagination,” to which Napoleon answers that imagination rules the world.
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Napoleon
Pompey
Atlantic
Cadet Complains of Tight Uniform Collar Distress
A young cadet laments the tightness of his uniform collar claiming it presses his Adam's apple so hard he can taste cider. Also notes a political slogan by BStone and touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers liver pills sold by all druggists.
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Harper’s Weekly
DeWitt
Coal Trade Wakes New England Mills From Southern Fuel
The article notes a shift from water to steam power in Maine and other New England mills as Southern coal becomes cheaper. It details the Edward B. Winslow schooner fleet, ownership by Edward B. Winslow and southern shareholding, voyage timings, and profits. It also cites British firms failing to gain traction in the coal trade against southern operators and ends with tax collections forecasts for inheritance taxes.
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New England
Maine
Saco
Androscoggin
Edward B. Kinslow
Southern Coal
Edward 8. Winslow
Eleanor A. Percy
Southern
Edward B. Winslow
Baltimore
Great Britain
Boston
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Great
Records Broken in State Inheritance Tax Collection
The state tax department reports breaking all prior records for collateral inheritance tax collection. State Tax Commissioner Town announced that results will be finalized as the fiscal year ends September 30.
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Send
State Tax Department
State Tax Commissioner
Cheating in Examinations Earned by Board
State Superintendent Shawkey warns that any teacher caught cheating in examinations will be denied a certificate and have their name published. A Roane county case involved a woman and a partner using a mailed letter with solution details to share answers, leading to invalid certificates and public notoriety for the offenders.
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Shawkey
Roane
West Virginia license day set for Monday across many towns
Next Monday will be license day in about a dozen West Virginia cities as the law designates the date after the first Tuesday in June for hearing applications. Charleston may see the liveliest scene while towns like Fairmont Mannington Weston Elkins and others voted against licenses. Farmers and mechanics are urged to use Chamberlain's Liniment for injuries with claims of faster recovery and reduced infection risk. Available at West End Pharmacy East Mind Pharmacy and Bluefield Pharmacy.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Wheeling
Hinton
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Wilksinson
Welch
Bluefield
Pt. Pleasant
Fayette
McDowell Counties
Kenawha
Fairmont
Mannington
Weston
Elkins
Ceredo
Chamberlain
West End Pharmacy
East Mind Pharmacy
Bluefield Pharmacy
City Seeks Bids for Granolure Sidewalks
Notice from Bluefield Board of Affairs invites sealed bids for construction of granolure sidewalks in the city. Bids due by Sunday in June 1904. Board reserves right to reject any or all bids. J T Akers Auditor. 6 25 tdm.
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Board of Affairs
City of
Bluefield
J. T. Akers
Board of Supervisors
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Local Editor
A Gainesboro editor praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy calling it the best on the market. He notes its quick relief for a baby's cold and recommends it when possible. Available at West End Pharmacy East End Pharmacy and Buckleld Pharmacy.
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W. Tardy
the Sentinel
Gainesboro
Tena
Chamberlain
Weat End Pharmacy
East End Pharmacy
Biuceld Pharmacy
DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad Offer
The ad promotes DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pills as superior for kidney and bladder ailments causing backache and urinary issues. It urges sending a name to B. C. DeWitt & Co. in Chicago for a free trial box and notes availability from local druggists.
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DeWitt
B. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Fooled the Robbers The Trick That Saved a Miner
A Colorado mining man Pat Clohesy recounts foiling road agents who robbed a stagecoach near Wet Mountain valley. While others hid money, Clohesy offered to reveal their stashed sums in exchange for his $15, then exposed each thief by pointing to where its funds lay. He revealed he carried $60,000 from Silver Cliff and used the ploy to save himself, despite the danger. The bandits paid in a $20 note to Clohesy as he warned passengers and redistributed the loot to cover losses.
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Colorado
Pat Clohesy
Silver Chm
Pat
Silver Cliff
Washington Post
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Foley
G. M. McCulloch
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Sal
John M. Wirgman
Philadelphia, Pa
Wm. McCarthy
Riceton Ave
Cincinnati Dental CO
Ings
THE
Cincinnati Dentists
Compton
Grand Leader
United States
Lester G. Toney
Pres. Wm
J. Beury
W.pres. R. &. Parrish
Cashier
U. S. Treasury
First National Bank OF Northfork
Northfork
WicDowell County
Kelly & Moyers
Telegraph
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