Peruna Cough Remedy Credited With Child’s Healings
Mrs J M Brown of Dunnegan Missouri reports a three year old daughter suffered a persistent night cough after catarrhal fever. After trying various remedies she used Peruna, taking one bottle, and the child now eats well and sleeps soundly. Lydia J Spooner of Santa Monica California also praises Peruna as a top family remedy kept in the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veruna
Peruna
Leonarder
Lydia J. Spooner
Santa Monica
Cal
Rare cage birds gain popularity in America with exotic species
The piece surveys diverse rare cage birds now sought by American collectors including bulbuls from India and Persia, hill minas, Japanese nuns or begalees, nuns and spice birds, African weavers and waxbills. It notes beauty, song, and distinctive plumage, with prices and breeder skill highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Persia
United States
Africa
Bishops
Madagascar
Europe
Australia
Civil War Strategy Notes From a General in the Field
In letters home the general discusses delaying Atlanta actions to protect supply lines, fearing heavy casualties if pushed in open battles. He notes railroads as bread and meat lifelines, contemplates crossing the Chattahoochee, and warns Johnston may split forces to cover road and river. The dispatch mentions reports in Scribner's and a local ad for DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Atlanta
Johnston
Heaven
Chattahoochee
Joe Johnston
Richmond
Scribner's
Young Men Wanted for Government Postal Examinations
The Daily Telegraph announces upcoming Civil Service tests near Bluefield and nationwide. About 50,000 positions are expected to be filled this year for railway mail clerks post office clerks and carriers. The Government Positions Bureau in Rochester New York offers free guidance and preparation for exams in stenography typing internal revenue customs storekeeping and gauging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Bluefield
United States
Rochester
N. Y
Internal Revenue and Custom House
Civil Service
Daily Telegraph
Government
Hamlin
When Dolls Grow Too Big in a Doll House Tale
A young girl narrates a troubling doll story where her mother and grandmother modify a doll named Ann. A metaphor of red medicine and a doctor’s advice sparks the child toward an unsettling idea of making the doll grow. The tale contrasts appearance with true growth and cautions about manipulation.
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Ann
Grandma
Bosie
Mary
Piri
Mary Ann
McClo
Mary Ann Andil
Jones
Spectator
Leather-Covered Furniture Care Tips and Remedies
Housekeepers should regularly care for leather furniture with soapy water to dust and clean, then rub oil into the grain to preserve elasticity. Four quarterly treatments help prevent drying, tearing, and color loss. avoid imitations of De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve and seek the original for cuts burns and piles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
Consolidation Coal Plans $3 Million Millers Creek Development
Jere H. Wheelwright of Consolidation Coal announces a major project to develop 30,000 acres of Millers Creek coal land near Paintsville Kentucky. The plan includes a mining town, plants, power installations, a standard gauge railway and a bridge across the Big Sandy River connecting with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. Output aimed at 1,000,000 tons annually for northwest markets via lake ports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Coal
Jere H. Wheelwright
Consolidation Coal Company
Baltimore
Millers Creek
Paintsville
Camden-Mayo Coal Company
Big Sandy
Millers Creek Railroad
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Northwest
War Department
L. L. Malone
Fairmont
W. Va
Fairmont Coal Company
Somerset Coal Company
Pittsburg & Fairmont Fuel Company
Clarksburg Fuel Company
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Northern Coal and Coke Company
Big Sandy Company
Boston
Bristol Braced for Furiously Fought Wet and Dry Contest
In Bristol Virginia the hotly contested wet and dry election is shaping a fierce battle as Tennessee liquor interests seek a foothold across the state line. Proponents cite potential revenue and jobs while temperance leaders warn of business decline and moral concerns amid a campaign that could reshape the city’s status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
South
Tennessee
Virginia
Ecliy
Lristo
Calocas
Cairo & Norfolk Railroad Hearsay Sparks Regional Interest
A proposed Cairo and Norfolk line, touted to run from Cairo Indiana to Norfolk Virginia, would connect Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia coal regions via Bristol, but evidence shows little backing and limited eastward progress beyond some Kentucky work and Bristol presence. Reports say it would be a major coal carrier to Hampton Roads, yet no definite right of way or terminal plans are confirmed.
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Cairo & Norfolk
Cairo
Norfolk
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
Bristol
Va-Teun
al Shored
Nemer
Hampton Roads
Rail traffic up as railroad activity surgeswide
Roanoke Times notes a sharp rise in traffic on the Norfolk and Western and the Virginian railways with heavy freight and passenger flows increasing. More workers are being hired across rail lines, and business prospects look brighter as the uptick continues, signaling growing activity in both freight handling and travel. The piece also includes an advertising insert for Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming a cure rate and a money back promise, along with generic drugstore recommendations.
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Roanoke
Norfolk and Wesern
Catarrh Cure Promises Value Across All Stages
Readers are told that science has found a cure for at least one dreaded disease and that Hall's Catarrh Cure works in all stages. The ad touts a general health remedy with claims of universal effectiveness and scientific backing.
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Hall
Envious Women Seek Health in Electric Dittters
Attractive women praised for beauty and temper while warning of nervousness from illness. Electric Dittters advertised to regulate stomach liver and kidneys, purify blood, improve nerves and skin. Claims include clearer complexion and brighter eyes, with a note to see at all druggists.
Better Not Get Dyspepsia and Kodol Claim
An advertisement extols Kodol as a cure for indigestion and stomach upset. It warns against using ordinary pepsin tablets and claims Kodol digests all food, rests the stomach, and heals stomach trouble. It offers refunds through druggists and notes bottle sizes and purchase location.
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J. M. Brown
McKanna’s
Dad. McKanna
New Altamont Hotel
West Va
Circuit Court of
Mercer County
Code of West Virginia
W. BE. O'Connor
Gr 'T
Bowen
Binedsid
Rh. H. Calloway
Re, W. Francisco
Asia
Gen. Sherman
Silesia
East Kentucky
Wame
Hanna
Eureka Hardware Co
Bluefield, W. Va
Reynolds & Shor
Keystone, W. Va
Norfolk and Western
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo, Ohio
The
Wall
Cincinnati Dental CO
CIN DR
Compton
Cinnati Dentists
STORK
Ke_tey
Moyer Bupa
Forgiate
E.C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
JOHN W. KENNEDY @ CO
Chicago, U.S. A
Loopy Koontz Drug Company
Altamont
M. Gohen
Mpestte
Gai
France
Bludelé
Mamageiton
Eltiseng
Baldwin
Loent
Jitu
Firet National Bank
Pestdenes
Terry Wrens
Civsy
Seley
Berth Desolees Ave
Columbus
Ohio
Thom
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