Beware of Alcohol in Kidney Remedies Warns Doctors
An advertisement warns readers about liquid kidney remedies containing alcohol that can worsen health. It promotes Dr Pettingill's Kidney Wort Tablets as a cure for women’s urinary and general health issues attributed to kidney function. Testimonies from Miss V S Vaughn and Vivian L Vaughn are cited to claim relief from nighttime calls, burning, back aches, and general weakness with regular use and medical consultation offered.
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Rickdust
Vivian L. Vaughn
Igen
Burington
Dr. Quintero
Theniversity of
Venezuela
E. H. Plumacher
United States
Maracaibo
Macadam
Surgeons’ Hall
Edinburgh
Masastoe
Health
London
Ilwaukee
Wis
Boston steamboat safety gains praise from Boston skippers
Boston captains say port authorities enforce stricter inspections than any other U S port. Every three decked steamer is required five water streams and modern life preservers placed visibly. After a recent accident US Marine Commissioner Selee prompted captains to invest in improvements, making Boston ferries safer than in many places.
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Boston
United States Marine
Selee
Edward Dixon
Boston Harbor
Women Tell How They Struggled To Save Children And Selves
Survivors recount the General Slocum disaster aboard a burned steamer in Harlem and Randall’s Island rescue scenes. Fire drills and safety upgrades were praised by Captain Dixon while victims describe crowd crushes, lost families, and rescues by tugboats and lifeboats.
Night Boat Slocum Disaster on East River
Aboard the excursion steamer Slocum an estimated 1500 to 2500 passengers crowded the East River when a grease fire broke out in a forward deck lunch room. Fanned by high winds the blaze spread along both sides, prompting panic among passengers. Captain Van Schaick and two pilots were arrested amid claims life preservers were inaccessible and no attempt was made to lower boats or fight the fire. Many women and children jumped into the swift current as the vessel burned, with tugs and nearby craft rescuing survivors.
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Hoffman
Houston Street
Clara Stuer
East Seventh Street
Millie Mannheimer
Lillie Mannheimer
Walter
Harlem River
Lillie
Plate
Michael Bean
Sophia Mills
Winters
Fourteenth Battalion
Marie Kreuger
West End Avenue
Harlem Hospital
Bronx
Thirty-eighth Street
College Point
North Brother Island
Otto Bernhardt
East Fourth Street
Christiana Deisman
Rosa Deluc
Sunken Meadows
One Hundred and Thirty-fifth Street
Randall’s Island
Thirty-fourth Street
van Schaick
Edward van Wart
E. N. Weaver
Walter Tracey
Tracey
Crowd Hears Wolf Concert on Hanover and Portland Streets
Crowds gathered last evening as Mr Wolf presented the first summer band concert from his new store corner on Hanover and Portland streets. Partridge's Military Band led 24 players in a 7:30 to 9:30 program featuring El Bell, Prince of Pilsen, Carmen, Blue Danube and other selections. Wagner and Koelling pieces, plus marches by Under the Double Eagle and American Public, were performed under director Frank E H Partridge.
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Hanover
Portland
Bernard M. Wolf
My Clothier
Wolf
Partridge
Boston
Koelling
Disaster on Slocum sinks hope and life on North Brother Island
Aboard the Slocum a catastrophic fire left many dead and missing as rescuers towed survivors toward shore. Fifty three bodies were found on North Brother Island while ambulances and hospitals rushed to treat the injured and identify loved ones. Desperate crowds searched the beach for relatives amid disfigured survivors and frantic reunions.
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North Brother Island
Manhattan
One Hundred
Thirty-first Street
One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Street
Henry C. Payne III in Chicago
Postmaster General Payne and chairman of the Republican national committee arrived in Chicago to aid in preconvention work but fell ill today. He missed a committee meeting though his condition was not alarming, and a physician was summoned as a precaution.
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Chicago
Payne
Republican National Committee
Trip to Hough's Neck Steamer Service Boosts Boston Harbor Views
The Boston & Hough's Neck Steam Boat Company resumes its summer season with daily trips aboard the Hough's Neck steamer. Five round trips per day from 400 Atlantic Avenue visit Castle Island Spectacle Island and Boston Light with views of Squantum Thoms on Island Hull and Pemberton. New landings and attractions at Hough's Neck include bowling, bathing, boating, dancing and clambakes.
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Castle Island
Spectacle Island
Boston Light
Boston Harbor
Dorchester Bay
Hough’s Neck
Squantum
Dorchester
Thompson’s Island
Hull
Pemberton
Winthrop
Hough's Neck
Boston
Hough
Elks Host Chinese Supper by Chinatown Waiters
Cambridge Elks lodge held a novelty meeting with a Chinese supper served by almond-eyed representatives from Chinatown. Large plates of chop suey and chopsticks furnished the scene as members strained to taste the famous dish without spilling it.
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Cambridge Lodge of Elks
Chinatown
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Boston Craft Safe
Hell Gate
New York
Captain Dixon
Fred Hoffman
Fireman Hoffman
Edna
Sophia Hoffman
Celia
Raymond
Jane Workman
Fred
August Schneider
Alexander Avenue
Augusta
Schneider
Paul Lebenow
George Haas
George C. F. Haas
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
East River
Nyimg
John A. Smith
Iwaukee
Pacific Coast Borax Co
San Francisco
Henry C. Payne III
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