Munyon's Paw Paw touted as universal stomach nerve remedy
An advertisement lauds Munyon's Paw Paw as a universal cure for indigestion and nervousness, claiming instant relief from first dose and permanent improvement. It features testimonials from doctors and a mayor, notes a price of $1 for Paw Paw and 25 cents for Paw Paw Pills, and urges dyspeptics to try the product.
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New England
Munyon
Paw Paw
J. M. Munyon
G. A. Robertson
Augusta
Prof. Munyon
Prof
Boston Tops Milk Consumption Among Major Cities
A 1900 Department of Agriculture report shows Boston leads 15 U S cities in per capita milk use at 1171 pints daily. Chicago and Pittsburg follow, with higher city dairy use linked to butter and oleo margarine production. Cities with large Black populations, like St Louis and New Orleans, use less milk. About 850000 gallons daily needed for the 15 cities.
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Washington
United States
Boston
Edwin G. Ward
Department of Agriculture
American
Chicago
Pittsburg
Buffalo
Detroit
Milwaukee
San Francisco
New York
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Baltimore
New Orleans
Ward
Bulgarians slain in Turkish clash near Obrida
Three hundred Bulgarians, including officers, were killed in a fight between insurgents and Turkish troops between Obrida and Dubra. Turkish forces then fled to the mountains. Kastoria reports claim the city is burning and its population of about 10,000 is massacred. The slaughter hit Bulgarians and Greeks of all ages.
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Salonica
Obrida
Dubra
Kastoria
Christians Besieged at Russian Consulate
Sept 18 Mitrovitza reports a battalion of Retifs attacking Christian gendarmes. Several gendarmes were killed or wounded on Sept 16. Survivors fled to the Russian consulate where they face a siege. The situation is described as extremely critical.
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Softa
Mitrovitza
Turkish War Balloon Spying Near Bulgarian Frontier
In Sofia the last three days have seen a Turkish war balloon hovering near the Bulgarian frontier by Haskovo Kratovo area while a battle at IlavitzaKratoovo mountains raged for eight hours between 2000 Turks and 80 insurgents. insurgents used bombs with deadly effect and about 100 Turks were killed with many wounded.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Haskovo
Philippopolis
Ilavitza
Kratovo
Reporter cables from Belgrade on Turkish atrocities
A Westminster Gazette correspondent in Belgrade says pro Turkish sympathizers report Turkish abuses are underestimated by British consuls. Foreign Minister Tzekoff cites starving women in forests killing two children to save the third, predicting forest wanderers will die of cold within two months. Europe may intervene soon.
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London
Westminster Gazette
Belgrade
Tzekoff
Europe
Kastoria
Bulgarian Reservists Welcomed Amid War Fever in Bulgaria
Travelers from Bulgaria report widespread enthusiasm for reservists and a bellicose mood in Bulgaria. Fifteen Macedonian prisoners were brought to Constantinople, including an aide-de-camp to General Sarafof, and taken in chains to the Yildiz Kiosk for examination.
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Constantinople
Bulgaria
Sarafof
Yildiz
Notable historical massacres list
A compact catalog of mass killings across eras and regions. It cites Nero burning 20 000 Christians in Rome, Jerusalem’s siege with 100 000 Jewish deaths, Bartholomew’s massacre of Protestants, Glencoe, Lebanon massacres, and Boxer and Armenian massacres among others.
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Rome
Nero
Jerusalem
Richard the Lion Heart
Sicily
Italy
Stockholm
Christian II
France
Croatia
Glencoe
William of Orange
Lebanon
China
Boxer
Winchester Factory Fire Ends In Heavy Loss To Mills
A massive blaze swept through a Winchester mill complex with flames bursting from roofs for about ten minutes after alarm. Firefighters from Winchester Medford and Arlington battled the blaze. the burst water tank flooded the area and saved portions of an engine room. Two firemen were injured, Medford Chief Bacon severely cut and Winchester Hoseman Lyons mildly hurt.
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Winchester Department
Medford
Arlington Fire Department
Louis Bacon
Bacon Bros
Chief Bacon
Hoseman Lyons
Winchester
Lyons
Miss Corson Seeks Ten Thousand Damages in Court
The article reports Miss Corson seeking $10,000 in damages over her dismissal from teaching, supported by letters of sympathy from prominent locals. Her attorney says the suit aims to vindicate her name rather than gain money, with court action planned this winter.
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Miss Corson
Chestnut Street
Miss Carson
Annisquam Dynamite Car Scare Ends In False Alarm
Gloucester reports an attempted dynamite stunt on a trolley car in Annisquam Tuesday night failed to explode. A half cartridge with a cap was found on the track and tested with an electric battery, snapping but not detonating. Police suspect it was a hoax.
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Gloucester
Cape Ann
Sullivan
Lanesville
Liver and Kidneys Web Cure for Vital Organ Tone
An advertorial touts a tonic called Liver and Kidneys Web that allegedly strengthens liver and kidney function, provides vigor, and cures ordinary ailments. It urges readers to take the remedy.
Palatia Disabled After Engine Damage En Route
The Hamburg American line steamer Palatia bound for New York from Hamburg on Sept. 4 suffered a broken tail-end main shaft on the voyage. She is proceeding on one engine and did not require assistance, as reported by the British steamer Northpoint passing the Lizard today.
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London
Philadelphia
Palatia
Hamburg
New York
Quarrel Over Head Wounds Ends with Patient Departure
John Mosely of Brooklyn, N Y, was taken to City Hospital from Boston by Division 5 police with two deep scalp wounds after a row with his wife at 2 Stevens Street South End. He refused to file a complaint and was later released.
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John Mosely
Brooklyn
N. Y
City Hospital
Division 5
Mosely
Boston
Stevens Street
South End
Uemme
Postum Health Claim Promotes Coffee Substitute
A Texas woman credits Postum Food Coffee with restoring her health after three years of nervous prostration and poor circulation when coffee was stopped. She reports improved nerves and normal function after switching to Postum, urging readers to look for the Road to Wellville book in every package.
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Texas
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Runaway Wagon Kills Babe in Newton Street Collision
Archibald McLellan, 2, died after a grocery wagon driven by Thomas Flannery and Daniel Kelly struck him on West Street Newton. The incident occurred about 5 30 pm as William H Lyons and two youths operated a Boston Branch Grocery wagon. Flannery and Kelly were arrested on man slaughter charges. Lyons was not held.
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Newton
Archibald McLellan
Daniel McLellan
West Street
William H. Lyons
Boston
Main Street
Watertown
Thomas Flannery
Morse Street
Daniel Kelly
Lyons
Flannery
Archibald
Robbins
Purcell
Condrin
Flannery and Kelley
William H. Lynn
US goatskin trade cited as chance for farmers
Washington reports a booming import market for goatskins with 25 million dollars worth imported annually. The piece argues U S farmers and producers could capture more of this value, noting U S goat numbers under two million versus about 20 million goats needed for last year’s imports.
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Washington
United States
Poillon Causes Scene in Court Over Damages Suit
Mrs. Kathryn Poillon sues W. G. Brokaw for 500000 damages for breach of promise and slander. She accuses Patrolman McHugh of failing to arrest Mrs. Ortiz who allegedly threatened her life and of soliciting money from Poillon. She protested when testimony attacked her character and left the room.
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New York
Kathryn Poillon
W. G. Brokaw
William McHugh
Eighty-eighth Street
Davis
Eminent Authority Promotes Father John's Medicine
An authority endorses Father John's Medicine tracing to Rev. Father John O'Brien of Lowell Massachusetts. The remedy is praised for curing colds grip throat and lung troubles building up the body and preventing pneumonia and consumption. It is claimed to be free of poisonous drugs and dangerous stimulants unlike many patent medicines.
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Father John
John O’brien
Lowell
Mass
Disturbance at Roxbury rally draws crowd and accusations
A Roxbury Democratic rally at Vine Street Church in Ward 17 drew a crowded audience as speakers attacked John J Mansfield and Jeremiah J Good over the coal bill and city governance. Tensions rose with interruptions, a chair man threatening police, and the removal of a heckler.
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Vine Street
Dudley Street
Ward 17
Roxbury
John J. Mansfield
State Senate
Walter J. O’ Malley, Jr
William H. Murphy
House of Representatives
Tammanyites
Theodore A. Glynn
Tammany
Walter J. O'Malley, Jr
Jeremiah J. Good
City Hall
Joseph Good
Mansfield
St. Patrick's Parish
Gartland
Democratic Party
John J. Gartland, Jr
Commonwealth
Republcans
Boston
Tie
James Keenan
Charles I. Quirk
Timothy J. Connelly
Lyons Rally Draws Support for Representative Lyons
A large crowd gathered last evening in Golf Club Hall Andrew square Ward 16 to back William J Lyons for Representative. William J Mulligan presided with speakers Stephen P Galvin senator candidate Thomas J Burke Patrick A Kearns and Candidate Lyons. A follow up rally is set for Monday evening at the Roxbury end of the ward.
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Golf Club Hall
Andrew Square
Ward
William J. Lyons
William J. Mulligan
Stephen P. Galvin
Thomas J. Burke
Patrick A. Kearns
Lyons
Roxbury
Grumbling Over Taxes Incenses Somerville Doctors
Somerville doctors complain after the City Treasurer Beard bills personal property taxes that more than double for some. They seek court intervention while assessors defend their inventory based assessment amid widespread criticism.
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Somerville
Beard
City Hall
Fales
Brookline residents urge slower trolley speeds on Boylston
Brookline citizens complained to Selectmen about the Chestnut Hill and Worcester trolleys racing over a grass-covered inclosure. Chief Corey reported the issue and the board adopted a resolution to ask elevated officials to slow speed on upper Boylston Street, a move opposed by railroad interests.
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Chestnut Hill
Worcester
Brookline
Corey
Boylston Street
General Bancroft
L Company
Transit Commission
Beacon Street
Apparatus Claims Cure for Consumption and Asthma
An advertisement touts the Koch Halation apparatus and the Tuberculine remedy as a direct lung treatment. Dr Edward Koch of the Koch Lung Cure of America promotes free consultation and trials at offices nationwide including Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
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Koch
Edward Koch
Koch Lung Cure of
America
Rochester
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Buffalo
Washington
Baltimore
Chicago
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Erie
Altoona
Penn
Boylston Street
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Sylvia Street
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Summer Street
John Wanamaker
J. H. Tillman
Columbia
S. C
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Abbeville
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Milk St
A. H. Curtis
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Federal St
Powers & Johnson
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Sweet Sonesetter
Tremont St
White Dental
Washington St
R. H. White Co
Oxford
H. B. McConnell
Hotel Pelham
Boston Dental Association
Wilson Jewelry Co
Scollay Square
Tremont Row
Goss
Walter Francis
Samuel
Maria Goss
Harrison Avenue
St. John’s
N. F
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John T
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