Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Catarrh Cure Ad
Gardiner Maine testimonial touts Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash as a cure for female ailments and urges trials before surgery. Also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a $100 reward for failure to cure, and touts Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Gardiner
Maine
Torgard
L .E. Pinkham
A. Williams
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
Spring Grip Attacks Warn Readers and Promote Lane Tablets
A historical notice warns that grip affects citizens in spring and urges early treatment with Lane's Pleasant Tablets sold at 25 cents. It promises a sample and explains eye remedies from Murine for irritation and eye strain, mentioning manufacturers and druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
F Woodward
le Roy
Marine
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Poetic license sparks debate in Chicago Tribune dialogue
A humorous exchange contrasts baseball chat with a quip about poetic license. The Chicago Tribune framing notes the literary editor’s view that poetic license is a universal provision allowing poets to exist.
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Chicago Tribune
Pen for boy stealer James Boyle convicted in Mercer
James Boyle was convicted in Mercer Pennsylvania of kidnapping a boy named Billy Whittle following a short trial. The jury deliberated briefly and the penalty ranges from one year to life in the penitentiary. Boyle’s wife Mary Doe faced trial next for aiding and abetting the kidnapping.
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James Boyle
Billy” Whittle
Mercer
Hary
Boyle
Mary Doe
Sharon
Cleveland
Billy
Billy” Whitla
State Strikes at Railroads in Missouri Anti-Trust Suit
Missouri Attorney General Major files a writ in the Missouri Supreme Court against sixteen railroads, accusing them of conspiring to fix passenger rates and freight charges in violation of state anti trust laws. An alternative writ is returnable June 1. The action follows a federal ruling that the 3 cent passenger fare and related rate laws were unconstitutional.
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Major
Missour
McPherson
Powder explosion injures seven at Arona mine
An underground powder blast at the Arona mine of Keystone Coal Co in Arona Pa injures seven miners and sends 200 workers into a panic. The men rode in on electric mine cars when the blast occurred and those injured were hospitalized in Greensburg. Investigators believe a five pound can was being smuggled and ignited by a trolley spark.
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Arona
Keystone Coal Company
Greensburg
Fort at Pacific End of Canal Named After Panama's First President
Ibr Manuel Amador, first president of Panama, died at 4 PM Sunday aged 76. Secretary Dickinson, informed at a reception by Colonel Goethals, offered U S sympathy and noted plans to name the main canal fortifications at the Pacific end Fort Amador in his honor. Amador leaves a widow, several children and many grandchildren.
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Panama
Ibr
Manuel Amador
Republic of Panama
United States
Amador
Goethals
Canal
Pacific End
Sosa Hall
Fort Amador
Trade and Industry Across States and Lands
The New York Life Insurance Company will dismiss about 1,000 agents on May 31 following a state insurance ruling. Minnesota considers retaliatory licensing limits for Iowa firms, while 3,000,000 acres along Wyoming’s eastern border are opened for homesteading with 100 or 320 acre options. London commerce buzzes as a new Chicago merchant’s display attracts crowds and prompts major dry goods houses to advertise.
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New York State
New York Life Insurance Company
Insurance Department
Iowa
Minnesota
M. L. Fosseen
Minneapolis
Interior Department
Wyoming
London
Chicago
Orly Oicago
Government of Canada
Canada
Western Canada
Wortd
Ltas Ita
Irea
Bates
Ottawa
C Broughton
Merchants’ Loan and Trust Building
Senate tariff debate dominates session amid crossfire
The Senate held a fiery session on tariff policy with Senator Dolliver of Iowa attacking tariff methods and clashing with Senator Aldrich. Senator Borah argued the income tax might be reversed by the Supreme Court. Debate over protective tariffs and jute drew strong pleas from Senator Bradley of Kentucky as six days of speeches slowed business and adjournment neared. The House did not meet.
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Senate
Dolliver
Iowa
Aldrich
Borah
Supreme Court of the United States
Bradley
Kentucky
Massachusetts
House
Bristow
Beveridge
Gallinger
Indiana
Cummins
Murphy
Missouri
Phillips and
Mcpherson
Rucker
Philips
House of Representatives
Hughes
Colorado
McEnery
Louisiana
Clapp
Minnesota
Owen
Oklahoma
Taft’s Son Elected Yale YMCA Treasurer
Robert A Taft son of the late president was elected treasurer of Yale University YMCA. Fire in the McCurdy Brothers department store stockroom in Philadelphia caused about 150000 in losses. Other fires struck Elkins West Virginia St Louis Arkansas Atlanta and Los Angeles.
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Robert A Taft
Taft
Yale University Y. M. C. A
McCurdy Brothers
Iladelphia
Elkins
Western Maryland Railroad
St. Louis Compress Company
Little Rock
Ark
Eczema Cure Promoted By Cuticura Remedies
An elderly patient claims relief after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, sleeping after twenty four hours and being cured within a month. The ad also references a Strand Magazine quote about Tonatoe Sauce from Straits Settlements, noting its strong flavor and imitation concerns.
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W. Harrison Smith
Mt. Kisco
N. Y
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Cuticura
Boston
United States
Strand Magazine
Straits Settlements
Januwala & Co
Main Road
Taiping
Rev F C Pettypool Endorses Kidney Pills For Relief
Baptist minister Rev F C Pettypool of Herrin Illinois testifies that backache and kidney trouble plagued him for years until using Dean's Kidney Pills. He reports quick and permanent relief after a box and recommends the product, sold by all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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F. C. Pettypool
Herrin
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Secret Gut and Other Quack Remedies Exposed
A mosaic of health claims from old ads shows Lane's Family Medicine claims to purify blood and clear skin, while Hamlins Wizard Oil promises quick sore throat cure. Garfield Tea Co. offers sample herbs for digestion, and Pettit’s Eye Salve touts harmless quick relief. alongside notes on marriage rates and cigarette quality.
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Hall
FP. J. Cheney &C
Toledo
Ohio
Lane
Hidden Receptacles In Beds Reveal Ancient Gold Hoards
A classic note recalls hidden chests within beds such as the Blue Boar four post bedstead of Richard III's Leicester visit on August 21 1485 revealing gold coins from Richard II and earlier eras. The tale contrasts royal intrigue with Elizabethan bedstead discoveries and a Victorian style anecdote.
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Richard III
Leicester
Richard
Bosworth Field
Blue Boar
Elizabeth
Richard II
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