Boost for river navigation spurs Kansas City talk
At a Commercial Club meeting Walter B Dickey president of the Kansas City Missouri River Navigation Company showed river travel and freight pictures from a recent New Orleans trip. He urged a vast inland waterway system to cut costs and boost exports, noting the valley’s wealth in minerals fuel and timber and the need to reach tidewater competitively.
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Missouri
Mississippi
Kansas City
New Orleans
Walter 8. Dickey
Kansas City Missouri River Navigation Company
Commercial Club
Navigation Company
Dickey
Club
Mississippi Valley
Missouri River Trade Revival Aims to Cut Transport Costs
The speaker argues freight and passenger movement shape the economy and advocates river traffic on the Missouri. Kansas City leads a push to revive river trade by funding modern boats and terminal facilities, with over $400,000 already subscribed toward a $1,000,000 goal.
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Missouri
Kansas City
Kansas City Seeks Great Inland Waterway Freight Boom
The piece argues that Europe’s navigation advantage comes from coastal access and waterways while the United States must speed inland waterway development led by Kansas City. It touts a steel barges fleet on the Missouri with watertight holds and improved loading to cut freight costs, pledges from shippers, and Kansas City as the hub at the Missouri head, promising vast traffic and savings.
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Europe
Panama Canal
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Beneft
Kansas City
Missouri
Missouri River
Great Southwest
Suffered Terribly Finds Relief From Kidney Trouble
Mrs. Elizabeth Wolf of Tipton Missouri says Dean's Kidney Pills cured her after she felt constantly tired and nervous. She notes relief came after using a few boxes and she has stayed well since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Elizabeth Wolf
W. Morgan St
Tipton
Bsn
Dean
Dean’s
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Off Duty Mischief in Nightlife Banter
A playful exchange unfolds with a flirtatious tease as Miss Smiff-OH compliments a doctor who replies he is off duty and not at his peak, keeping the mood light and humorous.
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Miss Smiff
Resinol Triumphs for Eczema in a Baby
A mother credits Resinol with curing her baby's eczema in three weeks after failed results from three doctors and multiple ointments. She recalls initial disbelief but reports a dramatic skin recovery, noting the blue eyes and rosy cheeks, and endorses the soap and ointment as offering a remarkable cure. Mrs. H. F. Clemmer, Sunbury, Pa.
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H. F. Clemmer
Sunbury
Consul’s Daughter Found After Secret Marriage Ordeal
The London consul learned a countrywoman in Britain was left a million. After failed notices, a detective traced her to his own home where he revealed he had married her the previous day.
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London
Great Britain
Whiskey mixture claimed as prevention and cure for the grip
Several western medical men now claim a whiskey mixture is an absolute preventative and quick cure for bad colds and la grippe. To make the tonic add one ounce of compound fluid balmwort and two ounces of glycerine to a half pint of whiskey. Dose one tablespoonful three to six times daily.
Coming to Terms at the Boarder Dinner
A witty exchange turns on a failing dinner sample as a Scotch farmer questions the fairness of a proposed accord. The humorous misreading of appetite and terms hints at a humorous negotiation scene.
Unsettled Breakfast Task Delays Lead to Fish Feud
The Washington Times recounts a scene where a general asks his enslaved servant Sam for fish at breakfast. Sam, away catching a fish, replies with humor about bringing both halves, noting the flounder’s white underside.
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Sam
Massa
Reuben
Washington Times
His Retort
A witty exchange notes that five of six heart trouble sufferers caused by smoking and nine of ten with black eyes stem from not minding their own business.
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Newzance
Karmley
Pearson’s Weekly
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises $100 Reward
The advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure and urges readers to send for testimonials while noting availability from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo and retail through druggists at 75 cents.
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Ita
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
All
Spohn Medical CO
Chemisti
Goshen
Indiana
Rheumatism Cured in a Day Claim Ad Prompt
An advertisement touts Dr. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism as a radical cure within 1 to 3 days. It asserts rapid action by removing the cause and notes first dose benefit. Price listed as 75 cents from druggists.
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Detchon
Bronze Age Survivor Mentioned in Witty Exchange
A humorous dialogue notes a bronze turkey as a landlady’s remark and a survivor from the bronze age, with a clever back-and-forth about ownership and origin. The exchange uses playful nautical imagery to frame the antiquated artifact.
Allen's Lung Balsam Ad and Dr Pierce Pellets Note
An old time cough remedy Allen's Lung Balsam is advertised as a reliable product available at druggists in 25c 50c and 1.00 dollar bottles. The notice also promotes Dr Pierce's Pellets with a brief endorsement and a quoted motto about doing one’s best.
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New York
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W. J. Bryan
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Dodds
Guare
George Kryder
Napoleon
California
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Chronicle Bidg
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Cal
Kansas City Directory
Grand Ave
Arthur C. Brown
Bota’ Deere Implements and Velie Vehicles
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Ross Hammer
Newton
Kansas
Novelty Works
Dubuque
Iowa
Defiance
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Monroe
Dre. Pierge
Poytiaenesdlad Badmar
Aas Aggt
Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Pres
B .N.Y
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Doug
S.am
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Guy de Maupassant
Stow Waters
Dearson
ENCH
Maupassant
France
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