Cuticura Advertisements and Miscellany in 19th Century Ink
A jumble of promotional copy and light anecdotes appears with mentions of Cuticura for scalp and skin cures, a baby’s yellow crust remedy, and reader quips. The fragment includes market references, a cautionary line about quarrels, and a joke about bacon fat from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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John Boyce
Deranged nerves cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
Mrs Ida L Brown of Mattoon Illinois describes years of numbness and fainting spells from Vitus dance and dizziness. After trying many remedies she found relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People taking eight boxes and remaining well except a brief relapse during the flu.
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Ida L.’ Brown
Mrs. Brown
No. Street
Mattoon
Ilinois
United States World Fair sale dispute under review
A report by the Federal Fair Commission chaired by Senator-elect Carter alleges that World’s Fair managers improperly sold to Chicago House Wrecking Co. property valued at about two million dollars for 450000 dollars. The sale included buildings machinery land and other valuable material.
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Federal Fair Commission
Senatorelect
Carter
Chicago House Wrecking Company
Russians Retake Russian Front Lines Slow Retreat at Mukden
Russian forces under heavy artillery fire retreat slowly at Mukden Manchuria as Japanese bombardment drives losses. Posts near Putiloff and Novgorod fall back two miles, with the Shakhe river bridge abandoned and many casualties reported amid smoke and shells.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Putilof
Novgorod
Putiloff
Shakhe River
Shakhe
Norway Crisis Warns of Possible War with Sweden
Reports from Norway raise national tension as a ministerial crisis signals a transition to a broader conflict. Observers warn civil war could erupt with Sweden, whose fleet is ready to blockade Norway and halt commerce within a day.
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Sweden
Berlin
Norway
Norand
Fighting Like the Boers in Southwest Africa
Alarming reports from Southwest Africa say Herrero resistance remains under 6,000 fighters. German troops struggle to subdue them, using Boer tactics as natives wage relentless warfare. Climate and water shortages have left many German soldiers unfit for combat.
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Berlin
Africa
Great Britain
Nebraska After Standard Oil Passes In Legislature
The Nebraska House approved an anti trust bill 723 to 10 and sent it to the Senate. Sponsor Jenkins said the measure targets foreign corporations but exempts domestic ones and emphasizes full reports to the attorney general and penalties for anti rebate violations.
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Lincoln, Neb
House
Senate
Jenkins
Beef Trust
Standard Oil
Ex Governor Dockery Prefers Quiet Gallatin Return
Ex Governor A M Dockery left Washington after Roosevelt's inauguration preferring Gallatin's quiet. He complained of crowds and noise and said the inauguration crowds make feeding difficult, prompting his plan to return home. A bigamy charge is reported against H E Bradbury, owner of the Royal hotel in Garnett. The second Mrs Bradbury has left town.
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Kansas City
A. M. Dockery
Washington
Roosevelt
Gallatin
Garnett. Kas
H. E. Bradbury
Royal Hotel
William Weid
Joplin
Bradbury
Strawberry Bed Crops and Cultivation Tips from 1898
Rodney Geaver shares a strawberry bed method from 1898 detailing soil enrichment, weed control, and runner management. He emphasizes mowing vines, thorough raking, and keeping strips eight inches wide, with selective planting of strong plants and winter mulching guidance. Plants listed include Corsican Mead Jessie Bradywine Clyde Gandy Parker Earle.
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Mead
Jessie
Bradywine
Clyde
Gandy
Parker Earle
Rodney Geaver
Farm Journal
The Boy's Opinion and Odd Book Bits
A playful child asserts milkman’s cow is sour at dinner. An insurance applicant is deemed high risk by a physician. A mother explains not fighting at friends’ houses. A joke about an oyster prize and other light quips follow.
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Saturday Evening Herald
Coffee Quitter Credits Postum For Health Rebound
A young wife recounts severe stomach and heart trouble from coffee. After switching to Postum from Battle Creek, Michigan, she and her husband report restored color, weight, and vitality, with their baby also benefiting. The testimonial ends with praise for Postum.
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Postem
Baby
Postum
Battle Creek
Mich
Peruna Promises Relief From Kidneys Bladder Catarrh
Advertisements claim Peruna cures catarrh of kidneys and bladder by removing the cause. Reports from C B Newhof, F B Richards, and John Nimmo describe relief from urinary trouble and nervous symptoms after using Peruna. Emphasizes no narcotics and long term use without habit.
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Peruna
F. B. Richards
E. Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Cuba
New York Sun
Sun
Peruné
John Nimmo
Lippincott, St
Toronto
Can
Masonic Order
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