Missouri towns report mining deaths and typhoid outbreak
A Joplin miner died in a shaft accident while a Carthage poolroom operator faced a wife shooting incident. Typhoid cases spread in Columbia with hospitalizations and a bishop presiding over a M E church session. Missouri towns face bonds votes, college expansion talk, and agricultural reports including corn and cotton yields.
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Joplin
Fellert Russell
Missouri
Columbia
Avalon College
Towne backs Dean's Kidney Pills in personal letter
Ex senator Charles A Towne, former Minnesota lawmaker and 1904 presidential hopeful, endorses Dean's Kidney Pills after relief from back pain headaches neur algic pains and general distress. The note, signed by Towne, praises the remedy and notes price 50 cents per box, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo NY. Also included are brief humor items about a spanking scene and a tombstone epitaph for a golfer.
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Dean
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Australian-Leaf and memory aid listed by Mother Gray
Relief for women touts Australian-Leaf as a lone monthly regulator for female ailments including backache and urinary issues. The Mother Gray Co. offers 50 cents with free sample by mail from LeRoy New York. Also notes Defiance Starch claim and a quip about history and men's sins.
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Mother Gray
New York
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy, N. Y
Estate of D P Morgan robbed of 44009 by forgeries
A Morristown New Jersey clerk for the D P Morgan estate confesses to losses of 44009 through forged documents and racing wagers. The incident involves the estate's funds and prompts insurance and legal action. Smokers and product ads appear in the same clippings.
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D. P. Morgan
Morristown
N. J
Modern breathing system praised but pamphlet reader balks
An Inquirer, intrigued by a breathing method, notes a rule to inhale after a morning bath and hold the breath before slowly exhaling. He decides not to try the system, leaving his experiment unfinished and skeptical about the approach.
UP Against the Horses in Yarvar Book Fund Sparring
Farmer Korntop argues with Mrs Korntop about sending money for books. He insists the funds go to bookmakers and swears every cent sent will be spent on them while Silas weighs in on the dispute.
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Farmer Korntop
Hiram
Yarvar
Korntop
Silas
Wedding Preparations and Washington Office Intrigue
Mrs Stubbs John laments the workload across Washington departments while Mr Stubbs jokes that much of it is too crooked to straighten. A facetious stranger and a workman discuss a carpet from church door to curb, the workman quips it is a bridal path.
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Stubbs
John
Washington
Uncle Sam
Mr. Stubbs
Maria
Defiance Starch Offered With Bold Claims
An advertisement voice promotes Defiance Starch as the best and only reliable product, urging buyers to act quickly to avoid missing the top quality and quantity. The dialogue includes a character named Stutterton and Miss Brightley in a confrontational exchange.
No Woman Ever Gets Enough to Wear Says Local Letter
A 1909 letter from Van Buren Indiana discusses sufficiency of food and clothing for men and women, with a pointed remark about women not getting enough to wear and a plug for Piso's Cure regarding respiratory ailments. The writer includes a claim about women’s fashion needs and a humorous aside about a man asleep with mouth open.
Defiance Starch Boosts Sales Resistance in Stores
Storekeepers report the extra quantity and superior quality of Defiance Starch make it nearly impossible to sell any other brand. Chicago men form a syndicate to buy second hand warships and dispose of them to the Russian government.
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Chicago
Defiance Starch Packs 16 Ounces At Same Price As 12
The ad touts Defiance Starch as superior and sold in 16 ounce packages for the same price as 12 ounce rivals. It implies many who appear foolish may not be so.
Tumors Conquered Without Operations by Lydia Pinkham's Remedy
Read letters show women cured of uterus tumors without surgery using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Fannie Fox from Bradford and Luella Adams of Seattle recount long struggles, mistaken diagnoses, and eventual tumor disappearance after treatment. Mrs. Pinkham invites inquiries from sick women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Fox
Miss Adams
Lydia E. Pinkhan
Wuimor
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lyon
Maas
Fannie D. Fox
Chestnut St
Bradford
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Fannie D. Pax
Bradford, Pa
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Engand
Lydia J. Pinkham
Lydia KE
Sam
Luella Adams
Colonnade Hotel
Seattle
Wash
Lydia EB
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Naffee
Cape Girar
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M. E. Church
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A. J. Summers
T. E. Hips
Boonville
Rich Hill
Ert Webb
Leesville
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Omas Profit
Galt
Poplar Bluff
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State Board of Health
Colum
Bill” Phelps
Kathe O'Leary
Paris
Oak Grove
John Schuster
Stanley Smith
Clinton
Salmon Bank
Elmoman
Louisana
Bates County
Bookfield Gazette
U. 8
Senator Towne
Becker
Russ Company
South Bend
Lewis
Peoria
Ill
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Piso
Wm.o. Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
Putnam
Homer
Wis
Thompson
Eye
Kansas City
R. Panton Company
Boe4ron
Ttac
Ulve Oe
Fannie Fox
Adamse
Stamping & Tool CO
la Cresse
Wilbert Thompson
Main St
Mull
Mel Thomason
Mr. Thompson
Mars
W. H. Thompson
Main &T
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