Veteran of the Black Hawk Mexican and Civil Wars
A Civil War veteran and physician describes long lasting stomach catarrh relief from Peruna after trying many remedies. He recounts protracted suffering prior to treatment and notes dramatic improvement after three bottles. The letter is signed WW Jackson, addressing Taetman in Columbus Ohio.
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Wow. Jackson
Wey
Washington, D.C
Dia
WW. Jackson
Fee Som Taetman
Saodarivin
Columbie
Ohio
Is This Prosperity The Commoner Discusses Women Workers
The piece questions republican claims of unprecedented prosperity and asks why labor capital tensions rise while wealth concentrates. It highlights the rise of women and girls in stores and factories, noting concerns about family support, home duties, and the potential social impact of women becoming breadwinners. It challenges party plans to improve industrial conditions.
Roosevelt's Son a Hunter at Deadwood Visit
Oyster Bay August 28 No visitors were received at Sagamore Hill. Kermit Roosevelt departed for Deadwood South Dakota to visit Captain Seth Bullock superintendent of the Black Hills Forest Reserve. He is traveling alone and will stay two or three weeks on a hunting expedition with Captain Bullock.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Sagamore Hill
Kermit
Roosevelt
Deadwood
8. D
Seth Bullock
Black Hills Forest Reserve
Kermitie
Bullock
Alfalfa Seed and Inoculation Advice from Missouri Secretary
Guidance on planting alfalfa in Missouri including optimal sowing windows August 15 to September 20, seed quality from reliable dealers, seeding rates 10 to 20 pounds per acre, and soil or seed inoculation to supply essential bacteria. Also covers weed-free seed sources, inoculation methods using soil from successful fields, weed-free soil preparation, winter hardiness, and fall management before harvesting guidance in a following letter.
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Missouri
Bureau of Plant Industry
Washington, D. C
Gev. B. Ellis
Board of Agriculture
President Roosevelt on Submarine Trip at Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt described his submarine voyage aboard the Plunger with satisfaction at the vessel’s handling and its potential wartime use. Secrecy kept the descent hidden from most, leaving Long Island Sound clear except for the party aboard the Sylph observers.
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Oyster Bay
S. J
Roosevelt
Nelson
Long Island Sound
Greatly in Demand Drug Store Ad
A fragmented advertisement notes high demand for medicines including Dr King No Life Pills claimed to cure stomach ailments and blood and cancer related issues. Frank Tilay’s drug store offers the items at 25 cents guaranteed.
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Dr. King
Frank Tillay
Cost Too Much in the White House Suit Tale
Consul General Wynne recounts meeting President Roosevelt in Washington during a heat wave. He wore a $6 outfit while Roosevelt wore a $4 suit, prompting a laughing exchange about dressing for the people versus fashion. The anecdote highlights cost and relatability in official visits.
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Wynne
Washington
America
Mr. Waynne
Roosevelt
White House
Electric Bitters touted as malaria cure and ad advice
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a pure tonic that cures malaria and related illnesses with fewer after effects than quinine. It cites testimonials from E S Munday of Henrietta Texas and promotes price at Frank T. Clay’s drug store while endorsing persistent local advertising by John Wanamaker as essential to business success.
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E.S Munday
Henrietta
Tex
Frank T. Clay
John Wanamaker
Poisons in Food and a Chinese Palace Attack
An early 20th century item notes dangers from poisons in food and promotes Dr Kings New Life lin e remedies with a money back guarantee. It also reports a Taipei dispatch that the Chinese president was attacked as she rode to her summer palace. an assailant dressed as a soldier was bayoneted by guards.
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Frankfort
A_ Tien-Tein
Frankfurter Zeitung
Naipresa
China
Motherhood as Nature Chooses Her For a Child
A reflective piece on maternal dreams and the anticipation of childbirth highlighting a mother’s joy, foresight, and desire for the child’s future health and vigor. It emphasizes health, strength, and pure blood as ideals guiding the mother’s hope and experience.
Feuds in Kentucky Produce Four Dead and Three Wounded
In Lexington area clashes between the Miller and Rawlings factions leave four men dead and three dying. A separate fight near Clay City between the Martins and the Andersons, both Powell county families, injures several, with at least two dead and others wounded. The clashes follow long-standing local enmities and occurred in two incidents on August 20.
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Lexington
Millers
Rawlingses
Tennessee
Patrick Miller
John
Henry
Johnson
Alive Station
Henry Miller
Advantare
Miller
Johson
Clay City
Martins
Andersons
Powell County
Pair of Patriots in Town Mention Three Wars Veteran Crane
A local note highlights Uncle John P. Crane a Mexican and Black Hawk war veteran who served under Price in the Civil War and fought at Buena Vista under Henry Clay Jr. It also mentions Maj Bradley of Papinville, a Confederate veteran, both described as enthusiastic Democrats and loyal readers of the Review. Uncle Laben Warren is cited as an old Mexican veteran drawing a pension.
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Jno
P. Crane
Crane
Price
Buena Vista
Henry Clay, Jr
Bradley
Papinville
Green's August Flower Touts Kid Health Aid
Old and young suffer from poor appetite and digestion in the ad describing a child’s disordered stomach. The text promotes Green's August Flower as a reliable home remedy for indigestion dyspepsia and chronic constipation and a general tonic. Available in 25c and 75c sizes from Frank T. Clay through druggists.
Beara the Bignature in Astoria
A fragment from a local page notes Beara the Bignature performing in Astoria with an audience and partial details. The item hints at a show or event but specifics on date venue or acts are unclear in the readable text.
Storm Claims Twenty One Lives in Minnesota
Report from St Paul Minnesota details a deadly night storm. Five deaths in southeastern Minnesota include Toswr Danielson at Fourtain and missing five families near Lanesboro. A baby was torn from Mrs Frank Sanders arms at Pilot and Mrs Sanders injured. A large wind event caused serious injuries including a broken arm and possible spinal injuries.
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St. Paul
Minn
Suesso
Minnesota
Toswr Danielson
Lanesboro
Pilot
Mra
Frank Sanders
Sanders
Hai
Tuchford
New Stock Law Provision In Restraint Of Livestock
A historic provision from the last legislature clarifies the restraint of stock running at large. It states that any township official must take action when notified that stock is roaming. Failure to restrain requires the official to be liable on bond to any aggrieved party. Session acts of 1865.
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Lange
Sawita
Dan
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Tong
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Beara the Bignature
Astoria
Ayers
Ayer
Pitre
Minnesota Storm
New Stocklaw
McHarland Bros
Bates County
Columbia OR
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Columbia
Sayer
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