Death by Own Action in Newton Stirring Public Alarm
A Boston letter from Newton Mass argues suicide or death by own action is a crime against humanity and divinity. It cites multiple Newton cases including Frank W Adams and others, discusses insurance factors, public sentiment, and urges action against this trend while noting seasons influence such acts. The piece blames morbid sentimentality and notes Stevenson’s influence.
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Chicago
Newton
Mass
Boston
Newton High School
Obituary: Editor-Callowman Dies After Cigarette Addiction
Humorous obituary notes editor Callowman is dead with publishers reflecting on his habit. The exchange highlights his paid subscriptions and final quip about giving him a puff.
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Callowman
Chicago Daily News
Excellent Brooder Guidelines For Chick Rearing
Practical steps describe preparing a brooder from four 12 foot boards forming a square with an inclosure two feet wide. Include sunshine, feed, and water for at least one month while chicks stay warm inside. Details mention rags tacked to underside and floor placement to trap warmth.
Brooder Complete for Busy Hatchers
A thin wire covered closed pen keeps older chicks out while the old hen hatches new chicks. The hen only stays to hatch, then returns to laying. No artificial heat needed, best for warm weather hatchings, as advised by A E Tristman in Farm and Home.
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A. E. Tristman
Summer Ventilation for Poultry Houses
Summer ventilation is essential for poultry health. Leave doors closed in heat except for safe wire netting to allow air without exposing birds to predators. Install outside nailed wire mesh to enable quick window use during cold spells and protect fowls from raids or wild animals.
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M G Thurston
Poultry Care Advised For Healthy Turkeys
The St Louis Republic notes that dampness on clear surfaces harms young turkeys and that sunny days aid range. It warns against too many hard boiled eggs causing bowel disease and urges removing decomposing vegetables. It also advises early nest destruction, low perches on same level, and cautions diarrhoea can mimic cholera.
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St Louis Republic
Green cut bone aids winter laying and moulting hens
A small daily spring summer allotment of green cut bone enhances laying and moulting in hens. The bone cutter simply cuts fresh bones from the butcher and a pound fed nightly is inexpensive and beneficial. Geese and ducks also gain growth elements from this supplement, preventing leg weakness when used moderately with other foods.
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P, H. Jacobs
Drummer Narrates Train Romance and Fatigue Tale
A Buffalo Courier tale recounts a New York drummer’s westbound journey with a charming, unresponsive woman. After a series of rebuffs on a Toledo to Buffalo ride, she finally asks him to stay behind and take a later train, sparking his consideration of settling down.
Summer Resorts Await Tourists in the Lake Country
In the Lake Country of Northern Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan hundreds of summer resorts prepare for south and east tourists. Popular spots include Fox Lake Elavan Lauderdale Waukesha Oconomowoc Palmyra The Dells Kilbourn Elkhart Madison Minocqua Star Lake Frontenac White Bear Minnetonka and Marquette on Lake Superior. For pamphlets or the summer book In The Lake Country apply to a ticket agent with four cents to Geo H Heafford Chicago.
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Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Fox Lake
Elavan
Lauderdale
Waukesha
Oconomowoc
Palmyra
the Dells
Kilbourn
Elkhart
Madison
Minocqua
Star Lake
Frontenac
White Bear
Minnetonka
Marquette
Jake Superior
Lake Country
HH Heafford
Old Colony Building
Chicago
Quip Laden Ink and Patent Remedies Parade
Fragmented ad collage cites jokes about ink Dewey marriage cures and beauty products. Mentions cures for cold and coughs, dyeing hair, and sulpher soap. Includes satirical quotes from multiple papers with product pitches and a general salesy, miscellany vibe.
Markets Report From Several Cities
May market notes list grain prices in New York and Cleveland with No 2 red and No 2 yellow corn, oats and wheat. Livestock prices show steers, veals, sheep, lambs and hogs with varied quotes across Buffalo and Toledo markets.
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New York
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
East Huberty
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises One Hundred Dollars
A notarized oath from Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo pledges one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh uncured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad promotes the remedy as acting on blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials and druggist sales.
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Sears
Ouro
Crix
Toleno
Locas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Usuaf Hall
J. Cheney
A. W._GLEASON
I. J. Cheney & CO
Hail
Unwelcome Friendship On A Carriage Ride
A red faced passenger roars that he is a friend to the Boers while a slim passenger in a corner expresses quiet sympathy for the Boers if the other side is allied with them. The Indianapolis Press records the exchange as a brief dramatic moment on a train car.
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Indianapolis Press
Grain-O advertising promotional blurb
Try Grain O. Try Grain Of8 Ask your grocer today to show you a package of GRAIN O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. Grain O has that rich seal brown of Mocha of Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomachs receive it without distress. 14 the price of coffee 15 cts per package 25 cts Sold by all grocers.
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Java
Cemetery Visit Reveals Past Marriage Tale
A courtroom exchange reveals a husband once visited a grave with his wife to honor her first husband. The judge notes the remark during questioning.
Walls Should Be Coated With Disinfectant Cement
Owing to the gathering of many classes of persons in churches schools and hospitals interior walls can harbor disease germs unless preventive measures are taken. These walls should be coated with a pure cement such as Alabastine which disinfects and is easy to renew and retint.
Willing to Show Em An Honest Young Man Heroism Compliment
A St Louis Globe Democrat item recounts an earnest young man praised for a daring escape and bravery. When asked to describe his feat he blushes and points to his feet saying here they be, mum.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Grain-O Boosts Weight and Appetite, Westfield Woman Says
Mrs Geo R Brown reports Grain-O from Genesee Pure Food Co increased her weight from 103 to 120 pounds after three months. She credits the drink with appetite and strength gains and recommends it to everyone. The testimonial appears with other local notices and advertisements.
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Westfield
Mass
Genesee Pure Food Co
le Roy
Geo. R. Brown
Health of Young Women and Relief Claims
Letters from readers in Aptos and Ogdensburg describe monthly irregularities and pains solved by Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier. Testimonies claim regular cycles, reduced pain, and relief from nervousness and dizziness after several bottles.
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Lydia EE
Pinkhoom
Matinpa Jensen
Ogdensburg
Wis
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Lane
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McInnes
Merrill Bis
Detroit
Mien
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Chic
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Finkhearn
Palmer
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Charles E. Hires
Malvern, Pa
W. L. Douglas Uj
W. L. Douglas
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Omaha
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ILRO
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Dubuque
Waterloo
Dodge
Councili Fis
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A. H, Hanson
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