Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Praised By Woman From Indiana
Mrs Laura L Breuer of Crown Point Indiana credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with curing her severe female organ derangements after long pain and ineffective medicines She reports renewed life and blood and urges other women to use the remedy and seek its guidance Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Mass with a forfeit if the letter is not genuine
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Dia E. Am
Laura L. Breuer
Crown Point
Indiana
Pinkham
Lynn Mass
Masked Ballroom Heist Turns Doppelganger Nightcap
Captain Norman Biddle and a gondolier mingle in a fancy-dress ball hosted by Mrs Broadhurst. A faux police sergeant and detective mock a burglary as Biddle contends with a real inspector. The night blends romance, disguises, and comic danger at the dance.
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Mr. Biddle
Biddle
Ryan
Woman Drives Through Plainly Feared Strike Crowd
Mrs. George Evans, wife of the American Transfer Company owner, sat on a heavy freight wagon during a driver strike. She protected a frightened newbie by taking the seat, drove to the Santa Fe depot, then returned amid insults and threats. She later continued driving to multiple depots until 5 pm, earning admiration from onlookers and respect from businessmen.
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West Bottoms
George Evans
American Transfer Company
Western Grocery Company
Santa Fe
Evans
Santa Fe Avenue
Ninth Street
Washington State Lawyer Banquet Tale From the Past
Representative Cushman recalls a State Bar Association banquet where a veteran attorney from Wahkingum, long in practice since Grant’s era, helped himself to custard from a large silver pudding dish. A waiter warns him dessert is coming, to which he replies he would eat it even in a wilderness. Washington Post.
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Cushman
Washington State
State Bar Association
Wahkingum
Grant
White House
Washington Post
Washington business house sells 1000 one dollar notes at 90 cents
In a novel ad scheme a Washington business sold 1000 Treasury one dollar notes for ninety cents each in two hours. The long queue stayed over a block, with buyers allowed to purchase repeatedly. Each sale included a bill of sale and a wrapped dollar, creating an endless chain of customers.
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Washington
Treasury
Washington Telegram
New York Sun
Charity Plan Prompts Dress Wardrobe Debate
A speaker vows to follow Mrs Mackey's plan to give in charity as much as she spends on dresses, praising the idea as ennobling. He agrees it’s good but questions the spending, while she insists the wardrobe money should be doubled rather than shared.
The Soothing Alarm Clock
A Brooklyn Eagle humor piece recounts a man seeking a perfect alarm clock to wake for a 7 o'clock Jersey-bound train. He battles a relentlessly loud device, ends up setting it by his bed to avoid waking neighbors, and misreads time due to clock confusion, concluding with the clock proving correct at 10:15.
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Jersey
California
Fielder
Lawyer
Commissioner Kracke
Doc van Note
Patterson
Jiminy Jupiter
Fifth Congressional District
Angel
Brooklyn Eagle
Prehistoric Pompeii Claim Sparks Neolithic Find
Naples museum inspector Prof Rall-Osso states excavations show a Pompeii precursory to Roman era, thriving two centuries before Rome and later destroyed by Vesuvius. Skeletons with bronze necklaces found near the ruins, Rome Cablegram to the New York World.
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Rall-Osso
Naples
Pompeii
Rome
Pompeii No. 2
Vesuvius
New York
Rockefeller Name Hissed At Chicago Mock Convention
Students at the University of Chicago hissed John D. Rockefeller as his name was invoked during a mock national convention for a Republican presidential nomination. Report notes the hiss was led by one section of the hall and later claimed as a “mock Democracy” gesture to add realism.
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John D. Rockefeller
University of Chicago
Rockefeller
Chicago Telegram
Philadelphia Record
One Out of Millions and the Gatekeeper’s Jest at St. Peter
A cheeky exchange at the gate features St. Peter questioning an applicant about writing a letter to a newspaper on the coal strike. The applicant denies it. Peter grants a grand welcome, saying to wait for the bellboy to the best room in the establishment. New York Times.
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St. Peter
New York Times
There’s Nothing in a Name Says Gotrox and Fudge
A Baltimore Herald remark contrasts Gotrox and Fudge over names and deceit. Gotrox claims the proverb no longer applies while Fudge notes his wealth is in his wife’s name to cheat creditors.
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Gotrox
Peruna Endorsements From Officials Across The Nation
A Washington letter from Hon Dan A Grosvenor deputy War Department Auditor praises Peruna for curing catarrh and calls it a premier spring tonic. John Williams county commissioner of Duluth Minnesota likewise reports Peruna cured his catarrh and endorses its efficacy. A congressional representative from Louisiana writes from Washington confirming Peruna as the national catarrh remedy.
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Dan. A. Grosvenor
War Department
Washington, D. C
John Williams
West Second Street
Duluth
Minn
Peruna
Rene Ee
H. W. den
Louisiana
Lightning vortex photographed in Switzerland shocks observers
A novel lightning vortex was captured on film in Switzerland, drawing attention to unusual atmospheric phenomena. The report notes scientific curiosity and the rarity of such a sight, with observers unsure of its mechanics or full implications.
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Switzerland
Kidney Colds and a Kidney Pill Cure
Kidney colds bring backache rheumatic pains urinary disorders and irregular discharge. Dean's Kidney Pills claim to cure kidney ills from backache to diabetes. West Virginia resident A T Ritenour credits the remedy with restoring health after grippe and kidney trouble. A free trial offer and 50 cent boxes advertised. The eye is most sensitive to green colors.
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Dean
A. T. Ritenour
Wood Yard
East
Cork Street
Winchester
la Grippe
Franck Baker & Sons
Ritenour
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Agents Wanted for Liberal Life Insurance Company
First class agency contracts with renewable interest can be made by first class producing business men with the Liberal Life Insurance Company of Indiana Anderson Indiana Legal Reserve Old Line Company Rebaters and advance wanted men need not apply John H Terhune President C kx McCullough Secretary
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Liberal Life Insurance Company of
Indiana
Anderson, Indiana
Legal Reserve
Old-Line Company
John H. Terhune
C. Kx. McCullough
Ireland's western coast bears congested counties
The statement notes that all congested counties lie along Ireland's western coastline highlighting regional concentration of congestion across counties such as Galway Mayo and Clare on the Atlantic seaboard.
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Ireland
First silk worm eggs shipped in thirteen years
Putnam faceless dues color more goods per package than others. There is more coal in Montana and Wyoming than in Pennsylvania. The first shipment of silk worm eggs by the Department of Agriculture, within thirteen years, is being sent to miscellaneous addresses today. Each parcel tested by the Pasteur method to ensure eggs are not diseased. Eggs resemble dull slate blue shad roe. packed in tin boxes with perforated holes placed in light wood boxes for safe long-distance shipping.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington Telegram
New York News
Reduced Fares via Pennsylvania Lines Excursion Tickets
Pennsylvania Lines offers reduced excursion fares to multiple regions and events. Home seekers trips are set for April 7 and 21, with travel to the West Northwest and South. Special runs to New Orleans occur April 11 to 13 for the National Manufacturers’ Association, and May 1 to 3, plus 18, for the American Medical Association. Los Angeles and San Francisco departures are May 2 and May 11 to 11, with additional trains May 3 and 18 for the Presbyterian General Assembly and the National Association of Master Plumbers. Tickets available via agents or W W Richardson Indianapolis D P A.
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Pennsylvania
New Orleans
National Manufacturers’ Association
American Medical Association
Los Angeles
Cal
San Francisco
Presbyterian General Assembly
National Association of Master Plumbers
United States
Pennsylvania Lines
W. W. Richardson
Indianapolis
Why She Slept
A quip from New York Weekly about a housekeeper who notes she wakes early due to the scent of baking at Mrs Workhard's, contrasted with her experience at a new employer where the smell does not wake her, implying differences in morning routines.
Consolation and Opinions on Actors in Verona
Romeo asks how consent was obtained from his father who opposed actors. Juliet recalls claiming the lover was not a serious actor, prompting a less hostile response from the father. In a separate note, a Boston Transcript mention notes anthracite coal discovery on 1,000 acres in Vancouver Island, B C, and a trivia aside that every animal has its own flea.
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Romeo
Juliet
Boston Transcript
Vancover Island
B. C
Peruna praised as a reliable catarrh remedy in letters
Letters from H W Ogden W E Griffith and others endorse Peruna for catarrh and general health. Congressman's note backs its value for lung trouble and vitality. Spring treatment urged with Peruna as a systemic cure. readers invited to write Dr Hartman for advice at the Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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H. W. Ogden
W. E. Griffith
Concan
Texas
H. Bowen
Ruskin
Tazewell County
Fred D. Scott
Larue
Ohio
Hiram
Red D. Scott
Ira C. Abbott
M Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Elmer Fleming
Reservoir Council
Northwestern Legion of Honor
Minneapolis, Minn
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
By Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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