Doan’s Kidney Pills Ad Claims Pain Relief Triumph
An old advertisement touts Doan’s Kidney Pills as easing back and hip pain swelling in limbs and dropsy signs. It claims to dissolve kidney stones and improve urine while citing two testimonials from Salem Washington County I and Ita. Feb 1903 and Feb 1908 including Cons R. Coox and Brrp Gray praising cure and increased work capacity.
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Dean
Saem, Inc
R. Coox
P. O
Salem, Washington Co
South
Bartonville
Ita
Doan
Mother and sons debate speech costs in playful quiz
In a humorous scene from Smart Set a mother promises her seven year old William nineteen cents daily for each day he refrains from saying darn fool. His five year old brother Harold counters with a quip about words worth a quarter implying some terms are juicier than others.
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William
Billy
Harold
Prosperity in Canada for American Farmers
The article touts Western Canada as a thriving home for American farmers, citing high yields in wheat, oats, flax and speltz with examples like Mears from North Dakota earning about 4,598 dollars from 250 acres. It highlights liberal Canadian laws, government agencies promoting settlement, and the appeal of mixed farming, dairying, ranching and grain raising for immigrants including significant numbers from southern Italy.
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Western
Canada
United States
Finx
Canadian West
Mears
Arcola
Asia
Western Canada
St. Paul
The Lesson. Teacher-Job and the waiting lesson
Yonkers Statesman presents a compact moral vignette in which a teacher and scholar debate the lesson of Job. The retort A lesson that everything comes to him who waits is offered as the implied moral, reflecting a folk wisdom tone.
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Yonkers
Ancient Salt River Valley ovens reveal prehistoric cooking
Remains south of Tempe in the Salt River Valley show extensive buildings larger than Casa Grande. Excavations uncovered huge castulas or ovens up to 16 feet deep and 20 feet wide, lined with copper carbonate ore. Finds include stone metates, grinders, pottery, and water jars resembling Zuni Pueblo Manicipa forms, with superior glaze and texture.
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Tempe
Salt River Valley
Arizona
Casa Grande
Rhode Island
Cheaper Brick Making Invention Spreads From Germany
A new German invention adopted by an English firm will produce bricks by machinery at about 40 000 per day versus 7 000 to 8 000 by hand. Bricks will dry in 24 hours, not weeks, and production can run year round. Experts studied the system and it is believed to lower brick prices significantly.
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Chesebrough Manufacturing CO
State St
New York City
Philadelphia Record
Beadle County Miracle Cure with Dodd's Kidney Pills
Beadle County resident G W Gray of Broadland describes a dire kidney illness turning to Bright's disease and says one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills lifted him from bed. He credits continued use with a full recovery and praises the remedy as miraculous in the community.
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Broadland
S. Dak
Beadle County
G. W. Gray
Bright
Dodd
Mr. Gray
Bond Investments and Tax Advice Ad in 1903 Indianapolis
An advertisement from E. M. Campbell & Co. bankers in Indianapolis promotes converting money and mortgages into tax advantaged investments. It urges April 1 tax actions, touts Indiana bonds, and offers handling, buying, selling government bonds, with free telephone service and quotes Old Main 2662 and New 986.
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United States
Indiana County
New York
E. M. Campbell & CO
Bankers
Indianapolis
Bulls and Bears Battle in New York Cotton Pit
In the last week New York Cotton Exchange has seen fierce bulls led by Daniel J. Sully press prices toward 10 cents a pound amid reports of a $5 million gain and a 500000 bale swing. Bears remain active, arguing a cotton famine looms as demand exceeds supply.
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New York
United States
New York Cotton Exchange
New England
New Orleans
Boston
Napoleon
Bears
Liverpool
Daniel J. Sully
New York Stock Exchange
S. M. Weld & Co
Sully
Cote
No Bail Denied Tillman as Pope Refuses Release
In Columbia South Carolina Chief Justice Pope denied bail for James H Tillman. The decision followed extensive affidavits and rival testimonies including Tillmans claim that Gonzales threatened him. Prosecution aimed for an impartial view with about forty affidavits submitted.
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Columbia
S. C
Justice Pope
James H. Tillman
Tillman
Flo
Gonzales
F. J. Watson
Watson
Half fare and multiple sale dates to southern rail routes
Rail promotion lists half fare plus 2.00 for trips to Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi Virginia and Carolinas with sale dates March 3 17 April 7 21 May 5 9 June 2 16 and on the first and third Tuesdays thereafter through Nov 17 return within 21 days. Contact local agent or C L Stone Louisville and Nashville Railway Louisville Ky. Also disjointed ad copy promises cures and nerve restore claims for Dr Kline and others.
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Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Tennessee
Louisville & Nashville R. R
Louisville
Jubilee marks Pope Leo's twenty fifth election anniversary
Rome celebrated the twenty fifth anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's election with a high mass at the Basilica led by Cardinal Rampolla. The pope greeted cardinals and dignitaries before a gold tiara valued at $25,000 was presented and Te Deum was sung as Catholic associations joined in procession.
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Rome
Rampolla
Cortelyou Sworn In As Commerce and Labor Secretary
George B. Cortelyou was sworn in as secretary of commerce and labor and the ninth Roosevelt cabinet member at 11 10 Wednesday morning by Chief Justice Fuller. The ceremony was witnessed by the President, Mrs Cortelyou, her sister, the office force, and Mrs Loeb whose husband William Loeb Jr was later sworn in as secretary to the President to succeed Cortelyou.
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Washington
George B. Cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
Roosevelt
Justice Fuller
Cortelyou
Loeb
William Loeb, Jr
Street car colds blamed for pneumonia deaths
Street car conditions are identified as a principal factor in rising pneumonia deaths, with cold, crowded cars contributing to illness spread and higher mortality rates. Authorities urge improved ventilation and passenger spacing to curb this trend.
Buy brains and subscribe to the New York Evening News
Advertisement touts agents needed to sell the Dollar-a-Year Daily with promises of quick results and exclusive content by Joseph Howard Jr. at New York Evening News. Offers one dollar yearly, attention to readers and a note about Mrs. Austin’s Buckwheat and disinfecting coins from St. Petersburg.
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New York Evening News
Joseph Howard, Jr
America
New York
French physiologist links sleep to carbonic acid build up
Dr. Raphael Dubois, a French physiologist, argues that natural sleep results from the drugging effect of accumulated carbonic acid in the body, presenting a physiological view on sleep onset.
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Raphael Dubois
Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething softens gums reduces inflammation and alleviates pain. Cures wind colic advertised at 25 cents per bottle.
Folding Flower Bed Proves Too Small For Lot
Humorous exchange from Smart Set shows a husband inspecting a tiny house lot and a wife suggesting a folding flower bed. The couple debates space as they consider purchasing, highlighting cramped quarters and impractical dimensions.
Exchange offer for land in Indiana or Illinois
Excellent stock dry goods and shoes business with brick room and paying status offered for land in Indiana or Illinois. Health reasons prompt sale. J G, box 42 Dana Indiana. Also note a claim that each person’s share of the world is twenty three and one half acres.
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Indiana
Illinois
J. G
Dana
Ind
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