Roosevelt's News Writing Under Fire in The Times
A questionable Britain based piece claims Theodore Roosevelt writes his own copy for a New York publication, charging two dollars per word. It argues Roosevelt maps and sends his own news with no fabrications, alleging authenticity in expedition reports amid debate over source accuracy.
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Airodi
East Africa
Oex
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
New York
Roosevelt
Roosevelt in Africa Hunters and Hostility of Lions
Theodore Roosevelt and son Kermit pursue big game across East Africa. The expedition, cost between 15000 and 20000 dollars, hunts lions, hippos, antelopes, giraffes, and buffalos for the Smithsonian. Roosevelt rides front of a Ugandan railway engine, visits Sir George MacMillan's ranch, and interacts with native staff led by Juma and Abdallah bin Said.
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Roosevelt
Mombasa
Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
Waptes
Italy
United States
Uganda
Jackson
Sir George MacMillan
MacMillan
Colorado
Mr. Roosevelt
Kingdom of
Leo
Kermit
Mr. Rhine
United States Army
Kermit Roosevelt
Juma
Bwana Tumbo
R. D. Cuninghame
Sir Alfred Pease
Hunter Cuninghame
Abdallah ‘bin Said
Abdallah
Stoik
Smithsonian
Dean's Kidney Pills Proclaimed Cure for Kidney Trouble
A vintage health ad claims kidney disease causes backache dizziness and fatigue and promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as the remedy. Customer Mrs Graves of Villisca Iowa reports long term relief after using the pills five years ago and praises the product, sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
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Dean
N. E. Graves
Villisca
Iona
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Not the butcher's fault in lamb delivery dispute
Mrs. Customer complains the lamb was large and tough. Mr. Stintwaite defends the delivery saying the leg was sweet and the boy lingering caused delay while the joint left the shop to satisfy the order for a young leg.
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Mr. Stintwaite
Missionary remark on heaven and hell in American views
Mme Helene Vincente cites a Georgia Negro divine who reinterprets hell as icy and cold to avoid upsetting his rural congregation. She remarks that locals tailor religious imagery to fit community sensibilities during her southern trip.
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Mme
Helene Vincente
Cleveland
Exchanging Solemn Thoughts in a Chicago Post Moment
A witty exchange contrasts a lone thinker in the night with a man in a scarf pin. The first frets over creation and cosmic silence while the second jokes that the feeling mirrors missing a city car and waiting on a corner. The piece captures urban humor and philosophical pose.
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Chiago Post
Neck Boils Tied to Sweat and Tight Collars
The piece explains neck boils arise in the sweaty season. Large neck hair pores and starched collars create soil for germs. Friction rubs germs into follicles causing two painful, sometimes dangerous boils that can spread.
In Spain Bullfighting Profits Debated
In Spain a conversation weighs whether raising bulls for fights is profitable. The discussion frames the issue as a toss-up with uncertain returns.
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Spain
Coffee Versus Postum Probed In A Ten Day Test
A household trial urges ten days without coffee using Postum to prove if coffee causes ailments. A woman recounts years of stomach trouble and headaches tied to coffee, notes quick relief on Postum, then relapse when returning to coffee, and renewed health after resuming Postum.
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Postum
Wellville
Colored man tried for clothes theft in Charlestown court
A Black defendant confessed to stealing a dress suit top $80 overcoat $75 and silk hat $10 from a young white man. The judge attempts mercy and asks for the value, the defendant protests the prices were inflated and delivers a brief remark in dialect.
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Charlestown
Plaintiff
Jedge
No Loffing or Swimmig on These Growns
Complaint from a local man about boys swimming in a pond causing a nuisance. The property owner allowed a sign reading No Loffing or Swimmig on These Growns Order by If Catched Law Will be Forced, per the Berkshire Courier.
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Berkshire Courier
Castoria safety claim and tuberculosis alliance note
The text urges scrutiny of CASTORIA bottles for safety and the Lak signature, noting over 30 years of service. It also cites the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis claiming churches schools labor unions and other groups plus state legislatures involve about 8 million people in the anti tuberculosis effort.
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Mathera
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
A Rare Good Thing For Sore Feet
Mrs Matilda Holtert of Providence Rhode Island praises Allen s Foot Ease as a rare relief for sore and red feet. The advertisement notes it is sold by all druggists for 25 cents and urges readers to ask today.
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Allen
Matilda Holtert
Providence
R. I
Wrigley Spearmint Ad Claims Real Mint Flavor
Vintage advertisement fragment highlights Wrigley’s Spearmint with a spear emblem on every wrapper. Mentions real mint leaf flavor versus imitation and ends with a nudging line about seeing the spear to verify authenticity. Includes quotes and references to Painkiller and moral maxims.
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Wrigley’s
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
A Baltimore woman describes relief from four years of misery due to female ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad touts the remedy as the most successful treatment for uterine disorders and invites readers to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham.
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Baltimore
Lydia E. Pinkham
Tye E. Dinkham
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington
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Renan
Gladstone
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Whichcot
Montaigne
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