New Strength for Women's Backs From Doan's Pills
Mrs Mary Hinson of 21 Strother St Mt Sterling Ky credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending years of backache dizziness and fatigue She reports improved eyesight and fewer headaches after using the medicine sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY endorses the product.
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Mary Hinson
Strother St. Mt. Sterling, Ky
Dean
Mrs. Hinson
Doan
Foster. Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Former Kansas educator and clerk share old teaching joke
Frank Nelson once state superintendent of public instruction and Cap Gibson, a veteran record clerk, reminisce about teaching. Gibson jokes he fooled them for 13 years, adding he quit when teachers had to qualify. The remark appears in a Kansas City Journal item.
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Frank Nelson
Kansas
Gibson
Auditor Nation’s Office
Nelson
Minnesota
Kansas City Journal
Hypocrite in the Hereafter and Starch Advertisement
Dr. Madison C. Peters discusses marriage in the afterlife and mocks a hypocritical bachelor. A reporter questions what such a man would do in the next world. The piece shifts to advertising Defiance Starch promising better laundry results with thinner application.
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Madison C. Peters
May Limit Hat Pins In Paris Public Spaces
In Paris authorities consider restricting hatpins on omnibuses trains theaters and other public places due to growing lengths and accidents. The Washington Star notes a quip about automobiles easing troubles while not solving them.
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Paris
Long billboard fence earns New York owner $1800 yearly
A 55 foot high fence along a 344 by 67 foot Manhattan lot facing the Williamsburg Bridge will display ads. The archite ct’s plan converts a tiny parcel into a revenue source, yielding about $150 per month from ad rental.
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New York
Williamsburg Bridge
East River
M Manhattan
Brooklyn
City
Manhattan
New York Parade of Fashion Migrates Northward Over Centuries
The article traces New York fashion promenades from the Battery to Washington Square and beyond. It notes the parade moved with the city’s growth, shifting along Broadway and Fifth Avenue as residence and business districts rose. The social center advances about two blocks yearly, with current line from Twenty third Street to the park entrance.
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York
New York
Fifty-ninth Street
Battery
Hanover Square
Upper Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Washington Square
Fifth Avenue
Twenty Third Street
Park
Thirty-fourth Street
Forty Second Street
Social obsession leads Mabelle Corey back to stage
Paris socialites fail to grant Mrs. Corey the recognition she seeks despite vast wealth. The former actress laments the emptiness of luxury and declares she will return to the stage, her enduring love, where applause remains her life breath.
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Mabelle Gilman Corey
Steel King
Freer Palace
Paris
Mabelle Gilmay Corey
New York
Mrs. Corey
Corey
Crowds Gather to Await Morgan as He Leaves Office
In New York's financial district crowds gather daily around four o'clock to watch J. P. Morgan exit his office and board a red limousine. Morgan arrives at the bank each afternoon and is greeted by gawkers, stenographers, and messenger boys before the crowd disperses for the next day.
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Financial District
J.P. Morgan & Co
Mr. Morgan
Idior
Aigarette
Morgen
Coor
Paris Fountain Cloaks Plain Wall at Place St Michel
The city of Paris showcases its urban beautification by transforming a six story wall facing Place St Michel into a grand fountain dedicated to St Michel. Designed by Duret, the Renaissance arch and bronze saint figure anchor a multi tiered water display with red marble columns and griffin basins, elevating aesthetics and rental value.
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Paris
Place St. Michel
Seine
St. Michel
Duret
New Illuminating Shell and Other War Inventions
The article notes a French illuminating shell that bursts into flame to act as a mobile searchlight for night reconnaissance, tested on the Mediterranean coast and then on land with field artillery. It also mentions Krupp acquiring patents for an air torpedo by Col Ange of Sweden, along with reports of an anti airship gun, a shrapnel grenade for service rifles, and a motor truck mounted automatic gun capable of 250 shots a minute and a 25 mile range.
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New York
Mediterranean
Krupp Offossen
Col
Ange
Sweden
Western Canada Wheat Boom Draws United States Interest
The 1909 harvest in Western Canada shows bumper yields of wheat, oats, and barley with many districts reporting 30 to 60 bushels per acre. Farmers from Dakota and Minnesota have settled on free 160 acre grants and report strong health and wealth gains. Reports from Battleford and Calgary districts describe superb crops and rising prosperity as rail and telegraph networks spread across the frontier.
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Canada
United States
Western Canada
Moose Jaw
Central
Dakota
Minnesota
Iowa
Illinois
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Nebraska
Saskatchewan
Canadian Northern Railway
North Battleford
Calgary
Nanton
High River
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Free Press
Battleford
Old Town
George Truscott
South Battleford
Dauphin
Rouleau
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Morgan
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Fountain of St. Michel
Lethbridge
Elevi
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