No Pills Aboard Ship and Old Fashioned Cures
A South Street druggist reports captains of sailing vessels rely on castor oil and Epsom salts as staple aboard ships. Sailors prefer these traditional medicines, while captains act as doctors, recording dosages for the U S Shipping Commissioner. The tale includes a captain discarding pills from a mate for castor oil and a sea voyage to Rio Janeiro.
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South Street
United States Shipping Commissioner
Jamaica
Rio Janeiro
New York Press
Wireless chain to span globe links U S and Asia stations
The De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company and the government end a landmark contract to run a trans oceanic chain from New England to the Aleutians and Japan. Stations will connect 1000 mile gaps from West Indies to Panama and Alaska to Asia, with Washington and Baltimore to be added. The system promises year round operations under all conditions and will enable U S government to exchange messages with Japan via an American network.
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American de Forest Wireless Telegraph Company
West Indies
Panama
New England
Japan
China
Philippines
Cuban
Pensacola
Key West
Cuba
Porto Rico
Caiis
de Forest
de Forest Company
Aleutian Islands
Guam
Hawaii
San Francisco
Washington
United States
New York
Buffalo
Cleveland
St. Louis
Baltimore
Cape Flatter Wash
Immigrants pour into South Africa while British workers balk
A comment notes a flood of Germans Syrians Greeks Danes Swedes Roumanians Bulgarians and Russian Jews entering South Africa while British labourers refuse to emigrate citing high beer prices as a deterrent.
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South Africa
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Cure for Chronic Kidney Ailment
Joseph McGauley of 144 Sholto St Chicago Sachem of Tecumseh Lodge testifies his health failed two years with backache lost appetite and insomnia. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with a complete, permanent cure after two boxes and urges others to use this remedy. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Joseph McGauley
Sholto St
Chicago
Tecumseh Lodge
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Made His Fortune Voice Tale Sparks Witty Exchange
A clipped dialogue shows a boastful speaker recounting how his fortune came from his voice. The other character asks what he would do if given a different voice and suggests an operation. The man insists his wealth came from his own singing and speaking abilities.
Jinks and Blinks Swap Hats Over Headache Wish
Jinks teases Blinks about her head pain Blinks replies she does not want pain but a new hat Blinks jokes head trouble but seeks a stylish purchase rather than relief. The exchange showcases light humor and flirtatious banter between the two.
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Jinks
Warning to Housewives About Baking Powder Health Claims
The article warns consumers that baking powder reactions change the original materials, misleading about ingredients. It argues that high priced powders leave Rochelle salts in bread, a medicine, risking digestion. Calumet Baking Powder is praised for purity and an offer of $1,000 against any dangerous substance.
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Trust
Prof
Wiley
United States Department of Agriculture
Committee On Public Health
Massachusetts
Boston
Hartung
C . Kepler
F. B. Foster
G. M. Palmer
All the Difference in a Ready Made Tie Jokes
A brief quip contrasts a ready made tie with one self tied noting the difference lies in time. The exchange features a playful back and forth about tailoring and effort.
Distemper Cure Endorsed by Veteran Horseman
Bud Doble cites 40 years with horses calling apart Distemper Cure the most successful remedy. Druggists supply bottles at 50c each or a dozen for less. Write Spohn Medical Co. Live Stock Doctors Goshen Ind for agents and manufacturers.
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Spohn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
When a Man Isn't Square the Fact Will Round
A pithy adage hints that dishonesty or crooked behavior travels quickly, implying that unethical acts become widely known or quickly circulated in the community.
Wheat yields spark Canada US trade hopes in 1904
The article projects a 60 000 000 bushel Canadian wheat crop for 1904 with earnings near 60 million dollars. It notes strong yields in Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, mentions oats and barley, and cites Clifford Sifton to Lord Strathcona. It also quotes Frank H. Spearman on US wheat imports from Canada and potential reciprocal trade.
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Canada
Clifford Sifton
Interior
Lord Strathcona
Northwest
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Frank H. Spearman
Saturday Evening Post
Isotherman
Canadian Pacific
United States
St. Paul Road
Eureka
Dakotas
Minnesota
Saskatchewan
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Norfolk
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Guantanamo
Lower California
Portland
Seattle
Cape Flattery
Orient
Dutch Harbor
Marconi Company
Alaska
Pacific
Bud Doble
Mexic Mustang Liniment
Northwestern Yeast CO
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Weik
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