Douglas new building at Monteiro shows firm’s modern jobbing house
W L Douglas Shoe Co dedicates a two story 260 by 60 foot administration and jobbing building in Monteiro Massachusetts. The facility serves 11000 dealers and a warehouse stocked with men’s to children’s footwear enabling same day rush orders to boost nationwide sales.
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Big Shoe Company
W. L. Douglas Shoe Co
Monteiro
Mass
United States
Douglas
W. L. Douglas
It Saved My Life Praise for a Famous Medicine
Mrs. T Willadsen of Manning Iowa writes to Mrs Pinkham praising her remedy claiming it saved her life and expressing deep gratitude. The letter showcases personal testimony to the medicine's life saving effects and the impact on the writer's health.
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Mrs. T. ©. Willadsen
Manning, Iowa
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised in Personal Letter
A testimonial from a reader describes relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for years of painful and irregular menstruation. The letter claims restored health, urges others to seek help, and notes Mrs. Pinkham’s free advice from Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia I. Pinkham
Dean's Kidney Pills End Dropsy Sufferer's Distress
Mrs Elizabeth Maxwell of Olympia Washington reports relief after using four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills. She suffered three years from dropsy linked to kidney trouble with swelling pains and heart flutter. The pills reduced swelling and improved breathing. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster Millburn Co Buffalo NY
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Dean
Elizabeth Maxwell
West Fourth St
Olympia
Wash
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
M Le Colonel Bryan in French Newspaper Tale
A Paris based account praises Colonel Bryan, tracing his rise from cowboys and Indian fighting to bonanza farming. The piece notes his nickname Silver Bill and Dead Shot, his taciturn nature, and his book The First Battle detailing frontier clashes with tribes.
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France
Colonel Bryan
Paris
Bryan
M. le Colonel
West
Chicago
America
Tammany
Canned Meat Packers Defend Against Preservative Claims
Reports from the National Manufacturers’ Association and Chicago Sanitary Inspector Hedrick refute charges against canned meat packers. They explain vacuum sealing, partial cooking, and outside soldering keep meat preserved without chemicals. Hedrick also notes Libby McNeill Libby plant spaces are clean, well lit and ventilated.
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Manufacturers’ Association and Sanitary Inspector
National Manufacturers’ Association
Hedrick
City of
Chicago
Whalen
Libby, McNeill & Libby
San Francisco Faces Winter Shelter Crisis Amid Fire Refugees
San Francisco plans a city of tents as 50 000 refugees must be housed before winter. Mayor Schmitz to run relief efforts with a Red Cross budget near six million dollars. Temporary housing, portable cottages, and low rent trials aim to shelter up to 59 000 remaining homeless from the fire.
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San Francisco
Red Cross
Schmitz
Devine
Capt. W. W. Thuts
United States
Red Cross Society
The
Chicago Healthful Town Leads Major Cities in Death Rate
United States census reports show Chicago has the lowest death rate among six largest cities from 1900 to 1904, with 14.61 per thousand vs 19.11 average. St Louis, Philadelphia, Boston, New York and Baltimore rates all higher. Chicago residents also allegedly endure life’s pace about 12 to 40 percent more vigorously than peers in other cities. Asphalt trust sues head of reorganized trust for damages. Amzi Barber seeks 100000 against J M Mack and trustees over alleged attacks on Barber’s management. Illegal trust cannot collect: a St. Louis judge rules a trust cannot sue for goods sold to a voluntary customer to avoid payment, favoring Joseph E Walsh in a case against Cahill & Swift.
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United States
Chicago
Chicago Health Department
Federal Census Department
Uncle Sam
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Baltimore
The
Bulletin
New Yorker
Bostonian
St. Louisian
Philadelphian
Baltimorean
Asphalt Trust
Amzi I. Barber
J. M. Mack
Reorganized Trust
Barber
New York and Bermudez
Ryan
Joseph E. Walsh
Cahill & Swift Manufacturing Company
Walsh
Hair Restored After Cuticura Treatment
Mrs. W. F. Griess of Clay Center Nebraska reports severe scalp itch and dandruff cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She cut her hair to save it, shampooed weekly, applied ointment twice weekly, and within two months grew long hair with no itching or dandruff after five years of use.
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W. F. Griess
Clay Center
Neb
Adirondack Scene Along Fulton Chain to Brown's Tract Inlet
An Adirondack travelogue describes a narrow winding stream two and a half miles from Fulton Chain to Brown's Tract Inlet. The half mile routes require precise angling to pass with boats, while banks teem with wild roses, feathery Spiraea, blue fleur-de-lis and water hyacinths. Butterflies hover and dragonflies dart as cranes pass overhead and a bull frog splashes in the shoreward ripples. Blue Mountain appears hazy in the distance, completing a vivid natural scene.
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Adirondack
Fulton Chain
Brown's Tract Inlet
Blue Mountain
Lewis' Single Binder Straight 5c Cigar
The advertisement touts Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar made from ripe mellow tobacco. It claims higher quality so that many former 10c cigar smokers switch to Lewis' product from Lewis' Factory Peoria Illinois.
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Mayde Him Tired
Affectionate wife Emily urges George to sit and rest in a new chair while he frets a creditor may arrive to collect an installment, highlighting domestic tension over debt.
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George
Emily
Gypsy Smith to Open American Meetings
English evangelist Gypsy Smith plans a series of meetings in the United States. Born in a Gypsy camp, he travels to conduct revival services for local congregations.
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Gypsy Smith
America
Cowboys and hospitality on Texas cattle ranges
A Four Track News reminiscence describes Texas cowpunchers at round-up camps. Tourists feel like honored guests as cowboys share grubs, coffee, and hot biscuits, while tales from the trail reveal a culture of courtesy and family respect in the bunkhouse and camp.
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Lone Star State
Texas
West Texas
Its Origin Story of Chess and The Indoor Cricket
The inventor explains chess was created for people who love cricket’s excitement but must play indoors due to rain or cold. The remark frames chess as a domestic alternative to outdoor sport, linking strategy to sported thrill.
California Grapes Produced Every Year Worth Big Sum
California produces about 750000 tons of grapes annually with an estimated value near 15000000 dollars. The figure highlights the state's prominent role in viticulture and commerce for the year.
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California
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Broadway
Li.m. Green
Box U
Atlanta
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Dodds
Rapy
Allen
R. T. Felix Gouraud
L. Sarre
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T. Hopkins
Great Jones Street
Alies S. O' LeRoy
Ntacry Rus
Libby
McNeill & Libby
Chas. H. Fletcher
Roma
A. F. Peeler
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Edward Parrish
Brooklyn
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C. G. Sprague
Omaha
J. A. Parker
Kansas City
H. F. Merrill
Augusta
Norman M. Geer
Cleveland
Ohio
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