Golden Medical Discovery and Pierce remedies advertised
An advertisement for Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery promotes it as a liver invig orator stomach tonic and nerve strengthener. It lists ingredients from native plants and cites medical authorities approving its use. It claims no alcohol and offers a free booklet by mail. Pellets accompany the product for bowel regulation.
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R. Bartholow
Jefferson Med. College
Phila
H.C Wood
Materia Medica
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
Kk. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dover Kidnapping Case Shocks Dover Del Four-Year-Old Son Vanishes
The four-year-old Horace O N Marvin, son of Dr H N Marvin of Dover, remains missing amid a growing reward total of 27060 dollars. Police suspect kidnapping after a farm move and eyewitness hints point toward two black women seen with a child on Market street. A Canadian border led blackmail demand and a New York detective agency note drew detectives to the area. The disappearance occurred as Mr Goodell moved from the farm he sold.
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Marvin
Black Island
Dover
Del
Horace O N. Marvin
H. N. Marvin
Philadelphia
Walter Winner
Market Street
New York
Detroit
Little Horace
Dr. Marvin
Charles Goodell
Mr. Goodell
Goodell
Horace
Mart Goodell
Eels breed deep in Atlantic off southwestern Europe
Danish marine scientists report European eels spawn at about 3,300 feet in the Atlantic to the southwest. From many eggs leptocephali appear, then six months later elvers reach two inches. Elvers migrate in vast swarms to Western Europe shores invading rivers, waterways, and even small waterfalls and ponds.
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Europe
Atlantic Ocean
Supreme Court Rules Railroads Must Pay Nebraska Taxes
The United States Supreme Court under Justice Holmes holds Union Pacific and Burlington must pay Nebraska property taxes totaling 3.1 million dollars for 1904 to 1906 with penalties for non payment. Railroads had offered 2.2 million. The case challenged equalization board valuation and whether interstate railroad property outside Nebraska could be taxed. The court rejected those defenses.
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Nebraska
United States Supreme Court
Justice Holmes
Union Pacific
Burlington
Equalization Board
Illinois Teachers Endorse Simplified Spelling Plan
The Teachers' Association of Illinois declares in favor of adopting the simplified spelling board's recommendations to reduce hardships for children learning English and to aid foreign-born students in understanding language and institutions.
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Teachers’ Association of
Ilinois
Occupations Revealed by Physical Traits Says Magister
A police court remark notes that a person’s job leaves telltale marks. The magistrate cites violinists, grooms, painters, pianists, and workers exposed to mercury or arsenic, describing facial features and bodily signs as occupation identifiers.
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Sheriock Holmen
Weber
New York Herald
Three Boys Cured of Eczema by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Kate Keim of New York reports five month eczema in her three sons starting with head sores and itchiness. After dispensary misdiagnosis as ringworm the Cuticura Soap and Ointment baths led to clear heads in weeks. She endorses the Cuticura remedies and notes the dates November 1 5 and 7 1906.
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Kate Keim
West 20Th St
New York
N. Y
Controversial Minstrels Poster Draws Chicago Suburban Crowd
A group of citizens gathered before a new billboard in a Chicago suburb read a poster advertising a "Genuine Colored Minstrels' Entertainment" at a local hall. The conspicuous line "It will be enough to make a Mule Sneeze" and the exhortation to "Bring your Wives and Children" sparked mixed amusement and indignation among onlookers.
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Chicago
Giving Sonny a Pithy Hint Washington Herald Quote
A Washington Herald quip advises a newly married son to embrace marriage. The dad counsels to be a husband, not an ex bachelor, reflecting period humor on domestic life.
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Sonny
Washington Herald
Women in Hospitals Warn of Operations and a Remedy
A discussion argues many hospital surgeries for women stem from neglected health. It cites Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a proven preventive and curative remedy with testimonials from Mrs. Rockwood and Miss Tierney praising its health restoration and reduced need for surgery.
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Lydia FE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs Pinkham Offers Help to Women Facing Weakness
Mrs. Pinkham invites women suffering from female weakness to write for free advice from Lyon Massachusetts. Based on symptom reports she can locate the trouble and advise the quickest and surest way to recovery drawn from her experience treating female illnesses.
Boy doubts presidential talk from anxious trustees
A Washington Star item notes a school trustee asking what a boy would say about growing up to be President. The boy’s reply was that many names are mentioned for the role, indicating disbelief. The report also mentions stamps costing £19,500 tied to a London railway companies agreement.
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The
United States
Washington Star
London
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Cutieura
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Ind
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Jefferson Street
Olden
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Warren Street
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Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Albany
Mass
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