Dr Pierce Medicines Publicized as Known Composition
Article discusses Dr. Pierce of Buffalo publishing all ingredients of his medicines to preempt critics. It notes the formulas contain no alcohol narcotics or habit forming drugs and rely on roots of medicinal plants. It cites authorities on their efficacy for bronchial throat and lung issues. It also reports Paris telephone system flaws and travel times for messages by bicycle messenger cab railway pneumatic tube and telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Buffalo
Grover Coe
New York
Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Phila
Scudder
Cincinnati
Ellingwood
Chicago
Hale
Paris
Rue Richelieu
Avenny de la Grand Armee
Bois de Boulogne
Metropolitan Railway
Miraculous Cure Claim for Cuticura Remedies
A Newburgh New York case from 1905 describes a man with severe blood poisoning and a ruined foot who recovered after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. After six months of pain and hospital care, two weeks of treatment yielded a complete healing with dramatic improvement observed by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schoenhauer
Newburgh
N. Y
Rural Texan postmaster plans three day fishing break
A rural Texas postmaster mails a note to the Postmaster General saying he will close the office for the next three days to go fishing. He mentions little mail arrives and he needs exercise, placing the system on notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Atlanta Constitution
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and fashion caption
One hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure and testimonial claim. Hall's Catarrh Cure, taken internally, price five cents per bottle, sold by druggists. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Then a fashion caption: Mrs Welton compliments a bonnet while Mrs Chillican Kearney agrees on contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Hall
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement claims relief for foot ailments
In a pinch use Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes. It rests the feet and cures corns bunions swelling sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrown nails. Makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by druggists and shoe stores two cents. Sample mailed free. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
2Ic
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Panama Canal Gift Debate and Cigar Praise
The text contrasts views on a Panama Canal gift and notes rising popularity of Lewis' Single Binder cigars. A humorous vignette follows about a house mistress denying food while a visitor jokes about his teeth. It ends with Swiss cantons banning automobiling within their territories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ilinois
Cantons
Valais
Uri
Grisons
Switzerland
Milestones in History from 1014 to 1898
A compact digest lists major historical markers and events from 1014 through 1898, including battles, royal actions, explorations, political shifts, and notable disasters. Entries name dates, places, rulers, and institutions such as Clontarf, Islip Bridge, the Garter, and the Spanish-American War’s onset.
Senate Debates Indian Appropriation and Rail Rate Bills
The Senate spent days debating the Indian appropriation bill and related measures while the House considered the agricultural appropriation and tariff debates. Key actions include naval yard funding, dam legislation, and a stalled rail rate bill with personnel and emergency appropriations advancing in both chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
United States
Philippines
Tillman
San Francisco
Candler
Miss
Dawson
Iowa
Mare Island Navy Yard
Committee On Appropriations
Rock River
Rock County
Illinois
Spooner
Ile
Bailey
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hepburn
Boutell
Sulzer
Simms
Tenn
Clapp
Williams
Washington
Departments of State, Justice and Commerce
Cushman
Wash
Foss
Senator Clark
Arkansas
Congress
Horace Porter
Jean Paul Jones
Gen. Porter
Annapolis
Searst
Flying Machine that Flies Claims Wright Brothers Secret
A Dayton firm built aeroplane which flew twenty four miles in thirty eight minutes carrying B25 pounds. A French government representative reports the craft completed about twenty nine circles before fuel ran out. He says the Wright brothers have the secret the world has sought for centuries. The machine reportedly has two stacked surfaces and fore and aft rudders, with details still secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, Ohio
Wright Brothers
Coal Company License Suspended Amid Price Dispute
Secretary of State Olin of Massachusetts suspends Metropolitan Coal Company of Boston license over alleged extortionate pricing tied to an expected coal strike. Action aims to let the Supreme Court decide what constitutes extortionate pricing. Grand Master John J. Hanrahan of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen married Katherine H. Sullivan at St Paul recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coal Company
Olin
Massachusetts
Metropolitan Coal Company of
Boston
Supreme Court
John J. Hanrahan
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
St. Paul
Katherine H. Sullivan
National News and Global Affairs Summary
The Red Cross reports over 300000 in need of outside aid in Japan. Congress weighs a new national air policy. Secretary Bonaparte says national music merits legislative consideration, not cabinet prerogative. Sir Leonard Lyell is in America to study Yosemite, the Grand Canyon of Colorado, and Yellowstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American National Red Cross
Japan
Congress
United States
Bonaparte
Julius L. Lyons
New York
Leonard Lyell
Wolcott
Geological Survey
Sir Leonard
America
Yosemite Valley
Grand Canyon
Colorado
Yellowstone Park
Immigration Bureau
Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound endorsed for female complaints
The advertisement declares women in work and home face common female disorders, promising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure. It cites testimonials from Miss F Orser and Miss Pearl Ackers praising relief from backache irregularities and nervous symptoms, and notes free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Miss Pearl Ackers
North Summer Street
Nashville
Tenn
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia BE
Lynn
Mass
Present for Robert Nolan
A schoolboy fakes illness to avoid attending class. He quips that his teacher will call his name and his mother consoles him with the idea of giving him a present for every day he says present. The boy notes he has said present daily without receiving any present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas Strong
W.l.douglas
Robert Nolan
Robert
Magazine of Fun
Seven Years of Suffering Ends with Doan's Kidney Pills
Ansonia resident Mrs. Selina Jones attributes a seven year ordeal with back pain weakness and headaches to kidney trouble and credits Doan's Kidney Pills with rapid relief within a week. She notes lasting improvement and endorses the product priced at 50 cents per box from Foster Milburn Co. Also mentions a Japanese newspaper claim on educational works aiding publishers and a teething remedy from Winslow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selina Jones
Main St
Ansonia
Conn
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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Carters
Pesq Re
Canadian Countid
AJ Tower CO
Toronto
Can
USA
Ely
Catarr
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Green
Panama Canal
American Statesman
Dodds
Kidne
the Weekly Historian
Clontarf
Ireland
Order of the Garter
Edward III
Brazil
Pedro Alvarez Cabral
Henry VIII
England
Eliza Barton
Maid of
Kent
Potosi
Mlammond
Norwich
San Salvador
Cromwell
Islip Bridge
Blake
Boston News
Quito
South America
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Gen. Putnam
Concord
Francis I
Hungary
Bohemia
Warren Flastings
Great Britain
Russia
Order of Teutonic Knights
Washington, D. C
Constantinople
George Canning
George LY
France
San Jacinto
Knoxville
Avista
Catamoras
St. Anthony’s Falls
Minn
Charleston
S. C
Gosport
Mavy
Fort Smith
Ark
New Orleans
Farragut
Denver
Colo
Petrel
Wirt Adams
London
Turkey
Gladstone
Exchequer
Welland Canal
Bear
Greely
Admiralty Office
Smeru
Java
St. Vincent de Paul
Quebec
John Danenhower
Liberty Bell
Philadelphia
Alix
Hesse
Paul Schultz
McKinley
National Capital Notes
Nashville, Tenn
Wiss
Frankie Onser
F. Orser
Warrenton Street
Lane
R. T Felix Gouraud
L. A. Bayre
Canada
Europe
Ferd. T, Hopkins
Great Jones Street
Western
Agre
Ottawa
Otton
J. Broughton
Quincy
Ill
E. T. Holmes
Jackson
St. Paul N
M. V. McInnes
Avenue
Detroit
Mich
T. O. Currie
B. Callahan
Milwaukee
Wis
W. H. Rogers
Traction-Terminal
Indianapolis
Ind
Paxtine
Sccents
R. Paxton Co
Mase
O. N. Ye
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