Allen Raine Was A Woman and Welsh Novelist Revealed
The article details the life of Ann Ada Puddicombe known as Allen Raine, a Welsh novelist whose identity was long disputed. It traces her rise from poverty after her husband’s illness to fame with popular Welsh themed novels and notes her death after a decade of illness.
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Allen Raine
America
England
Marie Correlli
Ann Ada Puddicombe
Evans
Benyon” Puddicombe
Winchmore Hall
Middlesex
Great Britain
Nurs
Puddicombe
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Praised By Customer
J W Jenkins of Chapel Hill N C says Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the best salve the world affords and claims it healed a felon on his thumb and every sore burn or wound it touched, available at Lt F Billings drug store.
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J. W. Jenkins
Chapel Hill
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What is a Lallapaloosa in London Sightseeing
An American phrase lallapalooza causes confusion among Britons when two Chicagoans riding an omnibus in London overuse it. A local reader asks for a translation as the term baffles residents and stirs curiosity about American slang.
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England
Dynamite in the Making Explains Hidden Power and Danger
In Leblie's Weekly William Griffith explains nitro glycerin and dynamite production with vivid detail of retorts pipes and cooling vents. The piece emphasizes extreme care temperature control and potential explosions while noting how pulp becomes blasting gelatin. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup by R F Billings is also advertised.
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Hercules
Judson
Man
Mercury
William Griffith
Leblie
Remedy Praised as Healing Way for Long Standing Ailments
Mrs EB R Pierson of Auburn Centre Pa hails Dr King s New Discovery as a cure for throat and long standing lung troubles that other treatments only relieved temporarily The remedy sold at R F Billings drug store with prices d0e and 100 Trial bottle free
A Little Gentleman Six Month Old Cannot Speak
A playful verse praises a well bred six month old boy who never uses slang or negative phrases. The speaker notes the child never says I can't or don't want to and cannot speak a word at six months, highlighting his unspoken manners.
Prosperity Pointers From Steel and Industry Across Cities
Reports from Philadelphia to Texas point to broad employment gains as companies restart operations. Baldwin Locomotive in Philadelphia rehired over 1,000 laid off workers and many mills and factories resume full operation. St. Louis notes thousands back in mercantile and industrial work in thirty days. Cleveland says money is easier and political talk fades as business revives. Pittsburgh cites 50,000 employed in Allegheny County, up from 25,000 idle three months ago. Milwaukee contrasts November unemployment with a surge of job seekers for a new auditorium project. Galveston reports 33 lumber mills in east and south Texas back to 25,000 workers after three months idle.
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August
Augustus Cadsar
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Mark Antony
Augustus
Modena
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Longworth
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Nero
Collisium
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Antony
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Actium
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Alice
Erin’s Isle
Iris
Carrie Nation
Directoire
Helie de Sagan
Count Boni de Castellane
Gould
Pacific
Manila
State School Poll Tax Due at Signed Address
D. M. Browning as Deputy County Assessor notes poll tax payment now due to the signer or may be paid to Atty. Wm. G. Randall at Sixth and Main. Bert Barber of Elton Wisconsin endorses DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills saying they gave him a cure. Sold by R. F. Billings.
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Atty
Wm. G. Randall
Sixth and Main Streets
D. M. Browning
Dep. Co. Asgessor
Bert Barber
Elton, Wis
Mr. Barber
DeWitt’s
R. F. Billings
August Forecast Patchy history lesson on Augustus and August
The piece blends a speculative August forecast with Rome era references. It notes Augustus as Julius Caesar's nephew and adopts a light satire of politics and culture. It mixes historical quips with current figures Roosevelt and Bryan and references chautauqua and lunar signs shaping events.
Chamberlain's Remedy Said to Have Saved $100 in 1902
R N Farrar of Cat Island Louisiana recalls a 1902 diarrhoea attack and credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for prompt relief in 1907, claiming its use would have saved him a dollar doctor bill.
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Chamberlain
R. N. Farrar
Cat Island
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