Eminent Figures and Notable Notices From Empire Press
Dr. A Conan Doyle joins the SerVice as a noncombatant to organize a surgical corps and field hospital in South Africa. Reuben Hunter and wife celebrate their seventy first wedding anniversary on a farm near Fairfield Iowa. Michigan Congressman William Alden Smith, age 40, recalls his early career as a page and newsboy. An American woman deserts Buddhism and returns to faith, then seeks support from San Francisco friends. Mrs. Josephine C G Woodbury is found guilty of contempt in a libel suit against Mary Baker Eddy, fines paid. James F Carey proposes a bill to curb lobbyists requiring legislative agents to wear badges. Mrs Martha Johnson Patterson, survivor daughter of President Andrew Johnson, lies dying in Greenville Tennessee aged TS.
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A. Conan Doyle
Conan Doyle
Fairfield
Lona
Reuben Punter
Hunter
Mr. Uuunter
Mr. Uunter
Sarah Reed
Sea
Saul
Dion
Ohio
Iowa
Stee
Sis
William Alden Smith
Michigan
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Josephine CG. Woodbury
Jrudee Bradley
Boxton
Mary Baker G. Eddy
The
Christian Church
Martha Johson Patterson
White House
Andrew Johnson
Greenville
Tenn
Johnson
Patterson
Stover
Patteron
Plague Fears Rise as Rats Reported in Japan
Report describes a bubonic plague spread in Japan with high death tolls in Osaka factories, and mentions prefectural cautions in Osaka Tokyo Yokohama. A price on heads is noted and rail measures in Chicago with track elevation costing about 4 million dollars.
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Japan
Osake
Tokio
Yokohama
Cure for catalogued catarrh praised in testimonial letter
A letter from John Evans of South Wabash Indiana extols Peruna medicine for systemic catarrh. He claims his wife Polly J. Evans was cured after six bottles and notes Peruna’s long history with La Grippe and chronic catarrh. The writer recommends Dr Hartman’s free books from the Peruna Company.
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Polly J. Evans
Wevean
John Evans
South Wabash
Ind
Peruna
Dr. Hartman
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
Grain-O and misc. notes from a 1900s newspaper
An assortment of short items and advertisements. Grain-O promotes a grain drink as coffee substitute for all ages. Other bits mention a man’s meekness in the Bible, a joke about a crowd member’s heart, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, a vest joke, Air Cushion Rubber Stampa, Eagle Linen, Central Passenger Association tickets, and Mrs. Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething children.
Transient Population Flows From New York On Weekends
The city loses thousands each Friday as residents from Albany Syracuse Rochester Buffalo Utica Elmira and Binghamton travel to New York City and to Boston and Philadelphia. They work in NYC all week then return Sundays night arriving Monday morning and depart Friday evening to chase the dollar.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Albany
Utica
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Elmira
Binghamton
New York City
Baltimore News
Free Know Thyself Medical Book for Men Readers
Advertisement offers a free sealed copy of Know Thyself to male readers who mention this ad and send Ge for postage. Praises Peabody Medical Institute Boston for mail order, with address at 4 Bulfinch Street. Also includes brief notes on age leasing myths, Kemp's Balsam cough remedy, Egyptian embalming timing, and a travel mileage reminder for Nickel Plate Road passengers.
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Peabody Medical Institute
Bulfinch Street
Boston
Mass
New England
Cascarets Claim Honest Cure Promise
An advertisement touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a trustworthy laxative. It emphasizes merit over claims, offers money back if ineffective, and notes availability in various sizes with a mailed sample and booklet. The copy warns against frauds and lists Sterling Remedy Co. locations in Chicago Montreal and New York.
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Montreal
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New York
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Ayer
L. Hawn
Newington, Ont
Luis Fils
Western
Ansada
Department of Interior
Ottawa
Canada
Pedley
Lases
Pamphets
Holmes
Indianapolis
Dr. L. Cuven
City Garden
Peg Earl's
Emerald
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Carlieat
Earth
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la Croske
D. H. Gregory , Son
Barblehead
Lamb Mig. Co
A. M. Green
Pace Hex
Aganta, Ga
Piso
Canavarro
Portugal
Woodbury
James F. Carey
Massachusetts
State House
Mrs. Patterson
Jas. F. Carey
Dennsylvania Railroad
Tts
Polly Evans
Moses
Bill
Nanny
Billy
Fort Wayne
Eagle
Central Passenger Association
Nickel Plate Road
Isuffato
Roxbury
Oace
St. Jacobs Oil
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Giticura
Ecal D. . Corp
Sole
Potter Reps
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Balzer
Rick
Reen
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R. Troy
J. Ureider
Miauiscott
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H. Lovejoy
Red Wing
Mivna
W. L. Douglas
Geoutiine
W. L. Doug
W. L Douglas Shoe CO
Brockton
Mags
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