St Jacobs Oil and Hamburg Breast Tea Fight Chronic Bronchitis
Dr August Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea combined with St Jacobs Oil is advised for chronic bronchitis. Oil loosens adhesions in bronchial tubes while the tea soothes the throat and speeds relief. The duo is said to attack the disease from inside and outside, also aiding asthma croup and enlarged tonsils. Families are urged to keep both remedies at hand for early use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Koenig
Hamburg
St. Jacobs
St. Acobs Oi
St. Jacobs Oi
August Sxoentz
Jacobs Oi
August Keen
Hamburg Breest
Ben
London Statistics From The Chicago Chronicle
London births occur every three minutes and deaths roughly every five minutes. The city has 100 railway stations 5 000 omnibuses 7 000 ransoms 14 000 cabs and 7 000 tram cars. Daily 1 000 000 commute by underground. Thames has eleven railway bridges. Four thousand postmen handle 10 000 000 letters weekly. Over 6 000 000 telegraph messages were received last year. London uses 90 million gallons of water daily.
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London
Chicago Chronicle
Thames
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Mrs Burton in Gainesville
Mrs L E Burton of Eureka Kansas has settled in Gainesville Texas at 507 Gladstone Street. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her long standing kidney trouble and aiding her family. Other letters tout their health benefits while unrelated notes mention Germany, Burdock Bitters and various oddities.
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Gainesville
Texas
L. E. Burton
Eureka
Kan
Gladstone Street
Dodd
Wu Ting Fang Recalled as Chinese Minister to Return Home
Chinese Minister in Washington Wu Ting Fang received orders to return to China soon and to step into a new commerce ministry role alongside Sheng. His recall follows family bereavement and Chinese law, while he plans to leave some family members in the United States. He is famed for engaging Western ideas and opposing the Chinese exclusion law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wu Ting Wang
China
United States
Mer. Wu
London
Inner Temple
Celestial Empire
Prairie City Bank Robbery Nets About $4000
Bold bandits blasted the Towa State Bank in Prairie City early Tuesday, escaping with roughly $4000 after a fusillade of shots. Night Watchman Priskine was assaulted. four men overwhelmed locals with signals while one guarded the door and others patrolled the street. A posse hunted the robbers as shots rang out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie City
Lowa
Towa
Erekine
Cholera Strikes Worldwide Amidst Global Outbreaks
The report cites telegraphic advices from Manila and Tokyo detailing cholera totals and deaths across Asia. Estimates show Philippine cases near 15 060 with about 15 percent mortality, while Japan records 4329 cases and 1050 deaths and China reports widespread epidemics with major cities and provinces hit.
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Marine Hospital Service
Rom
Manila
Perry
Philippine Islands
Japan
China
Iiunan
Shansi
Nanking
Oubbeck
Cryptian Department of Health
Deatis
Rail News From Railroads Makes Milestones Across Lines
The Southern Pacific returns to coal for locomotives after oil trials as the New York Centre Railroad reports record gross earnings. A Chicago dining car debuts on the Ice Railroad between Chicago and New York. The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul plans $25 million in new stock to extend toward the Pacific. East bound grain out of Chicago totals 771000 bushels last week, with declines from prior weeks. Santa Fe to build 300 miles in Oklahoma, Wa bash enters Pittsburgh, and Erie links Newark. The Kansas City express on the Wa bash hits 100 mph over six miles between Wea and Riverside in four minutes eleven seconds.
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New York Centre Railroad
Ice Railroad
Chicago
New York
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Santa Fe
Oklahoma
Wabash
Pittsburg
Erie
Newark
Kansas City Express
Wabash Road
Wea
Riverside
Heredity and the Transmission of Genius in Poets
A British medical weekly questions the idea that genius passes from father to son and notes many eminent poets had no sons or left no issue. It cites poets both English and American, listing writers who died childless or never married, and contrasts with families like Coleridge and the Rossettis where lineage continued.
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Harper’s Weekly
Cowley
Butler
Otway
Prior
Congreve
Gay
Phillips
Savage
Thomson
Collins
Shenstone
Akenside
Goldsmith
Gray
Johnson
Marlowe
Pope
Keats
Swift
Watts
Cowper
Coleridge
Hartley
Tennysons
Addison
Dryden
Milton
Shakspeare
Cure for Bright's disease touted by grain dealer
1896 testimony from C E Boies of Akron Ohio claims Dean's Kidney Pills cured his kidney and bladder trouble described as Bright's disease like early treatment. He reports lasting relief with no recurrences by 1899 and offers a free trial by mail from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also notes a new ping pong ball retrieval gadget using a rubber cap stick designed to lift balls from the table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
C. E. Boies
South Water Street
Akron
Dean
Lamparter & O
A’s
Boies
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Ely’s Liquid Cream Batea Nasal Spray Product
Ely’s liquid cream batea is prepared for nasal catarrh and used with an atomizer to spray the diseased membranes. The preparation retains healing and soothing properties of Cream Basin and does not dry secretions. Price 75 cents including spraying tube. Available at druggists or by mail from Ely Bros 56 Warren Street New York.
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ELY
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Willing Worker Myer-Slyker Praised for Friendliness
Residents describe Myer-Slyker as a friendly man who greetings and jokes with people. An exchange reveals his habit of joking after handshakes, while an advertisement touts Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil claiming to cure croup seal burns and wounds.
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Myer—Slyker
Gyer
Myer
Fashions the King Started Edward VII Introduced Noted Wear
The tailor notes Prince Edward initiated many popular dress changes. He popularized white linen edging inside waistcoat collars for formal wear, Alpine hats in town, white spats, and the white collar with colored shirts. The Philadelphia Record cites these as enduring King Edward VII fashion influences.
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Edward
England
Edward VII
Prince of
Wales
America
France
Philadelphia Record
Child Corrects Adult On Tree Classification
In Boston Common a 1 year old boy refuses a man’s playful question about a bird’s nest. The child says he is simply classifying the tree as a botanical product, showing early wit and curiosity.
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Sonny
Boston Common
Columbus State Journal
Free 1903 Calendar Offer From The Youths Companion
The Youths Companion offers new subscribers in 1902 free full-year service plus a lithographed twelve color calendar. The calendar, valued at fifty cents for non-subscribers, is embossed with a gold border and framed home scene. Contact The Youths Companion 344 Berkeley Street Boston MA.
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Youth's ‘Companion
Companion
Youtuhus
Berkeley Street
Boston
Mass
Peruna praised as universal cold and catarrh remedy
Letters of commendation flood in from across the nation praising Peruna as the catarrh remedy of the age. Dr. Hartman notes widespread belief that Peruna cures and prevents catarrh, with endorsements from laborers, clerks, editors, and even the governor of Oregon who uses it for colds.
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Peru
Oregon
Pe-ru-na
Hartman
State OF Oregon
Salem
Peru-na Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
W. M. Lord
Unit
The Season and a Mysterious Tombstone Quip
A fragment mentions a back who hunted trouble and a tombstone reading Out punted. The Catholic Standard quotes a line about a government mule. It also advertises Dean's Ointment for instant relief at drug stores. An 1641 note refers to the apron as an essential dress part bordered with lace.
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Ltttle
Dean
Proper Household Advice From a Dated Advertisement
A compact set of domestic tips and product promos urging a family Bible as a suitable wedding gift for a young wife. It also touts Mrs. Austins Pancake flour for pancakes muffins and gems and suggests reviving a low coal fire with a salt toss. It ends by urging printers to use Eagle Linen Paper for letter paper.
Frayed Sign Confounds Hobo Lore on Gate Post
A fragmentary cartoon caption notes a hobo double death sign on a gate post causing speculation about dog and woodpile meanings while a rival interpretation links it to health food cooked in a chafing dish. The playful exchange mirrors urban folklore and wartime-era graffiti culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Puck
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
An advertorial line touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. A humorous exchange follows about dentistry and firearms, then a note on Mrs. Austin's Pancake mix ready in a moment. The section closes with a pun about bigamy and mothers-in-law.
Rubber goods and catalog order notes from Fort Wayne
An ad lists rubber items and inking gear available by mail order from Bell-Inking Daters in Fort Wayne Indiana. A puzzling line on character and a woman is included, reflecting dated editorial tone.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
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London Statistics
Germany
Notts
HH. Kllne, Ltd
Archi St
Piladelphia
Omaha
Douglass
W. L. Douglas
Douglas Shoe
Savings Banke
Estofa
Ron
W. T. Donelas
Mouglas
Brockton
Lower's
Cee
Lala
WU Ting Fang
Southern Pacific
Boston Boy
River
Dee
Dr. Wood
Knoxville, Tenn
Gen
Henry Knox
Massachusetts
Fort Knox
Winston
Capitol Building
Mustang Liniment
Pain
Catholic Standard
Jay Gould
St. Louis Union Station
Co. S. Crane
Gen's Pass
R and Tkt. Agi
Wabashi
ST. Louis
Linotype School
Rinters
Linotype
World Building
Hall
Baste
Amber Pete
Tsue
Cascarets
Tramas
Mama
Baby
Sterling Remedy Co
Heyl
Douglas
Fort Wa
Aymss
Jou
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