Congressman Thos Cale Endorses Peruna Remedy
Hon Thomas Cale of Alaska and Washington address 1312 9th St NW endorses Peruna Drug Co Columbus Ohio as an efficient remedy for coughs and colds. The note presents Cale as a well known figure on the Pacific slope and in Washington DC.
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Washington
6Th St
N. W
Washington, D.C
Thos. Cale
Congress
Alaska
D. C
Peruna Drug Co
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas Cale
Fires in Cleveland Freight Depot Burns
Four story Plain Dealer Publishing building in Cleveland nearly destroyed by fire. Adjacent offices and presses damaged. loss around 200000 with partial insurance. Plain Dealer to publish from Cleveland News office temporarily. Philadelphia Railroad depot fire followed, destroying part of nearby warehouses. In Rome New York blizzard fires cost a quarter million in business district. three commercial buildings and Arlington hotel burned. In Kansas City Ladis Court apartment fire injures five, one fatally. residents Hilda Holmquist and others injured, Holmquist jumps from third story.
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The
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Cleveland News
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Rome
N. Y
Oneida County
Kansas City
Ladis Court
Weat
Hilda Holmquist
Frank Alley
Mitchell
Holmquist
Death at 96 Reveals Rockefeller Kin's Hidden Life
The World reports Dr. William Avery Rockefeller father of John D. Rockefeller lies in an unmarked Oakland cemetery grave in Freeport Wisconsin. He died May 11 1906 aged 96 years five months and 28 days after a half century living under the alias Dr. William Levingston farming and selling his own decoction in Illinois and North Dakota.
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New York
William Avery Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Oakland
Freeport
William Levingston
Illinois
North Dakota
William A. Rockefeller
Found Dead in Hotel Chelsea Woman Likely Almyra Wilcox
A 37 year old woman thought to be Almyra Wilcox was found dead in her hotel room at the Hotel Chelsea New York. Narcotic overdose suspected by coroner after powders discovered. a physician treating her for insomnia supported the view. Letters indicate four sleepless nights.
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Almyra Wilcox
Milwaukee
Hotel Chelsea
Death of A. H. Sheldon Prominent Wisconsin Republican Leader
Janesville: A H Sheldon longtime Republican leader and local business figure died Saturday from a stroke. He was a prominent statewide figure and active in local affairs. Actor O Sullivan Dits is noted in the report as well.
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Janesville
Wis
A. H. Sheldon
Laugh and Grow Fat Humorists Weighing Heavy
A humorous note from Home Magazine lists famous humorists with exaggerated weights. F. P. Dunne is described as the heaviest at about 16 1/2 pounds while Mark Twain is listed at 150 pounds and Henry at 180 pounds in a playful comparison.
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F. P. Dunne
Mark Twain
George Ade
Jerome K. Jerome
W. W. Jacobs
Henry
Home Magazine
Haiti Catarrh Cure Promises Disease Free Living
The article touts a universal cure for catarrh with Haiti's Catarrh Cure described as the only positive cure to date. It claims constitutional treatment, blood purification, and strength building, with a $100 reward for any false cure and invites testimonials from readers.
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Haiti
Hall
Sarpallyack
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. Bold
Remedy and Mischief Mix In Early 1900s Cleveland Scandal
An odd mix of items appears: an ad touting Sloan's Liniment as a neuralgia remedy with patient testimonials, a humorous anecdote about a Boston girl and a muff, and a joke exchange about a cow struck by a car. The pieces reflect period newspaper miscellany and light local humor alongside a patent medicine pitch.
Postum Affects Family Health in Breakfast Pantry
A doctor recalls using Postum after marriage and noting better health outcomes in families that switched from coffee. He describes discarding coffee and tea after trying Postum, detailing his prior coffee habit and ongoing stomach issues before switching.
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Postum
Thirty Years of Kidney Trouble Healed by Dean's Pills
Charlies Von Soehnen of Colfax Washington reports thirty years of kidney trouble with back pain and rheumatism. Frequent urination plagued him for fifteen years but Dean's Kidney Pills gave near complete relief. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Charlies von Soehnen
St. Colfax
Wash
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Salzer Seed Co. Catalog Offer and Humorous Snippets
The item lists a seed mail offer from A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis promising 220000 new customers in 1908 with free catalogs and sample seed packs including Quick Quick Carrot Earliest Ripe Cabbage and La Crosse Market Lettuce plus extra seeds for 12 to 16 cents. A varied set of local anecdotes and jokes follows about a snowball incident in Sullivan County and light quips on temper and manners.
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Mul Thia
John A. Salter
la Crosse
Wis
A. Salzer Seed Co
Agreeing With the Assessor on Washington Rentals Debate
Representative Birdsall of Iowa challenges high Washington rentals during the congressional season and compares it to a farmer overheated by a tax valuation. The tale frames a protest as a caution on inflated property values amid political spending.
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Birdsall
Iowa
Washington
Pat
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