Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Woman
A Graniteville Vermont reader reports strong relief from change of life symptoms using Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The testimonial touts 90 years of cures for female illnesses and urges other women to try the remedy, calling it worth mountains of gold.
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Graniteville
Lydiak
Pinkham
Lydia
Cons. Barclay
R.E.D
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia Bikham
Forests vanishing in Asia Minor goats cited
An aggregation of paragraphs notes goats destroying forests in Asia Minor to garner firewood and pasture, harming regrowth near Smyrna to Konia, with commentary from various publications and a brief anecdote about a suppressing child’s remark.
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Asia Minor
Smyrna
Konia
Karamania
Prospective Shelter Questioned by Senator
A well known Senator explains the constant political uproar over forest preservation. He says many politicians fear the day they might have to retreat to the woods. This remark appears in Success Magazine.
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Success Magazine
Postum Helps Coffee Fiend Regain Health Says Sister Secret
A sister secretly swapped Postum for coffee, helping a coffee addict regain strength, color, and energy. Ten days’ trial allegedly rebuilds what coffee destroyed, with the testimonial urging readers to try Postum and seek “The Road to Wellville” for more.
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Postum
Wellville
Prisons Across New York State Struggle with Crowding
Crowded state prisons and workhouses driven by hard times and an influx of aliens overwhelm facilities. Sing Sing houses over 2000 inmates in spaces meant for 1600, with cots in chapels and transfers to Clinton Prison. Similar strain hits Elmira Reform School and Blackwell’s, Hart’s, and Riker’s Islands. Other states report comparable crises amid rising petty crime and court conduct.
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New York City
State of New
Sing Sing
West Bank
the Hudson
Iona Land
Blackwell's Island
Elmira
Reformatory
Courts of General Sessions
Brooklyn
Blackwell's
Hart's
Randall's Islands
The
Cen
Sus
Blackwell’s Island
Hart's Island
Riker’s Island
Commissioner of Correction
New York State
New York
Boston
Massachusetts
Institutons
Ward Times
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Atlanta
Maryland
Baltimore
State
House of Correction
Bay View Asylum
Governor to Use Militia Over Rail Tax Resistance
Kentucky governor will deploy the state militia to back Tax Collector J W Peck after mobs and organizations block railroad tax collection in Carter Boyd and Elliott counties. Taxes have been owed for years and trouble is expected when troops enter the mountains.
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Kentucky
Milkin
Frankfort
J. W. Peck
Carter, Boyd and
Elliott
Will Bon
Global Labor Moves and Strikes Stir Industries Worldwide
The text notes unions planning a post office workers path to memory, England conciliation board victory for industrial peace in Lancashire, and a cotton dispute cost of 350000 with 300000 balance plus 50000. Paris postal telegraph strike, support from telephone and railway clerks. Unemployed benefits of 60000 paid by Cigar Makers International Union. Brooklyn consolidation of Central Labor Union and Federation of Labor seeming likely. Budapest declares general strike of carmen and motor drivers. Eleven railroad organizations affiliated with AFL’s railway department. A labor protection league project in Boston May. NY Workmen’s Federation propels twenty three legislative propositions into a bill. Manchester Employers’ Federation seeks wage cuts after conciliation board formed.
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England
Rew
Lancashire
General Federation of British Trade Unions
Paris
France
Cigarmakers’ International Union
Inet Fecal
Central Labor Union
Federation of Labor
Brooklyn
N. Y
Carmen
Budapest
Hungary
Railway Department
American Federation of Labor
Labor Protective League
Boston
Mays
Workmen's Federation
State of
New York
Conciliation Board
Manchester
Fecloration of Engineers
Explorer Seea Tames Africa Hunt Ahead of Roosevelt
Dana Estes, publisher and traveler from Boston, arrives in New York after eight months abroad and likens African hunting to cows in a bad yard. He predicts lions and tigers will be encountered but most species appear tame, noting his trip covers the grounds Roosevelt will visit.
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Seea
Roosevelt
New York City
Africa
Dana Estes
Boston
World of Sport Recap: signings, records and chess
Jap Barbeau signs with Pittsburg while Billy Maroney joins Rochester from Brooklyn. Jim Swift signs with St Louis and Hicks is cited as top Intercollegiate skater. Ee sets a new Toronto ice record at Dufferin Park. Gary Hammond honors wax pistol duel. Perlman wins Brooklyn Chess Club handicap. Curt second. Colleges revert to seven game football, Penn chess wins Tura Tranhy possession.
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Jap’ Barbéau
Pittsburg
Billy Maroney
Brooklyn
Rochester
Jim Swift
Wilkesbarro
St. Louis
Hicks
Harvard
Frank W. Entricksen
Dufferin Park
Toronto
Clark Griffith
Cincinnati
G. M. Hammond
New York A. C
Carnegie Fencers’ Club
Joe Lake
Yankees
William J. Perlman
Brooklyn Chess Club
Charles Curt
Caleb F. Pox
Women's Golf Association
Philadelphia
M. Owen
New York Athletic Club
Marvard
Cornell
Yale
Willia Kealar
George Perring
Clevelands
University of Pennsylvania
Tura Tranhy
Destructive Fort Worth Fire Leaves 300 Homeless
A blaze in South Fort Worth sparked by a cigarette stubs swept a mile and a half by a half mile area, killing J. J. Newton and injuring many. State troops guarded the scene as the Fire Department fought the flames through dry, droughted blocks. The Sawyer Electrical plant and railroad yards suffered extensive losses and temporary housing was arranged at fair grounds.
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Fort Worth
Texas
South Fort Worth
J. J. Newton
May
Tucker
Walker Sanitarium
Sawyer Electrical Company
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Texas and Pacifi Railroad
Fair Grounds
Drowned Flint Boy Found After Ice Tragedy
Harold Moon ten years old disappeared February 27 in Flint Michigan. He fell through Thread Pond ice and drowned. His body was found by Bert Robson after days of search. skates attached to his feet and mittens on his hands testified to the accident. A nationwide kidnap scare and $1300 in rewards followed.
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Flint, Mich
Harold Moon
Thread Pond
Bert Robson
United States
Illinois Prisons Full and Crowded Across The State
Chicago reports county jails at forty percent over normal capacity and statewide prisons reaching record crowds. Joliet Chester Joliet and other facilities overflow with inmates and insane asylums in Elgin Kankakee Dunning and Anna are jammed. State alienists cite economic stress and widespread disorders as drivers of rising admissions.
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Chicago
New York
Cook County
Illinois
Wayman
Joliet
Chester
Elgin
Kankakee
Dunning
Anna
St. Yves Wins Marathon at Polo Grounds
St. Yves the French runner won the Polo Grounds marathon in 2 40 50 with Dorando Hayes and Maloney following. Longboat and Shrubb did not finish. Purse totals were 5000 for first, 2500 for second, 1500 for third, and 1000 for fourth.
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New York
Admiral Cervera Dead in Cadiz After Illness
Cadiz Spain Admiral Cervera who commanded the Spanish fleet destroyed at Santiago de Cuba and later imprisoned at Portsmouth New Hampshire died at his home in Puerto Real after a pneumonia illness in March his life ended after a period of declining health in Puerto Real.
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Cadiz
Spain
aAdmiral Cervera
United Statos
Santiago de Cuba
Portamouth
N. H
Puerto Real
Ily Mfe
End of the great strike and world trade notes
The item notes an end to the great strike in France and rising demand in Japan for feathers cottonseed oil and condensed milk. It reports tariff proposals in France affecting textiles and lists various international figures and shipping developments including the Metropolitan District Railway and a Boston ground lease for airship stations with May 1 service start.
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France
Japan
Lord Burton
England
Carter
Bass
Burton
Russia
Liptomatia
Rome
Metropolitan
London) District Railway
China
Cannon
Pennsylvania Club
Phil Daly
Baxg
Irving
West End
London
Great Eastern Railway
Charles J. Gudden
Aariat Navigation Company of
Massachusetts
Seneral Parcela
Boston
Mhe
Business circles optimistic as earnings and bank clearings rise
New York reports general industry rests on a solid base with optimistic sentiment. Railroads show earnings gains over last year while bank clearings expand 14.4 percent. Copper firm on speculation and steel prices near production costs amid light railway equipment orders. Potatoes, poultry, and rice prospects steady with favorable packing and shipping. Duck eggs reappear and apple demand stays active in New York City.
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New York City
Various Tested Dishes and Kitchen Tips Spotted
A long collage of recipes and home guidance appears, including stuffed shoulder for turkey, Virginia Batter Bread, a grape jelly dessert, chicken in curry sauce, vegetables en casserole, starch and stain removers, and kitchen hacks. It blends old New Haven and Philadelphia Ledger fragments with humor and domestic advice.
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New Haven Register
Servia Names Crown Prince Amid Balkan Peace Talks
King Peter formally names his second son Crown Prince of Servia as European powers reach a full agreement on measures to secure peace in the Balkans.
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Peter
Servia
Balkans
Old People Kidney Pills Claim Kidney Relief
A vintage advert discusses kidney health for the elderly, praising Dean's Kidney Pills with a testimonial from Mrs. Mary C. Phelips of Weatfield, Missouri. The ad cites backache, irregular urination, and long life without kidney trouble, selling 60 cent boxes from Foster Milburn Co. It also notes a Calcutta press claim about Indian railways using Natal coal for economy.
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Don
Mary C. Phelips
Spring St
Weatfield
Moes
Saya
Tam
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Calcutta
Indian
India
Natal
Bengal
Catarrh Cure Promises One Hundred Dollar Reward
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The claim includes a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and notes testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and a London banking rise attributed to 1672 events cited by Charles Welch.
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Hall
F.d. Cuenry & Co
Toledo
Wrugmista
London
Charles Welch
London Institution
Parodied Patent Cure Ads Mock Health Hype
A collage of sensational health claims touts Cuticura Ointment as harmless for a child who allegedly ate an entire box. The item mixes other pseudo medical notices and trivia, including cures, almanac facts, and product pitches, framed as a dated newspaper snippet.
Memoirs of Dan Rice a Laugh Packed Show Biz Chronicle
Confessing humorist Dan Rice features in Memoirs of Dan Rice a 500 page illustrated volume by Marla Ward Brown. It recounts half a century with jokes, caustic wit and adventures alongside national celebrities including during the Civil War era. Price 1 50 sent postpaid from Book Publishing House New York.
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Dan Rico
Dan Rice
Marla Ward Brown
Lfe
Ong Horge
Artemus
Wabvinal Constipation Remedy Ad and Actress Note
An old advertisement touts a laxative syrup claiming to assist nature rather than replace it. The text contrasts this with a remark on English actresses, noting women actors struggle to gain prominence, followed by a brief quote about polygamy from Captain F A Steel in London.
The Great Circus and Coliseum Compared in Antiquity
A fragmentary note contrasts the Coliseum with the Great Circus, claiming seating of 80 000 at the Coliseum and up to 380 000 at peak Great Circus capacity. It adds a humorous church anecdote about Uncle Wash and a brief social observation on male gossip and rumor.
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Palatine
Avenne
Empress Josephine's Jewelry Influence on Fashion
The text notes Josephine's barbaric generosity in jewelry shaping current fashion. Pearls were her favored gems and thus prominent in styles seen on streets theaters and formal events, influencing both foreign and domestic wear.
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Josephine
Gossip Habit Warns Against Spreading Rumors
The piece cautions against gossip and urges families to avoid spreading untruths. It frames gossip as harmful to virtue and calls for disciplined speech to prevent gossip’s spread.
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Wea Gees
Ned Arm Dac
Sis Rew York
Chateaubriand
Southwark
Wills
London Standard
Los Angeles
California
LocalAngel
Denver
Pullman
Ladies’ Home Journal
Bisten
WW. A. Rogers
New York Herald
National Federation of Postofica
Michigan
ST. Yves
Cervera
Santiago
Eester
Louisiana
Barclay Street
Hoston Wool Market
Ecconda
al Wentern
Baldwin
Jersey
Pacific Coast
Maine
Carrie
Reeves
Atres
Virginia
New York Telcaram
Dresert
Philadelphia Ledger
Webster Johnson
Pulipplaes Goselp
Cuticura
Atlantic
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Propa
Cuticura Remedies
Mass
Plympsatis Et Re
Plymp
Garfield
E. W. Grove
Dleuggists
Tarecelli
Woolford
England and
Wales
Marine
Greece
Detchon
Holland
Confessions OF A Clown
Tiberton
Herefordshire
Tonkawa
Okla
British Post Office Savings Bank
Dr. May
May Medical Laboratory
National Food Andy
Br. W
Pearl Street
Reporter Pub
Cos
Columbia Streat
Houston
Texne
Mrs. Siddons
London Tatler
Nigeria
F. A. Steel
Royal United Service Institution
N.Y
Gray
Sertala
Olmsted
le Roy
Seaboard Air Ling
Weya TR
Genk
Endl
Agta Enbonr Line
F. Q
Portsmouth
H. Er Bova
Leonard Street
EWA
ST Ss Ae
Putnam
Quincy
the Great Circus
Uncle Wash
Wash
Giglons
Argonaut
Posepaton
Leonard St
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Hamilton Ayvemb
Book Publishing House
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