Woman Credits Lydia Pinkham Remedy For Health Return
Mrs Wrubstat Abren of 988 W 21st St Chicago writes she suffered from falling and inflammation until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier restored her health. The letter touts the remedy's safety and wide use, with testimonials and an offer for free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Chicago
Ali
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Wrubstat
21St St
Lydia FE
Pinkham
L Mass
Srery Puch
Erself
Prison Tuberculosis Crisis Says New Buildings Needed
National Association studies estimate about fifteen percent of U S prison inmates have tuberculosis. With 80 000 prisoners domestically not less than 12 000 are infected. If overseas possessions are included the figure would rise, with Pennsylvania Kansas and Ohio prisons cited as death traps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the
United States
Philippine Islands
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Ohio
Bernhardt Pretends to Sculpt in Stage Bust Trick
Critics hailed a theater stunt by James Sarah Bernhardt who role plays a sculptor. The bust is prepared beforehand and the actress only pulls off damp clay to reveal the pre modeled face, a reveal that critics say misunderstands acting craft.
Opinions Aired on Commencement Exercises and Careers
A debate on whether commencement exercises were interesting. Public men advised on career selection while graduates urged ideas for running the government. A quip about men betting Bing will not uncover them closes the excerpt.
Swindle Spreads Across Three New Jersey Towns
A con artist calling himself C Yeata duped merchants in Riverside Delanco and Beverly by cashing forged checks and leaving altered promises. He used names of local business figures to back fake purchases and fled by bicycle as investigators closed in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Yeat
Riverside
Delanco
Beverly
Snyder's
Harry G. Dennis
Dennis
Yost
Alban Spooner
Beverly Underwear Company
S. Adams
Marlon “Smith
Stevenson
Expressmen
Half Century Later Creditors to Get LDL Funds at Paterson Bank
The creditors of Cataract City bank of Paterson will receive a portion of their claims by presenting them to John L. Griggs, the receiver. Griggs has 3705.90 to distribute from funds collected by Philip Rafferty, the original receiver who died in 1872. Claims run about 25000. Rafferty’s estate was sued after his death. The bank, chartered in 1856, failed in 1860. President Charles Sanford and two officials, William P. Sumner and J. M. Beach, were imprisoned for conspiracy. Sanford died in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cataract City Bank of
Paterson
John L. Griggs
Griggs
Philip Rafferty
Rafferty
Charles Sanford
William P. Sumner
J. M. Beach
Sanford
Red Dress Angers Bull Near Trenton
Miss Margaret Alpaugh and Miss Rachael South were chased by a bull near Trenton after the animal fixated on a red dress worn by the infant son of farmer Phantalton Kelly. The girls fled up a tree with the baby and remained in the ranches for hours until a farmer diverted the bull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Alpaugh
New York coal dealer Jonny Calvin Martin declared insane
Jonny Calvin Martin of the Wollerton apartments New York was adjudged insane at Paterson by Judge Hunt and committed to a private sanitarium. He has been making stump speeches to workers in Paterson and Atlantic City claiming a yearly income of $850.
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Jonny Calvin Martin
Wollerton Apartments
Ninety Sixth Street
Broadway
New York
Paterson
Hunt
Atlantic City
Stolen $5,000 Auto Reported by Orange Man
Thomas H. Blodgett of Orange reported to police that his new five thousand dollar automobile was stolen from the Atkinson garage by a strange negro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas H. Blodgett
Orange
Atkinson
Annandale Public School names new principal
Prof. J. D. Gray has been elected principal of the Annandale public school. Burlington county receives a $9,000 state road commission appropriation. Mayor Samuel H. Ladd seeks re election in Woodbury on the Republican ticket. Potatoes sold by Burlington county farmers exchange bring 43 to 48 cents per basket. The National Creamery company is incorporated in Camden with $100,000 capital to produce dairy products.
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J. D. Gray
Annandale
Flemington
Robert M. Snyder
Moorestown
Dob Iing
Burlington County
State Road Commission
Samuel H. Ladd
Woodbury
New Jersey Corporation Company of
Camden
National Creamery Company
Camnden
State House
You Want to Be Liked and Do a Good Turn
A Home Chat message encourages putting others first and performing small acts of service willingly. A separate note discusses raisins as energy sources, noting low moisture and high carbohydrate content comparable to dates and dried figs as energy producers.
Invention Aids Mixing Concrete With New Goado Design
A new goado for mixing concrete features a long oval blade with perforations. The holes allow finer cement to flow and produce a smoother face finish.
Editor Sent to a Dad on Train Inspires Debate
An editor recalls sending a man to a fatherly figure on a crowded train to make room for more engaging material, a remark attributed to a judge. The comment frames a broader question of editorial priorities and public interest.
Roosevelt and Sherman Chosen by New York Republicans
The New York state Republican organization defeated Theodore Roosevelt for temporary chairmanship and selected Vice President James S Sherman for the position with Taft administration consent. The Saratoga convention date is September 27, marking a notable setback for Roosevelt amid ongoing intra party feuds.
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New York
Republican Organization
Theodore Roosevelt
James S Sherman
Taft
Republican Club
Mr. Roosevelt
Lion Hunter
Sagamore Hill
Roosevelt
Lloyd C. Griscom
Sherman
Saratoga
Hughes
Ohio
Pheodore D. Robinson
Herkimer County
Roosevelt’s Angry Stand for Progressive Leadership
Roosevelt voiced strong displeasure after the Republican state committee rejected him as temporary chairman. He stated he would accept only if certain conditions were met and signaled he would pursue a Progressive path, pledging to push for a clean-cut, progressive platform and candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Roosevelt
Republican State Committee
President Montt Dead In Bremen After Voyage
Chilean President Pedro Montt died in Bremen after arriving on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. He had suffered heart trouble after a recent angina attack and was en route to Bad Nauheim for treatment. Montt, aged sixty four, was a noted lawyer from a prominent Chilean family. his father served as president from 1851 to 1861.
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London
Pedro Mortz
Chile
Bremen
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Wisv
New York
Montt
Gaynor
Bad Nauheim
New Jersey
Johnson
Harper's Magazine
Knox
Tre
Roosevelt to Fly in Plane With Hannon Next Month
Boston aviation page reports avuncer Hannon announcing that Theodore Roosevelt has promised to make an aeroplane trip with him at the aviation meet next month in Boston.
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Boston
Hannon
Theodore Roosevelt
California Insurgent Johnson Sweeps California Primary
Early returns show Hi ram Johnson Roosevelt Republican winning the governorship nomination as Gifford Pinchot campaigned for him. Theodore A. Bell secured the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in California's direct primaries.
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Johnson
Roosevelt
San Francisco
California
Hiram Johnson
Gifford Pinchot
Chronicle
Theodore A. Bell
Cassel funds $1 million charity for unemployed Germans
Berlin reports Sir Ernest Cassel plans a foundation of one million dollars to aid poor Germans seeking work in Kongland and British subjects seeking jobs in Germany. The fund will memorialize the late King Edward of England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Ernest Cassel
Berlin
Ernest Cassel
Kongland
Germany
Edward of England
Bryan Empire Defeats Metcalfe in Nebraska Senate Race
Returns from Nebraska primaries show GM FE Bryan defeating R L Metcalfe for the United States Senate nomination with Hitchcock carrying a two to one margin. Aldrich likely to win the Republican governorship. Burkett anticipated as incumbent senator. The piece includes a quip about flattery from the Philosopher of Folly.
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Omaha
Neb
R L. Metenlte
United States Senate
FE van Bryan
Hitchcock
Metcalfe
Aldrich
Burkett
United States
Look Out for Puckering Habit Detriment to Lips
An article warns that habitual puckering of the lips can distort mouth contour. It notes lips remain habitually puckered long after the act ends, potentially harming appearance.
Pisa Tower Doom Deepens as Leaning Structure Near Collapse
Engineers warn the Leaning Tower of Pisa is near collapse, with the tower tilting more each year. The bell is silenced to reduce foundation stress while measurements by Prof Goodyear suggest the tilt was intentional, not accidental, and the tower’s 179 feet height shows an 18 inch deviation.
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Pisa
Italy
Tognal
Wil Um H. Goodyear
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Flames devastate Brussels fair as fire rips through White City
Fire at the Brussels exposition damages the Belgian and British sections with losses estimated between six and ten million dollars. The American section escapes major harm. Officials save many tapestries and paintings as flames devastate the grounds and troops assist in crowd control. Two deaths reported as looting occurs and a soldier is stabbed.
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Brussels
Belgium
White City
Kidney pains and a lasting cure with Donn’s pills
A reader testimonials Doan’s Kidney Pills curing severe kidney trouble after doctors failed. The ad notes early kidney signals backache and urinary issues as warnings from nature, urging use of Donn’s for relief. Delivered by Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N Y.
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Donn
A. Trellein
Rosett St
New Haven
Conn
Doan
Donan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Mayor Gaynor Improves After Gunshot Burn in Hoboken
Optimistic bulletins from St. Marys hospital Hoboken report Mayor Gaynor improving steadily after Gallagher's bullet lodged near the pharynx vault. Doctors note good nourishment and no infection with blood tests satisfactory. A trip to the Adirondacks may occur, with possible bullet removal before travel.
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Robert Adamson
Gaynor
Adirondacks
Adamson
Reopened Ensenanza church houses rare art gems
In Mexico City the Ensenanza church on Calle de Donceles reopened with cedar altars gilded in gold and numerous oil paintings. The building, seized during church state reforms, dates about 375 years and was endowed by a Spanish countess. Secretary Limantour arranged restoration to religious authorities, tied to nearby court buildings enlargement.
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City of
Mexico
Ensenaneza
Calle de Donceles
Cordobanes
Ensenanera
Mexico City
Limantour
Alte
Griffin and the Minor Canon Found in Dolls House Library
A shopper discovers The Griffin and the Minor Canon among tiny library volumes housed in three expensive dolls houses in a department store. Curious, she examines the miniature shelves, revealing a complete child’s story in each tiny book. A separate vignette recalls a New Jersey coachman removing his hat to avoid rain.
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Doll House Library
Toy Department
Savings Bank Closed in Biddeford Over Irregularities
York County Savings Bank in Biddeford closed its doors amid alleged irregularities in accounts tied to Richmond H. Ingersoll longtime treasurer and Biddeford leader. Deposits totaled about 1.21 million with a 51 thousand reserve and 22.6 thousand profits. Most depositors are mill workers at Biddeford and Saco cotton mills with small individual sums.
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Biddeford
Saco
York County Savings Bank
Richmond H. Ingersoll
de Positors
Avorkers
Riddeford
Florence Nightingale Dies at Ninety One in London
Florence Nightingale, heroine of the Crimean War and founder of modern army field hospitals, died in London on Sunday aged ninety one. She never married, dedicating her life to saving lives and improving hospital service worldwide.
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London
Florence Nightingale
Abbreviations and a Humorous Court to Clergy Slip
A humorous note on legal abbreviations causing a pastor to read a line as trustees in church and a solicitor’s misread order. It recalls a gag about a doctor and a patient named Little Mingle and a Thanksgiving Day reminder.
Stand at Outdoor Opera Collapses Injuring Several
A wooden stand at an outdoor Winona Lake performance collapses injuring Nina Darling of Hopkinsville Kentucky and Mrs Geo Beal of Warsaw among 206 people who were shaken as SAWG crowds fled in panic.
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Warsaw
Ind
Nina Darling
Hopkinsville
Geo. Beal
Winona Lake
Woman Fights Bull With Hairpin Near Fulton
Mrs. Thomas Douglas of Fulton Missouri was seriously injured when a bull charged her in a field. Armed with a pitchfork she fought back as the animal threw, gored, and trampled her before abandoning the attack. She crawled to the house and called a doctor, remaining unconscious at arrival. During the struggle she attempted to gouge the bull with a hairpin.
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Fulton
Thomas Douglas
Here
Mra
Douglas
Governor Harmon Orders Troops to Columbus to Quell Riots
Governor Harmon assumes direct charge of the car strike crisis in Columbus Ohio calling up 3000 militia to restore order. Troops camp on state grounds with riot carts and authority to shoot if resisted while Mayor Marshall directs police efforts. A $12500 fund supports special deputies as the governor assumes full responsibility for the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon
Columbus
Ohio
First Ohio Regiment of
Cincinnati
Acts
Marshall
State House
Man Arrested in mother's murder near Lancaster
Otto Schnitz was arrested in Los Angeles charged with killing his mother-in-law Mme. Freda Schultz Castine. She was found buried in a shallow grave in her Lancaster home yard, unearthed by a dog after her son reported she had gone to LA to draw $6,000 from a German legacy. Schnitz vanished the same day.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Otto Schnitz
Mme
Freda Schultz Castine
Lancaster
Mme Castine
Mme. Castine
Germany
Schultz
Postal Savings Plan to issue deposit certificates
Washington reports a government economy move to dispense with pass books in the postal savings bank system. The board of trustees plans to issue deposit certificates by postmasters in exchange for deposits, in denominations from one to fifty dollars, with margins punched to show the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postal Savings Bank
New Bank
Giant Strangles Two Men in Marine Village Incident
John Burton a six foot three plumber wrestled Gus Wonts and Louis Weibrecht in Marine village and choked them to death. The confrontation occurred after Edwardsville, Alabama. Burton seized the victims in his powerful hands and inflicted fatal strangulation as bystanders screamed and fought to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwardsville, AL
Marine
John Burton
Gus
Louis Weibrecht
Unclear dialogue hints at cucumber tea and book notes
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal notes casual exchanges about cucumbers and tea with a child, then mentions seeing Uncle Tom's Cabin and a remark on reading the book. The piece references Little Tommie Onees and a mamma rubs scene with minimal context.
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Boston Herald
Hess Lavisa
Loulaville Courier Journal
Pittsburg and Syracuse Populations Reported
Pittsburg shows a population of 533,906, up 2,393 or 18.2 percent from 1900 combined with Allegheny at 431,512. Syracuse rises to 137,29?, up 28,875 or 26.6 percent from 103,374 in 1900.
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Washington
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Syracuse
Denison Man Shoots Niece Mistaken for Burglar
In Denison Texas D L Jackson shot and killed his niece Minnie Back age thirteen when she went into the yard for water during the night mistaking her for a burglar authorities report the tragedy. The incident highlights a deadly misunderstanding within a family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jills Little Garl
Denison
Texas
D. L. Jackson
Minnie
Doctor and Woman Die in Perry County Home
The bodies of Dr. Russell Campbell and Mrs. Ira Morrison were found at the Morrison home in New Germantown Perry County. The woman died from internal hemorrhages after an operation and police theorize Dr Campbell, upon learning the operation would be fatal, killed himself with cyanide of potassium.
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Harrigburg
Russell Campbell
Ira. Morrison
Morrisons
New Germantown
Perry County
Campbell
G A R Posts Remain Split Over Atlantic City Encampment
Seven Pittsburgh area Grand Army posts will send delegates only to the Atlantic Gray encampment in September instead of attending in a body. The split follows railroads' refusal to provide reduced fares for regathering. In Russia the cholera outbreak reports reach 20,668 cases and 8,079 deaths from July 31 to August 6 in St Petersburg.
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Atlantic City
Pittsburg
Grand Army
Atlantic Gray
St Petersburg
Russia
Girl Works as Coal Miner in Macon Missouri
A young woman works daily in a coal drift near Macon earning from 3 3 to 4 a day. She wears a lamp, handles a pick and shovel as well as men, and says the work agrees with her. The piece notes a St. Louis Star quote about seizing the present.
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Macon
Gree
Bless Be Nothing and the Doctor's Wary Tone
A fragment shows a doctor noting poor circumstances and delaying a will while an artist comments on luck and possible immediate payment, reflecting tensions over estate and finances.
President Tapes Treat Italy laborer to travel funds
Beverly Massachusetts, Michael Angelo de Gregordio, who was struck by a car driven by Robertson Taft, son of the President, is set to travel to Italy with $600 in his pocket and additional expenses paid by the Taft family. His passage aboard the Italia is second class and funded by the President.
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Beverly, Mass
Michael Angelo de Gregordio
Italia
Robert Taft
Italy
Taft
1112 LOSE IN TOWSO DISASTER IN TOKIO
Floods in Tokio destroy 3 058 houses leaving thousands homeless and reliant on relief. Casualties rise to 1 312 dead and missing with nearly 4 000 homes destroyed. A Berlin aggression editor reports Vollmoller caused a fall at Stuttgart Hall killing a boy.
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Tokio
Japan
Taft to keynote Republican clubs at Carnegie Hall
President Taft will deliver the keynote speech for the fall campaign at the National League of Republican clubs gathering in Carnegie Hall New York on the night of September 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Neverly
Mass
Taftill
Mike
National League of Republian Clubs
Carnegie Hall
New York
Married 61 Years In Pittsfeld Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Gilbert West celebrated their sixty first wedding anniversary in Pittsfeld Massachusetts. Mr West is eighty two years old and Mrs West is eighty one. Distilling Gutta Percha. A French inventor devised a process for distilling gutta percha from Malay tree leaves to spare the trees from damage by tapping trunks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsfeld
Mass
Gilbert West
Mr. West
Mrs. West
Hostess Uses Clever Pie Ruse Then Reveals Truth
A resourceful hostess plans to hide a single pie for her guest by directing her husband to refuse dessert while the guest eats part of the pie. The scheme collapses when the husband admits he had the same pie for dinner yesterday, prompting a reveal as the pie is shared.
Microscope Aids Detection in Food Adulterant Test
A powerful microscope repurposed by the agriculture department as a kitchen utensil to detect adulterants. This unusual use highlights ongoing efforts to safeguard food purity and consumer safety.
A Divorce Lawyer Seeks A Fit for His Card
A solemn traveler asks for a design featuring Patrick Henry with the phrase Give me liberty or give me death. The caller, a divorce lawyer, requests a striking engraving for 10 000 letterheads with a distinctive upper left corner cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry
Lipplncott’s
Cure for chronic leg eruption ends seven year ordeal
A Philadelphia man describes a seven year battle with a severe leg irritation that covered his leg from ankle to knee and caused extreme pain sleep loss and weight loss. After trying many doctors he found relief with Cuticura Remedies including Resolvent Soap and Ointment and reports no recurrence for six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
X “le
W. H. White
E. Cabot St
Philadelphia
Fragmented Quotations and Local Grievances in After-Dinner Speech
A Cleveland after-dinner speech quotes Senator Heveridge criticizing a corrupt politician and mocks a minister’s plagiarism defense. The piece shifts to stray ad-like lines for eye remedies and tonics, including Murine and Winslow’s Syrup, and ends with a rural image of a lamb by a mint bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heveridge
Cleveland
A Collection of Humorous Anecdotes and Misreadings
A string of witty snippets shows how misstatements and odd misreadings lead to humor. Johnson mistook a widow for a living man, Shakespeare’s birthplace print provokes a joke, and an owl named Judge Longworth foreshadows a garden party mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Supreme Bench
Longworth
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Pakl
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