Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Popular Laxative
The article extols the general demand for a simple pleasant laxative and promotes Syrup of Fig y and Elixir of Senna as the trusted remedy from the California Fig Syrup Co. It notes ethical production and beneficial effects, urging purchase from leading druggists. The piece also mentions frog skin leather used for novelty items and rare French uses in children's shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Tod Jy
No Fear of Further Trouble Ends Health Decline
David Price of Corydon Indiana reports severe kidney trouble with weakness and back pain. After a week on Doan's Kidney Pills his condition improved enough to walk without pain and gradually fully recovered, remaining well for seven years. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Price
Corydon
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
History of Ships and Biographies of Notable Vessels
A sketch notes that ships gain biographies rivaling those of people with tales of romance adventure and loss. It mentions Jay Goulds yacht Atalanta sold for 1750 after a costly earlier purchase and cites a gunboat Presidente of Santo Domingo abandoned after being plundered.
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Jay Gould
Santo Domingo
Washington Times
Curious Florida herb feeds on ants in small red plant
A South Florida insectivorous herb, only about three inches tall, is described as a red annual growing on poor sandy lands. Its leaves trap tiny insects like ants in a viscous fluid, forming a cup that gradually absorbs the prey before returning to its original shape. From Punta Gorda Herald.
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South
Florida
Punta Gorda
Haitian President Alexis Deposed as Mob Seizes Port-au-Prince
Amid a coup in Port-au-Prince General Legitime is proclaimed head of a provisional government. A 5000-strong insurgent army advances as crowds attack Nord Alexis, who flees to a French ship. U S and French officials clash over influence while foreign residents fear riots and await further action.
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Port - Au - Prince
Haiti
Nord Alexig
Halt
Duguay Trouin
General Legitime
Port-au-Prince
Nord
Alexis
Jinklans
M. Carteron
H. W. Furniga
Lord Alexis
United States
Tacoma
Des Moines
Antoine Simon
Memphis tragedy at Peabody Hotel ends mother and child
Mrs Nicholas P Errington of Chicago killed her ten year old daughter Therese with cartotie acid then took poison at the Peabody Hotel Memphis. A watchman heard cries at 2 am and forced the door. Mrs Errington died in the room. Therese died later at St Joseph Hospital. The child’s face was burned by the acid, evidence the mother forced her to drink it.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nicholas P. Errington
Schiller Street
Chicago
Therese
Peabody Hotel
Hrrington
St. Joseph Hospital
Athlete Killed After Fort Revere Football Injury
Sergeant Bird Dowdle of Asheville North Carolina attached to the Eighty third Company Coast Artillery Fort Revere died in Carney Hospital from injuries in a Thanksgiving Day football game at the fort. Dowdle played left tackle against Gray Academy of Hingham when a hard tackle left him head and neck injured causing paralysis.
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Boston
Mass
Bird Dowdle
Asheville
N. C
Coast Artillery
Fort Revere
Carney Hospital
Dowdle
Gray Academy
Hingham
Harlem Dentist Dies By Poison After Grave Tragedy
Dr Rudolph F Hass a prosperous Harlem dentist killed himself at Woodlawn Cemetery two weeks after his wife Lilyan Hass died there. He reportedly vowed to follow Lilyan and drank prussic acid near her grave in New York City.
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New York City
Rudolph F. Hass
Harlem
Woodlawn
Lilian
Lexqugtay Avenue
Keefe Named Commissioner General of Immigration
Daniel J. Keefe, president of the International Longshoremen's Union and former AFL vice president, was appointed commissioner general of Immigration. His home is in Detroit.
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Keefe
Daniel J. Keefe
International Longshoremen's Union
Detroit
Mr. Keefe
American Federation of Labor
Denver
Farmers Have Money In Wheat Belt Says Broker
A Kansas City land and loan broker asserts farmers in the wheat and corn belt hold substantial cash reserves, noting it would surprise many to learn how much money they possess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
New Jersey Farmers Say Apples Rotting Earlier
Farmers in New Jersey report apples stored for winter use are rotting more than usual, signaling a crop quality issue and potential supply impact for the coming season.
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New Jersey
Notes From Across Sens
Reports from Port-au-Prince speak of a revolution in southern Haydan Republic. Crown Prince George criticized Vienna over Serbia recognition. The House of Lords backs Lord Fairfax claim. Commons passes Neensing bill 350 to 116. Berlin says Britain and Italy warn Montenegro against Austrian hostility. Turkish Parliament preliminary elections end with unclear results. Bulgarians in Macedonia complain at poor candidate results.
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Sens
Paris
White
London
Portnay Prince
Haydan Republic
Yarkey
Hay
Constantinople
St. Petersburg
Alexia
Conde
George
Servia
Belgrade
Committee of Privileges
House of Lords
Albert Kirby Fairfax
Lord Fairfax
Cameron
House of Commons
Berlin
Great Britain
Italy
Macedonia
Maine Log Harvest In Progress Across Penobscot
Maine's annual log harvest is underway with 18 000 to 20 000 men felling spruce pine hemlock and cedar for sawmills and pulp mills in 1909. Crews work for four to five months along 200 miles of the Penobscot region, facing scarce labor, varied camps, and a complex log marking system.
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Bangor
Maine
Penobscot
Quebec Boundary
Woods Woris
Foot and Mouth Disease Described by Experts in Philadelphia
Dr. Leonard Pearson and other veterinarians outline the foot and mouth disease, noting its infectious nature and symptoms in cattle swine and occasionally humans. They describe vesicles in the mouth and on hooves, fever, loss of appetite, and potential milk reduction, with details on transmission, incubation, and post mortem findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Leonard Pearson
Europe
Berkefeld
London Smoke Fashion Reaches Navy Warships
New York reports Dame fashion dictating naval color schemes as battleships cruisers and gunboats adopt the trendy London smoke hue. The New Hampshire battleship at the Brooklyn Navy Yard is the first to display showy coats in the fashionable shade blending with sea gray and reducing visibility.
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London
New York City
United States Navy
New Hampshire
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New York welcomes Tchard Croker amid busy national scene
A string of disparate items follows. Tchard Croker arrives in New York greeted by old friends. Reports surface of foot and mouth disease in cattle affecting Danville Pennsylvania residents. Senator N B Scott and Henry Gassaway Davis of West Virginia meet William Sl Tate at Hot Springs. Protests in Washington over dhogera report to Manila as Rear Admiral Sperry blocks fleet mutiny.
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Tchard Croker
New York City
Danville
United States
N. B. Scott
Henry Gassaway Davis
West Virginia
William Sl
Tate
Hot Springs
Washington, D. C
Manila
Sperry
New York State Agricutural
Francis I. Bowles
Ware River Shipbuilding Company
Park Dairy
W.C. Brown
New York Central
House of Representatives
Berlin
Kale Ser
Failures Show Decline in November Business Insolvencies
Dun's Review reports November commercial failures totaled 1120 cases with 12,599,912 in liabilities, down from 1180 failures and 17,637,011 in liabilities in November 1907. The analysis cites improving manufacturing conditions and a slower insolvency pace, though lingering aftershocks keep totals above normal.
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New York City
Dun
Roosevelt Wages Backlash Over Canal Purchase Charges
President Roosevelt denounces charges linking Douglas Robinson and Charles P Taft to a French Panama Canal stock purchase. He labels the Indianapolis News editor Delavan Smith and New York Sun editor William M Laffan as false and slanderous in a public reply prompted by criticism from Foulke and reactions from the Chicago Convention era.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Ananiags Club
Undern Hot Springs
William Dudley Foulke
Indiana
Delavan Smith
Indianapolis News
William M. Laffan
New York Sun
Panama Company
United States
Foulke
Civil Service
Fairbanks
Chicago
Smith
Indianapolis
Fairbanka
Taft
Bryan
Ourke
Mr. Roosevelt
Laffan
Wright
Italy
Austria
Charles M. Schwab
Mexico
Kentucky
Japan
China
State Department
Charter Revision Commission
New York City
Diamond Match Company
Russia
Far East
Lower Croadway
W. BE. Gaillard
New York Board of Health
Admiral Coghlan Dies in New Rochelle Home
Rear Admiral Joseph Bullock Coghlan U S N retired dies at Sutton Park New Rochelle after a fall illness worsened by a recent Army Navy game injury. Coghlan famed for Manila Bay command and the Bloch der Kaiser recital was born December 9 1844 in Frankfort Kentucky.
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New York City
Joseph Bullock Coghlan
U.S. N
Charles Chamberlain
Sutton Park
New Rochelle
Raleigh
Manila Bay
Frankfort
Naval Academy
Hannts
Cure for eczema claims dramatic family cure
A letter from Mrs Louis Heck of San Antonio describes a two year old cured of eczema after six months of suffering. She credits the Cuticura Remedies with soothing sleep and complete clearance in two months. The piece also mentions European decorations for women, including the Star and Cross and the Luisen order for selfless sacrifice.
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Betoun
Catfcura
Chen
Louis Heck
R. B
San Antonio
Prussia
Napoleon
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Misc Tips
A torn OCR item includes an 1800s style note offering one hundred dollars to prove Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, plus a notary public stamp and a Toledo address. It also mentions various ads about postage stamps, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, Woolford's Lotion, and English emigration figures.
Bat as a Household Pet Says Technical World Advocate
A male writer in the Technical World argues that a bat can be a pleasant household pet. He describes bats as affectionate, attached to a person, and capable of following owners, hunting insects, and responding to gentle talk. The account includes a professor’s experience with two bats roaming rooms and feeding on worms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lampight
Reforming a Man or Herself in Globe-Democrat Wit
A Globe-Democrat quip contrasts reforming a man with reforming oneself via a dressmaker. It notes a difference between a married woman and a hutterist, saying one distorts a statement and the other states a distortion.
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St. Louis
The Ship Shavr Razor and Other Notions of Progress
The article touts the Ship Shavr razor at twenty five cents postpaid from the Book Publishing House New York as a cheaper yet superior option amid rising production costs. It notes alternating multiple razors for best results and mentions other varied curiosities and quips from newspapers and local anecdotes.
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Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
New York
Leonard St. N
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France
History of Ships
Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Carlyle
Mrs. Browning
Argentine Republic
Young
AN. Y. Young Won Ao
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Ville
Alexig
Gen
Legitime
Daughter
Sergeant Bird Dowdle
Asheville, N.C
Self
Wite
R. F. Hass
Acathet
Central Park
Washington, D.C
Wilson
War Department
Cincinnati
Almendares
Cuba
Larchmont Yacht Club
Manhasset Y. C
Auto-Aera
Auto Club of France
Jing
Michigan
Maelive
Michigan “Agate
Norman Breaker
A. I. Wild
Ing
Australis
Beals
Justo
Madison Square Ganlen
G Gunther
Stony Ford Farm
N.Y
Justice Bisco
Milville Colling
Gravesend
Harlem River
Berwier Academy Aginst Keanehunte H. S
South Berwick
de Palma
Fiat
Savannah
Holy Cross Lyceum
Lambay
Mohawk Athletic Clun
Sunny
UTTER
Lima
Cal
Froita
Rermas
Prerie
Kiefler
Roslera
Phila
Pacific Coast
L. T
Jersey
Cracy
Bangor and
Aroostook
Lexington
New Smash
Roosevelt Gwes
Flays Smith
MR. Taft
Indérses
Pres. Kent
C. P. Taft
Coghlan
Crown
Earl Cooper
Harvey Richardson
Violet Bilvins
Fannie Bilvins
Lake Koshkonong
Janesville Wis
Mabel Brown
Estelle Stout
Henry M. Hornberger
New Bedford and
Marlboro
Massachusetts
Salvador
Bundesrath
Germany
Capps
Dewey
Evans
Schiey
City of
Torino
Tan
Lucas County
Frank J. Cuexey
F.j.curngry & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank d. Cienet
Kwown
A. D
A. W
Qleason, Beal
Acta
F. J. Cheney & Co
Belgium
Mis. Winslow
Engand
Woolford
England
Vikea Thom
South Carolina
Peruna
M.C. Butter
M. Q. Butter
Peruna Medicine
Perana
Dhug CO
Esace Thompson
Globe
Putnam
Tod
Kineiae
Washington
Sault Ste.Marie Canal
Trafic
Detroit Free Prose
Judd Fish
Pendleton
Dalley
New York Press
Amen Rea CO
Minneapolis
Minn
Hale
Tar
Plsozs
Fiseya
Pio
Yo. Wamilton Ayers, A. M
Ly Pereemerry
Leonard St
N. Y
City
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