Anti-Spring Election Bill Faces Senate Delay
The Anti-Spring Election Bill backed by Assemblyman DeCoy stalled on second reading in the senate after passing the assembly. It would abolish spring borough and township elections and merge them with November general elections to cut costs. Also reports on Asbury Park ice floods and local matters from Princeton, Hamilton Square, and Trenton.
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Gibba
DeCoy
Mercer County
Pnured
Monnday
Senate
Cideas
Asbury Park
The Country Beautiful Movement Expands To Rural Areas
The article urges expanding the country beautiful movement to small towns and country lanes, noting progress in Maine and nationwide. It highlights more village improvements, libraries, and beautified schoolhouses, with trolley access encouraging cleaner, better kept country ways and collective local effort.
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America
United States
England
State of
Maine
Portland
Deserved Popularity of Little Early Risers Pills
An advertisement endorses Little Early Risers as a gentle laxative and liver tonic. It touts the pills as mild, pleasant, harmless, and effective with years of universal use and strong assurance of popularity. Bold by N. F. Clayton.
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N. F. Clayton
Definition of the Simple Life
A concise meditation defines the simple life as a genuine, natural existence where action leads and surroundings serve it. It describes the spiritual life as an attitude of mind yielding the highest human realization and deepest happiness.
Warning Against Counterfeit Dr King’s New Discovery
Alert readers to counterfeiters selling imitations of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption and related medicines. The notice asserts Buckten & Co and Windsor Canada supply authentic wrappers and warns the public to look for their name on all Dr King’s or Buckten’s remedies, noting 35 years of cures.
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Dr. King
Pennsylvania Railroad Personally Conducted Tour To Washington
February 21 starts a three day rail and hotel package from New York and Trenton to Washington with visits to the National Capitol Library and Corcoran Gallery. Round trip plus two nights hotel. Mount Vernon side trip. ten day ticket validity. tours on March 9 23 April 6 24 and May 18. Inquiries to C Studds Eastern Passenger Agent 263 Fifth Avenue New York or Geo W Boyd Broad Street Station Philadelphia.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
National Capitol
Congressional Library
New Corcoran Art Gallery
New York
Trenton
Mount Vernon
C. Studds
Eastern
Fifth Avenue
W. Boyd
Broad Street Station
Philadelphia
C. Studd
Geo. W. Boyd
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Throat Relief
A Chester Michigan postmaster touts One Minute Cough Cure for throat tickle and croup relief in children. He cites a family case where three doses half an hour apart rapidly cured a severe attack, claiming it speeds recovery and is harmless for youngsters. Sold by N F Clayton.
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A. L. Spofford
Chester
Mich
N. F. Clayton
Scenic Pinehurst Tours Promoted by Pennsylvania RR
The Pennsylvania Railroad launches two personally conducted tours to Pinehurst North Carolina for the peak social and golf season. Departures from New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington are February 10 and March 31. Prices cover transport Berth and hotel three days at the Carolina. Sell through ticket agents or Geo W Boyd General Passenger Agent Philadelphia.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Mid South
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Mena
Carolina
Haltmore
Geo. W. Boyd
Broad Street Sitio
Digestive Cure Advert Shows Ailing Stomach Remedy
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a digestion aid that allows the stomach to rest and recover. It claims to cure sour stomach bloating and digestive disorders and includes a testimonial from J A Soper of Little Rock Kentucky about a child saved by the remedy. Sold by N F Clayton.
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A. Soper
Little Rock
Now &i
N. F. Clayton
Reduced Washington fares via Pennsylvanian to Roosevelt inauguration
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers round trip tickets to Washington from March 2, 4, and 8 for return by March 8, with a 25 cent deposit to extend to March 18. Applies from New York, Philadelphia, and many Pennsylvania and New Jersey stations. Contact ticket agents for rates and full details.
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Roosevelt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Pottsville
Wilkesbarre
Wilmington
Oxford
Lancaster
Harrisburg
Delaware
New Jersey
Two Weeks Tour by Pennsylvania Railroad to Florida
The second Pennsylvania Railroad tour of the season to Jacksonville runs February 14 leaving New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington by special train with two weeks in Florida. Fares include Pullman accommodations meals en route and vary by starting point and distance. A similar tour departs February 28 with tickets at Broad Street Station Philadelphia and itineraries available through agents.
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Pennsylvania
Jacksonville
Florida
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Trenton
Harisburg
Pittsburg
Pneumonia More Fatal Than Consumption
A note on pneumonia claiming higher mortality than consumption. The writer cites general susceptibility after exposure and shares a testimonial about Foley’s Honey and Tar stopping a persistent cough in a sick child, attributed to a local dealer.
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J. W. Bryan
Lowder
Moviu
Foley
N. EY. Clayton
Golden Gat Special to California and Washington Tour
California travel note announces the Pennsylvania Railroad Golden Gat Special train with palin parlor cars and full amenities. Runs February 16 to March 21 over the entire route with extended hotel stops and exclusive train control. Round trip tickets cost 375 dollars from most points, 370 from Pittsburgh. inquiries to ticket agents or Geo. Studd in New York.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
California
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittasbury
Electric Bitters Credited For Health Recovery
Mrs. John A Young of Clay New York credits Electric Bitters with curing her weak stomach and liver after prolonged illness. She reports quick relief and full recovery, praising the tonic as best medicine for weak women. Sold by N F Clayton at 50 cents a bottle with guarantee.
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John. A. Young
Clay
N.Y
Shenaya
N. F. Clayton
Winter Excursion Book Promotes Pennsylvanian Railroad Travel
The Passenger Department of the Pennsylvania Railroad issues its annual Winter Excursion Book detailing leading East and South resorts, routes, and travel combinations. Free at major ticket offices or by post from W. Boyd Given, General Passenger Agent. Also mentions Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a remedy and Lakewood meet prospects for winter visitors.
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Penneylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvans Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Given
W. Boyd
Broad Street
Philadelphi
Tobacco smoke colors and particle size explain hues
The article explains that smoke color depends on particle size and chemical makeup. Small heated particles from tobacco burn give bluish tones, while larger particles from drawn smoke carry more water and hydrocarbons, producing grayish mouth smoke.
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Exnet
Ing
Greek Superstitions Persist Among Greece’s Elite
A Washington Post report notes that ancient beliefs remain common among educated Greeks. Fates, the evil eye, vampires, and nereids are cited as real by many, with women inviting the fates at tombs and preparing meals to placate anticipated jealousies after birth.
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Greece
Olympus
Athens
Washington Post
Thinking to Death and Mental Health Advice
A fragmentary excerpt offers moral commentary on melancholy thought leading to ruin. It urges guarding the mind with cheerful thoughts and social companionship, contrasting mental wellness with physical disease and noting old time ideas on disinfection and wit.
How to Select Hairbrushes and Clean Household Items
A guide on choosing various hairbrush bristles from Rasalan to American and German varieties, plus tips on testing bristle resilience, cleaning silk, sewing machines, darkening eyebrows, removing varnish, and tidying an invalid’s room. Also includes methods for velvet, ivory, plaster mixes, and nail care.
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Nestessen
Pearson
Phila
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