Tumor Removed Prominent Cure Claim Ad Blitz
A long list of names and addresses from Chicago to Milwaukee and beyond is used to support Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. The notice invites women to write for proof and cites numerous testimonials, then ends with commentary on invention and a humorous fiction excerpt.
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Lydia E-Pinkillasr
Chicago
Mre
Alrena Speriing
Langdon Street
Lindley
Ind
May Fry
Kinsley
Kans
Btolla Gifford Beaman
Beolt
J. Barber
Cornwalenle
N.ydea
Wm. Boughton
Ciocinnati
W. K. Housh
Milwaukee
Wis
Emma Inise
Orgente
May Ball Hsonier
Elise Wood
Mal Roreae
Iowa
Clara Watermanno
Bardstown
Joasph Hall
Henry Clowder
Minneapolis
Funny paper dish and room tale in old notes
A collage of comic quips and ads from a vintage page. It mentions a popu lar dish joke about in laws and foreigners, a bellboys room quarrel, a Sunday school teaching moment, and various patent medicines. The items reveal old humor, medical ads, and light domestic vignettes.
Fresh water habits for tea kettles and stage memories
The piece urges filling kettles with cold water for cooking, and warns against using hot water taps as water is less fresh. It notes New Englanders as plain, possibly coarse, and recalls Miss Hoff mann, Miss Kellerman, and Miss Duncan with mixed memory and tribute from the Boston Herald.
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Miss Hoffmann
Miss Kellerman
Miss Duncan
Boston Herald
Cannon Defends Senate at Grid Iron Club Dinner
Speaker Cannon mocks a farmer crowd in Washington joking about a bill adding two months to winter remarking that Zachary is out of fodder. The brief exchange highlights political satire and social humor from the era.
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Cannon
Washington
Senate
Zachery
Zachary
Boston Globe
Less Meat Advice of Family Physician
A dated letter extols Grape-Nuts cereal as a healthier breakfast alternative to meat and greasy foods. The NY man credits improved health to Grape-Nuts after years of dyspepsia and nervousness, noting his family also grew healthier and happier. The advertisement, attributed to Postum Co. of Battle Creek, invites readers to consider Grape-Nuts as a remedy.
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N. Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
Coopers Convicted of Second Degree Murder in Carmack Case
In Nashville Tennessee Colonel Duncan B Cooper and his son Robin Cooper were found guilty of murder in the second degree with a twenty year penalty for the death of former U S Senator J W Carmack. John D Sharp was acquitted. The trial followed days of hung juries and intense public interest.
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Nashville
Tenn
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin Cooper
United States
J. W. Carmick
John D. Sharp
Hart
Burke
Coopers
John J. Greener
Walter C. Palmer
John Sharp
Cooper-Sharp
South
Tennesse
Edward Ward Carmack
Nashville Tennesseean
Carmack
Duncan Cooper
Robin
Colonel Cooper
Columbia
Nashville American
Stat
Man Dies in Wife's Arms After Political Clash
Edwardsville Illinois reports John Grebel a 54 year old merchant separated from his wife over politics. After struggling to vote in a primary he was carried to her home where she admitted him then he died in her arms. A lifelong Democrat his family notes he supported the party despite few victories.
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Scott
Edwardsville
Ill
John Grebel
All
Grebel
Irma
Everybody's Magazine
Death of Woman Organist During Service in St Louis
Mrs George A Wheeler organist of Gibson Heights United Presbyterian Church died suddenly while playing the opening hymn. She smiled at the choir, began the Introduction, and sank lifeless to the floor. Her daughter Adele aged sixteen stepped in to sing as colleagues aided the pastor.
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St. Loui
George A. Wheeler
Gibson Heights United Presbyterian Church
Ufeless
New Evidence Dense Summary Of Early 20th Century News
A wide array of brief items from 1908 cover foreign commerce cuts, Missouri railroads actions, copper prices, Guatemala language policy, sewage talks in Canada, Italian migration oversight, a New York poker case, jewel sales for a jailed husband, 1908 matches profits, Petrosino autopsy findings, Japanese cadets voyage, coffee duty impact, a New York police dismissal, and child court arrests for burglary and gambling.
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New York City
Charley W. Morse
Tombs
Diamond Match Company
Joseph Petrosino
Palermo
Sichy
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Peter W. Berry
Jerome
Bingham
Heavy Death List Ties Disasters to 89 Vessels in 1908 09
Boston records show 221 lives lost and 89 vessels wrecked off New England and Canadian coasts during fall and winter 1908 09. Major losses include the Republic Florida collision near Nantucket with five deaths and 166 drownings in the 18 day storm period. The Soo City foundered near Newfoundland with all hands, and several ships vanished, including the Neustria and Stickel Alad. The navy saw few accidents, with the Yankee salvaged after Stranding but later foundering, and the Stork wrecked off Hudson Bay with cargo loss and crew saved.
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Boston
Mass
New England
White Star Line
Republic
New York
Mediterranean
Florida
Nantucket
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
Stickel- Alad
Glasgow
Sydney
N. S
Fabre Line
Neustria
Maraeilles
Navy
Yankee
Spindle Rock
Buzzard's Bay
Penthese Island
Botel
Stork
Hudson Bay
London
Naval Y M C A in Norfolk Dedicated by Rockefeller Gift
The Norfolk Naval Y M C A building was formally dedicated as a gift from John D. Rockefeller. A large audience including clergy, naval officers, and Y M C A workers attended. William Sloane presided and read letters from Rockefeller Taft and Secretary Meyer. The $300,000 building resembles a hotel and hosted a public reception.
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Norfolk
Naval Y. M. C. A
John D. Rockefeller
William Sloane
New York City
Rockefeller
Taft
Meyer
Reading Iron Workers Reject Wage Cut Proposal
Reading Pa. delegates from the Amalgamated Iron Steel and Tin Workers Association and Eastern District locals unanimously refused any reduction in puddlers and finishers wages. The dispute follows F C Smink of Reading Iron Co announcing labor price cuts after March 29 by seven and a half to fifteen percent. The conference, representing about 10,000 iron workers, referred the matter to the district executive committee at Vice-President Mencher's call.
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Reading
Amalgamated Iron, Steel and Tin Workers’ Association
United States
Pittsburg
Mencher
F. C. Smink
Reading Iron Company
Duel Ends in Two Army Officers Deaths in One Day
In Eisenach Germany a civilian, Schutzbar Milg a wealthy landowner near Hohenaus, killed two army officers in separate duels with pistols. His opponents were Lieutenant von Buttlar and an army surgeon. Jealousy sparked the challenges on the same day.
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Eisenach
Germany
Nance
Schutzbar Milg
Hohenaus
von Buttlar
Herr Mils
Agricultural Exports Decline Across Classes in February
The country shows a broad drop in February from the previous year across all agricultural export classes. January offered no year-ago comparison, but the decline is linked to scarce surplus supplies, higher prices Europe would not pay, and weaker foreign demand, with wheat and corn particularly affected.
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Washington
D. C
Europe
California
Georgia
Grape Culture, Artichokes, Walks and Concrete Paths
A historical sampler discusses grape adaptability across climates, Jerusalem artichokes profitability and cultivation, nitrate of soda use in vegetable growing with specific fertilizer guidelines, and garden walks design favoring permanent cement paths for durability. The piece blends horticultural advice with practical landscape planning and a short fiction vignette about a child’s question during rain.
Epitaph Humor and a Bishop Potter Memorial Note
A miscellaneous note recounts Peter Pry Shev lin quoting a Linpincott piece on ambition and money, followed by a memory of a Bishop Potter memorial seating invitation. A New York prose line adds a quip about a material man. The tone blends aphorism with obituary-esque memory reflection.
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Kim
Peter Pry Shevlin
Linpincott's Magazine
The Superior Sex and Skating Jokes From Papers
A collage of quotations shows humor on women’s reasoning, a boy learning to skate failing repeatedly, and a cheeky exchange about love as an acid test. The Central League waiver rule and Glasgow’s women students are also noted in brief items.
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University of Glasgow
Aned
Queen Margaret College
Miss Galloway
Misa Janet Boeny
Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Paro Ointment Claim
A dubious advertisement promises cure for pile pain itching and bleeding in 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee. It cites a 1800 to 2000 pound elephant burden and a 80 minute cure by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion, while mentioning New Zealand wealth statistics modernized.
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Woolford
Druggiata
New Zealand
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