Pern: Health Cure Boosts Nashville Woman
Mrs Leno Smith of Nashville Tennessee reports four years of poor health with back pains sick headaches and groin pain. After ten days of Pern she felt relief and after two months all pains disappeared claiming renewed vitality. Also notes about catarrh and a famedvine near Mobile Bay called General Jackson vine dating from 19th century with 100 year age estimation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leno Smith
N. Cherry Street
Cor- Line
Nashville
Tenn
Pern
Mobile Bay
Daphne
Ala
Jackson
Andrew Jackson
Scientific American
Disfiguring Humor and Flour Complaints From Ads and Tales
A collage of 1900s style ads and anecdotes includes a eczema cure claim for Cuticura products by Mrs Emma White, a biscuit complaint about tough flour, and a poultry nutrition pitch detailing egg production and a purchasable farming book. The material blends medical quackery, consumer grievances, and agricultural guidance from historical sources.
Curious hens and odd eggs charm Berks County farmers
Irvin Reppert of Monterey reports a Plymouth Rock hen laying two eggs in a nest then a second day producing another pair of eggs. The hen’s odd behavior draws county attention as a peculiar farming curiosity. A three month old four legged chick is also noted, while a traveler recalls Irish jarvey wit about a runaway mare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyerton
Berks County
Irvin Reppert
Monterey
Amandus Benfield
Baa
Philadelphia Press
Typographical Errors Highlight Lenox Bequest Tribute
The article recalls a notorious typographical blunder by Lawrence during the Astor consolidation era. It cites his remark on New York’s enrichment from receiving Lenox’s vast bequest, noting the phrase “vast bequeste” was printed instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Fluttes
Lang
Astor
Ibtories
New York
James Lenox
Typhoon Visits Manila Causes Wide Destruction
A violent typhoon struck Manila, Philippines, lasting about three hours with winds near 105 mph. Reports say hundreds of buildings roofless, thousands of electric wires down, and many killed or injured. City plunged into darkness as ships stayed out at sea and relief efforts began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Phippine Islande
Botanical Gardens
United States
Equator
China
Japan
Asiatic
Philippines
Tragic Night Climb On Whiteface Mountain
Mrs Chimley Yeston faced a perilous after dark ascent to assist her stricken husband Charles Fenton on Whiteface Mountain. She crawled through brush and darkness to reach him, only to find him dead from heart disease. Despite exhaustion and injuries, she guided rescuers to the scene and returned to Whiteface Inn with the body being sent home for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inke Pinch
N. X
Adirondicks
Chimley Yeston
Whiteface Mountain
New York State
Mia
Fenton
Hir Dend
Charles Fenton
Svealthy
Number Four
Adirondacks
Miss Were
Beara
Lave
Fenton House
Watson
Kenton Game Preserve Association
Bhealdes
Ars
Fenton Parker
Mer
Julia BE
Wormwoott
GIVES UP HONORS FOR LOVE IN ERBACH LINE
Berlin reports Count Francis von Srtuch Erbach, twenty two, heir to the Erbach family in Hesse, loses succession rights after marrying a washerwoman’s daughter in London. A council of eight Erbach counts determined the marriage violated the lyfuse laws, choose Arthur as successor, and Francis forfeits his claim to the headship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Francis von Srtuch
Francis
Arthur
Beef Trust Plea Marks First Elkins Case Resolution
Four Schwarzschild and Sulzberger Company executives pleaded nolle prosequi in Chicago federal court, facing potential jail and fines. Vice President Lamet Welt paid 10000 while three others settled for 5000 each, with Sulzberger providing 25000 to cover all fines. Judge Humphrey allowed jail time until payment, citing health risks and seeking settlement. Other packers remain indicted for rebate conspiracy. future sentences uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicaga
Beef Trust
Disman
Elkins
J. O. Humphrey
United States District Court
Schwarzschild & Suleberger Company
Twinphrey
Lamet Welt
New York
Vance DD
Skinworth
Chess E. Todd
Traffe Mangers
Welt
Mix Sulzberger
J. KK. Boyesen
Well
Moody
Miss Roosevelt Triumphs in Yellow Palanquin at Seoul Legation
Miss Alice Roosevelt rode in an imperial yellow palanquin through Seoul streets to the American legation, greeted by Korean officials, a band, and Emperor’s court chamberlain. The party included Rear-Admiral Train, Senator Newlands, and others, arriving after a special train from Chemulpo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legation
Seoul
Imperial Bodyguard
Avis
Alice Roosevelt
Une
Miss Roosevelt
Mrs. Newlands
Imperial Palace
Manic farmer murders wife and children in Indiana
In Vevay Switzerland County Indiana George Ford a prosperous farmer driven by delusions killed his wife and four children by binding them to beds and setting the house ablaze. Neighbors say he then confessed in a belated, deluded fashion claiming poverty and fear of the poorhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vevay
Ind
George Ford
Switzerland County
Pord
Leverett
Ernest
Ruby
Bediox
Ford
Mms
Ord
Uncle Sam's Big Park Forest Reserve Created by Roosevelt
Oyster Bay provides that President Roosevelt issued an executive order taking 405000 acres of timber land in Utah into federal ownership creating Uncle Sam's big forest reserve. The bulk consists of virgin forest in Washington and Iron counties with some of the finest timber in the nation. About ninety percent of the area was already government held. A separate note reports Charles Howard found dead at Notre Dame Cemetery Lake in South Bend Indiana. Bertha Koontz, eighteen, killed herself by carbolic acid after the death of her fiancé Wesley Shepherd at Gaines Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyster Bay, L. 1
Roosevelt
Utah
Washington
Iron Counties
United States
Lake
South Bend
Ind
Charles Howard
T. E. Howard
Supreme Court
Notre Dame Cemetery
Wesley Shepherd
Gaines, Mich
Bertha Koonter
Bomb at Pekin railway station wounds officials and others
A bomb exploded inside a private car at Pekin railway station injuring four minor officials and more than twenty others including Prince Tyai Teche and Wu Ting Fang. The blast alarms court and government staff as authorities tighten security amid wariness of foreign missions. An army surgeon reports Captain Godfrey at Fort McPherson died by his own hand, leaving a wife and child. motive unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
China
Tyai Teche
Wu ‘Ting Fang
United Stes
Atlanta
G. Tc. M. Godfrey
U.S.A
Fort McPherson
Godfrey
E. 3. Godfrey
Ninth’ Cavalry
Fort Riley
Godfrey Tenver
No Hoss Ticket for Quakers in Philadelphia Nominates County slate
In a historic Philadelphia convention the city party, uniting workers bankers and professionals, backed a county ticket to support Mayor Weaver against a corrupt Republican image while Democrats endorsed the city party lineup. The nominees include Wilson N. Brown for Sheriff J. M. R. Jermon for Coroner Rudolph Blankenburg and E. A. Anderson for County Commissioners Crile Biddle for Common Pleas Court No.1 and Morris Dallett for Orphans Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelpha
Gunds
Weavove
Root
Durham-McNichol- Ponsparte
Ulah Pint
Weaver
AntHors
Sherif Wilson N. Brown
J. M. R. Jermon
Rudolph Blankenburg
E. A. Anderson
Common Views Court
Crile Biddle
Orphans' Court
Morris Dallett
Knife Duel At Poorhouse Leaves Inmates Wounded
In Somerville Bridgewater Township poorhouse two inmates George Potter and Edward Riley fought a knife duel after planning to settle a grievance to the death in a secluded area. They were separated by keeper David Donn when the attack began. Potter, eighty, and Riley sustained severe injuries to face and body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Bridgewater Township
George Potter
Edward Riley
Inston
Ophenia
David Donn
Potter
Lecturer Falls to Death Near Harvard Faculty Home
Dr. James St. Chadwick of Boston and Harvard College was found dead outside his Chocorun summer residence. Authorities suspect he fell from the piazza roof during the night. A separate report notes a thirteen year old girl, Nelle Aulli, under arrest in Shenandoah, Towa, suspected of poisoning her father by tampering with his lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James St. Chadwick
Boston
Harvard College
Chocorun, N. N
Piazza
Nelle Aullison
Shenandoah, Towa
Five Die, Several Hurt in Mount Holly Springs Collision
Five men were killed and several others seriously injured in a head on crash between a pay train and a mixed passenger train on a Philadelphia and Reading branch at Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania. The pay train engineer jumped and suffered a fractured skull, while the milk train engineer was found dead at the locomotive with brakes set and whistle cord in hand. Named victims include Jobs Till, Edward Laueris, Thomas Marion, Ephraim McClea, and C. Shearer among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Philadelphia and
Reading
Mount Holly Springs
Jobs Till
Ireman
Pay Trai
Rondaye
Edward Laueris
Thomas Marion
Pottsville
Ephraim McClea
Rai
Marrisbury
Shearer
Tarrisbury
Japan’s War Deaths Reported in Wartime Counts
A fragmented report notes 46,180 died of wounds by 1970 and 15,000 as another figure, with sickness deaths under one quarter of total. The text claims the deaths’ pattern is unparalleled in war annals, citing Col lons and freshness of data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Anglo Japanese Treaty Publicized Amid Alliance Pledge
The Anglo Japanese treaty text is released stating that an attack on one ally by a single power obliges the other to assist. It recognizes Japan's paramount interest in Korea and Britain's in India, and upholds integrity of China and the open door principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Japan
Korea
Britain
India
Salvation Army Charters Three Steamers for Canada Emigrants
General Booth announces three steamers chartered to sail for Canadian ports in the spring carrying unemployed English emigrants. Each seeker will receive employment upon arrival, aiding the large number out of work in England amid mounting distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Booth
Canada
London
Salvation Army
Englaund
Pune
Great Chime of Bells For Denver in 1900s report
The article itemizes a ship of bells bound for St Julia’s Episcopal Cathedral in Denver Colorado. It notes the largest bell stands over seven feet high and weighs about 1 pounds, with total weight around 190 000 pounds. Bells to be shipped by special train amid treaty mentions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Bosnia
Bamerburg
New Orleans
St. Julia's. Episcopal Cathedral
Col
Roosevelt Confers on Corporation Political Contributions
President Roosevelt and Secretary Root discuss administration stance on corporate contributions to political stugs with Choate Lodge and Cortelyou, outlining policy directions and potential impacts on party funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Root
Tooph WH. Choate
Senator Lodge
Cortelyou
Attiante
Cheerful Outlook For Fishermen
Britain may consent and Canada would immediately target Lake Erie with quick firing guns to shoot American fishermen in Dominion waters, prompting strong reactions and heightened tensions among neighboring fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Canad
Lake Erie
Dominion
Perkins May Be Retired From Morgan Firm
In Wall Street it was declared that George W. Perkins will be asked to retire from the banking firm of J. P. Morgan and Co. soon due to revelations about New York Life Insurance Company methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wal Etweuse
Ushing House
Leonard Street
New York City
Poxtpald
J. Wamilton Ayres
Ay AL. M.D
TALMA SWEEPS CURA IN ISLAND ELECTION REPORTS
Complete returns from Havana Cuba show government supporters victorious in every province in the island election for election boards. President Pat mt is re elected and Mendex Capute favored as Vice Presidential candidate. Five Omaha city councilors were sentenced to thirty days in jail and costs for injunction related to extending a gas franchise ordinance. A Morgan deal clashed with Wall Street as Morgan & Co backed the Erie sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Cuba
Vietorlong
Pat Mt
Mendex Capute
Moderate
Five Ciy Councilitien
Omaha
Dyball
Bach
Yvons
Thuanthigton
Schroeder
Bunt
Morgan
Wall Street
C. EH
Erie
J. 1. Morgan & Co
Deserts Fiancee at Altar and Elopes in Montana
Miss Maud Gruwell daughter of State Senator Gruwell deserted her fiancé Ellis Judd of Chanute Kansas at the altar in Billings Montana. Five minutes later she eloped with Everett Th Ferris. They were married by a clergyman on a train en route to Livingston. Floods cost the Santa Fe Railroad millions in losses and warnings, with estimates near 3 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Maud) Gruwell
CLG
Gruwell
Ellis Judd
Chanute
Kaw
Billings
Mont
Rverett Th. Ferris
Livingston
President weighs creating general government purchasing agency
Washington dispatches report the President is considering establishing a general purchasing agency to source all government supplies in New York City, aiming to centralize procurement and streamline operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Dispatches
New York City
Mayor Miller Dies After Sudden Heart Failure
Mayor Augustus S Miller of Providence RR 1 collapsed at the Nopo Club and died of heart failure per the physician. He appeared in his usual health prior to the event with no prior warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Augustus S. Miller
Providence, RR. 1
Nopo Club
Ile
Cmd
Insurance examiner cites thousands left uninsured
A Tennessee state insurance examiner warned that thousands of policy holders are effectively uninsured as a result of insurers delaying or neglecting policy renewals and the consolidation of underwriting by major companies. The report highlights gaps in coverage and calls for tighter oversight and prompt action by regulators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TiTnols
Thedpl
Moped Collision In Greenwich Leaves Man Aged 71 Injured
Edward FE Mook a 71 year old retired New York businessman was struck by a bicycle rider identified as Philip Whurbera. The boy, aged fourteen, narrowly avoided injury as officials secured him from danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opelist
Edward FE Mook
New York
Greenwich
Conn
Philip Whurbera
Beine
Escaped Lunatic Wills Two Victims in Cleveland Incident
A man escaped from custody in Cleveland killed his wife before turning the gun on himself in a tragic domestic incident. Police say the events unfolded Sunday at a residence in Mtperatlehd, Cine, EH Tua esxengecdl from day ass Sunday Cleve land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wills
Wilkim W. Harvey
Eliog
Mtperatlehd
Cleveland
Prominent Figures Mentioned in Varied Notices
A jumble of brief items notes the German Emperor's prolific letter writing, Major Montgomery's death from Bright's disease in Washington, Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, a tennis handshake with Shakespeare, a sixty seventh birthday banquet for railroad magnate James U. L., Edison speculated Europe tour, Devereux of Cleveland a living model, Justice McCarthy’s stated aims, John Guate Lawson related to Dickens, architect Frederick Camp’s death, Lord Semplemare's age, and Professor Theodore A. Schurr’s bird protection crusade with a $10,000 bird and butterfly collection valued at about $100,000.
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Robert J. Montgomery
U.S. A
Washington
Bright
Grand Duke
Constantine
Russia
Romano von Digbg
Shakespeare
James
Minneapolis
Thomas A. Edison
Europe
Sfarry
House of Commons
Dickens
Frederick Theodore Camp
Ocean Grove
Bloomfield
N. J
Semplemare
Jods
Eheadore A. Sehurr
Haltimore
Tie
Farmers Unite To Join American Federation Of Labor
Movement to organize Illinois Wisconsin Indiana farmers with the American Federation of Labor at the upcoming convention. The plan, led by the American Society of Equity, seeks to cut out middlemen and improve profits by uniting producers with labor organizations. Officials report strong interest in Wisconsin and adjacent states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Illnois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Jos. W. Morton
American Society of Equity
Socialiette Hoes
Potato Crop Damaged Across Potator Regions
Reported widespread damage to potato crops due to rot and blight continues in major producing states. Officials note ongoing issues in fields, with reduced yields anticipated and farmers seeking mitigation advice and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ppal
Palayto
Lighting Lore and Global Trade Notes From The Era
A collection of items discusses acetylene lighting for rural homes, Perry era Japan trade beginnings, Irish egg trade, a London life saving coat invention, and Russian zemstva roles. Includes details on acetylene lighting devices, calcium carbide, and the advantages of acetylene light. Also mentions foreign trade opening with the United States, Britain, and France, and Japan ordering freight cars for Manchuria railways.
Power From Food Promises Strength and Health
A Missouri woman describes how choosing the right foods transformed her health after years of stomach trouble. She credits Grape-Nuts, noting relief from heartburn and gas, weight gain to 116 pounds, and renewed strength enabling housework, with the product marketed by Postum Co bat tle Creek Michigan, claiming a ten day trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uute
Missouri
Poston Co
Battle Creek, Mich
Tumult of Singing and Town Move Highlight Odd News
A Swearing man in Turton explains a sudden turn to song as neighbors hear him belt tunes loudly. Across Europe, Lepsinsk town plans a mass move of about 2000 residents to a new site after long land disputes with Semiretsche horde. The Times notes Russia’s early closing bill shows social reform, while London chroniclers discuss royal mews origin and ink from the duke Plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Russia
Lepsingk
Bembetsche
Rugelan Turan
Lepsinsk
Comsnekr
Topsinsk
Austbie
T. B
Maasta
Bonte
Americas Republic
London Saturday Review
A Strange Recips For Acting At Stage Haunting
An intimate friend recounts Brent actor Talnin declaring he enters stage by force of will and makes his audience vanish, replacing them with a house of skeletons to heighten his impersonation. The piece notes Iowa ranking among states with over 1000 newspapers and cites population-based newspaper ratios for Iowa Ohio New York and Pennsylvania. A scientist estimates the world’s age at 600 million metres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luniley
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Matthewson
Rochester
Clancy
Wittsbury
Brooklyn Chub
Vf Pastorius
Albany
Ames
New Yorks
Jack Ryder
Chiciwath Unquirer
McGinnity
McGraw
McGhinity
Dig
Williamsport
Tsste
Lumbermen
Talnin
Langfojs
Towa
Iowa
Ohio
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Peruwa
Emma White
Cherrier Place
Camden, N. J
Leonard &I
Holf
Ireland
Iriel “Jarvey
Jarvey
Philipping
Wain
Sorat
Tiesa Erbach
Trust Packers
Sehmarzichild & Pisaverger
Lee Presttent
Maniac
Want
Sam
Big Park
Sar Contaiuing I Reform Commission
Wu Ting Fang
Sulf
Philadelphia City Party Naves
Paupens
Nelief Lor
France
Denmark
Bonemark
Duke Wolverton
Heston National Club
Keenan Strohl
Mechanics’ Art School
Wiliam Goode
New York Nationals
Leetsdale
Frank Chance
Selee
Chance
Lagele
Wagner
Raene Ogytheldina
Santa Fe
State
Penn
Fedium
Sejsee
Ea. Choi
Peace
Tersey
Fancyima
Cale Cose Seeersas
Denke
Martlett
Concord
Delaware
Cranberrica
S.a
Hila
Duke
Nora
Pacific Cosat
Duluth
Bonanza
Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Idaho
New Jersey
Sussex County
Sussex
Beemerville
Aumericasailroads
Dun's Treview
Jananeve Trentlo
Perry
Commodore Perry
Uraga
United
Furly
Great Britain
Trish Egeas
Cork
Foreign
London Mat
River Thames
Calla Zemstvos
Rematvo
Gonda
Justices of the Peace
Tribune Farmer
Manchuria
Trolton
Kansas City Journal
Colarra Horera
Deptford
Hanover
Charing Crosx
National Gallery
Bloomsbury
Charing Cross
Matoro
New Tiranida
ChiefAge Journal
N.Y
Winslow
Madrid
Vis
Joan F.koran
California
Atlantic Ocean
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
As Mrs
Ph.Homan
Lydia E. Vinkhao
Lydia
Pinkham
Winkham
Heiman
Himrod Etreet
Mra
Linn
Nuss
Acetylene
Michigan Avs
Akodso 5
Atkins
Mts
R. Paator
Doston
Mai
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W. L.douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Downs
W. L. Douglas Strone
Boys’ School
Orene
Slo
Fall Styton
LA Domalag
Krocktan Wea
D.C
Wreo
Dr & B- Green
Atasis
Aragelta
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