Work of a Good Man in Atlanta Celebrated Doctor Woolley
A profile praising Dr. B. M. Woolley of Atlanta for his Christian integrity and skills in treating opium and whisky addictions. The piece highlights his sobriety, reputation, and a self authored work on these ailments, offering to mail it free upon request. It also includes miscellaneous items and jokes from contemporary periodicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
B. M. Woolley
Chris- Une
Artisen
Woolley
Birmingham
Brunswick
Thomasville
Waycross
New York
Boston
J. R. Rowland
W. H. Quigg
W.H. Leahy
Atlanta, Ga
Then and Now Complete Recovery From Coffee III
A Louisville woman recalls nine years of coffee caused nervous strain and confined days. After stopping coffee and tea and using Postum with Grape-Nuts for breakfast she improved, now healthy with five children and active in three charities. A testimonial from the Postum Co. promotes their products as the Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Brilliant New Year's Reception at the White House
President Roosevelt greeted over 6,000 guests at the White House New Year’s reception. The event featured diplomatic corps in court dress, a large showing of children, and an absence of formality, with Mrs Roosevelt and cabinet wives in the red room. Attendance surpassed last year’s record with 6,058 counted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Union
White House
Diplomatic Corps
China
Marine
Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
J. Franklin Bell
Army
Navy
Cattle Disease Quarantine Eased Across New York
New York state reports no foot and mouth disease in animals for nineteen days and authorities relax quarantine rules. Interstate shipments of hay straw and hides are allowed from most counties except Erie Niagara Orleans Genesee and Monroe where quarantine remains in force.
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Buffalo
New York State
Erie
Niagara
Orleans
Genesee
Monroe
Coal Production Down In Alabama In 1908
Birmingham law assistant state mine inspector Edward Flynn estimates Alabama coal output will fall by about 2 million tons in 1908 from 14 million tons in 1907 due to prolonged depression and an eight week miners' strike.
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Birmingham
Law
Edward Flynn
Alabama
Model of Statue Accepted in Savannah
Savannah officials accepted a model for the General Oglethorpe statue to cost 40000 dollars with 15000 provided by the state. French sculptor Daniel Chaster and designer Henry Bacon attended the event hosted by J Randolph Anderson, along with others from the monument commission.
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Savannah
General Oglethorpe
Daniel Chaster
Henry Bacon
J. Randolph Anderson
Indiana Honors Dead Soldiers Dedication at Vicksburg
Indiana dedicated and transferred sixteen moves and fifty three markers to the United States government. Governor Hanly presided as the state memorials were unveiled to memory of Indiana soldiers killed in the Civil War.
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Vicksburg, Miss
Indiana
United States
Hanly
Rebater Fined $15,000 in Arkansas Federal Court
In Little Rock Judge Trieber fined T. H. Bunch fifteen thousand dollars after he pleaded guilty weeks ago to accepting rebates from the Missouri Pacific and St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern.
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Little Rock
Ark
Trieber
T. H. Bunch
Erain
Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Southern
Editor Hemphill Dead in South Carolina
General Robert Reed Hemphill, editor of the Abbeville Medium, died at his Abbeville home at age sixty nine. A veteran of the Confederate army, he served in both houses of the state legislature and was clerk of the state senate at the time of his death.
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Columbia
S. C
Robert Reed Hemphill
Abbeville
Hemphill
State Senate
Peruna testimonials and health notices from the era
Advertisements highlight Peruna drug testimonials from Mrs. Joseph Hall Chase and Mrs. A L Wetzel claiming cures for coughs and loss of smell and hearing. Other items note Dr Mitchell eye salve, Woolford’s sanitary lotion, Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup, and a quip about a Scotch lawyer’s short prayer. Also mentions a copyright donation to charity and a rural proverb comic.
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Peruna Drug Co
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph Hall Chase
Tenth St
Washington, D.C
Kidney pills aid after railroad wreck injury
William White of Three Rivers Michigan describes severe kidney damage from a railroad collision. After years of illness and hospital stays he credits four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills with substantial recovery, noting improved urine control, weight gain, and regained strength. Foster Milburn Co markets the product from Buffalo New York. Fixed line included about a birthday gag from Yonkers Statesman.
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William White
R. R
Constantine St
Three Rivers
Mich
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Before the Storm Stray Stories Noted Exchange
A brief Stray Stories item quotes a quarrel over housekeeping funds. A speaker remarks on managing finances while noting that estatekeepers have not yet sent in their bills. The verse-like fragment hints at domestic or social tensions behind a looming storm.
Cured of Eczema By Testerine Advice from Savannah
A letter from Miss A. B. King of St Louis reports four to five years of eczema suffering in Savannah. After trying numerous specialists and remedies, Testerine cured the condition in a few weeks. The writer praises Testerine and notes its uses for various skin ailments and asks others to learn of the remedy. The piece also mentions Testerine Co. and associated products. A brief joke about Parliament and a young man offers a contrasting note.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Fr. Cirney& Co
Loledo, O
Drugpiste
St. Louis
J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Elton
King
Vernon St
Totterine
Tetterine Co
Tetterine Soap
Shoptrine Co
Cure for Itch and Eczema Promised by Cuticura Remedies
Patient recounts severe scalp and hand eczema with itching, blisters, and sleep loss. After three months of agony, Cuticura Remedies cured within a month. Additional notes promote Piles cure and Garfield Tea. Observations on Bowery life describe its elusive realities and literary misrepresentations.
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Walter H. Cox
Boston
Mass
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Cuticura Remedies
Old Nord Alexis Holds Ground as Haitian Crisis Deepens
The ailing president Nord Alexis, aged about ninety three to ninety eight, refuses ministers advice to flee and vows victory over Gen Simon's forces. The impending battle around the capital marks another dramatic chapter in Haiti's long history of revolutions since Dessalines' 1804 victory.
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Nord Alexis
Simon
Dessalines
France
New York Herald
Famous vessel Dessoug wreck ends career after Delaware Capes
The barge Dessoug once famed as a royal yacht and Cleopatra's Needle transporter foundered east of the Delaware Capes, 12 miles from North Bend life saving station. Four crew were rescued by the revenue cutter Onondaga and landed at Norfolk. Built 1864 in Scotland, she carried the obelisk to New York in 1880, was refitted in drydock, then sold after landing the obelisk.
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Egypt
New York
Central Park
Delaware Capes
North Bend
Onondaga
Norfolk
Pew
Denton
Scotland
William H. Vanderbilt
Gorring
Ocean Steamship Company
Philadelphia
Savannah
American Towing and Lighterage Company
Baltimore
Portsmouth
N. H
Dewnong
Buccaneer
George W. Clyde
New York Times
Why He Didn't Have to Work
A short humorous dialogue quoted from the Catholic Standard and Times portrays a lazy man arguing he cannot work due to supporting a wife and five children. The good old lady questions the plan, but the loafer repeats his excuse, highlighting a comical clash of responsibility and idleness.
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Catholic Standard and Times
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Jackson
John, Jr
Miss Mabel
Tom
Ruth
Willie
Tommy
Miss Jackson
New Amstel Magazine
Toller
Windsor
Italy
Rebater
A. L. Wetzel
Ohio St
Terre Haute
Ind
Peruna
Peruni Drug Mfg. Co
Perua
Supreme Court
Bellman
Woolford
Ki. W. Grove
Ganon Fleming
British Hospital For Incurables
Gordon Boys’ Home
Jose Hallghale
Washington, D
Yonkers Statesman
Ond
Yen
Cholly
Boston Courier
Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N.Y
the Real Bowery
Bowery
Sargasso
Balzac
Dessoug
Cleopatra’s Needle
Nielaren Rea CO
Dept.b
Minneapolis
Minn
Gaeast Point
Dalat Somtawest
Anil
Uae
Seaaaneseee Aggeler & Aside Seed Co
N. Main
Los Angeles
Cal
Dr. Howard
J. E. Howard
M. D
Ala
South
J. R. Monroe
Georgia
W.l.douglas Chaoton
W. L. Douglas
Wny
Spark St
Brockton
Maus
Asee Thompson
Iran
Piso
St On Haven
Relief For Women
Trench Drug CO
M. Y. City
M. Sabel & Sona
Market St
SEWIN
Malsby, Shipp & CO
Dept. B
Forsyth Street
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