Tuberculosis Crisis Signals West Indian Health Woes
West Indies faces deadly tuberculosis with Cuba Porto Rico and Trinidad forming associations to combat the disease. Cuba bears over 40,000 deaths annually, Porto Rico over 6,000 per year, and Trinidad reports a rate of 4.75 in 1909. Poor housing and unsanitary conditions drive high mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Cuba
Porto Rico
Trinidad
United States
Port-au-Spain
New York City
Pat the Irishman Skyscraper Stunt
An Irishman named Pat climbs a new skyscraper to carry mortar to the top floor. He loses his way down and tells his boss he cannot descend. The boss urges him to go back the way he came up, but Pat replies he came up head first and refuses to descend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Ex-Governor Pennypacker Warns On Divorce
At a Philadelphia luncheon ex governor Pennypacker ridiculed divorce as a social evil. He cited a Kensington schoolteacher who asked a grammar class about the future of love and a little girl replied with a blunt answer about divorce illustrating the spread of the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennypacker
Philadelphia
Kensington
Man’s Many Attributes as a Chimera of Humankind
A vivid, speculative meditation on man as a paradoxical being. The text portrays humanity as a fusion of knowledge and ignorance, strength and weakness, truth and error, highlighting the contradictory nature of human existence. It reads as a dramatic rhetorical flourish.
The Part Of It Humor From Douglas Jerrold Quotes
A compact quotation diálogo contrasts sour Miss Oldgirl with her salad days and the vinegar and peppery part, while noting happiness at home beside one’s fire. The line reflects Jerrold’s witty view of social perception and domestic contentment.
Cured by Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Park Rapids Minnesota and Brookville Ohio women report relief from years of illness. After taking six bottles the Park Rapids woman gained 20 pounds and regained ability to work. Other testimonials cite regularity and calmer nerves. The notice promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female complaints and offers free advice from Dr Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Park Rapids
Minn
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Mrs. Ep. la Dov
Park Rap
Brookville
Ohio
Mrs. I. Kinnison
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lynn, Mass
Gillard
Elgin
Rail unions vote to back labor issues at ballot box
In New York City 308000 railway workers from four unions unanimously approve concerted action in politics. They will send eight questions to state and national candidates on safety appliances employer liability pension plans and hours of labor. A plan drafted by union leaders seeks nonpartisan focus, while supporting a rate increase by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Warren S. Stone
Cleveland
Ohio
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Houses of Representatives
W. G. Lee
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
A. B. Garretson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Order of Railway Conductors
Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen
Locomotive Firemen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Boll Weevil Report Reaches Three Alabama Sites
Government entomologist Hinds and aide Pierce report boll weevil found at three Mobile county locations near Citronelle and Mobile. Infestation line likely enters Alabama from Mobile Washington county line. six to ten southern counties may be infested this season.
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Alabama
Montagmery
Ala
W. EE. Hinds
J. A. Wilkinson
W. D. Pierce
Government Department
Mobile County
iCtronelle
Mobile
Mobile- Washington County
Daphne
Prominent Planter Shot on Cordele Farm
In Cordele Georgia Judge J B Scott is dead after a clash with tenant J Hilary Day on Scott's plantation over cotton. Day is jailed with a slight knife wound after the altercation. Scott went to the farm armed with a warrant for the cotton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordele
J. B. Scott
J. Hilary Day
Judge Scott
Day
Wireless Telegraphy Explained for Henry in Atlanta
An Atlanta employer explains wireless telegraphy in simple terms to an older African American man. The basic idea is sending messages through the air instead of wires. The man asks how the air is connected to the poles, seeking a basic understanding of the new technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mistah Jenkins
Atlanta
Henry
Yassah
Jienny
Doan's Kidney Pills Featured in 1890s Ad and Humorous Column
An 1880s testimonial extols Doan's Kidney Pills as a life saving cure from Jamaica Plain woman Mrs C J Becker after severe kidney trouble. The page also includes a witty piece advising undecided readers to pick the worst choice to force a decision about hats or suitors.
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C. J. Becker
Chestnut Ca
Jamaica Plains
Boston
Mass
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Dusky Driver Offers Cheap Taxi to Hotel
In Virginia Vintage style dialogue a dusky driver ushers two ladies from a steamer and negotiates a ride to a hotel. He quotes one dollar for a carriage, then halves the price to fifty cents or twenty five cents via alternative routes as the ladies bargain and consent to a ride.
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D. D
Lief
Science and Cheese Decay and Health Claims
A medical authority asserts that cheese not decayed is harmless, a long suspected fact. The piece notes disguisedly decayed cheese, such as a brand called Hmburger, can fool sanitary tests and asks why the topic matters.
Hicks Capupring Best Remedy For Cold And Grip
Hicks Capupring is advertised as the best remedy for colds and grip. It claims to relieve aching feverishness cure the cold and restore normal conditions with liquid effects immediate. Available at drug stores with prices listed.
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Sada
Power of a Magnet Demonstrated by Horseshoe
A steel horseshoe magnet can suspend a weight up to twenty times its own, illustrating the surprising strength of simple magnetic force.
Cardus Promises Help for Nervous Weak Women
Mrs. Viola Baker of Floral Arkansas reports dramatic health gains after using Cardus, endorsing it to friends. The ad claims Cardus eases worry overwork and nerve decay, and offers a 64 page Home Treatment for Women guide from the Chattanooga Medicine Co. for readers seeking instructions.
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Ark
Viola Baker
Ths Place
Cardus
Cardul
N. B
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Hannibal and the Alpe Patrol Stop at Speed Trap
An amusing cartoonish scene shows Hannibal and his staff halted by a tin badge constable who complains about speed. Hannibal pays a bag of gazoollans and leaves laughing, then later resumes battles against Roman consuls, closing on Rome.
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Hannibal
Alps
Rome
Hoston
Cure of a Severe Skin Disease by Cuticura Ointment
A Chicago mother recalls her five year old son suffering a brutal itchy rash. After trials with three doctors and a medical college, Cuticura ointment provided relief after several applications. The child's sores dried, skin peeled, and he is claimed fully cured twelve years later. Robert Wattam, 1148 Forty-eighth St, Chicago, NL, Oct. 9, 1909.
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Robert Wattam
Forty-eighth St
Chicago
The Explanation and a Secret from Cornwall
Old Podkins sits in calm content while his wife disrupts the peace with chatter. She notes in the papers that a petrified law two yards long has been found in Cornwall, prompting Podkins to cry out and claim she never told him their ancestors hailed from that region.
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Cornwall
Podkins
Fragmented ad text on malaria tonic and gender claim
A damaged OCR fragment references a malaria remedy bottle showing a recipe, mentions a 60 cent price and long leading years, and comments on women's expanding sphere in society.
In Their Gowns Supreme Court Visit Amazes Child
A seven year old boy describes leaving a Supreme Court session with his father, noting a crowd of stern black dressed figures and bearded attendees, while the father explains they just exited the court. The vignette captures a child’s impression of a landmark legal gathering.
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Papa
Supreme Court
United States
Tommy
In a Hurry at the Sea Side Anna’s First Visit
A young girl named Anna visits the seaside with great enthusiasm for a first dip in the surf. She rises early to swim before crowds arrive, explaining she wants to enter while the water remains warmer and less crowded.
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Anna
The Effects of a Broken Heart
A distressed man seeks comfort from a friend after his lover treats him badly. He describes sharp looks scorn and biting words that wound his feelings, while the friend bluntly suggests hospitalization for treatment.
Spohn’s Distemper Cure Promises Wide Horse Relief
Spohn's Distemper claims to cure distemper pink eye and related horse diseases across ages and prevent contagion in stables. It also purports to treat chicken cholera and dog distemper. Available from druggists or by mail at 50 cents to a dollar per bottle. Agents wanted with free book from Spahn Medical Co Goshen Ind.
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SPOHN
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Suicide at Asama crater shocks Shinshu school
A Shinshu student died by suicide by leaping into the Asama crater. The act was discovered three days later when papers left near the crater were retrieved, confirming the tragedy.
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Shinshu
Japan
Asamayama
Bermuda Seed Advert and Miscellaneous Ads
Direct from Teneriffe headquarter notice for prices from John A. Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin promotes Bermuda Union Seed and commerce growth claim. Also includes advertisements for CAPUCINE remedy for headaches and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething plus a quip about strategy and fools.
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Bermuda Union Seed
Teneriffe
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
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Douglas Jerrold
Union Railroad
Boll Weevil Report
Washington
Russia
Niagara
Niagara Falls
Bobby Leach
Ont
Leach
Ethel
Chile
Port of
New York
Dr. Winchell
Munyon's
Au Avery
W. L. Douglas
America
Hhey
W.L. Moa
L. Douglas
Brockton
Daxtine
Toilet CO
Murine
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Lombard Iron Works
Anges
Sas Thompson
Eye
Freee W.N. U
Ste
Coreay An
Bip
Ps Bet Bn
Standard Oil Company
Arthur Peter & CO
Louisville
Eve
Standard Oil CO
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