Womanly health cures advertised in summer home tale
A nursewoman urges use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription citing a household scene of rain damaged laundry and a woman who recovers from long illness. The ad highlights many letters from women praising cures and invites readers to consult Dr. Pierce by letter and request a free medical adviser book.
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Dr. Pierce
John Dickson
Grenfell
Assiniboia Dis
N. W. Ter
Pierce
Ticket Nominated in County Convention Promises Strong GOP slate
The Crescent News lauds a large county convention and a robust GOP ticket. Nominees include A L Baker for probate judge, J E Hosler for auditor, John J Craine for county clerk, W K Hire for sheriff, H K Reynolds for recorder, and J H Shulters for commissioner, each described as capable and broadly supported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent News
A.L. Baker
Baker
John J. Craine
Tiffin Township
John
W.K. Hire
Mark Center
West End
H. K K. Reynolds
Fifth
Clinton
J. H. Shulters
Turnbull Wagon Works
Shulters
Sunday school revival planned for Defiance and Bryan
The gospel revival and Sunday school meeting is announced for Defiance on October 8 and 9 with a parallel event in Bryan on October 7 and 8. The notices urge county workers to attend, announce Miss Bertha Dicus as secretary, and describe preparations, delegations, and related church activities in Defiance and surrounding communities.
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Defiance
Bryan
Defiance County
Methoy Episcopal Church
Bertha Dicus
W. L. Hosack
W. G. Lord
J.M. Husted
James A. Rogers
Wm. Tomilson
J. A. Rogers
J.C. Battershell Orvil
W.G. Lord
Lost Creek Presbyterian School
Union
Christaan
Elkart firm forms for St. Joseph River navigation
A dispatch from Elkart Indiana reports the St Joseph Navigation Company is incorporated with capital of 25000 dollars. A similar Michigan company will be formed. They plan to open the St Joseph River to navigation from Elkart to Lake Michigan with locks and dams. The goal is to connect Lake Michigan and Lake Erie via rivers and a canal across a land break of under ten miles.
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Elkart
Ind
St. Joseph Navigation Company
Michigan
St. Joseph River
Lake Michigan
Lake Erie
St. Joseph
Maumee
Delegates Elected by Marktown Republicans
The Republicans of Marktown have elected delegates F W Haver, G W Spearman, A J Byers, A K Hite, CS Elder, H L Wallace, W E Hite, Oscar Hite, Chas Gillespie, J st Brian. Alternates include Ed Brinck, J A Brice, Ed Spindler, Chas Lobdel, Elmer Lobdel, AN Dunmire, A N Burd, J L Thomas, Ben Rup sr, and Ed Haver.
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Marktownship
F W Haver
G W Spearman
A J Byers
A K Hite
CS Elder
H L Wallace
W E Hite
Oscar Hite
Chas Gillespie
J St
Brian
Ed Brinck
J A Brice
Ed Spindler
Chas Lobdel
Elmer Lobdel
AN Dunmire
A N Burd
J L Thomas
Ben Rup, Sr
Ed Haver
The First Step of a Child Is a 2 1 Event
An expectant mother extols early walking and a strong child as a reflection of maternal strength. The ad promotes Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a means to build health and vitality for mothers and babies, claiming it aids recovery and muscular development. It includes testimonials and an offer for a 1008 page medical adviser book with a mailed payment.
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R. Pierce
Victor J. Hadin
Leonardville Riley Co
Kansas
Cutie
Buttle
Penny Postage Story Behind England's Postal Reform
A New York Tribune account recalls Rowland Hill's inspiration for penny postage. It describes a London scene where a girl could not pay ninepence and Hill's payment of the postage, prompting his lifelong push for affordable mail. The tale notes initial ridicule and eventual adoption of universal penny postage across the realm.
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Queen Victoria
Rowland Hill
Hill
New York Tribune
Japanese Retraction and Political Dilemma
A young orator at a political meeting calls a public official a thief. A policeman asks for a retraction and the speaker offers to take back the word while preserving the idea. The crowd applauds the speaker's escape from the dilemma in a scene described by Youth's Companion.
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Japan
Police
Tennyson on Shakespeare and Austen Letters
The poet preferred silence over letters, stating he was grateful to know nothing of Shakespeare or Jane Austen and noting no letters from them survive, comparing their absence to not being opened like pigs.
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Tennyson
Henry Taylor
Shakespeare
Jane Austen
Heavy Returns in Literary Business Question
A man asks which enterprise yields the heaviest returns and a struggling author sighs that the literary business is the answer as he opens a two pound rejected manuscript, illustrating the harsh economics of publishing.
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Philadelphia Record
Apiary and Apes Showdrawn Tour Sparks Banter
In a light exchange, a host guides a viewer through a house stable then reveals an apiary. An old gentleman quips he dislikes monkeys as the scene shifts to a San Francisco Chronicle style report.
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San Francisco
Heart Tonic Headache Wafers Claim Cure All
Advertisement promotes Clinic Headache Wafers as a guaranteed cure for headaches and migraines. It asserts the product acts as a heart and nerve tonic and that one trial will convince buyers to stop using other remedies. Sold at druggists for 10 cents by HK N Lewis.
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HK. N. Lewis
Doan's Kidney Pills End Backache Claims
Mrs. David Ross of 424 Front Street credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending her backache and kidney trouble after using them on her husband's recommendation from Woodward's drug store. She cites relief from languor, nervousness, and headaches, and endorses the product for others. For sale by all dealers, price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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David Ross
Front Street
Dean
Woodward’s
Iever
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Testimonial for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
A Bagwell Missouri man reports three years of bronchitis relief after using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and credits his wife with obtaining it. The product is sold by N G Woodward.
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Chamberlain
W.S. Bkocleman
Bagwell
N.G. Woodward
Railroad in Education subjects promoted by Wabash
Fast runs and The St. Louis Union Station headline several chapters in the book Railroad in Education. Wabash Railway offers the volume free on request, postage 6 cents, from C. S. Crane General Passenger and Ticket Agent, St. Louis.
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St. Louis Union Station
Wabash
S. Crane
Gen’s Pass’r
Tkt. Agt
Wabash R. R
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Chelesea Iowa
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Perry Street
J. Freecorn
Jay Gould
Ame
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A. C. Henry
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