Pain in the Joints Driven by Rheumatism Cure Claim
A newspaper notice promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for rheumatism claiming success by Mrs I T Pitcher of Newark and her husband, a veteran of Morgan Post No 807 New York, who say the pills freed her from years of pain and wheelchair use. The ad urges readers to contact the Dr Williams Medicine Company in Schenectady NY for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
I. T. Pitcher
Monmouth Street
Newark
N. J
New York
Roosevelt's message to Congress on Isthmian Canal Commission
President Roosevelt transmits the Isthmian Canal Commission reports praising progress, defending against waste and incompetence charges, noting rapid equipment installation, sanitation advances, and anticipated faster, cheaper canal completion. Also covers 86 misprinted bank notes, Postmaster General anniversary context, and Garfield on interstate corporations and proposed inquiries into beef, oil, and steel industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Isthmian Canal Commission
Rhiut
James St. Garfield
Supreme Court
Rise of U S Banking Power Outpaces World Growth
United States with one fifth of global population holds two thirds of banking power including capital surplus deposits and circulation. Since 1890 world banking grew 10 percent while U S surged 170 percent and New York City 200 percent. New York accounts for about two thirds of weekly bank clearings among 93 reporting cities and exceeds London's clearings by about 25 percent. The piece cites Roosevelt era wealth growth and historic US industrial expansion before a witty aside about wedding day memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York City
New York
London
Washington
Roosevelt
Aeneas
Leslie's Weekly
Little Widow Recommends Grape-Nuts For Recovery
A California woman credits Grape-Nuts with restoring strength after childbirth and a three month illness. She reports weight gain from 95 to 113 pounds, steadier nerves, and appetite restoration in her four year old son with eczema. She invites inquiries and cites Postum Co. as sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Say Bernardino Co
Cal
Postum Co
Battie Creek
Mich
Wellville
Women gamblers of yore and Lord Kenyon’s threat
A historical note contrasts past and present gambling among women. It recalls Lord Kenyon's severe threat to public gamblers and cites 18th century high society fines of £50 for ladies hosting gambling dens, with reports of grand drawing rooms where tens of thousands were risked nightly, illustrating a shift toward less exposure today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kenyon
Moyvlog
Admiral Hichborn Praises Peruna In Endorsing Tonic
Rear Admiral Hichborn of the U S Navy Washington endorses Peruna as an invigorating tonic after short use. He states it helps soldiers and sailors prevent colds from turning into catarrh and aids when a cold settles in. The ad claims Peruna relieves catarrh whether acute or chronic and is more effective in early stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hichborn
Univy
Peruna
Philip Hickborn
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bank
Treasury
Dille
Bis
Meredith
Benument
Fastukdin
America
Briukiin
Post Office Department
Lim
E. W. Grove
Exeter Cathedral
England
India
Europe
Russia
Parish
Hickborn
8. Navy
Washington, D. C
Price
W. Diemer
M.D
Springheld
The
California Fig Syrup Co
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