Munyons Paw-Paw Pills and a tale of Uncle Sam
An advertisement extols Munyon’s Paw-Paw Pills as a cure for ailments from indigestion to constipation and jaundice, offering a 20 cent bottle and money-back if unsatisfied. The piece also recounts an anecdote from Success Magazine about General Tom Edgar and a juror’s appeal in a 1865 mule and sixty acres case.
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V-Munyon
Jefferson Sis
Philadelphia
Uncle Sam
Tom Edgar
Galveston Island
Galveston
Houston
Texas
United States
Wana
Edgar
Darky
Success Magazine
Origin Of a Famous Food The Grape Nuts Story
An inventor overcomes weakness by seeking a brain and nerve building food. He develops Grape Nuts as a daily nourishment that supports mental and physical vigor without stimulants, aiding digestion and steady energy for duties.
Indiana reform atory probe reveals quiet scandals
Gov Marshall's inquiry into the Jeffersonville reformatories uncovers alleged irregular payments to Assistant Superintendent Barnard from a contractor and gifts to officials’ wives. Barnard reportedly owed the contractor and received monthly pay from them for six years as the investigation widens.
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Reformatory
Gov
Marshall
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Whittaker
Barnard
Fire Tears Through Scottsburg Grain Exchange
A early morning blaze in Scottsburg caused about 15000 dollars in losses to the feed and grain exchange of Warren A. Smith. The building, contents, and insured value were heavily damaged. Incendiary suspicion arises as the town faces repeated big fires, prompting calls for a formal fire department and waterworks.
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Greain Exchange
Scottsburg
Warren A. Smith
Smith
Stricken Mother Seeks Parole for Son Held in Reform School
Mrs Mary J Manning of Harding Ave Chicago collapsed from heat prostration while appealing to county officials in Greensburg for help securing parole for her son Sanford Manning held at Jeffersonville reformatory. Manning, under 18, was wounded before capture at Greensburg and remains in danger. Governor Marshall advised on the parole démarche.
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Chicago
Heleane
Mary J. Manning
Harding Avenue
Sanford Manning
Jeffersonville
Greensburg
Thomas M. Marshall
Manning
Self Destruction Incidents Reported In Salem and Elwood
A farmer named Joseph B. Hamilton east of Salem killed himself by shooting through the heart after digging his own grave near a springhouse. Chester Robbins of Elwood, 14, drank carbolic acid while awaiting punishment after stealing from his father's wagon. In another item, Mrs Leona Mason's arrest over blue evidence accompanies reports involving John Talbot, head of the Owls, in a state wide context.
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Joseph B. Hamilton
Salem
Chester
Joseph Robbins
Elwood
John Talbot
the Order of Owls
South Bend
Leona Mason
Tired All The Time Kidney Disease Ad
Doan's Kidney Pills provided relief for lifelong backache headache and dizziness caused by kidney disease in Hamilton Ohio. The testimonial from John F. Riley claims complete cure and urges readers to remember Doan's, sold everywhere for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Daelaya
John F. Riley
Walnut St
Hamilton
Ohio
Bays
Doan
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
The Difference in Taste
A Baltimore American column quotes banter about a character named Binks who repeats witty sayings. It contrasts him with a fondness for his wealthy cousin who offers fine dinners, noting the public’s preference for the cousin’s offerings over Binks’ humor.
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Binks
Baltimore American
Australian Leaf marketed for women's health cure
An advertisement promotes Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a pleasant herb remedy for female ailments including weakness backache kidney and urinary troubles. Sold by druggists or by mail for 60 cents with a free sample from The Mother Gray Co. LeRoy New York or area. Pointer to order by mail.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy, N
Vienna buys Schubert birthplace for $22,000
Vienna purchased the house where Franz Schubert was born in 1797 for 22 thousand dollars. The one story building on a steep hillside features a small court, wooden galleries, and a garden, attracting musically inclined visitors who make a pilgrimage to the birthplace.
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Maasalini
Vienna
Franz Schubert
Schubert
Fashion Hints For Liver Bladder Kidney and Stomach Troubles
Practical fashion notes for health themed wear feature a model in vigella flannel that washes like linen and resists shrinking. The piece highlights a neat button hole finish and emphasizes wearable comfort for tennis and outings.
Indian Reservations Open for 160 Acre Farm Registrations
Registration runs July 15 to August 5 with a August 0, 1900 drawing for 160 acre farms on the Flathead Coeur d'Alene and Spokane reservations. Applicants may register for all three sites for three chances to win, cost free. prize land costs range 1.25 to 7 per acre. Train fares from Chicago and other points advertised for Missoula Spokane and Coeur d Alene trips.
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Flathead Reservation
Missoula
Mont
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Spokane
Wash
Curcnco, Milwaukee & ST. Pau RaiLway
Chicago
Kallspell
F. A. Miller
Clergyman Helps Drunk Man on Night Walk
The Rev. Paul L. Hickok encounters a hopelessly intoxicated man during a Wednesday prayer meeting journey home. He assists him to the steps and, in reply to a question about his name, says Paul. The man then asks if he ever received an answer to a letter to the Ephesians.
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Paul L. Hickok
Hame
Paul
Shay
Ephesians
Law, juries and innocence in everyday talk
Quote laden snippet contrasts legal presumption of innocence with a cynical view of juries. Includes an old advertisement for Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup for teething children claiming to ease gums, inflammation, and colic with a 25 cent price.
Not by That Name Shoe Sale Dialogue
A humorous storefront exchange shows a customer clashing with a salesman over shoe sizes and model numbers. The vendor insists on a branded No. 6 while the customer resists and requests an expanded No. 57.
F. W. N. U. When writing you saw
A compact note reflecting a fragmentary item from a newspaper page. The readable phrases hint at a university or literary reference but lack clear context, names, dates, or events to confirm a full news item.
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Munyon
New Haven
Red Cross
Indiana State News
Indiana
de Genham
Alexander Graham Bell
Pen and Pencil Club
Dr. Bell
Li Utd
Haarlem
Holland Medicine Coo
Scranton
Paino Make
Perfection Razor Shop Company
Bept
Htl
Dearborn Street
Adv
Omaha
Pxii
Ae Kellogg Toasted Corn Flake CO
Battle Creek
Mich
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