Lincoln car relic in Omaha facing scrap heap
A weathered Lincoln visiting car from 1861 sits near the old Union Pacific shops in Omaha. Once a mobile home for Lincoln during Virginia campaigns, it now rots outdoors after Transmississippi Exposition damage and souvenir plundering. Local anger and lack of civic care threaten its final disappearance.
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Abraham Lincoln
Virginia
Smithsonian Institution
Alexandria
Lincoln
Springfield
Union Pacific
Omaha World-Herald
Home Women and Curative Compound Promoted to Sufferers
An advertisement appeals to women devoted to home duties describing spinal weakness dizziness bear ing down and faintness. It claims Vogeler's Curative Compound cures by acting on stomach liver kidneys and vital organs, purges blood and restores strength. A free sample bottle is offered via A Jacobs Oil 114 Baltimore.
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Vogeler
Jacobs Oil
Baltimore
Trade Review Reports Mixed Signals From Labor Strikes
The weekly Dun and Co review notes averted May 1 strikes and many small settlements while warning labor remains a key unfavorable factor. Commerce shows vigor in dry goods, clothing, and outdoor work. rail traffic and steel demand fluctuate. wheat and corn markets show high prices with uneven exports.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Kansas
United States
Atlantic
Market Prices Across Cities For Cattle Hogs Wheat and More
A compressed list of market quotes by city detailing cattle hogs sheep and grain prices. Entries cover Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee and include figures for wheat corn oats rye hay and butter eggs potatoes and clover seed.
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Chicago
Ste
Indianapolis
Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Stick to One Thing Says Ex-Salary Man In Star Quote
A Washington Star report quotes a former salary man who describes a life of shifting bets from stocks to pharmacy to law, real estate and poultry. He concludes success comes from sticking to one field, investing gradually, and aiming for specialization, noting the era favors deep expertise.
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Department
Star
I Dens
Jay Gould
Straightway
Blackstone
Northwest
Rolling Stone
Washington Star
Rheumatism Cured at Last in Minnesota Town
Lake Sarah Minnesota May 12 Thousands read of a cure for rheumatism found by Mrs Hildebrandt after trying many medicines. She was unable to sleep until using Dodd's Kidney Fills. One box helped, she continued, and she now feels real well and thanks the pills.
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Lake Sarah
Minn
Hildebrandt
Dodd
Brys
Photographs Display Natural Colors by New Haven Artist
A New Haven gentleman exhibited at the Connecticut Academy of Science remarkable photographs of natural colors. One Bermuda landscape showcased water tones, while three plates were water color copies of Bermuda fishes. The photo reproductions accurately captured delicate greens blues pinks purples yellows and oranges.
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New Haven
Connecticut
Acadaemy of Science
Bermuda
German Baptist Brethren Conference Trip Fare Notice
One fare for the round trip to the German Baptist Brethren Conference in Harrisburg Pennsylvania from May 15 to 24. Tickets on sale May 15 to 20, return valid to June 2 and extended to June 80 by deposit. Travel via Nickel Plate Road. Inquiries to nearest Nickel Plate Road agent or C A Asterlin T P A Ft Wayne Ind. If idleness does not produce vice or malevolence it commonly produces melancholy Sydney Smith.
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Harrisburg
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Sydney Smith
Mr. Edison's Prophecy on Wireless Telegraphy
The prophecies of Mr. Edison about wireless telegraphy are examined as to their accuracy. He predicted 2000 mile message ranges, overcoming speed barriers, preventing interference, and replacing steam functions with electricity, with prior claims of personal success in fulfillment.
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Mr. Edison
Ely's Cream Balm hailed as cure for catarrh
A historic ad letter extols Ely Brothers Cream Balm as quick relief and final cure for nasal catarrh and hay fever. Trial size ten cents, full size fifty cents, sold by druggists or mailed from New York. Testimonies claim long with catarrh lasting years vanished in days after use.
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Ely Bros
Arron Street
New York
Messrs
Mr. Olive
Ark
J. M. Scholtz
Ely
Frank KE
Kindlespire
Proberta
Cal
The Seventh Heaven In Unearthly Hour
A Philadelphia Record note depicts a scene where a girl Mary is confronted by her father about an unwelcome visit. The young man, recently accepted, quips that the hour is unearthly yet heavenly, highlighting a comic clash of propriety and romance.
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Philadelphia Record
Free Sample of Allen's Foot-Ease Offer
You can obtain a free sample by writing to Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York. The powder relieves tired damp swollen aching feet and makes new or tight shoes comfortable. It cures corns and bunions and is sold by druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
One on Him. She This is my daughter's birthdays
A fragment of dialogue praising Puregcori c and Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product ad copy. The text includes a birthday mention and a consumer cue from GOOD HOUSEKEEPERS urging use of the product, plus a ترغب remark on wisdom and unlearning.
Beware of dangerous catarrh ointments and Hall's Catarrh Cure
Beware of ointments for catarrh that Mercury would destroy the sense of smell and derange the system. Do not use without a physician's prescription. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Clancy Co Toledo contains no mercury and is taken internally. Manufactured in Talado Ohio by F J Cheney Co. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills are the best.
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Hall
F. J. Clancy & Co
Toledo
Talado
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Bottio
Sine Qua Non Recreation and Drinking Debate
A brief exchange over recreation and drinking features Hicks and Wicks with a nod to a doctor advising rest from alcohol. The piece cites Mrs. Morgan of Berkeley, California, praising Piso’s Cure for Consumption after nearly two years of use, dated September 2, 1907.
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Hicks
Philadelphia
Tragedy In A Random Tale Mentioning George’s Death
A fragmentary notice reflects on tragedy with phrases about a man named George being shot, a wry aside about an other American, and odd captions invoking regions like the Philippines and Adirondacks. The text also promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and ends with a social lament about black sheep in families.
Dr Kline Great Nervine Cure Ad Describes Quick Relief
An advertisement promises permanent relief from fits and nervousness with Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. It invites readers to send for a free trial bottle and lists the Philadelphia address 931 Arch St. Also notes a separate Palace of Versailles repair expenditure and a Fort Wayne printing catalog offer.
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Kline
Ber
Tre
Arch St
Philadelphia
Sunday Excursions Begin May Day Nickel Plate Line
Beginning Sunday May 1, the Nickel Plate Road resumes its Sunday Excursions. Tickets are $1.00 per person for parties of five or more on one ticket, valid between any two stations on the line within 104 miles, for a same day out and back trip. Contact C. Asterlin or R. J. Hamilton in Fort Wayne Indiana for details. Od. Mra. Winslow's Scotia Brace advertised for teething, softens inflammation and relieves wind colic.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Mamilton
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Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Maas
Nicke Plate Road
Home Women
George
Philippines
Adirondacks
Come
Trance
Palace of Versailles
Winslow
Lydia E. Pink
Pound
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Vroy Gow
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