Advice and remedies from Dr. Pierce for female illness
Mrs. Nancy Abner of St. Paul Arkansas recounts relief after following Dr. Pierce’s guidance. She praises Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets and invites weak women to write for confidential advice. The notice warns against nonphysician free medical offers and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Medical Adviser and mail order books.
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Nancy Abner
St. Paul
Ark
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Robson Recounts Early Capitol Pages and Gorman Bond
Stuart Robson recalls his days as a page in the U S House with Stephen A Douglas and John C Calhoun and notes Maryland Senator Gorman helped a starving apple seller in the Capitol rotunda. He recalls a life turn after a boy who mocked Gorman later faced a life sentence. He also mentions Toombs with help from Clay and Jefferson and preserves a Jefferson Davis letter praising Toombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Robson
United States
House of Representatives
Stephen A. Douglas
John C. Calhoun
House
Gorman
Maryland
Senate
Robson
Capitol
Robert Toombs
Georgia
Henry Clay
Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Hidden Water Trick with Two Stacked Glasses
Two identical glasses are stacked rim to rim forming a near hermetic seal. Water poured slowly over the top expands on the upper glass, drips down its sides and collects inside the lower glass, so water does not spill to the table. The setup must be dried between performances.
Dame Nature invites all to visit her country home this summer
A poetic invitation extols Dame Nature as a generous hostess whose country home is filled with earth, sky, birds, brooks and books. The piece invites readers to visit her this summer, praising the music of nature and the welcome of every newcomer.
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Dame Nature
Brooks
Earth
Sky
Fashionable dogs and the expert's sharp remark
An expert quips that a dog cannot be stylish because he lacks smallness usefulness and ugliness. The remark implies the dog cannot fit fashion trends, contrasting the novice's curiosity with the expert’s blunt assessment. The scene notes how the man made a studio fashionable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Students for Speech Cleanliness Put on Record
A New Orleans school uses a bank and log to chastise English errors. Pupils pay a cent per misphrase, shown with time and name, boosting book funds and classroom discipline. Principal H F Fiske cites smoking links to poor grades, urging quitting or leaving academy.
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New Orleans
Hazel
Mabel
H. F. Fiske
Northwestern Academy
Evanston, Ill
Kokomo
New Orleans to Build Orphan Home From Carstairs Fortune
The New Orleans community plans a home for orphan boys funded by the late George Carstairs who, after a hard youth, left his fortune to aid orphans. The project follows his lifelong pledge to help vulnerable youths.
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Mamma
Kethel
Ethel
New York Journal
New Orleans
George Carstairs
Like a Thief in the Night Group Attacks Child
A report describes a disturbing attack where a group attempts to choke and abduct a child. Investigators seek suspects and urge quick cooperation from any witnesses in the neighborhood. Police emphasize child safety and immediate reporting of suspicious activity.
Acker's English Remedy Advertisement Promise
Two customers attest life saving effects of Acker's English Remedy with claims of immediate relief. The Buffalo based firm H Hooker & Co advertises bottles priced 50 cents, 1 dollar and 2 dollars with money-back guarantee and offers testimonials and an illustrated book on consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acker
F. G. Weber
Buffalo
Cats and big cats grooming habits compared in text
The passage notes cats wash themselves with a method using the fore foot and tongue, similar to lions and tigers. It observes the careful grooming of animals and mentions opossums as a contrast in cleanliness.
Wreck on the Northern Pacific near Brainerd injures several
A passenger train No 12 on the Northern Pacific road collided with an engine six miles west of Brainerd Minnesota yesterday. Engineer Carlson and Fireman Leonard were badly hurt along with a baggage master Jones and a dozen passengers. Carlson is in critical condition and others survived by jumping to safety.
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Brainerd
Minn
Here
Carlson
Leonard
Jones
Scoble
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Toombs
AH Grim
Caroline Wetherell
Papa
Jack
Chicago News
Ar Dragelet
H. Hooker & Co., Proprs
Buffalo, N
Bannack Street
Dr. Albritton
Frank Schwartz
Dillon, Mont
Dillon
Cook
Hedfords Sacromens
Thedford
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Morgan, Ark
C. B. McFarland
Schoenborn
the City Shoe Store
G. W. Dart Hardware Co
Tagele
PLANO
C. W. Dart Hardware CO
the Wood Live. Stock CO
Shropshire
Wood Live Stock CO
Spencer, Idaho
Poindexter & Orr Stock Co
Spaulding Nuraggi and OncusRp Co
Spaulding
Ill
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