Kidnapper Sends a Remittance to a Missouri Man
A draft for 250 dollars sent to A W Brewster by Pat Crowe from Johannesburg pays an old owed attorney fee. Crowe, linked to the Omaha kidnapping of Edward Cudahy's son, once faced train robbery charges here and disappeared after the ransom. A 30,000 dollar reward remains for the kidnapers. A neighbor reports success with Chamberlain’s remedy for a choking infant.
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Missouri
St.Joseph
Brewster
Pat” Crowe
Johannesburg
South Africa
Crowe
Omaha
Edward Cudahy
Mr. Cudahy
Nebraska
Will of Pierre Lorillard Contested Over Bequest to Woman Friend
T Suffern Tailor confirms Lorillard will contest due to a bequest to Lily Allien of 11 East Thirty-first Street. She inherits the Rancocas stock farm worth at least 500000 dollars. The note recalls Pierre Lorillard’s maxim to stand by friends.
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New York
Rancocas
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Better Focus
A brief ad touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for improving mental sharpness and energy. The copy claims benefits for concentration and overall vitality and instructs readers to ask their druggist for the product priced at 35 cents.
White Caps punish barber Bert Potts in Vincennes
In Barber, Indiana, Bert Potts a St Francisville barber was abducted by sixty White Caps at night and given fifty lashes with a cowhide on the bare back. He was warned to leave the country or face death and later fled toward St Louis after bleeding and half clothed.
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Vincennes
Ind
Bert Potts
St. Francisville
Potts
St. Louis
Bailey's Laxative Tablets Endorsed by Chicago Firm President
Smith D. Hinman of Mercantile Fire Insurance Company Chicago touts Bailey's Laxative Tablets for constipation claiming lifelong relief. Thousands of testimonials support the pill made by Lakeside Med Co Chicago and sold by Rushton's Drug Store in chocolate coated 10 or 25 count packages. one or two doses nightly bring morning relief.
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Smith D. Hinman
Mercantile Fire Ins. Co
Chicago
Bailey
Lakeside Med. Co
Rushton’s Drug Store
Judge Sellars Ends Life in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Indiana July 15 Judge James H Sellars Democratic gubernatorial candidate killed himself in his law office by taking morphine He left a letter praising his wife saying life was a failure and debts were large He served on the bench and in the state legislature with distinction
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Sellars
Crawfordsville
Ind
James H. Sellars
DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve Offer Warns of Fakes
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve promising quick permanent relief for piles and cautions buyers to beware of worthless counterfeits from House Worth Bros.
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DeWitt
Hazel
House Worth Bros
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Nurse Mother Gray of the Children's Home in New York promotes a powder for children aiding feverishness constipation headache teething and stomach disorders. Sold in drug stores at 25 cents with free samples by Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Time Lock Failure At Mint Vault Stirs Robbery Probe
San Francisco July 15 Safe expert Charles Walz reports the cashier vault time lock at the mint is broken and has been out of order for an undetermined period. The $20,000 theft may have occurred between 3 p.m. and 9 a.m., widening the secret service investigation.
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San Francisco
Cal
Charles Walz
Mint
Secret Service
Kidney Cure Promises Relief From Rheumatism
Claim cites science linking rheumatism to uric acid in blood and says kidneys excrete the poison. Foley's Kidney Cure is advertised as always making them well. Rushton’s drug store.
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Foley
Rushton
Fire Destroys Gents Furnishings Store at Springfield
A blaze began at 6 pm in C. D. Roberts gents furnishing store. It destroyed the building and stock and damaged adjacent shops, with losses totaling about 150000 dollars insured. The fire reignited at 11 pm and was finally put out by 1 am.
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Springfield
C. D. Roberts
C. G. Giblin
J. M. Fitzgerald
Local Drug Ledger Notes Sale of Pills in Indiana Town
In Chart, Indiana, D. H. Leonard and B. Felt sold pill boxes labeled five cent packs with 15 pills ten cent boxes with 40 pills and twenty five cent boxes with 100 pills near the depot. The items were marketed as Little Lives Pill and labeled Liverita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tnchart
Ind
D. H. Leonard Unick
B. Felt
Turfman Dick Liddell Dies at Latonia After Heart Trouble
Dick Liddell aged 35 a prominent Nevada Missouri turfman died of heart trouble at Latonia Kentucky. He owned a large stable of racehorses and had several horses racing at the Newport track.
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Dick Liddell
Cincinnati
Nevada
Latonia
Newport Track
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promotion Cautions Counterfeits
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is recommended for cuts burns and scalds with soothing quick healing. Warns of counterfeit products and advises purchasing DeWitts from Houseworth Bros. to ensure genuineness.
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DeWitt
Houseworth Bros
Tragic murder suicide in Missouri over alleged affair
Robert Prange, described as a Schlitz hotel and brewery agent in Omaha, killed his wife near Lake Contrary in St. Joseph and then fatally shot himself. Police report the double tragedy occurred on July 15 with Prange identified as the assailant.
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St. Joseph
Robert Prange
Schlitz
Omaha
Schlitz Brewery
Lake Contrary
Ashboro Man Praises Feeleys Kidney Cure
Thos W Carter of Ashboro North Carolina suffers kidney trouble and credits one bottle of Feeleys Kidney Cure with a perfect cure. He asserts no remedy compares to it and notes Rushtons drug store as the source.
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Thos. W. Carter
Ashboro
N. G
Feeley
Rushton
Quarries Blast Kills Man and Injures Brother in Quincy
A premature dynamite blast at the city quarries in Quincy Illinois killed a 44 year old man identified as New man and seriously injured Henry Ernest. The victim left a widow and three children. The accident occurred during blasting operations at the quarry.
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Killeus
Quincy
Newman
Henry Ernest
Labor council rejects Carnegie library offer in San Francisco
The San Francisco labor council votes nearly unanimously to reject Andrew Carnegie's $750,000 gift for a public library, arguing against the terms. The record also includes unrelated notes about patent medicines and a brief testimonial.
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Carnegie
San Francisco
Cal
San Francisco Labor Council
Andrew Carnegie
Woman Sentenced to Hang in Kentucky Murder Case
Louisville July 15 Julia Trapue a Negro woman was sentenced to be hanged November 15 for stabbing and killing her lover.
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Louisville
Julia
Trapue
Caladwell's Syrup Pepsin Cures Headache
Caladwell's Syrup Pepsin is advertised as a headache cure sold by Rushton's and Thomas' drug stores.
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Caladwell’s
Rushton’s
Thomas’ Drug Stores
Pickpocket gang robs Epworth Leaguers in Colorado Springs
A organized gang of about twenty pick pockets robs Epworth Leaguers in Colorado Springs. Men and women lose every cent and even railroad tickets. Victims may need railroads to issue replacement tickets for return trips to San Francisco. In ten cases thieves secured trunks with stolen baggage checks.
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Colorado Springs
Grain-O praised as superior solid grain beverage
A customer letter from LeRoy New York endorses GRAIN-O to Health Washington D C praising its health benefits for families and children saying it is superior to other beverages because it is solid grain. The writer, C F Myers, expresses strong recommendation to use Grain-O for wealth and wellness.
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Washington, D. C
Genesee Pure Food Co
LeRoy
N. Y
C.F. Myers
Mother Sells Her Son in Randomville Bargain
A Pittsburg woman unnamed in Ransomville New York transfers all rights and custody of her 2 year old son to Jacob Schleswing a wealthy farmer five miles northwest of the village. She seeks a 500 annual income a good home and foster parents for the boy and a 5000 endowment at majority.
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Ransomville
N. Y
Pittsburg
Jacob Schleswing
Lake Road
Blood Bitters Promoted By Local Ad History
Sullivan Edward Leach, pioneer of this county and father of George W. LeachState Gas Inspector Kokomo, died last evening of general debility. The ad touts Blood Bitters as building strong blood and health, sold at any drug store.
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Burdock
Sullivan
Edward Leach
George W. Leach
Kokomo
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestive Relief
Advertisement parlor text claims that dieting cannot cure dyspepsia and promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure from Houseworth Bros as a digestant that digests all foods, restores health, blood quality, appetite, and bodily strength.
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Houseworth Bros
Ice Blocks Labrador Coast Halting Belle Isle Strait Shipping
Ice continues to block the Labrador coast at Belle Isle strait creating extreme navigation danger. Reports say floes are heavy and widespread with numerous bergs scattered across the ocean beyond sight.
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St. John’s
N. F
Labrador
Belle Isle Strait
Foley’s Honey and Tar Bears Cough
Union City professor George Borbner fell forty feet while working on his father’s barn near Spartansburg but escaped serious injury. The incident was reported as a cautionary note in local news with an unrelated Foley’s Honey ad claiming to soothe coughs.
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Foley
Union City
George Borbner
Spartansburg
Allen’s Foot Base Promises Instant Comfort for Tight Shoes
Ladies may wear shoes one size smaller after using Allen's Foot-Base powder. It relieves corns bunions swelling blisters callous and sore spots and claims to be the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Available at druggists and shoe stores for 25c with free trial by mail. Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY. Marion Captain Harry McFeely returns home after gallant service in the Philippines. DeWitt's Little Early Risers offer relief for a sluggish liver and bowels. Bedford Albert Porter canvassing Crawfordsville county for a magazine house was robbed by highwaymen.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
New York
Bedford
Albert Porter
Crawfordsville
Postmaster Praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
A letter from Co. O. Kinni of Alma Kansas dated December 22 1900 extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as superior to other laxatives and stomach medicines. He and his wife use it and confirm the claims. Sold by Rushton's and Thomas' drug stores.
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Alma, Kans
Rushton’s
Thomas’ Drug Stores
Extreme Heat Grips Denmark Amid Heat Wave
Extreme heat persists across Denmark with seven deaths reported. Copenhagen and other cities affected as officials urge precautions against heat related illness.
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Europe
Copenhagen
Denmark
Authorized Peto Drugstore Ad Promises Banner Salve
An old newspaper ad promotes Rushton Drugstore as an authorized Peto dealer offering Banner Salve for letter eczema piles sprains scalds burns ulcers and open sores. The copy emphasizes guaranteed results and broad topical use.
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Peto
Rushton
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Chamberlain
Curtis Baker
Bookwalter
Ohio
M. S. Gist
Hawes
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Ria
Mattoon
Ill
H. J. Hougland Commission
Decatur
George Kizer
Phillips’ Corner
Chicago ‘Board
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la Grippe
E. H. Wise
Madison, Ga
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Harry McFeeley
Forty-second Infantry
Philippines
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