Market decline explained by money strain and railroad paper
The article analyzes a stock market downturn caused by heavy railroad borrowing and rising money rates. It notes losses across securities, shifting lending to notes and later bond issues, a likely end to the worst phase, and cautious optimism as crops improve and prices stabilize.
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Pennsylvania
Lake Shore
New York Central
Hocking Valley
Burlington
Union Pacific
Wall Street
Doneta
Secret of happy health through strong organs
A short promotion states that vigor comes from keeping the bowels stomach liver and kidneys strong. Burdock Blood Bitters is claimed to achieve this by cleansing and energizing these organs.
Paris Man With Steel Hands Demonstrates Feats
A Paris resident admitted to a hospital at his own request demonstrates extraordinary strength. A student examined him and he squeezed and crushed the examiner's fingers. At the police station he broke a log, burst a rope wound around a barrel, and bent metal pinchers in two.
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Paris
Gate plan to stock Fowler's Extract of Strawberry
An urgent notice warns that a child may die from delays in treatment and advocates keeping Fowler's Extract of Strawberry on hand to fight cholera infantum dysentery and diarrhoea, emphasizing readiness over hesitation.
Kansas overrun by talkers as writers chase fame
The Topeka State Journal notes that since William Allen White's influence, many imitate his "What’s the matter with Kansas" theme. It argues Kansas faces a surplus of talkers and writers relative to actual workers, a serious drawback for the state’s prospects.
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William Allen White
Kansas
Topeka State Journal
Hives Cure Promoted With Old Time Ointment
An ad touts Dean's Ointment as a universal cure for hives with instant relief and a 50 cent price at drug stores. A separate dispatch recounts Col Mills of West Point reprimanding a furloughed subordinate who insisted on reporting, then receiving a hospital message about train and leg issues.
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Dean
Mills
West Point Military Academy
Cholera Infantum Cure Promised by Remedy Sale
An old notice touts Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with castor oil as a certain cure for cholera infantum in infants, claiming proper treatment guarantees recovery and listing Houseworth Bros as the seller.
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Houseworth Bros
Palmistry Lecturer Dies After Snake Bite in Ross
A man who studied palmistry in Ross, Australia, lectured on snakes at the town hall. He displayed several snakes and had them bite pigeons, then let a tiger snake bite his arm. His antidote failed and he died shortly after.
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Ross
Australia
Just About Bedtime Early Riser Pills Advertised
An advertisement promotes DeWitt's Early Risers claiming they cure constipation biliousness and liver troubles. The copy asserts the pills do not gripe but gently arouse the digestive organs and strengthen them. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
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DeWitt
Houseworth Bros
Myopia in Boston School Pupils Increases With Grade Level
Examinations of over 200000 pairs of eyes in Boston public schools show nearly all children start with normal vision. In higher grades one quarter are myopic, and in university schools 60 to 70 percent. Nearsightedness rises with grade level and correlates with time spent on eye strain from school life.
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Boston
No-breakfast fad spurs fatal risky behavior warnings
A fragmentary report notes a deadly trend linked to skipping meals and extreme dieting. Public health officials caution against unsafe practices that lead to overeating or excessive drinking as a misguided response to dieting.
Mme de Thebes predicts grim 1908 worldwide events
Paris aspiring clairvoyant Mme de Thebes foresees a Paris theater fire and several dramatic deaths in Parliament. She warns of international tensions, European conflicts, and a troubled financial world, but hints a forthcoming scientific discovery may offer hope. London Telegraph Paris correspondent.
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Prremere
Pe Maett
Mme. Dé ‘Thebes
Paris
Europe
Holland
France
Mme de Thebes
London Telegraph
Old Lady’s Diamond Ruse Near Kimberly Farm
A guileless South African farmer invited diamond prospectors to her land near Kimberly. After a long day of digging she asked if they found any. They boasted of five stones, she replied that there should be eight, and the plan to sell the farm failed.
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South Africa
Kimberly
Jock
Peddler Warns Pricey Warn on Unwashed Berries
A street berry vendor rebukes a buyer who sample bites while awaiting change. He insists fruit must be rinsed before eating to avoid dirt and disease, declaring the berries fine but unwashed and not fit to eat without washing.
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New York Press
Pin in the Mud Becomes Life Changing Quest
A crowded street tale follows a man who spots a pin and chases it as luck. He loses his hat and glasses when a cab wheel and a baker’s wagon threaten him, then a car and a cyclist nearly squeeze him. He finally retrieves the pin and completes his strange journey.
Next or State Barber Examiner Appointed
The New York Telegram notes a newly appointed examiner who can bind over offenders at barbershops for face engravings or ear injuries during conversations, allowing protesters to register a kick and seek peace.
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New York Telegram
Widowed Ebenezer Pert Seeks a New Wife
In a rural parlor, Ebenezer Pert laments loss of his partner B lindy and, facing winter hardship, considers widows in the neighborhood. Mrs Jumper hosts him with warmth as he contemplates courtship while Deb Potter pushes him toward practical action.
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