Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription Promotes Gentle Childbirth
An old article extols Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription as a remedy for feminine ailments and easing childbirth. It claims scientific credentials for Dr. Pierce and urges pregnant women to seek private medical guidance from a physician, not lay advisers, noting no qualified woman physician is connected with proprietary medicines.
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Greece
Hymen
Esculapius
Nature
Tse
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Orrin Stiles
Downing, Dunn Co
Wis
Inosz
Pierce
Lewis Seeks Naval Station Allegiance in Alaska Boundary
Congressman James Hamilton Lewis of Washington, visiting New York after London talks on the Alaska boundary, claims Sir Louis Davies told Charles Choate Canada would cede Skaguay and Taiga for Pyramid Harbour, leaving the dispute to be resolved later. He warns Canada desires a northern Pacific foothold and fears potential conflict if misreads arise.
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James Hamilton Lewis
Ai Pert
Bota
Burton Gayabsiniien i
Petite Teeis
Northern Pacific
Canada
Alaskan
Pacific
LAIMS WIFE AFTER YEARS
James Gilmer a Kansas City businessman and Mrs K A Ferron of St Louis wed after a long separation. Gilmer and his wife had married in Kansas 26 years ago and he sailed away. His ship wrecked off Africa and his wife believed him dead and wed Ferron. After Ferron died the widow moved to St Louis. A later letter from the war department revealed Gilmer was alive and a reunion followed. He had been shipwrecked for three years on an island and returned to find his wife with Ferron. He left them undisturbed.
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Cincinnati
James Gilmer
Kansas City
K. A. Ferron
St. Louis
Kansas
Gilmer
San Francisco
Jis
Africa
Ferron
War Department
Curious Oldest Chaplain Seibold Seeks Retirement
Army chaplain Rev J B Seibold at Fort Canby says he is three years older than recorded, claiming birth in 1855 not 1838. His late age discovery may lead to retirement with three quarters pay, and follows similar petitions from other chaplains bound for the Philippines.
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Seibold
Fort Canby
Washington
Philippines
Jie
War Department
Tle
Mr. Seibold
Opera Etiquette Quip Sparks reader chuckles
A Chicago Daily News quip laments the nuisance of a man humming loudly at the opera. The aside humorously captures audience patience and the theater mood.
Poor Kind of Success. As a failure many a man is a successo
Chicago Daily News notes a paradox where many men judge success by failure and vice versa, illustrating a cynical view of achievement and ambition in urban life. The piece argues that perseverance often appears as failure in public perception while private progress goes unseen.
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Chicago Daily News
Thanksgiving and Prosperity in a Small Town
In a Monday evening chat at the local drugstore, Lilly and Billy discuss Thanksgiving and the upcoming prosperity, joking about wealth, trusts, and William McKinley as a persuader. The conversation shifts to attitudes toward happiness and economic boom amid everyday small-town life.
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Lilly
Thanksgiving Reflections From a Philippine Signal Troop
An officer of the Signal Corps in Luzon describes rail disruption from insurgents and poor equipment. The piece includes a dialogue about Thanksgiving meaning in a free republic and the contrast with daily hardships and money concerns voiced by a character named Billy.
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Signal Corps
Philippines
Secretaries Office Change Creates Private Space
Secretary Root relinquished the long used war department office and moved to his private secretary’s room to work without interruptions. The former Root office becomes a private consultation room with a large double desk for Root and Victor Mason. Public access to the secretary’s former area is curtailed and the reception room serves its original purpose.
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Root
War Department
Toowrtishemtieni
Rotha
Lisa Titel
Grivite
Victor Mason
Mr. Root
Mr. Mason
Automobile Enthusiast Croker Embraces Modern Runabout
Richard Croker owns a two seat runabout and spends an hour daily learning to drive. He says autos are fine sport and may reduce horse use in New York. Croker’s ride converted Park Commissioner Clausen who previously opposed automobiles.
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Richard Croker
Mr. Croker
New York
Croker
Automobile Club
Clausen
Central Park
Not Obliged to Bury Army Civilians
Controller Tracewell at Washington opines that the government would defray burial expenses for a civilian army employee who dies at a military post only if no funds exist for that purpose. He says there is no legal obligation and the action would stem from sanitary reasons or moral sentiment.
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Tracewell
Washington
This Was a New Jersey Girl Elopes on Midnight Train
A New Jersey girl eloped with a sweetheart after entertaining one man until 11 pm and catching the midnight train. The Chicago Times Herald notes that some girls seem to derive joy from making people feel cheap.
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New Jersey
Chicago Times-Herald
Data of War With Spain War Department Builds Photo History
The War Department curates a photographic history of the Spanish American War collecting copies of photographs from Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. A special division solicits reports and books while cataloging and indexing vast military literature for officer use and future operations.
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War Department
Spain
Military Information Division
Cuba
Porto Rico
Philippines
Gerl
Lowks
German Textile Firms Plan U S Factories and Branches
German papers report Brahms Seeline of Gera plans a U S factory and branch, aiming to mirror successful Passaic ventures. Rumors say a Gera syndicate seeks new worsted textile plants in the United States as tariffs squeeze the American market, prompting cross Atlantic expansion.
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Brahms Seeline
Gera
Germany
United States
Passaic
N. J
Rhenish
Prussia
Books of Interest and the Night Books
Mr Goodfellow shows day books to his wife in the counting house. She asks for the night books and Pucek explains the night books are the ones that keep you working late.
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Mr. Goodfellow
Mrs. Goodfellow
Pucek
Scarecrow in Maine Uses Spinning Wheel Blades to Fend Crows
A Maine scarecrow placed between Waterville and Fairfield uses an old fashioned spinning wheel with blades on the spokes. When the wind blows the device hums, and the originator believes the noise frightens away crows.
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Maine
Waterville
Fairfield
N. Y
A Poet Acquires a Fortune
A Chicago Daily News item notes a poet likely shifts from writing to earning, suggesting he probably quit composing poems to pursue money making opportunities. The brief highlights the unexpected career change and its implications for the writer’s public image.
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Chicago Daily News
Gives It Away
A Chicago Daily News critique notes the average man spends for experience yet freely shares that benefit with others, implying a critique of generosity versus self interest.
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Chicago Daily News
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Dilly
Great Republic
John Hazelden
Eer At
B. Je Kay
ACME
LHV
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Chicago
German Exchange Bank
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Sears, Roebuck & Co
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Chicago, Ill
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Lena Fe
Asarica
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Sears, Roebuck & CO. (Inc
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C. C.D
Davis
Roebuck & CO
Chicaco
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SEARS
A. S. Johnson
M. D
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