Kidney Trouble Contracted by Thousands in the Civil War
James W. Clay of Baltimore Maryland describes lasting kidney pain since the Civil War. He reports constant back and head pain with painful kidney secretions and sediment. He credits Donn's Kidney Pills, three boxes curing him with no relapse in five years. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Clay
W. Fayette St
Baltimore
Donn
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Dorando Pietri mocks romance of amateur athletics in New York feast
A Dorando Pietri remark at a New York Italian banquet jokes that amateurism is more romantic than professionalism in sport. The piece weaves chatter about a rich contractor and a witty line about love and a lobster, followed by unrelated ads and health cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorando Pietri
New York
Fragmentary note on natural nourishment and function
A damaged, illegible fragment discusses proper personal efforts and routines for regular daily care. It mentions advantageous outcomes when the routine is followed and the possible need for guidance or nourishment to support natural functions. The text is unclear and contains many misspellings.
The Versatile Rogue Lacy Aids Across Continents
The fragment traces Frank Macy known as Lacy from Chicago crime to London gambling rooms and a Margate encounter. Scotland Yard tails him as he sails to Cape Town, where a dock arrest occurs before a dramatic train escape into a South African forest. The biographical sketch links thefts, bunco, and murder hints across New York Chicago London and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cape Town
Police
New York
London
Paris
Vienna
Berlin
Lacy
Lucy
Scotland Yard
Margate
South Africa
Marwate Lacy
Froest
England
If Theyre From London
A young man in elegant evening dress complains that English clothes are cut light and flimsy and lack warmth He advises choosing heavy winter cloth for winter dances He notes English town season is May to July and summer clothes suit Americans in zero weather The scene shifts to Ramage confessing he lost his job and acted rashly in a past incident cited by Creecol Rug/glusion?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The Versatile Rogue Tracy Returns to London
A thief known as Frank Tracy, also using Frank Macy and Frank Lacy, travels from Washington to London then Scotland Yard. He plots a bank theft in Leadenhall Street, steals 2000 pounds, and is pursued by Superintendent Froest after a bank clerk notices a missing note. Tracy is arrested, tried, and confined in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leandon
United States
District of Columbia
Madina
Frank Tracy
Tie
London
Pevest
Tracy
Scotland Yard
Leadenhall Stre
Eneugh
Tle
Froest
Ronnie
Frank Macy
Frank Lacy
Leadenhall Street
Taw
WG Chapman
His Shocking Ignorance at Night School Lesson
A night school teacher questions a pupil about a garbled phrase claiming to be a quotation or term. The dialogue features misheard words like twin relics of barbarian and dubious names such as Shaves Haleed Papal, prompting confusion and a lesson on interpretation.
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Madam Chieara Tribune
Coming Financier
A fragment from the Chicago Tribune shows a visitor dropping a penny into an old bank bow and asking playful questions to Jaime. The scene captures a casual street vignette with local dialogue and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaimie
Papi
Chicago Tribune
Arrest Hearst Agent Gov Haskell Sparks Arrest of Scott Magrey
A warrant led to the arrest of Scott Magrey on a plot to defame Governor Haskell. Evidence seized from the governor’s office and related conspirators is being sought as officials pursue the case and other alleged participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov
Haskell
Scott Magreynolds
Cowet
Iurford
Sher IP Mahoney
Minedies Nobie
Yerkes Estate Seeks Owsley Removal in Chicago Probate
Mary Adelaide Yerkes widow of Charles T Yerkes filed for removal of Louis S Owsley as executor claiming waste and mismanagement. She alleges an attempted sale of estate property against the will to fund an art gallery in New York and argues such action would defeat the estate’s purpose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mary Adelaide Yerkes
Charles T Yerkes
Louis S Owsley
Yerkes
Owsley
New York
Yerkes Alley
Western Canada's 1398 Crop Promises Aid to Farmers
A Montreal paper excerpt from December 1907 reviews a bumper Western Canada wheat harvest. It cites 71 million bushels of high volume production, notes quality and price levels, and reports improved trade conditions, farmer reports from Cardston Alberta, and prospects of Alberta as a farmer’s paradise amid favorable yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Cardston
Alberta
Paradise
North America
Daily Minnesota and Wisconsin commodity and court notes
Wheat prices across Minneapolis and Duluth display small gains with No 1 northern at 1.08 and No 2 at 1.07 while cattle hog and mutton quotes show steady market levels in Minneapolis and nearby cities. A Texas court case involving the Waters Pierce Oil Co and Fort Worth officials heatedly discusses anti trust concerns and county attorneys pursuing convictions over salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Vex
Supreme Court of the United States
Texan Courte
Waters Pierce
Joha M. Brady
Fort Worth
Texas
Tirads
Reading aloud ends in laughter and tears at aunt visit
A reader listening to a boy recite Black Beauty breaks into laughter and asks to stop so she may cry briefly. Aunt Mat is mentioned as the caller of the pause, creating a gentle scene of shared emotion during a quiet moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Macy
Freeport
Declared Electric Plant Use Expands In Engine Builds
The note mentions that due to high quality and efficiency in gasoline engine construction, the use of declared electric plants will be extended. It implies broader adoption of electric power sources alongside traditional engines as a result of improved standards.
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Marmiess
Jones
F J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Oho
Addrem
Fr. Cheney & CO
Ohio
Hall
Pronson
Woodson
Tit
N.W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Milton Dairy CO
ST. Paul, Minn
Price Miller & Holmes
Crescent Creamery
Paul
Wabvinal Nsinpanon
George Barton
Freeport, Ill
Dobbin
Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Laws Exchange
Trafalgar Square
Wilkie
Macy
Frank Froest
Lew
Ife
Atlantic Ocean
West End
Low
Jie
Strand
Zero Weath
Ruggles
Ramage
Hearst
Choy Dankell
Guy Haskell
Macheynolds Aevert
Tedas
Macheynolds
Brook In
Noy
Wien 1
Carson, Neydan
Nevada
Emma Goldman
San Brancisco
Janmini Goldman
Penjamin Helman
Western Canada
Dodds
Guaret
K.—G
Lusunest Grenie Ware
Thompson's Eye Wate
Sloan
Sweeney
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
Twin City Markets
Minneapolis
Duluth
South St. Paul
Pinkham
Camden
Justin Mukham
Lydia
Pinkhan
Carters
Wer
Mi N Tide
W.L. Douglas
Beneft
Weieed Engerts
Nouseone
W. Lo Deeg
Letiom
W. L. Buuulas
Spark St
Erechion
Mann
Tury
Atime
America
Bel Salzer Seed CO
Bor W. la Crosse
Piso
Wepoes
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