Entirely Cured in 2 Months by Cuticura Remedies
A mother recounts her infant son Walter's severe eczema after two doctors failed to help. After using Cuticura for two months his red sores cleared, he slept better, and by age two years seven months he had no recurrence. The notice endorses Cuticura with a reader letter and lists the full product trio for external and internal treatment.
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Walter
Louis Beck
R. F.D
San Antonio
Tex
Pier Drug & Chem. Corp
Bole Props
Boston
Nas
Top Round Ladder Turned Upside Down Romance
Camilla Deming, a country girl turned aspiring author, rises through success with Irving extracts and later Thackeray, until Dr Curtis Forster counsels a shift to domestic fiction. He argues for a real home and family as the nobler field, prompting Camilla to reconsider her career path and gently accept his vision.
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Camilla Deming
Curtis Forster
Washington Irving
Forster
Camilla
Thackeray
Irving
Camilian
Ciamilla
Prac
Jaqteeine Eastwood
DeWitt's Little Marly Riser Pills Sold in City Drugstore
DeWitt's Little Marly Riser Pills are sold by Ym. FP. Jungkunz, druggist, at So Stephenson street.
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DeWitt
Jungkunz
So Stephenson Street
Airships Bring New War Challenge and Defense Gaps
A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt discusses the rapid rise of aerial navigation and the pending need for new weapons to defend cities and ships. Experts like Hudson Maxim warn that airships could bypass coastal artillery, torpedo boats, and mines, prompting calls for agile, high velocity guns and aerial destroyers to counter forthcoming aerial attacks.
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United States Balloon Corps
San Francisco Chronicle
Germany reports London dog show prices
A German paper notes high prices for prize dogs, from Lady Holland’s Japanese spaniel to Queen Alexandra’s greyhound, claiming many animals on view are “worth a fortune.” A peasant seeks the value of his mongrel after a reporter’s claim, but is told only that breed and beauty matter, not utility.
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London
Lady E Holland
Queen Alexandra
England
Tie
Hans
The Scarcity of Students for the Jewish Ministry
Imanuel Schreiber argues in the Jewish Outlook that despite high salaries, few candidates pursue the rabbinate. He notes past American-born graduates from Hebrew Union College, contrasted with current pools dominated by immigrants from Russia Poland and Hungary, often from poor families. He calls for two dozen theology students from wealthy backgrounds to curb clerical arrogance in congregations.
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Jewish Ministry
Imanuel Schreiber
Jewish Outlook
Hebrew Union College
Cincinnati
New York
Lincoln Refuses Wine at Banquet Pledge Speech
Abraham Lincoln publicly refused wine at a grand banquet and recalled a pledge from youth. He credited a friend for persuading him to sign, saying he might have followed many old comrades into a drunkard’s life and an early grave without it.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Dreuiurd
Desire’s Carbolized Watch Hazel Salve Advertisement
Desires Carbolized Watch Hazel Salve sold by Wm I Jungkunz druggist at Stephen son street for 4 dollars. Product name appears in ad style historical listing. Contains brand Dewitt’s gel variant and address.
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Desire
Gel DeWitt's
Wm. I. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Rattlesnake Tale From Aurora Fisherman
A Chicago hotel man recalls an August prairie chicken hunt near Nelson Lake in which a hunter shot a rattlesnake perched on a haycock. The head was shot off, the body writhed, and a sharp tail-blow to the wrist followed as the rattler’s last reflex.
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Aurora
W. G
Chicago
Nelson Lake
Chiyeugo Tuter Ocean
The Ecsentic Thing Left Out
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item describes a East high school freshman kept home by election excitement. He added a postscript to his mother’s excuse noting his father was elected to the city council, highlighting a school absence tied to a political campaign.
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East High School
Thomas
Cleveland Plnin
Odd Carriage Practice in Early Rail Travel
In the Druce case a fifth Duke of Porgand rode strapped to a railway truck instead of a standard compartment. Wealthy travelers in early rail days favored this carriage setup, with Liverpool and Manchester to Birmingham first class at £1, a gentleman's carriage at £5, and an extra 1s per passenger for those in gentleman's carriages.
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Druce
Fifth Duke of Porgand
Grand Junction Railway
Liverpool
Manchester
Birmingham
Pall Mali Gazette
Public houses report infant drinking by mothers in low class areas
Police statistics from London and provincial towns show women in lower class districts taking infants and young children into pubs at all hours. Infants are fed beer to keep quiet or dipped in liquor, with chiefs noting few children over three or four years old accompany their parents, suggesting mothers leave young children when unable to care for them.
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London
British Home Secretary
Burdett Piano Tuner Open for Orders at Brown & Dollmeyer
Burdett, a listed piano tuner, accepts orders at Brown & Dollmeyer or by phone at 890. The notice invites customers to arrange tuning services and highlights ready availability through the local shop.
Prodigious Courage Shown In Dueling Farce
Stella Hopkins interrupts Phil Woodstin and Sidney Searle as a duel is arranged over a supposed insult. The plan spirals into a morning shootout at eighty paces, but both men stall. A girl on horseback bursts over the hill, halting the deadly scene and revealing the farce behind the staged courage.
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Phil
Sidney Searle
Searle
Phi
Sidney
Harold Littlefield
Mr. Littlefield
Phil Hird
Stella Eophcins
Grand Jury Work and Public Interest in Trials
A quote from the New York Sun extols grand jury service as a path to lifelong interest in criminal courts. The piece notes how serving on a grand jury turns a person into a keen observer of criminal records as they follow indictments through courts. DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are advertised as quick relief, with a week's treatment priced at 25 cents, sold by Wm. F. Jungkunz, druggist, 865 Stephenson Street.
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New York Sun
DeWitt
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Train timetable details for East and West Bound service
The notice lists East and West bound train numbers with departure and arrival times, noting services such as buffet parlor cars, cafe parlor cars, and coach trains. It includes connections at Rockford Belvidere Beloit Sycamore DeKalb and mentions Forreston schedules and daily limits.
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Euipment
Rockford
Beloit
Janesville
Milwaukee
Madison
Belvid
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