Doan's Kidney Pills Backed by Freeport Resident
Mrs. Frank Spitler of 42 American Street Freeport Illinois testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her lame back eight years ago and kept her free of pain since. She endorses the remedy, notes continual faith, and states it remains effective after many years. Sold by dealers nationwide with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Freeport
Frank Spitler
American Street
Ill
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan’s
Daily Journal Delivery Notice
The Daily Journal offers home delivery to any city area for 100 per week.
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The
Daily Journal
Cleveland Judge Rules Union Trade Restraint Suit
In common pleas court Judge Phillips held that if the cutters and flatteners are truthful the Amalgamated Association of Window Glass Workers of America is acting to restrain trade. The suit seeks to bar expulsion for taking jobs in glass factories using machinery. The plaintiffs argue the rule bars employment and withdrawal, asserting only union members can work the trade and machinery use is forbidden.
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Cleveland
In Common Pleas
Phillips
Amalgamated Association of
Window Glass Workers of America
Murdered by His Hired Man Near Brampton Home
Brampton Out Dec 27 James Curry an eighty year old wealthy farmer was shot and killed instantly by his hired man during a quarrel involving Currys son. The assailant known as Jack is an Englishman about twenty seven years old.
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Brampton
Out
James Curry
Here
Curry
Jack
President at Pine Knob reaches Charlottesville after muddy three hour drive
Charlottesville Va December 27 after a muddy three hour drive over bottomless roads the president arrived at Pine Knob with Mrs Roosevelt Miss Carew Wemait Archie and Quentin Roosevelt Dr Rixey and Joseph Wilmer. On alighting at North Garden the president greeted the crowd with How do you do gentlemen. Very glad to be back here.
Winter of 1907 Sets Unusually Mild Record
Minneapolis December 27 1907 weather report notes the winter until now has been milder than any previous record back to the weather bureau with the mercury not dropping below zero on any day, a remarkable deviation for the season.
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Minneapolis
Weather Bureau
Third Blast in Three Weeks at Kings Powder Mills
Dayton Ohio December 27 The third explosion in as many weeks at the Kings powder mills fatally injures two employees Alonzo Young and Andrew Sears. Young struck primers when the cups exploded destroying the battery shop.
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Dayton, O
Kings Powder Mills
Tre Alonzo Young
Andrew Sears
Young
Markets Summary From Chicago and East Buffalo
Chicago quotes show mixed grain and livestock with wheat prices around 0.99 to 1.07 for futures and cash notes citing No. 2 red and hard wheats at roughly 1.01 to 1.08 per bushel. Corn and oats display varied bids, while live stock lists receipts and bids for hogs, cattle, and sheep with prime steers near 5.89 to 6.25 and calves around 4.50 to 9.00. East Buffalo reports slower hogs, steady sheep and lambs, and mixed cattle demand with lower grading. curthers and procurement slow at auction.
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Wiley
IU Athe
Flarsac
Chienes
Dee
HAO@ AO
Gould
Thlinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buaftaio
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Toast
Culves— Lest
New England Forges Naval Leaders Despite No Seaport
A London Answers report notes New England has furnished nearly as many naval officers of tug rank as the rest of the United States combined. Admiral Dewey, the highest ranking admiral, hails from Vermont, a landlocked state, with eight of the twenty two rear admirals from New England.
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New England
United States
Admiral Dewey
Vermont
Pinholes as Lenses: Sun Photography Proposed
The article argues for pinhole photography replacing lenses, noting early knowledge of pinhole images in 1615. It cites C. Ainsworth Mitchell on improving sun photographs, suggesting pinholes cut exposure, prevent fogging, and allow two exposures on a single negative without fogging, as reported by Literary Digest.
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Ainsworth Mitchell
Mitchell
Literary Digest
Holy Land Journey Through Cries and Sacred Quests
From the crowded leper streets to Mount Zion and Moab hills, a Greek funeral chant echoes as a blind boy and peasant sing. Bethlehem’s Nativity Church is moslem-guarded, sect conflicts flare at Easter and Christmas, bucksheesh law prevails in Turkish dominions, Mount of Olives offers a view of a walled Golden Gate.
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Holy Land
Mount Zion
Moab
Bethlehem
Church of the Nativity
Mount of Olives
Golden Gate
Triavel Magazine
Humor of London's Bishop Inspires Dinnertime Banter
A Boston divine at a New York divines dinner boasted of a recent begging sermon. Women wept, strong men cried, and contributions poured in. The Bishop of London leaned in with a twinkle and asked to borrow the sermon.
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London
America
New York
Boston
Boston Transcript
The Curious Phase Of Modern Fiction Writing
A fragmentary essay notes fiction as a curious phase of modern life with figures from sociology to science and nobility trying their hand at storytelling. It names Mallock, Buckle, Flammarion, Wells, Verne, Astor, and others, depicting fiction as recreation for many social strata and professions.
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Mallock
Ike
Roude
MS Flanmarion
Giant Alen
Mr. Wells
Mr. Astor
Gilles
Parker
Health note on average breathing rate
A fragmented observation discusses human respiration, noting an average of about twenty breaths per minute and mentioning daily breathing patterns in a concise, era tone. The text resembles a scientific or educational gloss with incomplete phrasing.
Shrady the Surgeon Who Died Young
Julius Chambers recalls George F Shrady a renowned surgeon of New York City who died at seventy one paradoxically young age. The piece notes his health his London travel and terminal illness and includes two remarkable surgical anecdotes about artificial heart support after cardiac stoppage and complex intestinal surgery that left the patient whole aside from a damaged section.
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George F. Shrady
Loomis
Pittacus
Shrady
Fifth Avenue
Hudson River
Ardmore
Summmer
Europe
Ife
Julius Chambers
Brooklyn Eagle
Perkinss Sailor Tale From KenneBunkport to Royal Encounters
Senator George Clement Perkins of California, a Kennebunkport product, recalls two vivid episodes from his career. A youthful voyage with a sailor named Sandy led them to Stockholm where they climbed a fence and met a gracious milice man who halted guards. they learned later they spoke with the king of Norway and Sweden. Years later Perkins toured a private yacht with a wealthy owner in California waters, and a tar exclaimed Lord, that’s Clem Perkins, recognizing the senator.
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George Clement Perkins
California
Kennebunkport
Sandy
Stockhol
Kk. Om. G
Norway
Sweden
Perkins
Tne
Almons
Clem Perkins
Lewiston (Me
East Side Concert Leads to Quietly Welcomed Change
Patrons filling an east side venue found a new orchestra performing. The proprietor complained the quartet played too well, drawing attention away from refreshments. The leader questioned the verdict as patrons enjoyed the music but neglected service.
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East Side
Mets
New York Sun
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Promoted
An old advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as a gentle aid for colds with vowels freed from the system. It claims no opiates or narcotics and notes availability through Wmn. FL Jungkunz, druggist, at 85 Stephenson Street.
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Kennedy
Wmn
Jungkunz
Stephenson Street
Care of Canaries in Home Keeping
Advice from a New York journal on nurturing canaries with steady feeding of mixed seed, greens, and fruit, plus clean cages, safe gravel, and controlled light. Emphasizes avoiding drafts, overexposure to sun, and vermin, with steps for sick birds and cage sanitation.
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New York
Enlarge Girls Clothes by Lengthening Skirts
The article advises ways to lengthen girls skirts including letting down hems and using bands of plaid or plain material. It explains choosing a matching color, determining band width by desired length, and sewing bands to extend the skirt. Multiple bands achieve the target length.
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Chicago Tribune
How to Make Teeth Glisten
Advice from the Cleveland Leader outlines a dental routine to make teeth gleam. Brush each morning with warm water, a stiff brush, and quality dentifrice, then rinse with a water and peroxide solution if teeth are healthy. Use two brushes, wash one in carbolic water, dry in sun, discard discolored brushes, and use dental floss for close teeth. Some East Indies practice betel nut charcoal powder for teeth.
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Cleveland
East Indies
How to Arrange a Family's Towels
Guidance for sorting towels by marking with initials or names using outline stitches. Suggests traveling with lead pens to label each member's towel and using fast color thread to ensure towels stay distinct even after washing.
Cleaning wallpaper with brush and cloth method
The text describes cleaning walls by brushing with a long handled broom wrapped in a dust cloth, then wiping with clean cloths to remove dust. It oddly instructs cutting bread into four pieces and using the bread crust to wipe the paper, suggesting rubbing down without lifting the bread.
Regulation of a Clock Mechanism
Instructional note describes adjusting a clock to regulate speed. Mentions tightening a small screw and tie screws, noting a tested method to set the balance and preserve accuracy, with steps implied for achieving proper level and timing.
War Prevention Through Preparedness Says Harper’s Weekly
A concise note from Harper’s Weekly argues that preparedness remains the best preventive measure against war, warning that mere threats and changes in tone do not deter matrimony or conflict. The piece emphasizes practical readiness over rhetoric.
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Netsense
Harper's
Local Trade Chiefs Urge Ostrich Carnis in Southern Italy
Vice Consul M. Byington of Naples notes Tudgaiis are urged to start ostrich farming in southern Italy, Sicily, and Sardinia. Cites successful California results and at sea trials as evidence of potential.
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Db M. Byington
Naples
Italy
Sicily
Sardinia
California
Dee
Man learns charity lesson from a match seller
An unnamed man rejects a $2 charity donation and plans to fund it by giving coins to the poor. He encounters a street girl selling matches, then a kindly old woman, and finally learns from the old woman about a devoted marriage that sustains a long night-time routine, revealing enduring love.
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Tales” Aid Society
Tie
Huilf
John
Delaware Avenue
Tilin
How to Keep Honey From Crystallizing and Its Uses
Guidance on storing honey in warm conditions to prevent granulation and how to restore crystallized honey. Notes that granulation is a natural purity test, with adulterated glucose-heavy honeys staying liquid longer. Comb honey praised for purity. honey seen as a kidney-friendly sugar substitute and valuable in cooking.
How to Find a Gas Leak
How to find a gas leak is described with old fashioned home methods. Open windows to vent gas. Mix soap with water and apply to pipes. Bubbles reveal leaks. Rubbing with softened soap can halt leakage temporarily until a plumber arrives.
How to Loosen a Glass Stopper
Several methods to loosen glass stoppers are described. Warm water around the bottle may help. Apply a little oil with a feather and warm near the fire. Tap the stopper gently with a wooden piece if it resists, repeating if needed. A flannel strip around the neck, moved back and forth, can create friction to loosen.
How to Make Cheap Kindling
Step by step method using newspaper and resin folded into strands for stove fires. Layer with coal, light, and obtain a quick, efficient fire as a budget alternative to pine kindling.
Portrait Night Banter Sparks Friendly Flaunt
Clara shows a photographed portrait, Hattie praises it as perfectly lovely, while Burt jokes it does not resemble. Clara dons a playful reply that luck may not return if she sat a thousand times. The exchange captures a lighthearted moment of affectionate teasing among friends.
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Clara
Hattie
Burt
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