Edith Lawson and Tommy Hope find changing hearts on rail journey
At an Interstate meet Edith mocks athletes and Tommy Hope, a champion high jumper and sprinter. Later aboard a passenger train a streetwise Benny Hope aka Tommy defends travelers during a robber attack. Edith, unchaperoned, meets him again and friendship blooms into engagement as she recants her prejudice toward athletics.
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Tommy Hope
Isabel
Edith
Edith Lawson
Miss Daws
Tommy
Witc
Prairies
Miss Lawson
Sfe
Miss Thompson
Idaho
Benny Hope
Isabel Daws
Clement Authority on Canadian Lands Promotes Land Buy
An advertisement touts Clement Authority on Canadian Lands as the safe investment in Canada. It urges buyers to travel with William Clement, described as the man who made Canada famous locally, and notes viewings for prospective land buyers occur every Tuesday.
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Clement
Canada
William Clement
For Sale at Hea's Second Hand Store Upright Pinne
For sale at 163 Galena St Upright Pinne advertised as almost as good as new. 40 80d wiW C. HEA.
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Hea
Galena St
How Williams Got a Gift From a Gentle Old Man
A Western village elder inherits a vast fortune after his brother dies in San Francisco. Posts from many beggars flood in, including Iran Williams College seeking an endowment. The old man hesitates, then considers a significant gift, sparking a family debate on the rightful amount.
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San Francisco
Iran Williams College
Boston Herald
Flying machine safer than arctic travel says inventor
A Washington Star excerpt quotes an inventor arguing a flying machine would be safer for Arctic exploration than traditional routes. The inventor cautions it would likely break down before reaching civilization.
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Arctic
Re Wons
Washington Star
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Offers Overnight Relief
For chapped and cracked lands nothing is quite as good as an application of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Put it on before going to bed, use an old pair of gloves and see what a difference the morning will bring. Sold by all drugsists.
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DeWitt
Very Low Rates to State Teachers' Association
Very low excursion rates offered to the State Teachers' Association at Springfield Illinois via the Northwestern Line. Excurstion tickets priced at 26 and 26 cents with favorable return limits. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry. 12-Isdiw.
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State Teachers’ Association
Springfield
North-Western
Chicago & North- Western Ry
Isdiw
Detecting Counterfeit Coins Says Treasury Experts
A Washington Star report quotes a Treasury official detailing how counterfeit gold and silver coins enter circulation. Tests rely on weight, diameter, and thickness. high quality fakes use dies and sophisticated alloys. Molds produce common but lighter silver counterfeits. plating and “sweating” trickery also occur.
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Treasury Department
Secret Service
Kodol Digestive Aid Promoted by DeWitt & Co
I Cl DeWitt & Con of Chicago claim Kodol prepared in their laboratory fully complies with National Pure Food Drug laws. The large Kodol facility would meet demand if all sufferers learned its virtues. Kodol is sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt & Con
Chicago
Tales Of A Warrior In Crimea And Zulu War Wounds
Sir Evelyn Wood recalls a Crimean war incident where a sergeant threatens a private to follow him through an abatis and a grapeshot kills the NCO. He also recounts a Zulu era wound from an Ashantee shot that nicked his chest as blood seeped from his shirt.
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Evelyn Wood
Arthur Eyre
Arthur Tyre
Wood
Chicago News
Powder Habits and Powdered Men in Modern Times
An old Washington Square observer recalls change in grooming norms from masculine powder only for pistols to men leaving barber shops pink and white. He notes boxed powders, post shave massages, and large French powder puffs in stores, joking about husky men purchasing them and the shift toward cosmetic grooming.
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Washington Square
Indies
New York Press
How People Don’t Get Rich Cartoon
In a Chicago News panel style gag a husband boasts a $5 monthly raise and his wife lists upscale purchases including a second child, a telephone, a piano, and lessons in china painting, highlighting the comical view of money and aspiration.
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Chicago News
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Ad Claim
An old advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup claiming a pleasant maple taste, free from opiates, containing honey and yar, and conforming to the National Pure Food Drug law. It notes the product is sold by all druggists and suggests a cold rarely arrives when the bowels are open.
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Kennedy
Tourist Car Service to California on Great Western Route
The Chicago Great Western offers weekly tourist car service to California via Omaha and R T P railroad. For full details, contact the Great Western agent.
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California
The Tower Escape Of Hamerston And Harriet Burleigh
Henry Amerston, implicated in the Lady Jane Grey plot, escapes the Tower with help from his servant, feigns loyalty, and flees to France. Harriet Burleigh awaits trial, believes in his return, and he eventually gains a pardon, returns, and marries.
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Edward VI
England
Mary
Jane Grey
Tower of London
Henry Atn@erston
Harriet Burleigh
Ife
Hamerston
France
Uamerston
Burgundy
Flamerston
Spain
Fleury Hamerston
Blarriet Burleigh
Maben B. Twining
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup Opens Bowels
A vintage advertisement claims Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup clear the bowels and ease mucous membrane inflammation. It states it contains honey and tar, drives out the cold and stops the cough, and is free from opiates while conforming to the National Pure Food Drug laws. It is described as pleasant to take and sold by all druggists.
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Kennedy
Mrs. Austins Pancake Best Of All at Grocers Sale
A short notice from grocers listing Mrs Austin’s pancake as best of all. The notice mentions a promotional event running through March 31 with several stores participating.
For the Housewife Wash Tips for Blankets and Woolens
The article gives practical home care guidance for linens and garments. It recommends boiled soap and ammonia for blankets, three lathers and thorough rinsing, wringing and quick drying in warm water, and airing on windy days. Woolen fabrics should be washed in warm suds, cooled iron, and proper drying and folding steps.
Proper gown care: hang skirts without turning inside out
Do not turn a delicate dress skirt wrong side out before hanging. Reversing the hang order causes creases and distortion. Use a white muslin bag or cover to protect the skirt, letting the covering hang from the hook rather than dragging on the fabric.
Dustless broom attachment inventor from Iowa
A housewife sweeps with care to dampen dust with a new device. An Iowa inventor presents a dustless broom attachment with a water reservoir and embedded sprayer in the broom fibers. The unit attaches to the broom handle and can be moved to another broom for reuse.
Do not eat when fatigued or overheated health advice
A Woman's Life column offers health cautions. Do not eat when fatigued or overheated, avoid excess sugar sweets and starchy foods, do not bathe within an hour after meals, choose foods that agree with you, be cheerful at table, eat sparingly of highly seasoned foods, eat fruit before meals, and do not snack between meals or at irregular intervals.
Dark Circles Under the Eye Remedies Mentioned
An article advises internal treatment for dark circles under the eyes. Suggestions include salt water baths, drinking three to four pints of water daily, going to bed early, and washing the eyes with diluted witch hazel. Puffy areas are linked to kidney trouble or intestinal absorption.
Recipe Steps For Cleaning Fruit In A Paper Bag
A compact set of kitchen instructions describes placing dried grains in a paper bag with flour, shaking, then emptying into a colander. Wet rubbing cleans the contents and leaves them dry in minutes, preserving the full flavor of the currents.
Cure of Tender Feet Remedy Steps
Cure of Tender Feet recommends soaking extremely tender feet in warm water with a teaspoon of baking soda night and morning, followed by rubbing the feet with alcohol to soothe and dry them. This brief guidance provides a simple daily routine for relief.
Skin Care Tip for Cold Weather Hydration
The guidance warns against stepping outdoors right after bathing the face in hot water. Tepid water is advised for washing the face and hands during cold weather to avoid shock and discomfort.
Dirty Gilet Frames Cleaning Tip
A cleaning tip advises placing a gill of good vinegar into a pint of cold water and brushing the frame with a soft brush. Work a small piece at a time for best results.
Low Rates to the West and Southwest
On the first and third Tuesdays of each month until March 1907 inclusive, the Chicago Great Western railway will sell colonist tickets at nearly half fare to points in Arkansas Colorado Indian Territory Kansas Louisiana Mexico Missouri Nebraska New Mexico Oklahoma South Dakota Texas and Wyoming. For information apply to the Western Agent J P Bullen G P A St Paul Minn.
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Chicago Great Weestern Railway
Arkansas
Colorado
Kansas
Louisiana
Mexico
Missouri
Nebraska
New Mexicyo
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Wyoming
Great Westenn
J.P. Bullen
St. Paul
Minn
Chicago Great Western Railway
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Great Western
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Williams
Eapella
Uncle Sam
Eigners
New York
United States
Sir Evelyn Wood
Omaha
R.T. & P. Railway
Washing Markets
Arconas
TRONG
Nira
Lucy Stovall
Tilton
Kodol
B.C DaWitt & Co
UA. A
Wedst
Florida
Cuba
South
Popehia
Southern Railway
Queen & Crescent
J.C. Beam, Jr
St. Louis
S. H. Hardwick, Passenger Trafic Manager, Washington, D.C. J. S&s. McCullough
Dearborn St
W.H. Tayloe
Washington, D. C
The
Illinois Central
Fi. R
States
Illinois
Iona
Dakota
Pxaungat Oh
W. Rowley Ag
Chrome Smith Peamier
Eatra
Vauuvern Co
Wan Bien ST
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Dmvols Central Railroad Company
Manchester
J. F. Merry
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