G A Cold Wave Blizzard and Show This Month
Gapslighted 1809 forecast by W T Foster notes storm paths across the continent from November 11 to 21 then Pacific crossing and Rockies. Warm waves follow, with temperature shifts and above normal rainfall in the central valleys. Farmers urged not to sell corn. forecasts claim prior guidance boosted prices. Forecasts extend to November 12 through 19 with cooler and warmer periods and threats of severe weather near Freeport within 100 miles.
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W. T. Foster
Joseen
Cave
Pacific
Rockies Country
Great Central Valleys
Eastern Is
Rockideas Country
Great Centtral Valley
Eastern States
Rockies
Atlantic
Pacific Slope
Great Central
Atlantic States
Canada
Armers
Merit not in doubt. Citizen testifies for Kid-ne-oids
A Decatur Illinois resident Michael Clark recounts kidney trouble since 1887 and money spent on doctors. He credits Morrow s Kid-ne-oids with a full recovery after three boxes. He offers to write others about his condition if they send a return stamp. The ad pitches Yellow Tablets as a scientific kidney remedy, sold for fifty cents per box at druggists and H J Brough s Drug Store Springfield Ohio. Also mentions trimmed hats sale at E pee 168 Stephenson St.
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Morrow
Michael Clark
Decatur
Ill
Taimso
H. Jd. Brough
John Morrow &Co
Chemista
Springfield
Ohio
Notable Proverb on Luck and Labor by Cobdon
A concise quotation contrasts luck and labor, noting luck rests and hopes for news while labor rises at six, works with pen and hammer to build competence. It emphasizes luck relies on chance, while labor relies on character and persistence.
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Richard Cobdon
A Consultation of Honor in Gil Blas Scene
A fragment from Gil Blas presents a man fearing an encounter with Mr X. He asks what to do when he sees him. The response is curt: Sit down. The tone mirrors social codes and witty exchanges of the period.
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Mr. X
Gil Blas
Be Fleury links love to disease in mind treatise
In a recent treatise the French savant argues love is a disease with symptoms resembling alcoholism and that treat ment and separation cure both. He urges lovers receive medical care and mentions Beecham's Pills as a world remedy, noting price at 25e per box.
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M. de Fleury
Beecham
Bread Waste Trick Sparks Laughs in Silly Exchange
In a humorous exchange from a Boston Transcript snippet Mrs Grimes asks how to dispose of stale bread. Mrs Smarte suggests hiding it from children only for the kids to find and eat every morsel, turning a domestic problem into a joke.
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Mrs. Grimes
Mrs. Smarte
A Sure Sign of Croup in a Hoarsened Child
Hoarseness in a child prone to croup signals its approach. Giving Chamberlin's Cough Remedy at first hoarseness or after the cough appears can prevent an attack. Mothers keep this remedy on hand for its dependability and pleasant taste. For sale by Em mert & Burrell.
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Chamberlin
Emmert & Burrell
Origin of clocks adds minute hand as fashion trend
Clocks initially showed only hours. minute hand was introduced later to enhance dial decoration as popularity of ornamental timepieces grew.
Grain-O: a grain beverage as coffee replacement for children
The Chicago Tribune notes Grain-O as a nutritious grain drink for children that tastes like coffee when prepared properly. It claims Grain-O costs about four times as much as coffee and is sold by grocers at 1b. or 25¢, promoting it as a healthful alternative.
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Arbuckl
Arbuckles
Hall's Catarrh Cure Adverts Credible Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications as they cannot reach the disease seat. Catarrh is constitutional and must be treated from within. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood, not a queer medicine. It was prescribed by a renowned physician and combines toric and blood-purifying ingredients. Send for testimonials. Sold by druggists. Price is not listed.
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Hall
Y. J, Cheney & CO
Price Ic
Human bones found in Shelby county mystery
A Pana dispatch to The State Register reports bones found on the old McGill farm in Shelby county may be Elijah Russell, murdered in 1867 and buried after burning. Peifer, who claims to witness the killing as a boy, says his life was threatened. grand jury to investigate next week.
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Springfield
State Register
Elijah Russell
George Pelfer
Eddy
Shelbyville
McGill
Shelby County
Peifer
Russell
Holland Township
Russelli
Veifer
Smallpox in Southern Illinois Urges Vaccination Push
The state board of health reports a new smallpox case in Cave in Rock Hardin county and orders an agent to enforce regulations. Dr. Sigan says the disease is spreading, with epidemic risk feared, and urges vaccination for all citizens not vaccinated recently.
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Springfield, Llls
State Board of Health
Illinois
Cave In Rock
Hardin County
Sigan
Board of Health
Secret marriage using fictitious names revealed
Carlyle Illinois November 11 Edgar Dewey and Miss Alice Moore a young couple living north of the city married last July using false names. After the official filled the certificate the groom erased and wrote real names, fooling parents. Rumors spread until the bride’s father-in-law took Dewey to the county clerk where the deceit was found. The father forced a second ceremony with proper names. Died Declaring Himself Innocent. Chicago November 11 August A Keeker butcher who killed his wife in January was hanged after three confessions. He claimed innocence and said George Satterlin was the real murderer.
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Carlyle
Als
Edgar Dewey
Alice Moore
Dewey
Chicago
A. Keeker
George Satterlin
Labor dispute and railroad wage line actions in Springfield
Springfield federation of Labor moves to impose a wage line on members of the Springfield Consolidated Street Railway. General Manager C K Minary refuses to recognize the car men's union amid ongoing labor tensions.
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Springfield
Springfeld Federation of Labor
Springfield Consolidated
of &O
C.K. Minary
Hias
Car Men’s Union
Humorous Exchanges Highlight Social Banter
A collection of light overheard exchanges from Chicago papers features a skeptical angel label, a servant girl famine remark, a round-house worker seeking work, Miss Dashing as a social favorite, a reformed prizefighter leading a Sunday school event, and a sharp rejected suitor remark. The pieces capture newspaper humor and social wit.
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Chicago Post
Chicago Wribune
Ife
Dashing
Chicago Daily News
Clavissa Bond
Virginia Viardy
Chicagoribune
Does it Pay to Buy Cheap German Syrup Ad
A regional ad extols Boschee's German Syrup as a cure for severe coughs and lung troubles. It claims the remedy heals inflamed tissues, destroys germs, eases expectoration, and aids sleep, recommending a trial bottle with samples at Emmert & Burrell.
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Boschee
Emmert & Burrell
Harrow Business College Ad and Chiropodist Notice
To The Public. Graduates securing positions prompt ads. Call Harrow Business College for details. Mrs. Caroline B. Hale Chiropodist offers painless corns bunions and ingrowing nails removal. Pennsylvania house cottage Stephenson St Kavican Carey.
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Harrow Business College
Caroline B. Hale
Pennsylvania House
Stephenson St
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