District attorney recounts dramatic pardon tale of Read and Pitman
A lawyer narrates a case where Alfred Stark enters a rich man’s home, pleads guilty, and is sent to prison. Decades later Mrs. Clarence Bostwick seeks a pardon for Read, who had loved Jeannette Pitman. The governor grants clemency and Read is released with the widow’s help. The lovers wed abroad soon after.
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Tin B
Alfred Stark
Clarence T. Bostwick
Marre
Bin
Read
Jeannette Pitman
Misa Pitman
Rend
Tle East
Misa Pinan
Tlewitch
Alfred Shayade Stark
Atys. Bostwick
Tie
Clarence Bostwick
Cough Syrup Claim Sparked by Laxative Taint
An ad lure asserts a cough remedy removes the ailment while criticizing Kennedy's Laxative and a bitter claim about an original laxative cough syrup. The claim mentions Var and Vorattins with no opiates and is marketed by druggists.
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Klennedy
W Kennedy
Wanted Hands for Wood Working and Reed Room Trades
Advertises steady employment for married men and young single men with a chance to learn a trade. Positions include wood working machine operators brush hands for varnish room and a reed room assistant. Contact Hovant M M Cane Go wrdtt.
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Hovant M
M. Cane Gowrdtt
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cures for Digestive Ailments
Dr. R. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as a forest root extract that purifies blood and improves digestion liver function and appetite. It targets weak stomach biliousness indigestion headaches and constipation with claims of faster permanent relief and warns against substitutes and alcohol free ingredients.
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R. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Bruffalo
N. Y
Wature
Lissa
Spain
Pierce
Secretarial moves and global notes headlined in brief
Secretary Shaw bars depositories from sending funds to New York for risky loans. Senator Depew shows health gains and will attend the next Congress session. Sir Thomas Lipton plans Chicago arrival in early October. A revolution unfolds at Mogador on Morocco’s Atlantic coast. Shaw tours Virginia North Carolina Tennessee Missouri and more.
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Shaw
New York
Depew
Thomas Lipton
Chicago
Mogador
Atlantic
Morocco
Washington
Virginia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Missouri
Claude Unyeer
St. Louis
Bu Tlarira
Zelounn
Pope Pius
J. Mecouuin
Rome
Dimond
House of Representatives
Victoria
Australia
SCO
Robert M. O'Reilly
Army
Privilege for Jews Opens Officer Corps to Jews
St. Petersburg reports the army reform commission has recommended admitting Jews to the officer corps, previously barred except as surgeons, signaling a shift in military policy. The proposal follows ongoing reform debates in the Russian army.
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St. Petersburg
Sept. S
Thatjnolf
Trenton Picnic Water Deaths Prompt Fresh Warning
Four girls attended a city area picnic when two died and two were seriously ill after drinking stagnant water. Miss Bessie Greene and Miss Alta Bingham died. Miss Chiaiee Stephenson and Collie Cowlhick remained in serious condition. Local authorities investigate the stagnant water source.
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Trenton
Rto
Bessie Greene
Alta Bingham
Chiaiee Stephenson
Collie Cowlhick
Sioux City Bank President Dead At 61
Nineteenth century report states Northwestern National Bank president Abeb Anderson died at his Sioux City home from Bright's disease at age 61. He emigrated from Sweden in 187? and led the bank locally.
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Sioux City Bank
Sioux City
Abeb An-derson
Northwestern National Bonk
Bright
Sweden
Istt
King Edward Leaves Marienbad For London
A fragmentary note reports King Edward has completed a cure and travels to London. The text urges kindness to disagreeable people and reflects on patience and restraint in social conduct.
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Edward
Marienbad
Shineledward
London
Humor of the Hour and Art Forms Across Tales
A German father and son aboard a train perform playful cap antics, the father hiding the cap on the boy’s head as the son watches, then proudly declaring the cap is on the outside. Other vignettes note Marie the farmer’s daughter and a poetic appreciation of nature and a kitchen quip about leftover pork.
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Fritz
Brita
Paterfsailias
Leaniveg Mae
Anid
Vistl
Fadder
Lippineou
Marie
Jane Green
New York Press
Marriage Notice an Odd Western Verse Insertion
A marriage notice for Jane Lemon and Ebeneser Sweet appears in a western newspaper with a playful editor made verse about the couple. The poem notes contrasts and humor as the two unite in marriage, reflecting lighthearted editorial whimsy.
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Jane Lemon
Ebeneser Sweet
Jane
Ebenesert
Judge's Magazine of Fun
Imprisonment for Life Highlighted in Tribune Debate
In a brief quoted exchange from the Cin earnings Commercial Tribune, the question What is the longest sentence you ever read prompts the answer Imprisonment for life. The fragment hints at a legal or moral discussion without a full context.
Perfectly Honest Dialogue Fragments From a Lantern Night
A brief, fragmented exchange notes a lamp burning late and a student replying that the lamp kept late hours. The dialogue hints at parental oversight of night-time study and a linguistic aside in a historical text.
The Joneses Are Crovedue Over a Baby Weight
A tongue in cheek exchange shows neighbors arguing over a baby weighing three pounds more than theirs. John mocks the situation while hoping Jegies will face sleepless nights to quiet the dispute.
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Jobn
John
Jegies
Milwaukee Sentinel
Forefathers and modern lamps contrast myth in debate
A fragment recalls a conservative and a modernist exchange about lighting history. The speaker cites forefathers saving light with tallow and pine knots while noting present use of gas and electricity, hinting at a broader cultural contrast.
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Miaiy
Very Pat Genie and Street Boy Sonny Grasping Warning
A cryptic exchange concerns a quick route to the station as a sly figure surveys Sonny. The tone hints at a street scene with a wary warning and a suggestive command about settling down.
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Genie
Sonny
Beyifter
London
Matuna Ancestor and Revolutionary War Officers Hint
The fragmentary notes discuss Matuna lacking an ancestor who held an officer role in the revolutionary wars. A Chicago Record-Herald reference mentions Hawkins and buyers rushing to a pop event. A tale of vacation dining and a cough remedy advertisement closes the excerpt.
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Matuna
Train Company Seeks Colonist Supply to Western States
The M. & St. P. will sell second class colonists to Montana Washington Oregon and California daily August 27 to October 31 at greatly reduced rates. J K B Sweatt, agent, standard widths.
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Montana
Washington
Oregon
California
J. K B. Sweatt
Turbulent Trial Baffles Court As Witnesses Argue
A chaotic courtroom depicts a labor dispute where a key defendant faces harsh questions. The proceedings center on alleged misconduct and a contested plan presented by prosecutors.
Very Low Rates to San Francisco and Los Angeles
An excursion fare equal to the regular first class limited round trip will be offered from all stations from Sept 8 to 14 for National Baptist Convention travel. Three fast through trains to California daily including The Overland Limited with electric lighting and drawing room cars and The China & Japan Fast Mail. For itineraries, contact Chicago & North-Western Railway agents.
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North-Western
National Baptist Convention
California
Overland Limited
New Salt Lake
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Chicago & North-Western
Very Low Rates to Chattanooga Excur Schedules
Low fare excursion tickets to Chattanooga Tennessee via the Northwestern line offered September 15 17 with favorable return limits in honor of Regimental Reunion and the Chickamauga battle anniversary. Apply to Chicago and Northwestern line agents. S-Trdwivel
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Northwestern
Chickamauga
Chicago & Northwestern Line
S-Trdwivel
Special Excursion Rates to Colorado and West via the North-Western Line
Special excursion rates begin June 1 with daily tickets to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Salt Lake City Hot Springs Deadwood Lead Custer S C and return valid to Oct 31. Low round trip fares on first and third Tuesdays through Sept 18 with favorable return limits. A fine vacation trip via the North-Western Line daily trains. Apply to Chicago & North-Western Ry agents.
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North-Western
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Lead and
Custer S. C
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Low Summer Tourist Rates Announced by C G W Railway
Chicago Great Western Railway offers round trip tickets at about half tariff to Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin Colorado Utah Southern Wyoming and Lower Michigan resorts. Tickets on sale daily to Sept 30 final return limit Oct 31. Inquiries to any C G W agent or J P Elmer G P A St Paul Minn.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Lower Michigan
J. P. Elmer
St. Paul Minn
Homeseeker's Excursion to the Northwest
Ex cursion tickets at greatly reduced rates are on sale via the North Western Line to the indicated territory. Standard and Tourist Sleeping Cars Free Reclining Chair Cars and The Best of Everything. For dates of sale and full particulars apply to agents Chicago & North Eastern Ry.
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Chicago
Wake Lead Western
Great Western
J. P
Homeseeker
Chicago & Northeastern R’y
Timber Land For Sale In Texas County Missouri
1060 acres in Texas County Missouri. Mostly red and white oak and hard pine. Oak stands 60 to 70 feet tall with many 40 foot unlimbed trunk. Guaranteed to yield 10000 feet of good saw timber per acre. Owner must sell price 16 dollars per acre. M W Cowley Over State Bank Freeport Trade Trusts Delaware
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Texas County
Missouri
M. W. Cowley
State Bank
Freeport
Dissolution of Kuhlemeier and Maurer Partnership
The partnership Kuhlemeier and Maurer dissolves by mutual consent with Mr. Maurer retiring. Debts to the firm should be settled at the store. Business to be continued by H. F. Muhlemeier, H. H. Kreiblemter, and J. D. Maurer in Freeport, Alabama, August 25.
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Kuhlemeier & Maurer
Maurer
H. FL. Muhlemeier
H. H. Kreiblembter
J.D. Maurer
Freeport
Hanke & Co. Notice to Settle Debts by Sept 14 1906
Notice from Hanke & Co. informing all parties indebted to them to settle accounts before September 14 1906 due to going out of business. The message requests prompt payments to conclude pending balances.
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Berawan Hanke & Co
Excursion Rates to Suns Open to Midwest Riders
Excursion rates advertised on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line run from Chicago Kansas City Omaha Cairo Evansville and St. Louis Tickets are on sale until September 30 with return by October 31 1906 The notice also promotes opportunities with the Chicago Great Western Railway urging readers to contact E B Magill manager township department Omaha for Town Talk information.
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Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis Kansas City
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Kansas City
Omnathea
Cairo
Evansville
St. Louis
Chicago Great Western Railway
E.B. Magill
Mgr
Bargain residential property on Galena Ave for sale
Residence at 235 N Galena Ave with steam heat bath city water sewer gas and barn. In first class condition. May sell house with part or entire lot. Grand opportunity for a bargain if taken at once inquire of Geo J Dehn at 439 Stephenson St.
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N. Galena Ave
Geo. J. Dehn
Stephenson St
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Humor OF the Hour
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Philadelphia Ledger
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Chicago Record-Herald
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Sellers
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Elmer
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Ayer
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