Dr Williams Pink Pills Aid Nervous Breakdowns and Debility
A testimonial from W W Munroe of Everett Massachusetts describes recovery from overwork and weakness after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The advertisement claims the pills build new blood and cure rheumatism nervous debility indigestion neuralgia and even partial paralysis and locomotor ataxia. Sold by druggists or by mail at 50 cents per box six for 2 50 from Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
W. W. Munroe
Hazel Park
Everett
Mass
Boston
Dr. Williams
Soldiering in China described by Corporal Hayden
Corporal Frank Hayden of the army recruiting station recalls a year of service in China. He says the country is good for military work, noting affordable food and cheap labor, with 175 eggs for 50 cents and a fine chicken for ten cents. He praises Chinese cooks and cheap help.
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China
Frank Hayden
Army
Islands
Kansas City Times
Jury Panel Named for Franklin County April Term
The Franklin county jury drawn for the April term includes Mr Button Mr Hasty Mr Curl Mr Lord Mr Dyer Mr Cook and Mr Pear as listed by the Kansas City Star.
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Franklin County
Button
Hasty
Curl
Lord
Dyer
Cook
Pear
Kansas City Star
US Promoters Try to Form Global Champagne Trust
United States representatives in London report an American-led effort to unite leading French champagne houses under one distribution authority. Despite months of meetings, no major house favored the plan and officials concede failure. Still, consul Miller notes uniform worldwide champagne prices. The latest vintage is smaller but praised for quality, balance, and aging potential.
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London
United States
Rhelme
France
Miller
Canned Potatoes for Army Move toward Self Supply
Peru Indiana reports the U S War Department seeks 17 000 cases of canned potatoes to feed soldiers in transit and overseas. Local canners hope to begin production this season with a five year option and possible extension as government studies canning feasibility.
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Peru
Ind
Uncle Sam
United States War Department
Thin City
War Department
Cherry Tree Post Office Name Change Meeting
Franklin Pennsylvania district debated renaming Cherry Tree once Grant in Indiana county. The postmaster proposed Grant replacing Cherry Tree, then suggested Skiddoo after his daughter chose it. Washington approved Skiddoo, but locals fear slang influence and seek another change.
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Franklin
Grant
Indiana County
Skiddoo
Washington
Cement production soars in United States 1906 report
A Geological Survey statement shows hydraulic cement production in 1906 at 60,027,521 barrels valued at $54,015,? with Portland cement dominating at 45,610,822 barrels valued at $51,240,652 and smaller shares of natural rock cement and puzzolan cement totaling 3,035,275 barrels valued at $2,962,140 and 481,224 barrels valued at $412,921.
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Washington
Geological Survey
United States
Relics of Ancient Battle Ground Found Near Pavia
Relics from a historic clash in 1624 near Milan are unearthed in a Pavia suburb. Seventy skeletons lie in a row, some weapon fragments found nearby, recalling the Battle of Pavia between French and Italian forces and the capture of Francis who reportedly proclaimed All is lost but honor.
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Milan
Pavia
Francis
Lunatic because of food habit after cure tale
Yale professor William Lyon Phelps recounted a tale of a hard drinker cured by eating when craving a drink. The habit of asking for food became fixed and nearly drove him mad, ending with a hotel transom sight gag about a man in 153 asking for ham and egg sandwich after a suicide scare.
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William Lyon Phelps
Yale
New Haven
Chamber of Commerce
Lippincott’s
Blood-Cleaning Tonic Promoted For April Health
An old month long tonic recipe called Blood-Cleaning Time is urged for spring use. The remedy combines fluids of dandelion and sarsaparilla with a compound that readers can mix at home and take after meals and at night to improve skin and general health.
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Tila
Seeree
Lena Nagel
Lydia E. Pinkham
Morgan St
Buffalo
N. Y
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Pinkham
Trick of Tramp in Paris Amuses Readers
A laborer Bedasne from Unionville in the Kure et Loir goes to Paris with two pounds and feigns helplessness on a third class carriage. He sleeps, feigns life only after staff feed him, claims assault, is jailed after police questioning. London Globe notes the tale as Old Wall Street character dead.
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Paris
Bedasne
Unionville
Kure Et Loir
Melun
London Globe
Wall Street
van Schaick & Co
New York
Mr. Gorham
Derby Crandall
Col. Handy
Russell Sage
Romantic Devonshire and a Coffee Substitute Story
A Rock House writer from North Devon shares a testimonial about Postum Food Coffee as a remedy for indigestion heartburn and insomnia. He reports quitting regular coffee after a week on Postum noting improved digestion sleep and overall taste while warning servants must boil it thoroughly for best results.
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Philpotts
Devonshire
Rock House
Orchard Hill
Bideford
North Devon
Postum Co
Hattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Doan's Kidney Pills Helped Veteran's Kidney Pain
A Indianapolis veteran describes severe kidney trouble after 1897 with headaches dizziness sleeplessness and leg swelling. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with alleviating pain swelling and abnormal urine, noting he has been well for nine years. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
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Frank Doremus
Roosevelt Avenue
Indianapolis
Ind
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Treasury Robbery Recalls 40 Year Old Thefts
A Chicago sub treasury heist echoes a Washington theft of forty thousand dollars from forty years ago. A clerk tied to a gambler was identified, traced, and confessed after patient surveillance. The piece also urges parents to nurture children’s natural collecting instincts into learning.
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Sub-Treasury
Chicago
Treasury Department
Washington
Garfield Tea and Dye Ad Minimal Health Claims
An old ad fragment touts PUTNAM FADELE S88 DYES for floor coloring and Garfield Tea as a purifying remedy under the Pure Food and Drug Act. It quotes Dr. Adam Clarke on happiness and urges temperate use, linking digestion relief to health.
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Garfield
Prize for the Unmarried at Wesleyan Chapel
In Rawtenstall England the Spring side Wesleyan chapel staged a novelty by cutting a wedding cake with a hidden marriage certificate inside. The finder of the chunk holding the document could marry free of cost within 12 months, officiated by Rev. J Bennetts.
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Springside Wesleyan Chapel
Rawtenstall
England
J. Bennetts
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Adam Clarke
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Thompson
Salt Lake City
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W.L. Dougla
Brockton
Masa
Beviglas
Stoe
Lucie
Catatog
W. L
California Fig Syrup Company
Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
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Cal
L.A
New York, N. Y
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