Pure Virgin Oil of Pine promoted as lungs cure
An old advertorial note touts a formula using Virgin Oil of Pine with glycerin and whisky to heal lung ailments and colds within a day. It warns against imitation products and claims the oil neutralizes uric acid while promising easy accessibility at drugstores and prescriptionists.
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Newoods
Maine
Ad Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Shape of Infant Heads Sparks German Debate
German naturalists and doctors discuss artificial head shaping in infants. Dr Walcher claims head shape can be molded by resting position, noting a short head may become long with side resting. He cites a case where a short-headed child grew long after 18 months. Novelist Thomas Hardy earnings noted with early publication offers and author’s reaction.
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Walcher
Stuttgart
Thomas Hardy
America
Avery Mellhen ny Named Civil Service Commissioner
Has Seen Much of Life, Avery Mellhenny, though only six years old, has circled the earth, hunted big game in Africa, fought in a small war, and is a former rough rider. He is among Louisiana’s wealthiest men, owner of a famed Avery Island pepper farm in Theria parish and a large pepper sauce factory. The Mellennys hosted the president's older daughter in New Orleans at carnival time two years ago, and the president was their guest last year.
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Avery Mellhenny
Civil Service
Africa
Louisiana
Avery Island
Theria Parish
Longworth
New Orleans
Costly pressure on stimulants cited in Postum testimonial
A 66 year old resident testifies that stimulants mortgage energy and injure health. He details quitting coffee and starting Postum Wood Coffee with months of benefits including relief from rheumatism better sleep steadier nerves and clearer thinking. He cites Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and recommends The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
ROW POSSIBLE OVER PERSIA
London reports say German officials view the second peace conference at The Hague as limited by the shah of Persia’s death. Britain and Russia align on guarding India, while Persia trade aims and naval bases threaten cooperation. The United States and Germany favor delaying Russia’s Hague date.
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London
The
Hage
Shah of Persia
Germany
Persia
Great Britain
Russia
Nicholas
India
Lansdowne
United States
Interior withdraws 665600 acres to enlarge Uncompahgre Reserve
Secretary Hitchcock has withdrawn 665 600 acres of unalienated public lands in western Colorado from disposal to add to the Uncompahgre forest reserve. The lands lie on part of the Uncompahgre plateau and San Miguel valley, stretching from south of Montrose west to Utah. The current reserve covers about 400000 acres. the addition will nearly double it.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Colorado
San Miguel Valley
Montrose
Utah
Banner Year 1906 Marks Industrial Boom
Washington notes that 1906 was a banner year in U S industrial activity surpassing all prior records. The Bureau of Statistics reports raw materials and manufacturing value rising to $402 million in eleven months, with exports projected to exceed $700 million for the year.
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Washington
United States
Bureau of Statistics
Department 3- Commerce and Labor
Short Line to Build Armstead to Gilmore Line in Idaho
Boise reports definite word that the Short Line will construct a rail line this year from Armstead on the Utah Northern to Gilmore district in Lemhi county about seventy miles. Gilmore properties have consolidated with Junction Mining, and a large smelting plant is planned. The district is a lead and silver center with expected mining expansion. Gilmore ore has previously been hauled seventy miles by wagon.
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Boise
Idaho
Armstead
Utah
Gilmore
Lemhi County
Juncton Mining Company
President urges Senate action on Colorado River crisis
The president on Saturday sent to the Senate a message urging Congress to act to remedy the break in the Colorado River four miles below the international boundary in Mexico. The fault threatens property interests in the Imperial Valley of California and requires prompt action to prevent conditions from becoming extreme and impracticable to remedy.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Colorado River
International Boundary Line
Mexico
Imperial Valley
California
Woman Fires at Judge in Crowded Courthouse
Miss Rosa Weil stood from the gallery and fired a revolver at Judge J A McDonald in a St. Louis circuit court session. The bullet missed, she was disarmed and arrested. Weil was involved in a disputed inheritance case heard two months earlier.
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St. Louie
J. A. McDonald
Circuit Court
Rosa Weil
Chicago Dispatch Notes Pending Democratic Leadership Shakeup
Washington dispatch to the Tribune reports a planned revolution in the Democratic campaign with pledges backing Champ Clark of Missouri for Democratic leader in the House and support for John Sharp Williams of Mississippi as speaker candidate. Williams’ supporters contest the outcome, but pledges reportedly form a caucus majority for Clark.
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Tribune
Washington
Champ Clark
Missouri
House of Representatives
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Williamas
Clark
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Captain Hogan
Captain J W Hogan former postmaster of Indianola now living at Avastin Texas says Dean's Kidney Pills cured years of kidney trouble back pain headaches neuralgia blurred vision and weak flow of urine. He reports energy and eyesight restored and praises the remedy as effective. Bold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. French President's Double Found Appears A Rue Saint Honore merchant closely resembles M Fallieres and is escorted by a man resembling the president's private secretary on promenades through Faubourg Saint Honore.
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J. W. Hogan
Indianola
Avastin
Tex
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
M. Fallieres
Rue Saint Honore
Faubourg Saint Honore
Long illness ends with Cuticura cure in Dakotan
A man recounts a decade of severe itchy scaly eruptions that spread across his body and caused hair loss. After trying arsenic iodine sulphur and many remedies without relief, he used Cuticura Ointment following Cuticura Soap and was completely cured. He offers to share details with interested readers.
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Hiram Mattingly
Vermillion, S. Dak
Fine feat moves lighthouse on river to new site
A 65 ton, 65 foot high lighthouse at Asitabula was moved 750 feet along a river without dismantling. It was placed on a lighter, towed, then set on a new stand, raised by jacks and moved on rollers with guy ropes steadying it.
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Asitabula
Guy
Freshness claims and old quotes blend in odd ad fragment
An OCR fragment mixes product pitches and famous quotes about truth and justice. It mentions remedies for cold and headaches, a laxative, and references Heraclitus and Plato, all in a garbled, ad style. The text reads like filler from a late 19th or early 20th century page.
Beware of Ointments and Brandreth's Pills Ad
A fragmented advertisement mix warns against mercurial catarrh remedies and touts Brandreth's Pills as a century old trusted laxative. It cites cautions about mercury in medicines and promotes a cure from F J Ahenes Co Toledo. The piece ends urging readers to ask friends to explain word pairs and references common ailments.
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Emell
Repubelcians
F. J. Ahenes
Toledo
Sore Bey
Brandreth
Destructive Yellow River Flood Devastates Banks
A historic flood on the Yellow River in China overwhelms embankments after years of careful work. The torrent, described as a flood comparable to five Danubes, has caused immense loss and forced engineers to confront the river’s power anew.
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Yellow River
China
Way Up In Maine
A quirky frontier exchange from the Androscoggin region depicts a storekeeper joking about scarce stock and suggesting where to find items. The dialogue turns to a past hunting accident and a local dispute over a five shilling debt, mentioning Hen Passley as the guide.
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Maine
Androscoggins
Hen Passley
Notable English Aristocrats Harbor Arts Interest in Shropshire
Aels notes mention the earl and countess of Tankerville in Shropshire attending crowded meetings linked to art. The countess, Lenora Van Marter, is American. the earl served in the House of Lords and shares a passion for art. References to public works and various care advertisements are also present in the text.
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Countess of
Tankerville
Shropshire
England
Lenora van Marter
House of Lords
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