Miners killed by falling rock in Missouri mine
A sequence of accident reports details four miners killed by rock in a Missouri mine near Vopiin. Other items include a wife shot by husband in Indianapolis, train collisions injuring passengers in Oklahoma and Baltimore, and a nitro factory explosion in Bradford.
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Vopiin
George W. Thompson
Indianapolis
Ind
Afteen
Eixteen
Baltimore
Bradford
Florida
Wister Junction
Okla
Daniel Logamatan
Jamece Abel
Topeka
Kansana
Mimee F
Omaha
Buffanio
N. Y
Princeton
Verdigre
Neb
Imperial Valley
Los Angeles
Henry H. Rogers
Judee Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Skeena
Britisholumbia
Lee King
el Rice
Iron Ore Fields In Finland Opens New Mining Venture
The article notes Finland's iron ore wealth with discoveries in South Finland and the Ladoga lake region. A company is formed to mine these fields, spurring renewed interest in Finnish ore despite prior perceptions of poverty in the sector. Includes details on exploration and potential investment opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Nyland
Ladoga Lake
Ameri can Minister in Lords Entertaining Misstep
Judge George F. Lawton recounts a tale of an American minister touring London who tries to enter the House of Lords. A doorkeeper asks which lord he serves, the minister replies the lord Jehovah, and he is admitted, then joked as confusing him with a Scottish laird. The anecdote also notes a separate hostel of comic incidents about counting children and a mule versus six men in a Hocking Valley coal firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Lawton
Middlesex Probate Court
London
House of Lords
Boston Record
Hocking Valley
Vancouver Mining Exchange
Women Fight Tuberculosis Campaign Across Nation
A million women nationwide join an organized crusade against tuberculosis under the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. With chapters in every state and influences spanning Alaska and Puerto Rico, the effort leverages the General Federation of Women's Clubs to spread prevention and cure messages to American homes.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention
Congress
Washington
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Cubs
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
Porto Rico
Canal Zone
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Lewiston Man Recover
Samuel D. Ingraham of Main St Lewiston Idaho credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing two years of sciatic rheumatic pain in his thigh and enabling him to walk without crutches. He notes irregular kidney secretions and sediment improved after use, calling the pills life saving. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sells them for 60 cents a box.
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Samuel D. Ingraham
Main St
Lewiston
Idaho
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Tender but Not Loving Joke Note on Steak Complaint
Walter retorts to a customer's complaint that the steak is not tender enough with a sharp quip. The moment captures a humorous exchange stressing the blunt dining room banter typical of the scene.
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Walter
Cure for Severe Itching Skin Eruption by Cuticura
A Chicago man describes eruptive itching that tore skin until using Catloura Soap Caticura Ointment and Cuticura Pills. Within days itching ceased and eruption faded in about three weeks with no recurrence. Confident testimonial dated November 18 and 28, 1907, from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston.
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Reed
H. A. Krutekoff
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Potter Drug & Chem. Gurp
Tole Prope
Bostom
Novel advice on chafing dish use by Mr Sirius Barker
A Washington Star quip features Mr Sirius Barker suggesting a cheeky kitchen hack for a chafing dish. He proposes punching a hole in the bottom, painting it green, and planting flowers in it as a novel idea. The Household Hint exchange shows playful banter about reusing kitchenware.
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Washington Star
Coffee replaced by Postum Transforming a Texas man
An elderly resident of Baird Texas recounts how quitting coffee and switching to Postum improved his health. He reports relief from dyspepsia kidney and bowel issues and says his bowels stayed regular in two weeks. He notes his son also improved and that his family prefers Postum to coffee. There is a call to read The Road to Wellville and a note that new letters appear periodically.
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Salvation Army i
Ching
Liszie-York Chase
Baltimore
Phillippe H. Roy
Bank of St. John
Quebec
Masons
Indiana
Masonic Temple
Indianapolis
John Hays Hammond
China
America
Fred Vanhilder
Falbault
Minn
Montana
North Dakota
Andrew Carnegie
France
United States
England
Scotland
Irving Carter
Huntsville
Thomas Bagby
Hagby
Panona
Iowa
C. Coffman
Philip
Rapid City
Albert Alken
Lincolnton
Alken
A. Douglas
Bisbee
Ariz
Pasadena
Cal
Sam le Roe
Fred Riviera
B. Barrilani
Redondo
Roland Rich
Supreme Court of the United States
Adams Express Company
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Wiliam I. Darragh
Ingvaard Trimble
New York City
Bon Juan
P. R
Taft
Porto Rico
Baird
Texas
Postum
Wellville
Pkga
Good to Remember Harnessing Defects Into Incentives
A dated ad-style reflection suggests turning physical flaws into motivators for success and happiness. It promotes Murine eye remedy as relieving eye pain, claimed by experienced physicians, with a hard sell toward Druggists and a Pure Food and Drug Lawn endorsement.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted for female ills
Adrian Georgia resident Lena V Henry reports relief from severe female ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter extols the remedy as a safe alternative to surgery and urges others to seek Mrs. Pinkham's free, confidential advice in Lyon, Mississippi.
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Adrian
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena V. Henry
Route No. 4
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia EB. Pink
FDR
Lyon
Shortsighted Lion-Wes and the Cage Dream
Fragmented text discusses walking and comfort in communities, mentioning Weston and Ocean to Ocean, along with references to antiseptic powder for shoes and testimonials. The garbled passage hints at a health or foot-care product tied to walking, but details are unclear.
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Weston
Ocean To
Ocean Walken
Jay Weston
Aeliin
Dren Allen
Athleticism and oddities in a quirky era
A fragmented clipping mocks athletic boasts and office ambitions with garbled, humorous lines. It references lifting water, river pulls, and a Hamline Oil remedy for joints, alongside satirical notes about political scrambles and oddball phrases from a fading era.
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The
Centaur Company
New York
Mies Tyres
Bears
Castoria
Mr. Toozle
W. WN. U
Galt Lake City
Doorkeeper
Willie
Tommy
Georgie
Esmeralda
Post . Ay Cato
Bal Postum Cereal Co
Post
Taste Singers
California Fig Syrup Co
California
St. Louis
London Daily Graphic
Nebuchadnezzar
Sirius Barker
Lydia E.pinkham
Wes
Mira
Winglow
Rodeo
Dodds
Ione Uma
Carters
Carters Ns
Sern Refuse Subs
PARA
Aarary
COC
Myiong
Parlin & Orendorff Co
Portland
Ore
Canton
Ill
Masa M. Bias
St. W
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