Job and the devil test patience in a Civil War era tale
The Avanta Constitution recounts a folksy lecture where Brother Dickey shares a Job story. The tale centers on patience under trial as the devil afflicts Job with biles and a hurricane, and Job laments the extra suffering beyond mere sickness.
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Dickey
Job
Hog Cholera and Its Threat to Hogs
A historical note on hog cholera also called hog plague, its rapid spread and danger to the hog industry. It cites experiences of A P Williams of Burnetts Creek Indiana and his use of Sloan's ointment to treat afflicted hogs. Includes offer for Dr Earl S Sloan's free book on livestock treatment.
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A. P. Williams
Burnetts Creek
Ind
Mr. Williams
Earl
Albany Street
Boston
Mass
Nine-Year Courtship Turns To Bridal Trip Jokes
A young man tells Jennie of a claim Niagara Falls will dry up in 60,000 years. She asks why. He says she promised the bridal trip, so they must hurry to see the falls before it dries up. Mrs Goodsole comments on smoking hearts. Dat’s funny. It seems to ketch me right fh the stummick. Cause for Alarm.
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Jennie
Niagara Falla
Glenarm
Theresa
Miss Devereux
Mina Devereux
Thoreaa
Glen Arm
Granting Titles of Nobility to Americans
A writer argues that bestowing noble titles on American men might curb foreign funds entering U S coffers via titled spouses, but warns the cure could be worse than the disease.
Coffee Causes Tremors Ends in Postum Use
A surgeon details how coffee worsened his tremulous hands and insomnia until he switched to Postum. He credits Postum with calming nerves, improving blood circulation, and restoring steadiness for safe operations. He praises Postum as easy to brew and urges it as a national drink.
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Postum
Atick
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Miche
Wollville
Anarchist Averbuch Fires on Chicago Chief of Police
The Chicago chief of police George M. Shippey his son Harry and driver James Foley are wounded when anarchist Lazarus Averbuch attempts to shoot the chief in the hall. Averbuch 22 from Austria lived at 218 Washburn Ave with sister Olen and fled Jews massacre in Kishinev. He had planned the attack in protest of Shippeys actions regarding an unemployed parade.
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Chicago
George M. Shippey
Harry
James Foley
Waldéener Shorty
Lazarus Averbuch
Washburn Avenue
Averbuch
Olen
America
Austria
Kishtnem
Russia
Chief Shippey
Roosevelt Defends Wilfrey Over Shanghai Judge Charges
President Roosevelt openings defend Lebheus R Wilfrey after Secretary Root analyzes seven impeachment charges. Lorin Andrews triggered the complaint, with assertions before the House Judiciary Committee. Root states lax justice in Shanghai caused disgraceful conditions. Wilfley was sent to reverse them.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lebheus R. Wilfrey
Root
Lorin Andrews
House Committee On Judiciary
Wilfley
United States Court For
China
Shanghai
Ansrters
Judge Wilfey
Investigation Into Peonage Rumors By Immigration Committee
Washington reports an Immigration committee inquiry into labor conditions in turpentine camps plantations and southern industries focusing on peonage concerns. House debate on Monday supported investigation amid claims sensational reports harmed the South and may be driven by labor agents in New York seeking immigrant diversion.
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Washington
Immigration Committee
House
Williams
Mississippi
New York
Ten Thousand Employes Laid Off by Missouri Railroads
A recap of Missouri railroad officials shows about 10 000 workers in operating mechanical and clerical departments have been dismissed to offset heavy revenue losses. The state railroad commission estimates about 8 000 of the unemployed were laid off in the past fifteen days.
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St. Louis
Missouri Railroad
State Railroad Commission
Truant Officer Fatally Shoots Man in San Jose
San Jose trove tells of Frank Shatter a Santa Clara truancy officer shooting John Ivancovich in front of Ivancovich Co home after going to arrest Ivancovich's son for missing school. Shatter fled toward Santa Clara narrowly escaping mob violence.
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San Jose
Cal
Frank Shatter
Santa Clara
John Ivancovich
San Francisco
Ivancovich & Co
Shatter
Ivancovich
Shafter
Peeling
Stock Transfer Tax Bill Introduced in Congress
Representative Hepburn of Iowa introduces a bill to tax the sale and transfer of stock at fifty cents per 100 shares. The proposal excludes collateral stock certificates deposited as security that are not sold. A further tax would be charged upon delivery of stock certificates.
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Washington
Hepburn
Iowa
Coloradoans Charged With Appropriating Coal and Timber Lands
In Washington the Supreme Court heard Hoyt motion to advance criminal proceedings against several prominent Colorado figures over alleged conspiracy to appropriate coal and timber lands. The district court previously failed to convict, ruling no offense existed under section 5440 of the Revised Statutes.
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Washington
Aupreme Court
United States
Hoyt
Colorado
Coxey
District Court
Christmas Eve Enchantment at Glenarm
A romance unfolds on a train platform where Squire Glenarm encounters a mysterious girl from the Glenarm estate. She taunts him with bold charm, vows to follow, and agrees to meet at her Christmas Eve party while warning him not to pursue further.
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Glenarm
Annandale
Vermont
Mr. Glenarm
Squire Glenarm
Departure at St Agatha's Station
A narrator observes departing students as a train pulls away. Two brown robed Sisters stand as sentinels, eyeing him with stern looks. The gray hat girl smiles briefly at a window, then the last trunk crashes into the baggage car and the train vanishes.
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Guardians of the Peace
St. Agatha's
The Passing of Olivia and Sister Theresa Meeting
The narrator learns Olivia's true identity through Stoddard and Marian Devereux's involvement. Sister Theresa invites him to St. Agatha's, where the decisive talk reveals a dispute over a $50,000 claim against the estate and the potential payment by the sister to settle the debt.
Porous Plaster Application Tips for Comfort
Guidance advises patients to take a deep breath and hold it during plaster application to the back or chest. This technique reduces skin pulling and discomfort from the plaster adhering to the skin.
Representation Not Growing in the First British Parliament
The first British Parliament with its present 670 members was elected in 1885, reflecting a fixed size that did not increase as representation expanded.
Lost temper returns as rare book reappears
Edmund Clarence Stedman, famed poet banker, flings a book at a servant. a passerby steals it and the poet later finds the same rare volume in a second hand shop for 40 dollars. A card inside reveals it was his own book returned, curing him of throwing books at servants. The piece ends with a string of humorous quotes from period publications.
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Edmund Clarence Stedman
Stedman
Stedman Bradly
Servants’ Heads
New York Press
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Capsule For Health
After seven years of illness a woman from Agee Ind Ter writes that doctors failed to help. She consulted Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and she reports renewed strength and health following the treatment.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
de French
Ageg Ind, Ter
Kham
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN PROMOTES PINKHAM REMEDY
An advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long trusted female remedy. It claims relief for displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related pains. It invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential free advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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