Constipated bowel and precinct changes noted in local notices
The text references health claims about laxatives, mentions Dr Kings New Life Pills for various ailments, and reports a local government decision to increase voting precincts from five to ten in Cambridge and nearby areas. It also notes a Springfield federal court conviction for breaking a rural mail box with a ninety day sentence.
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Aga Batés
Matoon
Coles County
Springfield
Sangamon County
We Must Play Our Part for Free Government
A fragment discussing great nations and the duty of a small nation to uphold liberty and the future of free government. It references responsibility and the continental experiment in orderly liberty. Also mentions Chamberlain's Pain Balm as antiseptic aid for cuts bruises and burns.
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Chamberlain
JE Wright
Bya
Peterson
German Ensign Sentenced for Sword Killing
Huessner a German naval ensign was convicted of killing a former classmate with his sword after a salute dispute. He received four years and one week in prison plus degradation. The case highlights lingering brutalities toward privates and and the old officer private hierarchy amid reforms touted by the Kaiser era.
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Huessner
Saxe- Meiningen
Huessler
Tonic Promises Relief From Summer Ailments
An advertisement touts Hertings 0.1 as a tonic laxative and restorative to boost appetite aid digestion regulate bowels and energize the liver. It credits H J Freecard proprietor Grand View Hotel Cheney Kansas and notes Dr Newton Kansas endorsing it. Available for 50 cents at Clouse Stamm's.
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Eyats
Kansas
Eewanse
H.J. Freecard
Grand View Hotel
Cheney
Newton
Clouse & Stamm'’s
Coal from Slack Demonstration Sparks New Fuel Hope
The Moline Evening Mail reports John A Reed demonstrated a new coal from slack at the old Smith plant in Rock Island locale. The process yields a coal comparable to anthracite with gas and tar byproducts. Reed plans market price around 4 dollars per ton and aims to scale capacity to fifty tons daily.
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Moline Evening Mail
Third Avenue
Sixth Street
John A Reed
Reed
Sweden to Try Socialism in Iron Mine Plan
Stockholm dispatch reports a government bill to nationalize iron mines aiming to run the industry for two centuries. Experts claim centralized control could raise prices and ensure steady output, while private operators would exhaust ore in fifty years. The move is described as a historic first for a socialist export effort.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Electric Bitters Promised To Dismiss Troubled Symptoms
A Purported health notice claims nervousness sleeplessness and stomach upsets indicate revolt in the body. Electric Bitters is said to settle stomachs regulate kidneys and bowels stimulate liver and clarify the blood while easing aches. Guaranteed by J E Wright Druggist with a money back offer.
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J E. Wright
Roosevelt homage to memory of Lincoln in Springfield
President Roosevelt paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln after visiting Lincoln's tomb. He spoke to about eight thousand people, urging that the republic be shaped now by Lincoln’s ideals. He praised Lincoln's era and warned that the nation must match its duties with effort, not ease.
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Springfield
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Cullom
Hligois
Abraham ‘Lincoln
Republic
Aia
Men of
Ballard's Snow Liniment Praised for Pain Relief
An Illinois Central Railway agent from Milan Tennessee touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a splendid remedy for neuralgia rheumatism lumbago and backache. The ad notes prices of 24 10 and 100 cents and lists Clouse Stamm as sellers.
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Ballard
D. F Moore
Illinois Central Railway
Milan
Tennessee
Clouse & Stamm’'s
Notice to Trespassers on Premises and Lands
The undersigned warn against trespassing on their premises or lands under their control and will prosecute offenders to the full extent of the law. Names listed include Saraicea MAR S Saver F A Sxovarass, Ww Kickser, Jonsa S Collis, Gro Funk, ABRAHANEON Bros, E Sprager, ANGELL Jas Youxa, Henry Jounxson, Joan W Loceuix, BE Sxoneeass.
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Feo Es Saraicea Mar
S. W. Saver
F. A. Sxovarass
Kickser
Jonsa S. CoLliss
Gro. Funk
Abrahaneon Bros
E. Sprager Angell
Jas
Youxa Henry Jounxson
Joan W. Loceuix
Sxoneeass
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