Endorsement for Doans Kidney Pills Promotes Cure Claim
A reader testimony from N D McDougall of Gene Zee Illinois praises Doans Kidney Pills, claiming permanent relief after two boxes and urging others with kidney issues to try the remedy. The ad notes Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as U S sole agent and prices at 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reston
N. D. McDougall
E. Main St
Gene- Zee
Ill
Dean
Peterson's
Kidnty
Foster Milburn—Co
Buffalo
United States
Train Schedule Fragment with Incoherent Details
Fragmented timetable mentions eastbound Nozjor Daily and Calgary Express with various odd codes. References Chicago passengers and Sunday signals with unclear stop and arrival notes for tri cities. No clear dates or names to confirm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nozjor
Kanaan City
Cali
Mailand Expresso
Dai Yo Paul
Denver
Chicago
Tri-Cities
Omaha and Kansas City Line Express Details
Train timetable notes show Omaha and St Paul routes with stops for Chicago passengers. The Kansas City Express offers passenger service with scheduled times and destinations including Omaha and St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha-and-Kaneas-City
Des Moesessil
Sunaae
Omaha
St. Paul
Kansas City
Aces Sre
Chicago
Steam Plowing Through the Ages in Kansas and Beyond
The article outlines steam plowing work from 22 to 50 acres daily and notes Kansas record speeds for traction plowing. It traces early steam engine use from 1858, cites 1909 Brandon Kansas record by B G Baker, and 1911 Indiana demonstration, with context on engine classifications, weights, costs, and western adoption.
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California
Kansas
B. G. Baker
Brandon
Indiana
United States
J. W. Fawkes
Pennsylvania
Canada
Middle West
Farmer’s Mall and Sbreeze
Topeka
Long Trip for Coin Ends With No Gift to Seeker
The Lathe family of Erie village faced a hoax travel tale after a Nebraska woman sought $23, then an elaborate scheme grew into a mistaken story of Charles Lathe’s riches. The woman traveled from Nebraska to Erie, hoping for a cash windfall and departed with nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Finois
Sterling Gazette
Charles Lathe
Helen Mather
Lathe
Aete
Nebraska
Erie
Queen of Actresses Praises Peruna Endorsement
Juliet Marlowe voices full endorsement of Peruna as a great remedy. She asserts any remedy aiding digestion strengthens nerves and that poor digestion leads to anaemic nerve centers and nervous debility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peruna
Julla Marlowe
Brave Engineer Saves Mail Train From Robbers
Engineer Mansfield of the Northwestern saved Mail Train No. 9 near Cedar Rapids at 2 25 this morning by throttling forward to outrun bandits. He was shot in the right arm and the train carried valuables valued at 300000 to 500000 dollars. Fireman Peter Duhr assisted as the train reached Cedar Rapids station where surgeons tended the injured man and a posse pursued the robbers.
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Douglas
Mansfield
Northwestern
Cedar -Rapids
Ineer
Bertram
Cedan
Peter Duhr
Cedar Rapids
William Knight
Colonel L H Whitney Dies in the South
Colonel Loven Harper Whitney, Civil War veteran and first commander of the first G A R post in Chicago, died suddenly of paralysis in Ocean Springs Mississippi. He lived in Chicago since the war and remained active in regimental history and religious writings. His funeral was held at Forest Home chapel with Farragut Post in charge.
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Loven Harper Whitney
Chicago
Ocean Springs
Mississippi
Whitney
M M . Herriman
River Forest
Tre
Chi
Farragut Post
Forest Home Chapel
Eighth Iinois Volunteer Cavalry
14Th Illinois Volunteer Infantry
Forrest
Out-of-Doors Health Message Promotes Fresh Air
A short piece extols outdoor life as a cure for fatigue and nervous strain. It asserts nature, rivers, woods, flowers and birds lift the spirit, linking health to city life fading into the fresh air. It urges walking or swift transit and touts the Ford Model T as a means to obtain closer touch with healthful outdoors.
Chicago employment report cites 100000 men seeking work
The thirteenth annual report of the free employment commission cites 100000 men in Chicago at all times seeking work and 90000 who failed to register. It notes strong demand for women’s equal participation in public affairs and records 604489 employment and 611381 help applications with 520181 obtaining work since 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ross
The
Finais Free Employment Commission
Chicago
Paul urges Timothy to guard sound doctrine at Ephesus
The passage cites Paul directing Timothy to avoid useless genealogies and foolish questions, warning against those desiring to be teachers of the law. It affirms the law’s good use for the ungodly and praises God’s mercy. Paul thanks Jesus for enabling his ministry and proclaims Christ came to save sinners, with himself as chief.
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Paul
Tess Christ
Timothy
Jesus
Christ
Ephesus
Mace‘donia
Rome
God
Christ Jesus Our Lord
Christ Jesus
Denuding Mississippi Islands for Dam Project
The islands in the Mississippi between Ft Madison and Keokuk will be denuded of timber this winter and next summer. Keokuk Power Company employs hundreds to remove wood along the river while burning brush on the islands. Wood is hauled to the town side and planned sale proceeds, with larger land areas exposed as backwater recedes after the dam is finished.
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Mississippi River
Ft. Madison
Keokuk
Montrose
Keokuk Power Company
Goat adopts calf in farmyard mutual care tale
At E. M. Fadden’s farm a nanny goat adopted a calf after its mother’s two newborns died. The calf began nursing the goat while the goat mother guided and sheltered the pair, and the odd pairing wanders the barn area together. The calf grows rapidly on the goat’s milk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling Gasstraig Authority
E. M. Fadden
Fadder
Senator Magill's Mother Dies at 81 Near Auburn
Mrs. H. F. Magill, aged 81 and mother of State Senator Hugh S. Magill, died February 15 1912 at her home four miles north of Auburn after a week of illness. She is survived by her husband H S Magill and children Summer Magill Charles Magill Mrs Fowtery D H Magill and Ella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Magill
Hughs. Magill
Auburn
H 5. Magill
Magill
Washington‘state
Charles- Magill
Fow- Tery
Arkansas
Charles Purdom
D. H. Magill
Charles
Ella
Polished Rascal Ends in Witty Mother-in-Law Joke
The exchange between Mrs. Blum and Mr. Hibbs reveals a comic quip about marriage. Hibbs admits loving the daughter to win her mother-in-law approval, delivering a playful, arch line.
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Mrs. Blum
Mr. Hibbs
MI O NA Stomach Aid Featured in Local Ad
An advertisement touts MI-ONA stomach tablets as a cure for stomach distress and related ailments. It claims to relieve gas, strengthen digestion, and ease headaches, dizziness, nervousness, and nightmares, selling a large box for 50 cents at Peterson & Wiedenhoeft and other druggists.
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Peterson, & Wiedenhoeft
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Brown
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Warnock
Glang
Illinois
Geneseo
Tage Boone
Meseurcea, Sia
Farmers & Merchants Bark
Edwin L. Hanson
Hillsdale
Rock Island County
Paxton Toilet CO
Boerct
Mann
Geneseo—Steam
Julius Olson Titeeis
Anderson
First Street
Fr. O. Withrow
C. Hamilton
Garner
Marcus Vankie
Louis Verbreckmoes
Third National Bank
Fedalie
Berema
Teraine
Senesko
Iss
Marlowe
L. H. Whitney
South
Carlyle
Scott
Taig
Senator Magill
Ilingis
Moline
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