Three Weeks Change Described by Murray Woman
Mrs A J Davis of Murray Kentucky credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing kidney disease after three weeks in which dizziness pains and backache vanished. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also a Chicago court ruling requires headlights on baby carriages used at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Davis
Murray
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Cleland
Municipal Court
Chicago
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All States
The ad proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh with a $100 reward for any failure. It describes internal use to reach blood and mucous surfaces, and notes the company offers testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills for constipation and Maine timber output of 900 million feet with labor shortages affecting work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo, O
Maine
N.Y
Feminine News Notes and Milestones Across Nations
Highlights of women’s achievements and roles worldwide: Mrs. Montague of Troy invented a detachable shirt collar around 1825. Mrs. Tillotson bequeathed about 150000 to charities. Laura Gordon Root wed Stanley Gilbert in Clinton New York. Tiffany in Paris stirs American society. England’s wardens include Viscountess Exmouth and Marchioness of Exeter. Holland forms a women’s suffrage league. Lutheran church grants women voting rights in church affairs. Dr. Phoebe Dubois joins Flushing Hospital staff after Cornell. In Finland women gain parliamentary seats rising from nineteen to twenty five. Laura Miller the Chicago lawyer garners a 30000 fee and supports suffrage. Pereira medal first awarded to a woman, Gertrude H. Wren.
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Montague
Troy
N. Y
Luther G. Tillotson
New York City
Laura Gordon Root
Stanley Gilbert
Clinton
Tiffany
Paris
Cornwallis West
Miss Miller
Chicago
Michigan
British Pharmaceutical Society
Pereira
Gertrude H. Wren
Postum Miracle Letter Promotes Coffee Substitute
A letter claims stopping coffee and switching to Postum cured seizures and improved health. The 70 year old writer reports fewer spells, better sleep, and overall strength after eight months on Postum. The advertisement cites a Battle Creek company slogan and urges readers to try the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Guardian the Dog from St Nicholas Describes a Pet
Elsie Hill recalls Guardian a dog rescued and cared for by a family. The brownish buff mixed coat and green eyes are noted as endearing while the dog’s playful energy tests patience yet wins affection. The poem frames daily life and tea guests with Guardian scrambling at feet.
A Shift of the Wind
Pauline faces a moral dilemma as she sits with a brave resolve to set matters straight. An hour of worrying separation leaves her heartsick and hopeless, staring in despair at how to proceed and what to do next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline
Pauline Allard
Carson
Wickham
Mr. Wickham
Saresse
Thi Cai
Wealth and secrets test a cautious romance
Pauline Allard hosts Dean Wickham and Carson Winch as rumors of Alaska riches and past debts hover. Wickham praises Winch yet Pauline seeks a secret about a possible origin, weighing trust, money, and a fragile future.
Wickham Delivers News of Jack Frederick’s Letter
In a tense scene Wickham reads a letter about Jack Frederick and his plans. He reveals Frederick is alive and meeting him in New York on Wednesday and that Frederick helped Wickham profit from a claim. Pauline sobs as Wickham ponders his swift New York departure.
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Jack Frederick
New York
John Frederick
Pauline
Wickham
Carson
Jack
Winch
New Haven Register
Fate of a Stage Prodigy
Glasgow Mail recounts the rise and fall of William Henry West Betty, the twelve year old Irish prodigy who lit up Glasgow Edinburgh and Drury Lane in 1804 to 1807. He earned vast wealth and education before fading from popular glory as audiences moved on.
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Moit
Henry Irving
Glasgow
Edinburgh
William Henry West Betty
Young Betty
Belfast
Betty
Dunlop Street
St. Mungo
Drury Lane
Glasgow Mail
Sister of Lord Houghton Meets Dining Hotel Question
A Tit-Bits note recalls Lord Houghton asking his sister if a famous scoundrel was hanged or acquitted. She quips that he must have been hanged or else he would have dined with them already. The tale highlights his indiscriminate hospitality and the sister’s sharp wit.
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Lord Houghton
Glass bottle history in England starts in 1568
The fragment notes that Romans produced glass bottles by 70 A D, but English manufacture did not begin until 1568.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Syrup of Figs and Senna Promoted as Best Laxative Choice
The General Demand for a simple pleasant laxative is met by the California Fig Syrup Co with Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It is marketed as safe, wholesome, and effective for family use, recommended by physicians. Bottled price is fifty cents and sold by major druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Meteor Fire Shakes Ellsworth Kansas After Fall
A large meteor fell three miles north of Ellsworth Kansas lighting the country for miles and burning brightly for twenty minutes after impact. The explosion shook Ellsworth town with windows and pictures rattled but no serious damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellsworth
Kansas
Cure at City Mission Highlights Recovery After Seven Weeks
A young woman visited a city mission in severe condition with scabies and illness from exposure. After seven weeks with minimal improvement, treatment using Cuticura Soap Resolvent and Ointment led to rapid recovery within five weeks, enabling her to seek work. Laura Jane Bates reports from New York on March 1 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City
Laura Jane Bates
Fifth Ave
New York
N. Y
Mar. 1
1907
July Fourth Accidents and a Grim Indictment
The American Medical Association cites 5623 dead and injured on the Fourth of July as a preventable, man-made slaughter. It laments high losses in some areas and surprisingly low figures in others, urging safer celebration practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Medical Association
Chisago
Roof Use For Coffin Of Ham Lake Pioneer
A pioneer named A. Johnson formerly of Ham Lake Minnesota died in Northwestern Canada where no boards existed for a coffin. A bachelor neighbor tore down his hut roof for boards and lived without a roof for weeks. Friends traveled 212 miles to buy a coffin, making the journey in a week, and brought the remains back to Minnesota for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Johnson
Ham Lake
Minn
Canada
Johnson
Minnesota
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Guardian
Mother
Bae
Sais
Sister
Faill
Elsie Hill
St. Nicholas
Dean Wickham
Miss Allard
Mr. Winch
Wickham Blunt
Lit
Arly Glass
Pacific Coast
Chi
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Howell
REA CO
Minneapolis
City Mission
Strout
Piso
Tiana
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