Oldfield Beats Johnson in Five Mile Auto Race
Barney Oldfield defeated Jack Johnson in a five mile urban road race at Sheepshead Bay with two heats decided and a third unnecessary. He led Johnson by a quarter mile in the first heat time four minutes 44 seconds and won the second heat by 50 yards in five minutes 14 and 25 seconds. Oldfield issued a statement about erasing an invader from his sport and noted a telegram from Jim Jeffries claiming vengeance for a Reno defeat.
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Sheepshead Bay
Barney Oldfield
Jack Johnson
Oldfield
Johnson
Jeffries
Thad
North
Jim Jeffries
Reno
Rexall 93 Hair Tonic Promise Trial Guarantee
The Georgetown Drug Co offers Rexall 93 Hair Tonic with a money back guarantee if it fails to satisfy. The remedy claims to regrow hair on bald heads except when follicles are dead or scalp glazed. Trial on two sizes, 50c and 1.00, available only at The Rexall Store.
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Rexall
Georgetown Drug Co
To Be or Not to Be Coughing Cure Ad
An ad touts Dr Bell s Tar-Honey with Pine as a remedy for constant coughing. A few doses are claimed to stop the cough.
Woman's Home Mission Society launches three month membership drive
The editor notes October November and December are set for a membership campaign to double the Society's membership. The plan calls for prayer, constant discussion, a definite church plan, personal appeals to every woman, wide publicity, and wearing white and green colors to symbolize purity, life, and vigor.
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Daily Item
Woman's Home Mission Society
Home Mission Society
America
Sth
Department of Literature
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Universal Cure
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, rebuilding the constitution, and offers $100 for any case it fails to cure. Includes prompt to send testimonials and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo and a全国 sale at 78 cents with a note to take Hall’s Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Tol Edo
Hor ace Trotter Worth 40000 at Fair in Columbia
Hor ace a trotter owned by Paul J. Rainey of New York is listed at 40000 dollars among the horses at the Fair grounds in Columbia on October 25. The high value reflects the horse’s reputed speed and breeding, drawing attention from local breeders and attendees.
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Columbia
Fair Grounds
Paul J. Rainey
New York
After Shaving Use Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve
Advert says Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve prevents face soreness by destroying germs and stopping disease. Sold everywhere for 25c.
Galveston Receipts Reach Million Bales This Season
Galveston Texas October 25 receipts of this season s cotton reached one million bales since September 1 breaking all records with no previous year passing the million bale mark this early in the season.
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Galveston
Tex
Government official declines Roosevelt prize opinion
Washington Oct 25 Assistant Attorney General Russell P Goodwin refused to opine whether anti lottery laws cover The Worlds offer of a Roosevelt book and one year Outlook subscription for revealing Mr Roosevelts tariff principles. He noted department rules bar opinions to anyone but USPS officers.
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Washington
Russell P. Goodwin
Post Office
Roosevelt
Department
United States Postal Service
All Bone Trouble Relief with Dr Bell's Anti Pain
Patent cure claim notes instant relief from bone trouble using Dr Bell's Anti Pain. Advertises germs destruction and inflammation stopping effects. Recommends keeping a bottle at home and claims wide availability everywhere.
New Minstrel Song by Eddie Leonard in New York
Eddie Leonard’s hit I Want to Go Back to the Land of Cotton is praised as a rollicking tune of merit. The song, acclaimed at Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre, will be featured free by the New York World next Sunday. Music arranged with Jos. W. Stein Co. reported.
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Eddie Leonard
Land of
New York
Hammerstein
Victoria Theatre
New York City
New York World
Jos. W. Stein
Bell's Pine Tar Honey Purported Cough Remedy
A historical note touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey claiming one bottle removes doubt about its merits and cures a cough. The bottle bears a bell mark as proof of genuineness.
Blackmailer Advised Payment to Self in Household Case
Chicago October 25 Fear that her daughter would be kidnapped prompted Mrs Eva Buffing to pay a series of blackmail demands written by H H Downer a trusted lodger in her home Downer now charged with writing threatening letters arraigned before United States Commissioner Mark A Foote He had advised payment totaling 275 after which postal inspectors were alerted and Downer held to the grand jury in 5000 bond.
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Chicago
Eva Buffing
United States Court
H. H. Downer
United States
Mark A. Foote
Downer
Unsightly Sores Cured by Dr Bell Antiseptic Salve
Advertisement notes rapid cure for skin complaints including sores boils eruptions pimples and blackheads with Dr Bell's Antiseptic Salve selling for 25 cents and available everywhere.
Crippens Father Weeps As Son Convicted In London
Myron A Crippen, father of the condemned London man, said his son is innocent and believes his wife Belle Elmore is alive in the United States. Tears marked his face as he spoke, noting Harvey Crippen’s early life and self made medical education in San Jose and Ann Harbor. He is practically penniless and hopes but doubts the outcome of the appeal.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Belle Elmore
United States
Myron A. Crippen
London
Harvey
San Jose
Ann Harbor
Mich
Crippen
Doan's Kidney Pills Praise From Manning Resident
A Manning South Carolina resident, W. R. White of S Boundry St., reports years of kidney trouble with nighttime trips and back pain. After one box, pain and back soreness vanish, and he feels twenty years younger. Doan's Kidney Pills are endorsed, priced at 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents.
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Doan
W. R. White
S. Boundry St
Manning
S. C
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
How Much Will You Pay To Have Your Eyes Cured
A nineteenth century advertisement proclaims Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve costs 25 cents and will cure eye ailments. It claims the product is good for nothing but the eyes and promises a cure.
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Sutherland
Asthma Remedy Offered by The Iseman Drug Co
An asthma remedy is advertised promising instant relief and a complete cure for asthma bronchitis and hay fever. The product priced at 1.00 with a trial package available for 0.10 and sold through druggists or by mail.
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Iseman Drug Co
Not Guilty Find for Crippen's Typist Miss LeNeve
London Oct 25 A jury acquits Ethel Clara LeNeve as an accessory after the fact in the Crippen murder case. Crippen faces gallows on Nov 8. LeNeve testified she was unaware of the crime and had been under Crippen's influence since youth, while the defense argued her flight stemmed from his manipulation and fear.
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London
New Bailey Criminal Court
Ethel Clara LeNeve
Cora Belle Crippen
Dr. Crippen
Miss LeNeve
Hill Drop
Crippen
Canada
Belle Elmore
Mystery in Gough as Bell's Bine Tar Honey Promises Cure
An advertorial note touts Dr. Bell's Bine Tar Honey as a universal cough cure. It claims genuine efficacy and urges customers to look for a bell mark on the bottle.
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Gough
Special Court Order Signed Ed Bird To Stand Trial
A Circuit Court order sets November 21 for a special term of court per Governor Ansel’s proclamation. Ed Bird faces assault charges. The assault victim has left Columbia for Augusta, Georgia, to escape notoriety and will return for deposition. her name cannot be published per state law.
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Columbia
Ansel
Ed. Bird
Augusta
Crane's Box Papers Featured at The Corps By Drog
A concise display titled Crane's Box Papers shows a handsome line featured at The Corps By Drog venue, inviting readers to view the collection and note its distinctive craftsmanship and presentation.
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Crane
Drog
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Dr. Bell
Self
Georgetown
Ethel Leneve
Bird
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