Peruna touted by Maggie Welch in Chicago letter
A Chicago secretary reports Peruna cured her severe catarrh after a brutal fever and lung cough. Also mentions Red Cross Bell Blue for clothes, Hall Brothers Hall’s Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward offer, and various patent medicines with testimonials and promotions from Toledo and New Jersey sources.
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Chicago
Peruna
Mise
Maggie Welch
The
Etsey Ross Educational and Benevolent Society
North State Street
Ill
Falk
Defiance Starch Promises More For The Money
Advert reads Defiance Starch offers 16 oz for the same price as 12 oz brands, claiming better results and value. It touts no cooking, mentions a cure for consumption and cold remedies, and cites a 1900 Ocean Grove, N J date. The prose blends product pitches with anecdotal quips about money and luck.
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Defiance
Industrious Boothby Novelist With Prolific Output
Guy Boothby, an English born South Australian novelist, is 35 and has published about twenty six books in under eight years, most achieving notable success. His prolific imagination and industry mark his career.
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Guy Boothby
Mr. Boothby
Prize Plant Gift From Morton at Berkeley Show
Former Vice President Levi P Morton presented 2000 potted plants as prizes for children displaying flora at the National Plant Flower and Fruit Guild show held at the Berkeley Lyceum.
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Mr. Morton
Levi P. Morton
National Plant, Flower and Fruit Guild
Berkeley Lyceum
America’s Low Birth Rate Rivaled Only by France
Census figures cited by the Philadelphia Medical Journal show the United States has one of the lowest birth rates among nations, with American-born fertility far below France. The article notes France’s own alarm and the U S practice of recruiting populations from Russia Sweden Germany Ireland and Canada.
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Philadelphia Medical Journal
France
Russia
Sweden
Germany
Ireland
Canada
Senator Hoars Worcester Home With A Large Library
Senator Hoar bought a central Worcester property about forty years ago when land was cheap. The roomy house sits on a vast plot that once belonged to John Hancock. The notable feature is an enormous library with thousands of volumes that fill the great room as the senator spends many hours there.
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Senator Hoar
Worcester
John Hancock
Hoar
Boston
Hayes
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. F. Hayes
Dudley St
Roxbury
Lydia
Pinktham
Pinkham
E. EF
Haxss
Lydia E. Winkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Minas
Lost Twenty Years and Health Promises in Kokomo
A Kokomo resident Anna M Willis recovers after twenty years of kidney trouble using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She credits six boxes for relief and a return to full life. Also promotes Wabash Railroad fares to southern points with reduced winter rates from Omaha. Mentions marriage as a raffle and assorted household notices with products and quips.
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Kokomo
Ind
Anna M. Willis
Dodd
Live Stock Market Quotations from South Omaha and Kansas City
Latest market notes show mixed cattle demand with steady to firm prices for cornfed steers and strong cow trade, while hogs rise modestly on light runs. Grass stockers and feeders stay active where quality is good, and sheep prices range with good to choice lambs up to 4.75. Kansas City reports strong corn cattle, slow stockers, and weak to lower hogs, with firm sheep and lambs and varying native and western prices.
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South Omaha
Kansas City
Boutit Omatia
Cbotee
Texas
Cobden Club Banquet Spurs Liberal Push For Free Trade
London reports the Cobden club annual banquet ended as a liberal rally against protectionism and the sugar convention. Lord Spencer and Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman led the attack noting the Liberal Party will oppose related bills, while critics question the club’s representativeness due to foreign membership.
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London
Cobden Club
Lord Spencer
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry Campbell- Bannerman
Red Men Call on Roosevelt Carlisle Football Team at White House
President Roosevelt welcomed Carlisle Indian School football players at the White House on Friday. Each player was introduced individually and the president spoke about their tribe and notable chiefs. A Sioux quarterback noted their 24–0 loss to Harvard, remarking it was better than Harvard’s Yale defeat.
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Carlisle
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Substitution and the Fraud of Advertised Goods
A historical column argues against substitution in commerce, urging buyers to prefer advertised, proven articles. It cites Henry Rex and Pearson's Magazine, notes that trusted firms spend on lasting campaigns, and warns against inferior imitations that boost profits. It also mentions Prince Henry of Prussia and a dosage claim for Dr August Koenig Hamburg Drops as a health remedy with long-standing sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson’s Magazine
August Koenig
Hamburg
Keeping Up Appearances in Naples Palzzo Mystery
An American wintering in Naples rents a first floor flat in a palazzo occupied by a noble family. Each day a servant carries a pair of carriage doors, revealing the ruse: the families share a carriage but keep separate doors with their coats of arms to appear affluent.
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Naples
Butter Color Prompt Ushers JUNH TINT Choice
All creamery processes use butter color and the note urges adopting JUNH TINT BUTTER COLOR. The terse advice argues for consistency with industry practice to achieve the same appearance in dairy products.
Rockefeller Gifts 16th Century Fountain to Bronx Zoo
An Gid Fountain once in Lake Como grounds is donated by William Rockefeller to the New York City Zoological Park in the Bronx. The granite basin spans 25 feet and features mermaids, tritons, dragons, and a central urn with an urn and column. Estimated cost is $25,000.
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Princely Grounds
Lake Como
William Rockefeller
New York City Zoological Park
Bronx
Rockefeller
Half rates to Canadian points via Wabash service
The Wabash will sell tickets from Chicago to many Canadian points with half rates. Deal dates are December 18, 19, and 20, with good returns until January 10. For rates and information call the Wabash office at 1001 Farnam St or write Harry T Moore, G. A. P. D., Omaha, Neb.
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Wabash Railroad
St. Louis
Wabash Corner
Farnam 5
Omaha
Barry HE. Moores
Ormada, Neb
Chicago
Canada
Dea
Ing
Webash
Farnam
Harry Ti, Moores
Omahe
Neb
St Paul Calendar 1803 Reproductions Sold by Mail
The St Paul Calendar for 1803 a six sheet 10 by 16 inch set of Bryson pastel color reproductions is ready for distribution. It will be mailed for twenty five cents or a stamp to Addreas F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago. Return defective or unwanted copies to the dealer. special offer noted with typographical oddities.
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ST. Paul
Bryson
F. A. Miller
General Pad&énger
Chicago
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