Woman from Leesburg Praises Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Maude Forgie writes of relief from months of feminine ills after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The letter endorses the tablet and prescribed treatment and notes renewed strength and health. The item promotes the remedy’s claimed 30 year history and invites other women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Maude E. Forgie
Leesburg, Va
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia EH
Pinkham
Ten Thousand Men Aid Move to Hudson Terminal Buildings
In Lower Manhattan an immense move of tenants to the Hudson Terminal buildings is planned. About 9,000 to 10,000 workers and 4,000 horses will move 2,000 vans, with police traffic control and full corporate coordination to minimize disruption. The United States Steel Corporation will stage moves on set days. A new assay office building at Nassau and Wall streets, with a 400 foot chimney, will cost about 400 thousand dollars and is expected to house furnace fumes above offices downtown.
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EW York
Lower Manhattan
New York
Hudson Terminal
McAdoo Hudson River
United States Steel Corporation
Inge
Will Hougé
Nassau and
Wall Streets
Singer
Public Service Commission Expands New York Subway Plans
The Public Service Commission reviewed its nine months of work and outlined major subway expansions. Plans include Fourth Avenue Brooklyn line, a Broadway Lexington route, and a four track loop linking Brooklyn Williamsburg and Manhattan bridges. Subway cars will require greater clearance and more express trains are now in operation, with increases up to 60 percent in some areas.
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Public Service Commission
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
Subway
Broadway
Lexington Avenue
Manhattan
Williamsburg
Wealthy Feast Sets New Dining Record in New York
A young millionaire hosted a dinner for 15 friends at $300 per plate, part of a rising trend toward ultra costly banquets. The total bill reached $5,000 including tips, with industry figures noting food alone rarely exceeds ten dollars per person.
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New York
Lucullus
Elaborate 22 Course Dinner Amid Aquatic Showmanship
A young millionaire hosted a lavish 22 course dinner with a hollow square table housing a burnished copper tank of water. Aquatic birds and rare fish populated the scene while a fountain poured wine through pipes to each guest. Coffee and cigars added extravagant costs. The financier is described as a shrewd business man who arrives at 8:30 each morning.
Asquith Rise From Barrister to British Premier
A portrait of Rt. Hon. Herbert H. Asquith tracing his ascent from a Yorkshire barrister to the leader of the Liberal Party and Britain's premier. The piece notes his Moravian upbringing, Oxford education, pivotal Parnell defense, 40-year-old home secretary appointment, and eventual chancellorship of the exchequer, highlighting his radical free trade stance and political resilience.
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London
Herbert H. Asquith
Mr. Asquith
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
City of
Asquith
House of Commons
East Fifeshire
Liberal Party
Cunninghame Graham
John Burns
Trafalgar Square
Sir Charles Russell
England
Charles Stewart Parnell
The
Times
Sir Charles
Mr. Soames
Mr. McDonald
Simon
Gladstone
Lord Rosebery
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Oldest U S Aqueduct Near San Antonio Near Mission
In Texas, six miles south of San Antonio near the San Juan mission sits the oldest U S aqueduct built in 1731 by Indians under Franciscan direction. It remains in good condition, draws tourists, and legends persist among locals about blessings for newlyweds and walking children.
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Houston
Tex
United States
San Antonio
San Juan
Mission Colony
Bohemian In A Pinch Remedies And Ads
A collage of old patent medicine pitches and quips. Cures for painful ingrown nails with Allen’s F006 powder and Pettit’s Eye Salve promise instant relief for irritation, while Lewis’ Single Binder cigars touts quality and cost. The page weaves generic ad patter with streetwise witticisms and remarks on women, money, and trouble.
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Allen
All Druggista
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Leech Named Public Printer From Bloomington
John S. Leech a Bloomington native and local printer who learned his craft here was appointed public printer of the United States by President Roosevelt. He rose in government service and five years ago led the government printing effort in the Philippines. Backing came from Senator Cullom and Representative Sterling after Public Printer Stilling’s resignation over irregularities.
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Bloomington
John S. Leech
United States
Roosevelt
Philippines
Cullom
Sterling
Leech
Stillings
Heinze Plans Return to Western Mines and Banking
Augustus Heinze, famed for mining success and later stock market dealings, will depart New York to return west. He aims to settle debts and start anew near Salt Lake City with Ohio Copper Company interests, while also holding stakes in several other ventures. He may base in Butte, where he triumphed in 1906 over Amalgamated Copper and Standard Oil rivals.
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RRTZ
Augustus Heinze
New York
Columbia
Ohio Copper Company
Salt Lake City
Butte
Amalgamated Copper Company
Standard Oil
Frugal Rations at a Pub Shelter for Children
The article notes two young wards, a boy and a girl, receiving a quart of beer daily along with bread, butter, gilt fish, and sprats or herrings. At times the fish was swapped for three mutton bones yet the children always obtained their drink and meal portions throughout the year.
Torpedo control advances by Branly system
M Branly claims a new torpedo improvement that ignores external Hertzian interference. He asserts his wireless setup only responds to waves from its own transmitting apparatus, removing influence from accidental or deliberate perturbations and avoiding distant control.
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M. Branly
Suburban Life Triggers Mind Changes in Buge
Fragmentary report notes tensions over Buge's altered mental state after moving to the suburbs. The text suggests concern about his perception and behavior following relocation.
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Buge
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