Sworn In Professor LeFevre as Public Instruction Chief
Prof. Arthur LeFevre sworn in to receive J.8. Kendall as Superintendent of Public Instruction and has begun his duties. The harvest booms in Nebraska and Kansas curb the tramp problem as plentiful work keeps the roads clear for farmers. An exchange comments on editors and truth telling, and Mr. Vanderlip warns of looming European trade alignments leading to a historic commercial war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur LeFevre
J. 8. Kendall
Nebraska
Kansas
Vanderlip
the Treasury
Europe
Aly
Chatham's Laxative Chill Tablets Ad advertised
The notice promotes Chatham's Laxative Chill in tablet form as a travel aid and liquid alternative sold with a strict guarantee at 26 cents per box. It claims cooling effects and warns against rascal claims while advising a cold bath routine overnight and gentle towel drying to avoid stimulating heat.
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Tn Chatham
Summer complaint cured by Chamberlain's remedy in family
A writer from Lansing Iowa reports a well developed summer complaint in a child cured last week with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The note urges every family to keep a bottle on hand during summer and mentions Graham Drug Co as a seller.
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Chamberlain
Ye Serbe
Lansing
Iowa
Graham Drug Co
J. A. Kelly
United States
Mr. Kelley
Henderson
N. C
Freed Younger brothers reflect on modern progress and libraries
The Younger brothers speak from prison after long term confinement noting streets, lights, phones, and trains unseen before release. An article by E J Antrim in Forum May discusses U S library growth from 600 libraries to 8 000 and near 50 million volumes, with traveling libraries and library schools expanding nationwide.
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United States
E. J. Antrim
Methuen’s Book on Peace or War in South Africa
A.S. Methuen argues Britain should avoid full-scale war with the Boers, drawing a parallel to America’s revolution and urging a thorny path to liberty. He critiques official and imperial misjudgments and questions who can steer Britain toward restraint.
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A. M. S. Methuen
London
Seas
South Africa
Methuen
Britain
Dysentery remedy testimonial and legal quip headlined
In Henderson North Carolina J A Kelly recalls a summer bout with dysentery and credits Chamberlains Edy for rapid relief. Graham Drug Co sells it locally. A New York Supreme Court justice dismisses Louis Sherry’s suit for a $675 bill after a party dinner in 1896, noting the host bears the cost.
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Justice Stover
New York Supreme Court
Louis Sherry
Bissell
Sherry
Chamberlain's Pain Balm touted as best liniment for strains
Mr F H Wells of Deer Park Long Island endorses Chamberlain's Pain Balm as the best liniment for strains. He cites using it for a severe winter lameness from a strain and reports quick relief and cure. For sale by Grabn Drug Co.
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F. H. Wells
Deer Park
Long Island
N. Y
Chamberlain
Grabm Drug Co
New Electoral College Size Shifts Ahead
The article notes 29 more votes needed to elect the next president than were required for McKinley last fall. The current electoral college has 447 members, but reapportionment raises it to 476. North Atlantic seaboard states gain nine votes, while the sixteen ex slave states gain ten.
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United States
McKinley
North Atlantic Seaboard
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic Compared On Dose Potency
A historical note reports twenty per cent pore doses in Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic versus a Bitter Chill Tonic, highlighting a claimed difference in potency or dosage practice and its public reception.
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Grove
Advertising Peddlers and Epistles Stir Abilene News
A veteran drummer cautions about sensational ads guiding business in newspaper directories and local dealers. A Jackson Mississippi bishop rebukes rich men, warning the church against aligning with worldly kings and rail barons.
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H. M. Thompson
Episcopal Church
Jackson, Miss
Troubles of a Minister Supported by Hartwell Saint Vernon
Reverend J. T. W. Vernon of Hartwell Georgia credits Electric Etters and Bucklen's Amica Salve with curing a long running leg sore after other remedies failed. The ad touts Electric Bitters as a grand blood purifier for sores eruptions boils eczema and similar skin issues. Handy Matthews guarantees satisfaction or refunds.
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J. T. W. Vernon
Hartwell
Handy & Matthews
Paradoxical Dray Theft and Deaf Mute Curse Case
In Atlanta on July 7 Recorder Broyles bound over A Pope a blind man for further hearing on charges he stole and carried off a dray. In the same docket Mary Freeman a deaf mute was cleared after the witness said she cursed in signs.
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Atlanta
Broyles
A. Pope
Mary Freeman
Ella Overton
Mary
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Gains Noted Reputation
The advertisement touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a trusted cure for coughs colds and whooping cough. It claims every bottle meets high standards and proves safe and pleasant to take with Graham Drug Co. as the seller.
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Chamberlains
Graham Drug Co
Courtly bearing of a subscriber who pays in advance
The writer notes the proud carriage and stately steps of a subscriber who keeps his paper paid up. Observing this person leaving the editor's sanctum, head erect and heart content, is suggested as evidence of their status.
Newspapers sell space and papers not for fun
The piece argues publishers must earn revenue from selling papers and renting ad space, comparing it to grocers not giving away sugar and coffee. It notes public perception misreads newspaper economics and warns about over-reliance on free space. It also reports a horse disease outbreak in New York with 200 of 425 fire department horses unfit for work and describes epizootic fever symptoms and measures.
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Cottonwood Report
Almeda Encinal
New York
Brooklyn
Fire Department
Hearn
Vetrinary
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Advertised for Sickly Children
An advertisement for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic targets pale and sickly children, promising quick relief. The copy emphasizes gentle taste and familiar ingredients, urging caregivers to administer as directed for fever and malaise.
Home Gold Cure promises at home sobriety for drinkers
Advertises an at home treatment for alcoholism by Edwin B. Giles & Co. It claims a disease model, no nerve weakening, and no explicit withdrawal. The cure is sold for one dollar with full directions and optional physician advice, sent prepaid worldwide from Philadelphia. It urges wives and children to act to cure loved ones without their knowledge.
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Edwin B. Giles & Co
Market St
Philadelphia
Degrees of Depravity in Crime Across States
The Fort Worth Register notes contrasting outcomes in recent crimes. A New York man received five years in the penitentiary for shooting a preacher who assaulted his wife. A Minnesota man was acquitted after shooting and killing an opponent in a poker dispute over money. In Kansas, a woman who killed a rival who had "cut her out" and married the man she loved was found guilty of manslaughter after two trials and given a nominal punishment.
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Cole
Kansas City
New York
Kansas
Fort Worth
General Gomez Comments on Piatt Amendment and Cuban Self Government
General Gomez says the Cuban constitutional convention’s acceptance of the Piatt amendment defines Cuba’s political situation. He notes Cubans desire self government and are working toward that goal.
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Gomez
Cuba
A Poor Millionaire Lately Starved in London
A Poor Millionaire Lately starved in London because he could not digest his food. Early use of Dr Kings New Life Pills would have saved him. They strengthen the stomach, aid digestion, promote assimilation, improve appetite. Price 25c, Sold by Handy Matthews.
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London
Dr. King
Soldy Handy & Matthews
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Church
Jesus Christ
J. W. Graves
Graham, Texas
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W.C. Hilburn
Jacksboro
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C. G. King
King
Postoffice Drug Store
E. B. Norman
R. F. Axnown
J. B. Nona
W. D. Crata
J. M. Norman
Ass’t
The
Beckham Maton
Graham Hotel
Anderson
R. C. McPhain, Graham
U.S. Mail
Graham
J. J. Gallaher
Lyon & Matthews
Jacksboro, Texas
James F. Ballard
St. Louis, Ma
Graham Drug
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