Journey Across the Plains to North Dakota Stock Country
The writer recounts travel from Oklahoma to Montana and North Dakota passing through Colorado Utah Idaho and Wyoming. They describe spectacular scenery from Grand Canyon to Salt Lake City and Snake River, note train fare issues, ranch life 30 miles from Wibaux Montana, and harsh but healthy climate. They mention wages 35 to 40 dollars a month and sparse settlement with strong cattle and sheep presence. Best wishes to the LEADER from Mrs. J. A. Chandler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Mangum
Okla
Montana
Fort Sill
Kansas
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Denver
Col
Colorado Springs
Grand Canon
Salt Lake City
Haggarmans Tunnel
Ace
Snake River
Bluffs
Beaver Canon
Rock Island
Rio Grand
Oregon
Northern Pacific
Chickasha
I.T
Billings
Garrison
Mont
Wibaux
Moont
North Dakota
Dakota
Leader
J. A. Chandler
Chamberlain's Pain Balm Praised by Loogootee Man
Josh Westhafer of Loogootee Indiana says he would not be without Chamberlain's Pain Balm even if it cost five dollars a bottle as it saved him from a cripple. The liniment eases stiff joints contracted muscles stiff neck sprains rheumatic and muscular pains and has cured many cases of partial paralysis. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
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Josh Westhafer
Loogootee
Ind
Chamberlain
Graham Drug Co
Whitesboro Race Tension After Mrs Caldwell Murder
After the August 16 murder of Mrs Caldwell by Abe Wildner, about fifty armed whites men marched through negro neighborhoods ordering Black residents to leave Whitesboro, Texas. Many complied and departed yesterday. The mayor summoned a mass meeting at 5 pm to denounce intimidation and support officers in punishing offenders.
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Whitesboro
Tex
Caldwell
Abe Wildner
Texas Fruit and Vegetable Shipments Reach Record Season
The Texas Stock Journal reports season 1901 shipments from Texas points totaling 607 cars including strawberries cantaloupes cucumbers tomatoes and peaches. Over half a million crates sold for cash across fifteen stations netting about 220000 for tomatoes and 181900 for peaches with buyers from many markets and even shipments reaching Philadelphia and Toronto.
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Texas Stock Journal
Texas
Rusk
Tyler
Cotton Bell
Houston
Longview
International
Great Northern
Philadelphia
Butte
Mont
Toronto
Canada
Buffalo
N. C
Tip Nuisance Charged By Newspapers
The Baltimore American notes moral courage in tipping a Pullman porter a nickel while praising workers who refuse tips. It argues tip receivers should be rare and that the extended hand for arms belongs in Europe, urging that tipping be enjoined.
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Baltimore American
Europe
Atlanta Constitution
Cough Remedy Endorsed Improves Sleep, Endurance
A letter from W S Brockman of Bagnell Mo endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after three years of bronchitis and sleepless nights. The product is advertised as sold by Graham Drug Co. A Houstonian’s fishing report from Chocolate Bayou includes a seven pound catch and a playful exchange with his wife. A Wood County News quote urges that action with knowledge.
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Chocolate Bayou
Alvin
Alvin Sun
A Certain Cure for Dysentery and Diarrhoea
Testimony from F L Taylor of New Albany Bradford Co Pa praises Chamberlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He used it before a long trip and again during a dysentery attack, noting it cured his symptoms after two doses and one dose respectively. Sold by Graham Drug Co.
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F. L. Taylor
New Albany
Bradford County
Ward
Laceyville
Chamberlain
Graham Drug Co
Stubborn editorial clash over state school funds continues
Paris Texas August 28 Thurman Martin 19-year-old is brought by Sheriff Martin from Graham Young county on assault to murder charges after a protracted Methodist Church meeting on Round Prairie night. Pete Knight was stabbed in the heart during the melee, dying from the wound.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
St. Louis Republic
Kansas City Star
Paris
Tex
Thurman Martin
Martin
Graham
Young County
Pete Knight
Round Prairie
Sam Jones and Dr Rankin in Laughing Exchange
A Georgia woods story features Sam Jones taunting a man for the torturing face of his wife. He quips that if she were his wife he would skin her. The tale includes a jest about Dr Rankin meeting Sam Jones and being greeted in a two faced manner.
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Sam Jones
Georgia Flat Woods
Sam
Bro. Plumbottle
Dr. Rankin
Dallas
Bro. Rankin
Four desirable resident lots on North Oak Street
Four residential lots on North Oak Street are offered for sale with applications requested at the office.
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North Oak Street
Riot at Fairview Park as Bunga-loos clash with Negroes
Indianapolis witnesses a violent riot by about 150 members of the Bunga-loos against Black residents at Fairview Park. Four Negroes injured including Harris who had an arm broken. Police from the city dispersed the mob. four gang members were arrested. A prior riot weeks earlier left a white man wounded by a bullet.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Fairview Park
Harris
West Side
Water Cure for Chronic Constipation Opinion Page Note
Advice urges hot water intake before meals and after meals with outdoor exercise to cure chronic constipation without medicine. Recommends gentle laxatives like Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets if needed. For sale by Graham Drug Co.
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Chamberlain
Graham Drug C
Negro invades yard as Mrs Harrison defends home
An unknown Black man neared Mrs. Harri son's home near the Asylum, entering the yard and demanding a chicken. She fetched her husband Special Police Officer Harrison's six shooter. the intruder fled after two shots fired, sparking neighborhood excitement and a subsequent search with no results.
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Harrison
Notice of separation from husband A J McCan
I have been forced to separate from my husband A J McCan due to cruel treatment. I notify all parties not to deal for the community property, Mrs S E McCan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. McCan
E. McCan
Revival preacher answers Cain wife question in Cardiff
The Rev. John McNeill, during a revival in Cardiff Wales, offered to answer Bible questions. A young man asked who Cain married prompting McNeill to advise keeping focus on salvation and not pursuing others wives.
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John McNeill
Cardiff
Wales
Mr. McNeill
Cain
Twenty Percent More Doses In Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic
A comparative claim states Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic provides twenty per cent more doses than Bitter Chill Tonick, suggesting greater value and potency in the advertised remedy.
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Grove
Home Gold Cure for Drunkenness Promised at One Dollar
An advertisement claims a home self help cure for alcoholism called the Home Gold Cure. It asserts the cure neutralizes poison, stops cravings, and rebuilds nerves, with testimonials of thousands cured. The device is offered by Edwin B. Giles & Co. from Philadelphia, priced at one dollar with full directions and physician advice.
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Edwin B. Giles & Co
Market St
Philadelphia
Lightning Revives 5 Year Old During Funeral Service
In Hanston Kansas the 5-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Samuel Preat appeared to die last Sunday. While en route to the cemetery the metallic casket was struck by lightning and split open. The child sat up and called for her mother, horses were knocked down but no other damage occurred. She is recovering and believed to have been in a cataleptic state awakened by the shock.
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Hanston
Larned
Kan
Samuel Preat
Arnica Salve Cures Railroad Worker Burns and Sores
Dr. A Kellett of Williford Arkansas reports a railroad laborer had a severely crushed foot but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve swiftly healed the wound. The ad extols it as a world champion healer for burns boils piles and skin eruptions with a 25 cent price and local sale by Handy Matthews.
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A. Kellett
Williford
Ark
Bucklen
Handy, & Matthews
Devastating Storm Ravages New York and New Jersey
The 24th brought the worst storm on record over New York City and part of New Jersey. The Catholic church in the city was demolished and many buildings were blown down. Torrential rain and violent winds caused heavy damage and loss, with Jersey City suffering substantial destruction.
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New York City
New Jersey
Jersey City
N. J
Curse of Heat Sparks Unhurried Lunch Break
A man sits in shade fanning himself with his shirt open and shoes off while his wife toils over a hot stove. The scene hints at the era's coping measures a wife might employ by offering a bitter remedy to ease his discomfort and help him forget daily ills.
Five Children Born to Mesa Mother in One Birth
Mrs. Guadalupe Herrari of Mesa Arizona welcomed five newborns last Saturday proving she is 40 years old and already mother of 18 children. The event highlights a remarkable expansion of her large family and the local interest it generated.
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Guadalupe Herrari
Mesa
Arizona
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Wood County News
Por
W.C. Hilburn
Jeweler
Optician
Dacksboro
Yeglasses
C. G. King
King
Postoffice Drug Store
E. B. Norman
R. F. Antwowp
J.B. Nowris
J. M. Norman
G.F. Merce
The
Beckham National Bank
Rock Stable
Graham Hotel
A. ©. Anderson
Jacksboro
J. J. Gallaher
C. F. Wells
Villa Ridge
Morris Wechsler
Cong
Bnai Israel
New York
Taf Bros, Medicine Co
Avon Springs
N. Y
Taft
You.s
O. D. Phelps
M.D
Taft Bros. Medicine Co
Anid
Rivington Street
Raphael
East 129Th St
City
Broz, Meptemy Co
East 180Th St
N.Y. City
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