Swedish Essence of Life Promises Health and Longevity
An advertisement extols the Swedish Essence of Life by Dr Yernest as a robust tonic using roots and herbs. It claims to improve digestion, liver function, blood quality, and waste elimination, with a free trial offer from M R Zaegel & Co of Sheboygan Wisconsin for readers to test its curative virtues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yernest
Malaria
R. Zaegel & Co
Chemists
Main Street
Sheboygan
Wis
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
Strike Threat Looms Over Railways From Buffalo To Pacific Coast
Chicago November 6 A strike threat looms as switchmen of the Switchmen's Union of North America on twenty three Chicago area railroads demand a 10 cent hourly raise and eight hour day negotiations stall over a 2 cent cap. If not settled by Wednesday night the walkout could halt traffic from Buffalo to the Pacific Coast with sympathy from other train crews.
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Chicago
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Labor Organization
Buffalo
Pacific Coast
Stensland Sentenced for Embezzlement and Forgery
Chicago reports Paul C. Stensland former Milwaukee Avenue State Bank president and Henry W. Hering cashier received indeterminate prison terms for embezzlement and forgery. Sentences range from one to ten years with concurrent term for Stensland. Stensland claimed years of losses in real estate and a cooperative store, admitting forgery only when returned from Tangier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Paul C. Stenslend
Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
Tangier
Henry W. Hering
Pickney
Criminal Court
Stensland
Joliet
Hering
Mine Explosion Kills One At Dempster Shaft Near Ottumwa
One miner is dead and four hurt in a blast at the Dempster coal mine two miles south of Ottumwa. The dead is Kinsey Huston. Injured are C. S. Lowe dying, John Hayes with an ankle fracture, Lloyd Buchanan with a head wound. The five miners were inside the shaft when a windy shot triggered the explosion and hurled the cage out. All were local residents.
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Dempster
Ottumwa
Kinsey Huston
C. S. Lowe
John Hayes
Lloyd Buchanan
Huston
South Ottumwa
The Ideal Family Laxative Brandreth’s Pills Ad
An old advertisement extols Brandreth’s Pills as a safe gentle laxative tonic. It promotes Defiance Starch for household use and touts Braundreth’s herbal extracts, claiming long history and reliable results for both young and old. The copy emphasizes generosity versus stinginess and urges return if unsatisfied.
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Brandreth
U. A
Woman Novelist Miss Braddon Widely Read at Seventieth Birthday
Miss Braddon, poplar novelist, marked her seventieth birthday by issuing her sixty second book, Lady Audley’s Secret, and has earned royalties on over a million copies. She reads French German Italian with equal ease. Kaiser Won Bride for Officer recounts a tale of royal interference in marriages with a hesitant aide-de-camp who discourages a match, then later persuades a betrothal after an eloquent appeal.
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Miss Braddon
Lady Audley
Kaiser
Berlin
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Jackson “Street
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New York
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Nebraska
Colamans
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Moines
Charity
Winslow
Otro Faye
Egotiama
Wy “Avin
Carters
Bros Waterproof
Uaker
Quaker Best Comment
Ee Weihiin
Ladly
Martha Washington
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Co
Milwaukee, Wis
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