The Price of Pleasure and the Favorite Prescription
A period view on women’s fatigue and social life argues for Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine. It claims to cure headaches, backaches, irregularities, and female weakness, citing a testimonial from Mrs Milo Bryant and inviting sick women to consult Dr. Pierce by mail with privacy assured.
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Milo Bryant
Lota
Thomas Co
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Burt George Burt and Son Editors and Publishers
Prone BURT. GEORGE A. Burt George Burt and Son Editors and Publishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prone Burt
George A. Burt
George Burt & Son Editors and Publishers
Roosevelts Tour Spurs Debate On Dams And Duty
The article combines political slate notes with Roosevelt’s Maine tour remarks and a critique of dam policy. It discusses Roosevelt’s speeches, old-fashioned hard work as a civic virtue, and the idea that easier paths should not be pursued in national policy. It also notes Supreme Court retirements and anticipated Roosevelt appointments to craft a lasting court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Supreme Court
Fuller
Harlan
Justice Brewer
Justice Brown
Justice White
Justice Peckham
Justice McKenna
Roosevelt
Republicans Move to End 5 Percent Campaign Deductions
Officials of the state committee consider abolishing the practice of deducting five percent from state employees salaries for campaign funds. Some members deny it was ever sanctioned and view it as an unjust inheritance. They argue many workers cannot spare the money and deserve relief, noting ample Republican wealth exists to fund campaigns without dipping into pay. The committee aims to abolish the practice to gain public favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican State Committee
Bloomington
Big Bend Reunion Honors Local Veterans in Hennepin
Big Bend reunions yearly celebrate WW veterans. This year Putnam county hosted three day event in fair grounds north of the city with speeches by Hon J W Graff of Peoria and gatherings around camp fires. Hennepin’s hospitality and band received high praise for entertaining attendees from across states.
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Boys In Blue
Big Bend
Hennepin
Putnam County
Fair Grounds
J. W. Graff
Peoria
The Henry Republican Sends News to Distant Friends
A local paper serves as a steady, untiring letter to the community. It carries marriages, births, deaths, crops, improvements, and events, turning town life into a shared story. Readers enjoy contributing news items, supporting the paper as a business that informs and connects.
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Henry Republican
Nationalizing Coal Fields Urged During Strike
The New England Homestead argues nationalization could prevent miner strikes and cites the postal and railway mail disruptions as evidence of how public services suffer when coal mines are not privately controlled. The piece suggests this outcome shows the dangers of a nation controlled coal industry.
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New England Homestead
Disfranchisement laws enforced in Virginia and Alabama
The South tightens voting limits as Virginia reports no significant Black registration while Alabama cites the Montgomery Advertiser claiming full success of new suffrage rules. Montgomery county lists 47 registered of 52,207, and Booker Washington's county records 42 voters. Annulment of the wartime amendments affecting franchise appears nearly complete.
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Virginia
Alabama
Montgomery
Jim Chambers Seen as Bachelor in Henry Community
In a Bradford Record note a longtime friend speaks of Jim Chambers now residing in Henry as a warm friend to all in Henry. He is Justice of the Peace and Insurance Agent but remains firm on marriage views, with the remark that Jim seems set to stay a bachelor.
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Jim’ Chambers
Henry
Justice of the Peace
Jim
Bradford
Town Considers Weeding for Street Beauty
Residents urge mowing of unsightly weeds along streets and alleys to enhance town beauty. They ask municipal action to implement trimming and maintain attractive public spaces.
Letter from George Worley to Clifton firm in 1902
George Worley writes from Clifton Kansas August 28 1902 to George Burt and Son describing health travel to the west. He arrived August 8 found warm dry weather and notes recent rain. He praises corn prospects in Kansas and apples crops. mentions meeting former Illinois residents Leb Denman Caleb Stewart and N B Needham postmaster Clifton. He may travel to Oklahoma and hopes to write again if not discarded.
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George Worley
Clifton
Kan
George Burt & Son
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
J. N. Denman
Caleb Stewart
N. B. Needham
George F, Worley
Parson Praises Electric Bitters for Liver Cure
Rev C. J. Budlong of Ashaway R 1 writes of a meritorious medicine named Electric Bitters. He claims it cured jaundice and long-standing liver troubles and calls it a genuine, all-around cure. The drug is advertised at 50 cents with guaranteed satisfaction at Dr Powell's City drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Budlong
Ashaway, R. 1
Dr Powell
City
Farmers must unite for big marketing plan says Tribune
The Chicago Tribune argues that a $50 million farmers cooperative requires immense capital and confidence. It warns that aligning managers with stockholders across vast regions is vital, or farmers will remain divided and sell at nearby markets. The piece includes notes on river trade ships and a canine tale linked to Treasury circles.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Middle West
Farmers’ Cooperative Company
Record New York Stock Exchange seat sold for $75,000
W R Holligan of Chicago paid a record price of seventy five thousand dollars for a NYSE seat last week. The practice includes a ten thousand dollar life guarantee for the owner and a gratuity to a deceased member’s family. Prices have surged from four thousand in 1878 to the current high, with several notable jumps in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Holligan
Chicago
New York Stock Exchange
Holligan
Osborne & Holligan
Worms and uniforms shift stir readers in early wartime note
An article discusses child worming medicine White's Cream Vermifuge costing 25c at Dr Powell's City drug store. It then covers the U S Army's shift from blue dress uniforms to olive drab service uniforms, noting the color choice aims for practicality, durability, and concealment, while old blue remains as dress attire for soldiers off duty.
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Uncle Sam
War Department
Invents Revolving Three-Section Police Club Patent
Orrie Landrum of Savanna patents a new police club design. The three sectional rod includes steel cores and rotating outer sections to prevent grasping or wrestling away. The wood construction and rotating mechanism are touted as a practical improvement for officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrie Landrum
Savanna
Mr Landrum
Gale
Croup Remedies and William Allen White in McClure's
Croup begins with cold symptoms and hoarseness and Balm Ballard remedies are suggested with 40¢ at Dr Powell's City drug store. William Allen White leads September McClure's with Cuban Reciprocity article, notes his convalescence and renewed vim after health downturn.
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Ballard
Dr Powell
City Drug Store
William Allen White
McClure
Mr White
Thomas Platt
White
Emporia
Raised From the Dead At Oriental Hotel Chanute
A testimonial from C W Landis of Chanute Kansas claims neu ragia relief after using Ballards Snow Liniment. He says he was cured after a bottle, and notes prices 25 60 and 100 cents at Dr Powells City drug store.
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C. W. Landis
Oriental Hotel
Chanute
Kan
Ballard
Dr Powell
City Drug Store
The Poetry of Dress and Local Notices
The piece discusses how eye appeal enriches poetry and previews Miss Courtenay Morgan in Camille at the Opera House on Saturday Sept 6. It also reports Sands Creamery farmers with unpaid checks, an Elgin Creamery bankruptcy petition by Obediah Sands, and a Boone County farmers’ call to action. Chamberlain's tablets are advertised for bad taste in the mouth.
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The
Sands Creamieries
T. G. Catchpool
Garden Prairie
United States District Court
Obediah Sands
Elgin Creamery Company
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