California Fig Syrup Co. assures purity of laxative oils
To gain public trust, the California Fig Syrup Co publishes full statements with each package. It says only its original manufacturing method ensures perfect purity and uniformity. The figs used are for taste while medicinal principles come from valued plants. Buyers are advised to seek genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna from the California Fig Syrup Co. and from leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California
Califfornia Fig Syrup Co
Indians Count Time Using Moons Not Months
Indigenous timekeeping names months by moons. January is the Weters or Hard Moon, February the Raccoon Moon, March Sore-Hye Moon, April the Moon when geese lay eggs, May the Planting Moon, June the Moon when strawberries are red, July the Moon when choke cherries are ripe, August the Harvest Moon, September the Moon when rice dries, October the rice drying Moon, November the Deer-Killing Moon, and December the Deer Moon.
Bright's disease relief after Dean's Kidney Pills
John H. Trube of Youngstown Ohio says three doctors said he had six months to live with Bright's disease. His legs swelled, urine was poor and frequent, and headaches were common. He used Dean's Kidney Pills on a friend's advice and says he found complete relief and has had no kidney trouble for two years. The ad urges readers to remember the name Dean's, sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box.
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John H. Trube
Harvard &I
Youngstown
Ohio
Bright
Dean
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Accident En Route At School Causes Scolding Punishment
A Cir cle Magazine excerpt recalls a harsh school incident where a young girl Mabel was subjected to soap washouts for bad language. Her elder sister explains she had already endured two washouts that morning, highlighting the severity of the punishment and the child’s standing as a kindergarten favorite.
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Mabel
Circle Magazine
Rheumatism Cured in a Day by Dr Detchon’s Relief
A patent medicine claim states rheumatism and neuralgia are radically cured in 1 to 3 days. The remedy supposedly removes the cause and provides first dose benefits. Available for 75 cents or one dollar at all druggists.
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Detchon
Democrat
Mrs Wyman Sets Pie Record in Pittsfield Baking Feat
Mrs Wyman aged 70 of Pittsfield Mass breaks pie making records by baking 72 pies across nine varieties including Custard apple cocoanut prune raisin squash chocolate blueberry and lemon. A note mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children teething priced at 25 cents a bottle.
Great Exposition Telescope For Sale At One-Tenth Cost
The Paris Exposition of 1900 big telescope, built at 150000 dollars, is now offered for sale by the exposition receiver at about ten percent of its cost. Its housing requires a building 180 feet long.
Spahn's Distemper Cure marketed for horses and dogs
Distemper cured and prevented across ages in animals with Spaña Distemper Cure. Every bottle guaranteed. Over 600,000 bottles sold last year. 4c. and $1.00. Available at druggists or from Spohn Med Co Spec Contagious Diseases Groshen Ind. Agents wanted. Free book offered.
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Spahn
Spohn Med. Co
Groshen
Lnd
World sugar crops 1909 rise over 1908 figures
Willett and Gray place the 1909 world sugar crop at 14 710 000 tons, up 244 596 tons or 1.7 percent from 1908. An assortment of brief items follows including a grocer’s ad for Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and a Muscatine Record anecdote about a sewing girl’s letter in response to a fastidious suitor.
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Willett & Gray
To Teach in China Miss Amy F Y Ching Enters Wellesley
Miss Amy FY Ching of China has entered Wellesley College to prepare for teaching in her homeland. Friends call her a self-made girl, supporting herself through an Honolulu normal school course and two years of teaching, saving enough to finish at Oahu College, from which she graduated last summer.
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China
Amy Fy, Ching
Wellesley College
Honolulu
Oahu College
New York Sun
Glass Beads in Fashion Create Bohemian Trade Straits
The London Daily Mail reports a sudden demand for glass and metal beads in Vienna. Beaded purses and handbags trend, with multicolored bead patterns visible on dresses, necklaces, and collars. The boom endangers Bohemian glass makers as orders explode and skilled workmen perish. Warehoused beads, once deemed worthless, now fetch high prices.
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Vienna
London Daily Mail
Empress Helps Actresses Dress In Berlin
The German Empress has started the Central Association of German Actresses to provide stage costumes at low cost. She donates her court and evening gowns, inspiring wealthy Berlin women to contribute. Many women part with gowns at nominal figures, and the Empress serves as president, supplying most costumes seen on Berlin stages. Several theatrical companies wear dresses formerly worn by the Empress.
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Chicago Tribune
England
Paris
New York World
Berlin
Central Association of
Miss Ethel Barrymore Admired For Violet Gift Story
A Boston engagement shows Miss Ethel Barrymore remains popular as a young admirer sent violets nightly. One note with the blooms, signed by a boatman about eight or nine years, arrived the next day promising a dramatic gesture. The star smiled in acknowledgment.
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Ethel Barrymore
Boston
Harrymore
Pgalary
Miss Barrymore
Boatblack
Washington Star
Red Bride Stuns Paris in Scarlet Bridal Gown
The Red Bride trend sweeps Paris as the Countess de Revenu, a leading figure among the young royalists, marries in a striking red bridal ensemble. She wears a crimson gown, matching gloves and veil, setting a bold fashion statement.
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Paris
Countess de Revenu
Fashion Fall Styles Highlight Hats and Silks
Text outlines fall fashion trends with high collars and jet buttons fading hats, and a shift toward taffeta petticoats and decorative traveling wraps. It notes black dominates colors, one sided jabots on blouses, panne millinery for turbans, renewed Dutch and Eton collars, low hats sit, meteor crepes and liberty satins, and fur novelties like Coachman's Cap and Khug Mutt.
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Paris
Medhlia
Yoakum Advocates Farm Rail Co Operation in Dallas
B J Yoakum former Winsco Rock Island director spoke in Dallas on Prosperity Day urging farmers and merchants to unite with railroads banks and manufacturers under business principles. He urged county by county meetings to plan cooperation keeping tax money for state roads and development rather than funding federal extravagance.
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Dallas
Texas
B. J. Yoakum
Winsco-Rock Island Railroad
Buf
Washington
Gluneh and Dyspepsia in Child Dining Advice
The text stresses warm midday meals for children, recommending home cooked dinners at noon for youngsters up to ten or twelve. It warns against cold lunches as a substitute and notes the importance of walking home and a short play period for the child before evening study.
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Recesa
de- Wueator
Rest After Meals and Dyspepsia Warning
The text warns that resting after meals and focused preoccupations can trigger dyspepsia in older adults. It notes anxiety with excessive irritability and nervous symptoms may accompany digestion issues, reflecting a medical advisory style from a daily health column.
Fragmented OCR Summary From A Local Page
An unreadable OCR snippet mentions Tempe and gloves with scattered names and places. The legible bits hint at a local notice or column but do not form a coherent event or clear entities. The text is too garbled to extract a solid people, organizations, or dates.
Feminine news notes highlight women in public life
Viola Allen turning forty. Tarpley Starr Salina Williams dies in Winchester. Mabel Barnum named assistant librarian in Boston Athenaeum. Caroline Dressler dislocates jaw twice laughing. Nellie Showmen licensed to preach in Altoona. Equal Franchise Society cuts dues to attract women. Mrs Hillis calls American woman self centred. Russell Sage offers 2 million to Bible Society if matched. Three women among next Norwegian Parliament nominees. Lillian Close crowned beauty prize winner and most photographed in England. William H. Low and Mary MacMonnies wed in Paris. Miss M Ellis elected Belleville librarian. first woman in 30 years.
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Mabel Barnum
Boston Athenaeum
Caroline Dressler
New York City
Stetson
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Nellie Showmen
Altoona
Church of the United Brethren
Equal Franchise Society
Newell Dwight Hillis
Russell Sage
American Bible Society
Lillian Close
Daily Mirror
England
William H. Low
Mary Louise Fairchild MacMonnies
L'Oratoir du Louvre
Paris
M. Ellis
Belleville, IN
Miss Hills
Labor unions and federation updates across regions
Street car men in Lincoln form a union and a Jewish labor hall nears Leeds. New York waist cutters organize, Leavenworth clerks form an association, and U S union activity broadens. AFL meets in Canada, IL State Federation opposes local option, and Chicago Labor limits women to ten hours. Longshoremen rise to 50,000. British Steam Engine Makers number 13,000 with 425000 bank balance. Wary theatre unions adjust conflicts in New York. Morrison and Hampel Campers elected in Toronto.
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Lincoln
Neb
Leeds
England
New York City
American Federation of Labor
Canada
Leavenworth
Kas
Gompers
Illinois State Federation of Labor
Chicago Federation of Labor
Steam Engine Makers’ Society of Great Britain
Journeymen 'Aitors’ Union of America
Vorouty
Whoto Nugravers’ Union
International Theatrical State Employers’ Union
Averigan Federation of Labor
Toronto
Saint Louis man sells blue buttons to deter streetcar misbehavior
A Saint Louis man ordered one thousand blue buttons offered to men who wear them since the plan aims to deter men from firing their seats at women on streetcars. The effort signals a broader push seen in Syracuse and other cities to curb courtly malice, with about one hundred thousand males of streetcar riders involved.
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St. Lowis
Syracuse
Louis
Spookjae of gossip echoes from Nilppincatt tale
A cryptic line referencing Spookjae and Nilppincatt features gossip leaders and a hidden message. The fragment hints at a rumor or legend with evasive imagery and a warning tone about a byek and a gulo. Further readable context is needed for clarity.
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Evan
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