Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Endorsed for Women's Health
Historical medical notice highlights Unicorn root and Golden Seal root as key ingredients in Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. Doctors cited include Dr Kyte and Prof Finley Ellingwood praising Unicorn root for female reproductive disorders and Golden Seal root as a tonic for general and uterine conditions. Cited authorities note benefits in dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, and uterine hemorrhage with emphasis on restoring female vitality.
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John Fyfe
Tm BoLudrico Mroroat Review
Helenias
Kyte
Finley Ellingwood
Bennett Medical College
Chicago
John M. Scudder
Cincinnati
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Composition of Alloys in Japanese Decor and Brass
A brief note on Japanese alloy composition cites sinchu as 10 parts copper to 5 parts zinc for fine brass, and Shadko as a gold copper alloy with gold content from 1 to 10 percent, plus a stray line about Dr. Kline’s nerve restorer and a claim on industrial nations’ commerce with the U.S. export share.
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Philadelphia
Healy’s Bold Explorer Near Lake Rudolf
Don Livio Caetani, a young aristocrat, long renowned explorer in Somaliland and Abyssinia, has trekked through Bako, the Omo valley, Cafta and Gemma then toward Adia Abeba. News says he reached within nine days of Lake Rudolf before impassable mountains blocked access, with widespread friendly native reception.
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Rudolf
Philadelphia
Home Week in Boston Celebrates City History
Boston plans a grand home coming from July 28 to August 3 with midsummer family reunions and public festivities. The event aims to attract thousands from across the country to honor Massachusetts history and Boston’s cultural leadership.
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Boston
New England
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Kentucky
Louisville
Georgia
America
Industry Becomes Slower to Turn Seasonal Goods
Finance and True Renew notes seasonable merchandise entering distribution slowly, causing stock buildup for spring and summer dry goods and millinery. May ended with improved activity yet holidays delayed recovery. Manufacturing runs at full capacity with orders deep into 1908. cotton mills raise wages for about 86,000 workers in New England. Iron and steel show large contracted output and rising foreign demand. ore movement congests ports while car shortages back up docks.
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New England
Fall River
Cleveland
Wants Nurses In Navy Surgeon General Rixey Plans Expansion
Surgeon General Rixey prepares to appeal to Congress to correct a deficiency in naval medical care noting the navy has no trained nurses. Ship surgeons rely on hospital stewards and apprentices, with epidemics stressing care. a plan for a corps of trained nurses is outlined. Ice ridges called frazil ice form spikes in cold rivers and cause floods. An elderly admiral's tale about red lobsters on a Pacific island ends with a joke. A safety guide advises smothering flames with woolen blankets and cooling burns with water and baking soda.
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St. Larence River
How to Use a Clothes Mangle in Drying
The guide explains that the mangle is larger than a wringer with wooden rollers used for dry clothes. Distribute garments evenly between rolls, guide with hands to avoid creases, dust before use, and keep it well oiled and covered when not in use.
Oklahoma's Constitution Hinders Re-Election Belief
The Chicago Record-Herald notes Oklahoma’s constitution bars re-election to state office, suggesting the people distrust unwritten laws and prefer formal rules over tradition and custom. The remark reflects political attitudes amid Oklahoma governance debates.
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Oklahoma
Chicago Record
Live Stock and Oil Markets Quotation Summary
Credic balance quotations list varied folds with entries including Pennsylvania 178 and Ontario 178, North Lima and Bourndamn around 490, Tudinna 600, Somerset 60cy, Ragland 920, and Canada at 1.85. The text clusters prices by region and commodity without a clear single event.
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Tlonu
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Lima
Bourndamn
Tudinna
Somerset
Ragland
Canada
New Jersey Bill Proposes Tax on Whiskers
A New Jersey legislator introduces a bill to tax whiskers with rates from five dollars for ordinary whiskers up to fifty dollars for a goatee, plus a twenty percent surcharge on red whiskers. The note also mentions railroads raising the age limit for employees due to labor shortages.
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New Jersey
Worth the Price Damages Awarded for Singing Range Loss
A Boston Herald observation notes an English jury awarding 1250 dollars to a woman who could sing high C before an accident but only reach B flat afterward. The piece jokes about the damage to her abilities and compares it to a dog walking on hind legs, remarking surprise at rare feats.
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Dr. Johnson
Boston Herald
Giant locomotive 7007 completed in Pittsburgh area
The 204 ton engine and tender, the largest in the world, was built at Pittsburg and tested in Manchester, Lower Allegheny. After an initial pull, its whistle required adjustment to pass under bridges. The monster locomotive, officially numbered 7007, is slated for a Pennsylvania Lines passenger run westward.
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Biggé
Lodorative
Pittsburg
Gether
Manchester
Lower Allegheny
Pennsylvania Vines
Special Trains for Pacific Coast Tours by Major Lines
National Education Association and Christian Endeavor conventions offer personally conducted special trains from Chicago via the Chicago Union Pacific and North-Western Line leaving in July for the Pacific Coast. Low round trip rates include sleeping car accommodations meals and other comforts. Write S A Hutchison Manager Tourist Dept 212 Clark Street Chicago for itineraries and full particulars. German Military Training in Germany praised as a national characteristic by African Monthly noting youth discipline and cleanliness shaping manhood and womanhood.
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Chicago
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African Monthly
A Wonderful Gain by Elder Ogden Pioneer Browning
J W Browning of Ogden Utah, born 1848, credits improved health to Deans Kidney Pills after diabetes and kidney failings left him weak and ailing. At 75 he reports good health with no major issues for a year. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a bottle. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y. A second item notes Kuroki and a Yale yell remark about Liaoyang from the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Cure for Scalp Sores After Measles Noted
Mrs Henry Porter of Albion Nebraska reports severe head and neck sores after measles covered with scaly patches the size of pennies. Hair loss occurred. After failing with doctor prescribed blood remedies and salve she used Cuticura Remedies, saw improvement in a week and full cure in three weeks. This occurred seven years ago and she remains free of trouble.
England’s anti tipping law first tested in court
The Anti Tipping Law, called an act for the prevention of corruption, aims to curb bribery by gifts to workers for tasks not in their job. In Manchester, a Glothier clerk bribed a carter with a shilling and a dollar in two cases to carry parcels. The magistrate fined the clerk £1 plus ordinary costs and extra special costs, noting the bill of costs. It remains unclear if the law covers restaurant tips.
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England
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railroad Co
Manchester
Aittle
Progress of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century
The Philadelphia Record notes Dr. John Billings US Army asserts mid nineteenth century medical advances reduced childbirth deaths from 10–20 to 6 per 1000 and overall NYC deaths from 35–40 to under 20 per 1000. Disease and smallpox declined. yellow fever faded. war deaths shifted from wounds to disease earlier, now hospital gangrene rare. Chicago life expectancy rose from 12 to 32. Medical science, especially prevention, credited.
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John §. Billings
United States Army
New York City
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Philadelphia Record
Balloons Targeted In Berlin Baghdad Aerial Experiments
Berlin reports a plan to test firing at midair balloons and airships near Dantzig. 100 cubic meter balloons will be launched and shot at by heavy guns and small arms. Balloons tethered 3000 feet will be towed by warships to range of coast batteries three to nine miles. Observers include general staff officers and ballooning department personnel.
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Berlin
London Express
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Phonograph as Witness Baffles Iron Foundry Noise
In Brussels a lawyer sued over hammering from a near iron foundry. He used a phonograph to record one day in his library, then played a cylinder in court. The fourth chamber ruled in his favor, the device acting as decisive proof against the noise nuisance.
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Brussels
Vulcan
London Chroniele
Deep Pits Recede To Substantial Depths In Lancashire
In the Manchester district collieries now operate half a mile below ground. Ashton Bradford and Pendleton pits exceed this depth with others planned across southern Lancashire reaching about 900 yards. Workers carry large quantities of tea due to the intense heat, with some consuming two quarts in cans. The Pendleton pit of A Knowles exceeds 1,000 yards.
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Deen British Collieries
Manchester
Wolking
Ashton
Bradford
Pendleton
Lancashire
Messry
A. Knowles
Westminster Gazette
School for Aeronauts Opens in Chemnitz
Arrangements are completed to establish a training school for aeronauts and airship construc tors in Chemnitz, following a Paris program. A one year course starts this month, focusing on balloon construction and use with expansion to aeroplanes when practical types exist.
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Paris
New York
Levrald
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