Kidney Pills Promise Back Relief From Burdens
An ad touts Dr Donn’s Kidney Fits and Dean’s Kidney Pills as cures for back and kidney pain. Mrs James Cooper of Winchester says the pills cured her severe back and kidney trouble. Foster Milburn Co. sells for 50 cents a box. The piece also notes Guglielmo Ferrero’s view that American Puritanism underpins popular agitation, as reported by the Kansas City Star.
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Donn
James Cooper
W. Germain
Winchester
Way
Bright
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffsalo
N.Y
Guglielmo Ferrero
Kansas City
Star
Snake Skin Export Outfit Reported in Java Islands
Consul B. 3, Rairden of Batavia reports that the Java Reptile Skin Company, capital $40,000, operates at various Java locations to trade in live and skinned snakes. Branches are planned across the island to supply high quality skins for export to Europe, with live snakes fetching higher prices than dead ones.
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Rairden
Batavia
Java Reptile Skin Company
Java
Europe
Deep Mine Shaft Depths in Grass Valley California
The main shaft of the North Star mine at Grass Valley California reaches 2 086 feet vertical depth on a vein dipping 23 degrees. The shaft is shown down four hundred feet on the vein, yielding the maximum practical vertical depth.
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California
North Star
Grass Valley
Nightly Nursery Tales and Pet Stories Across Papers
A collage of children’s verses and cameo anecdotes from old papers. It includes playful lines about fear, bedtime, and angels, plus a girl laughing at a naughty kitten and a pet description list. The passages reflect lighthearted family humor and a classroom game where players guess who said what.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Herald
Kitten Tales And a Boy Fights Owl in County News
A Kitty Gray account sings of a maltese kitten raised on a milk bottle and fond of naps between a bull terrier’s paws. In Detroit News county reporting, a 22-cal rifle encounter left a boy wounded after a large owl attacked him. the owl was slain amid a bloody struggle and the boy fainted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty Gray
Kitten
Kitty
Puppy
Edith Gifford
The
New York Tribune
Lee Bartley
Detroit News
Bartley
A Baby Party For Pernapat Aims At Fun Dress Up
A Baby Party described where Pernapat attended a gathering with guests dressed as children from one to six years old. Costumes ranged from babies in long clothes with bibs and rattles to older children with curled hair and bows. Girls wore knee length dresses with pink silk stockings, while boys wore sailor and Buster Brown outfits. The winner was a boy dressed as a girl. The group played Little Sally Water.
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Gonre
Buster Brown
Dresed
Sally Water
Laura
Lara
Spose
Janra
Waya
Mary Nowell Youtz
An Engine-driver's Tale Of A Newfoundland Hero
A rough engine driver recalls a near tragedy when a three year old girl wandered onto the track. A Newfoundland dog saved her, sparing her life and leaving the driver deeply moved by the dog’s courageous act. This memory is contrasted with scenes of Miss Laura from a church story about childhood, imagination, and admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
The
Christian Register
Perjury Arraignment Cited as Unjust in Court
The witness denounced the arraignment as unjust claiming courtesy and decency, insisting he is a gentleman. The judge interpreted his remarks as a guilty plea in a Philadelphia Ledger account of the case.
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Ruth
Philadelphia Ledger
First British passenger train trial on Stockton and Darlington line
In 1825 the Stockton and Darlington railway staged a trial run for Britain's first passenger train. Four horsemen with a red danger flag rode ahead to warn spectators and join the planned railway pageant.
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England
Stockton and
Darlington
Rheumatism Cure Promised In a Day by Dr Detchon
An ad claims Dr Detchon’s Relief for Rheumatism rapidly cures rheumatism within one to three days. The remedy allegedly removes the cause and disease immediately, with first doses offering great benefit. Available at druggists for 7c or $1.
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Detchon
Catarre Panine
GALE
Drugstores CO
Texas
THE
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mags
Dedication of Dunbar Memorial at Woodlawn Cemetery
The Philadelphia Press notes a granite bow and bronze tablet memorial to Paul Laurence Dunbar to be unveiled June 26 at Woodlawn Cemetery Dayton C It honors the Afro American poet famed for poignant lyrics blending joy sorrow and humor with a June birth anniversary ceremony featuring many distinguished participants.
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Paul Lawrence Dunbar
Woodlawn
Dayton
Dunbar
Elis
Philadelphia Press
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into Allen's Foot-taue
Purporting to ease tired feet this vintage ad promotes Allen's Foot Taue powder for corns bunions and Ingrowing nails. It claims quick relief from burning swelling and sweating with a 25 cent price and free sample offer. Allen and Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
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Allen
Drugelate
Allen &. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Bad Days and Periodic Mental Distress in 23 Day Cycles
A Viennese physician suggests that bad days of mood and fatigue follow artificial 23 day or multiple cycles. He claims natural illnesses and distress occur around these periodic spells, explaining why partners and children notice sudden gloom and physical lassitude.
Mexico as Cattle Country Gains Noted Attention
G B McDermott of Nacozari told Houston that Mexico is becoming the great cattle country of the American continent, with Northern Mexico the ideal region. He noted U S cattlemen shifting ranges southward as favorable localities attract herds and beef quality improves in the republic.
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Mexico
G. B. McDermott
Nacozari
Houston
United States
Republic
Houston Post
Far-Flung Global News From The Era
Fragmented report notes religious infill plans in Chilvaga and Mormon activity. Mentions American incidents in Porta Tiens, Senate scheduling in Washington, a New York baseball club event, a wireless invention for warships, a fatal cafe shooting near Paris, a ship voyage in England, naval scandals in France, a coroner’s inquiry in Tranklyn, and budget shifts by Governor Hughes of New York. Includes copper company valuations and missing records in a formal inquiry.
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Chilvaga
Olu Bellevars
Porta Tien
New Yorke Baseball Club
M. ‘Shannon
Marine
Brewer
Tranklyn
Myron ‘Tully
Hughes
New Yok
Spao
United Copper Company
Vaulia
Kedural Chand Jeary ii
I. Augustus Helizo
Man Who Knows Nothing But Thinking Money
A compact note argues that focusing solely on money thinking leaves a person spiritually and financially poor, stressing balance between values and wealth. It reflects a moral warning about greed and misplaced priorities, framed as a simple, didactic statement.
Advancements in Science and Health Trends from 19th Century Lectures
A lecture to the Royal Society of Arts discusses ultrviolet rays from indoor sources and health impacts, while Dr. Hubbard reports a liquid carbon dioxide treatment forming a chalklike snow for skin conditions. Other notes cover pension reforms for rail engineers and firemen, a new hardness test via disk-on-disk impact, and early observations of nerve related phosphorescence and wave interference experiments.
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Beforn
Royal Society of Arts
Leon Guster
Ale
W. S. Ballentine
David Hubbard
Carpenter
Cedar For Pencils The Only Wood Quoted By The Pound
The pencil industry relies on red cedar for its wood, with 220,000,000 pencils produced annually in the United States. Red cedar's unique properties, scarcity, and market demand are discussed, noting potential future growth in second growth trees and the need for better forest management.
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United States
Amenea
Monument to Marey Prompts International Fund Drive
A proposed monument to Marey, hailed as the father of the moving plate, would be funded by an international subscription. The Marey Memorial Committee and Gar International Association of the Marey Tagtitete have received many promises from countries including France.
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Mares
Calla
Gus International
Fia
Ino
France
Parke
Paekle Dent
M. Cherevonn
Che
Berence
Mer
Washington Star
Belgium Railways Handle 170 Million Passengers Annually
A historical note reports Belgium's railways carrying about 170 million passengers each year, highlighting the scale of travel. The piece contrasts as a brief overview with a whimsical aside about a girl recalling a letter while misplacing an instruction.
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Belgium
The Tat Wren Campaign Against the Pest Threat
A government report urges action against the rat menace as a major national problem. The campaign, titled The Tat Wren, highlights vast property damage and the spread of bubonic plague, with rats consuming grain and other foods and costing millions annually.
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Shaws
Cure for Infant Rash Promises Relief in Cuticura Remedies
A Yukon Oklahoma reader recalls a two year old son plagued by a severe itchy rash with blisters. After trying various topicals the family reports dramatic improvement using Cuticura Soaps and Ointment, with no symptoms since the cure over two years ago. Nomenclature references include Votter Drug & Chem Corp and Cuticura products.
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Catiurn
Lauck
Yukon
Okla
Groot
Votter Drug & Chem, Corp
Nole Prapa
Boston
Minas
Mothers Who Have Daughters Advertisement Claim
A testimonial letter from Mrs MA Deal of Winchester Indiana praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring health to mothers troubled by painful periods backache and indigestion. The ad urges women to write Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free confidential advice.
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Winchester
Fnd
Mos
Pinkham
MA Deal
Ind
Lydia J. Pinksham
Pinkham Medicine Company
Lann
Lydia BE
Wireless Record: Indo European Link Sets 1000 Mile Record
Direct telegraphing by the Indo- European company with India Office partners achieved a 1000 mile span between Karachi Calcutta and London. Reported as a world record by cable. Separately a note clarifies ambergris has no relation to amber.
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Indo- European
Indo-uropean Telegraph Department
India Office
Karachi
Calcutta
London
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