Marvelous Discovery Claimed Cure for Consumption
A broad claim advertises Dr. Derk P. Yonkerman of Kalamazoo Michigan as discoverer of a universal cure for consumption and lung troubles. Free trial packages are promised to all who write, with testimonials and endorsements from state officials and noted medical figures, urging immediate requests for the treatment.
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J. Yonkerman
Kalamazoo
Mich
Derk P. Yon Kerman
Michigan
Koch
Luton
Paeteur
Derk P. Yonkerman
Shakespeare Building
Yonkerman
Dr. Knapp Medical Co
Hull Bldg
Detroit
Daily Mail
Sirs
Find of Ambergris Worth Up to 396000 Says Boston Firm
William Storey and Robert B Maitchell return from Campobello inland with a 75 pound lump of ambergris found on the eastern shore. Ambergris, a sperm whale secretion used in perfumery, can fetch 35 to 40 dollars per ounce, potentially valuing the lump at 928000 to 396000 depending on quality.
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Lusec
William Storey
Robert B Maitchell
Boston
Doan's Kidney Pills Credited By Indianapolis Reader
An Indianapolis reader recounts relief from three years of back pain and kidney-related discomfort after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial mentions improved symptoms after taking the remedy and cites a local drugstore purchase and complete recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Henry A Huder
Skunk Hunter Joe Dignard’s Remarkable Maine Record
A Lewiston Herald story profiles Joe Dignard of Sabatis famed for skunk hunting. He has caught about 1,500 skunks in six years and averages 250 pelts yearly for New York and Boston middlemen. His methods include night drives with a dog and club or gun and he once tied a 28 skunks in one night while the dog allegedly treed 31. He also recounts wrestling a large raccoon from a tree and handling bites without fear or gloves.
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New York
Herald
Lewiston
Joe” Dignard
Sabatis
Boston
Webster
Joe
Buckskin Gown Trimmed in Elk Teeth
A Salina Kans report notes Miss Gore Mira Threefingers daughter of Kiowa chief lecturing in Kansas on Indian schools. Her buckskin church gown is adorned with jewels and elk teeth and she is described as the most beautiful full blood Indian woman in the United States.
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San Domingo
Secretary-of-the-navy
Long
United States
Machias
Samana Bay
SUN
New York
Salina
Kas
Gore Mira Threefingers
Ter
Kansas
Inter
Miss Threefingers
Half a Century in One Office
A Herald dispatch from Canaan Missouri reports John Quincy Adams Butts has been re elected as town clerk for a second half century. At 75 he has served 50 consecutive years recording town meetings without missing a single entry and never having another hand write in the books.
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New York
Canaan
John Quincy Adams Butts
Snakes Swarm From Rock in New Haven Farm Tale
Herald report from New Haven, Conn., describes Del Hale, a North Madison snake hunter, saying a large fissured rock on his farm releases scores of snakes each spring. He has killed 413 snakes in one season, with oil and skins sold, and recounts a seven foot three inch black snake drinking milk through a door knob incident.
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New York
Herald
New Haven
Conn
del Hale
North Madison
Hale
Revered Doctor Arrested for Dog Cruelty in New Jersey
In Scotch Plains and Plainfield, Rev J B Blanchet faces cruelty to animals charges after police say he killed many neighborhood dogs while raising Belgian hares. The killings have alarmed owners whose pets and valuable hounds died from apparent poison or shot injuries.
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Plainfield
N. J
J. B. Blanchet
Scotch Plains
Dr. Blanchet
Triplets Born To Mr and Mrs Newshafer of Woodbury NJ
Three babies born to Daniel Newshafer and wife in Woodbury New Jersey on April 4 amid church crowds and family joy. Two girls and a boy weigh six pounds each and grow well under Dr Hillegas care. Parents wed two years ago and earlier twin girls born then with one dying shortly after.
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Woodbury
N. J
Daniel Newshafer
Barnesboro
Richwood
Mount Zion
Chimes Help Enduring Priest Hear Bells Again
At St. Alexis hospital in Cleveland the dying Father Andrew Saavedra wonders if the chimes are finished. In Toledo workers repair St Joseph's steeple so he can hear the bells one last time, a wish shared by his former parishioners who funded the project.
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Cleveland
St. Alexis Hospital
Toledo
St. Joseph's Church
Andrew
Father Andrew Saavedet
St. Joseph’s Church
Father Andrew
Bewan
Roosevelt to Host Garden Parties at White House
Mrs. Roosevelt plans a series of White House garden parties in warm weather. Guests will stroll the enclosed grounds to Marine Band music, tea served on knoll tables by the fountain, and strawberries and cream with tea and cake from White House silver and china.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Lack of Rest Promises Sleep With Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills
Indianapolis residents report better sleep and steadier nerves after using Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills. A reviewer from Monument Street says broken rest left him dull and nervous, but since taking the pills his nerves are quiet and sleep is peaceful. Pills cost 50 cents a box at Hyder's Drug Store and other Dr. Chase distributors.
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Indianapolis
A. W. Chase
A. R. Grimes
Monument Sa
Ind
Hyder
Dr. A. W. Chase Medicine Co
Buffalo, N
M. D
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