Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey touted by doctors and patients
An advertisement promotes Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a healing aid for lung and throat diseases. Dr William Hooker Vail and other physicians claim patient improvements and widespread hospital use. The copy extols health benefits, cautions against imitations, and says bottles sell for one dollar with a medical booklet available.
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Duffy
William Hooker Vail
Louis
Wallade Duffy
United States
New York
Bulty
Duffy Mult Whiskey Co
Rochester
N.Y
Plizzard Pushes Train Through Snowbound Indianapolis
Three locomotives struggled to move the Lake Erie train out of Indianapolis amid heavy snow drift. Two engines failed to budge the load, a third was added in the rear, but progress remained slow as crews battled the winter obstruction.
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Lake Erie
Indianapolis
Street Car Service Irregular Amid Bad Weather
Transit notes report mixed street car and care services on Westside, Oliver, Timberlake and College avenues this morning. Insleigh riders say service is better than expected given the weather while other lines show unreliability and skips.
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Westside Pharmacy
Oliver-ave
Insleigh
Timberlake
College-ave
E. A. Stuckmeyer
Prospect
Absolute Faith Testimony On Doan’s Pills Remedy
J Copeland of 200 Brown-aye reports constant back pain and severe lameness. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills obtained at Henry J Huders drug store, symptoms eased in days and he regained strength, remarking the product helped more than other medicines. Sold by all dealers, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y. Remember the name Doan’s and take.
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J. Copeland
Dean
Henry J. Huders Drug Store
Ail Dealam
Fosters Milvuen Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Tola
United States
Doan'r
Doather
Fragmentary Transit Notes From City Streets
Shout two cars and then it was all off for a long while. LM. Scott, Winotast. Car service past here very poor. Care run about every half hour. Ass pharmacy, Central-ave. Car service here is very page, this morning.
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LM. Scott
Winotast
Central-ave
Massachusetts Avenue Marchers Keep Warm in Snow
Draple residents walk down Massachusetts Avenue in deep snow. Hymns and marching chants sustain hundreds of people traveling two abreast from Chloe to Ketla depot, as streetcar tracks stay passable and occasional belated cars force the line to yield in inches of snow.
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Massachusetts-ave
Worth-aida
Chloet
Ketla
Indiana and Virginia Avenues Suffer From Snow
The piece notes Indiana Avenue and Virginia Avenue seeing reduced streetcar use due to heavy snow and a blizzard. It mentions long walking times for travelers along Indiana Avenue and E Tenth street as cars remain stuck, with bridges and burns affecting access in Illinois and the West Side.
Riverside park line out of service for two weeks
Riverside park line was out of business and never operated. The street car company makes no effort to run cars on the Riverside line. New homes near the park push residents to walk or use carriages as service remains limited.
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Riverside Park
Riverside
Indianapolis
Adeast
Attendance Plummets at Tuesday Morning School Session
School attendance was very small on Tuesday morning as hundreds of young pupils did not attend. The report notes low turnout and unclear causes amid disrupted or incomplete class activity.
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Soe Arita, Bhd
Mayor Harrison Held by Grand Jury in Fire Death Case
The Chicago coroner's jury indicted Mayor Harrison and nine others for alleged neglect linked to the Iroquois theater fire. Officials including J. Davis and W. Musham were held to the grand jury for improper construction, lack of fire safety, and violations of building laws. Harrison posted $5,000 bond for his appearance. others were released on bonds.
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Harrison
Chicago
Grand Jury
Harriage
Traeger
J. Davis
Iroquois Theater Company
Baid
Wiliam H. Musham
George Willams
Edward Laughlin
Snapestor
O. K
James B. Cummings
Ares
Wiliam McMullen
Junca Wailer
Mhgater
Weather, paving plans, and local notices in Indiana
A 1804 city chronicle notes warmer weather and a paving resolution from the Board of Public Works for asphalt on Alabama from Maryland to Fort Wayne. It mentions a local political bid, a drug store drawing fundraiser, and various neighborhood incidents including evictions, a street injury, a face-covering assault, a clothing theft, and a winter rabbit scarcity near the state's southern region.
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Board of Public Works
Alabama
Maryland St
Fort Wayne
Hhody
Westat
Ana
Indianapolis
Giro
Samuel Burhee
Greenwood
Ner Jong Ofald
Gray Club
Tomlinson Hall
School disruption as teachers late and many students absent
Street car delays tied up transit and many pupils did not attend school. Teachers were bound and failed to reach classrooms before 10 a.m. In higher grades most rooms resembled boxlike classrooms with few students venturing out. The school board anticipated thin recitations.
Bodies Found On Tracks In Cape Girardeau Case
A headless body was discovered on the St Louis and Gulf railway tracks near West Bank Cape Girardeau with head and feet across the rail. On Sunday night another severely mutilated body appeared at the yard’s lower end. No identities or motives established. robbery and murder suspected to mask the crime.
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Cape Giradeau
Jane
St. Louis & Gulf Railway
West Bank
Theben Bridge
Alsc
Threats of unionism stir Chicago sermon at banquet
Rev Thomas B Sherman son of Gen W T Sherman urged action against unionism at the Army of the Potomac banquet. He warned it threatens liberty and the government, saying labor should be reorganized nationwide to avoid a conflict greater than any faced before. Grant and about 200 guests listened.
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ICAGO
Chicago
Thomas B. Sherman
W.T. Gherman
Geo
Fred D. Grant
Wallery
Pyramid Pile Cure Promoted as Safe Alternative
A testimonial letter from A. KK Calhoun Georgia extols Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless, affordable remedy for piles. The ad claims modern research supports the cure and offers a free book on pile causes and cures from Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall, Mississippi.
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Atlanta Journal of
Calhoun
Centa & Package
Itamer
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall
Mick
Japan Tense War Mobilization Weighs Russia Reply
Amid wartime tension Japan readies railways under military control as Tokyo weighs Russia's response and a potential swift strike. Germany warns the situation is grave while political factions in Tokyo push for decisive action.
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London
Japan
Russie
Toklo
Germany
Russia
Landslide Toll Hits Railway Workmen In Karrowits
Berlin dispatch reports a deadly landslide at Karrowits near Russian Siesta on Tuesday burying 30 railway workers. Ten corpses recovered as rescue continues amid threats of further violence. In Moline an anonymous note warned of blowing up homes of molders during the strike. In London Mordant Lawson, Sir Wilfred Lawson’s third son, died suddenly on a train Tuesday.
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Berlin
Jan
Karrowits
Siesta
Hou Moline
Harry Ainaworth
Swilliama White Company
London
Mordant
Sir Wilfred Lawson
Coffee’s Health Claim Tested by German Specialist
A Cin cinnat man recounts visiting Prof Mendel in Berlin who linked his nervous troubles to coffee and prescribed quitting caffeine plus Postum. After starting Postum correctly prepared, his health improved. he regained energy, returned to work, and gained weight. The ad urges nervous people to try Postum as a coffee substitute.
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Baid
Berlin
Mendel
Dave
Welch
Postum
Bate Crock
Oz Postum
Mette
Westville
Sick relief offer text with dubious medical claim
A fragmented 19th or early 20th century plea advertises a paid book promising a cure for various ailments. It mentions Dr Shoap and a Festorative, offers a share of 120 dollars, cites a success rate of 3 in 40, and appeals for donations to help sick individuals. The piece uses archaic language and inconsistent spelling.
Salary Fight at UMW Convention Sparks Protest
John Michel president of the United Mine Workers faced a heated convention after a move to raise his salary to 50000 per year, met fierce opposition. A rematutist sought pay increases but delegates split, Mitchell blocked further debate, and many announced silent opposition in writing.
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Wilson
P Gaves
John Michel
United Min Workers
Onis
Mitchell
Won Tong Chooses English Learning Over Citizenship Quest
A two year old Chinaman, Won Tong, enrolls in Rockwell School first grade to learn English. He faces ridicule but sits beside children years younger, aims to become a court interpreter once proficient, and is supported by Miss Mary Trappe and the Rockwell pupils.
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Cleveland, C
United States
America
Wen Tong
Won Tong
Won Tote
Rockwell Choo
Mary Trappe
Fie
Snowstorm Causes Wreck Near St Louis on Burlington Line
An accommodation train crashed into the Denver express Monday night at Gardencine water tank 77 miles from St Louis, killing four persons and injuring Rever. The dead include William Conoyer Denver Colorado Elmer English Macon Missouri Ben Benny colored porter St Louis and John Nim engineer. The engineer did not see the rear headlight due to heavy snow.
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Louis
Denver Express
Burlington Road
Gardecne
Rever
Wilam Conozer
Denver
Elmer English
Macon
Ben Benneyy
Louie
John Nim
Smallpox Eradicated in Marion County Quarantine Lifted
The report notes smallpox eradication in Marion county with the quarantine lifted in New Jersey at Monday. George FR Sullivan of Tanner and Sullivan sells all his interest and retires from the business. The First Baptist Church building committee favors selling current property to invest in Meridian or Pennsylvania Avenue area, north of Bt Clatrest. Louis May, freed by Judge Whallon, was rearrested Monday after escaping county jail while under trust. Detectives identified him by identifying marks.
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Marion County
New Jersey
George FR. Sullivan
Tanner & Sullivan
First Baptist Church
Meridian
Pennsylvania Sta
Bt. Clatrest
Lauis May
Whallon
Water depth drops in White River as city enforces mining rules
City sanitarian Dr. M J Spencer notes White River water has fallen to six feet three inches above the mark. Parole likely for Indianayalls boy Harry Higgins. his sister appeals in juvenile court due to parents' helpless condition. A garment workers dance proceeds despite bad weather at Tomlinson hall. Mail carrier Amos saves May Mattox from burning after child played with matches. mother deaf, screams unheard until blaze extinguished.
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White River
M. J. Spenrer
Harry Higgins
Indianayalls
Plainfield
Tomlinaon Hall
Thomas FB. Amos
May Mattox
Oh Bevilli
Jowan Geen
Boy Hurt As Kaee Crash Occurs Between Street Car Bumpers
Ivan Worrell of 15 West Washington Street was injured early Tuesday when a Kaee collision occurred between street car bumpers. He suffered a mangled knee while attempted coupling damaged cars. Dr Jefferies took him home in the city ambulance to Witnels-st. street scene care prevented worse injuries.
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Ivan Worrell
W. Washington
Witnels-st
Jefferies
Sensary
Old Nursery Remedy Marketing Blurred Ad Text
An antique ad-style line promotes a cure for colds and teething with Larative Bromo Quinine Tablets and Grove’s soothing syrup. It claims a child’s teething pain relief while noting generic uses and a prominent signature, with references to Winslow and old packaging.
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Grove
Mr Winslow
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