The Only Safe Remedy for Women’s Ill Health
A historic patent medicine ad touts Zoa Phora as the cure for ovarian trouble painful periods leucorrhea and general female ailments. It promises relief through life stages from puberty to menopause and offers a free trial bottle by mail from Kalamazoo Michigan with testimonials and purchase through drugstores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phora Ig
Zoa Phora
Blanche Seymour
Dowagiac
Mich
Zoa Phora Co
Kalamazoo, Mich
Marion Crawford Not Chosen For Pope Leo Biography
Vatican sources say Marion Crawford will not write the official life of Pope Leo. His florid melodrama is deemed unsuitable for the formal record. Father O Reilly, longtime papal biographer, previously completed Pope Pius IX and nearly finished Pope Leo XIII.
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Rome
Vatican
Marion Crawford
Leo
Father O'Reilly
O'Reilly
Pius IX
Les XIII
Two Chicago killings over love dispute headline
In Chicago on May 6 Howard Hill, a colored man, fatally shot Mollie Mozyer after she refused to reconcile. Pursued by police, Hill drank carbolic acid and died on the street. In Syracuse on May 6 Miles E Brown shot his wife and then himself. he died and she faces likely death.
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Chicago
Howard Hill
Mollie Mozyer
Hill
Syracuse
N. Y
Miles E. Brown
Trouble Begins with Backache and Kidney Pain Endorsement
An Indianapolis man, William H. Banks of 51 Foundry Street, reports severe loins pain and stiffness from kidney trouble. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills, bought at Henry a Huder's drug store, with rapid relief, noting feverish secretions before treatment. The ad promotes the pills as a cure and lists dealers at 50 cents.
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William H. Banks
James Murray
Dean
Henry A Huder's
Bananas May Supplant Beef, Says Fruit Exchange
William H. Hunt of the Fruit Dispatch Company predicts rising banana demand in Indianapolis and a banana breakthrough in meals. He notes bananas are nutritious when ripened, usable in many preparations, and could eventually challenge the beef trust. A Springfield Washington club already explores 909 prep methods.
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William H. Hunt
The
Fruit Dispatch Company
Indianapolis
Central Africa
Fruit Exchange Company
St. Louis
Beef Trust
Banana Club
Springfield
Young couple elopes marry then seek work in California
In Meriden Connecticut William A Stoddard a jobless young man married Ida L Morse daughter of Senator George N Morse in New York with Rev Houghton at the Little Church Then the couple traveled to Meriden where Stoddard sought work and soon secured a railroad freight agent position in California They started their journey as a second wedding trip to San Francisco
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Meriden
Conn
William_A. Stoddard
Ida L. Morse
George N. Morse
New York
Houghton
Stoddard
California
San Francisco
Indianapolis Anecdotes Of Jurors And Real Estate Alights
A compilation of vignettes from Indianapolis recounts a juror who slept through a long ballot process and was retrieved from bed, a real estate dealer misreading a prospective buyer’s fortune and itinerary, and a traveler who forgets his own name while attempting to board a train, highlighting memory lapses and humorous misunderstandings in everyday life.
How the Board of Trade Works Explains bucket shop case
The article outlines the Chicago Board of Trade bucket shop lawsuit against BE A Kinsey & Co and others. It details the trial aims to show how quotations were used to liquidate large debts with little cash and notes the complex clearinghouse system. The defense plans an extensive presentation, and a May 15 trial date was set but expected to be postponed.
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United States
Chicago Board of Trade
BE. A. Kinsey & Co
Board of Trade
Chicago
Judy Baker
Runaway Horse Rescues Child Near Madison Ave
A runaway horse owned by Dr. J. M. Berauer bolted along Madison Avenue toward a child at the curb. Patrolman Lawler seized the child to safety, but could not stop the horse. The animal crossed the tracks, demolished a bogey near a watchman’s shanty, then ran about a mile before capture.
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J. M. Berauer
Madison-ave
Lawler
Young Man Seeks Haircut Then Shampoo at Busy Barbershop
It was Saturday night at a crowded barber shop on S Illinois Street. A young man in rough clothes stepped forward to be groomed, requesting a haircut followed by a shampoo as the line pressed on and the mood turned hurried.
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S. Illinois St
Man accused of theft refuses dime. barber shooting chaos ensues
A young man steps into a barber shop with only a dime and says he has 60 cents. After threats for unpaid fare, he runs to the door and fires a shot as the colored porter chases, but the assailant escapes while the porter returns exhausted.
Secretary Wilson Returns From Pennsylvania Coal Fields Visit
Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers has come back from a trip to the Pennsylvania bituminous coal fields and his family. He did not go to the anthracite fields where miners and operators are at issues. He notes the anthracite operators agreed to meet any representatives of the miners, a concession they have never before made, as they previously insisted on meeting their men directly.
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Wilson
United Mine Workers
Pennsylvania
Train Schedule Snippet for Departures and Arrivals
Fragmented timetable lists multiple routes between cities including Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Cincinnati Vincennes Martinsville and Dayton with various departure and arrival times. The hodgepodge shows connections on the line with trains to Chicago Columbus Louisville and New York among others and includes inconsistent notations and approximations typical of an aged transit page.
Chicago Night Express Adds Fast Mail Service
Ticket office at 25 W Washer lists departures and arrivals for Chicago night express services. Details include fast mail and express options with times around early morning hours. Includes Mononaccom vestibule and schedule references with Chicago connections and 4:87 notation.
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Chicago
Mononaccom
Depart. Arriva and Sam Train Schedule Fragment
Fragmentary OCR shows multiple times and stations including Dec, St Sam, Chi express, Tuscola, and Sh fex with an unclear schedule. Readable items indicate departures and arrivals across several lines, but details are inconsistent and several digits are garbled.
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Arriva
Dec
St. Sam
Chi. Express
Tuscola
St. Sh
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Payton Railway Timetable Fragments
Train departures and arrivals for Cincinnati and Dayton routes listed with times such as 12:35 am fast mail and 4:90 am express. Includes references to Cin and Dayton express connections and Toledo Detroit ex with several inconsistent, partial timings.
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Benton Harbor
Ean Bn
Louie Sccom
Pn al. & W
Lim
T. Louis Iim
D S
T. H. & Mat. Sccom
Ans St. L. Expreas
Aam
St. Louis Ez
Chicago
Lafayette Accom
Am Wb Pan Lafayette Accom
Fast Mall
White City Ap
Saem
Cincinnati Line
Cincinnati Express
Cincinnati
Greensburg
Wash
Ver
Louis
N. Ver
Emi
Bloom
Champaign
Peo
Springfield
Columbus
Col
Cincinnati Fast Mail
Dayton
Tol & Detroit
Dayton Ez
Dayton Hm
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Dowagiac, Mich
Crawford
Himself
Dianapolis
Gerous
Eltt
Eli F. Ritter
Kansas City
Union_station
Cam
American Cutlery Co
Pembroke
Hartford
Sanford
Manary
Laple
W. Washington St
Kentucky Ave
Beecham’s
Hoyt’s
Ture
Rouse & Mayhew Opticians
Massachusetts Ave
Rogers
Lilly & ST. Alnaker
East
Washington St
Dr Carter & Co
DR. Carter & CO
Rodm
Yonn Bik
Ind
Ania
Bysside
Tome Boeke
Parior
Daly
Gia Pour
E. Weahver
Cleveland Link Anderson
Union City
Bow
Ex. S
Fort Wayne Express
Dam
U. City & Clev
Bos. Lim
NY2
B “Knick
Benton Harbor Line
Vandalia Line
T. H. & Bt. L. Accom
Pas Western Express
T. H. & Effingham Ac
Lake Erie & Western
Chi & Mich
Tol
Chi
Pennsylvania Lines
Ilinois and
Washington-sts
Phila. & N
Balt. & Wash
Col. Gnd
Rich
Piqua & Col
Pitts
Phil
Martinsville Ac
Logansport
Martinsville
Bradford
Phila
N. V
Balt
Dayton & Springfield
Vincennes Accent
Louie
Mad
Pittsburg & East
Pitts. & East
Spencer
Louisville
N.Y. Lim
Dayton & Xenia
Richmond
Chi, Ind
Louis. RY
W. Washer
Indiana, Decatur
West'n RY
HAM
Payton RY
City Ticket Office
Union Traction CO. OF
Indiana
Union
West
Maryland Street
Anerson
Muncie
Marion
Elwood
Alexandria
Anderson
Lmited
Lwood
Ladion
Rowton
Times
Chas
W. Eichrodt
Union Station
Sloane Drug Co
Washington-st
Frank _H. Carter
Harry-Francis Pharmacy
Cor. Penn
LE Morrison &Co
W. Wash.at
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