Syndicate Bets in Omaha Match Prompted High Stakes
A farmer’s wife enjoys sherbets while a secretive meeting unfolds as a man is taken into confidential talks with a secretary. A plan to travel to Omaha for a bout involves a $10,000 bet and arrangements to cover losses by betting the opponents’ funds.
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Omaha
Stone
Sores
Imman
Stowe
Gordon
Fourche Creek
Alllionaires
Syndicate
George Wilson
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Louis Stowe
Frank Myers
George “Bennett
Pittsburg
George Bennett
Myers
Shores
Gorman
Bennett
Canada
Millonaires
Little Rock
Sutor
Kansas City
Cass Lake
Minn
Barney Martin
Barney
Council Bluffs
Mr. Sutor
J. S. Swenson
Swenson
B. L. Roberts
J. J. Hawkins
Durand Whipple
W. G. Whipple
United States
Inspector Swenson
Whipple
Mike
Vast United States swindle network exposed by council bluffs case
A nationwide fraud ring operated through plush offices, agents, and a coded system. Victims included wealthy farmers and businessmen lured by land bets and fixed races. Police trapped leaders in Little Rock after a years long scheme and decoy letters.
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Morgan
Underworld
Fraud Trust
New Orleans
Seattle
Council Bluffs
Little Rock
Ark
Sianaya
Tor
Mike
Tet
Hardships of Army Life A Veteran’s Kidney Trouble
David W. Martin of Bolivar Missouri describes kidney disease since the war with back strain from a fallen horse and floating kidney. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid relief after three years of pain irregular bladder and headaches. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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David W. Martin
Bolivar
Martin
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Wise to Niagara Falls Prices
A playful exchange highlights how visitors learn the hard lesson of high tolls and fees around Niagara Falls, noting the steep costs encountered by travelers and locals alike.
Artificial Wants and Poverty in Colonial Advice
In a Benjamin Franklin reflection, the danger of luxury is warned as artificial wants drive families into hunger. Silk and satin tempt many to neglect necessities, and abundance of desires outnumbers natural needs, with the caution that for every poor person there are many indigent influenced by vanity.
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Richard
Benjamin Franklin
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
An advertisement claims catarrh is constitutional and praises Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional remedy. It notes internal dosing from 10 drops to a teaspoonful and a $100 reward for any unsolved case, with circulars and testimonials available. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Bcience
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Druggista
Percival Seeks Water After Suspect Apple Worm Incident
Percival runs to his grandmother asking for water saying he swallowed a worm with an apple and wants to drown it. The remark is recorded by Delineator as a curious anecdote reflecting childlike fears and quick urgency.
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Percival
Castoria safety label and vintage ad squib
The notice emphasizes examining each CASTORIA bottle for the signature and notes its use for over 30 years as a trusted remedy for infants and children. A streetcar joke about people grabbing straps is mentioned as a light aside.
Cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A New Jersey reader shares ten years of relief from inflammatory ulcers digestion and nervous exhaustion after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter touts the medicine as non narcotic with cures for female disorders and cites testimonials filed in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mararon
N.J
Lydia Pinkham
George Jordy
Maintorn
Lydia
E. Pinkham
Btrof
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Mississippi River
Handsome
J.pierpont
Mikes
F Hndis
Southern Trust
Wise
Niagara
Johnny
Falls
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