Hilton named passenger traffic manager for Frisco and Eastern Illinois
Alexander Hilton, formerly general passenger agent of the Frisco and earlier assistant general passenger agent of the Kansas City Fort Worth and Memphis railway, is promoted to passenger traffic manager for the Frisco and Eastern Illinois systems with headquarters in St. Louis. He succeeds Bryan Shyder and is noted for sagacity and fairness.
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Alexander Hilton
Frisco
Kansas City, Fort Wett and Memphis Railway
Wheerl T
Prisco
Eesters Ilinois
St. Louis
Silton
Hilton
Bryan Shyder
Diverse Patents and Remedies Parade in Odd Collage
A collage of quick ad lines and quips covers dentistry shortages in East Africa, a Peoria starch boast, teething remedies, foot care praise, a library scene gag, and cheeky exchanges about beauty, cold cures, and patent medicine. The blend nods to Defiance Starch, Allen's Poot-Ease, and Lasative Bronq Qulune.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound: Endorsed Cure All
Advert shows widespread praise for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming it cures female troubles including ovarian issues womb disorders and nervous debility. It touts backache leucorrhea and menstrual problems as well as general vitality and claims universal sales through druggists.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Doans Kidney Pills End Long-Standing Kidney Pain
H McCarver of Portland Oregon says Doan's Kidney Pills cured months of back ache and other kidney trouble symptoms that worsened with a cold. The testimonial notes relief after using the remedy and that no recurrence has occurred for several months. Sold by centers with 50 cent boxes. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
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Bock
Doan
H McCarver
Cherry St
Portland
Ore
Trans-Continental Co
Dean
Gale
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Difference Between Maid and Bachelor in Attire
A collage of brief ads and jokes notes fashion and morals from a late 19th or early 20th century page. It mentions Cutheura cures for scalp sores, Gen Grant abstaining from alcohol, infant remedies, deafness cure claims, starch products, sporting goods, and humor about family life and children.
Draft of a Town Tale with a Curio in a New York Shop
A New York Times fragment recounts a scene where a Western college dispute and a Columbia gathering intersect at a tailor shop. A customer, Mrs Murphy, confronts a priceful tailor over a memorial tablet, with tense talk and a dramatic vow overheard amid casual shop chatter.
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Neil
Max Hardman
Columbia
Murphy
Ford
New York Times
Argot of the Underworld Headlines a Crooks Language
Ada Ellot recalls learning a thieves dialect used by crooks and their families in New York. The slang includes terms like street and jail codes, with examples such as street meaning jail and peepers for eyes. She notes crooks, gamblers, and ward detectives all share this language in daily talk.
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Ada Ellot
Radcliffe
Streveh
New York Press
True Spring in December Song Echoes Nature's Call
Fragmentary verse recalls robins, rain, and larks signaling seasonal change. Obscure phrases hint at winter fading as spring imagery returns in a tabletop collage of archaic style lines.
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Oly
Turkey
Rein Borg
Alvorta Banerofe
Great Timber Waste Declines in Rail Freight Use
Analysts report high timber consumption for railtrack maintenance, noting 200,052 miles of track. European treaties push chemical additives, while forester research in Washington advances along the lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Re Thamoo
Europae
Waoshincton
Caught By The Grip Released By Peruna
An early 20th century plea extols Peruna as a cure for la grippe, citing testimonials from Judge Horatio J. Goss Miss Jean Cowgill and Omaha resident J R Guill describing rapid relief and full recovery after using Peruna for grip and lingering catarrh.
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Peruna
Penman
Horatio J. Goss
Hartwell
Jean Cowgill
Griswold Opera House
Troy
Aubrey Stock Co
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Lewis
Peoria
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Grandpa
Horace
Torneo Hut
Defiance
Ecape
Carew
Guthura
H. B. Franklin
Washington St
Allegheny
Grant
Fred D. Grant
Army
Lewis’ Factory
Ill
Pittsburg
Mr. Black
Yonkers Statesman
Atchison Clohe
Mall
Canada
United States
Palo Olntmeni
Panama
Georgie Grafter
J. W. Oram
Thin Ave. N
Minneapolis
Minn
Eben
Hisse
Mother Gray
Childres
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
Lelroy
Madge
Marjorie
Woolfont
Underworld
Bis
California
H. J. Goss
Peru-na
James Rh Tinitl
Omaha
Neb
Perunas
Perna
J. BR. Guill
The
World of Medicine
Defiance Starch CO
Omana, Neb
Keister’s Ladies’ Tailoring College
Olive St
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Vandeventer Ave
America
Tev Nak Ait
W. WN
Ctarmers
Fres
Barjey
Triinbu Io
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B Crawford
Noth Street
Olew
Misaiari
Troug Beton
Hacan
A Y Baliding
Chicago
Lillnale Viaeo Pay
Cemides
Thompson
Mest
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