Restored To Health Thanks To Peruna
Miss Mildred Keller of Washington DC writes that Peruna cured her catarrh after years of failure with other treatments. She says the remedy rebuilt her health, restored appetite, and made her strong again. The note is one of thousands of testimonials for Dr Hartman’s Peruna.
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Peruna
Mildred Keller
13Th Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
Hartman
Ea Cheney & CO
Props
Edo
Tole
F. I. Cheney
Toledo
J. W. Allen
St. Louis
C. H. Glidden
St. Paul
Minn
H. D. Benner
Philadelphia
J. A. Boarman
Kansas City
J. J. Mackey
Brooklyn
N. Y
Howard James
New York City
Widow’s Questioned Proposal Triggers Wedding Talk
A Detroit Tribune item recalls a widower proposing to a widow with playful banter about learning before marriage. The column also cites France’s costly executioner system and salaries, noting the guillotine’s upkeep and Algerian pay. A taft presidential joke and doodlings on tea and travel appear in the clippings.
Railroads and Progress in Senate Testimony
Prof. Hugo R. Meyer of Chicago University told the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce on May 4 that interstate rail policies must consider national economic growth. He argued the ICC fails to see large-scale shifts in value between farming regions and industrial centers, warning that bureaucrats may replace skilled builders with rigid rate regulation.
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Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Washington
Hugo R. Meyer
Chicago University
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Seaboard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mississippi
Mississippi River
Europe
New England
West
More Engineers Added to Isthmian Canal Commission
War department announces Brigadier General Henry L. Abbott retired, Randolph of the Chicago drainage canal, and Schlu ester of California join as consulting engineers to the Isthmian Canal Commission. The panel will have 12 engineers. two more selections remain. Glasgow Ky reports a murder and robbery near Burkesville. James Skinner, Cumberland county leader, found dead with gunshot wounds. valuables and papers missing.
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Canal
Washington
War Department
Henry L. Abbott
Engineers’ Corps
Randolph
Chicago Drainage Canal
Schluester
California
Isthmian Canal Commission
Glasgow
Burkesville
James Skinner
Cumberland County
Hunger Riot in Spanish Town Sparks Turmoil
A hunger riot erupted in Spanish Town near Madrid as workers attacked flour mills on Sunday. The unrest highlights economic strain and social tension. A separate note states that foreigners cannot buy or hold land in Japan.
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Madrid
Cazarde Case de San Juan
Japan
Chicago Strike Expands After Joint Council Decision
Chicago teamsters meet to extend the strike beyond city limits. The joint council votes to spread the action rather than declare it off, signaling a broader labor protest.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Whisky Kills Indians on Omaha and Winnebago Reservations
New liquor spread after a court ruling grants Indians rights to buy alcohol. Nine Indians die in debauches and three murders occur due to drinking. Marshal Ogburn is beaten. towns expel saloons, while saloon men plan a Lake Quinneba liquor resort for Indians across the Missouri. Alcoholic intake leads to vomiting blood and long-term illness.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Winnebago
Marshal Ogburn
Homer
Neb
Decatur
Bancroft
Lake Quinneba
Missouri River
Iowa
Port Arthur Surrender Inquiry Concludes First Half
The commission probing Port Arthur’s surrender has completed its first phase. Evidence from General Stoessel’s defense suggests the fortress was nearly undefended at the war’s start, lacking supplies and cash.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Prussian hospital study links urban disease to alcohol use
Professor Stadelman, chief physician at a Berlin hospital, estimates that one quarter to one third of diseases among workers in the capital’s crowded districts are caused by improper alcohol use. The item also contains fragmented notes on prices and controls.
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Stadelman
Berlin
SWIFT
Atlanta
Copper The Maid and the Talk in the Ledger Style
A fragmentary excerpt echoes a Philadelphia Ledger tone with lines about a man of the house and a policeman’s union. It questions what the Cook Shure refers to and hints at a character named Copper in a dialogue about taste and talk in a domestic setting.
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Philadelphia Ledger
If weary tea becomes rest for the weary
If weary tea is rest. If wakeful sleep. If dull animation. If silent the text ends with an incomplete thought in a fragmentary mood.
Adee and Boundary Work Highlight a State Department Wheelhorse
A prominent U S official A A Adee is described as a wheelhorse of the state department in Washington for five administrations. He helped secure the final adjustment of the Alaska boundary dispute with Great Britain and has long studied northern frontier issues.
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A. A. Adee
State Department
Washington
Alaskan
Great Britain
United States
Far Northwest
Public Men Sought by Foreign Nobleman on Sunday
A dialogue from New York Weekly notes a foreign nobleman seeking public figures, but an American boy retorts saloons are closed on Sunday. The snippet hints at urban life and political curiosity in a Sunday setting.
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New York Weekly
Land Opening In Flathead Reservation Montana
1 500 000 acres of Flathead Reservation in Montana to be opened for settlement. Offers choice agricultural and fruit lands with an illustrated volume Land of the Flatheads by Major W H Smead, former United States Indian Agent. Includes maps and information on opening land laws and homeseeker guidance from W H Smead Co Missoula MT. The notice cites a humorous Star quotation about naming a baby after a great man.
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Flathead Reservation
Montana
Baltimore-George Horst shoots head in suicide attempt
A Baltimore brewery employee, George Horst, attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head. The bullets remain, yet physicians report he is alive and may soon recover enough to return home.
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Baltimore
George Horst
Calcutta Engineer Visits America to Study School Methods
Teal B Heaton principal of the English civil engineering college of Calcutta travels in the United States to observe educational methods. The institution lists about 400 students. Meanwhile American radiators are installed in the palace of the Mikado of Japan.
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B. Heaton
English Civil Engineering College
Calcutta
The
Japan
American-Built Ships Face Global Naval Conflicts
The article notes American-built ships contending with Japan Russia and other foreign powers in ongoing naval battles. It highlights industrial capacity and strategic roles of American shipyards in wartime operations and global maritime pressure.
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Japan
Russia
Man Votes For Father On His Twenty First Birthday
Stanley M. Wheeler of South Paris Maine exercises his right to vote on his twenty first birthday and casts his ballot for his father, a candidate for office.
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Stanley M. Wheeler
South
Paris
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Detroit Tribune
France
Aouft
Taft
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Amercan
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Portland
Goodnough Building
Oregon
Railroads and Progress
Ee E. Burton
Leadville
Galo
Cart Oate National Bank
Adachi Kinnoseeke
Kuroki
Yalu
Russian Women For Peace
Moscow
National Congress of Women In
Dr.Kline
R. H. Kline
Chas. H. Fletcher
J. W. Dinsdale
Ill
Alexander F. Mintie
Cleveland
J. S. Alexander
J. A. McClellan
Buffalo, N. Y
Conuing
Castoria Alwayrs
BTU Reeuerent
Washington Star
New Zealand
New
Mrs. Winslow
Sonneberg
Pacer
Ogden Assay CO
Arapaho Street
Denver
Colorado
S.S.S
Station A
W. P. Brush
Uraay ST
New York CO
ITY
Schilling Company
San Francisco
Fommel
Texas
A.J. Tower CO
Walter J
Nicholls, Mer
Wolverton Block
Spokane
Wash
Great Western
Usenathaak
Yuuy
Puulor
Nicola Coal LL
Eoe
N. U
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