October theater listings and market prices noted
The page lists upcoming performances including Parsifal Dora Thorne The Merry Wives of Windsor and The Devil s Auction with dates in October plus Spokane market quotations for vegetables fruits butter eggs and dairy products and wholesale feed prices. It also mentions regional wheat prices and a health notice about Bertha Kalisch surgery in New York and several advertisements and brief notices.
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Holy City
Dora Thorne
Louis James
the College
Northwestern
Tacoma
Bluestem
Pipp
Prosser
Davenport
Portland
Southern
Red
Valley
Bertha Kalisch
Jane Corcoran
Freedom of
Suzanne
New York
Manhattan
Hottest Day Yet as Temperatures Soar in Los Angeles
Sunday reached a peak as Weather Observer Oliver recorded 105 degrees in the shade atop the Los Angeles Trust Company at 12 30 p m and 115 degrees in the sun at the same elevation while streets showed 112 degrees in the shade marking the hottest day of the year.
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Los Angeles
Oliver
Los Angeles Trust Company
Weather signs through the ages and the Weather Bureau praise
A survey of folk beliefs about forecasting rain from cats dogs snakes and signs then a note on modern forecasts. Rural postmen flag weather signs and the US Weather Bureau is praised as a vital government agency saving lives and property, worth about thirty million dollars annually.
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St. Swithin’s
Cattie
Sam
United States Weather Bureau
Witty Exchanges and Jokes Across Papers
A collage of light anecdotes from Yonkers Statesman and Philadelphia Press features humor about snakes in Kentucky actors as guests weight versus honesty and a traveling salesman’s hotel talk. The Czar’s son is cited as a cautionary note about luck.
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Kentucky
Yonkers
Philadelphia Press
Suffolk music publisher claims relief with Doan's Kidney Pills
J D Daughtrey of Suffolk Virginia reports years of kidney trouble with gravel and sand passing, stating no stones formed after using Doan's Kidney Pills three years ago. He recalls vivid agony during gravel episodes and lists 14 stones once passed. endorses the product as a fine kidney tonic sold for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
J. D. Daughtrey
Suffolk
Dean
Toan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Ashanti People Described In Contemporary Cravings
A biased account portrays the Ashantis of Africa as cruel and demoniacal, noting drums adorned with human skulls and bones as emblematic of their culture.
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Africa
Earth
Dunkards Move Westward to California Settlement
The Southern Pacific reports 10 000 Dunkards are heading from Iowa Illinois Missouri and Kansas to form a large colony in Butte Valley Siskiyou County California. They bought 10 000 acres and plan two cities along the projected San Francisco to Portland line and will farm 10 000 acres. They may grow the colony to become the world’s largest Dunkard settlement.
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Southern Pacific
California
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Butte Valley
Siskiyou County
San Francisco
Portland
Klamath Falls
New York Fever Among Pittsburg Millionaires
The Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce reports over 200 millionaires in the city with about 150 described as New York crazy. They travel to New York spending large sums yearly on life necessities and luxuries, totaling around 20 million dollars.
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Pittsburg
New York
The Famous Alabama Destroys 51 Vessels in 22 Months
The famous Confederate cruiser Alabama operated for 22 months, sinking or destroying 51 ships. The Federal navy pursued her across Atlantic and Caribbean waters, marking a notable period of commerce raiding during the Civil War.
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Alabama
Rheumatism and a Herbal Cure Promoted by Swift Specific
The article explains rheumatism as a systemic disease caused by uric acid and poor elimination. It advocates S S S, a vegetable remedy, to cleanse the blood, strengthen organs, and cure rheumatism, claiming safety and permanent relief across forms. It invites readers to request a book and physician advice from The Swift Specific Company in Atlanta.
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Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
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Dougla
Lobnet
Murq
Wises
Iggren
Brockton
Mass
W.L. Douglas
W. L
Heanes
Russian Remedy CO
ST. Paul
Minn
Spokane Drug CO
Spokane
Walla Walla
Australia
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Kuno Fischer
Heidelberg University
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
London
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
York Crry
New York Tribune
Dunkards
Keystone State
Ayer
J.C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Chase
Gildersleeve
82Nd Street
Newport News
TOWER
Tower CO
Boston
Mass USA
Dener
Pacific Coast Borax Co
Oakland
Cal
Spokane NU
Wease
Syphers Machinery CO
NGTON
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