Tragic School Fire in Cleveland Claims Young Lives
A devastating blaze at a Cleveland school on March 4 trapped children on all floors. Teachers and staff attempted orderly evacuation but smoke, heat, and collapsing floors blocked exits. Miss Catherine Walter and Miss Weiler perished among the victims, as fire crews fought through the flames and limited ladders to reach the upper levels.
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Orino Laxative Pruit syrup debut as new remedy
Orino Laxative Pruit syrup is a new remedy, an improvement on laxatives of former years. It does not gripe or nauseate and is pleasant to take. It is guaranteed. For sale by all druggists.
Civil War Veteran 109 Receives Pension Change
Washington March 5 A Civil War veteran born January 10 1799 in New York is the oldest veteran cited as the beneficiary of a Senate bill passed by the House. An amendment reduces the pension from 20 to 50 dollars monthly. Henry J Dorman of Michigan served in the Seventh Cavalry and was wounded at the Wilderness. His five sons died and Libby prison claimed one. He lives in Liberal Missouri with his daughter-in-law and survives on the pension now adjusted.
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Bleuen County
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Dorman
Liberal
Bareton County
Missouri
This is Worth Remembering Foley’s Honey and Tar
A vintage remedy claim promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a guaranteed cure for coughs and colds. The ad emphasizes authenticity, urging purchase from druggists in a yellow package and warns against inferior substitutes. The tone is promotional and period specific.
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Missing Word Puzzle From The Monthly Journal
A fragment from a weekly journal invites readers to insert a proper English proper name missing from a famous sentence. The item offers a prize for the correct word and notes a subscription perk. The source cites The Weekly Journal of Atlanta, Ga.
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Eminent cure claim for kidney troubles in New York ad
A dated prose advertorial touts a home remedy called Wald extract Dandelion and compounds like Kargon and Byrup Baranparil In as a kidney and rheumatism cure. It asserts harmless ingredients and a physician endorses them, claiming the mixture purifies blood and removes uric acid and waste. It urges readers to try the prescription after meals and at bedtime.
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Life Sacrifice As Train Tragedy Hits Baltimore
Frederick George 35 perishes near Guilford avenue trying to warn friend Harry Tucker 32 as a Baltimore and Ohio express approaches. Jama B. Jones 1 escapes, George dies after shouting to Tucker to move. The scene ends with mangled bodies. Dean's Tointment advertised in the same notice.
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Guilford Avenue
Harry Tucker
Jama B. Jones
George
Tucker
Harry
Nine Hour Law Expands Telegraph Operator Posts
Greenville division adds about sixty operators to meet the federal nine hour law for telegraph operators and dispatchers. The new staffing follows a national push, with roads across the country placing more hands on duty. Previously one man worked long shifts, but the federal rule now requires two to share the job, ending overlong hours.
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Greenville News
Greenville
Deral
Lightning's power likened to candle light for readers
A lecture by Dr Charlea Py explains lightning's energy, noting a single bolt could illuminate a two mile square area, requiring immense horsepower for brief moments. He distinguishes thunderstorm electricity as static and describes how charge spreads on surfaces, with high energy appearing distant but short in duration.
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Conecal BreetHe Company
Stelomere
Preventica Candy Cold Cure Ad from Dr Shoop
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars to any case of grippe or acute cold that a 26 cent box of Preventica cannot cure. It touts Preventica tablets as safe for feverish children with no quinine or laxatives, claiming early cold relief prevents pneumonia.
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Death of Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont
Washington Marsh Vermont Senator Redfield Proctor died at 4 o'clock this afternoon after a week of illness caused by grip. A Civil War veteran and longtime statesman, he had served as Governor and Lieutenant Governor before entering the Senate in 1891. He had been Secretary of War under President Morrison and was among the wealthiest senators. He was born in Proctorville in June 1831.
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Baldy) Smith
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Surprofit Captured Near Greenwood in Raid Case
Sheriff McMillan arrested a man suspected of cracking a warehouse safe at A. Smith in Coronica. A second man escaped as a witness saw two strangers camping near town. A book with routes from Greenwood to Spartanburg and Augusta to Greenwood was found.
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Navy to establish torpedo depot at Charleston yard
The Navy Department plans to concentrate auxiliary torpedo operations at Charleston yard in Washington state. The move aims to protect Atlantic coast vessels and permit year round repair work, with expected congressional appropriation to support a permanent facility and skilled technical staff.
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Atlantic
Navy Department
Charleston
Pranent Congress
Dead and Without Friends: Hammett Found Dead in Greenville
P A Hammett known as a pitiful figure on the streets for a year was found dead in a lonely area of Greenville. Heart disease listed as the cause. coroner took the body to Chicago for identification. Hammett, about 60, had no known relatives or origin. Salvation Army provided a room and aid.
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Chaggo
Hammett
Salvation Army
Noah's Liniment Promoted Against Pneumonia Cure
An 1900s advertised remedy touts Noah's Liniment as the ideal treatment for pneumonia and many conditions. It claims immediate relief from inflammation and congestion and asserts safety for self use without a physician. The product is offered by Noah Remedy Co. based in Richmond and Boston.
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Noah Remedy Co
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Boston
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