Pink Pills touted as cure for general debility and anemia
A Chelsea mass man credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing long standing general debility and indigestion after trying many remedies. The ad promotes the pills as a nerve and blood tonic and notes they help with anemia rheumatism grip after effects and fevers. It lists price 50 cents a box six for 2 50 and offers a free pamphlet and diet book.
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J. Williams
J. G. Havey
Willow St
Chelsea
Mass
Dr. Williams
Edwin H. Conger Dies Former Minister to China
Edwin Hurd Conger veteran Illinois figure and diplomat died at his Pasadena home after a long career as soldier, lawyer, farmer and statesman. Born March 7 1843 in Galesburg he served in the Union Army and later entered politics, Congress and diplomacy including missions to Brazil and China. He led U S China treaty negotiations and headed the Mexican mission before illness ended his service.
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Edwin Hurd Conger
China
Pasadena
Cal
Mr. Conger
Galesburg
Old Lombard University
Albany Law School
McKinley
Union
Illinois
Harrison
Sherman
Conger
Dexter
Iowa
Congress
Brazil
Peking
United States
Mexico
Roosevelt slams Cronin review on public school doctrine
President Roosevelt rejects Dr Cronin’s claim that physical defects align with large families noting Massachusetts statistics show low birth rates yet affirming well to do families do not die out. He warns that such teaching threatens national survival and mocks calls for childbearing suppression.
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Cronin
Roosevelt
Shaw
Review of Reviews
Massachusetts
Tie
Bond Theft Reveals Higher Loss From Trust Co Robbery
Examining Loan Clerk Douglass and broker Dennet shows bonds valued at no less than 800000 were stolen. Douglass hid 500000 more cash while 200000 in cash and loans were raised on the collateral. Trust Company of America paid 165000 to recover bonds. total loss estimated at 140000 after accounting for a 25000 bond. A Boston link was suspected but not proven.
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Trust Company of America
Douglass
Dennett
Trust Company
Boston
Notable Figures and Odd Claims in a Curious Ledger
A curious listing profiles Justice W H Moody described as a blond bachelor, Charles Law Watts a 16 year old from Kent England weighing 873 pounds, and Theodore Gill noted as a top fish expert paid $1 monthly. It also mentions Vienna public executioner Joseph Lang with a gold watch, J P Nannetti a Dublin M P and printer, actor George Trollope turning to priesthood, Ute chief Appah blaming Leupp for laws, and a quoted remark about Congress making laws.
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W. H. Moody
United States Supreme Court
Charles Law Watts
Kent
England
Theodore Gill
United States
Joseph Lang
Vienna
J. P. Nannetti
M. P
College
Dublin
Freeman's Journal
George Trollope
Appah
The
Utes
Leupp
Congress
Nothing I Ate Agreed With Me
Mrs Lenora Bodenhamer of Kernersville North Carolina reports stomach trouble and indigestion. After treatment by letters to Dr Hartman and using Peruna and Manalin she improves substantially and recommends Peruna to others with similar symptoms. The note claims many similar testimonials exist in their files.
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Lenora Bodenhamer
Kernersville
N. C
Peruna
Hartman
Ile
Manalin
Hlartman
Phrase Breaks in Banter Between Players and Keeper
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune page shows a humorous exchange between a Floorwalker and a Keeper about trousers and creases. The dialogue hints at playful rivalry and sharp wit during a game or show event.
Deafness Cure Claim From Hall's Catarrh Cure
An advertisement claims deafness is incurable by local applications and can only be remedied by constitutional treatment. It asserts nine of ten deafness cases arise from catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes address in Toledo, Ohio, and mentions Hall's Family Pills.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Larks, Diamonds, and Departures In a Political Row
A chaotic dialogue unfolds as Mr Mackinbrakes consoles a friend who lost a political job. Cutting remarks about his fate mix with a playful jab at a diamond on a shirt front and a quick exit by hat and cane. The scene blends satire with social snubs and flirtatious banter.
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Larkins
Chicago Tribune
Doctor extols Grape-Nuts as a perfect food
The Board of Health president urges daily food choices and credits Grape-Nuts with relieving malnutrition palpitations insomnia after using it with cow’s milk. He declares the cereal a cornerstone of rational feeding and promises readers will see its true worth after trying it. Read The Road to Wellville and There's a Reason.
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Board of Health
Wellville
The Silver Lining in Duluth Deer Season Visit
August Anderson of Minnesota farms brings his family to Duluth during deer season and argues that despite prowling huntsmen and buck fever the trip yields shipping gains and quiet advantages. He shares a wry quip about a porcelain tureen lost in a kitchen mishap.
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August Anderson
Minnesota
Duluth
Mr. Anderson
Baby cured by Cuticura remedies after failed doctors
A Chicago mother recalls a year of severe itching on her baby’s face and neck. After trying many doctors and colleges without relief, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills. Three boxes of ointment brought a full recovery and a healthy child.
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Atail
Miss G
A. ¢. Brestlin
Lincoln Street
Chicago
Scotchwomen’s Qualities and Health Quackery Ads
A fragmentary collage notes Scottish female vigor and intellect as a parallel to male traits. It cites a promotional Garfield Tea claim from the Englishwoman’s Review, touting blood purification and disease prevention. The clipping also recalls a Paris bulletin about a widower’s matrimonial ads and a wry Baltimore quip about expenses.
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E. T. Holmes
Jackson St
St. Paul
Minn
M. ¥. Kinnes
Avenue Theater
Detroit
Mich
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Craggiste
R. Paxton CO
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E. H. Conger
Scotland
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Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
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Spendits
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Hali
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Lydia E. Pinkham
J. F. Walsh
36Th St
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RayoLamp
Standard Oil Company, Incorporated
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Tennessee Trust
Memphis
Tennessee
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Nox Boy
Philadelphia
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Tenn
U.S
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URE &O
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Water 'S Eye
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Oregon
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Remedy
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