The Modesty of Women and Favorite Prescription
The piece extols Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic, openly described remedy for female weakness and irregularities. It cites professional endorsements, urges informed choice by intelligent women, and notes Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo offering free medical advice and pamphlets with the bottle. It also mentions Dr Pierce’s Medical Adviser and Pleasant Pellets for digestion and bowel regulation.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Eau Claire Sees Day of Disasters and Fatalities
A string of accidents and deaths hits Eau Claire and nearby areas. Erick Lagerberg, 45, Chicago, fell four feet from a scaffold while decorating a clubhouse, suffering multiple severe injuries. William Cowey killed at Itasca while attempting to jump onto a moving train. John Harke, 60, killed by a morning passenger train while crossing on foot. Two children, Clarence 14 and Lloyd 5, die from scarlet fever. Oliver Oliverson dies from injuries after loss of both legs in a train mishap. Several other injuries reported including a fall into a cellar, a broken arm, and burns from live coals. Mayor Frawley’s daughter Beatrice, 10, burns her foot. 76-year-old Edmund Butler dies after healer treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eau Claire
Wis
Erick Lagerberg
Chicago
Lagerberg
William Cowey
Itasca
Winona
John Harke
Augusta
Omaha
Harke
Clarence
Lloyd
D. F. Downs
Oliver Oliverson
Adolph Sherman
Millard Domm
Beatrice
Frawley
Edmund Butler
Washington
Somerset
Sparta Fair Closes After Best Week Yet at Sparta
The Sparta fair in Wisconsin ended with the week’s strongest racing despite a strong wind and a rain softened track. Attendance was fair, and officials praised the week as among the best, noting bad weather hindered attendance. Races included a 2:24 pace won by Avon and a Free-For-All with Lena Ferguson among five starters, plus a one mile running race. Also promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for hay fever relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Wis
AVON
Ck Cesciacae
SSS Moiwoos
Cckickeceuse
Lena Ferguson
Sers de Bs Hha Bk Ss Es Ceuskeue
Sek Ks Bear
Foley
O. T. Erhart
Vinegar Rub Eases Pain of Chapped Hands
A home remedy suggests applying vinegar to badly chap ped hands and allowing it to dry to relieve the sting almost instantly.
Suit to annul Milwaukee rail franchises filed
Wisconsin Attorney General F L Gilbert filed a circuit court action to annul the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light company franchises granted in 1900. An examination under the discovery statute is ordered for Aug 26, with District Attorney McGovern and Special District Attorney Eschweiler facilitating. The suit targets officers alleged to have spent funds to obtain the grants and seeks suspension and restitution of monies. Named defendants include The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light, The North American company, and the city of Milwaukee with several former officials listed.
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Milwaukee, Wis
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
F.L. Gilbert
Eschweiler
Milwaukee’ Electric Railway and Light Company
The
North American Company
Milwaukee
David B. Rose
John T. Beggs
Silas W. Burt
Charles F. Pfister
George R. Sheldon
W. N. Cromwell
Charlies W. Wetmore
Frank G. Bigelow
Luther L. Caufy
George H. Chase
Cornelius Corcoran
Frank FE. Dengel
Charles Elkert
Philip J Hamm
Henry Hase
C. S. Havener
George Himmelstein
Valentine Jesson
John Maciolek
William Murphy
Arthur A. McCormack
W. H. Perthesius
Sigmund J. Richter
Theodore Rudzinski
William Schultz
Elias Stoltenwerk
James H. Stove
John M. Trunk
Milwaukee Tragic Streetcar Run Down Kills One Child
In Milwaukee on August 17 a southbound Third Street car struck two girls crossing from an ice wagon at Third and Vliet. Lavitz, 3, died instantly while Edith Schinder, 4, suffered serious injuries. The fatalities and injuries occurred as ice wagons passed and children followed.
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Milwaukee
Arid Vuet
Mayorlavitz
Edith Schinder
Third
Vliet
Orlavitz
Schinder
State Briefs From Wisconsin Witnesses Tragedies And Layoffs
In Abottsford an unnamed man attempted suicide by cutting his throat, but survived. In Janesville J Westcott, a prosperous farmer, hanged himself in his barn and was found by his son. Chippewa Falls reports about 160 drivers laid off by Chippewa Lumber and Boom due to river water shortage, with workers kept in place for five weeks awaiting rain. In Janesville Albert Peterson of Rock town was sentenced to fifty days in county jail for fishing with set lines on his farm. Henry Johnson paid a $25 fine for the same offense.
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Illinois
Marinette
Wis
Davidson
Stephenson Depere
Depere
Edward van de Casteele
Fort Atkinson
Racine
Casper Heitz
Chicago, Milwaukee & St
Chippewa Falls
Washington
Edward Ewing
Hans Jenson
Jenson
Ewings
T. C. Miller
Marinette Iron Works Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Green Bay
Joseph J. Fox
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Mgr. Lochman
Hemmer
Appleton
Frank H. Wilson
New York
Superior
Oshkosh
Sons of Hermann
Kommers
Kaukauna
Fox River
Ashland Division
Abbotsford
Janesville
J. Westcott
Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company
Albert Peterson
Rock
Afton
Henry Johnson
Gasoline Tank Explosion Shakes Broadhead Wis
In Broadhead Wisconsin on August 16 a Standard Oil tank exploded blasting several thousand gallons of gasoline. The blast shattered nearby train car windows and sparked a town panic. no injuries reported though a passenger train was nearby and the tank was destroyed.
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Broadhead
Wis
Standard Oil Company
Dried fig remedy used for gumboil relief
A dried fig dipped in milk and toasted was applied to a gumboil to bring quick relief.
Chinatown Romance Ends In Unlikely Chicago Wedding
Chicago report on Henry Chin a laundryman and 17 year old Minnie Dong Sang set to wed at Hyde Park police station with Judge Girten officiating Public guardian Miss Mary Bartelme arranged the marriage amid Chinatown disputes over a custom to purchase wives Sim Ham the stepfather opposes the union citing an expected inheritance of about 8000 dollars for the bride The tale links a long vanished Mrs Dong Sang later alleged beheaded under local tradition and a controversial marriage law in Chinatown.
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Chicago
Henry Chin
Minnie Dong Sang
West Thirty-ninth Street
Hyde Park
Girten
Mary Bartelme
Dong Sang
Sim Ham
Chinatown
Chin
Mexico
Orient
Bartelme
Thirty-ninth Street
China
Miss Tartelme
Cin
State Fair Introduces Education Department at Milwaukee
Premiums for 152 exhibits across all school areas will be shown in the new educational building at the State Fair September 9 to 15 in Milwaukee. Entries cover maps, dairy and garden displays, woodworking, sewing, writing, drawing and more from state graded and rural schools. Secretary John M True of Madison invites schools to request entry blanks. exhibits must arrive by September 26 and Children’s Day grants free admission.
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Milwaukee
Department of Education
Wisconsin
John M. True
Madison
Wis
State Fair Grounds
Girl Operator Kidnapped Near Pittsburg After Strike
Miss Willa Jeermy, a Western Union operator in Pittsburg, allegedly kidnapped by two strikers after refusing to strike. Police have yet to locate her. Also contains a New Jersey editor’s praise for Foley's Honey and Tar and a note from O. T. Erhart.
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Pittsburg
Willa Jeermy
Western Union
New Jersey
M. T.lynch
Phillipsburg
N. J
Daily Post
Foley
O. T. Erhart
George Washington's Oyster Bay Stay Noted in Stable House
George Washington spent two days at Oyster Bay and stayed in a house whose exterior remains sound. The room he occupied preserves its original furniture and appears unchanged since his visit.
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George Washington
Oyster Bay
Private residence of the marquis of Bute and a vast dam plan
The marquis of Bute’s house, claimed as the finest private residence, cost 19 million dollars and features everything from a dining room to an aquarium and can seat 300 guests. Nearby Valhalla on the White Plains area faces a 5 million dollar dam project to boost New York City water, with a further 5 million for land appropriation.
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Marquis of Bute
Valhalla
White Plains
N. Y
City of
New York
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Wisconsin Poultry Advocate
Poultry Journal of Wisconsin
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IDEAL
Wisconsin Telephone CO
Rae Axess
Workman
Milwaukee Company
Kodak
the Mariner Pharmacy
Main Street
Baldwin
Paris
St. Louis
Baldwins
Ellingtons
Hamiltons
Howards
Victor - Edison
J.C. Callaway
S. 4Th Street
Pacific Coast Gas & Oil CO
Portland
Oregon
Haynes Apperson
W. R. F. Tribune Office
Batavian National Bank
Lacrosse
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