Free medical adviser offer from Dr Pierce catalog
A promotional notice for We Give Away Dr Pierce's Medical Adviser and Favorite Prescription. It markets a 1008 page medical book with 700 illustrations, offered for postage only in paper covers or a French cloth edition, with millions of copies previously sold. Also touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic, non habit forming remedy for women and offers details on ordering.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Worth
ase + bee Association
M. D
N. Y
La Crosse's Poor Play Reveals Team Apathy and Flawed Effort
The La Crosse baseball squad, once strong, now plays poorly with no coaching or team effort on display. Manager Safford, commended for selecting the roster, must push hard to rekindle discipline as players who once hustled fail to show the drive needed to compete.
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la Crosse
Play Ball Aim for Better Team Effort and Coaching
A strong editorial calls for firmer discipline and accountability among players. It urges President Rooney to confront shirking teammates, praises those who perform, and demands sharper coaching and team unity to lift the whole squad. The piece ends with a rallying call to play with energy and cohesion.
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Rooney
Tariff reform and the Aldrich machine warned in editorial
An editorial credits Senator Dolliver with exposing increases in the cotton schedule and argues the tariff remains a public mystery kept by those who profit from ignorance. It predicts a reckoning for the Aldrich faction, laments craft in the tariff, and warns of moral and political downfall for enabler s of the system.
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la Follette
Dolliver
Iowa
Aldrich
Treasury
Truths and Truths in a Shifting Social Tide
A compact reflection notes that truth endures when free, age and canned goods draw scrutiny, and a woman favors sincere compliments while a man who paddles his own canoe is seen as outdated in a motor age.
The Fool Bet Draws Crowds In Street Stunts
A verse recounts a fool who performs reckless feats abroad in the land. The crowd views his stunts as entertainment, yet the piece notes the folly and warns that such bets and foolery are now under scrutiny, contrasting past tolerance with present disapproval.
Pa-Edith Piano Practice and the Locked Keyboard
A father asks Edith about her daily piano practice and the length of yesterday and today. Edith replies she practices every day for about four hours. The judge reveals he locked the piano last week and has carried the key in his pocket since, presenting it to Edith.
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Edith
Frugal Servant Applicant Recounts Past Mistress
The boarding house mistress and the applicant trade lines about economy. The applicant claims to be economical, recalling a former mistress who discharged her for saving clothes. The exchange ends with a humorous regional tone from The Bohemian.
Post Mortem Inquiry at Medical College Class
A student under examination at a medical college is asked to name the cause of death for victims of Pompeii and Herculaneum. The student responds that they died of an eruption, reflecting the era’s rhetorical exchange.
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Herculaneum
Pompeii
Argo
Nant
The Pocket Book Hub Dialogue From Boston Transcript
A brief exchange highlights a husband and wife negotiating dress alterations. The husband suggests raising the neckline of a ball dress and mentions the material costs ten dollars a yard, while the wife offers to have it changed if desired.
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Boston Transcript
No Value to Him Critics Do Not Move The Manager
A theatrical manager dismisses criticism as irrelevant noting his show attracts no quotable quotes for advertising. The exchange mocks value placed on external judgments and frames self advertisement as the sole measure of merit.
How to Mishandle Horses Drivers Brutal Directions
A fragment lists cruel practices toward horses. It claims to recount directives from brutal drivers, urging neglectful feeding, ignoring thirst, overloading wagons, weather disregard, and shouting when horses are frightened. The voice emphasizes harm rather than training.
Constipation Remedy Free from Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
An old soldier from Quincy Illinois and others find relief with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for constipation. The ad praises a mild tonic syrup that tones intestinal muscles and offers a free trial bottle and free medical advice from Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois.
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Lemuel Lauderdale
Quincy
Elmer McMillan
Speed
Mrs. Monahan
Stonewall
Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bidg
Monticello, Ill
Pure Drama and Pure Music In One Night
Isidor Tippmann reviews a Ben Greet troupe performance of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream with Mendelssohn music. The Russian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Modest Altschuler, complements the drama with 40 to 105 musicians, delivering standout overture Intermezzo Nocturno and Wedding March. The company toured 29 states in 84 cities starting March 1, highlighting New York's role in introducing contemporary Russian works.
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Isidor Tippmann
Empire of Music
Ben Greet
Mendelsohn
Russian Symphony Orchestra
Mendelssohn
New York City
Denver
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle
Glazounov
Tschaikowski
Guonod
Modest Altschuler
Russian Symphony Orchestra of
New York
Russian School of Composers
Althaler
Aldrich accused for hidden tactics over La Follette tariffs
In Washington on June 15 a Republican senator criticized Senator Aldrich for his handling of the La Follette amendments to the wool schedule. Aldrich did not speak until after the vote, presenting a London wool price as justification to claim tariff shifts. The scene drew sharp exchanges, highlighting charges of misleading information and party leadership questions amid a heated floor confrontation.
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Washington, D. C
Aldrich
la Follette
London
Finance Committee
Senate
Iowa
Cummins
Indiana
Beveridge
United States
Clapp
Sailors stand fast as Hope and Glory dives into storm
Unsettled by criticism, Bill Yardley insists the boat can endure a gale, declaring the Hope and Glory will weather it. Tankerlane orders him to the deck as a fierce gust drives the smack under, while the crew tend the exhausted officer and a wounded morale amid smoke and alcohol in the cabin.
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Tankerlane
Playle
Joe Playle
Gant
Tanker
Can You Tell the Cause of Your Trouble?
A help ad urges readers to consider kidney health noting that most illnesses stem from kidney trouble. It explains kidneys filter blood daily and promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy. Readers can request a free sample by writing to Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York and buy the regular sizes at drug stores.
Black Spit Island Drift and a Drunken Sailor’s Trial
In a rough sea voyage, Yardley tests Playle’s sobriety aboard a boat bound for Black Spit Island. Playle handles the jib and tiller with skill despite drinking, while Yardley recalls local lore and warns of the endangered Black Spit Buoy. The scene sets a perilous, coastal edge with a historic name-shift for the island.
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