Doan's Kidney Pills Free Trial Promoted Widely
An advertisement urges readers to try Doan's Kidney Pills at no cost, claiming relief for back and hip pain swelling and dropsy signs, urine issues, and nocturnal bed wetting. It cites testimonials from Sam Cook and others, noting trial packages led to continued purchases and improved ability to work.
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Dean
Sarem, Inc
Sam
Ciias
R. Cook
P. O. Box
Salem, Washington Co
Ill
Wea
Anya
Rose Peterson
Parkdale Tennis Club
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fannin Kunure
Chester St
Little Rock
Ark
Testimony on Cuticura Remedies for skin tumours and goitre
A reader from Chicago in 1902 recounts rapid improvements using Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Ointment for skin boils, neck swelling, goitre, and a sister’s lumps. He cites several cases, notes doctors’ reluctance to operate, and offers to let others verify details by letter.
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Cuthura
Chicago
Horrors of Sing Sing. Bissert vows to avoid prison
The account recounts Wardman Bissert’s three prison ordeals at Sing Sing, detailing the brutality of convicts and guards he faced, including threats and assaults by a vengeful inmate ring. It notes his 1901 bribery conviction and the trial evidence of a $550 payment to Lena Schmidt on Sept 29, 1900.
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New York State Penitentiary
George Bissert
Wardman Bissert
Bissert
Sing Sing
Lena Schmidt
Stuyvesant Street
Josiah Flynt
New York World
Barglar
Stress of business life and leadership strain
A Detroit Free Press reflection argues that large firms survive the pressures of modern finance and industry by appointing capable assistants and distributing duties. Small operations bear the brunt, as leaders must handle everything themselves, risking breakdown under rising workload.
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Detroit Free Press
Hard on the Lawyer Radical Innovation Tale
Congressman Moon of Tennessee and a former judge recalls a district attorney who vowed to talk hard common sense in court. The judge instructs the sheriff to maintain strict order so everyone can hear the promised radical innovation.
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Congressman Moon
Tennessee
Moon
Whalers and Their Prey Detail Harpoon Gun Use
Harper's Weekly describes whaling procedures with focus on the skipper harpooner’s role. It details loading a three-inch caliber gun with powder rope ends a rubber disk and a timed grenade shaped lance, aiming to ensure a mortal strike on the whale. The skipper’s pride rests on few misses and the whale’s value, around 1200 dollars, to the ship owner.
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Harper'’s Weekly
Curious claim filed by stage carpenter for lost tools
Representative Grosvenor presented a claim by Jacob Rittersbach who seeks payment for a carpenter kit lost or stolen in 1865. Rittersbach says he was a Ford's Theatre stage carpenter the night Lincoln was shot and was arrested as a witness, held thirty days, during which his tools disappeared.
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Congress
Grosvenor
Jacob Rittersbach
Ford's Theater
Washington
Lincoln
Paris Underground Lines Force Bus and Tram Closures
The Paris underground railway in operation has led to several bus and tram lines being discontinued for lack of passengers. Transport companies have filed suit against the city, claiming the breakup of a monopoly they paid substantial sums to maintain.
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Paris
Automobiles Carry Mail in Lenawee County Tests
Michigan tests of motorized rural mail routes show substantial time savings. On a 29 mile route 125 deliveries and 59 pickups were completed in under four hours, with about 500 pieces handled. Fuel use was nominal and public opinion shifted positively toward autos after demonstrations.
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Lenawee County
Michigan
Priddy
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Allen's Foot-Fase powder ad and flood duet tale
An Ohio area ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease a foot powder that eases corn bunions and sore feet and advertises 25 cents with substitutes not accepted. The second item notes a flood era anecdote of a musical couple performing a duet on a folding bed as the husband floated downstream and the wife played piano.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
South
Putnam Faceless Dyes Prompt Unclear Dialogue
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a dialogue with a young man in a boarding house and an older narrator. The lines mention weariness with boarding houses, a middle-parted haircut, and a remark about having half a mind to act. No clear events, dates, or identifiable individuals are present.
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Helor
Rheumatism Cure Offer and Cigar Ads
A dubious cure advert promises rheumatism can be cured with a 25 cent recipe from Prescription Co Box Denver. The clipped text interleaves odd lines about family, a Bullhead scent cigar plug, and quips urging smokers to quit work and smoke Baxters Bullhead scent cigars, with moralizing hints.
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Prescription Co
Denver
Maude
George
Baxters Bullhead
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Biro Gray
Pee A
Fosten-MiLnars Co
Buffalo
Medici
Paix
R. Towns & Co
Boston
Ts Clerhouse Sq
London
B.C
Rue de A
Sydney
Vere
Horrors OF
Ardman Bissert
New York
Hell
Putnam
Western Planters
Barteldes
Rs & On
Fifteenth St
Nth St
Denver,Colorado
Gregory
New York Evening News
Joseph Howard, Jr
Man In
Thompson’s
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