Sodus Bay Bass So Big It Sank a Boat
A Rochester man and a friend chased a legendary Sodus Bay bass. A heavy hammer used to strike fish shattered a light cedar boat, causing water to flood in. Hen Merriam nearly drowned before Mark Sullivan arrived, but Sullivan struck the bass’s head and they recovered the huge fish, weight not disclosed.
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Sodus Bay
Jay Bailey
Rochester
Hen Merriam
Northern Central Railroad
Sodus
Hen
Mark Sullivan
Merriam
Sullivan
N. Y
Silence in the sickroom why noise harms rest
A New York Ledger piece argues that quiet is essential for patient recovery and longevity. It criticizes city life for constant street noise from traffic and street repairs, noting hospitals often sit in noisy locations and calling for reduced urban noise to protect rest and health.
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Ledger
Marvelous cures by Dr Bull's Cough Syrup cited
A Petersburg reader from Annie Swan praises Dr Bull's Cough Syrup for a brother's recovery from a severe cough and possible consumption. The notice adds the syrup sells for 25 cents, and mentions travel deals with Leavenworth excursions and Union Pacific details through Oct 18 with J P Rossard and T Shanklin for particulars.
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Leavenworth
Union Pacific
J. P. Rossard
T. Shanklin
Grain-O: nourishing drink replaces tea and coffee
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a healthy alternative to tea or coffee for children. It claims Grain-O is nourishing, easy to prepare, and available at all grocers, urging more Grain-O equals more health.
Steamship Hazea Offers Spring European Travel Rates
Steamship Hazea announces summer rates valid April 1 to October 31 for European travel with ticket availability in Lawrence. Tickets can be bought via Santa Fe agents for various options including one way and round trips and Cook's tours for vacation parties. Also includes advertising for Cascareta Candy Cathartic and a notice seeking men to work poll tax in Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Santa Fe
Cook
Mazn
Gazette
The Kansas City Times Promotes Free Silver Platform
The Kansas City Times declares unwavering support for free silver and the Chicago platform. It bills itself as the only free silver metropolitan paper in Missouri and the Midwest, appealing to Western interests and Democratic readers. Subscriptions: Daily four dollars a year. Twice a Week one dollar.
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Free Silver
Chicago
West
Wall Street
Kansas City Times
Missouri
Great Middle West
Southwest
Times
Ita
Kansas City
Gala Tickets and Travel Deals in a Klondyke Era
A clippings collage advertises travel to Chicago with reduced rates to eastern points and sales on select days. It touts a Klondyke and Alaskan information compendium, promotes Hay Fever cures, playing cards, and No-To-Bac nicotine remedy, and advertises Allen's Foot Ease and related shoe comfort products with mail orders. The mix reflects early 20th century consumer ads from Hamilton Pub. Co. Indianapolis and Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago/New York.
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Yukon
Klondyke
Alaskan
Hamilton Pub. Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New-York
Grain-O Drink Promises Coffee Replacement
Try Grain O. Ask your grocer for a pack age of GRAIN-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Children may drink it without injury as well as adults. Grain-O has the rich seal brown color of mocha but is made from pure grains and gentle on the stomach. Priced 25 cents per package. Sold by all druggists.
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Easy Shoes and Relief
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease powder cures painful feet and relieves corns and callouses. It makes tight or new shoes feel comfortable and eases hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail for 25 cents with a free trial package. Allen 8 Olmated LeRoy NY.
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Allen
Stoe
Allen Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
LeRoy
N. Y
Grain-O substitutes coffee in grocer stores
Five clans of people suffer coffee harm while Grain-O, a grain based drink, is sold as a coffee substitute. Marketed as gentle on delicate stomachs, Grain-O costs about 25 cents per package and is available widely. Children may drink it with benefit and the product claims to taste like coffee.
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Young People’s Christian Union
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Wiedemann
Alford
Massachusetta
J. P. Rose
Eldridge House Corner
J. T. Shanklin
J.P. Ross
Humphreys
Great Broce Island
John Sebastian
Gon’ Pass
BR. 1
P. R.y
Expresa
Castoria
Ai 4 A le
Nace
ONE CO Wells
BIG Cote Proprietors
Burlington
Robertson Bros. Practical Undertakers
Robertson Bros
Mass St
A. Henley
J.D. Bowerlock
Kan
Joliet
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