Electric Bitters and Laxatives Featured in Health Ads
A collage of old advertisements touts Electric Bitters as a cure for eczema blood disorders and rheumatism, Fol ey's Orino Laxative for constipation, and LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets for colds. The pieces mix local shop names like Barber & Son with promotional verse and a humorous petroleum-era aside about a theater outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Adams
Henrietta
Eezema
Barber & Son
Foley
P. Barber & Son
Dr King's New Discovery and Other Local Notices
Soothes itching skin heals cuts and burns without a scar. Mrs Finie Francisco ill at 1008 Vermont. Near Death in Big Pond Mrs Soper recalls severe lung trouble cured twelve years ago by Dr Kings New Discovery. It aids coughs colds sore throats hemorrhages la grippe asthma croup whooping cough and bronchial issues. 500 and 1.00 trial bottle free guaranteed. It takes a whole legislature to change a man's name but one minister can change a woman's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Pond
Barber & Son
Masque Club to Stage Spring Play at Opera House
The University Masque club presents its spring production at the Opera House March 29 and 30 under Gertrude Messler. A curtain raiser Madame Butterfly features Little Amy Irene Radcliffe with a strong cast including Dorothea McKnight and Milton Cain in lead roles. The $ elaborately staged drama explores crime and redemption with a psychological focus and promises a polished amateur performance rivaling road shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Opera House
Gertrude Messler
Channing Pollock
Alan Dale
Lombroso
Dorothea McKnight
Nance Olden
Milton Cain
William Latimer
Eugene Lipple
Harold Ormsby
Edward Ramsey
Tom Dorgan
Rey Eyssen
Mr. Obermiller
Rosene Redmond
C. P. Radcliffe
Ibis Fly
Lawrence
Roy Dietrich
Bowersock
Kansas Kidnapping Penalty Discussed in 1900s Law
The piece notes Kansas statutes on kidnapping, contrasting penalties for general kidnapping with harsher terms for abducting a child. It cites a range from six months to five years for child kidnapping and up to ten years for adult kidnapping, and compares child theft to stealing a horse or chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Pauline
Pennsylvania
Claims Of Bunco In Miami County Lot Purchases
Fort Scott residents recall being misled into buying town lots at Miami Oklahoma. Buyers say representations tied to court house placement and nearby water, sidewalks, and railroad access were not honored. A special election to move the county seat to a distant district stirs local rivalry and property concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Scott
Miami
Fort Scott Tribune
Frisco
Minami
Okla
Rexall Orderlies Cited as Safest Laxative for Children
An old newspaper ad features Rexall Orderlies as the gentlest bowel remedy for children, claiming safety and effectiveness without distressing after effects. It extols odorless tasteless tablets in multiple sizes, with money back guarantees if unsatisfied, and praises their cleansing, tonic action on the bowels. A second item notes a gas scare story from a local area and a brief promo for Kodol for Dyspepsia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisl Rexall
Rexall
Rexall Orderlies
Metslloch
Dr Williams Pink Pills touted for sciatica cures
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cure sciatica and neuralgia, sharing a farmer's success story from Bolivar Ohio after eight to ten months of other doctors’ care. The pills are sold by druggists or mailed at 50 cents per box, 2 50 for a box group from the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sciatia
Williams
L. H. Smith
Bolivar, Olio
Dr. Williams
Tom
Tenn
Wile
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Wealthy diplomats to go in Taft era
Washington dispatch reports that a broad reshaping of U S diplomatic posts abroad is expected, with many current representatives replaced in key capitals including London Paris St Petersburg and Vienna. President Taft opposes sending rich men abroad for expense reasons preferring capable appointees regardless of wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Aload
London
Paris
St. Petersburg
Vienna
Taft
Amelia
Mae
Washington Dispatch
New York Times
Monastic Minds Shaped Early Scientific Advances
A Catholic Register recounts how monks and priests inspired key scientific feats. Roger Bacon and a chain of scholars from Salviano to Copernicus are credited with discovering gunpowder, spectacles, arithmetic, optics, botany, and geography, shaping early European knowledge and technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Bacon
Movk
Schwartz
Cologne
Galileo
Salviano
Piss
Paceifico
Verdna
Wreat Geebert
William
Llirschu
Gerbert
Europe
Galvant
Pedro da Ponce
Hany
Nicholas Copernicus
Keples
Newton
la Place
Yankee Store Opens in London Draws 150000 Crowds
London report on the Pioneer American Department Store opening drawing about 150000 visitors, mostly women, amid heavy crowds on Oxford Street. The new Yankee venture electrified local merchants who mounted concerts and promotions, while staff toiled forty eight hours to arrange goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London
Oxford Street
End of consumption predicted by London physician
Dr Latham, a noted London physician, predicts the white plague will fade from civilized countries within thirty to forty years. He cites smallpox, cholera, hydrophobia, malaria, and yellow fever as diseases conquered by sanitary methods and notes a central Africa campaign against sleeping sickness. Born 1867, he is connected with St George's Hospital and other London institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latham
London
England
Central
Africa
Lin. Latham
Ife
St. George's Hospital
Brompton Hospital
York Road
Royal Society of Musicians of
Great Britain
2. W. Latham
University of Cambridge
London Times
Harass Opium Fiends with Canton Licenses Made of Wood
The Canton police chief has issued 2000 wooden opium licenses ten by eight inches and three fifths of an inch thick. Front shows name address and daily quantity. back lists regulations. Wearers display licenses when buying opium. next year licenses will be larger and thicker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
China
Philippine water project showcased as major public works
A United States summary highlights Philippine water infrastructure, describing a Manila supply system drawn from the Mariquina watershed. It details a forty two inch pipe, a five mile concrete tunnel, a 50 million gallon reservoir, and a daily capacity of 2244 million gallons, enough for 100 gallons per person in Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
United States
Manila
Mariquina
Manils
Dog Dentist Makes Fortune in Fifth Avenue
A man with an idea prospers as a dog dentist in New York, running a luxuriously fitted office on Fifth Avenue. He treats pets of society women, including terriers and Pomeranians, using gold, silver, and platinum fillings, with high fees and steady demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Fifth Avenue
Ono Tasston
Boston
Terrier
Tieties
Colli
Poneranian
Devoe Lead-and-Zinc Paint Ad
An advertisement proclaims the best materials for paint are lead zinc linseed oil color and turpentine dryer and promotes Devoe Lead-and-Zinc Paint as superior to hand mixed paints due to machine grinding for better coverage and longer lasting finish.
Fragmented OCR item on a mortgage and politics
A garbled OCR fragment discusses a preseler and a presidential action in vague terms. It mentions a mortgage and political interest in a disjointed way, with unclear subjects and no coherent event or names to anchor a summary.
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Pierce
Jetter
V. Pierce
Buttale
E. W. Grove
Chicago
Chicago Record Herald
Chicago Club
National Federation of Women's Clubs
National Federation
Washington
Chicago Federation
Ilingis Federation of Women's Clubs
O. P. Barber & Son
Dean
DeWitt’s
C. P. Barber & Son
Finie Francisco
Vermont Street
Biswiop
Bunco
Hugh Thameson
Tiwag
Cliy
jTonganoxie Mirror
Enid
P. Barbar
Bon
Isciatica
New York Tribune
Morgantown
W. Va
Oms
Ralph McCune
West Virginia University
Monogahela
Dr. King
Saline County
Thomas
State of Ohio
City of
Toledo
Lucas
Sidney
Indy
J. XN. Patterson
Nashua
Town
Tio
O. S. Harber & Son
Kennedy
O. 2
J. A. Swenson
Watertown
Wis
Fen
Bucklen
Phthis
Noah
Mary J. Lincoln
N. K. Fairbank Company
B. Kinger
the Jeweler
Virginia Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Kidszer
O. P. Barber & Ben
C. T. McCoy
Beloit
McCoy
Belvita
California
Oregon
Idaho
Alexander City
Pacific Coast
VIA
Pacificlemne Bloek
D. Rankin
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