Misleading Remedies and Patent Medicines Exposed
The piece curbs dubious nostrums like Dr Jet's Galden Miaslieal Viscovery and Foley's Kidney Cure, warning readers about unverified claims, dangerous potions, and exaggerated health assurances. It cites testimonials and cautions against penny pictures of cures, urging cautious use and consultation.
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Jet
Rand Son
Bierce
Foley
A. H. di
Mt. Sterling
Iowa
Barber & Gon's
Post Office Savings Banks in Britain Reach Vast Deposits
A historical overview notes that by 1868 the system began with 458 depositors and now, with 14,362 banks and about 9.4 million depositors, one in four and a half Britons saves. It highlights security, convenience, education of youth, and national benefits from widespread thrift, arguing the program supports public investment and economic stability.
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London
Great Britain
Post Office
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
Bible Deading Penalty And Mayor’s Bible Charge
A city official imposes a Bible reading penalty instead of a fine. Mayor McCaskey uses scripture to reform prisoners, requiring one chapter daily for a month, hoping the spiritual discipline outweighs monetary loss.
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O. Pa
McCaskey
Martin
Theo Mac Eie Cal Sake Chunter
Genesis
Juror Bias and Russian Penalty Appear in Briefs
A lawyer challenges jurors with red or sandy complexions in a murder trial seeking impartiality. The report also notes a Russian prince sentenced to a yearly fine for an unspecified offense as part of a separate legal matter.
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Joe UK Gowthart
Lgely Pew
Eee Das
Coodhart
Sabin
Trallam
Goodhart
Ted He
The Softness of Sealskin and Hair Health Claims
A vintage advertorial asserts sealskin rivals human hair in softness and gloss, cites dandruff as a root cause of hair loss, and promotes Newbro's Herplicide as the sole remedy. It claims dandruff germ destruction prevents hair loss, touts durable, glossy hair, and notes druggists sell the product with Detroit Michigan origin.
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Newhro
Danarf
Newbro
Stampé
Herpleide Co
Detroit
Mich
Athletes Embrace Whole Wheat Malta Vita Training Table Faith
An article extols strict dietary regimens for athletes, praising whole wheat and Malta Vita as essential for strength and endurance. It argues that disciplined eating, including a focused training table when available, predicts healthier physiques and less illness across all workers. Malta Vita is advertised as a crisp, popular white wheat product priced at 14 cents.
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Amone
Malta- Vita
Malta-Vita
End of the Roundup Ends South Dakota Stock Range
The Missouri River Growers association abandons the annual roundup after deciding not to hold it this year. New settlers now occupy the range with gardens and crops, making cattle work impractical and damaging. The Butte county area may be used briefly longer, but stock-raising on the range in South Dakota ends for now.
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Butte
South Dakota
New Nose surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital
A lengthy procedure on Italian Stephen Calabro in Boston aims to graft new forehead eyelids cheeks nose lips and neck over two years. If successful it could cure karloids from a Weymouth powder explosion, a rare condition treated only by removing growths and grafting skin.
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Boston
Masaachusetts General Hospital
Stephen Calabro
Lato
Calabro
Weymouth
Electric Greenwich Meridan Under London Electrification
London electrification overseen by the county council threatens clock accuracy at Greenwich and Kew. A smokestack blocks the meridian, potentially obscuring the telescope’s star observations used to fix universal time. Greenwich aims to keep its standard despite urban electrical interference.
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London
County Council
Greenwich
Kew
Lene Jon
Kewarders
Greenwich Victory
Uwever
Noved
Greenwich Meridan
Gaudy Colors Rule Trade Says South African Advice
A South African advisory urges exporters to use vivid scarlet or royal blue wrappers on goods and to print homely sentiments in local language. Soap and food items should feature named phrases, with top caps decorated in ornate patterns. Wrappers should be gaudy to attract Kaffir buyers, who favor bright color schemes.
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Washington
Department of Ecommerce and Labor
South Africa
Crersen
SPEED OF THE EARTHQUAKE IN MID-19TH CENTURY STUDIES
A New York report summarizes early estimates of earthquake speeds. Observations from San Francisco to the Atlantic suggest seismic waves traveled at several miles per second, with velocity estimates ranging from about one to four miles per second.
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Chicago
San Francisco
EB. I. Harriman
New York
Aly
Pat Ecmot
Auate Eathpake
Marenna
Phonograph Sells Itself at Farm Auction
On a Warrington farm a phonograph valued at ten dollars sold for twenty two dollars after bidders crowded the sale. Farmers fought for the talking machine shouting and laughing as it played the mockingbird tune, while other News notes cover earthquakes, blood outbreaks, and Dr King’s New Discovery cures and patent medicines.
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Warrington
William
Fausnaught
Aid
Men Valley
Min
Europe's happiest people and Swiss emigration tales
A travelogue style piece argues Swiss are the happiest Europeans due to liberty and tolerance, noting 300,000 Swiss abroad with frequent returns. It blends anecdotes from 1813 horseman Col Toler and various quips, then shifts to ads and brief notices about remedies and products.
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Europe
Switzerland
Lawrence Kansas City Council May 1906 paving resolution
At a May 7 1906 city council meeting a resolution was adopted to grade curb and pave a section of Lawrence Kansas streets from Berkeley to Quincy using vitrified brick and limestone curb with ten yearly installments. The note cites funding via levies on state land and mentions related local anecdotes and ads from the era.
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Lawrence
Kanaas
Officisl City Paper
City of
Berkeley Street
Quincy Street
Kansas
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