Dean's Kidney Pills lauded for back and kidney relief
A testimonial ad claims Dean's Kidney Pills ease back and side pain by improving kidney function. It highlights a Spokane, Washington user who reports ten years of trouble improved after taking the pills, with a free trial and nationwide mailing offer from Foster Milburn Co in Buffalo New York. Price 50 cents per box.
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Dean
Lb. C. Levell
North First St
Spokane
Wash
United States
Foster- Milburn Co
Bufalo
N.Y
Deathbed Repentance in Baltimore Jail Marriage Plea
A Black death row inmate in the Baltimore jail earnestly petitions to marry the woman of his choice during his interval before execution. He objects to facing eternity as a bachelor and points to E Bey Andrews who mocks him as a bachelor.
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Baltimore
E. Bey Andrews
Free to Twenty-Five Ladies Prize Offer
The Defiance Starch Co offers two hundred round trip tickets to the St Louis Exposition for five ladies in each of Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missouri who mail the largest number of Defiance 16 oz starch trade marks from a ten cent package by September 1 1904. Tickets sent by registered mail.
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Defiance Starch Co
St. Louis Exposition
Ilinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Neflance Starch Co
Omaha
Nebr
Prominent Charleston Resident Spends Summer in Atlantic City
Joseph Howard Wilson Jackson Milton Ares Ralph Benonison Charles Frank Roverbrook Ashton Miles, a prominent Charleston resident, is spending the summer vacation at Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Howard Wilson Jackson
Milton Ares
Ralph Benonison
Charles Frank Roverbrook Ashton Miles
Charleston, D. C
Atlantic City
Mother Gray's Sweetlanchers for Children
Mother Gray the nurse at the Children's Home in New York reports success with Sweetlanchers for children. The remedy is claimed to cure constipation feverishness stomach teething disorders move and regulate bowels and destroy worms with over 30000 testimonials. Available at all druggists for 25 cents with free sample. Address A S Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Mother Gray
New York
A.S. Olmsted
le Roy
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
N.Y
Three Youthful Statesmen In British Cabinet Ages Revealed
The youngest cabinet member Austen Chamberlain is 39, the Earl of Salburne 43, and Walter Long 45. The trio are described as phenomenally youthful for such exalted stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austen Chamberlain
Earl of Salburne
Walter Long
Madness in the Ranks Stories from a French Writer
A French writer claims that among 100000 soldiers or sailors 199 become hopeless lunatics. Among mechanics the rate is 6A per 10000, suggesting higher mental strain in military service.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Miss Alma Pratt
A letter from Alma Pratt of Holly Michigan cites recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The note claims many young women in schools and seminaries are overworked and run down, and urges others to try the tonic to restore vitality and gain weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Pratt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean
Prxham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Alm Pratt
Holly
Remarkable 94 hour vigil saves diver Bill Hoar at Boonton dam
After a 94 hour vigil amid the Rockaway River dam waters at Boonton New Jersey diver William Hoar allegedly survived about twenty one hours under water. Rescue attempts used a weighted wooden ball and sandbags then divers Bill Olsen and John Myers tried to free him. Hoar finally succumbed to the suction and injuries, his body remaining trapped as rescue efforts ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hoar
Rockaway River
Hoonton
N. J
Hoar
Efe
Troy
George ©. Harness
S&s
Bill Shear
Charley Dobson
Bill Hoar
Dobson
Bhear
Bill Reech
Bill
Hiim
New York
Hoboken
Emu Olsen
Bill Olsen
Boonton
Tess
Olsen
Hill Moor
Bill Huar
John Myers
Will
Sturtle
Hoarup
Strong in His Belief Justice Harlan Stands Against Majority
Justice Harlan a Columbia law teacher argued with Judge Peele at the law school. Peele asked for copies of recent Supreme Court decisions including ones where Harlan dissented. Harlan refused to send them fearing dissemination of law in opinions he dissented from.
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Justice Harlan
Columbia Law School
Ace
Peele
Theistrict Court of Claims
Julce Peele
Supreme Cart
Justice Harlin
Oldest traveling man in Michigan marks 51 years on road
Levi J. Davis of Mount Clemens is noted as the oldest traveling man in Michigan after fifty one years on the road. He began at age twenty one and has seldom stayed in one place for more than half a week, yet remains in fine health and good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi J. Davis
Mount Clemens
Michigan
Tie
Gen Booth's Long Career Began Seventy-Sixth Year
William Booth, commander in chief of the Salvation Army, marked his seventy sixth year on the 10th. Born in Nottingham, England, he preached his first open air sermon before turning twenty. The Salvation Army was first known as the Church Mission.
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Booth
William Booth
Salvation Army
Mr. Booth
Nottingham
England
Grandfather Serves as Best Man at Grandson’s Wedding
Joseph Morris a centenarian of Balford New Jersey acted as best man for his grandson at a wedding held last week. After the ceremony the elder Morris hosted the bridal party at his home honoring the newlyweds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Morris
Balford
N. J
Johns Hopkins Students Fail Bible Test Says Editorial Examined
President Remsen and Johns Hopkins University faculty studied eighty students knowledge of the Bible. Only one student, studying for the ministry, could identify the cited quotations. A newspaper editorial with two biblical references was used for the class exercise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Remsen
Johns Hopkins University
Ethopian
Public Institutions and Grand Mansions on Fifth Avenue
Sightseers in New York are guided to stop before mansions on Fifth Avenue, especially Andrew Carnegie’s and Senator Clark’s, with the quip that the buildings are public infirmaries. Senator Clark’s house, newly completed, is described as a monstrous pile of cut geranine, so towering it seems impossible to be a private home.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Andrew Carnegie
Senator Mark
Senator Clark
Senator Stewart’s Retirement Anecdote
The Nevada senator slated to retire in March 1905 is recalled for a Capitol anecdote. A colleague once asked if Senator Plumb was the meanest and most useless man in the Senate. Stewart replied he was committed to John Sherman on all those propositions.
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Stewart
Nevada
Capitol
Plumb
Kansas
Wn Stewart
Prnmb
Senate
John Sherman
Thinks Much Pity Wasted Secretary Taft Opinion
Secretary Taft argues there is too much sentimental pity in the world and that even the poorest are often happier than expected. He cites two sailors working in rigging on a freezing night who joke about the hardships faced by those ashore at a cold picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Mr. Taft
Tom
Representative Mudd Quits Home Life After Guests
Maryland congressman Mudd found constituents' visits too frequent as four friends stayed overnight at his Washington house. One more caller that night led him to abandon housekeeping, fearing his home resembled a hotel. He began breaking up housekeeping the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Mudd
Washington
Alt
Mr. Mudd
India’s Cotton Industry Shakeup in British India
British India now employs more than a million people in its cotton industries. The workers span multiple regions as cotton production and related trades expand under colonial administration, reflecting a large labor force and the sector’s growing economic role.
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India
British India
Progress in naval shipbuilding praised by Picayune
The New Orleans Picayune notes in less than twenty years the nation moved from no steel vessels to private yards ready to build great battleships and a navy yard prepared to begin a 16 000 ton ship, signaling remarkable progress.
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New Orleans Picayune
Irish Centenarian in Shrash Weland Honours Anne Staunton
In Shrash village County Kildare Weland Ireland an aged resident, Anne Staunton, celebrated for her century of life, is described as lucid and recalling many historic events. She remains in good health and active in memory despite her great age.
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Shrash
County Kildare
Weland
Anne Staunton
Will Preach in South Africa Co Co Filler Missionary
Civil engineer Co Filler accepts appointment as Christian missionary in South Africa. He will lead industrial work in South Rhodesia and believes habits of industry prepare a people for the regenerating influence of the Gospel.
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South Africa
Co. Co
A Nurseryman's Experience in Tarlton Tenn
Tartrer Nurseries proprietor J. Morton shares experiences on kidney urinary and bladder trouble. He explains how Dodd's Kidney Pills cured a three year battle, ending burning urination and restoring health. Morton offers to answer inquiries with stamped reply letters.
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Tarlton
Tenn
J. Morton
Tartrer Nurseries
Dodd
Boy learns to say no and yes in Toledo liquor lure tale
A Toledo boy refused a stranger who offered liquor tobacco and cigars then faced a later offer of 2100 in banknotes. He accepted the game, illustrating that a boy should learn to say no and yes in tricky situations.
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Toledo
Wiggle-Stick LATNORY BLUE Product Claim
A fragmented notice advertises Wiggle-Stick LATNORY BLUE claimed to be spill resistant and durable. It mentions a sample request to The Landes Blue Co. at 14 Michigan Street Chicago with vague pricing and warranty wording.
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Mercer
Ant
Landes Blue Co
Michigan Street
Chivaco
Will of Russell Sage Reveals Large Charitable Gifts
A New York broker states that when Russell Sage's will is read it will show gifts to charity that astonish the country. The will and Sage's public interest in philanthropy are noted as a defining hobby. An advertisement touts PUTNAM FACELESS DYES for furniture dyeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sage
New York
Mr. Sage
Hensen Reports Freshening Sea Bacteria Discovery
Prof Hensen, German state marine biologist, describes bacteria that keep the sea fresh by attacking surplus organic matter. Plankton studies show seas can become liquid food for fish and birds, with minute life abundant even near Arctic zones, coloring vast waters.
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Prof
Hensen
Arctic
Large Tama County Real Estate Deal Near Traer
E. C. Converse sold two farms totaling 580 acres for 53600. Oscar Casey bought the 480 acre home place for 40000 and Joe Bell purchased the 100 acre parcel at 85 an acre. Converse says he is too old to continue farming.
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Tama County
Iowa
Traer
Converse
Oscar Casey
Dysart
Joe Bell
Omaha Bee
Bronze Hercules statue found near Pompeii in Boscoreale
Excavators at Boscoreale near Pompeii uncover a superb bronze statue of Hercules resting on a rock with his club on his shoulder. The piece, in an added state of preservation, resembles the Parnese Hercules in Vatican Rome, and the Naples museum director is overseeing its transport.
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Boscoreale
Pompeii
Hercules
Vatican
Rome
Naples
From Coffee to Postum Health Revival Story
A young Ohio woman explains years of stomach heart and liver trouble driven by coffee and morphine. She credits Postum Food Coffee with restoring health after switching to Postum, noting strong brewing is key and that others in her family also benefited. The ad promotes Postum by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and mentions a booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
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Ohio
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Decree Permits Re Marriage Of Widows In India
An Indian ruler educated in England issues a decree allowing widow remarriage. With over 20 million widows in India, many under ten, the move is seen as a first step toward ending child widowhood and the broader system of widow oppression.
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India
England
Why It Is the Best Starch by Defiance Process
A brief note asserts Defiance Starch is best due to a unique process. It claims the product offers letter and one third more for 10 cents compared with alternatives, highlighting its value.
Portable home typewriter demo in department store
A small portable typewriter is showcased as a compact alternative to large machines. It is described as easy to operate, reliable, and suitable for home use, occupying little space and costing $20. It can be carried from room to room with minimal trouble.
Mrs. Wihoslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Claims Relief
An obsolete ad item promotes Mrs Wihoslow's soothing syrup for teething pain. It claims automatic relief and gentle effects, appealing to anxious caregivers with phrases about quick comfort and child soothing. The text uses period style and resembles a historical advertisement from a bygone era.
Gems of Current Thought and Bible as serial
A Texas editor known for clipping the Ten Commandments under the label Gems of Current Thought is cited by a Massachusetts paper. The note also mentions Piso's Cure for Consumption and its supposed efficacy for coughs and colds, sent from Trinity Springs, Tud., on February 5, 1900.
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Miimois
Texas
Mass
Jons F Boves
Trinity Springs
Tud
Fieb
Outlaw Tracy Sparks Praise and Crime
A Baltimore American excerpt condemns hero worship of notorious criminals like Tracy, arguing such distorted sentiment fuels crime by exalting fierce individual power. It suggests admiration for outlaws corrupts moral judgment and encourages violence and lawbreaking.
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Tracy
Leip Nz
Baltimore American
Spring Fever Cure Promised by Dr Hartman
The medical lectures note spring blood impurities causing digestive and nervous issues. Peruna is claimed to prevent and cure these symptoms when used early and as directed, with Dr Hartman offering free advice to readers. The piece promotes Peruna as the ideal spring medicine and invites personal case reports to Columbus Ohio.
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Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Are Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Defiance Starch Promises Longer Lasting Results
Advert says Defiance Starch gives more flexible lasting finish than other brands and lasts a third longer for sane money, claiming superior performance without shaking out or blowing out.
Pocketbook Lost Overboard Restored With Contents
An American dropped a pocketbook overboard during the Kiel regatta. It washed ashore at Ashaustrand and a workman recovered it, returning the valuables including valuable papers and $7,500 in notes to the owner. The report notes a shift in local smoking habits toward Lewis' "single Minder" cigars from 10c cigars.
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Kiel
Ashaustrand
What Astonished Him
Lord Avebury demonstrated the heavens through his telescope to neighbors and servants. An exclaimed guest asked how he could possibly know the names of the stars, marveling at the astronomer’s skill.
Those Who Have Tried It Will Use No Wether Defiance
Defiance Cold Water Brand has no equal in quantity or quality 11 oz for 10 cents. Other brands contain only 12 oz.
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Defiance Cold Water
Baggage Checks in Germany Experiment Gains Traction
Germany experiments with the American baggage check system now to be used more on railways. The old German method required individuals to identify their own baggage on country stages. The notice mentions a claim and legal language unrelated to the main topic, with medical and product references embedded in the text.
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Germany
Bee deaths from four playful pups in Rockdale
Samuel TD Keyser of Rockdale lost several hives when four fine blooded pups pounced on the bees, slaying them within an hour. The incident is told as a local note of animal mischief and its consequences for beekeeping.
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Samuel TD. Keyser
Rockdale
All CP-TO-DATE MUSZREAPERS Use Red Cross Gail Wine
An advertisement extols Gail Wine from Red Cross for cleaning clothes and leaving a fresh scent. It claims coffee grounds, after brewing, improve flower bed soil by retaining moisture and aiding blooming. The piece also promotes Lewis' "Single Binder" straight 5e cigars from Peoria Illinois as highly regarded.
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Red Cross Gail
Lewis
Peoria
Women barred from Royal Society fellowship
The Royal Society of England announced that women are not eligible for the degree of fellow. This official decision excludes women from becoming fellows of the prestigious scientific body.
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The
Royal Society of England
Royal Society
Insist on Getting It for Defiance Starch
Grocers report they do not keep Defiance Starch due to a 12.2 brand stock band and a belief customers who once used the 13 ounce package cannot buy it again. The price is the same money as other starches.
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Defiance
The Most American City in Alabama
Montgomery Alabama proclaims itself the most American city with all residents except about two percent born outside the United States.
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Montgomery
Ala
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