Kidney ailment tale boosts Dou’s Kidney Pills sale
William White, a railroad worker from Three Rivers, describes a severe kidney injury after a wreck. He details lasting pain, weight loss, and involuntary urination, then credits four boxes of Dou’s Kidney Pills with marked improvement, urging readers to buy from dealers.
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William White
R. R
Con Stanting Street
Three Rivers
Midways
Dou
Foeter-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Defiance Starch Delights Households In Ad Claim
A vintage ad extols Defiance Starch for laundry use claiming it provides superior stiffness with less paste, keeping fabric beauty and wear quality intact. It contrasts with regular starches that hide fabric fineness and require excessive quantities. The copy targets homemakers seeking easier, stronger starch performance.
Port McKinley orders call up amid drunken ramble and odd tale
An erratic report from Port McKinley describes a drink fueled incident where a soldier faces his company commander for missing a check. The tale spirals into humorous and bizarre anecdotes including a vampire Croaker lineage, breakfast brand brag, and a Louisiana Miss asleep for weeks without ill effects.
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Port McKinley
Phrase Debate Over Magazine Fame Frustrates Readers
A fragment expresses mixed opinions about an author’s work in Macazines, praising visibility yet criticizing content. The dialogue hints at tension between cleverness and coherence in published writing. No clear individuals or dates are named.
Postum and Grape Nuts credited in recovery letter
A Louisville mother credits Postum and Grape Nuts with her daughter's recovery from coffee related nervous strain. Nine years ago the girl suffered near breakdown and became housebound. After switching to Postum and Grape Nuts the daughter regained health, became mother of five, and joined three charities, all while the Postum Company endorses the testimonial.
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Louieville
Postum
Postum Co
Battlereek
Mich
Missouri institutions seek 5.46 million for 1909 10
Missouri state institutions excluding the penitentiary request an aggregate maintenance and improvements appropriation of 5 463 280 50 for 1909 10 an increase over the past two years 2 327 000 50. The State University leads with a demand of 1 604 000.
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Jefferson City
The
State University
Tipton Banker Caught Embezzling at Tipton
Jefferson City Roy Dane former cashier of the Peoples Bank of Tipton was arrested on a complaint by the state banking department for embezzling 21 dollars. He was released on a 2000 dollar bond. Dane, about 32, had served thirteen years at the bank which was once a leading Central Missouri institution.
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Jefferson City
Roy Dane
Cnahier
The
Peoples Bank of
Tipton
Tipon
Monirean County
Stary Banking Department
Rane
People's Bank
Missouri
Kansas City
Springfield
Weat
W. C. Oldham
State Savings Tank
Mo Pinto
Union National Bank
Oldham
National Exchange
Why Wells Was Wrathy at Grand Hotel
Charles Wells, nicknamed the groundhog senator of West Virginia, stayed at a Grand hotel in a small village. An overzealous night clerk awakened him at five o clock. After he ignored the alarm, the clerk apologized saying he had trapped the wrong door.
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Charles FE. Wells
West Virginia
Grand Hotel
Wells
Lippiacoilt's
Itching and burning eczema relief from Cuticura remedies
Walter H. Caz of 16 Somerset St Boston describes severe eczema on hands with itching burning and cracking. After three months of torment he used Cuticura remedies and recovered in a month. The note dates September 25, 1908 from Boston.
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Walter H. Caz
Somerset St
Boston
Magas
Puuer Brag & Chom. Corp
Tole
Bostom
Sedalia Missouri Pacific Train Collision Westbound No 3
A westbound Missouri Pacific passenger train No 3 collided with a yard engine in Sedalia, overturning the yard engine. Engineer Sam Hace and Fireman James Mart of No 3, both from St Louis, were injured along with an uninjured passerby.
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Sedalia
Missouri Pacific
Sam Hace
James Mart
No 3
St Louie
Hart
Resignations and appointments ripple through Missouri officials
In Jefferson City, Jeff Ferris resigns as assistant attorney general amid ongoing insurance and lumber trust probe as Gov Folk announces new coal oil inspector appointees. In Montgomery, Sheriff Huston returns Michael Henderson, killer of Officer Magruder, to Hauntville jail. Warrensburg notes three Johnson county pioneers died New Year’s Day: Neff, Stark, and Mrs. Long. Jefferson City also reports Wickersham named coal oil inspector for Lebanon for two years from May 28, 1805.
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Jefferson Chy
F. G Feeris
Insurance and Lumber Trust
Bia
Hadley
Ferris
Chieuit Attorter Jotea
St. Louis
Montgomery
Huston
Ramiolph County
Michael
Henderson
Elmer Magruder
Cain
Higbee
Hauntaville
Bud
Jim Anderson
Jefferson City
Warrensburg
Johnson County
Jacob L. Neff
Hoffman
Henry Stark
Center View
Rebecca Long
Folk
Richard J. Wickersham
Lebanon
Cassville man Bud Preacher pleads guilty to fraud
Cassville case features W C Clark alias Bud Preacher also known as Tom Morgan Louis Bradshaw and Chambers who was arrested in Kansas City by Sheriff O Dwyer two weeks ago and pleaded guilty to obtaining money through fraud and received a two year penitentiary sentence. Poplar Bluff records show 9055 acres of Iron lands transferred from astern capitalists to original Butler county owners.
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Cassville
W. C. Clark
Bud” Preacher
Tom Morgan
Louis Bradshaw
Chambers
Kansas City
O'Dwyer
Poplar Bluff
Butler County
Old Lady Questions Milkman About Work
A humorous exchange shows a kindly matron asking a milkman if he has tried to find work. He recalls recently securing jobs for two relatives, but they refused to take them. The story ends with the milkman delivering milk and joking about prudence before storming off in frustration and kicking a lamp post.
Warped tale and stray ad copy mingle in fragmented prose
An odd collage of garbled text mixes civic names with a robin tale and stray advertisements. It references a Loyalties era style scene, mentions Defiance Starch and home laundering tips, and ends with a tennis golf quip from Harper's Weekly. The readable bits sketch a chaotic pastiche rather than a single clear event.
Odd Expense Account Statement From Ledger
Quote reflects a ledger remark about balancing expense account with expenditures. Brief historical snippet shows a finance line where the speaker notes the account now matches spending, with context from Philadelphia Ledger dialogue.
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Philadelphia Ledger
LAME BACK PRESCRIPTION CLAIMS TO CURE RHEUMATISM
A discussion among medical circles centers on Toris, touted as an almost infallible cure for lame back and rheumatism when mixed with whiskey and other ingredients. The formula advises half a plot of whiskey, one ounce of Toris Compound, and one ounce Syrup Sarsaparila, taken before meals and at night. Toris is produced by Globe Pharmaceutical Co., Chicago, and available from druggists.
Fragmented 1900s humor and quotes on manners and starch
A collage of jokes and quotations from varied sources. It mentions ear muffa in heat, aristocratic marriages, royal tax, a London guide of 1767, Defiance Starch marketing claims, Burns in Washington, and a dying old citizen. Mixed with remarks on oratory, domestic life, and a peppy advertising tone.
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London
St. James’ Chapel Royal
Electricity's Beginnings and Amber Lore
The piece traces the origins of electricity from amber in ancient Greece to early Roman writers Theophrastus and Pliny noting amber's attraction of objects It suggests Dr Gilbert of Colchester as a founder of scientific approach to electricity and mentions Lewin's Single Binder and a Peoria dealer context.
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Pliny
Gilbert
Colchester
Queen Elizabeth
Lewin
Stier Riomby
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
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