Iowa Disaster Train Wreck Within Fort Union Region
A catastrophic rail wreck near Grees Mountain North Iowa killed forty people and injured many more as a passenger train derailed and burned. Victims including Miss Young of Vinton and Prof. LW Parish of Cedar Rapids were reported among the dead while several coaches and staff from St. Louis were involved and rushed to Marshalltown and Burlington for aid.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Gverwilch
Grees Mountain
Glaybrook
Limans
Chac
Aay
St. Louis
Burlington
Oute
Urlington
Towa
Miss Young
Vinton
Thea
Matatalitown
Prof
LW. Parish
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Roof
Cegar Rapids
Renspin
Adh
Marissa Yorks Sbiak
Alfied
Fifa Rasiod
Ayer
QuakeF Oats Endurance Claims Stir Scientific Debate
Misia and professors from Yale and Sir James Crichton Browne discuss the nourishing qualities of oats and other foods claiming meat eaters tire sooner while non meat eaters endure longer. Cuticura remedies promote skin and scalp care with soap and ointment sold by Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston.
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Misia
James Crichton Browne
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Mass
Doan's Kidney Pills Back Pain Relief Endorsed
Mrs. R Crouse of Manchester Iowa reports two years of back pain and rheumatic trouble ending after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She credits the pills for normalized kidney function and relief from a persistent dull backache. The ad promotes Doan's at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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R Crouse
Manchester
Dean
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Twain anecdote on gender roles from Hannibal tale
An excerpt from Everybody's Magazine recounts Mark Twain discussing sex and propriety. He notes a scene in Hannibal Missouri where a woman shows him her children and asserts a girl child, challenging gender assumptions. The quip highlights social views of the era.
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Mark Twain
Hannibal
Yassah
Beware Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Exposed in Gossip
Fragmentary ad copy and overheard quotes from a 19th century column discuss mercury in catarrh remedies, marriage advice, and public talk. The text includes dubious testimonials about eye remedies and a stray note from Agnes ONeill Somerville Massachusetts, with scattered phrases about husbands and policemen.
Dr Detchon’s Relief For Rheumatism Eases Pain
A historical notice claims relief in six hours from rheumatism using Detchon’s relief with rapid effect after the first dose. The wording emphasizes quick removal of the cause and disease.
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Detchon
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