Watching Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for Fifteen Years
A. F. Hardy of East Wilton Maine touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a universal healer for sores boils ulcers and burns saying it has saved many doctor bills. Ad also promotes Shoop’s Pink Pain Tablets and Shoop’s Health Coffee with brief testimonials and product prompts from Sexton Bros and Rose Bros.
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Bucklen
A. F. Hardy
East Wilton
Maine
Sexton Bros. Drug Store
Sexton Bros
Shoop
Rose Bros
An Insulting Programme at a Servants Ball
Judy reports she was insulted by a young fellow at a servants ball. After returning in tears, her mistress asks what happened. She says he invited her to supper with blu and, after finishing, asked if her programme was full. London Chronicle.
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Judy
Fin
Blu
London Chronicle
Count Greymale
Chopin
Mme. Fotocka
Rowaint
Belial
Soba
Mozart
Lablanche
Viardot
Concert Society
Dr Kings New Discovery praised for coughs and lung issues
An advertisement touts Dr Kings New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs colds asthma hay fever bronchitis and early consumption with a guarantee and trial bottle offer. It cites W V Henry of Panama Missouri and notes a long history of proof. Also mentions a policy in Germany requiring a physician's certificate to prevent misuse and a farmers buying wheat oats rye barley and buckwheat at high market prices from Upham Mtg Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Chesterlings
W. V. Henry
Panama
Sexion Vos. Drug Store, Inc
Germany
Upham Mtg, Co
Hall's Catarch Cure and Chopin Tribute Amid Toledo Advertisements
A collage of old notices includes a sworn oath offer from F J Cheney & Co promising $100 for every incurable catarrh case with Hall's Catarch Cure. The page also carries a Chopin tribute letter by Count Grey, Mozart rewards, Dr Shoop cough remedy touts, and a note on Turkish time reckoning from the New York Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Cheney
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Fim
Hall
Frank 4. Cheney
A. D
Shar Ay W. Gleason
J, Cheney & CO
Electric Bitters testimonial from San Francisco resident
Mrs. Mary Dowling of 228 8th Ave San Francisco endorses Electric Bitters for acute indigestion and stomach and liver troubles. She calls it the best remedy on the market and says it purifies the blood and aids female weakness. Available at Sexton Bros drug store Case Johnson now operate a new barn on South Central avenue with a line of rigs and a funeral hearse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Dowling
8Th Ave
San Francisco
Snc
Sexton Bros. Drug Store
Case & Johnson
South Central Avenue
Man Cleared After Game Warden Drops Complaint
Deputy Game Warden Hill of Friendship withdraws the complaint against H E Davis of Rome for trapping mink out of season. Davis had set traps to protect his dam from muskrats and legally caught a mink. The warden returned the animal, and Davis refuses to retrieve it, arguing the action was justified under the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Friendship
H. E. Davis
Rome
Mr. Davis
Forgetful Husbands Bring Laughter to Meeting of Wives
A minister's wife, a doctor's wife, and a traveling man's wife shared a lighthearted chat about their spouses' memory lapses. The minister's wife jokes his notes are unreadable. the doctor's wife recalls him forgetting his medicine case and wandering nine miles. the traveling man's wife recalls him greeting her with a puzzled memory of her name after patting her on the cheek.
Error in New Stamps Warned as Collectible Value Rises
The notice warns collectors about rare 2 cent stamps with 4 wreaths and Washington’s head under the words Two cents. It cites a missing Arabic numeral regulation from the Universal Postal Union. The item asserts the stamp's future value and promotes Dr Shoop’s Restorative as a remedy for stomach nerves.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Universal Post ‘Union
Standard Time Adopted Across Nation in 1883
The article notes that Standard Time, now widely accepted, was adopted on November 18, 1883. Before that date the United States had about fifty time standards coast to coast, with towns using local or railroad time and even on routes like New York to Boston there were three standards, causing timetable confusions.
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United States
New York
Boston
Wausau Record Herald
Quincy Adams Sawyer at Opera House on December 8 1908
A prominent critic lauds the wholesome honest and cleanly play Quincy Adams Sawyer praising its pathos and laughter. The reviewer notes fast but clean entertainment and a complete modern stage production as the company proves its fitness and ensemble strength for the December 8 show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Adams Sawyer
Theatre-Goat's
Opera House
Hicks Weather Forecasts Almanac Promises Best Year Book
For 1909 ready Nov 15 1908 best ever with colored covers fine portrait of Prof Hicks includes original Hicks Weather Forecasts. By mail 356 newsstands adc One copy free with Word and Works, Word and Works Pub Go 2201 Locust St St Louis Mo. Agents wanted. Farmers warned about Pure Food Law fines for rotten eggs sold as fresh. take notice now.
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Prof. Hicks
St. Lowis Mo
Hicks
Chaucevas Code for 1909 turns satirical on autos
The Wansan Chauffents club adopts a spoof set of rules for 1909, detailing absurd penalties and bizarre maneuvers such as covering cars with tarpaulins to blend with scenery, blasting bombs at corners, and changing colors by season, all reported in a humorous tone by the Wausan Record Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wansan Chauffents
Wausan Record Herald
Attorney 5 Vindicated In Ashland Disbarment Case
F B Lamoreaux of Ashland, a well known city figure, has had disbarment proceedings dropped. Judge Beldon ruled most charges lacked sufficient evidence and the few explained by Lamoreaux were satisfactory, clearing him of all charges.
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F. B. Lamoreaux
Ash
Land
Lamoreaux
Beldon
Jessie Angel Wins Divorce From Chas W Angel
Jessie Angel was granted a divorce from Chas W Angel last week. Their young son Thomas is awarded to Sweet Angel. The parties reside in Fremont, reflecting a local family split reported by the Neillsville Republican and Press.
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Neillsville
Republican and Press
Jessie Angel
Chas. W. Angel
Thomas
Sweet Angel
Fremont
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Geo. H. Welton
Dealir
Deming Building
Lueckenbach, Millinery
Central Avenue
iMarshfield
Wis
A. L. Smongeski
Szrea
Green Bay
Wisconsin
Ness Johnson
Marshfield
Herman Buchmiller Dray Line
North Side
Louis Baumann
H. E. McEachan & Co
Omaha Depot
Bradder Johnson
Johnson
Kansan City
Aclergeman
Preventics
Seaton Bros
Southest
Agia
Malay Archipelago
South America
West Indies
Jamaica
Ruskin
Strand Magazine
Washington Herald
Parsupield
State OF
Ohio
Lucas County
Dr. Shoop
Europe
New York Tribune
Rome Warden
Irl R. Hicks
Pure Food Commissioner
Attorney
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
M. D
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