Jacobs Oil cures and old adage musings mix in strange page
An OCR fragment blends medicinal claims for Jacobs Oil with old maxims and a stray note about Governor Pingree taking Michigan Central mileage fares to the U S Supreme Court. The jumble mentions St Jacobs Oil, lumbago and back stiffness, then shifts to weather and Kemp's Balsam cough remedy with price hints and a warning about delays.
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Pingree
Michigan Central
United States Supreme Court
Grain-O drink touted as coffee substitute
An old advertisement style notice extols Grain-O as a coffee substitute suitable for children and adults. It claims Grain-O has a rich color like Java, is made from grain, and roast aroma without distress. Price 15c and 25c per unit, sold by grocers. Also mentions Navy admiral Dewey, Madrid's gunboat sale, and various short items including a political quote and a Queensland premier obituary snippet.
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Ain-O
Mrs Pinkham Advises On Ovaritis And Its Dangers
A Health column urges immediate attention to ovaritis linked to stopping monthly flow and womb inflammation. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with testimonials claiming cure and offers free advice by mail from Lynn Massachusetts, stressing confidentiality and women readers.
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Lake
Ind
Lydia B. Pinkham
Dean
Mus
Proms
Thad
Lydia E. Pinkham
Inien
William Langtry to settle in California at last
The San Francisco Evening Fest reports William Langtry will move to California and establish permanent residence, removing belongings from London. Attorneys confirm the plan, noting a Lake County ranch as likely future home for the Jersey Lily.
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San Francisco
William Langtry
California
London
Lake County
Beckwith's baseball career and domestic troubles amid royal tragedy
The piece notes young Beckwith’s skill in left field and recent pro experience, his military past in Jacksonville, and his wife’s return to Chicago as divorce rumors swirl. It then juxtaposes the Empress Elizabeth murder, arguing political and ethnic tensions in Austria and Hungary, with commentary on national reaction and the suspect being Italian.
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Chicago
Lincolns
Austria
Marie Antoinette
Burke
Harper's Weekly
Elizabeth
Asparagus with Eggs and Historical Rhetoric
An excerpt blends a recipe for asparagus with a reflection on anarchism and social unrest. It instructs selecting young asparagus, boiling it, whisking three eggs, seasoning, adding a dram of bitter, stirring over heat, and serving on fried bread croutons. The tone mixes culinary steps with social commentary.
Our Treatment of Bpanish Captives and Local Notices
George proposed yesterday and he said he’d be hanged if he’d take no for an answer. What did you say I said Ud te blest if he didn’t. Brooklyn Life. Our Treatment of Spanish Captives. Never before in history was there scam where a defeated and captive enemy received such generous treatment as we were the Spaniards. Equally astonishing are the cures brought about by Houtter’s Stomach Bitters. Never has there been an successful medicine for stomach and liver disorders like dyspepsia indigestion biliousness and constipation. Dr. George S. Gagnon horseman wing shot and dentist formerly of Chicago has mailed a petition in bankruptcy with liabilities of $80,000 and agrees which consist of the furniture for dental parlors in Philadelphia.
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George
Brooklyn
George 5. Gagnon
Chicago
Philadelphia
Alexandria
Pest
Washington Star
Resourceful Girl Surprises Man With Subtle Charm
A narrator discusses a resourceful yet unassuming girl who craftingly adapts to hotel life. Her brother sends a lay figure and clothes while she contemplates companionship on veranda moonlight nights, proving words can outshine appearances yet actions reveal deeper appeal.
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Joe
Tiake
Train Talk on Widowhood and marriage motives
Two women on a train near Alexandria discuss why a wife would marry a man deemed unsuitable. One reveals she married to avoid becoming a widow, sparking astonishment from the other as they debate motives and social expectations.
PACTS OF REAL INTEREST IN SCIENCE AND LIFE
A survey of topics notes musical articulation dating to the eleventh century and the eye of a vulture used as a high power telescope. It cites 47 muscles in speech, nearly one million in electric industries, and costs of London drinking fountains. It mentions shorthand history, cattle trends, and war correspondence in Richard II’s era.
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London
Phoenicia
Babylon
China
Japan
Richard
Serthes
Scotland
Seems to Get Ripe in Autumn Novelty Remedy Ad
An herbal remedy advertisement touts Sr. Jacobs Ol as the best known cure to strengthen the perges and rid the system of neuralgia. The copy highlights autumn timing and urges readers to try the product through a marketed claim of effective relief.
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Sr. Jacobs Ol
Evansville Man Kills Wife Then Flees With Suspect Ally
In Evansville Indiana J B Connors fatally shot his wife and her former lover Charlie Williams before escaping. Police issued a manhunt and searched nearby areas for Connors and any accomplices.
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Atv
Evansville
Ind
J. B. Connors
Amour
Charlies Willams
Connors
Grain-O replaces tea and coffee for children
An ad urges using Grain-O as a grain based drink for children, claiming it tastes like coffee and costs about 14 cents, available in grocers. A separate note reports Britain France Italy and Russia presenting a collective demand to Turkey to withdraw troops from Crete within a month.
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Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Crete
Where to Buy Your Fiano Piano Ad Prospect
An advertisement offers New uprights from 150 dollars at the eS. A. Mondschein Piano Co. 418 Broadway Milwaukee Wis. The People's Party congressional convention of the 6th Wisconsin district endorsed F. C. Stewart the Democrat for Congress. Hawaii will have four local legislature and a representative in Congress. The notice invites readers to recruit solicitors and subscriptions for distribution.
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Es. A. Mondschein Piano Co
Broadway
Milwaukee, Wie
Hawaii
Congress
People’s Party
Wisconsin
F. C. Stewart
Receiver sought for National Linseed Oil Company
In Chicago an application for a receiver has been filed for the National Linseed Oil Company. The filing notes liabilities exceeding 2,000,000 dollars. The text also mentions Lane's Family Medicine and various health related phrases that appear garbled and do not contribute to a clear report.
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Chicago
Hallucinations and cures in a weary ad filled mix
An assortment of ad copy details cures for catarrh and consumption claims by a Texas committee nominee B P Bailey for governor and other medical nostrums, including a free trial offer from Dr Slinga Grant Nerv Hastorer and Piso a cure recommended in Europe. The fragment mentions a Philadelphia address, Albany Wisconsin linen mill strike for higher wages, and a St Louis race where Jon Patchen beat John R Gentry in two heats.
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Gay
Dr. Sling
Nerv
da. R. H. Keane, Ltd
Azell St
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Jon Patchen
John R. Gentry
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Jacove
Jacobe
Goralne
Britton
Soraness
Foxton
St. Jacobs
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North Dakota
Kemp
Angus Gu
Conaa
Dewey
Atllatic Station
Madrid
Cuban
Philippines
United States
Healen Wat
Por Banent
Ainaud Chemical Cdw
New York
Thomas Joseph Byrnes
Queensland
Opputin
Cleveland
Carrie F. Tremper
Battleax
Spain
Europe
Sapolio
Sir Walter Scott
Scott
Jessie Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Warren Beckwith
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Beckwith
Captain Beckwith
Mount
Fmpress
Alilaete
Zubtala
Marie Antoin
Battle of
Waterlooette
American Woolen Mills CO
Lane
State Prohibition Executive Committee of
Texas
B. P. Bailey
Haustom
Albany, Wis
Pshatt
Mra
Che Igor
Baker’s
la Belle Chocolatiere
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Newell
CH. Keira
Jones St. Sioux
Gripe, Inc
Zoe
Fueiling Arwedy Company
Chlengs
Muntena
Yorks
Winchester
Sad Gu Tequneh
ZOHN
Mor Ion
Esaaiei
Baat Ware BF
Pa’ S
Eee
Wis Pub Union
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