Peruna praised by Clementina Gonzales in Chicago letter
Clementina Gonzales reports Peruna aided recovery from fatigue and illness after a three week trial. She credits the medicine with restoring health enough to resume studies and mentions the source as The Peruna Medicine Co. of Fremont Ohio. The letter also references folk ideas about fashion and a remark about a mother and her children.
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Peruna
Suse
Clemence Conzales
Peruna Medicine Co
Amicus
Ohio
Monster sea turtle captured near Nanticoke River in Maryland
The Baltimore Sun reports a 600 to 700 pound sea turtle captured near the Nanticoke River in Maryland, with a shell about feet long. A hawser tangled around its head and flippers, breaking a fish net at the river mouth as it fought to free itself. The article also notes a local observer describing a July mirage in Talbot County, seen about seven oclock, resembling a miniature Choptank river scene.
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Puth
Nanticoke
Mary
Sfort
Maryland
James S. Chaplain
Tbot
John R. Mullikin
Baltimore Sun
West Virginia’s Biggest Tree Faces Cutting
The Hood farm near Fairmont is set to clear the largest tree in West Virginia. It blocks the Fairmont and Clarksburg traction line proposal and is famous from a novel The Daughter of the Elm. The elm spans eleven feet and supplied cross ties for the Cincinnati Enquirer rail line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Hood
Fairmont and Clarksfg Traction Company
Doans Kidney Pills Endorsed by Prominent New York Figures
Hon Timothy D Sullivan of New York, Congressman and Democratic leader, strongly recommends Doans Kidney Pills. Senator Sullivan endorses the remedy as highly valuable in relieving distress from kidney issues and restoring health.
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Doan
Timothy D. Sullivan
News
Congress
New York
New York State
Sullivan
Dean
Rail line contract tied to Roanoke to Stuart's Knob
The Vaughn Construction Company was awarded a $100000 contract to build 12 miles of standard railroad from Town Creek near Roanoke to Stuart's Knob in Patrick County by the Vima Ore and Lumber Company led by Frank A. Hill and H. D. Lafferty. Work must start in 10 days and finish within five months, with timber and ore lands developed along the line.
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Vaughn Construction Company
Cof
Standard Railroad
Town Creek
Roanoke
Roanoke and Southern
Stuart’s Knob
Patrick County
Virma Ore and Lumber Company
Frank A. Hill
H. D. Lafferty
Odd Fellows of
Richmond
Abou Ben Adhem Lodge
Edward W. Jones
Seventy-first Regiment
Norfolk
Maude Cameron
Carolina
Jones
John Johnson
Fork
Warren County
Main Street
Johnson
Petersburg
James River
City Point
United States
Appomattox
Tredegar Tron Works
Gambles Hill Park
Old Virginia Copper Company
Pittsburg
Indiana Capitalists
Luray
Stony Man Camp
Fort Wayne
Ind
Winchester
J. C Rainey
Jefferson County
West Virginia
M. C. Morgan
Henrico County
Lynchburg
Gus Rock
Farnaham
Thomas Parsons
Thomas Banks
Rideway Church
Buckingham
Parsons
Banks
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Frederick County
Market Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Amy Weech
Arthur Leaf
Lena A. Kerns
Lizzie Arnold
Stephen City
C. H. Buchanan
Brucetown
John Locke
H. J. Fraley
Rappahannock County
Sperryville
Lucy Anderton
Tappahannock
Rappahannock River
Dorothy Hope
May
Baltimore
Henry Temple
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Sutherland’s Station
Dinwiddie County
Commercial Review signals strong early Autumn trade and rising production
R G Dun & Co weekly review notes unusually early distribution of Autumn merchandise and forward business set to beat late 1905. Retail trade holds up, jobber orders deplete stocks, few collections issues. Labor disputes settle, ample wage labor, freight blockades and scarce rolling stock threaten late crop movement. manufacturing runs near full capacity with contract backlog above 1904. Failures US 1904-05 comparisons. Bradstreet reports strong wheat exports rising slightly week over week.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Wholesale Markets Report From Baltimore and New York
Baltimore prices show flour steady to lower with firm butter and eggs, wheat and corn mixed declines, oats stable, rye firmer, and hay steady. New York market features steady wheat and corn with firm cheese and lard, sugar near unchanged, and varied produce including peanuts and potatoes showing softness in some items.
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Baltimore
New York
Duluth
Manitoba
Tc. Net
Buffalo
Long Island
Jersey
Chicago cattle and hog prices mixed with steady cattle tone
Cattle receipts near 3 000 with market steady for good to prime steers and lower for poorer grades. Hogs receipts about 16 000 with market 50 lower to 6.30 for heavy and mixed butchers. Sheep receipts around 6 000 with lambs higher for good to choice and native lambs 5.50 to 7.60.
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Chicago
Texas Fed
Historic Ominato shipyard Still Active Since Ancient Times
The report notes a shipyard at Ominato Japan remains in operation after 1900 years of existence. It also cites world coal mine employment around 1.5 million, and financial costs from Germany’s African war nearing 50 million dollars. Additional items include China operating 10 railways totaling 2235 miles and a Vienna rule restricting balloon flights for married men without spouse consent.
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Ominato
Japan
Germany
China
Great Britain
Vienna
Norway
Sweeden
Backus-Brooks Lumber Company
Minneapolis
Rainy River
Fort Francis
Ontario
British First East Yorkshire Regiment
Far East
Burmath
Belgium
Brooklyn Bride Tests Husband by Vanity Case
Joseph Ganly of Fulton Street filed a charge of vagabond crisis after four months of serving as maid to his wife Ida. He complained that his duties at home left him exhausted and late for work, prompting the magistrate to sentence Ida to six months in the Wayside Home. In the same edition, burglars steal wines and valuables from John T. Waring, while other incidents recount a kite accident, a kitten saving a baby, a suicide, a customs officer catching smugglers, and a giant shark beached at Cos Cob.
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Joseph Ganly
Fulton Street
Ashland Place
Brooklyn
Adams Street
Ganly
Ida
Mrs. Ganly
Tighe
Court
Annie Lobbardi
Moston Street
Tragic double shooting ends in suicide on South Side
Alexander Stemer a millwright on McClurg Street shot his wife in the head then killed himself placed the revolver to his temple the man dies instantly while the wife survives the attempt said to be caused by jealous drink.
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Abraham Ruben
Madison Street
Pittsburg
Alexander Stemer
Liv
McClurg Street
South Side
Stemer
Labor and industry notes from early 20th century data
The report cites 7 billion cigars produced in the United States yearly and notes asbestos workers striking in Cleveland for higher wages. It details Belgian pension funding from the national budget, Wisconsin truancy law moves, Albany union counts, Philadelphia factory material value, and UK cotton operatives wage increases.
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United States
Cleveland
Belgium
National Treasury
Wisconsin
Albany
N. Y
Has &1
Rony
Philadelphia
Varied Scientific Notes Spanning Alchemy to Animal Diseases
A roundup of science items reports coal storage losses, steamship power in a voyage, thin aluminum wrappers, tin-coated paper, ozone as a germicide in water, butterfly migrations on the Amazon, mosquito detours by flowering trees, electric wave experiments by Branly, and veterinary meningitis in goats and horses with high fatality in horses. London Globe cites these findings.
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Londo
Globe
Royal Northwest Mounted Police Guarding Canada Vast North
Readiness for duty and hard work define the Royal Northwest Mounted Police who patrol from the United States border to the Arctic coast. With 800 officers, they cover prairie, wilderness, and woods, fighting crime, protecting travelers, carrying mails in the far north, and guarding Arctic whale fisheries, a unique system of public guardianship.
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Royal Northwest Mounted Police
Canada
United States
Arctic
Aubrey Fullerton
Keeping in Step with a German Phrase
A girl visits a library on a stormy day and asks about Byron Whittier Kipling Jane Austen and other topics. She reveals she is engaged to a German friend and seeks to learn a phrase to show effort in his language. The librarian assists with the German greeting auf Wiedersehen and the girl leaves pleased with the paper note.
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Byron
Whittier
Kipling
Jane Austen
Bureau of Information
Germany
Early Efforts to Start a Paper by Furnas
A story from Lincoln Neb about ex-Governor Furnas who died June 1. He recalls an enthusiastic pioneer who subscribed for twenty five copies of his paper and resisted paying, saying he subscribed to encourage him rather than for payment.
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Furnas
Lincoln
Neb
Old Fashioned Misdirection Sparks Store Sales
A Columbus druggist touts an antique gimmick selling stale cough drops and moth balls by labeling them as relics from 1850. He notes customers rush to buy items tagged as old fashioned and suggests retailers exploit nostalgia to move goods.
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Columbus Avenue
New York Press
The Girl That Got Away
Jefferson De Angelis recalls a past near engagement and a vow to buy a set of Dickens books for a fiancée he later lost. He admits his long marriage to one wife and reflects on his squandered opportunities and the saying about the fickleness of women.
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Jefferson de Angelis
Coon Tries Bank Tactic Hidden Cash in Quarry
N OToole a Elk Brook New York quarry worker hid his money in the quarry rather than a bank. A raccoon chase led to a cave where workers found a tin can with $11. OToole now faces a quandary over where to bank his cash.
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Coon
N. O'Toole
Elk Brook
N. Y
O'Toole
New York World
Murphy's Rise to Greatness and the Croker Comparison
Charles F. Murphy head of Tammany Hall rises to prominence as a nabob with a Long Island country place, horses, two automobiles, a yacht, and a retinue of servants, a public ascent unseen twenty years ago when he was a streetcar conductor. A longtime observer notes his wealth and social standing surpass Croker's earlier progress.
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Croker
Great Nerve Restorer trial cures fits and nervousness
Dr. Kifne’s Great Nerve Restorer is claimed to permanently cure fits and nervousness after the first day of use. The testimonial notes 22 trial bottles and a treatise by Dr. R. H. Kiise of 931 Arch St Philadelphia. Mrs THoxuas Ron from Norwich, dated Feb 17, 1900, praises another cure for consumption in a separate line.
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Tamsure Piso
Stop Women from Turning to a Stranger for Help
An exhortation by Lydia E. Pinkham urges women to contact Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice on female weakness. It stresses talking to a woman about private illness, promises confidential replies, and credits the Vegetable Compound with helping many women regardless of status.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Hotel Pro- Guatemala
Clevelains Ave
Yoe
Yee
Ntina Gonzales
RAL
America
Senator Sullivan
THE
Old Dominion
the Star
Angle
Percy Bundy
Charles Woodson
Benjamin Jones
Commercial Review
Wakefield
Rrr
N.Y
John T. Waring
Yonkers
Mr. Waring
Bulwer
Pompeii
Jefferson Street
Jacob Goldberg
Jacob
Tim" Donahue
Customs Service
Kronpring
Wilhelm
Moritz Mordell
Boston
Kimg
Donahue
Coscob
Scientific American
Atlantic
Nile
Wiesbaden
Amazon
M. Goelili
Para
Brazil
E. D. Branly
Paris Academy
Northwest Police
Pekin
Lichtenwalde
Whistler
Cuticurn
Caroline Cable
Waupoca
Wia
State Charities Aid Association
W. H. Wills
Willa Building
Indiana Age
Db Fateuts
Piso
Mart Bo
ALL
Crab Orchard Water Co
Louisville, KY
James McGane
Mercer St
Jeremy City
Sterling Remedy Co
A. J. Tower CO
Mass
Tower Canadian Co.,ltd
Toronto
A. Paxton
Danoke College
Danville
Virginia
Hatton
A. M
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