Thomas Cale of Ala, Member of U.S. Congress
A clipped notice identifies Thos Cale as elected to Congress from Alaska and residing on the Pacific slope. It lists his Washington address at 1312 9th St NW, Washington DC, and contains endorsements for Peruna from figures including Hon C Slemp and Thomas Coate. The item resembles a historical promo brief with biographical and testimonial fragments.
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Thos. Cale
Congress
Alaska
Pacific Slope
Washington
9Th St
N. W
Washington,d. C
Manufacturing Rubies From Corundum to Rabies Process
The text notes a proposed process by Professor Bordas to convert corundum spar of 50 cents per karat into rabies valued at 3100 to 150 a karat. It draws on a minute glass tube containing radium that gradually emits a color like sapphire, suggesting a method studied by the French scientist.
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Scienlar
Bordas
Crookback's Equitation and Calamitous Cries
Fragmentary notes quote Richard lamenting thresholds of loyalty and fear of Roosevelt being seen as molleyciddle, illustrating the era’s aberrant influence. A crude sales line promotes Garfield Tea as a pleasant laxative claiming wealth-giving herbs, while a baby’s food prep line hints at parental knowledge as a virtue.
Remedy for neuralgia and nerve pain ad claims
The ad promotes Sloan's Liniment as a remedy for neuralgia sciatica and nerve pain with sedative effects and quick relief. It includes a testimonial from J P Hubbard of Marietta about avoiding a tooth extraction after using the product and notes its use for insect bites sore throat and general aches. The text references a humorous aside about bachelor life.
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Sloan
J. P. Hubbard
Marietta
Eczema Incurable No More Says Boy Is Cured
A reader recounts a family battle with severe eczema starting from three months old. Despite harsh symptoms and failed hospital care the child’s condition worsened, but after trying remedies from a mail order set the boy is said to be perfectly cured. The letter claims the illness left the boy raw and sleepless, then notes a dramatic turn to full recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen
de Elf
Camblewell Green
Eng
Congressman's tirade against American heiresses and foreign titles
In a House floor speech Representative Charles McGavin denounced what he called the "international marriage habit" of American heiresses, targeting women who wed for titles while praising some who marry into nobility. He referenced a tax bill on dowries, questioned tariff classifications for nobles, and contrasted frontier virtues with cosmopolitan marriages.
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Washington, D. C
Charles McGavin
Chicago
Sabbath
Congress
Carter H. Harrison
Committee On Foreign Relations
American Girls Wed to Titled Foreigners Survey
New York City reports show over 5600 American girls married to foreign nobles, totaling about 204 million dollars, not counting Gladys Vanderbilt’s 12 million fortune. The record of unhappy unions and costly divorces stands out, with Miss Anna Gould the latest marquee case.
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New York City
Song
Cupid
Gladys Vanderbilt
Count Szechenyi
Hungary
Duchess of Manchester
Poniatowski
Lcey-Montbeliard
Hatzfeld
Duchess of Marlborough
Curzon
Bocklinson
Marquis de Choisene
Kaye
Geo. Cornwallis West
Gilbert Thomas Car
William Beresford
Countess von ‘Larischaun
Duchess of Roxburghe
Michael Henry Herbert
Countess of Strafford
Baroness Halkett
Neess Auersperg
Burke Roche
Thomas Hesketh
Duchess de Valencay
Arthur Paget
Gordon-Cuming
Vivian
Moltke-Huitfeldt
Craven
Yarmouth
Ess de Rohan
Win dermere Methodist Church Offers Modern Attractions
In Cleveland the new Windermere Methodist Episcopal Church plans social rooms measuring thirty eight by sixty eight feet a gymnasium kitchen kindergarten and spacious spaces for trustees the choir and the pastor. The Rev N W Stroup leads.
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Cleveland
New Windermere Methodist Episcopal Church
N. W. Stroup
Slavery Debate in the Philippines and Immigration Station Bill
In Congress the existence of slavery in the Philippines was discussed while a bill for a new immigrant station at Philadelphia advanced. In the Senate an attempt was made to halt the Harvester Trust investigation. A lively tilt occurred between allies Randell of Texas and Pennnsylvania.
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Philippines
Philadelphia
Senate
Harvester Trust
Randell
Texas
Tet Pennnsylvania
Electrocution of Animals Painless Says French Savant
Paris reports Dr. Leduc a Nantes School of Medicine professor has tested intermittent low tension electrocution in slaughterhouses. He says the method first destroys perception then respiration and circulation, causing no suffering and no retaliation, claiming it superior to other methods.
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Paris
Leduc
School of Medicine
Nantes
Printers' Assistants in Germany and Russian Leather Trades Rise
Report notes nearly £000 organized women in Germany employed as printers' assistants and union labor in Russia's leather trades reaching 12,066. Also mentions Buffalo New York union of billposters signing a concord with theatre manager Sebring in 1906 amid cross national labor affiliation.
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Germany
Russia
Buffalo
N. Y
Union of Billpost— A Billers of America
Theatre Man Sebring
Plons
Neration of
Commercial column notes brighter trade outlook
R G Dun and Co weekly review of trade reports seasonable weather and rising machinery activity improving trade prospects though unemployment remains high. Prices overall fall but lead ing industries stay strong. Mercantile collections irregular. More iron and steel plants resume. railway equipment demand grows. Consumers seek prompt delivery as stocks exhaust, suggesting deferred business will surge once confidence returns. Textile markets unsettled with erratic cotton goods.
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R. G. Dun & Co
Grain and dairy prices in Baltimore New York markets
Baltimore reports mixed grain notes with exports edging higher for corn and oats, while butter and eggs hold steady. New York shows receipts and exports gains across staples with spot prices weak for corn and firm for butter and eggs, dairy and poultry steady overall.
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Baltimore
New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Market notes and rail fuel oil use in Mexico
New York market notes report dull cattle and hog trading with modest price moves for calves sheep and hogs. Chicago cattle and hog receipts show steady to higher trends amid large volumes. Mexico accelerates fuel oil adoption as railroads switch to oil burning engines. Mexican Central Railway sourcing 4000 barrels daily from Mex Petroleum. new engines ordered for oil use. Madras government authorizes a $140,667 expenditure for railroad shed construction and equipment.
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New York
State
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Mexico
United States
Monterey
Mexican Central Railway
Mex Petroleum Company
Mexican Central
Castro's Star and the Star Belief of a Venezuelan Leader
The piece recounts President Castro of Venezuela, aged yet resilient, a limping figure scarred by a bullet from his early campaign. He likens his fate to astronomy, claiming a guiding star watches over earth and that when it falls, he will fall. The tale carries a grand, self-assured tone from the Chicago Tribune excerpt.
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Castro
Venezuela
Aremene
Napoleon
Chicago Tribune
Cured in to 14 Daye claims remedy for itch and piles
Advertises Paxo Ointmen as a cure all for itching and protruding piles with phrases alleging fast relief within days. The text presents a patent remedy claim without verifiable medical claims or supporting details.
Robbing the Mississippi Advances by Blue Ridge Erosion
A science note explains how the Blue Ridge Escarpment in North Carolina and Virginia is retreating. High headwaters once feeding the Mississippi gradually lose length as streams shift toward the Atlantic through retrogressive erosion. Over time this slow process helps shape major landforms.
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Blue Ridge
North Carolina
Virginia
Atlantic
Mississippi
Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer Promises Cure
An advertisement for Dr H R Kline of 281 Arch St Philadelphia offers a trial battle and treatise free. claims cure for fits and St Vitus dance and other nervous diseases with his Great Nerve Restorer.
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St. Vitus
Kline
H. R. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Too Much Compatibility Judge Bostwick Comment
A Columbus judge, Bostwick, recently upheld a woman refusing to disclose her age in court, saying it is not pertinent. Nearby locals remark on his sympathy for women and a quip about the “incompatibility of temperament” defense in divorce, illustrated by a joke about shared housework and income.
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Bostwick
Columbus, O
Columbus
James
Washington
Gum and Thought Facta on Chewing While Thinking
A Chicago Tribune quote asserts chewing gum while engaging in deep mental work reduces thinking power. It claims gum chewing wastes energy and dissipates force, preventing logical, well balanced thoughts.
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Chicago Tribune
Lest We Forget in the Cedar Canons Sermon
A Watonga Herald note recalls a Blaine county scene with Uncle John Dillon Geary tanker and County Clerk Tyler hauling cedar posts to Bl Reno and Oklahoma City to buy bread. A local preacher thanked God for a good crop and cedar in the canons, urging memory of the past.
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Blaine County
John Dillon
Tyler
Reno
Okahoma City
Watonga
Postum Gain Reported By Doctor In Midwest Family
A doctor notes that after two years of using Postum at home the couple replaced coffee and tea for guests. He credits Postum with alleviating lifelong digestive issues once common before marriage and says old maladies have entirely vanished.
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Postum
Postreek
Mich
Thirty Fears Of It A Fearfelly Snag
Charles Von Soehnen of Colfax Washington testifies to long kidney trouble with back pain and rheumatism. He says Dean's Kidney Pills gave him relief after fifteen years of frequent urination and days laid up. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Charles von Soehnen
Colfax
Wash
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Harnessing the St. Lawrence Power Push on River
Consul John E. Hamilton of Cornwall forwards a Canadian statement on St. Lawrence electric power development. Canadian firm plans to install over 1,000 horsepower dynamos and dredging as 25,000 horsepower could be developed. The era aims to power growing railway lines on both sides of the river.
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John E. Hamilton
Cornwall
St. Lawrence
Catarrh Cure Claim and Mine Safety Statistics
A 1990 dollar reward promise for Hall's Catarrh Cure illustrates the claim that catarrh is curable with a constitutional treatment. The ad cites testimonials and notes the internal medicine targets blood and mucous surfaces, with a 75 cent medicine price and an offer to cover losses if not cured. Separately, a note highlights safety devices lowering British mine deaths from 5 per 1,000 fifty years ago to 1.4 per 1,000 in the recent year.
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Mall
Hall
Andrew I. J
One Day Cure for Cold Sold Worldwide by Bromo Quinine
The advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as the cure used worldwide for colds in one day. It bears the signature of E. W. Grove. An unrelated note mentions nickel coin minting in the Republic of Colombia, with new coins 25 percent nickel and 75 percent copper to replace peso notes.
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E. W. Grove
Republic of Columbia
Dry cough relief and old time tonics advertised
An advertisement lists Brown's Bronchial Troches to ease a dry hacking cough, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, and Wollvant's Sanitary Lotion claimed to cure a woman's headache in 30 minutes. It also notes a general warning about trying to get something for nothing and urges purchases at druggists.
Notable Health Product Promoted as World Trusted
An overview extols a family laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as a trusted remedy approved by physicians and praised by the Well-Informed of the World. It urges purchasing only the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product via leading druggists.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Fried rattlesnake meal at Girard avenue eatery
A tall, pale man wearing a broad sombrero ordered fried rattlesnake. The kitchen aired the dish through a dumb waiter, but the customer left after paying, leaving the waiter to declare I will eat this snake myself. The Philadelphia Record notes the curious exchange.
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Girard Avenue
Philadelphia Record
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted As Cure
Mrs Williams of Gardiner Maine says the remedy saved her from surgery after doctors declared operation necessary. Mrs Sperling of Chicago reports curing tumors and inflammation without operation. For thirty years Lydia E Pinkham's Compound has aided displacements inflammation irregularities and more. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E Pinkam
A. Williams
Gardiner
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alvina Sperling
Cleybourne Ave
Chicago
Lydia BE
Pinkham
Lydia KE. Pinkham
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ALA
U.S. Congress
Perna Prug Co
Ohio
Thomas Coate
C. Slemp
Congressmisin
Virwrites
Crookback
Richard
New York Sun
John A. Salzer
Crostle
Wis
I . la Crome
A. C
Jamieson
Pitteburg Dispatch
McGavin
Fifth Avenue
Ways and Means
Lambs Wall Street
Broadway
Europe
Spaghetti
Countess of
Castellane
Anna Gould
Miss Gould
Halls of Congress
Field of Labor
Madras
O ‘S
Brown
Winslow
Borax Dealera
Carmen Whine Pacific
Coma Horax Co
Ew York
All I's. Johnson
Markel
W. If
Willa
Wille Baliding
Indians Avenue
Dcg
BING
Irelant
Rich Bagco
Cary Sey
State St
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
W.l.douglas
Led
Atles
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