Veteran of Three Wars Praises Peruna Remedy
W. W. Jackson of Washington D C a veteran of the Black Hawk Mexican and Civil Wars reports severe stomach trouble lasting years. He says Perruna provided immediate to gradual relief after taking three bottles and recommends it as an infallible remedy. The note includes endorsement by Dr S B Hartman president of Sanitarium Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Jackson
N. Ww
Washiton
D. C
Tyam
8. B. Hartman
Sanitarium
Columbus
John Lalue
Paterson Aveune
Paterson
N. J
Pahe
Caine
Lan
Mysterious death inquiry and storm aftermath in Virginia
The coroner probes Harrison Field’s death near Richmond after a midnight discovery with a pistol nearby. The floods and cloudburst caused widespread damage across Botetourt and surrounding counties, washing away bridges and uprooting trees, with numerous injuries and incidents including a jail escape, robbery attempt, and railway talks in Strasburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Field
Richmond
Reservoir
Jackson River
Clifton Forge
B. R. Moneymaker
Botetourt County
L. C. Robertson
Danville
Charles Leynard
Leynard
Winchester
East Side
Ohn W. Myers
Walter Myers
Edgar A. Stickley
Frederick County
Stickley
W. W. Rule
Roanoke
Vinton
W. B. Jenkins
Portsmouth
Bulla
George L. Potter
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Strasburg
Shenandoah County
Evelyn Stevens
R. B. Stevens
Stafford County
Muscoe Russell Pace, Jr
Coromer
Sidelights of New York Immigrant Welfare and Scandals
The thirty second annual State Charities Association report criticizes immigrant related social evils and child abandonment in New York City. It details systematic infant placement with widowed mothers and notes a drop in infant mortality. The piece also covers a University Place waiting staff dispute over compulsory tipping, a theft and assault case, and a Denver woman’s suit against a doctor for a botched beauty treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ir. N.Y
State Charities Association
State Board of Charities
Homer Folks
Commissioner of Charities
Portland
Maine
James P. Baxter
Jas. Farrell
University Place
Breen
Violet Monroe
Farrell
Arrests Linked to Sleepy Hostility and Fraud Scheme
Frederick E. Carlton of 198 Sands Street Brooklyn is arrested after Henry J. B. Schwab alleges Carlton paid $700 in a real estate scam and dosed him with whisky and a drug cue to steal senses. Coroner Flaherty probes two Carlton wives deaths by tetanus amid insurance sums. Drownings near North River claim Norman Flammer John Smith Oscar Carlson and James Childsworth. John F. Peterson nearly died saving Flammer. Rowland faces Herald Square Theatre disturbance charges. Magistrate Breen orders apology and lines restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick E. Carlton
Sands Street
Brooklyn
Henry J. B. Schwab
New York Navy Yard
Carlton
Schwab
Flaherty
Norman Flammer
John Smith
Oscar Carlson
James Childsworth
North River
Smith
Thune
Young Flammer
Carlson
John F. Peterson
Jefferson Market Court
Edward P. Rowland
Warrison
Herald Square Theatre
William Lush
Rowland
Sam” Bernard
Breen
Bernard
Fire destroys Columbus Packing plant in arson blaze
Columbus Packing Company plant in Columbus Ohio was burned in a fire believed incendiary. President puts loss at 185000 dollars with 65000 dollars insured. Fire started in three separate spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Columbus Packing Company
Salary Cuts At Equitable Society Announced
Chairman Morton announced sweeping salary reductions at the Equitable Society New York. The plan cuts 20 percent on salaries over 15000, 15 percent on 0 to 15000, and 10 percent on 2500 to 9000 annually. The changes take effect August 1 and aim to save 150000 to 200000 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Equitable Society
Morton
Navy to Open School of Application for Paymasters
The Navy will open a six to eight week school of application for newly commissioned paymasters at the Navy Medical School in Washington on August 1. Rear-Admiral H. T. B. Harris recommended the move, with approval from the Secretary of the Navy. The Franco-American Financial Association was incorporated in Paris with a capital of ten million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Townsend Smith
Hastings
Manchester
Ralph
Supreme Court of Appeals
Joseph F. Ravel
Woodstock
Hercules
Clara E. Bergen
Carolina
Bergen
Navy Department
Dixie
Bristol
Noah Hardin
George Wolford
Gramm
Washington, D. C
H. T. B. Harris
The
Franco-American Financial Association
Paris
Household Tips and Fashion Shortcuts from Good Housekeeping
Household Matters advises keeping the carpet sweeper brush clean with a whisk broom and water to maintain efficiency. The Shortening Dress notes a ripple hem modification as a practical update for growing girls, offering an alternative to typical ruffles.
Saving time cleaning heavy fabrics and reviving flowers
A guide notes scrubbing heavy fabrics with a brush saves time and effort compared to rubbing on a board. It also offers a method to revive packed flowers by plunging stems in hot water then cooling, trimming ends, and placing in cold water to prolong vase life.
Repairing the Sheets Turn and Hem for Longevity
The article explains that worn sheets begin at the center while edges remain intact. Careful housekeeping can extend life by turning double width sheets and tearing them down the centre, then hemming and sewing the outer selvages together. A turned sheet lasts more than twice as long.
A Decorative Bint Describes Catskills Country Hotel Hall
A country hotel in the Catskills features a small decorated entrance hall leading to a spacious office and meeting room. The hall is richly adorned with rough gsteen wallpaper and a near picture moulding frieze displaying magazine covers, many of which are genuine works of art due to their coloring and design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catskills
Restoring Black Lace Care and Cleaning Tips
Instructions for washing and whitening black lace with tepid and warm water tea and soap lather rinses. Do not starch lace and use gum arabic in tea for stiffening if needed. Bleached or browning lace may be revived with warm tea solution and careful ironing with soft paper.
Tomato Curry Layered Rice Bake Recipe Teaches Simple Meal
A dated culinary snippet describes a Tomato Curry Layered Rice Bake with alternating tomato and rice layers, butter and cracker crumb topping, then baked until hot. It also covers Celery-Wash coated stalks fried in batter and French Lettuce dressed with a butter mustard sauce and hard boiled egg garnish.
Keep the Boys Interested and Busy At Home
A guidance piece urging parents to engage boys with busy, purposeful activities. Emphasizes parental involvement, discussing daily news, and sharing school memories to motivate hard work. Encourages fathers to be a trusted friend and model in their sons lifetimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mre. M. E. R. Alger
Ousekerning
Stamps Bring Big Auction Profits in 19th Century Find
In Georgetown a two 1850 British Guiana 2 cent stamps pair from an offertory box sold at auction for £205 through Canon Josa. The same stamps later fetched £650 the next year with £445 profit, then resold for £780 to a German dealer who sold them to a Russian nobleman for £1,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
British Guiana
Canon Josa
London
Cuticura Heals Delicate Baby’s Severe Sore
Mrs Jeannette H Block recalls a delicate infant with a severe sore that resembled raw flesh. After trying various remedies, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with rapid relief. by the second week the soreness vanished. Rochester New York woman endorses the products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette H. Block
Rosedale St
Rochester
N.Y
Peter Drone
New Anesthetic Sco Polamine From Japan Reported
A Japanese plant product yields sco polamine an anesthetic claimed superior to others. It is injected hypodermically and induces a deep sleep for eight to nine hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Cures Blood Balm Claims Cure for Cancer and Blood Diseases
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood poisons and deadly cancer, claiming it heals sores ulcers pimples eczema scrofula and other malignancies. It lists pricing 1 per bottle 3 for 2 50 66 bottles 5 express prepaid and offers free blood sample and medical advice from the Blood Balm Co Atlanta Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blood Baim Co
Atlanta
Cure For The Blues From Lydia Pinkham Advertisement
A cheerful woman sinks into the blues despite doctors saying it is fatigue and indigestion. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is praised by Rosa Adams of Louisville Kentucky for restoring health strength and buoyancy. Readers are invited to write Mrs Pinkham for advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rosa Adams
12Th Street
Louisville
Roger Hanson
C.S.A
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydian E. Pinkham
Gifts in Proper Spirit and College Endowments
George W. Alger argues in Atlantic Monthly that college value lies in graduates’ ideals rather than material wealth. He cites William H. Baldwin Jr.’s $2,000 bequest as a symbolic, enduring endowment of character over mere money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Baldwin
George W. Alger
The
Atlantic Monthly
Postum Food Coffee Restores Health Says Rome Matron
A Rome New York matron narrates coffee intolerance and how Postum Food Coffee improved her health. She describes relief from dizziness, nervous irritability, stomach distress, and restored appetite after switching to Postum. The testimonial cites Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan and a booklet The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
N. Y
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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American Society of Equity
H. B. Sherman
Virginia
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Alexandria City
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Denver
Andrew Linn Welden
Ware
Welden’s
Ding
Savings Banks of Canada
Allen
Alien
Olmsted
LeRoy
Viewha
Joux F. Boren
Trinity Springs
Ind
Cutiura
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Wills Building
Indiana Ave
Washington
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Chicago
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