Heart Cure Promises Help For Weak Hearts
An advertorial note extols Dr Miles Heart Cure and Nervine as the remedy for weak hearts caused by disease or exertion. The testimonial from Mrs F J of Norton Freeville New York claims improved breathing, nerves, and overall health after use. Dr Miles Heart Cure is sold by druggists with a guaranteed first bottle refund if no benefit.
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Miles
F. J
Norton
Freeville
New York
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Riddles From a Newspaper Page
A collection of comic riddles and wordplay from the Home Herald. Questions and answers cover humor about doors, icicles, milk, schoolroom reptiles, apples, tears, days, noises, feet, February, and alphabets. The piece ends with a pun on bankrupt versus feather bed.
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Home Herald
Critical artist argues over "St. Agnes" halo alignment
A humorous Tit-Bits snippet shows an artist defending his painting titled St. Agnes while a critical young woman complains the halo is not straight. The exchange ends with apologies and a request for the objection details.
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St. Agnes
Nothing fashionable in silent suffering remark
A Washington Herald fragment notes a remark on female illness, contrasting silence with the expectation of discussion. It suggests women rarely boast about ailments and comments on society’s view of health and propriety.
Highlander’s quip at Tobermory kirk class
A minister questions pupils about Joseph and his brothers. Answers highlight the crime of selling Joseph, the price of twenty pieces of silver, and the extra wickedness of treachery. A bright Highlander adds a final remark: they sold him over cheap.
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Tobermory
Joseph
Jacob
Dorando Petri Delivers Tale On Race Ads And Grave Digger
The Philadelphia Record reports Dorando Petri defending his Italian cigarette ad in a race with Hayes and recounting a tale of an Italian grave digger. Petri says money is scarce in Italy and you must accumulate while here, while the digger supposedly billed a corpse after a prior dispute over a cart sale.
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Dorando Petri
Hayes
Italy
Philadelphia Record
Grape-Nuts Boosts Energy for Busy Railroad Steno
A Washington girl recounts a change after starting Grape-Nuts and milk for breakfast. She notes improved energy and able to tackle long city commutes and demanding workloads after previous poor meals. The letter, attributed to Portum Co., Battle Creek, Mich, ends with a sales-style prompt about The Road to Wellville.
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Portum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Train wreck near Tye River injures multiple travelers
Passenger train 35 southbound on Southern Railway derailed at Tye River after a switch was forced open. Engineers Fairfax and Lynn injured, with others including Mrs Elam and Mrs Ward hurt. Reward offered by Southern Railway for the switch-thrower. several trains delayed.
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Lynchburg
Southern Railway
Tye River
Here
Fairfax
Alexandria
St. Andrew's Hospital
H. T. Lynn
M. T. Elam
Americus
E. A. Ward
Macon
George Turner
Newsboy Cook
Washington
Don Scott
Amherst
Monroe
The
Chesapeake and Ohio to Resume Double Track Work
Richmond railroad news reports the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway restarting double track construction after a year’s stoppage due to poor money conditions. President Stevens also orders 200 freight cars from American Car and Foundry, and 800 workers will resume Raleigh and Wyoming County branch work, expanding lines to Newport News and Washington.
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Richmond
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Stevens
American Car and Foundry Company
Huntington
W. Va
Newport Newa
Elko
Walkers
Clifton Forge
Riverton
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Orange
Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio
Raleigh
Wyoming Counties
Tragic suicide of Richmond druggist B F Eubank
Richmond reports B F Eubank a 40 year old Virginia druggist in Malifax County died by self inflicted gunshot. He had been despondent, was moving to Elizabeth City North Carolina, had packed furniture for a train trip, and family friends planned to see him off at the depot. He formerly lived in South Boston and his wife is Miss Sheppard. Five children survive the widow.
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B. F. Eubank
Suicisi
Richmond
Virginia
Malifax County
Eubank
Elizabeth City
N. C
South Boston
Miss Sheppard
W. H. Sheppard
Tribute to Joseph Bryan by Virginia Supreme Court
In the Virginia Supreme Court the resolutions from the Richmond Bar Association on Joseph Bryan’s death were read with a tribute to his memory. Judge Keira ordered the resolutions entered on the court minutes as a mark of respect. Harrisonburg banks raise rates to 6 percent, ending 5 percent era after 13 years.
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Joseph Bryan
Richmond
Supreme Court of Appeals
Virginia
L. L. Lewis
Richmond Bar Association
Keira
Harrisonburg
Claes
Drys Have Their Inning in Roanoke Local Option Vote
In Roanoke the drys gained a lead in the local option contest as about 50 alleged illegal votes were challenged. Most were ruled valid voters with only four or five exceptions.
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Drys
Roanoke
Decree affirms sale of Virginia Passenger and Power property
United States Court of Appeals affirms option of district court under Judge Waddill to sell the Virginia Passenger and Power Company property. Sale set to occur within sixty days. The Goulds of New York are major figures associated with the properties.
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Richmond
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Virginia Passenger and Power Company
United States District Court
Waddill
Gouldz
New York
Death of Sanford Bayliss Ex-Confederate Soldier at Capon Springs
Winchester. Sanford Bayliss a farmer and ex Confederate soldier died at his Capon Springs West Virginia home aged 78. He served with General Lee during the war. A daughter Miss Wiletta Bayliss gave up her trained nurse career in Philadelphia to care for her father. Six sons and three daughters are listed among the Bayliss family.
Commercial Wheat and Markets Echo Prices Across Regions
New York reports easier wheat timing on lower cables amid heavy Argentine shipments with brief recoveries on Chicago support. May 12% 122%e, July 1.13% 1.144. Rye steady. Butter and Eggs show firmer trends with varied regional quotes. Baltimore spot wheat at 128c with dull close. corn oats rye and hay prices listed alongside butter eggs and poultry figures for Maryland Pennsylvania and nearby regions.
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New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania
Baltimore
Live stock prices across markets
Cattle, hogs, and sheep prices listed for Texas, Kansas City, and St. Louis markets. Cattle steady in Texas with ranges from calves to cows. hogs mixed to lower with varied weights. sheep showing modest gains in St. Louis. Markets include native and western steer, cow and heifer, stocker, feeder, and lamb price bands with qualitative shifts noted.
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Texas
Western
Kansas City
St. Louis
Indiana
Various World Facts and Trade Figures Reported
The item surveys global data including New Zealand’s death rate of 9.57 per 1,000, Kentucky property value for brewing at 67 million dollars, a new wind shield diverting air and dust, a projectoscope for surgical view, California cherries vs French glace fruits, Buenos Aires streetcar ridership and revenue in 1907, Norfolk & Western January earnings up 21 percent, six yaks on Canada’s Ottawa farm, global railroad mile cost 76 dollars, Argentine navy armament plan at 65 million gold, water on Mars spectroscopic proof, a New York shopper’s lost time estimate, porcelain display noting ancient Chinese invention, and expert skepticism on certain geamae.
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New Zealand
Kentucky
California
Buenos Ayres
Norfolk & Western
Navy
Senate
House
Percival Sewell
Mars
Scientific American
Lowell
New York
China
Eacis Geemaabete
Explorer Albert Harrison Plans Arctic Sledge Trek Next Year
With no companions but Eskimos and dogs, Albert Harrison, the ex explorer, expects to travel by sledge from the Mackenzie River delta through unexplored polar regions of Spitzbergen. Dr Alexander McAllister of Camie N. J. advocates open air studies for school children to stamp out tuberculosis.
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Albert Harrison
Mackenzie River
North America
Spitzbergen
Alexander McAllister
Camie N. J
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Aims from Invalid to Health
John Corey, Constable from Attica New York recalls a severe kidney trouble from September 1896 to March 1897. He describes crippling lumbago and crutch reliance, then credits seven boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills with enabling him to walk again and remain healthy since. Sold by dealers at 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John Corey
Attica
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Affable Henrietta Challenges Strap Confidence
In a Washington Star snippet a wife contends with a man assuming she cannot grip a strap as well. Mr Meekton notes Henrietta’s affable patience in the exchange. The text then shifts to a note on the British Museum’s 150th birthday and Sir Hans Sloan’s bequest of $100,000 for the collections.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
British Museum
Hans Sloan
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Treatments Warns Readers
Public notices caution against catarrh remedies containing mercury and promote Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as safe and mercury free. The ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and urges readers to seek genuine Hall’s products. Also notes an American syndicate in Mukden planning to buy local tobacco for cigars and cigarettes to compete with Japanese products.
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Phsicians
H.ell
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
Mukden
Mother Gray’s Australian Leaf Promises Back Pain Relief
Advertisement notes a herbal regulator for women’s ailments claiming to ease back pains urinary bladder and kidney trouble. Sold by Sam Pleller through The Mother Gray Co Le Roy NY at 50 cents. Mentions three violent deaths in five in New York due to self harm.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
N.Y
New York
Hick's Caropine Remedy Promises Cold Cure
An ad touts Hick's Caropine as the best remedy for relieving aching feverishness and curing the cold, claiming fast effects and restoration of normal conditions. It urges purchase at drug stores and notes endorsements by E. W. Grove.
Makes-Believe Father Figures in Obituary Phrases
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution reflects on a father who shows gratitude for what he receives and imagines meals he has not eaten. The speaker notes many obituaries claim they are leaving, yet he persists in making-believe, a symbolic stance attributed to F. L. Stanton.
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F. L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Baby burned by grease heals with Cuticura claim
A mother recounts a severe grease burn to her baby’s face and head that seemed disfiguring. After applying Cuticura Ointment for five weeks, the skin healed without a mark. The letter from Mrs. Hare of South Shields, England, ends with praise for the product. Trade schools grow in Belgium and Alexandria mulls free port status amid empire demographics.
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Eeenae
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Mone
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Chesapeake Line
Columbia
Augusta
Old Point Comfort
Norfolk
Hou
RK River Line
Atlant
West Point
Gloucester Point
Clement’s
Ciag Bank
Allmond’s
Fic Syrup Co
Pulassified
Houad & CO
OLD Dom.s
Mani
Hmond
Pacific Coast States
Oregon
Austria
Capudine
Brown
John I. Brown & Son
Boston
Mass
News of Virginia
Sanford Bayliss
Canary Islands
Rye—Market Firm
Western 86c
Fr. O. B
Maryland
Ottawa
Mere Wether
Eise
Sentipo Wits
Medinal
Peart Moreet
Newark City
Russia
E. W. Grove
British Empire
Cuba
England
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Druggista
B.N. U
Iblozs
Dropsy
Ganawe Sonn
Moe Ben
Atlanta
Arisin
Belgium
Egypt
Indian Trade Journal
Municipal Council
Lydia E. Pinkham
Columbus
Aeuter
E. Hanson
East Long St
Graniteville
Charles Barclay
R.F.D
Nile
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Ind
U.S.A
Sloan
Sloan’‘s Liniment
Craft
Wells Medicine CO
Lafayette
Ind
Ighmond Collie
Seethem
W. J. Stain
Mechanicaville Farm
R.J. Richmond
Paxton Toilet CO
MASB
Putnam Son Ape
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