Dr Miles Nervine Promises Rheumatism Relief
Advertises Dr Miles Nervine as a cure for rheumatism with claimed soothing effects on the nervous system. Includes testimonial from Jas H Sanders of Rockaway NJ about dramatic relief after years of pain and offers refund of the first bottle if no benefit.
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Miles O
Miles’ Nervine
Jas. H. Sanders
P. O. Box 5
Rockaway
N. J
Miles
Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Ind
A Murderer Conscience and Opium Remorse Explored
A New York World column discusses whether a murderer can silence conscience, citing Mrs. Palmer's assault at the St. Rose Hotel in San Francisco and the capture of burglar Sunday G. Stancliffe. It surveys literary echoes from Euripides to Poe, noting eternal questions of guilt, remorse, and whether the guilty ever escape judgment. An accompanying note announces an electric organ invention with vibrators replacing reeds.
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Euripides
Orestes
Shakespeare
Macbeth
Poe
Imp
Black Cat
Bulwer
Eugene Aram
John H. Prentis
Horace
Lombroso
Kentucky
New York World
Fishing Schooner Crew to Consume 150 Pounds Sugar Next Week
A fishing schooner with a crew of 23 is expected to use 150 pounds of sugar over the coming week. The note outlines planned consumption for provisioning and kitchen needs aboard the vessel.
Piles Cured in Six to Fourteen Days Claim
An advertisement promises to cure itching bleeding and related hemorrhoid conditions in six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee. The Pero Wintment is offered for fifty cents.
How We Grow Growth in commerce and traffic in this country
The Duluth News Tribune cites an article in Manufacturers' Record showing the United States with 40 percent of world railroad mileage from 5.4 percent of the population. It argues rail capacity must double in 10 to 15 years as population rises about 2 percent annually. Projections reach 125 to 150 million people by 1930 to 1940, with transport, telephone, and telegraph expanding productivity far beyond population gains.
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Duluth News- Tribune
Gift Fountain for Shockoe Slip Square in Richmond
Richmond officials select Shockoe Slip Square for a $3,000 memorial fountain donated by a wealthy Baltimore widow who wishes to remain anonymous. The white marble fountain honors her late husband’s humanitarian work and bears the inscription In memory of one who loved dumb animals. It ships from Baltimore this week and will be installed by month’s end.
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Richmond
John J. Lynch
Baltimore
Richardson
Baltimore County
Dr. Tucker Weds Nurse in Waynesboro Mystery
Dr. Alfred B. Tucker, a Berryville physician long active in New York, married Miss Martha Jones, a nurse and Berryville native, at Waynesboro North Carolina. The wedding surprised the community. Tucker’s family ties include the Jones and Tucker lineages and a connection to Harry St. George Tucker.
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Berryville
Martha Jones
Winchester
Alfred B. Tucker
Clarke County
Wynesboro
N. C
Tucker
New York
Miss Jones
Dr. Tucker
Morton
Waynesboro
Charles Jones
Virginia
Harry St. George Tucker
Beheaded by a Train in Richmond Tragedy
A unidentified white youth, about 19, presumed tramp, was killed near the James River branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. His head was severed near the old pump house after leaping from a arriving freight with two other tramps. He lay in the undertaking rooms of J. W. Billey awaiting identification.
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Richmond
J. W. Billey
James River
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Death Stops Work On Richmond High School
In Richmond bricklayers halted construction after Edgar Wyatt, a bricklayer, died suddenly at the job. Within minutes 300 men left the building, and by noon only foreman and watchman remained. Wyatt’s death marks the second fatality at the site.
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Richmond
Edgar Wyatt
Wyatt
Didnt Know It Was Loaded Fatal Shot Fatality in Ringgold
Danville reports Harmond Bradley a 5 year old son of William L Bradley Ringgold farmer was accidentally killed when a loaded shotgun fired by Stephen Oliver's 12 year old son on the plantation. The coroner's jury returned an verdict of accidental shooting.
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Danville
Harmond Bradley
William L. Bradley
Ringgold
Stephen Oliver
Geological Survey builds Pittsburg girder testing plant
The Geological Survey is erecting at Pittsburg a testing plant to handle girders up to 65 feet long and apply a tension of 10,000,000 pounds.
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The
Geological Survey
Pittsburg
Brinkley jailed for assault on rival in love
Suffolk sketch reports Fairlee F. Brinkley, Democratic committeeman, fined 500 dollars and jailed for fracturing the skull of Ernest E. Wilson, a former rival in love. He shares cell with Sam Hardy, convicted of killing Tiberius G. Jones, whose chamber features a new bed, rocking chairs, center table, mirrors, rugs and reading matter, and they receive many visitors, flowers and table delicacies.
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Suffolk
Fairlee F. Brinkley
Ernest E. Wilson
Sam Hardy
Tiberius G. Jones
Hardy
Did Not Realize How Injurious Coffee Really Was
A Washington woman describes coffee as harmful causing dental decay in children and chronic rheumatic ailments. She quit coffee for Postum and after six months reports full health recovery, better sleep, and resolved rheumatism. The ad cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan and references Look to the Road to Wellville.
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Washington
Postum Co
Battle Ek, Mich
Wellville
Virginia High Court affirms verdicts against railway
The Supreme Court of Virginia upholds verdicts against the Norfolk and Western Railway in two wrongful death cases arising from the deaths of Mrs. Lansell and Mrs. Holmes of Springfield Massachusetts. Each husband receives ten thousand dollars under the state statute.
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Norfolk
Supreme Court of Virginia
Norfolk & Western Railway
Lansell
Holmes
Springfield
Mass
Virginia
Elopement Report From Pleasant Grove School
Miss Emma S. Miller aged 16, pupil at Pleasant Grove near Winchester, eloped with Grover Crane. They left to marry likely in Hagerstown, Maryland, against her father John W. Miller farmer’s wishes. The report notes the couple’s youth and parental opposition.
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Winchester
Emma S. Miller
John W. Miller
Pleasant Grove School
Grover Crane
Hagerstown
Rumored Virginia Ward Law Ruling May Upend Prohibition
Richmond reports speculate the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will rule the Ward law unconstitutional. If upheld it would nullify local option elections bond issues and county appropriations and trigger statewide chaos leading to a statewide prohibition vote.
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Richmond
Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia
Supreme Court
Anti-Saloon League
Suicide Near Smithfield: Richmond Man Hayes Found Dead
In Suffolk a 38 year old man identified as Will Hayes, presumed from Richmond, was found dead under a beech tree in a lonely wood near Smithfield. A rambling note to his mother explained a 38 year wanderer’s wish to die by his own hand rather than be murdered, and he had arrived with a gun and large shell before disappearing into the woods and shooting himself. The body showed vultures had eaten portions of the face and breast.
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Suffolk
Will Hayes
Richmond
Smithfield
E. Hayes
North Twentieth Street
Brinkley Convicted for Breaking Skull in Nansemond
Suffolk Fairlee F. Brinkley, Nansemond County committeeman, was found guilty by a Circuit Court jury of fracturing Ernest E. Wilson s skull at the mill in Nansemond County in December. He was fined 500 dollars and sentenced to nine months in jail. A motion for arrest of judgment will be argued later. The verdict was a compromise with 11 jurors voting for conviction on first ballot.
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Suffolk
Fairlee F. Brinkley
Nansemond County
Ernest E. Wilson
Lackey Sentenced Four Years For Deceiving Miss Pippin
Bristol businessman L A Lackey, married, was sentenced to four years in the Virginia Penitentiary by a Corporation Court jury for deceiving and betraying Miss Birdie Pippin under promise of marriage. This marks the third trial. prior hearings included a mistrial and a three year verdict later set aside. Lackey remains in jail awaiting appeal as defense funds exhausted.
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Bristol
Lackey
Virginia Deaths: Lee Byrne dies at Stephenson farm
Winchester reports the death of Lee Byrne 55 at his Stephenson home after pneumonia. Final illness brief. son of Dr A C Byrne. native of Clarke County. Survived by widow, one son, and several siblings. Martinsburg notes Frank S Ambrose, 63, retired farmer, died of heart failure in street while en route home. survived by widow and two Urbana residents.
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Winchester
Lee Byrne
Stephenson
This County
A. C. Byrne
Clarke County
Martinsburg
Frank S. Ambrose
Urbana, Oo
Negro Gets 18 Years For Murder In Danville
Danville records 22 year old Harrison McCleelland convicted of murdering Dave Beard in December over 10 cents. He received an 18 year prison sentence after a pocketknife stabbing in a quarrel. This case highlights a violent offense in the region.
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Danville
Harrison McCleelland
Dave Beard
McCleelland
Beard
What Wife Says Goes In Painting Advice
A house owner who interferes with a painter causes poor work and wasted money. The piece notes owners often nag and demand hurried results, harming durability. It promotes National Lead Co resources and advises using proper materials and drying time. It ends with a brief note on Austria limiting drug stores by population.
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Jones
National Lead Co
Trinity Bldg
New York City
Capudine Relief for Various Ailments Adverts
An ad lists Capudine as a remedy for colds heat stomach and nervous troubles claiming immediate action and 10c and 25c prices. It also notes a signature EK WW Grove and advertises Bromo Quinine and tobacco experiments in Burma with Virginia and Havana tobacco.
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Grove
Tramalins Claim Cure for Common Cold Inflammation
Advertisement claims Tramlins relieve chest inflammation from ordinary cold. It warns the product breaks up the cold and prevents serious trouble. Claims emphasize quick action and health protection.
Unnecessary Noises at Opera Spark Controversy
A soprano performs a solo as a boy questions the conductor about a stick. the mother explains the conduct while the audience member hushes the crowd. The exchange captures a moment of misperception and reaction during a public performance.
Kitchen Repartee from a Comical Stove Exchange
A humorous exchange between kitchen items features the range blaming the shovel for overfilling and the coal scuttle agreeing it loves to fill the stove. The Chicago News notes a playful domestic vignette reflecting everyday objects personified.
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Chicago News
Crewe Hall Fire Sparks Witty Telegraph Note
During the Crewe Hall blaze the late Lord Crewe kept calm and joked in telegraph form. He ordered a table, inkstand, and telegraph forms for a note to Street at the Royal Academy asking to rebuild Crewe. He also sent a sister a quip about the cold house amid the fire.
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Crewe Hall
Lord Crewe
St. James
Street
The
Royal Academican
Crewe
Garfield Tea and Oklahoma Agriculture Education Claim
The text notes Garfield Tea, described as the Horb ve that purports to purify the river and improve health, alongside a claim that Oklahoma is the only state to require agriculture instruction in all schools.
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Ist
Oklahomas
Allen's Foot-Ease promise and frost-proof glycerine tip
An early advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure hot and sweaty feet, corns, ingrowing nails and bunions with a 5 cent price at drugstores and shoe stores, plus free samples. A separate tip suggests coating the inside of a shoe window with glycerine to prevent frost formation.
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Allen
le Roy
Domestic Eye Remedy Seempomnet Case Rumored
Fragmented notice references eye remedy products and international communication habits. Mentions physicians, legal food law context, and tea requests. Includes scattered figures on telegrams per year by Americans Germans and Britons.
Cuticura Cured His Eczema and Leg Scales Case
A man recovering from eczema describes years of itching and scaling on his legs and ankles that prevented wearing shoes. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, he reports rapid relief within ten days and freedom from itching in three weeks. Includes testimonial from Capt. G. P. Elisa and mentions product origin and related ads.
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G. P. Elisa
Morris
Manitoba
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Maas
Hick's Carpins remedy for colds fever relief
Hick's Carpins claimed to ease aching feverishness and restore normal conditions with cold cures. It was advertised as essential immediately and sold at drug stores in twelve New York cities. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething was also advertised, claiming relief of gum inflammation and wind colic at 25 cents a bottle. Paper tablecloths and dishes noted as new.
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Hick
Back Aches Helped By Dean's Kidney Pills Ad
Mrs. James T. Wright of 618 Goldsborough Bastos Md says her back was very bad and weak like it was broken. A friend urged Dean's Kidney Pills and they helped from the start making her feel like a new woman. Sold by dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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James T. Wright
Goldsborough
Bastos
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Sailors Seek A Long Horse For Eight On Board
A Royal Navy sailor in Quebec asks a downtown livery stable for a horse to take aboard a ship. He dismisses color and breed, insisting on a long horse to accommodate eight men aboard.
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Prince of Wales
Quebec
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