Doan's Kidney Pills Helped a Patient in Nine Months
A reader, H. Trube of Harvard Street, Ohio, describes severe Bright's disease with swollen limbs and frequent urine. After using Doan's Kidney Pills on a friend's advice, relief came and two years passed without Bransy trouble. Sold by Fos Slburn Co., Buffalo, N Y.
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H. Trube
Harvard St
Own
Ohio
Bright
Doan
Doan’s
Fosslburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Bates City Missouri Leads World in Church Density
Bates City Missouri with a population of 100 has five churches within its limits, the fifth recently completed by the reorganized Latter Day Saints. Other denominations with churches include Presbyterian Southern Methodist Baptist and Christian.
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Bates City
Missouri
Reorganized
Latter- Day Saints
Southern
Christian
Phonograph Provokes Diners at Local Hotel
Exasperated guest laments the squeaky phonograph in the hotel dining room. The suave proprietor claims it saves time by driving diners away, noting it shoves people off the table before Gessert arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Chicago
Metric System To Date
An austere arithmetic instructor leads children through progressive value recitations from mills to magnates. The lecturer links units to economic power via a chain from ten mills to one magnate, hinting at broader financial consolidation themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street Journal
Just As Good Comic Cuts Prompt Furious Promise Break
A comic strip caption shows a character chiding another for breaking a promise. The cheerful figure reacts with mock alarm, while another character mentions making a new one. The exchange suggests lighthearted, humorous interaction typical of the panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Lawyer Knew Case Well and Won Justice
A famed city attorney handled a client amid a maze of technicalities. On trial, he telegraphed a coded result to his distant client, promising a veto for the defendant in ion, then wired a message that read Justice and truth have triumph Yours received. Hard luck. Bentomodiats'y. Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Impediments. A Commuter Bites The Swedish Car Ter
A fragmented note describes a commuter biting a Swedish carter to repair blinds on his house. During the day a wife tended to chores and asked if everything was okay, while a second bystander gulped and muttered. The scene centers on confusion and a strange incident without clear resolution.
Fragmentary OCR Potpourri Reflects Misread Dialog
A garbled OCR passage shows disjointed dialogue and stray phrases about borders and painting. The text reads like a collage of letters and misinterpreted words with no coherent event, names, or clear context available from the readable fragments.
Honey Bees Low Public Profile Big Economic Value
The United States Bureau of Entomology estimates the yearly honey crop at 20 million dollars. Bees provide essential fertilization for fruit trees and plants, possibly worth more than honey. Specialists with financial stake should confine apiculture to ensure bee health, rather than broad public promotion.
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United States
United States Bureau of Entomology
New York Mail
Munyons Eminent Doctors Offer Free Medical Exam
Readers are invited to mail a request for a free medical examination blank. Munyon's eminent doctors promise a thorough diagnosis and frank verdict on cure prospects with no obligation. Free service aims to attract clients from Philadelphia at 53d and Jefferson Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munyon
Munyon’s
53D
Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
One Way Of Renting A Bore
Vaudeville impresario Martin Beck discusses bores in a Mauretania smoke room tale. Cash the steel man cuts off a long bore on opera with a sharp line. Dash interjects with a bizarre lobster remark that ends the exchange amid a yawning pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Beck
Mauretania
Cash
Mr. Beck
Atlantic City
Dash
Marie
Washington Star
Who Made a Mess of Adam Question Hits Highland Meeting
A suffragette recounts a Highland meeting where speeches and questions drew applause until a peasant voice asks, Who made a mess of Adam, disrupting the moment before a resolution vote. The remark reflects rural reactions amid the suffrage discussion in Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Food Question Settled With Perfect Satisfaction by a Dyspeptic
An Illinois wife describes how her husband with stomach trouble improved after starting Grape-Nuts. He regained appetite, energy, and regular work, and the family began buying Grape-Nuts by the dozen as his health steadily improved.
Virginia Medical Society elects officers and honors Dr Edwards
Roanoke reports the Virginia State Medical Society elected officers and decided to hold next annual meeting in Norfolk. A $1000 purse was presented to Dr Landon B Edwards, secretary. New officers include President E T Brady Abingdon and Vice Presidents W A Plecker Hampton J A Irvin Danville R H White UVA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards
Roanoke
Virginia State Medical Society
Norfolk
Landon B. Edwards
E. T. Brady
Abingdon
W. A Plecker
Hampton
James A. Irvin
Danville
R. H. White
University of Virginia
Richmond
R. M. Slaughter
Theological Seminary
Hugh N. Taylor
C. P. St. Clair
Leigh Buckner
C. T. Parrish
Hugh MacGuire
Reid White
American Medical Association
J. S. Horsley
T. C. Firebaugh
W. E. Anderson
R. H. Latane
T. A. Kent
J. W. Ayler
Board of
John G. Rennie
Petersburg
Rawley Martin
Lynchburg
Mrs Sarah C Rives Dies At Castle Hill Cobham
Mrs Sarah C Rives widow of Confederate engineer Col Alfred Landon Rives and mother of the Princess Troubetzkey died at Castle Hill near Cobham. She was 76 and survived by three children including the Princess Troubetzkey and Miss Landon Rives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Sarah C. Rives
Alfred Landon Rives
Princess Troubetzkey
Castle Hill
Cobham
County
Rives
Sarah Catharine “Semurde
Richmond
John Armstrong Chanler
New York
Allen Potts
Landon Rives
West Point appoints Stonewall Jackson’s grandson football fullback
Richmond reports T. J. Jackson Christian, grandson of Gen. Stonewall Jackson, named fullback for the West Point football team. The Cadet also holds West Point’s champion wrestling medal, and the squad is set to play Navy in Philadelphia, signaling a prominent athletic future for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
T. J. Jackson Christian
Stonewall Jackson
Confederacy
West Point Military Academy
Navy
Philadelphia
Christian
West Point
United States Military Academy
Daughters of the Confederacy Plan Lynchburg Battle Fort Commemoration
Old Dominion Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy in Lynchburg aims to improve the Confederate fortifications used in the June 18 1864 battle and to commemorate the anniversary at the fort near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Old Dominion Chapter
Daughters of the Confederacy
Tunnel plan nears start under Elizabeth River Portsmouth Norfolk
A plan to build a tunnel under the Elizabeth River linking Portsmouth and Norfolk is practically organized with a $1,000,000 capitalization. The McLean Construction Company of Baltimore and New York is heavily involved and the Harlem River tunnel chief engineer reportedly approved the plan. The project would pass under the river to avoid navigation interference and would be large enough for electric cars vehicles foot passengers and teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Elizabeth River
Norfolk
McLean Construction Company
Baltimore
New York
Harlem River
McLean Company
Virginian Railway
Sewalls Point
Obituaries from Virginia and Petersburg Memorials
News from Fredericksburg reports the death in San Francisco of Maria Champ Garnett widow of L A Garnett former Essex County resident and daughter of Muscoe Garnett who once represented the district in Congress In Petersburg James Craig Riddle dies at his home born 1824 He was a miller tobacco manufacturer and Civil War veteran held at Point Lookout stockade after the war
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Fredericksburg
Hame
San Francisco
Cal
Maria Champ Garnett
L. A. Garnett
Garnett
Essex County
Muscoe Garnett
Petersburg
James Craig Riddle
Point Lookout
Deaths of James C C Myers and Taracle Edna Heatwole
Retired Lynchburg merchant James C C Myers died at home from appendicitis leaving a widow and three daughters Mrs B F Childress of Lynchburg Mrs C W Kitternan of Washington and Mrs D T Yancey of South Hill Winchester Misa Taracle Edna Heatwole a member of an old Rockingham County family died at Mount Clinton after typhoid fever She left her mother Mrs Martin Heatwole and six siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
James CC. Myers
B. F. Childress
C. W. Kitternan
Washington
D. T. Yancey
South Hill
Winchester
Misa Taracle
Edna Heatwole
Rockingham County
Martin Heatrwole
Mount Clinton
West Virginia marriage performed in roadside ceremony
In Hampshire County near the Virginia line, Robert Sargeant and Misa Catherine Santamyer wed in a public road after traveling eighteen miles to obtain a legal ceremony. Rev. Eugene Richardson of the United Brethren Church officiated as the couple met him on the road.
Bear And Lion Fight In Suffolk Menagerie
A bear and a trained lion belonging to a local menagerie fought in Suffolk. The bear sustained four deep wounds around the shoulder from the lion's teeth and talon marks were found on multiple parts of the bear. Showmen used firearms and other tools to separate them after about half an hour.
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Suffolk
Brain
Escape by Three Prisoners Shocks Virginia Jail
Three inmates escaped Christiansburg jail by sawing their way out using tools supplied by outside friends. Charles Reimer alias Harry Hoffman alias Harry Freelan, a self described German count, faced a pending penitentiary term for horse theft and a Bloomfield, Missouri warrant. Marshall Hoffman, an ex convict indicted for forgery, fled for a third time in three years. and Charles Farrow, a vagrant, also absconded. Reimer’s social arranging at the jail drew flowers, church choir singing, and daily visits under guard surveillance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiansburg
Charles Reimer
Harry Hoffman
Harry Freelan
Freelan
Bloomfield
Marshall Hoffman
Charles Farrow
Relmer
Hoffman
Reimer
Missouri
Virginia
Taft Banquet Requests No Wine During Norfolk Visit
The Women's Christian Temperance Union asks that President Taft abstain from wine at events in Norfolk during his November Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association visit. The Norfolk Woman's Club invites him to speak to members that evening, with a press smoker the only other engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Taft
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Association
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Norfolk Woman's Club
Governor Grants Respite for Three Condemned Men
Governor Swanson has granted a respite until November 19 for Calvin Johnson Richard Pines and Eugene Dorsey, three African American men condemned for the murder of Walter F Schultz, a Chicago artist, to allow time for counsel to seek a new trial before the State Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Swanson
Calvin Johnson
Richard Pines
Eugene Dorsey
Walter F. Schultz
Chicago
Elain
State Court of Appeals
Foster Guilty in Forevery Case at Richmond Penitentiary
Frederick Foster of Bristol Connecticut pleaded guilty to forging the name of E. M. Wright on a $100 check cashed by a Norfolk hotel. He was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary at Richmond. Similar charges are pending against him in Baltimore and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Frederick Foster
Bristol
Conn
E. M. Wright
Richmond
Foster
Baltimore
Washington
Resignation of Norfolk Judge Portlock Reported
Governor Swanson received Judge William N Portlock s resignation citing ill health after 20 years on the Norfolk County Circuit Court bench Portlock served as Norfolk County delegate to the last constitutional convention The governor intends to appoint Judge Joseph T Lawless to fill the unexpired term Lawless a noted attorney from the eastern state section will serve until the General Assembly elects a successor in January
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Portsmouth
William N. Portlock
Swanson
Norfolk County
Joseph T. Lawless
Portlock
Lawless
Judge Portlock
General Assembly
Hampton Acquitted in Henrico County Murder Trial
Richmond report says JT E Hampton was acquitted of the murder of Charles Cook in Henrico County Circuit Court after a jury deliberation of over an hour. Hampton testified he was provoked and acted in self defense when Cook threatened him near Atlee between Osborne Turnpike and Darleytown road about five weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
JT. E. Hampton
Charles Cook
Henrico County
Hampton
Cook
Atlee
Osborne Turnpike
Darleytown Road
Sixth Murder In A Year In Lynchburg
William Cox a colored driver was shot and killed by Arthur Frost another colored man who fled. This marks the sixth murder here in recent years with the motive and chain of events unclear and the cause of the attack not yet established.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Wlliam Cox
Arthur Frost
Nelson County Official Julian R. Peebles Dies at 71 in Lovingston
Nelson County treasurer Julian R. Peebles died at his large Lovingston home at age 71. He leaves a widow and two sons, J. R. Peebles of Chattanooga and W. S. Peebles of Georgia, plus daughters Mrs. W. M. Tunstall of Washington, D. C., and Evelyn Peebles of Lovingston. The Women's Aerial League offers a 250 dollar yearly aviation scholarship for students pursuing the profession.
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Julian R. Peebles
Nelson County
Big Home
Lovingston
J. R. Peebles
Chattanooga
W. S. Peebles
Georgia
W. M. Tunstall
Washington, D. C
Evelyn Peebles
Women's Aerial League
Red quebracho dominates tannin in tannery extract
Two quebracho species grow in Uruguay and the Chaco region of Paraguay and Northern Argentina. The red Aspi dog quebracho yields tannin used to make a highly valuable tanning extract.
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Uruguay
Chaco
Paraguay
Argentina
Miss Tonida’s English School Pioneers Education in Japan
A report highlights Miss Tonida of Tokyo advancing women’s education through English instruction. The piece credits her school with laying foundations for broader female schooling in Japan, marking a notable educational effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonida
Fo Ily
Tokio
Japan
Paint Faults and the Dutch Boy Lead Guarantee
The article argues against the belief that modern painting is flawed due to bad paint or painters. It promotes ensuring purity by the National Lead Company's Dutch Boy Painter trademark on white lead. It notes that National Lead will send a lead tester and painter's outfit from the 1902 Trinity Building in New York City upon request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pena
National Lead Company
Trinity Bldg
New York City
Wational Lead Company
Trinity Biting
Now
York
Fishery Advice and Oddities in a Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record notes a proverb about fishing for compliments and changing bait. It mentions a Balt hook and references an unbeatable exterminator with pricing, followed by a line about wool production in the western region totaling about $125,000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Record
Sestern
Hick's For CULDS and GRIP
An unclear fragment describes a remedy product named Caruprxam claimed to relieve aches and restore condition. The text reads like an advertisement with marketing phrasing and nonsensical terms. No verifiable facts, dates, or credible entities are present.
Cod liver oil production figure in Norway noted
The article states that among the products of thiscodfishing in Norway are 47 000 barrels of cod liver oil.
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Norway
Hair Regrowth After Cuticura Cleansing
A Pittsburg reader reports severe scalp scaling and total hair loss improving after using Cuticura Soap and Seeapaeree. He notes hair became clear and thick again, ending near baldness, with a testimonial dated May 7 2108 at Broad St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad St
Pittsburg
Penn
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Bole Props
Cuticura Remedies
Boston
Maas
Vacation Backfires On A Wholesale Office Manager
The Brooklyn Magazine vignette tells of an office manager who takes a month off to refresh but is eaten by worry and fatigue. He returns pale and exhausted, then endures 16 hours of grueling work, thriving on stress rather than rest. He now dreads future Sunday layoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Magazine
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promotes Female Health
Women troubled by ailments unique to their sex are urged to consider Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy to restore health and vigor. The ad emphasizes confidence in the product's efficacy and its gentle restorative effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Minneapolis
Minn
Les E. Pinkham
John G.moldan
Second St. North
Widows and Matrimony
A Washington Post excerpt argues marriages to widows offer practical benefits and cautions. It notes widows know men well, tolerate flaws, cook well, and may aid a husband’s adjustment. The piece warns that marriage remains lottery like and outcomes vary with each match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Washington Post
Dr Pierce's Pollet Supstate Digestive Candy
A sugar coated granulated product described as small candy like granules taken for stomach liver and bowel issues. The label promotes ease of use and implies digestive aid benefits with a candy form presentation.
Zeppelin Type Airship Contracts At 150000
The airship of the Zeppelin type is offered for a contract price of $150,000. This figure represents the total cost to secure the vessel under a formal agreement.
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Richmond Bag CO
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