Golden Medical Discovery and Pierce remedies advertised
An advertisement promotes Pierce remedies as liver and stomach aids. It lists Golden Medical Discovery’s ingredients and claims no alcohol or habit-forming drugs, mentions endorsements by several medical authorities, and invites readers to obtain a free booklet by mail. It also touts Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for digestion and notes compatibility with the main product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Just Spiesats &S
R. Bartholow
Jefferson Med
Coll Phila
WG. Wood
Univ.of Pa
Edwin Hale
Hahnemann Med. College
Ghiteazo
John Bing
Ft. Jno
M. Scud
Jence Johnnson
Dew Univ. of
Finley Elt
Materia Medica
Bennett Medi- Call
Chicago
Adon
RV. Pierce
Bufourin
N.Y
Golden Medical
Eel Propels Boat After Massive Catch at Wescolang Lake
Charles McCoy fished at Wescolang lake on Saturday and landed a fifteen pound eel after a hard struggle. Unable to handle the monster he hammered the eel by the head to the stern of the boat. In its struggles the eel propelled the boat to shore. It was the biggest ever caught in this section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McCoy
Wescolang Lake
McCoy
Locomotive Cab Used as Kitchen by Twin Cities Worker
Railroad detectives in Chicago and Oklahoma City traced thefts by shopmen and found one employee had hauled a locomotive cab to his home and used it as a kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chi Okla. T
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted By F J Cheney Co
Catarrh cure claim uses no mercury and treats the blood and mucous surfaces. The Toledo company markets Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials offered free. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Also advertised Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Tolio
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney& Co
Drageiata
Asia Purchases 3105,000,000 in U S Goods Last Year
Asia bought 3105,000,000 worth of American goods in the last fiscal year, up 25,000,000 from 1905 and 36,500,000 above 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Ad
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething relief. It claims gums softening inflamed gums reduce pain and wind colic with a 25 cent bottle.
Leaves Break Away From Trees Amid Wind and Weather
A Spectator note explains leaves fail to fall due to a growth process at the leaf-stem junction forming corklike cells with little adhesion. This makes leaves prone to breaking away from the tree under wind and moisture or temperature changes.
Doan’s Kidney Pills Restore Indianapolis Veteran’s Health
A Roogavelf Avenue resident describes a decade of kidney pain and swelling in 1897, losing weight from 180 to 125 pounds and facing possible leg amputation. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills, his swelling subsided and urine returned to normal, and he has stayed well for nine years. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo, New York.
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B. Frank Doremus
Roogavelf Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Wie
Mrs Cortelyou Exemplifies Old-Fashioned Home Life
The New York Press profiles Mrs Cortelyou wife of the Postmaster General who rejects modern "paper bag housekeepers" and emphasizes home cooking and self-sufficiency. She preserves fruits pickles and vegetables and prepares meals on premises though she relies on caterers for formal dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
New York Press
No Dawdling Ends Coffee Habit for 70-Year-Old Man
A 70-year-old Dakota man credits quitting a 40-year coffee habit with restoring health and nerve strength. He switched to Postum and soon lost nervousness, gained energy, and felt much healthier, noting others resist changing habits despite years of usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A N. Dakman
Love Signals With Forks And Knives Lead To Arrest
New York story recalls Joseph Miller arraigned before Magistrate Whitman for threatening Mrs. Mary Landigan. He allegedly used dining implements to signal love and threats. Miller received a six month sentence after the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Miller
Whitman
Mary Landigan
Board misdraws district line cutting Edgecombe Avenue
A Board of Elections error left three Edgecombe Avenue apartment houses 49 51 and 53 outside any election district creating a no mans land. The maps set 143rd Street crossing at Edgecombe Avenue but the line runs through it uniting the properties with adjacent districts.
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Board of Elections
No Man's Land
Edgecombe Avenue
One Hundred and Forty-third Street
Election Board
Twentythird District
Oldest living New York creature a Bronx Zoo giant tortoise
The Bronx Zoo houses the oldest living thing in New York a 206 year old giant tortoise. Once a slider grazing near Washingtons White House lawn the tortoise weighed 156 pounds in his first 300 years and has gained 81 pounds in the last six. Scientists question the idea that turtle size indicates great age.
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New York
Bronx Zoological Park
White House
Washington
Samuel Argall
Virginia
Formans Found Guilty of Murder in Second Degree
Michael Formans aged 64, described as crippled and deaf, was found guilty of murder in the second degree for killing his landlord Virgil C. Monnell last February. Judge Pitney sentenced him to 25 years at hard labor. Formans pleaded his own case, a first in Pasco County history, before the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Formans
Virgil C. Monnell
Formans
Passaic County
Mad Black Cat Attacks Bellevue Hospital Staff
A mad big black cat mauled ambulance driver Thomas Coughton in Bellevue Hospital’s stable, biting his face and throat. John Russell and John Hayden joined the struggle, each bitten, until Hayden killed the animal with a wooden billet after several minutes of fighting.
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Thomas Coughton
Bellevue Hospital
Coughton
John Russell
John Hayden
Hayden
Horse Leaps On A Car On Eighth Avenue
A horse hitched to a baker’s wagon leaped onto a northbound Eighth Avenue car at One Hundred and Eighteenth Street halting the dash after five blocks. Conductor Daniel Lacey was severely cut on the head as passengers fled through the front door. A policeman and bystanders freed the animal.
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Eighth Avenue
One Hundred
Eighteenth Street
Daniel Lacey
Husband cites taunting remarks in divorce hearing
Hyman Moss testified before Justice Greenbaum that his wife Gertrude called him a fool and told him to sit on a tack during their divorce proceedings. He said he had given her 75 cents for a face massage, describing a heated marital dispute as the case continued.
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Hyman Moss
Smiths
Mr. Smith
Lightfoot
Water Light Demonstration by Coston Company
A small audience watched the Coston Signal Company exhibit a water light attached to a life buoy. The apparatus reportedly resists wind and water, and several metal cylinders were dunked into the Battery yacht basin to prove its burning intensity, drawing a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coston Signal Company
Ambulance Surgeons Fight Maniacs During Wild Drive
Two and a half blocks from Bellevue Hospital an ambulance crew struggles as two maniacs are hurling about inside a speeding vehicle. Maurice Eisenberg, 21, is reported to show sudden insanity at Postgraduate Hospital. Handcuffs and a gag were attempted during the chaotic scene aboard the galloping ambulance.
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Rogers
Bellevue Hospital
Hado
Maurice Eisenberg
Commercial column notes uptick in wearables and wholesale trade
R G Dun reports seasonable demand for clothing and the largest trade volume yet, while shipping slows due to rail limits amid grain and coal movement. New England footwear orders rise, mills face spotty delivery, and primary cotton markets show renewed buying interest. Bradstreet notes 192 business failures that week, with U S and Canada exports of wheat and corn totaling 3 257 886 and 1 202 430 bushels respectively.
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R. G. Dun & Co
New England
Bradstreet
Market Report from Baltimore and New York Markets
Baltimore and New York commodity prices and receipts show firm to steady grain, butter, eggs, cheese, and fats. Wheat and corn demand remains mixed with various futures, spot, and Oct Dec terms. butter and eggs hold steady, while lard and cottonseed oil move firmer.
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Baltimore
New York
Duluth
Prime
Market report of cattle hog prices from New York and Chicago
New York prices list for bees, calves and hogs with ranges for bulls cows heifers and veals plus hog receipts 6200. Chicago figures show cattle ranges from common to prime 3.75 to 7.00 and hogs from 5.40 to 6.85 with various weight classes and packers terms.
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New York
State
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Worth Remembering Highlights From Global News Snippets
A world summary cites public houses per capita in France, Paris siege mail-out by balloon, Chinese workers adopting smoking habits, African agricultural fair near Bulawayo, a dairy farm ad seeking a capable girl with four sons in the family, and trade unions declining a wage hike for William Steadman amid windmill and Australia trade links.
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France
Paris
China
Bulawayo
Transvaal
Cape of Cairo
Livingston
New Zealand
William Charles Steadman
Australia
Cuticura Remedies Restore Scalp and Hair
Miss Mayzie A. Atkins of East Orleans Massachusetts reports relief from scalp sores itching and hair loss after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills. She notes healing of sores cessation of itching and thickening of hair following the treatment.
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Mayzie A. Atkins
East Orleans
Mass
Name Mixup Across Apartment Hall Causes Laughs
In a lighthearted moment a Smiths’ neighbor above is mistaken for a Lightfoot. The truth emerges when Mr Lightfoot debunks the error, revealing Mrs Smith’s faulty naming and a quick, awkward reconciliation in the elevator.
A Daily Thought on Love and Enthusiasm
A fragment reflecting on how love is woven into enthusiasm with electricity-like force, exalting its power through a subtle presence. Words attributed to George Eliot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ellot
Postum Cereal Contest Reveals Unpaid Postage Costs
The Postum Cereal Co of Battle Creek ran a word game using letters Y I O Grape Nuts for prizes including 31 boxes of gold and 300 dollars. Thousands joined, mail volumes swelled, many lists carried insufficient postage, and delays followed. The top prize went to I D Reese of Denver with 9941 words and the second to A K Fraser of Lincoln Pa with 9921 words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
Mich
United States
I. D. Reese
15Th St
Denver
Colo
K. Fraser
Lincoln
Remarkable Life of Lydia E. Pinkham and Her Vegetable Compound
A detailed chronicling of Lydia E. Pinkham born 1819 in Lyne Massachusetts and her rise from schoolteacher to founder of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It notes her study of roots and herbs, family support, early free distribution, and the eventual growth into a nationwide health enterprise offering free advice to sick women.
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Isaac Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Pinkham
Pinkhams
Sar
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Kham
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