Depth of Meanneas from a Newspaper Fragment
Suspicious wife checks her husband’s pockets at night to see if he mailed a morning letter, as reported by the Des Moines Register and Leader. The text also notes Dr. Pierce’s Pellets for constipation and includes a humorous misquote about the north pole discoverer amid a dinner lecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Regeter and Leader
North Pole
Chicaco Tribune
United States
R.V. Pierce
Pierce
World’s Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Prest
Buffalo, N. Y
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed After Long Illness
A testimonial recalls severe muscular rheumatism with swelling and weakness. After three months bedridden, Jacob C. Bahr used Doan's Kidney Pills and improved in two weeks, eventually returning to work. The ad notes 50 cents a box and urges buying from Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo New York.
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Jacob C. Bahr
Broadway
Lebanon
Ohio
Doan
Doan’s
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Fragmented advise and ads mix in crowded 19th century notice
A collage of tips and testimonials appears with cures for colds coughs and catarrh a fatherly ad for Mrs Winslow soothing syrup and a note on bamboo supply in Japan. The text blends exhortations about neglect and health remedies with signatures and oath language from Hall's Catarrh Cure and a brief puzzling reference to graves decaying in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Congress Opens 61st Session Amid Remembrance and Bills
The Sixty-first Congress convened with full houses in both chambers. Debates focused on a flood of introduced bills while leaders plan the session's agenda. Tributes were paid to late Senators Johnson and Representatives Lassiter and DeArmond. A resolution to deploy military force in Nicaragua was introduced by Representative Sulzer.
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Washington
Sixty-first Congress
Sherman
Senate
Cannon
Congress
Johnson
North Dakota
Lassiter
Virginia
DeArmond
Missouri
Fountain L. Thompson
W. W. McCredie
W. J Moxley
Ninois
Sulzer
New York
House
Nicaragua
United States
Zelaya
Troops Move to Quell Bridgeport Mill Strike
Governor Harmon ordered twenty one state companies to Bridgeport to quell a riot at the Aetna mill of the American Sheet and Tin Plate Company. A mob of 700 or more fired on guards. deputies refused service as martial law covered Bridgeport and Martins Ferry amid the strike tied to an open shop policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon
Ohio
Bridgeport
Aetna
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Amline
Martin's Ferry
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel, and Tin Workers
Fifteen Umatilla Citizens Pay 45000 in Land Fraud Fines
Fifteen citizens of Umatilla County Oregon paid a total of 45000 in the Federal Court in Portland after pleading guilty to defrauding the government of part of the public domain. Col J H Raley led the fines with 10000, others included stockmen ranchers and professionals. Minnie Sprong wins habeas petition in Fresno reclaiming custody of Ruth from the Hollands amid debt dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla County
Oregon
Portland
Ore
Col
J. H. Raley
Fresno Cal
Minnie Sprong
Ruth
Holland
Judge Church
New Railways in Central Canada Draw American Settlers
The Portland Oregonian reports a wave of U.S. farmers moving to Canada driven by cheap land and safety. Immigration centers on the Canadian Pacific Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk Pacific railways with free homesteads near expanding lines. Government agents in U S cities offer information to prospective settlers.
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Etentrostroow
maRate
Enuire
Wwestern Canada
Alberta
Saakatchewan
Manitoba
Ottawa
Canada
E. T. Holmes
Jackson St
St. Paul
Minn
J. ML. MacLachlan
Watertown
South Dakota
Portland Oregonian
Portland
Oregon
U. S
Middle West
United States
Canadian Pacific
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacife
Cutiura Remedies End Calamity For Child Rash
An Oklahoma family recounts a two year old boy’s severe itching and rash that worsened until wrapped hands prevented scratching. They credit Cure in Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment with a dramatic, lasting cure over two years. Also mentions Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children and other old remedy ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil Blend Rao
Cutioura
J. W. Lauck
Yukon
Okla
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
The Genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna Ad
The California Fig Syrup Co promotes its Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the result of exceptional equipment and chemists. It urges buyers to insist on the genuine product with the full company name on the front and to reject imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
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Africa
Arthur J. Hayes
Blue Nile
Lake District
Rhedma
New York Times
Puck
Toledo
Lucas Country
Frank J. Cheney
I. J. Cheney & Co
A. D
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J. Cheney
O. Sola
Hall's Falls
Mr Ma
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Tate
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Watch Jesuits
Central
Sein
Mother Gray
JAI
Olmsted
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Perry Davis
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U. Urea de Hav
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Mary T. Goldman
Mary Tr. Goldman
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Brockton
Mass
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Perfection
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