Stray Topics From New York Delivers Odd Anecdotes and Claims
A column from New York debunks sensational claims about 78 percent of 30 000 public school children drinking alcohol and shares a string of vignettes. It recounts a Bath Beach wedding born of toothache, a French paternity scare in Ozone Park, a penny theft case, a New Jersey sheriff’s odd cure for dipsomania involving bean soup, elderly book agents, a quiet Nassau County burglary, and wheat exports from Hempstead to the West amid high prices.
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New York
MacNicholls
Philadelphia
New York City
MacNicholl
Rose Leah Cohen
Harrisburg
Dr. Machat
Bath Beach
Miss Cohen
Ozone Park
L. I
Togther
Far Rockaway
John Curran
Thomas Quayle
Curran
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Burlington County
New Jersey
Hemstead
Free cure for nervous debility promised to readers
An advertisement offers a free prescription claimed to restore vigor and manhood. It invites men to mail for a copy from Mr. A. E. Robinson in Detroit, promising a home cure without further medicines. The rest of the page discusses summer fashion trends including linens, chambrays, pinks, and footwear styles.
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A. E. Robinson
Luck
Detroit
Mich
Pighe
Fads and Fashions Continue on Page Two
A brief note on affordable fashion trends highlights modest costs and stylish looks over homemade suits. It mentions simple morning frocks that most fair seamstresses can construct with little trouble.
Foley's Kidney Remedy Ad Urges Quick Start
An old advertisement urges taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of kidney or bladder issues. It lists backache urinary irregularities and exhaustion as symptoms and urges commencing use today credited to D. H. Key.
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Foley
D. H. Key
Fresh Tomatoes Lightly Priced by Fox Grocer Co
The largest shipment of uniform tomatoes arrives with baskets at 25 cents each. More to come tomorrow morning. Owing to high flour costs, bread price rises to four loaves per dollar until flour drops. Brown Bakery Co. notes the change.
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FOX Grocer Co., Ltd
Brown Bakery CO
Funeral Merchandise and Burial Vaults Advertised
Receiving vaults for the cemetery to hold deceased until final resting place is chosen. Advertises manufacture and sale of cemetery furniture including caskets and coffins, window shades, carriages, trimmings, and metallic caskets. Agents for sewing machines pianos organs and Globe-Wernicke book cases. store telephone listed.
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Globe-Wernicke
Outing by rail to the West for a four month trip
Plan a four month rail trip from St Louis to San Francisco and Alaska with stops at Colorado Springs Denver Manitou Pike's Peak Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City and Seattle. Fares listed at 77.50 round trip with October 20 to 31 travel window. Health and education benefits claimed. Let us arrange your journey.
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Colorado Woods
St. Louis
Iron Mountain
Peneblo
Missouri Pacific
Colorado Springs
Denevr
Denever
Rio
Grand
Manitou
Pike’s Peak
Garden of the Gods
Glenwood Springs
Devenr
Colorado Midland
Rockies
Grand Junction
Rio Grand
Salt Lake
San Francisco
4th of July Celebration Summer Travel Rates Announced
The event offers round trip summer tourist rates via V S P with a return deadline of October 31 1909. Tickets go on sale July 2 3 4 and 5 1909 to distant points including Colorado California Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Niagara Falls and various resorts in Tennessee and Virginia. Elegant trains will comprise fine coaches sleeping cars and dining cars.
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Colorado
Alps
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Chicago
Little Rock
Memphis
California
Cincinnati
French Lick
Waukesha
Detroit
Bocess Nee
Niagra Falls
ATO
Tennessee
Virginia
Robin Brand Asparagus Tips Sold at Walker's Grocery
A local note states a can of Robin brand asparagus tips is sold exclusively at Walker's Progressive Grocery. The message uses old spellings and a 21-th reference, indicating limited availability or a dated catalog entry.
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Walker’s Progressive Grocery
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Shreveport
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ASC
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Goes Direct
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Yellowstone
America
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Rock Island Lines
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Petoskey St. Louis
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Salt Lake City
Kansas City
City Ticket Office
South Grand Street
A. D. Kichols
T. J. Shelton
Eee
J. L. Thompson
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