Curious Washingtonians Ignore Capitol Visitors
A 99-year-old man living near the capitol and a woman near the Aqueduct bridge reveal Washingtonians’ lack of curiosity. They have rarely visited the capitol or White House receptions, preferring to stay within familiar work and routines.
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Capitol
Virginia
Aqueduct Bridge
Upper
Potomac
White House
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Harrison
Cleveland
Arthur
Baldness Complaint Targets Vice President Fairbanks
A New York man in the Washington senate gallery mocked Vice President Fairbanks for concealing a bald head with a scalp lock. He wrote to his congressman urging Fairbanks to admit he is bald, arguing voters prefer honesty over deception.
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New York
Senate
Washington
Fairbanks
Senators Attend Prayer in the U S Senate
A small turnout for prayers in the United States Senate included Senators Platt Depew Perks Smoot Dick McCreary and Clark alongside the usual pair. The observer noted seven attendees for Dr. Hale's invocation with Platt and Depew seated together before business began.
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Depew
Dr. Hale
Perks
California
Smoot
Utah
Ohio
McCreary
Kentucky
Clark
Montana
Might Take a Chance With Cross Eyed Party
A Washington cabbie near the theatre waited for fares as numbers were called. Two drivers remained and one urged a passenger to “Come on along.” The passenger retorted that his party was so cross eyed he would not know the big number anyway.
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Washington
Claims of a Glasgow minister promise universal cure
A Glasgow minister announces a germicide that allegedly cures all infectious and incurable diseases without hospitals or surgery. He cites 50 patients as cured or being treated, some after doctors had given death warrants. The claim extends to appendicitis and suggests surgeries are unnecessary except in warfare or accidents.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Blood Cleaner and Tonic for Rheumatism and Kidney Health
An eminent authority says rheumatism and kidney trouble arise from sour blood and acids. A home remedy is given using Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla mixed and taken after meals and at bedtime. Start at first sign of rheumatism or back or kidney discomfort.
Varnish Mystery Linked to Cremona Violins
The article notes the Cremona varnish vanished around 1760 with no rediscovery. Theories abound about its composition from oils to resins. Dod claimed a revival before his death in 1830. He varnished his own violins while others prepared them, and the work demands repeated polishing by a skilled craftsman, often a woman, with instruments receiving up to thirty treatments.
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Dod
March Circle
New Danger for Burglars
A phonographic device can call the police by telephone when a burglary attempt is made. An electric circuit triggers a garret phonograph that dials central and requests the police station. It reports the theft with street and number and repeats the alert until answered.
Statesman's Simple Life
Herr Bebel, a leading orator in the Reichstag, speaks without notes and lives simply. He shuns society and finds recreation in cultivating flowers, saying he prepares for speeches by trimming the rose trees in his little garden.
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Herr Bebel
Reichstag
Good Natured Again Through Grape Nuts Health Claim
A Montana man describes long indigestion and nervousness improving after using Grape Nuts cereal. He credits restored digestion, steadier nerves, clearer vision, and renewed good humor, saying he feels younger and would not surrender his gains. Read the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Montana
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Letter from Otto Yetting praising Alberta prosperity
Otto Yetting writes from Olds Alberta praising wheat oats and barley yields over four years. He notes cows producing money with no grain feeding, a government Creamery, and 700 bushels sold from three acres of potatoes. He favors Alberta over Michigan and seeks low rates to Canadian free grant lands.
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Olds
Alberta
M. W. McInnes
Detroit
Michigan
Otto Yetting
Canada
Western
Doctor Rushes To Whist Game Despite Busy Night
A visitor asks a physician to come over for a whist game, claiming no illness. The doctor, busy with patients, said only a life and death matter would compel him to go out. The caller insists, and the servant returns with the doctor's reply that he will be over in ten minutes, for the game.
Low One Way Rates From Chicago To Western Points
Union Pacific offers daily until April 30 1907 one way colonist tickets from Chicago with fares including 30 to Ogden Salt Lake City and 30 50 to Spokane Wenatchee. Other destinations range up to 38 to Tacoma Seattle with Huntington Portland routes. Contact W G Neimyer G A at 120 Jackson Blvd Chicago for full details.
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Wenatchee
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Jackson Boulevard
Nervy Reggie and the Off-Season Football Threat
An aged man warns a bold young man with a stairway boast about playing football if he returns. The youth remains calm, replying that football is currently out of season and thus unlikely to be a danger.
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Reggie
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
A 19th century patent medicine advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease, claiming it works through the blood and mucous surfaces. The makers offer $100 to any case it fails to cure and urge readers to buy the remedy from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio. It also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
All Druggtata
Fanny Pilla
Claremont warrant spans over five feet with 41 articles
A lengthy town meeting warrant for Claremont New Hampshire extends beyond five feet and lists 41 articles. The notice also promotes Garfield Tea a mild herb laxative and Lewis Single Binder cigars.
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Leathy
Claremont
N. H
Man of Delicate Nerves Rosenthal Cranks Up at Majestic
Pianist Rosenthal, famed for genius eccentricities, complains of noise and wrong shade as he inspects rooms at the Majestic. He wanders the hall at five in pajamas yelling about streetcar noise while staff arrange bed shift and repair a gas pipe. Cupid ensnares with silken hairs.
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Rosenthal
San Francisco Chronicle
Majestic
Gustav Mann
Mann
Gough Street
Sutter Street
Peruna Catarrh Remedy Depends on Proper Compounding
The article argues that a medical compound's value rests on the correct proportion and harmony of its ingredients. Dr Hartman emphasizes lasting stability, uniformity, and cross‑climate usefulness, noting experience as the sole guide to achieving an effective Peruna catarrh remedy.
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Hartman
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