Nervous Prostration Relief After Pink Pills Trial
Mrs Lizzie Williams of Quincy Illinois reports long term nervous prostration with exhaustion dizziness and heart palpitations. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills her appetite steadies and nerves quiet, with strength returning. third box ends fainting spells. Pills touted for anemia rheumatism debility and nerve disorders sold by druggists or by mail from Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Williams
Cedar Street
Quincy
Ill
Women Own Nonpoisonous Pet Snakes in England
The London Morning Leader notes a brisk demand for snake pets among wealthy women. Nonpoisonous snakes are imported and valued as unusual companions, drawing fond interest from ladies who seek novelty in their pets.
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England
London Morning Leader
A Strange Awakening
Senator Bailey recalls a New York street fight and a train incident where a drummer pretended to be a doctor. He tells of a boy squeezing a lemon into a snorer’s mouth to prevent apoplexy as the man slept.
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Senator Bailey
Texas
New York
Washington cafe waiter goes the extra mile for customer
A polite waiter named John in a Washington cafe goes to lengths to save customers trouble. When a man pays an 80 cent bill with a dollar, John refuses change and insists the payment is already enough. The customer protests but receives polite bows and exits, somewhat dazed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John
Saved Baby Lyon's Life With Cuticura Remedies
Mrs. Maebelle Lyon of Parsons Kansas recounts her infant son suffering from infantile eczema for months starting at the scalp and covering the body. After using a full set of Cuticura Remedies the baby showed brighter spirits within days and was fully recovered in about ninety days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maebelle Lyon
Appleton Ave
Parsons
Kan
Mill Father Figures Hard Man For Son John Stuart Mill
Francis Gribble recalls James Mill as harsh and clever, an obstinate educator who barred schools and play, denying holidays to push the concept of constant work and self discipline on his son John Stuart Mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stuart Mill
James Mill
Francis Gribble
Baby Clothes in Mexico From Sunset Magazine
Lionella Tisdale notes Mexican baby attire with long open back skirts adorned in fine lace and linen. Girls often wear coral jewelry and elaborate embellishments while colorless dresses mark mourning lineage through sash and black ribbon.
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Mexico
Lionella Tisdale
Sunset Magazine
Norwegian Artist Carl Lunde Elevates Metal Painting
Carl Lunde, a Norwegian artist, gains fame for painting on metal. He decorates tin with distinctive colors and illuminates ordinary trays or plates to transform them from plain items into artistic works. The method remains his secret among many clever devices he uses.
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Carl Lunde
Lunde
Allcock's Porous Plaster Still Popular Worldwide
The text asserts Allcock's porous plaster has a sixty year track record and remains highly popular for relieving pains from colds or overstrain. It notes broad availability through druggists globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allcock's
Allcock’s
Pinero’s Unconventional Writing Routine
The playwright A. W. Pinero follows a distinctive schedule. He starts work after the ordinary city day ends and employs a cycle ride to clear his mind. After a late tea, he writes through the night, returning to rest only after long sessions at his desk.
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A. W. Pinero
New England Shipwrights Strike for Ten Hours 1832
In 1832 a ten hour movement began among New England shipwrights and carriers, sparking several strikes that proved successful. The action reflected early labor organizing in the maritime trades and influenced working hours debates of the era.
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New England
Wisconsin Inheritance Tax Attacked in Milwau kee Case
Attorney Charles Quarles denounces the inheritance tax law as unjust before Judge Carpenter in the Schandein case. He argues tax should apply at final estate settlement, not at will probate, contending Daniel Wells’s estate was taxed improperly.
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Attorney Quarles
Schandein
Carpenter
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Charles Quarles
Quarles
Daniel Wells
Thomas M. Kearney
Lara S. Heyl
Kearney
Faceless Dyes Cost 10 Cents Per Package
An advertisement bundle notes Putnam Faceless Dyes at 10 cents per package with claims of richer colors. It references various products and a playful line about a man’s past versus present gifts.
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Putnam
Elwood Man Credits Kidney Pills For Cure
A resident of Elwood Indiana recounts kidney trouble and back pain that confined him for a long period. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a complete recovery after using three boxes, and recommends them to other sufferers. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walpine, Kinnan & Marvin
Hall
R. A. Pugh
North B Street
Elwood
Ind
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Cabman Held for Murder in Oshkosh
Michael Madl Jr a cabman was arraigned in municipal court on murder charges and held without bail to the circuit court after he shot Louis Conroy a bartender following an altercation. Witness William Thuerwachter a Fond du Lac salesman posted 200 bonds to appear at trial.
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Oshkosh
Michael Madl, Jr
Louis Conroy
William Thuerwachter
Fond du Lac
Madl
Milwaukee man Stocking fronts insanity defense in blackmail case
Frederick Stocking of Milwaukee, jailed awaiting trial for attempting to blackmail Mrs. Richard T. Robinson for 20 090 dollars, will not plead guilty. The defense reportedly hinges on insanity. Stocking and his brother-in-law allegedly wrote to Mrs. Robinson demanding 20 000 dollars be deposited in the First National Bank of Chicago for the credit of one Romain, with threats against her family if refused.
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Stocking
Racine
Frederick Stocking
Milwaukee
Richard T. Robinson
Robinson
First National Bank of Chicago
Romain
Man’s sudden church interest linked to pew rent
A New Hampshire businessman notes a town figure once indifferent to religion now attending services. He suggests the change is not faith but business, recounting how a pastor was lent $50 a year earlier and could not repay, leaving the man to recoup via pew rent.
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New Hampshire
Ketchum
the Sunday Magazine
Property Transfer Secures Bond Issue in Kenosha
A trust deed filed in Kenosha transfers the Visible Typewriter company property to Metropolitan Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago to secure a bond issue. Principal stockholders are Milwaukee men Sigmund Wollheim and E H Bottum, who hold nearly all the stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Metropolitan Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Milwaukee
Sigmund Wollheim
E. H. Bottum
Child Pours Carbolic Acid. Burns Reported
A 19 month old son of Mr and Mrs William Dunn of Wisconsin street poured carbolic acid on his body while his mother briefly left the room for a bath. The flesh was badly burned and doctors fear for the child’s life.
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Racine
William Dunn
Wisconsin Street
Foley Sues Anti-Saloon League Leaders Over Libel Claim
Baraboo Martin F. Foley candidate for state senate sues Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League officers T M Hare and T C Weed for damages over a libelous circular Foley says harms his election chances for state senate.
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Anti-Saloon League
Baraboo
Martin F. Foley
T. M. Hare
T. C. Weed
Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League
Foley
Better Roads for Ozaukee Port Washington
Wellington W. Loucks of the National Good Roads association organized a meeting in the area. Executive officers named include H. L. Coe H. W. Bolens J. E B. Uselding C. Hill H. Beaver W. B. Krause A. P. Kuhl John W. Kraus and A. Barth. A convention is set for Saturday November 3.
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Ozaukee
Port Washington
Wellington
Fire destroys veneer mill and 3 million feet of lumber
A blaze at Mattoon, Antigo, destroyed the veneer mill and about 3,000,000 feet of high grade lumber. Fire departments from Antigo and Wausau arrived and managed to confine the fire to the lumber piles and yard, despite the sawmill lying only thirty feet away.
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Antigo
Mattoon
Wausau
Ruse in Cigarette Papers in Kenosha
The first complaint of violation of the anticigarette law was made to Kenosha police. Authorities seek arrests of tobacco dealers accused of giving cigarette papers to minors by tossing papers into waste baskets and alleyway dumps near stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
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