Prussian Legislation on Provisions and a Siberian Rail Plan
The Express reports a Prussian appropriation of 79 000 requested by the government for canals and public works. It notes a telegraphy device sending 3 000 words in two minutes, a man can send 50 words a minute, and covers railway steel rail costs for a Siberian rail project. A Manila clergyman described city rat catchers in a municipal parade. A silver vein near North Bay Ontario yielded four carloads valued at $60 000 with two more en route expected to average $15 000 per car.
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Massey
Bruce Mines
North Bay
Ontario
New Jersey
French Tobacco Monopoly Profits Highlight Odd Cigars Sale
France reports last year’s receipts from the tobacco monopoly show a clear profit of 355000 francs. The largest sum comes from the sale of two weak cigars, with proceeds enough to build three new battleships.
Viceroy Drank Rebel Chief’s Blood at Kaelin
The viceroy of the Two Kuang at Kaelin drank the rebel chief’s blood after the execution. It is unclear if he sought courage or revenge, with only conjecture offering an explanation for the act.
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Kaelin
Chauffeur Training Courses Expanded in Europe
Directors of technical schools consider better instruction for automobile handling and construction as autos become more common. Two courses already exist in Europe, at Aschaffenburg Germany and Brussels Belgium.
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Aschaffenbureg
Germany
Brussels
Belgium
Henri Dunant Still Alive At 76 Near Lake Constance
The founder of the Red Cross movement, Henri Dunant, is 76 and lives near Lake Constance in Switzerland. His plan to aid the wounded faced years of skepticism in Europe as a mercenary idea, but Napoleon II of France is credited with first embracing it. The Geneva conference of 1864 saw nations adopt Dunant's proposals.
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Red Cross Movement
Henri Dunant
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Inurope
Napoleon II
France
M. Dunant
Last Message and Heirto Wealth From McNeill Prospecting Death
Robert McNeill, who died while prospecting near the Stewart river headwaters in Washington, left his property to his nieces Viola and Freda Finn of Spokane. The sisters, daughters of his deceased sister, were notified by long distance telephone.
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Robert McNeill
Muest
Mcc- Neill
Stewart River
Washington
Viola and
Freda Finn
Spokane
Wash
McNeill
Petrified Man On Maine Poor Farm
Charles F. Gilpatrick, described as an ossified man on the Hiram township poor farm in Maine, has had five teeth removed to allow food to be eaten. His jaw joints have hardened, keeping his mouth shut, earning him the nickname the petrified man.
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Charles F. Gilpatrick
Mr. Gilpatrick
Hiram Township
Maine
Gilpatrick
Boston Vet J H Wolf Heads Massachusetts G A R
Despite prejudice talk, the number of colored men earning respect grows. J H Wolf of Boston, a colored Civil War veteran, was elected department commander of the Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republic, slated to be honored at the Denver encampment.
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Grand Army of the Republic of Massachusetts
J. H. Wolf
Boston
Denver
Secretary Jamé¢s Wilson Reappointed To Third Term
On March 5 last, Jamé¢s Wilson completed eight years as Secretary of Agriculture and was reappointed for a third term by President Roosevelt. If he serves until the end of the current administration, he will reach 12 years in one cabinet post. Not equalled since early republic era. Albert Gallatin and William Wirt are cited as prior long-serving officers.
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Jamé¢s Wilson
Agriculture
Roosevelt
Republic
Albert Gallatin
Treasury
William Wirt
Chinese Railways and Russian Control Before the War
China operates ten railways totaling 2 235 miles serving 400 million people. Three Russian lines Harbin to Newehwang 900 miles Newehwang to Dalny and Port Arthur 159 miles and Newehwang to Bhanhaikwan 150 miles span 13 300 miles of Manchuria. Russians held about half of China’s rail mileage before the war. English owners hold 14 miles.
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China
Celestial Empire
Harbinio Newehwang
Newehwang
Dalny
Port Arthur
Bhanhaikwan
Madrid water reservoir collapse kills hundreds
In Madrid on April 10 a newly built water reservoir under construction collapsed. About four hundred were killed or injured, with 236 workers in the lower section believed dead. Officials and engineers face intense scrutiny as rescue and recovery efforts proceed amid public anger and mourning.
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Madrid
Prince of the Asturias
Roosevelt Heads Hunting Camp in Comanche County
Frederick Oklahoma April 10 President Roosevelt arrives to base camp for hunting wolves in the 480000 acre Comanche county pasture reserve. Soldiers from Fort Sill oversee camp layout with a 12 to 20 man presidential party and guards in the reserve. The expedition resumes Thursday toward western Colorado for bigger game beyond the Red River area.
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Frederick
Okla
Roosevelt
Big Pasture
Comanche County
Fort Sill
Colorado
Red River
Oklahoma
Peoria Cattle Feeders Die in Distillery Tank Accident
In Pekin at the American distillery three men Julius Hardy Joseph Byers and George Wagner were scalded to death when a tank of hot distillery feed collapsed. Wagner was rescued but died later at a hospital. Slidell survived by clinging to the tank edge but was badly burned.
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Peoria
Julius Hardy
Joseph Byers
George Wagner
Pekin
Hardy
Byers
Wagner
Slidell
Four Asphyxiated in Canal Street Flat
Four people were found dead from gas asphyxiation in a small flat at 2956 Canal Street Chicago. The victims include Harry Monroe, his wife Annie, their child Mary, and Charles Monroe the brother of the household head who had lived with relatives.
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Chicago
Canal Street
Harry Monroe
Annie
Mary
Charles Monroe
Murderer Must Hang in Botts Case at Peoria
Judge Green overruled a new trial motion for Gus Botts convicted of wife murder. Execution date set for June 16 with Botts receiving the death sentence amid a sneer.
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Peoria
Ill
Green
Gus Botts
Botts
Fatal Shooting In Detroit Neighbor Mistakes Burglar
John Abraham aged 20 of 1448 Joseph Campau avenue was shot and killed early this morning by neighbor and friend Sebastian Juen aged 19 who mistook him for a burglar. Juen is under arrest.
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Detroit
Mich
John Abraham
Joseph Campau
Sebastian Juen
Juen
Western Jurist Dies
Jesse Knight chief justice of Wyoming Supreme Court died at his Cheyenne home Sunday after a long tenure on district and supreme court benches.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Jesse Knight
Supreme Court of Wyoming
Supreme Court
Palace Stables in Laverne Burned. 27 Horses Lost
The Palace livery barn in Laverne Minnesota and its contents were destroyed by fire in the early hours of Sunday morning. The blaze consumed the building and all 27 horses housed there.
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Laverne, Minn
Palace
Train Kills Two at Ardmore Crossing
Ardmore Oklahoma April 10 Moses Simmons and Miss Mary Pearer were killed when a freight train struck their buggy at a railway crossing on Sunday. The accident occurred near Ardmore and involved two young residents.
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Ardmore
I. T
Moses Simmons
Mary Pearer
Naval Battle Near Java Rumors Stir Global Powers
A Singapore dispatch reports Tara sighting 47 Russian vessels off One Fathom Bank as Admiral Togo’s fleet reportedly concentrates near Malacca. London sources note 27 warships sw 70 miles SW of Penang while Java reports Chinese junks say Japanese patrols block straits. Hong Kong says ships head south as Nobogatoff’s division sails from Jubatl.
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London
Singapore
Tara
Straits of Malacca
Daily Express
Togo
Rojestvensky
Madagascar
Penang
Batavia
Java
China
Hong Kong
Glory
Sutlej
Iphegenie
Strait of Sunda
Jubatl
French Somaliland
Nobogatoff
Indian Ocean
Roosevelt at San Antonio Welcomed by Silent Patriotism
Theodore Roosevelt arrived amid flags and cheering crowds in San Antonio, where he received a warm welcome along the Fort Sam Houston to Alamo plaza route. He spoke on worthy life and education, noting Texan support, and a banquet with the Business Men's club at the Menger hotel ended with a gift of silver spurs.
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San Antonio
Tex
Theodore Roosevelt
Fort Sam Houston
Alamo Plaza
United States
Menger
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Biennial Election Amendment
The Iowa supreme court sustains the constitutional amendment shifting to biennial elections. No general Iowa election this fall and terms of offices expiring then are extended one year. Court rejects argument that the amendment contains more than one proposition.
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Iowa Supreme Court
Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
King Edward Arrives in Paris for Cordial Greeting
King Edward's Paris arrival sparks a notable Anglo French showing of cordiality seen as a response to Germany over Morocco. He met President Loubet outside Paris for a private hour long talk whose details and purpose remain undisclosed.
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Paris
Edward
Germany
Morocco
Loubet
Lincoln stock man Charles Strawn dies in steak choking
Charles B. Strawn aged 49 a prominent stock man and breeder died at his Lincoln Illinois home from strangulation after choking on a piece of steak prepared by his wife for a late supper He was well known in central Illinois as a livestock auctioneer and breeder Local authorities reported the accidental death occurred April 7 at the residence east of Lincoln
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Lincoln
Charles B. Strawn
Illinois
Germany Fails to Influence Spain Italy and US on Morocco
Daily Mail Paris correspondent reports Germany could not persuade Spain Italy and the United States to adopt her Moroccan views. Instead the three powers assured France of their strong support for France's Morocco policy, challenging German aims.
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Germany
London
The
Daily Mail
Paris
Spain
Italy
United States
France
Morocco
Roosevelt to spend summer at Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt will arrive at Oyster Bay on June 25 for his usual summer stay and remain until October, the newspapers report. The move confirms the summer residence schedule and location in New York.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Spooner Rumors Tie Spooner to Secretary of State Seat
Madison Wisconsin April 7 Rumors circulate that Senator John G Spooner may be named secretary of state if Secretary Hay retires and discussion begins on a successor to Spooner in the Senate race.
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Spooner
Hay
Madison
Wis
John G. Spooner
Funston Takes Command in California Department Change
Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston on Thursday relieved Gen. Francis Moore of the command of the Department of California and the Division of the Pacific in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Frederick Funston
Francis Moore
Department of California
Division of the
Democrats Triumph in Chicago Mayoral Race and City Briefs
Judge Edward F. Dunne defeated Republican John Maynard Harlan for Chicago mayor by 24 061 votes, with Democrats sweeping most of the city ticket except city attorney. In other towns, Republican gains and a few Democratic mayors marked a broad election showing across Illinois and nearby states.
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Chicago
Edward F. Dunne
John Maynard Harlan
John Smulski
Frederick W. Ylocski
A. C. Anson
John F. Smulski
Minois
George W. McCaskrin
Rrook Island
Devereaux
Springfield
Quincy
Atlanta
Dixon
Fairbury
Macom
Murphysboro
Pontiac
Vandalia
Mich
Joseph B. Moore
Lapeer
State Supreme Court
The
State University
Arthur Hill
Saginaw
W. H. Sawyer
Hillsdale
State Board of Education
W. J. McIone
Calhoun
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Kan
Leavenworth
Topeka
Sympathy Strike Paralyses Chicago Merchants and Riots Erupt
The Chicago teamsters union began a sympathetic strike backed by organized labor to aid the United Garment Workers against clothing makers. Montgomery Ward & Co. was severely crippled, and a siege disrupted receiving and shipping at a major mercantile firm, triggering street riots and blockades involving hundreds of drivers, with employers vowing to fight to the end.
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Chicago
Teamsters’ Union
United Garment Workers
Montgomery, Ward & Co
Teamsters
Railway Express
Hale is sentenced to be hanged for Pulaski murder
Floyd Hale, a Black man, was indicted for murder, tried and convicted in Pulaski. Judge Jackson overruled a motion to set aside the verdict and fixed May 12 for the execution after Hale fainted following the death sentence. Hart, a white man, was killed last Saturday night. Hale was captured the next day and returned to Pulaski.
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Roanoke
Pulaski
Floyd Hale
Hale
John Hart
Jackson
Explosion at Union Iceworks Destroys Plant in Los Angeles
A boiler at the Union iceworks on Second and Alameda streets blew up Friday, injuring two employees and causing a fire that destroyed the plant. Damage was estimated at $100,000.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Union Iceworks
Second
Alamada Streets
Murder Probe Identifies Victim as Sicilian Peddler
San Francisco April 8 A teamster named Henry Heinze reports the mutilated body in a brutal murder case as that of Harry Una a Sicilian peddler.
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San Francisco
Henry Heinze
Harry Una
Grant's Sister Mary Cramer Dies in New Jersey
Mrs Mary Grant Cramer sister of the late President U S Grant and widow of Dr Michael J Cramer was found dead in bed at her sister's home in East Orange New Jersey. She retired Tuesday night in good health.
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Gen. Grant
Orange
N. J
Mary Grant Cramer
U. S. Grant
Michael J. Cramer
Virginia Grant Corbin
East Orange
Cramer
Death of Col Morris veteran North West Mounted Police
Col Morris aged 66 and veteran commander of the Northwest Mounted Police at Prince Albert died Wednesday from a paralytic stroke in Winnipeg.
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Winnipeg
Man
Col. Morris
Northwest Mounted Police
Prince Albert
Earthquake Devastates Punjab Vast Loss of Life Reported
Telegraph from London and Calcutta describe immense destruction in Punjab with Kangra valley wrecked and Kangra city wiped out. In Dharasala cantonment 400 Gurkha soldiers died as stone barracks collapsed.
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London
Punjab
India
Kangra
Jullinder
Lahore
Calcutta
Dharasala Cantonment
The New Canal Board Named and Paid Salaries Set
Washington April 4 The new Isthmian canal commission members are Theodore P. Shonts Charles E Magoon John F Wallace Rear Admiral M T Endicott Brig Gen Peter C Hains Col Oswald M Ernst and Benjamin H Harrod The president approves 7500 salary plus travel for each member and extra sums for the chair chief engineer governor total 102500 compared with 120000 under the former commission Shonts born in Crawford county Pa in 1881 has led railroad companies and is Monmouth college Illinois graduate and brother in law of John Drake partner of John W Gates
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Washington
New Isthmian Canal Commission
Theodore P. Shonts
Charles E. Magoon
Canal Zone
John F. Wallace
M. T. Endicott
U.S. N
Peter C. Hains
Oswald M. Ernst
Corps Engineers
Benjamin H. Harrod
Mr. Shonts
Crawford County
Pennsylvania
Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad
Monmouth College
Illinois
John Drake
John W. Gates
Burton to resign from U S Senate after reversal
Abilene Kansas April 6 Senator J R Burton plans to resign his seat following a court reversal that restored his presumed innocence after a prior conviction and pending appeal. A close friend provided the information noting Burton had previously delayed resigning to avoid an admission of guilt.
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Abilene
Kan
J. R. Burton
United States
Supreme Court
Burton
Senate
Four Mine Operators Charged With Criminal Negligence
Birmingham Alta April 8 The coroner's jury in the Virginia mine disaster that killed 111 persons returned a verdict charging four mine operators with wilful and criminal negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alta
Virginia
Roosevelt Family Fishes From President’s Yacht Off St Johns Bluff
President and Mrs. Roosevelt with children enjoy fishing from the presidential yacht anchored off St Johns Bluff near Jacksonville Florida. Reported a fine catch as the party relaxes aboard.
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Jacksonville
Fla
St. John’s Bluff
Estate of Andrew H Green Valued at 1.76 Million
The estate of Andrew H. Green described as the father of Greater New York is appraised at 1,756,328 dollars. The 1903 murder by a man named Wilson is referenced in the report.
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New York
Andrew H. Green
Greater
Wilson
Illinois Jurist Moore Dies at 71 in Quincy
Judge Ira M. Moore died Thursday in Quincy at age 71. He served six years in the Illinois General Assembly and authored Moore's digest of Illinois and several other legal works.
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Tlllinois
Quincy
Ira M. Moore
Illinois General Assembly
Moore
Illinois
Startling Verdict On Leiter Mine Disaster
A Franklin county jury finds unknown parties caused the Leiter mine explosion last Monday, killing 43 miners. The inquest pins deaths on afterdamp after blasting powder exploded, though the culprit’s identity remains undiscovered and likely perished.
Four Die by Gas in Tenement Fire
Gas escaped from a stove in a New York tenement killing four people including three children aged 7 10 and 12 and a 75 year old woman named Mary Rogers. About six to eight other tenants were rendered unconscious by the leak but survived. The pipe was found broken likely from gas pressure overnight and doctors treated the affected residents.
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New York
Mary Rogers
Kate Clark
Helen Clark
Elizabeth Clark
Tragic Shooting in Sulphur Rock Leaves Multiple Dead
In Batesville Ark on April 5 Joan Dow a Black man went to Sulphur Rock to confront his wife at her father’s house. When she refused to return with him he drew a weapon and killed her. He then mortally wounded her mother and another Black woman. The wife’s father defended his home firing back and wounding Dow in a deadly exchange.
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Batesville
Ark
Joan Dow
Sulphur Rock
Don
Robbers Break Glass in Turner Brothers Jewelry Store
Bold robbery occurs on a Friday night at Turner Brothers 831 West Madison as two men smash a plate glass window with a padlock wrapped in silk and steal diamonds valued at 8000 dollars. They escape in a wagon driven by a third man while scores of passersby look on. Only one spectator intervened but was overawed.
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Chicago
Turner Brothers
West
Madison Street
Tragedy in Jurist's Family Stuns Chicago Neighbors
William H. Delius, son-in-law of Chief Justice Melville Fuller, shot himself at his Chicago home on Jefferson Avenue. Coroner's jury ruled the suicide was caused by despondency linked to his wife's long illness.
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Chicago
William H. Delius
Melville Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Germany
Jefferson Avenue
Post Office Robbers Sentenced in Federal Court
Des Moines April 7 James Moore and James Roach were sentenced to five years each by Judge Reed after pleading guilty to robbing the Reinback post office last December. Roach, age 70, nearly fainted during his plea.
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Des Moines
James Moore
James Roach
Reinback
Reed
Roach
Death of Editor Spargus Reveals $600 Shortage in Accounts
Glendive Montana April 7 an investigation into editor Frank Spargus who died by his own hand Monday uncovers a shortage exceeding 600 dollars. He allegedly misused public funds entrusted to him as administrator amid gambling losses.
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Glendive
Mont
Frank Spargus
Oklahoma City Tragedy Ends in Double Death
At a boarding house in Oklahoma City on April 7 M. L. Sheppard formerly of Holdenville I. T. shot and killed his wife then killed himself. Domestic difficulties are named as the motive.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
M. L. Sheppard
Holdenville
I. T
Lavina Steele Receives Carnegie Hero Medal
Miss Lavina Steele, formerly of Coon Rapids and now assistant state librarian, earned a Carnegie medal for saving a companion skater from drowning last winter in Des Moines Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Lavina Steele
Coon Rapids
Cof fey Acquitted of Murder in Self Defense Case
George Coffey, accused of fatally stabbing his cousin George St. Pierre in a Sioux City house of ill fame, was acquitted of murder after a self defense plea. The verdict follows weeks after the incident.
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Sioux City
George Coffey
George St. Pierre
Ambition Quenched as Child Declines Public Stand
A Chicago Journal snippet records a boy refused as a would be candidate for public office. A patronizing person prods him with a president remark while the boy with spectacles insists his parents would never allow him to stand outside on a March day for an inauguration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago Journal
Good Excuse for the Moon
In a Philadelphia Press item a professor of astronomy asserts there is no water on the moon. A freshman quips that this proves there is some excuse for the moon’s regular fullness, highlighting a humorous exchange on lunar water.
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Philadelphia Press
Sage Adviser and Frivolous Girl Dialogue
A brief Detroit Tree Press quote captures a witty exchange where Sage Adviser questions the girl's choices while Frivolous Girl boasts about a wide circle of friends who decide for her.
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Detroit Tree Press
The Patient's Difficulty
Dialogue from New Yorker shows a thin patient unable to distinguish chest from back pain. Doctor presses for location while patient insists the sensation eludes him due to extreme emaciation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Humorous Bits on Marriage and Finances From Newspapers
A collage of quotes jokes and quips on marriage finances and social norms from several U S papers. The snippets joke about a husband liable for a doctor bill after a slip on ice and a wife who keeps the family tidy while noting divorced outcomes. Other lines poke at preventive remedies and hay fever cures.
Pusheck's Kuro Remedy Promoted By Chicago Physician
Dr. C Pusheck of Chicago promotes Kuro as a cure for rheumatism stomach and liver troubles blood and nerve diseases and general debility The illustrated booklet explains the remedy and is mailed free with sample campaigns for a U S reader. It is sold at drug stores or sent by mail for one dollar from Dr C Pusheck Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Pusheck
Chicago
Pusheck
The Best Shampoo for the Hair
A short health note advises using pure soap and water for hair care. It recommends Ivory Soap dissolved in water rather than rubbing the hair, warning against indiscriminate use of eggs bicarbonate of soda ammonia. The quote is attributed to Eleanor R Parker. The Chicago Chronicle cites a remark about Japanese map changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor R. Parker
Cheap Lands For Sale In North Central Minnesota
The Central Minnesota Immigration Co announces fifty thousand acres of hardwood lands for sale in North Central Minnesota Park regions with dairy opportunities and excellent soil. Low prices and easy terms offered. For information write S. D. Works Secretary Mankato Minnesota.
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Central Minnesota Immigration Co
Minnesota
S. D. Works
Sec’y
Mankato
Mina
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