Cuticoura Cured in Days in Fort Crook Notice
An elderly veteran from Fort Crook Nebraska describes a quick cure from eczema after six days using Cuticura products. The testimonial credits relief of itching and skin improvement with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. The piece also cites Thomas Hooker and Connecticut’s Fundamental Orders as foundational to consent and early democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Wovell
U. S. Infantry
Fort Crook
Nebraska
Thomas Hooker
Connecticut
Hartford
Hooker
New York American
Remarkable Man Near Centenary Beats Kidney Woes
Shepard Kollock of 44 Wallace St Red Bank N J at 98 recalls 40 years of kidney trouble and weak back. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with full relief after trying many cures. Pills sold 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y. Punishments for Murder in Europe and Baths of Caracalla reconstruction feature in brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepard Kollock
Wallace St
Red Bank
N. J
Mr. Kollock
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Happy Old Age Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as ideal for aging bodies. It claims the cereal supplies essential brain and nerve nutrients, aids digestion, and reduces appetite without taxing the stomach. Testimonials from a 74 year old user and a 92 year old believer bolster the product’s health claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Kron Prinz Wilhelm Ramming with Crown of Castile in Fog
The trans Atlantic Kron Prinz Wilhelm sits damaged off Staten Island after Crown of Castile rammed its stern in fog. No injuries reported though stern quarters breached. water tight doors held and the liner proceeded to Hoboken after fog cleared. New York Central orders 136 locomotives and 24,000 tons of steel rails worth 30 million dollars.
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Lloyd Line
Staten Island
Crown of Castile
Hoboken, N. J
New York Central
New York Central Railroad Company
New York City
Buffalo
Plate Glass Works Closed Down
The Penn American Plate Glass Company of Alexandria Indiana has closed its factory leaving about five hundred workers unemployed. It was the city’s largest industry and had operated for almost twenty years until Christmas. No reopening date is set, and the shutdown may be linked to recent plate glass production cuts by the combine.
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Plate Glass Works
Penn-American Plate Glass Company
Alexandria
Ind
Combine
Large Fire Damages Kissinger Bros Lumber Yards in D C
A major blaze swept Kissinger Bros lumber yards at Seventh and U streets Northwest Washington with flames spreading to nearby homes. The American League ball park faced risk while the Freedman’s Hospital building area was partly destroyed. Estimated loss runs to about 500000, largely confined to the lumber yard complex.
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Washington
D. C
Kissinger Bros
Seventh and
U Streets
American League
Freedman’s Hospital
Berlin suffrage protests led to 47 arrests and police injuries
Forty seven arrests were made in connection with the suffrage demonstrations in Berlin Germany. Nine policemen sustained injuries in encounters with the people. It is estimated that fifty of the manifestants were wounded, but many others possibly hurt as authorities have no record of those who went home to dress injuries.
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Berlin
Germany
Abe Hummel Released From Prison After Good Behavior
Abraham H. Hummel, the lawyer tied to the Dodge-Morse divorce case in New York City, was freed after serving about ten months of a one year sentence. His term was shortened by allowances for good behavior.
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Abe Hummel
Abraham H. Hummel
New York City
Indianapolis Engineer Dies in Creosoting Plant Fire
John Fortune, 63, engineer at Republic Creosoting Company, was burned to death when a tank holding 5,000 gallons of creosote and other chemicals ignited at the plant. The blaze caused severe injuries and fatal burns to Fortune.
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Indianapolis
The
Republic Creosoting Company
John Fortune
Fortune
Fatal injury from thrown ball hits Alabama Poly student
H. Smith a student at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Montgomery died twelve hours after being struck in the head by a thrown ball during a game. The incident occurred at the institute’s grounds and prompted examinations by authorities.
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H. Smith
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Montgomery
Ala
Albion High School Fire Demolishes Building
A blaze destroyed Albion High School in Pennsylvania just after 250 pupils were dismissed. The town has no fire department and a bucket brigade managed limited suppression. Loss estimated at $20,000, partly in…
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Albion
Misadventure chapter shows Lynn’s confession to Andrey
In a tense scene at Flexmore House Lynn Yeames confesses he misled Gertrude Dalrymple about his wealth and speaks of marrying her only if able. Dr. Andrey urges a direct talk with Miss Dalrymple, while the narrator contemplates warning her without revealing proof of Lynn’s deceit.
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Miss Dalrymple
Flexmore
Lynn
John Howard
Dr. Andrey
Lynn Yeames
Dr. Awdrey
Gertrude
Laure
No Escape From an Earnest Conversation
In a tense social exchange Mr. Lynn confesses he was away. Miss Dalrymple questions his return and calls on Dr. Andrey and Mr. Keene for updates while maintaining calm civility. The scene ends with a note that the matter will be continued.
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Lynn
Andrey
Rascal
Keene
Flexmore
Gertrude
Miss Dalrymple
Mr. Lynn
River Devours Trees Along Gila as It Converges with Colorado
A writer from Harpers Magazine describes the Gila River near Yuma stripping the banks of trees as large as ten inches in diameter and twenty to thirty feet tall. Driftwood is carried in eddies and whirlpools, with trees toppling in graceful yet fatal arcs and finally being ground down by the current.
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Gila
Colorado
Yuma
Harper’s Magazine
No Half Measures in Praise for Niece’s Musical Gift
Abner Riggs extols his niece as a prodigy claiming she will be the greatest musician from New England or the United States. He says she sings like a bird, plays piano melodeon pipe organ banjo and guitar, and recently takes up fiddle and corner. he asserts she can extract music from an iron spoon and tin dipper, regardless of song type or voice.
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Abner Riggs
Mr. Riggs
New England
United States
No Model for Him Doctor Returns From Vacation
A Boston doctor and Universalist pastor Dr Stephen H Roblin visits an elderly parishioner before summer vacation. The patient mocks ministers taking breaks while the doctor replies he never imitates Satan, noting his belief in no vacation for ministers.
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Stephen H. Roblin
Columbus Avenue Universalist Church
Boston
Satan
Boston Herald
Making a Start in the Church Social
A dialogue scene shows Miss Bertha shrinking from church militant talk and favoring social involvement. The doctor jokes about progress as Miss Bertha expresses modest ambitions. The exchange captures local religious social life and humorous caution about terminology.
Various Vintage Advertisements and Snippets
A collage of old ad lines and fragments mentions Wall's Catarrh Cure and a $100 reward, multiple patent medicines, a rain-storm record note, teething remedies, tobacco waste, a laxative tea, and political campaign quips, plus a line about pancakes and a speaker push.
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Europe
British Home Office
Italy
Holland
Norway
Switzerland
Sweden
Ministry of Public Instruction
Caracalla
Rome
Montpelier Herald
Montpelier, Ind
Count Tolstoi
St. Petersburg
Leo Tolstoi
Moscow
Frank Barrett
Elis
Nower
London
Andres
Miss Dalrynle
Cn Ether
Mil
Mr. Yeames
Little Laure
Inirsie Nee
California
Wall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Waronic
Kixnan & Marviy
O. Walls
Champa
Palmetto
Nev
Tridelphia
W. Va
India
Bob
Bobby
Skedunk
Dodds
Svery
Evert Eng
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