Health Owes to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Mrs Hughson of Chicago cites improved health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A reader details years of general weakness and bearing down pains from war trouble, improved appetite, sleep, and energy after trying the product, and recommends writing Mrs Pinkham in Evansville Indiana for advice.
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Lydia F. Prink
Filipino Thought Describes Filipino Habits and Cock Fight Folly
Luke Wright notes curious Filipino customs including fighting cocks and other creatures. A Manila tale tells a servant who carried two cocks in one bag to a fight and was blamed after they killed each other, the servant replying that they would not hurt each other while on the same side.
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Luke B. Wright
William H. Taft
Philippines
New York
Manila
Boston Post
Has He Found It Polk Ark Rheumatism Cure Claim
Local resident Mr George Hiland claims a new remedy cures rheumatism after his own severe bout left him unable to move. He credits Teetehi’s Kidney Pills with relief after one box and says he can now work regularly. The account endorses the pill as a perfect cure for rheumatism.
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Teehi
Trey
Tor
Dilland
Frightful Anecdote From Obscure Scottish Tales
An odd fragment from Andrew Carnerie recounts a Scottish anecdote where Toe loses money and borrows a gun, prompting a desperate pursuit and a narrator’s conflicted thoughts about fear and escape. The Boston Post quote is noted in the fragment as context.
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Andrew Carnerie
Barrow-in-Furness
Gancin
Fens
Boston Post
Controversial Patent Cure Promises Disease Eradication
An advert claims a constitutional treatment cures a dread disease by internal use. The note from Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio suggests the remedy strengthens natural resistance and promises dramatic results, urging readers to seek the product despite lack of medical validation.
Thanksgiving Fares Announced by Pennsylvania Lines
Pennsylvania Lines offers reduced fares for Thanksgiving travel within 150 miles. Student and college seminary instructors are eligible for the special pricing, with tickets available through agents and Pettus.
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Pennsylvania Lines
Chicago
Heitstey Opposed to Race Event Dispute at Track
A fragment suggests Heitstey faces opposition over a race event at the track. Details are unclear but indicate conflict linked to a competition venue and planning.
Fragmentary 19th Century Ad Fragments and Sayings
A garbled OCR block presents various ad like phrases and quotations. Mentions medicines and remedies with prices, a reference to syrup for children, and moral aphorisms about false doctrine and sentimentalities. No coherent event or person record can be confirmed.
Boston Woman Remembers Tea and Browning Club in Heaven
A Philadelphia Ledger note recalls a Boston woman who died after illness and in heaven reports enjoying afternoon teas and a Browning club, then tells how her husband communicates from beyond via a spiritualist.
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Back Bay
Boston
Congressman Powers
Massachusetts
Heaven
Henry
Philadelphia Ledger
Living church rejects burial in past desert
A living church refuses to be buried in the desert of the past, asserting continuity and renewal amid memory and tradition. The statement emphasizes resilience, reform, and ongoing faith community life.
Men in Corsets Rise in Fashion and Fitness Across Europe
A Harper's Weekly note argues corsets for men are becoming practical and fashionable led by a New York company. It cites health benefits and improved posture, parallels to European military use, and suggests broad social acceptance as men adopt the garment despite ridicule. It also includes a separate speculative aside on John D. Rockefeller’s vast wealth and influence.
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New York
Drm
Europe
Germany
France
Serset
Jeffries Considers Foreign Fight Tour for Money
James J. Jeffries may tour abroad to earn money with his fists possibly to South Africa. He has four proposal options including matches with Fitzsimmons, Corbett, or Munroe, or fighting in a foreign country alone. His decision may come within days as he weighs stage appearances versus foreign bouts.
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James J. Jeffries
South Africa
Isid McCoy
Jack Everhardt
Jeffries
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Jack Munce
Munroe
Iittuhe
Rockefeller Wealth and Public Scrutiny Rise
The article notes anxiety over John D. Rockefeller potentially amassing all wealth. It observes Rockefeller has not published his asset estimate recently, while conservative pundits still peg his fortune near billionaire levels amid ongoing interest and speculation.
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John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Pacific Coast Lumber Industry Faces Exhaustion in Forty Years
The United States Commerce and Labor Department weighs Pacific coast lumber production against Russian Siberia and Yalu markets. Official data show California, Oregon, and Washington supplying billions of feet yearly, with Redwood shipments to San Francisco and southern coasts rising sharply, signaling rapid market expansion and looming resource depletion.
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Orient
United States
United States Department of Commerce and Labor
Vostok
Pacific Coast
Siberia
Yalu River
Pacific States
California
Dogreer
Oregon
Washington
Pacific
Upper
San Francisco
Harper’s Weekly
Marconi Talks on Transatlantic Wireless From Lucania
Mr. Marconi arrives from New York and says constant communication with America began when the Lucania sailed. He predicts two months for ordinary messages to cross the Atlantic London to America and back, with fair rates. Passengers receive daily bulletins and a summary of Mr Chamberlain’s Glasgow speech was issued to saloon passengers.
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Queenstown
New York
Lucania
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mid-Atlantic
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England
Paris
Atlantic
Ipeland
Fish Coast
London Telegraph
Minister’s Sermon on The Church Ends With Mixed Metaphor
A newly ordained young minister sermonized on The Church tracing its steps and heroes. He praised its steadfastness and growth but closed awkwardly with a mixed metaphor about one foot on a rock and the other pointing to the skies.
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Boston
Burial practice urged to expose remains to earth
Prof. Charles A. Lindeley of Yale medical school and secretary of the Connecticut state board of health argued against embalming in a recent lecture. He urged that bodies be interred without impermeable coverings to allow free contact with surrounding earth.
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Charles A. Lindeley
Yale Medical School
Connecticut State Board of Health
Lemon Juice Urged for Hydrophobia First Aid at Chicago Dinner
Dr. A Lagorio of the Pasteur Institute advised lemon juice on dog bite wounds as a handy first aid at a Physicians Club of Chicago dinner. He noted hydrophobia cases peak in autumn and winter and criticized city muzzling laws as ineffective.
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A. Lagorio
Pasteur Institute
Physicians’ Club of Chicag
Sherman House
Laserio
Chicago
Wealthy Donor Scolded by Plaster Fall at Illinois Church Fundraiser
In Mount Morris Illinois a church fundraiser ends with a plaster ceiling collapse that injures a rich member who first pledges $1 after the minister names a $300 goal. The man recants to $30 while a fervent deacon cries for divine intervention.
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Illinois
Mount Morris Cil
Chicago Man Praises Peruna Remedy in 75th Year
Letter from John T. Sheahan, former Marshall Field & Co. warehouse manager, 75, of Chicago, credits Peruna for his renewed health. The article notes Bright's disease as kidney lining inflammation, urging early Peruna use and offering a free book from The Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus, Ohio.
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John T. Sheahan
Marshall Field & Co
Regiment Infantry, I. N
Indiana Avenue
Flat Nix
Chicago
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Jacob Fleig
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
Columbus, O
Sir Thomas Returns With Shamrock IV For Race
The verse recalls Sir Thomas losing his best binnacle yet remains hopeful as he sails back aboard the Shamrock IV to pursue fame in the top race.
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Thomas
Why is that woman so often blamed for men’s fumbles
A Chicago Post opinion notes that blaming women for men making fools of themselves is unfair. It argues men often seek excuses and would stumble over a woman or not, suggesting blame lies with the chooser and the impulse, not the woman herself.
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Chicago Post
Mrs Pare Praises Kidney Pills For Relief
Mrs Pare of Gleaston Indiana says kidney troubles caused back pain and abnormal secretions with high color and burning. She reports kidney pills regulated secretions, cleared inflammation, and restored comfort. Sold by dealers at 3 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Beneficence is the only evidence of benevolence.
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Love of money in politics causes unrequited affection
An exchange cites a citizen apologizing for money's strong influence and Senator Sorghum retorts that complaints about money signal suffering from unrequited affection, per the Washington Star quote.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
Hunters' Tickets On Sale October First For Big Four Route
Long return limit and liberal stop over privileges will apply to tickets from many points in the territory on October 1. For full information on rates limits and tickets, consult agents of the Big Four Route or write Warren J. Lynch General Passenger and Ticket Agent and W. P. Deppe Assistant G P A Cincinnati Ohio.
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Warren J. Lynch
Gen's Pass
Tkt. Agt
W. P. Deppe
Asst
G. P
T. A
Cincinnati
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