Panama Canal Engineers Seek Rest After Long Strife
Colonel Goethals and fellow engineers near Panama Canal completion plan to retire or assume prominent posts in the United States after opening. Years of tropical toil, heavy rains, and perilous tasks have worn the team, though the canal advances rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Clinton
Washington
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Isthmus
New York
Goethals
Canal Zone
William L. Sibert
Panama
United States
Culebra
David Dub. Gaillard
Gaillard
West Point
Gatun
Porto Pello
Leutenant
Wilson
Thas
Mr. Wilson
Jeseue
Theodore Evelt
Oil Find on Timor Island Yields High Grade Kerosene
Valuable Olan Island reports kerosene grade oil discovered on Timor Island 436 miles from Port Darwin. California operating methods are followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olan
Timor
Port Darwin
California
Papes Diapepsin Promises Quick Relief From Indigestion
An advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as a safe fast-acting remedy for indigestion gassiness and sour stomach. It claims relief within five minutes and notes the product strengthens digestion for eating favorite foods again. The copy urges buying a fifty cent case from any store.
Glass of Salts Claims Kidney Backache Cure
Advert says a mild salt drink clears kidney irritation and backache. It recommends Jad Salts or similar preparations mixed with water, plus plenty of fluids, claiming kidneys excrete acid and waste and will improve with daily use. Strong entities include Jad Salts and lithia, with medical-sounding claims.
Plain girls are always religious, says Miss Jaggers
Miss Jaggers muses on virtue and appearances while Mr. Fortnit replies with a gallant remark about exceptions to rules. The cartoonish exchange from Puck captures light social banter over propriety and dating in a playful panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Fortnit
Puck
Crust Covered Boy Found Healed by Cuticura Cream
Mrs Charles Poss of Bolton Massachusetts recounts a boy with a thick crusty scalp and bloody discharge cured in a week by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after trying several patents. She also notes a skin ulcer behind her baby's ear improved by the same products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolton, Ga
Charles Poss
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
German towns deploy police women in policing push
Twenty to sixty towns in Germany reportedly assign women to police work as part of modernization. The remark hints at social changes influencing law enforcement and public safety.
Dean's Menthol Cough Drops Endorsement Note
An old advertisement touts Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops as effective for coughs and throat irritation with a plug for druggists. The text includes unrelated colloquial quotes about hot water and a house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Free book offer for horse care hints from Hanford Mfg
A dealer prompt invites customers to request the free book Useful Hints for Horse Owners issued by G. C. Hanford Mfg Co Syracuse NY, makers of Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh. Advert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Hanford Mfg. Co
Syracuse
N. Y
Hanford
The Alternative London Sketch Scene
Mrs Casey asks if the cat was put out and Mr Casey replies he did. She challenges him and asks him to prove it by getting up to do it himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graspins
Ground Itch Cured by Tetterine for Skin Diseases
Mrs Thomas Thompson of Clarksville Ga testifies after 15 years of eczema that Tetterine cured her. The ad claims relief from ground itch eczema erysipelas dandruff and other skin conditions and offers Tetterine at druggists or by mail for 50 cents from J T Shuptrine Savannah Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Thompson
Clarksville
Tetterine
J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Pearls From Scotland and Ancient Medicinal Use
The article notes Scotland still yields freshwater pearl, mentions Cleopatra’s tale of dissolving a pearl. It cites European medicinal use and lingering Chinese materia medica. A Chinese authority claims a pearl processed with pumice honeycomb and serpent gall could be drawn to several feet and made into pills, ending food needs while the patient lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Cleopatra
Europe
Materia Medica
China
Cardui praised by Tennessee woman in testimonial
Col u mbia Tenn Mrs Jessie Sharp details years of painful female troubles and paralysis until Cardui, the woman's tonic, cured her. She credits relief after two bottles and urges other women to try Cardui with guidance from Chattanooga Medicine Co Ladies Advisory Dept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia, Tenn
Jessie Sharp
Ladies Advisory Department
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Lady Reader
N. B
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chattannooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Fletcher Norman
Whittier
Geordie and the Vicar Share a Wheelbarrow Moment
Geordie trudges along with a wheelbarrow when the vicar suggests pushing it. Geordie replies he is tired of the sight of it, saying he is sick of the sight on it.
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Geordie
Castoria Safety Reminder For Infants and Children
Public notice urges caregivers to examine every Castoria bottle for the signature and the phrase used for over 380 years. It emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy, noting that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Skeptics Question On Cain's Wife By Spurgeon
The Con gregationalist notes the famous preacher Charles H. Spurgeon asked that when a man loses faith he immediately questions who Cain married. The remark reflects on doubt and biblical questions popular in religious discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Spurgeon
Cain
Rub It In Thoroughly For Quick Relief
An advertising note promotes Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh for sprains and strains. It urges immediate attention to swelling and recommends rubbing the balm in thoroughly for quick relief, advising to keep a bottle on hand for accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
Economy in Fuel
The page notes a practical domestic issue with coal supply and cleaning. A nurse is instructed to wash a baby and preserve coal dust, reflecting concerns over fuel use and household care in a period setting. The fragmentary quotes hint at a household scene rather than a broad news event.
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Col, Goethals
Aids
Yellow Journal
White House
Tumulty
Jocosely
Woodrow Wilson
Taft
Roosevelt
President Taft
Congress
House of Representatives
Jonathan Bourne, Jr
H. A. Richardson
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
James T. Lloyd
Missouri
William E. Tuttle
New Jersey
Bourne
Burleson
Joint Committee On Railway
Treasury
M. C. Lorenz
Interstate Commerce Commission
Joint Committee
R. H. Turner
Dr. Loreng
Lorenz
Germany
His Wheelbarrow
R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Kate D. Richardson
Beazley
Essex Co
Dr.Pierce
Sloan
Sciatica
W. H. Hawkins
Frankfort, Ky
William K. Briscoe
Central Islip
N.Y
Sloans
Earl S. Sloan, Inc
Mass
Schubert
Robt. Smith
Stine
BPOM
Barnes
Spohn Medical CO
Coshen
Ind
Hunt
A. B. Richards Medicine CO
Sharman
Toxag
Tuit
Tutt
Human Remedy Company
Elgin
Ile
Ins
Ite
le LeClerc Map. Co
Havenstreek Rp
Hamestead
Loxpoan
Pettits
Remy Salve
Texas
General Hardware and Supplies
Peden Iron & Steel CO
Houston
San Antonio
Electric Supplies
Barden Electric & Machinery Company
Main Street
Houston, Texas
Electric Light, Telephone & Ignition Supplies
McCane's
South
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