Harker Sends Clock Thief Packing in Quick Outburst
In a brisk morning incident a stranger arrived claiming to fix a clock that hadn’t run for a week. Harker restrained him and threw him to the sidewalk. His wife later scolds him as a “goose” for arresting a clocksmith before he could act.
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Barker
Harker
William
W. A. Mitchell
Martin, Ga
Bishop Talbot's Fund Raising Crooked Pursuit in Idaho
A column recalls Bishop Talbot known as the cowboy bishop in Idaho and Wyoming who secured missionary funds. A meeting on hotel steps reveals a donation exchange with hoboes noting the bishop gave a dollar for a cathedral in Laramie. The piece then quotes a fiction line about berserk rage and education.
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Talbot
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Wyoming
St. Paul
Palbot
Laramie
Japs May Settle in Canada Rumored Colony Plan
Rumor links Mr Negatany, a Japanese subject, to a scheme to buy 99 000 acres of Canadian Railway land suitable for wheat and sugar culture and establish a colony of industrious forehanded Japanese farmers.
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Canada
Negatany
Canadian Railway
Nothing Hard About It Reverend Adorns Rochester Square
A Rochester New Hampshire minister famed for wit and debating skill is recalled. At a busy local grocery Elder Runnals and Josiah Main bet two quarts of rum on who could pray best. Main, starting where the elder left off, prayed louder and more eloquently to win the wager.
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Rochester
N. H
Jamie Soutar
Runnals
Giah
Josiah Main
Swiss Plan to Build Island on Lake Neuchatel
A proposal in Switzerland aims to create a large island on Lake Neuchatel using a submerged mountain as a foundation. Engineers say it would be simple to construct and would add land and revenue to the republic.
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Lake of
Neuchatel
Republic
Home remedy claims ease kidney and bladder troubles
An unnamed expert touts a homemade mix of Fluid Extract Dandelion, Compound Karyon, and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla as a quick relief for kidney and urinary diseases. The text also mentions personal anecdotes about itching cured by Hunt's Cure and notes the Belgian king favors secret travel. a dated, miscellany tone typical of short news notes.
Does Your Back Ache Cure the Cause The Kidneys
John C Coleman a Swainsboro Georgia merchant testifies that years of kidney trouble caused constant backache and languor, but Dean's Kidney Pills brought immediate relief and lasting improvement. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Dean
John C. Coleman
Swainsboro, Ga
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Took Sensible View of Life Lindley Murray’s Life Reflections
Lindley Murray of Pennsylvania, grammarian born in 1745, died 1826. He held that a sincere mind judges safe limits between prudent gains and dangerous excess, and he practiced this by ending his mercantile ventures once he had secured a moderate competence.
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Lindley Murray
Pennsylvania
Incorrigible Child Tamed On Trains With Spanks
A Brooklyn mother solved public-place misbehavior by threatening regular spankings at each station until her four year old behaved. The approach reportedly ended all public disruptions and the mother credits it as effective. A New York Globe item notes the tactic and adds a reading quote about thinking.
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Brooklyn
New York Globe
Dog and Rabbit Form Unlikely Dunfermline Bond
A correspondent reports a Scots terrier and a hare in Dunfermline Scotland sharing a hutch and napping side by side. The dog acts as guardian watching strangers and keeps constant guard during the hare’s garden outings.
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Dunfermline
Scotland
Grape-Nuts Endorsed By Family Health Testimony
A New York farewell dinner tale precedes Luxor journeys as a dramatic fly story sits beside ads for Grape-Nuts. A Philadelphia mother reports her stomach ailments cured by Grape-Nuts while her husband, daughter, and son also improve, praising the cereal from Postum Co. Read the booklet The Road to Wellville in packages.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Ward's Kidney Pills Endorsement Letter From Mrs Rowland
A 1906 testimonial from Mrs Rowland in Big Springs Texas praises Ward's Kidney Pills for kidney and bladder relief. The letter notes a 16 year suffering period, claims guaranteed cures for various ailments, and references a local medicine distributor offering a 50 cent box.
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Big Springs
Texas
J. L. Ward
Ward
I * Rowland
P.S
Spee Es. L.xaerd Medicine CO
Energetic Claridon Women Drive Local Teams
East Claridon women have taken the lead in local team sports, often driving the wagon and excelling beyond the men. The era of male-built farms and houses is echoed in the new vigor shown by the women in the community.
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Claridon
East Claridon
Chicago Tribune
John A Salter Seed Co catalog offers free samples
Clover and Everybody praises Clover Grasses for hogs cattle sheep and swine. John A. Salter Seed Co announces largest grasses clovers oats barley corn potatoes seeds and operates over 5000 acres. Free mammoth 148 page catalog mailed to buyers plus sample pack for 5 stamps. Box W La Crosse Wisconsin. Life quote ends piece.
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America
John A. Salter Seed Co
Box W
la Crosse
Wis
Piles Cure Claim Promoted for Pazo Ointment
An advertisement claims Pazo Ointment can cure piles in six to fourteen days with money back guarantee. It asserts relief from protruding piles and promises cure of Kebing style symptoms though details are unclear.
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Monsieur
Putnam Faceless Dyes and Various Advertisements
An assortment of old product pitches including Putnam Faceless Dyes claiming no staining except for green and purple, Satan’s churchwork tradeoff, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain, Garfield Tea advertised for constipation and liver kidney issues, with Bank of England wage and pension figures.
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Putnam
Hall's Catarrh Cure Endorsed by Physicians
Promoted as a internal remedy for catarrh, claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. The advertisement states it is not a quack medicine, lists ingredients as tonics and blood purifiers, and urges readers to request testimonials. Also notes use of Hall's Family Pills for constipation and comments on Winston Churchill’s writing routine.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hail
Notable Maine Judge Lacks Formal Portrait
A historical note highlights Judge Charles Z. Woodard, newly appointed to the Maine supreme court, who never had a formal portrait taken. The piece also touts Brandreth's Pills as a century-old laxative and mentions Allen's Foot-Ease for tired feet, with Garfield Tea praised for digestion and related ailments.
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Charles Z. Woodard
Maine Supreme Court
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