Pink Pills Claim Cure for Rheumatism in Old Mining Tale
A Dubuque man recounts severe rheumatic pain from damp mine work eased after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. After three months joints healed, he walked normally, has had no relapse in eight years, and praises the pill as a household remedy. The ad promotes genuine pills from Schenectady NY druggists or the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Menkel
Jackson Avenue
Dubuque
Iowa
Iates
Tees
Wilpis
Dr. Williams
Mr. Menkel
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Celebrated Swedish Statesman To Retire From Politics
P Waldenstrom the renowned free church leader and long time riksdag member itinerant lecturer in the west has made three extensive tours here lecturing and preaching His ecclesiastical writings total fifteen volumes He plans to retire from politics and his last riksdag utterances are likely tied to the Swedish Norwegian union dissolution
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P. Waldenstrom
Sweden
Riksdag
Union
Liverpool Seaport Remains Vital After Massive Dredging
The Mersey bar and shoals have seen over 9 million tons of sand removed by dredging in the last year, with total dredged volume since 1890 surpassing 88 million tons. The ongoing sand pump operations underscore Liverpool's continued role as a busy port.
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Mersey
London Daily Chronicle
Racial makeup of Jamaica 1904 shows few whites
Jamaica's 1904 population reached 797,528 with only about 20,000 identified as white. The data highlights a predominantly non white society amid colonial demographics.
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Jamaica
Oddball Notes and Quips From a Bygone Page
The column strings together light anecdotes and cheeky jabs about unlikely rivalries and curiosities. It cites King Edward, a pie making Repapine, a Jersey City girl slapping a man, a lone New York paper, Lord Byron and Prof Zennaro, and a Buffalo judge fining a man for stealing a kiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Nan Patterson
New York
Buffalo
Heard at the Summer Resort Propriety Versus Highwayman Jibe
A humorous dialogue in the Louisville Courier Journal jokes about a resort hotel owner named Gouger. The speaker asks if Gouger is the proprietor and is answered affirmatively, with a quip that calling him a highwayman would be impolite.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Reminiscences Scene with Tree Cutdown
A humorous reminiscence sketches Marie and Max recalling the spot where they shared a kiss. Marie notes the tree under which their courtship occurred, Max jokes about removing memories, and Marie later reveals the stump marks the very place. The tableaux finish with a reflective gag.
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Marie
Max
Guaranteed Mate Nestorer Divorce Dialog
A cartoonish exchange features a character named Mr. Leo acknowledging a divorce as part of a humorous dialogue with Mrs. Giraffe-What, tackling themes of relationships and hair restoration in a lighthearted vignette.
A Romance of the Wind Belt Chicago Record Herald
A humorous note cites a cyclone tale from Kansas where a woman awakens on a man’s back at a former pumping station, illustrating how fate brings people together in unusual ways as recorded by the Chicago Record Herald.
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Kansas
John
Chicago Record Herald
Polareat Bears Prompt Lads With Polar Puns
A classroom joke unfolds as a teacher quizzes Johnny on polar bears. Johnny stumbles over the question and, amid the giggles, the punchline lands with a pun about a fierce animal in polar regions.
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Johnny
Messenger Calls Echo Like a Camera in Night Ward
A witty remark from the Cleveland leader notes repeated messenger calls resemble a camera. The night editor jokes that pressing the button simply makes the messenger boy rest, highlighting newsroom routines and impatience with interruptions.
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Cleveland
Quick Wit at the Drug Store
A man complains of a rat infestation in his room and asks for treatment. The clerk cuts in with a sharp quip asking whether to use bromo for the man or strychnine for the rats.
Plumes Added as Courtesy for Regular Customer’s Funeral
In a humorous exchange, Mrs. Wigg objects to costly funeral plumes as the undertaker and judge note they are included as a courtesy to her as a regular customer. The hearse awaits its next service for her fifth to his last resting place.
Heaven watermelons joke from Atlanta Constitution
A brief humorous exchange from the Atlanta Constitution plays on the idea of watermelons in heaven. The dialect evokes a rural conversation about whether heaven would truly be heaven without watermelons.
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Atlanta Constitution
Cheatham's Chill Tonic Ad Boosts Sale Across Generations
An old style testimonial praises Cheatham's Chill Tonic as affordable relief that once sold by the carload during malaria floods. It claims one bottle guarantees a cure and compares past habits of taking it freely to today, noting fewer chills but continued demand.
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Cheatham
Translating Omar Khayyam Biographer Compared to Fitzgerald
A vivid portrait describes a translator of Omar Khayyam and biographer of Edward Fitzgerald. The subject is blue eyed with a melancholy gaze, sun-tanned skin, distant walk, and an air of secrecy. His attire is worn and eccentric, including a battered tall hat and baggy blue clothes.
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Edward Fitzgerald
Omar Khayyam
If laughing be a symptom of insanity
The quirky line ponders laughter as insanity and questions Binx getting married. It notes Binx died instead, and mentions Canada’s 213,638 savings-bank depositors.
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The
Savings Banks of Canada
Physicians favor Nature's remedy over coffee
A California physician shares his experience of curing nervous symptoms and depression by quitting coffee and tea, then milk, and finally using Postum Food Coffee. He reports improved mood, heart pains relief, and urges patients to switch to Postum, promoted by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Calif
Europe
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
City Marshal Coleman fatally shot in Marlin
City Marshal M. M. Coleman was shot on Live Oak street while walking with Policeman Stallworth. A telegraph operator, Holland Dillard, was arrested after claiming he killed Coleman due to past slurs. Coleman, a long time officer, was widely known in Texas and leaves a wife and several children. Interment planned for Wednesday night.
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Marshal Coleman
L. B. Allen
Stallworth
Holland Dillard
Dillard
Maj. Coleman
Maj
Coleman Wass
Missouri
Texas
South
Marlin
Coleman
Galveston
Houston
Dallas
Fort Worth
Battle near Maxwell ends with deaths in Caldwell County
Meager reports describe a clash yesterday near Maxwell Caldwell county between the sheriff and a posse and local gamblers. Two gamblers were killed and one wounded in the brush near cotton fields where craps monte and poker games have been active since the cotton harvest began. No names are known.
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Austin
Texas
Maxwell
Caldwell County
Celebrated 85th Birthday in Cameron Texas
Mr W R Jones observed his 85th birthday yesterday at home with his daughter and her husband Rev C D Whitman. A few intimate friends joined for dinner. Mr Jones, in good health, walks to town and attributes his long life to temperate habits and outdoor exercise.
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Cameron
Texas
W. R. Jones
Rev. C. D. Whitman
Jones
Beaumort Tie Maker Injured In Kansas City Southern Collision
Beaumort Texas C A Farrar a tie maker was brought in from along the Kansas City Southern yesterday afternoon with a fractured skull. The accident occurred Saturday near Duiff and the patient is unconscious with slim hopes of recovery.
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Beaumort
Texas
C. A. Farrar
Kansas City
Duiff
Flatonia in the Dark
Flatonia Texas suffered a blackout last night when the electric light plant dynamo short circuited. Crews work on repairs today and management pledges lights for tonight. In Baku shops remain closed amid ongoing outrages.
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Flatonia
Texas
Baku
Fire Devastates Third Ward Block in Houston
Last night a major blaze swept the Third Ward area bounded by Crawford Jefferson La Branch and Pease streets destroying two residences and outbuildings with an estimated loss near 90000 dollars. Fire Chief O Leary managed to save a nearby house, furniture was moved to safety, and several stables were also burned. Deputy U S Marshal Fred Lancaster reported pearls being found in the Llano river near Mason with local buyers paying up to 200 dollars for a big jewel in one case.
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Houston
Texas
Rec
Third Ward
Crawford
Jefferson
la Branch
Pease
O'Leary
W. F. Cleveland
Peace
J. H. Sampson
Ike H. Gerson
W. H. Taylor
H. D. Gohiman
H. D. Bain
I. Meyer
M. E. Targer
Crawford Street
D. H. Sims
San Antonio
United States
Fred Lancaster
Llano
Llano River
Mason
Hous
Stabbing in County After Quarrel Over Gin
A man stabbed another in a county area after a dispute over gin. The wound is described as dangerous but not serious. Names of the parties are not known. Marshal Lovett investigated a suspicious house in freedman town and found about eight dollars, with activity noted inside.
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Marshall Lovett
Freedman Town
Monte Mayor
Fatal Household Accident In Morse Family
Crowley Louisiana reports that about 2 pm yesterday C Lebert Benoit a prominent farmer near Morse accidentally shot his son Andrew Benoit while unloading a revolver on the gallery of their home. The bullet struck the young man near the heart and he died instantly leaving behind a wife and one child.
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Crowley
C. Lebert Benoit
Morse
Andrew Benoit
Benoit
Prominent Hungarians Honor Capt Lang in New York
Prominent Hungarians in New York paid respects to Capt Stephen J Lang of St Louis 86 who aided Louis Kossuth. Lang spent summer at Argensne Long Island and planned winter in New York but illness forced him to return to St Louis yesterday.
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New York
Stephen J. Lang
St. Louis
Louis Kossuth
Lang
Argenne
Long Island
Gilbert Buys Texas and New Orleans Lot in Orange County
Beaumount records show a deed filed evidencing John N. Gilbert purchased from George W. Carroll the Texas and New Orleans section No 871 in Orange County for 43840 dollars. Gilbert, a wealthy local lumber and oil man, has long partnered with Carroll in various ventures.
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Beaumont
Texas
John N. Gilbert
George W. Carroll
New Orleans
Orange County
Mr. Gilbert
Carroll
Watts waives exam in Hiatt killing case in Palestine
Palestine Texas officer Jeff Watts held for the killing of R J Hiatt waived examination and was placed under a 4500 dollar bond for appearance before the next grand jury.
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Palestine
Texas
Jeff Watts
R. J. Hiatt
Wagon Runaway Fatality Near Bartonville
Abney Giles a young married man about 30 was thrown from a wagon in a runaway and killed yesterday near Bartonville in Lewisville County. He leaves a wife and one child.
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Lewisville
Texas
Abney Giles
Bartonville
Beaumont stabbing suspect Wil Fessenden arrested
In Beaumont Texas yesterday at 4 am Pete Van Buren nicknamed French Pete was stabbed in the stomach and breast. Wil Fessenden was arrested on the crime charge.
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Beaumont
Texas
Pete van Buren
French Pete
Wil Fessenden
Hold the Cotton Officers Issue Concert of Action for Prices
An open letter from Texas Farmers' Union executive committee urges cotton growers to hold for a minimum price, voting to cooperate with Georgia, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma unions and the Southern Cotton Growers' Association. It promises a selling agency, direct to spinners, and guidance on holding, borrowing, storage, and insurance to protect profits and prestige.
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Farmers’ Union
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
Arkansas
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
Asheville
Europe
Taft Arrives in Yokohama and Meets Local Citizens
Secretary of War Taft arrived in Yokohama yesterday and received calls from Tokios distinguished residents. A large crowd of Japanese and foreign residents visited him at his hotel with no formal reception. He later visited Mr Otani a prominent local merchant. All is quiet.
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Yokohama
Taft
Tokio
Mr. Taft
Mr. Otani
Anderson County Prohibition Election Declared Pro-Pro
The Commissioners' Court met in special session in Anderson Texas and canvassed the returns of the prohibition election. They declared the result in favor of the prohibition by a forty one vote majority.
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Anderson
Texas
Commissioners’ Court
Russian War Losses At Port Arthur and Sea Of Japan
Official stats released yesterday show Russian naval losses at Port Arthur Vladivostok and the Sea of Japan totaling 113000000 dollars in ships and related matériel during the ongoing conflict.
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St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Sea of Japan
Remedies Used by Millignd Proprietary Medicines Debate
A committee of the Jury Association responds to attacks on proprietary medicines. It argues that many so called patent remedies are not patented and that most are traditional family remedies widely used nationwide. The piece notes these medicines are commonly prescribed by physicians and remain popular despite physician opposition efforts.
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Home Journal
Collier's
Jury Association
Mr. Bok
Hapgood
Baboon Hunt Described From South Africa Kopje Action
A traveler recounts a baboon hunt in South Africa at a kopje. Kaffirs and farmers form a circle, beat the slopes, and 30 baboons are bagged, with seven falls to the narrator's gun. Baboons are described as dangerous and alarmingly human in their cries.
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South Africa
Rejoicing in relief from kidney trouble
Freeborn Minnesota reports Mr. R. E. Goward praising Dodd's Kidney Pills for relief from severe kidney troubles after a few boxes. He says the remedy gave new life, cured his kidneys, and improved blood purity, urging others with kidney issues to try the pills.
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Freeborn
Minn
R. E. Goward
Dodd
Mr. Goward
Real Stones Within False Shrewd Smuggling Trick
Commissioner Foote recounts a tale of diamond smuggling where importers use European imitation jewel makers to embed real gems in paste stones. The fake gems enter duty free and are later broken open to release real stones for sale, enriching the importers. The note contrasts this with Lancashire cotton thread and criticizes trusts.
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Foote
Europe
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Binx
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