Peruna praised in Washington letter on grippe relief
A Washington letter extols Peruna as the best remedy for grippe after effects and systemic catarrh. The writer, claiming recovery and renewed strength after three bottles, urges others to read Dr Hartman’s grippe lecture and obtain Peruna from The Peruna Medicine Company, Columbus.
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Perune
Grippe
L’erune Medicine Company
Columbus
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Repeal of Taxes Shows Small Stamp Duty Details
A historic note lists various items to be taxed after July with small stamp charges. The list includes lading for export, certificates of damage, drafts, insurance, power of attorney to vote, money orders, and warehouse receipts with cents per unit or per dollar charges.
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Guarachy
United States
Curious Contributions from New York Relief Drive
Citizens collected coins in public school envelopes for Galveston sufferers. Counting took weeks with clerks counting coins. A ton of pennies and three barrel of six cent pieces were sorted. About ten dollars were returned as counterfeit or worthless. Foreign coins from many nations appeared, with Russia and other nations common.
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New York
Galveston
Nineteenth Ward Bank
Wee
Russia
Greensboro Plans for Electric Car Line to South Greensboro
Arrangements have been made to establish an automobile line to South Greensboro and a street car line at Revernville Fort Point. The Greensboro street car will charge five cents fare. A committee led by Mr. He Dulaney Whi, of 100 Spessons, NY, studied practicability and reported locomotive cars with Edison systems may run two hours between Winston and the speed of twenty miles per hour, signaling a potential modern transit project.
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Winston
Moosapon Father Seeks Rail Injury Damages
The father of J H Moosapon filed a claim against the railroad for $9,900 in Gaston. The suit seeks compensation for damages following his son’s death caused by the Southern railway.
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J. H. Moosapon
Southern Railway
Gaston
Strike in iron trades sparks wage and hour dispute
The strike disrupts metal production as workers demand 9 hours instead of 10 and wage increases of 10 to 12 percent, risking broader impact on U S industry and drawing parallels to English industrial strife. Observers warn outcomes depend on negotiations and next winter’s developments.
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England
Bec Getti
Sims
Compa
Ren
Profanity in Speech Across Cultures
A Chicago Record Herald piece argues profanity taints language across cultures noting Americans’ high use of obscenity while praising Japanese restraint and European decorum. It decries vile language as a universal social blight and urges an end to profanity.
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Voest
England
Germany
France
Chicago Record Herald
Divorces and Wealth Worship Face Moral Crisis
The article condemns divorce growth and wealth worship as modern evils. It cites Professor Taylor and Mr Schwab criticizing education and material power, linking Philippine war to justifications of force. It warns that “our country right” risks placing brawn above brain and urges life guided by Christian teachings.
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Taylor
Ioe
Mr. Schwab
Oop Die
Eclipse Expedition Aided By Precise Adjustments
Yerkes Expedition at Wadesboro prepared for the last May eclipse to measure corona details. A delicate instrument, vibrational drift, and a light wooden beam caused a near failure just before second contact, ending weeks of effort.
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Ieee
Maximilian Foster
Yerkes
Wadesboro
A Beer Girl's Costume Seen in Begerie Ple Set
A description notes a person in a beer girl's costume described as wearing a large leg cover with bat on one and a mourges eye, brown battened boots, and a white lined outfit. The odd phrasing suggests a clerkly record of a carnival or pageant outfit once observed in a beverage venue.
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Tome
Neteriexette
Fragmentary Note on Living Arrangements in Chicago
A garbled OCR passage hints at a person finding lodging in Chicago. It mentions housing options and unclear details about accommodations and location, but specifics are unreadable.
North Carolina’s Industrial Rise and Labor Needs
A summary of North Carolina’s rapid industrial growth emphasizing cotton and wool textile mills, the aim to expand production, and the need for more skilled labor. The piece notes a shift to domestic labor sourcing and cites a Journal editorial praising progress and future efforts. It also mentions a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a $12,500 award to Captain Sam Joley for an injury in Southern Railway service.
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North Carolina
North Caroline
South
Carolina
Atlanta
Sam. Joley
Southern Railway
Contagious Illness Warns of False Cures and Mercury Dangers
A medical warning notes that poisons like Mercury and Potesh have misled many for months or years. People falsely believe they are cured while the disease hides, only to suffer a relapse and greater harm. The article stresses beware of deceptive remedies and seeks safer treatment.
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Sao
North Carolina Immigration and State Prosperity Vision
The article extols North Carolina as a good state with climate soil factories and farms, noting many prominent North Carolinians abroad and predicting immigration will wane. It argues better to keep the best in state but welcomes out-of-state talent who will advocate for North Carolina’s future growth. It also cites tariff debates and calls for consistent trade policy to favor American goods.
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New York City
North Carolina
Illinois
Indiana
Misouri
Kentucky
Virginia
Mississippi
Union
North Caroline
Sanford Express
Europe
Durham Herald
Jury to Name Two Men in Tithe Case
Chicago Dispatch reports on a case where two men will be named to decide who holds the tithe of $1,000. A fifth member will be named by four others. Mrs. Irving fears she may lose the money but trusts the chosen man will face hardship if wrong.
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Chicago Dispatch
New Gold Finds Reported in Stanly and Burke Counties
Reports claim new gold discoveries in Stanly and Burke counties. In Burke County a new vein is said to assay about 200 dollars per ton.
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Burke
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