National Packing to dissolve by August first reported
Washington June 17 Att orney General Wickersham says the National Packing company will voluntarily dissolve by August 1 The government will hold in abeyance the civil suit to compel disintegration The move follows government actions against the so called beef trusts and comes after trials and deliberations in Chicago and Washington connected to the Sherman law measures.
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Washington
Wickersham
National Packing Company
United States
Wilkerson
House Judiciary Committee
Chicago
National Packing Company Trough
Department of Justice
The
Armour
Swift
Morris
Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Publicized for Women’s Health
Ashland Ky and Camden N J readers praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female and kidney issues after failure with doctors. The ad notes decades of use and invites letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Massachusetts for confidential advice from a woman.
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Ashland
Lydia E. Pinkham
May Wvarth
United States
Camden
N. J
Jouneton
Vine St
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Contdential
Lyon
Mass
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed By Mount Airy Resident
A Mount Airy resident testifies to relief from back pain dizziness and kidney issues after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She notes improvement began within three weeks and urges others to try the remedy sold by dealers nationwide for 56 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y markets the product as the United States agent.
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Mount Airy
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Sele
United States
Henry Clay’s Narrow Escape From Bank Debt
An anecdote recounts Henry Clay’s mounting debt after endorsing for friends. He borrowed about 20000 from Northern Bank of Kentucky while in Congress and renewed the note for years without covering interest. Facing ruin, he sought bank sale of his Ashland estate to pay, only to learn a friend had settled the debt.
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Landis
Northern District Court of
Illinois
New York Sun
Lincoln
Henry Clay
Northern Bank of
Kentucky
Congress
Ashland
Clay
Indian Runner Duck Lays 32 Eggs in May
The Elkin Times reports Mr A Drummette of Bugaboo Wilkes County kept four Indian Runner ducks that produced 96 eggs in May. One duck laid two eggs on May 26 and the pen laid 80 to 180 eggs per month for several months. The ducks were a year old in May.
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Elkin Times
A. Drummette
Bugaboo
Wilkes County
Darby’s Prophylactic Fluid for Insect Bites and Wounds
Household remedy touts Darby’s Prophylactic Fluid as counteracting poison from insect bites, reducing swelling and pain, and aiding healing of wounds burns and bruises. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents per bottle.
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Darby
Memory as Thrilling Testament of Zulu Recall
The piece notes that savages and uneducated peoples train memory beyond civilized reliance on writing. It cites Zulus with no writing who transmit epics like the Iliad by memory. British-Zulu communications used verbal messages carried by natives, including an ultimatum conveyed to Cetshwayo by brain-held words from messengers.
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Mr. Gibson
Cetgwayo
Cetywayo
What Became of the Kitten
A lady asks a boy what happened to his kitten. The boy replies it grew up into a cat, ending the exchange with a humorous twist.
Southern Automobile College Ad in Oak Ridge NC
Those who wish to master the details of a most fascinating and profitable business are urged to write at once to the Southern Automobile College in Oak Ridge North Carolina, the leading school of its kind in the South. Write for special April rates.
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Souhtren Automobile College
Oak Ridge
N.C
South
Pardon Petition for John Hines Trial Conviction
Application to the Governor for a pardon for John Hines who is serving a sentence for attempt to commit rape. Any person opposing the petition must file by June 20, 1912.
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John Hines
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Bryan
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Oman
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