What To Do For Sickly Children
Letters from mothers praise Cod Liver and Iron Tonic VINOL for sickly children. Mrs C W Stump of Canton Ohio says it restored her daughter to health after others failed. Mrs F P Skennard of Minneapolis reports her weak boy gained strength and appetite. C Allen of New Bedford notes rapid improvement for two puny children. The ad promises a money back guarantee after one bottle if not satisfied and lists W S Lloyd as seller.
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C. W. Stump
Canton
Ohio
F. P. Skennard
Minneapolis, Minn
C. Allen
New Bedford
Mass
W. S. Lloyd
Rural Carriers Win $100 Pay Increase
The House passed the post-office appropriation bill with a last minute amendment boosting rural free delivery carriers’ yearly pay by $100. An attempt to substitute stamps for franking was rejected.
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House
Calendar samples offer low prices from Advocate Pub
The Advocate Publishing Company promotes a large 1912 calendar selection priced to beat competitors. It invites merchants to view samples and buy locally with cheap options.
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Advocate Pub. Co., Inc
David Graham Phillips Dies From Assassin’s Bullets
Noted author David Graham Phillips died in New York from wounds suffered when bullets struck his body last week. Authorities investigate the assassination as mourners recall his controversial writings and public battles.
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David Graham Phillips
New York
Representative Macon Objects to Caleb Powers
Arkansas representative Macon signals strong opposition to Caleb Powers taking oath as a member of the next House. He prepared a resolution to refer Powers’ eligibility to a special committee, drawing on Roberts Senate proceedings.
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Macon
Arkansas
Barn Powers
House
Mr. Powers
Roberts
Senate
Undeserved Kindness and Honest Self Worth
A columnist argues appreciation of worth is high but misdirected by unreal salary demands. It suggests workers who lack real value are overcoddled, while truly valuable men deserve fair pay to stay. Employers seek to retain scarce, capable staff by rewarding real merit.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
Mrs. Hazzard Trimble of Mt. Sterling Kentucky reports improved health after using Doan's Kidney Pills from F C Duerson's Drug Store. She cites relief from left side pains and dropsy symptoms and urges others to use the product. Sold by all dealers priced 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
Doan
F. C. Duerson
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Blue Grass Farm for Sale Near Mt Sterling
Amanda T Howell blue grass farm four miles from Mt Sterling on Howard's Mill pike. 192 acres in high cultivation with 6 room brick house 13 acre tobacco barn good stock barn plenty of tobacco land. Ground plowed last year sown in rye improvements in good repair dwelling papered and painted last year. Apply to A L Tipton or C W Nesbitt Mt Sterling Ky 28-31.
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Amanda T. Howell
Mt. Sterling
Howard’s Mill Pike
A. L. Tipton
C. W. Nesbitt
Mi. Sterling
When a Man Asks a Teen to a Party
The passage describes a 16 year old hesitating before accepting an invitation and a 25 year old accepting more readily. It contrasts social expectations and perceived power dynamics in dating. The tone suggests caution about pressure and entitlement in courtship.
Kirby buys transfer business and offers baggage delivery
A. W. Kirby has purchased the transfer business of M. M. Philipps and will meet all trains. If you have any baggage you want delivered see him. Moving and hauling of all kinds. Day phone 286. Night phone 260. 136m
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A. W. Kirby
M. M. Philipps
Nightmare Sparks Late Night Talk Among Firm Friends
In a humorous Chicago News snippet, Algy and James discuss a piercing nightmare. Algy recalls wandering the avenue without his walking stick, prompting a late night vow to stay close through the night. The exchange blends trepidation with light banter.
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James
Chicago News
Calendar Sales Here at Advocate Publishing Co
Local firm Advocate Publishing Co announces the city’s most elaborate 1912 calendar assortment offering wide selection and prompt orders to patrons seeking domestic calendar production.
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Advocate Publishing Co., Inc
Republicans to Meet in Frankfort February 1
The Seventh District Republican committee is called to meet in Frankfort on February 1 to fill the vacancy from the resignation of H. Clay Howard of Paris.
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Republican Committee
Seventh Congressional District
Frankfort
H. Clay Howard
Paris
Bloodine promises rapid weight gain and nerve boost
An advertisement touts Bloodine as a miracle tissue builder that adds up to forty pounds in forty days. It claims improved nutrition, muscle solidification, and beauty benefits, with bottles priced at 50 cents and mail orders handled by the Bloodine Corporation in Boston, Mass.
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George
Bloodine Corporation
Boston
Mass
Agricultural progress since Morrill Act marked by growth
The text reviews half century gains in farming and education after the Morrill Act of 1862. It notes spread of agricultural and mechanical colleges, experiment stations, and university extensions, with vast increases in cereal, cotton, vegetable, and fruit production reaching near ten billion dollars, under a long-serving Secretary of Agriculture.
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Morrill
Union
Commonwealths
Embracing Morrill Act Commemoration and Kentucky Exposition
The Morrill Act should be commemorated by the Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations with a nationwide agricultural exposition. A Land and Irrigation Exposition is planned in New York in November 1911, urging Kentucky participation to unlock vast cultivation potential and foster a dawning dairy industry across the eastern and western belt.
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Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations
New York
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Kentucky
Great Rise in U S Farm Land Values Across Regions
Census data shows ten year surge in farm land prices with Maine at 25 dollars an acre up 67 percent, Vermont 24 up 33, Connecticut 63 up 50, Rhode Island 62 up 22, Delaware 51 up 59, and Central West leading with Indiana 75 up 92, Wisconsin 57 up 63, Minnesota 46 up 77, all reflecting broad national appreciation.
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United States
Maine
Vermont
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Delaware
West
Town
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Bloodine Cough Checker Promoted as Quick Remedy
An ad touts Bloodine Cough Checker as the fastest cure for coughs and colds with claims of loosening phlegm and easing irritation. Sold by W.S. Lloyd at 26 3ua.
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W.S. Lloyd
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Reynolds
Corner Court
Maysville Streets
JS. F. Brunner
the Shoe Yan
Montgomery County
Hoffman
Andj
Floffman
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