Women and Kidney Trouble Prompts Honest Remedy Ad
An old advertisement extols Swamp Root as a universal cure for kidney and bladder ailments affecting both genders. It claims the soft, fast relief of Swamp-Root, urges readers to request a free sample by mail, and provides the Kilmer and Co. address in Binghamton New York.
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Iso & Home of
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Swamp-Root
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
Albany Tribune publication details and rates
The Albany Tribune lists offices at 42 Pearl Street and notes weekly publication from Albany with subscription prices. It provides pricing for one year, six months, and three months, plus bulk copy options and prepaid address remittance methods. The faded text mentions the establishment by Gen Jasper Packard and references postal handling and office locations.
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Pearl Street
THE
Tribune Company
Jasper Packard
Roosevelts Quote Sparks Forthright Wit and Odd Notes
A July 21 1908 column blends political roasts and quirky items. An army officer is fined for flirting, a Canadian trip yields Indian songs, and pleas for patriotism touch on Wilhelmina names amid hazy war talk. The piece closes with Roosevelt's sharp line on perseverance.
Air torpedo rights sold amid disarmament talk
A brief item notes the sale of air torpedo rights and questions the cost to peace and the promises of disarmament. The tone quotes a skeptical slogan about forgetting disarmament while markets move on.
Little Women 40 Years On In Fresh Edition
A forty year milestone marks Louisa May Alcott's Little Women with a new 100000 copy edition. The text hints at modern readers and suggests the speaker Bryan clings to old habits while courting voters and praise, calling his political stance vague.
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Louisa M. Alcott
Bryan
Senator Mattingly Seeks County Prohibition Elections
Senator Ezra Mattingly of Washington outlines a county local option bill to ban saloons in 86 of 92 Indiana counties. The measure would require a petition from 20 percent of county voters and a special election within 10 to 30 days, with only prohibition on the ballot and no other issues.
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Ezra Mattingly
Washington
General Assembly
Mattingly
Vanderburg
Daboia
Marion
Vigo
Allen
Lake
Board of County Commissioners
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Marshall
Salem
Settled East Main street improvement payments tighten
Property holders representing over ninety seven percent of the East Main street assessment settled with Treasurer Frank Green by close Tuesday night. Total assessments stood at 70,200 dollars with 25,567.71 paid in cash and 35,475.93 owed by others choosing ten annual installments. Balance remaining on the books totals 34,16y.19, including contested interest on the Barber Asphalt Company judgment and small overlooked payments to be pursued as penalties.
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East Main Street
Frank Green
Barber Asphalt Company
Corydon Fair Races Scheduled August 24–28
Racing events set for the Corydon Fair August 24 to 28 feature multiple heats across sprint and long distance classes. Local clubs and sponsors organize daily programs with trophies and prize money for top finishers.
Barking prank ends in injury to two Lafayette youths
In Lafayette township Karl Hollowell and John Lane were struck by wild gunfire while a joke involving a tree and a squirrel bark went wrong. Dr P Davie of Cis sena treated them after the incident and they were taken home to recover for a few days.
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Karl Hollowell
John Lane
Lafayette Township
P Davie
Cissena
Wildshot
Akins
Henry Loesch
Chester Lamb
Holloweard Lane
Tres
Tris
Hollowell
Lane
Great Shutdown Looms in Lancashire Cotton Trade
The Lancashire Federation of Cotton Spinners plans a 5 percent wage cut for operatives. If rejected, a one month lockout will start, affecting about 200000 workers. Lockout would extend to spinners and then weavers, halting production and expanding the impact.
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Manchester
England
Lancashire Federation of Cotton Splinnera
Republican county local option plan clarifies liquor laws
A political column argues Republicans favor maintaining existing liquor statutes and adding a county local option. It explains how a county vote could ban saloons or leave remonstrance laws in place in wet counties, detailing the law’s operation across townships and city wards.
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Indiana
General Assembly
Supreme Judicial Tribunal
Dave
Embezzlement Charge in Ottawa Linked to U.S. Trader
A newcomer to Ottawa identified as Edward Craven was arrested as Edward Cotteringham, treasurer of Tipton Indiana’s Union Traction. He faces embezzlement charges over a $5,000 theft and claims to plan a wine making business.
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Ottawa
Ont
Edward Craven
Edward Cotteringham
Union Traction Company
Tipton
Ind
Governess Wanted for Children by Vigorous Youngstere
A note from Lady Tatu seeks a governess for her children through Manager of Intelligence Office Serge. The report suggests the need for one governess and hints at a Multimer as a requirement or option.
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Tatu
Serge
Thadam
Democratic spellbinders prepare Bryan campaign textbook
Indianapolis reports on Bryan campaign strategy with plans for a printed text to guide spellbinders in Indiana. The book will include tariff and trusts speeches to be delivered in Des Moines on August 21 and Indianapolis on August 25. Bryan may speak in Terre Haute and Peoria, with other dates under consideration as party leaders push campaign messaging.
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Indianapolis
John Ef. Gemb
Terre Haute
Bryan
Des Moines
John W. Kern
Lamb
Lincoln
Indiana
Peoria
Ill
New York
United States Senate
Farmers of Indiana Fight Brewery Power in 1908 Campaign
Louis Ludlow reports a brewing and saloon coalition seeks to control Indiana politics to defeat Republicans and push county local option. Temperance Democrats defect or bolt as county chairs from rural counties report saloon elimination and brewer influence. A statewide network of hired speakers argues for beer, while labor centers see bartenders and unions mobilized against the GOP.
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Indiana
Indianapolis Star
Louis Ludlow
Washington
the Star
Hendricks, McDonald
Voorhees
Turpie
Albert Lieber
Crawford Fairbanks
House of Representatives
General Assembly
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Indianapolis
Grand Hotel
Boone County
Boone
Claypool
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