Noted Chicago capitalist hails Hot Springs waters as world-class cure
Samuel W. Allerton tells Hot Springs Star that the springs offer superior treatment for rheumatic and skin ailments, citing his wife’s relief after a stay and predicting the town’s future as a leading health resort. He praises the climate, scenery, and tranquil atmosphere, plans more visits, and urges wider publicity of the waters.
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S. D
Samuel W. Allerton
Chicago
Burlington
Star
United States
Spencer
Here
Hot Springs
Arkansas Hot Springs
Barbara fetches repaired doll Gladys from shop
Barbara requests her doll Gladys at a store that repairs wounded dolls. A clerk, unsure amid the shelf of dolls, confirms the name while Barbara hopes to identify her repaired companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara
Gladys
Traveling health ad urges fig syrup for travel needs
An travel health notice promotes Syrup of Figs to aid kidneys liver and bowels on trips preventing fevers headaches and sickness. It notes bottles priced 50c and 1 and sold by leading druggists, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. The text adds a separate line about pearls with discolored outer layers that may be skinned to improve appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgc
California Fig Syrup Co
Radway
Legal Terms and Their Definitions for Daily Use
A compact guide explains concepts like value received, accommodation bills, and note validity. It covers indorsement rules, protest notices, joint liability, and acceptance standards for bills and notes, highlighting how legality and timing affect collection and payment.
How to Keep Away Wrinkles by Doc or Says About Women
An eminent physician argues fat is the cure for wrinkles and youth. He claims fatter women look younger, and thin women should gain weight. He blames eye strain and bad light for wrinkles and warns against overworking facial muscles and poor habits.
Reader Advice on Eye Protection for Young Women
The passage urges ongoing eye protection to delay wrinkles and recommends wearing hats or umbrellas in sun, dust, or storms. It advises limiting night work, using a proof-reader's green shade, and closing eyes against bright lights to preserve vision and youth.
Capturing Big Snakes In India and Advertising Secrets
A description of how snakes are captured in India during the dry season using hoops and nets, packed into sacks and carried to Calcutta, then shipped to Europe. A second item highlights Allen Mason’s rise through newspaper advertising, then sketches Andorra’s small, divided republic and Catalan culture.
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India
Son
Calcutta
Europe
Mr. Hagenhbeck
London
Hamburg
Allen GC Mason
Fncoma
Mason
Jacksonville
Puget Sound
Tacoma
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Historical House Myths And A Child’s Curious Letter
A humorous Fruehzeit segment comments on legends of famous figures like Lafay ett e and Washington sleeping in many houses. It also jokes about Schiller lodging before writing The Robber and includes a farm child’s letter questioning Rome’s salvation by geese cackling and Shaw’s life on a farm.
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Lafayette
Washington
Schiller
Robber
Steen Wiles
Rome
Alot
Geece
Shaw
French Court Sentences Youth for Adulterating Snuff
The Correctional Court at Rouen convicted a young man for adulterating snuff with three parts spent tanbark to one part roasted apples, moistened with ammonia and scented with rose geranium oil. He received eight months in prison and a heavy fine.
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Rouen
France
Fees of London surgeons in a High Court trial
Testimony on surgeons fees from a London High Court case involving Charles Keetley and Prof. Banister Fletcher over attendance for an injured son. Keetley sought 2000 dollars. Fletcher paid 500 into court as partial payment. jury awarded 1750 dollars. The report also notes other medical opinions and unrelated anecdotes and ads.
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England
London
Charles Keetley
West London Hospital
Banister Fletcher
Burgos
Fletcher
Keetley
New York Evening Post
Alfred Cooper
Paris
Enticing Mail Order Offer on Classic Books
Readers along the Wisconsin Central Lines are invited to order light literature mailed free with 12 cents per book in stamps. The full list includes works by Hawthorne Verne Zola and Bertha M. Clay, each priced from 5 to 27 cents, with a complete set for $1.20. Send payment and address to Jas. C. Porn in Ubicago Illinois.
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Iite
Wisconsin Central
Oedelie Satay
Miss Mulock
Pompeii
Bulwer Lytton
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Tom Brown
Thomas _ Hughes
Dora Thorne
Bertha M. Clay
Charles Reade
Jules Verne
Emile Zola
Jas. C. Porn
Gen's Pass
Tkt
Wis
Ubicazo
Ill
Advertising Department
Curious Injector Failure On Locomotive
An engineer reports an injector that failed despite thorough testing. The delivery pipe had a midline solder joint that loosened and bent inward, reducing jet force at high speed yet allowing passage during slow pours, with bends at both ends obscuring the obstruction.
Lancaster Hotel at 61st Street and Lexington Avenue Ad
Visitors to the World's Fair are told the Lancaster Hotel offers cool comfort in a two story building with outside rooms. Rates start at 31 per day per person. The hotel is endorsed by Armour and Continental National Bank, assuring quality service. Take the elevated to Lexington Avenue station near the Ferris wheel.
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Lancaster Hotel
61St Street
Lexington Avenue
Lexington Avenue Station
Ferris Wheel
Armour & Co., Packers
Continental National Bank
Sifty
Third Street
Princeton Avenue
Englewood
Chicago
Thief Steals From Newark Small-Pox Hospital
A tramp entered Newark New Jersey’s small-pox hospital and stole muriatic acid and a complete rubber suit used by attendants. Police believe the thief did not know the nature of the building.
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Newark, N. J
Playing Cards Sent Postal Offer and Soap Ad
A vintage ad bundle promotes a fifteen cent pack of playing cards from P. & Eustis with a Chicago mail route note. Also touts Dobbins' Perfect Soap at five cents a bar as money saving and pure.
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P. & Eustis
Gen
H &Q. BR KR
Chicago
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Leod
Theo
Destiche
Estiche
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Yale College
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Raymond Black
McClure
Republic of
Andorra
United Cooks and Pastry Cooks Association of the
London Surgeons
Atlantic
Alpracth
Switzerland
Mount Pilatus
Lake Lucerne
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Edward the Confessor
Beecham
West India
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Sage
Bank of Enland
Laverstroke
Hampshire
Australia
Isaac Thompson
N. K. Brown
Jamaica
Iss Co
Broapway
N.Y
Smith’s European
Sto and
Kevington Ave
China
Burs
Mathew Mod
Prac Fovns
Kidder
Astra
Idder
Thomas P. Simpson
Washington, D.C
Noutty
Fea
Gude
Regis Leblanc
Notre Dame de
Stanbridge
Quebec
Con
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Reverable Collar Co
Kilby St
DR. Kulmer
D. H. Bilger, Esq
Hulmeville, Pa
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Mr. Bilger
Dr. Kilmer
Rumiverre
Shem D.h.birczr
Hulmeville
Aks
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bine Hamton
Hileffeans
Df. Smith & CO
Young Brothers
Mia
Ann
Gace
Lamar
Express
Bradfield Regulator. Co
Atlanta
ALL Druagietr
Warren Bt
Guy
Rowins
Lock-Hox
Princeton Hotel
Warren Fa
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