Roosevelt Urges Public Regulation of Corporations
President Roosevelt's annual message to Congress calls for national regulation of big corporations to protect public welfare while preserving beneficial enterprises. He urges reciprocity with Cuba, isthmian canal progress, and continued naval buildup as part of a broad program to balance capital and labor and safeguard interstate and foreign trade.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
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Timely suggestion for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Seasonal advice urges housewives to stock Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and take it early in a cold. The remedy is presented as safe for children and adults, with no harmful ingredients, and available from Geist & Son and other local outlets.
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Chamberlain
Geist & Son
Blue Ball
E. M. Wallace
East Barl
Stauffer
New Holland
D. T. Rife
Fetterville
Bankrupt Petition Filed by Former Heavyweight Champion
John L Sullivan former world champion heavyweight boxer filed for bankruptcy in the United States District Court in New York on Thursday of last week stating liabilities of 2058 and assets of 360 in wearing apparel.
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John L. Sullivan
United States District Court
New York
Deafness Cure Claim From Hall’s Catarrh Cure
Old advertisement-style article asserts that deafness from catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It explains the role of the Eustachian tube and offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes address and product mentions.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo, CO
Allentown Widow Descendant Ties to Liberty Bell Theft
Hannah Young widow of Joseph Young died suddenly in Allentown on Thanksgiving at age eighty five. Her grandfather Rev Abraham Blumer reportedly guarded the Liberty Bell on Zion Reformed Church floor during the 1777-78 British occupation, and her maternal grandfather John Jacob Mickley helped haul the bell there.
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Liberty Bell
Hannah Young
Joseph Young
Allentown
Abraham: Blumer
Bell
Ander
Zion Reformed
Philadelphia
Gravidfather
John Jacob Mickley
Ely's Liquid Balm Cream in nasal spray claim
Fragmented ad text touts Ely's Liquid Balm Cream as a spray for nasal application. It suggests soothing benefits for atarrhal troubles and references a purported spear of drug properties in a disjointed, unclear manner.
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Ely
Dropped Sea Boule Bottle Reaches Consul Report
Miss Ella Linton of Pittsburgh dropped a bottle with her address and a photo of her niece Mary Peterson during an Atlantic crossing. An American Consul in France reports the bottle was found on the south coast, sending a timely reply.
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Ella ‘Linton
Pitteburg
Atlantic
Mary Peterson
France
Pain Balm and Krupp Will Highlight Local Notices
An ad touts Pain Balm as superior for back and chest pains. It lists Geist & Son and several towns as sellers. A separate notice reports Herr Krupp's will leaving the factory to his eldest daughter Bertha, with the widow administering until majority, plus $750,000 for the employer and $250,000 for Essen improvements.
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Chambelain
Geist & Son
Blue Ball
M. Wallace
East Earl
Wm. M. Stauffer
New Holland
D.T. Rife
Fetterville
Herr Krupp
Bertha
Frau
Krupp
Fraulein
Essen
Saved at Grave's Brink Electric Bitters tale
Mrs H Newsom of Decatur Alabama credits Electric Bitters with curing three years of severe indigestion waterbrush stomach and bowel dyspepsia. She says she can eat heartily and has gained 35 pounds. The product is sold for 60 cents at Wm M Stauffer's drug store.
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8. H. Newsom
Decatur
Ala
Wm. M. Stauffer
Large Pay Roll For Readings Miners After Strike
The Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company plans a semi monthly payout of over 400000 to miners in the coming days for late November. Some miners earned 83 dollars per day. This is the first direct pay since the strike ended and promises a merry Christmas for workers.
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Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron Company
Bucklen's Arhis Salve promoted for war wounds
Wartime advertisement touts Bucklen's Arha Salve as best for scratches bruises cuts wounds corns sore feet stiffness and burns ulcers skin eruptions and piles. Claims cure or pay with price 25 cents at Wm M Stauffer drug store.
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Wm. M. Stauffer
Baby in Paris Claims Record Nine Ancestors
A Paris Missouri newborn is said to have the most living ancestors in the country with eleven relatives in total. The child counts one great-great-grandmother three great grandmothers one great-grandfather two grandmothers and two grandfathers plus its parents all living in Paris.
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Roy Novi
Paris
Cure claimed by Pr King’s New Life Pills
A Winchester Indiana resident M M Austin credits Pr King’s New Life Pills with curing his wife of lifelong stomach and liver troubles. The testimonial asserts relief from constipation and headaches and promotes Stauffer’s drug store as the source.
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M. M. Austin
Winchester
Ind
Pr. King
Back in the Streets Buck Subdued by Local Professor
Prof BE Shriner athletic principal of the public schools at Rainsburg Blair county captured two four pronged back in the principal street during an unarmed encounter. The deer ran into town pursued by hunters. Shriner grabbed its horns and a desperate battle followed tearing clothing and injuring his legs before the buck was subdued and its throat cut.
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Shriner
Rainsburg
Blair County
Profeaasr
A West Point Man Credits Dr King’s Discovery
Homer Hail of West Point Ta credits Dr King’s New Discovery for curing his severe cough and lingering lung troubles after opinions of consumption. He weighed 227 pounds again and compares the remedy to a guaranteed treatment for coughs colds and lung issues. Free trial bottles are advertised at Wm Stauffer.
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Homer
West Point
Priga
M ‘Stauffer
Lancaster crowds witness sale of three convicted at public auction
Sheriff Lawson presided as a large Lancaster crowd watched the sale of three enslaved people, two women and a man, for vagrancy. Bids were lively. Charles Anderson, twelve, brought seven dollars, Belle Griffin and Emma Reed fetched eight sixty five each. The trio were ordered sold to the highest bidder.
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Lawson
Lancaster
Kyaby
Charles” ‘Anderson
Momibs
Belle Griffin
Emma Reed
Cold Wave Forecast Prompts Cough Cure Recommendation
A fragment notes a cold wave forecast and warns of sudden weather changes that may bring hoarseness and heavy coughing. It cites a Madison Georgia reader praising One Minute Cough Cure for coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and pneumonia, urging caution and self care at home.
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E--H. Wise
Madison, Ga
Throat and Lung Remedy Sold by Wm. M. Stauffer
An early 19th century note advertises a remedy for throat and lung troubles. It claims to clear phlegm, reduce inflammation, and soothe mucous membranes with a one minute cough aid sold by Wm. M. Stauffer.
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Wm. M. Stauffer
En Ga
Paper Mills After Tobacco Tents Demand Grows
The article notes that thin canvas used in tobacco tents is in demand at paper mills and by growers, who face a rush of orders for cloth usable for a single season. Prices are quoted from sixty cents to a dollar forty per hundred.
DeWitt’s Salve Known for Piles and Skin Ailments
Witoh Hazel salve from Dee Witt Co Chicago claims to cure piles eczema cuts burns and itching. The ad warns of counterfeit versions and urges asking for genuine DeWitt’s salve sold by Wm M Stauffer.
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B.C. Dee- Witt & Co
Chicago
DeWitt
Ww. M. Stauffer
Milk trust in Harrisburg collapses after brief effort
A newly formed milk trust in Harrisburg failed after about a month, organized by residents including a local man named too mille denlera. The venture did not succeed and ended per public report.
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Harrisburg
Too Mille Denlera
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Endorsed by Governor Atkinson
Governor G W Atkinson of West Virginia endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a powerful stomach remedy. The ad claims it digests all foods, tones the stomach, purifies and strengthens tissues, and can rebuild worn parts. Sold by Wm H Sinater.
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G. W. Atkinson
W. Va
Wm. H. Sinater
Syrian inventor Selim Haddad designs multilingual typewriter
Selim Haddad, a Syrian educated at the American College in Beirut, has perfected a typewriter for Turkish Arabic and Persian. He reduced key count to fifty three. Machines are being made in this country and samples were shown to the Sultan of Turkey and the Khedive of Egypt.
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Selim Haddad
American College
Beirut
Syria
Turkey
Khedive
Egypt
It Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry Allen's Foot-Ease Ad
It keeps the feet warm and dry. Allen's Foot-Ease powder claims to cure chilblains swollen and sweating sore and aching feet. Available at all druggists and shoe stores for 26 cents.
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Allen
Expert chicken picker sets fast cage record in Chicago
The top chicken picker in the country works at a Chicago poultry pack house. He supposedly plucks fifty chickens in eight minutes and one second. Feathers fly as he begins the task, marking a remarkable efficiency in the facility.
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Chicago
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Advert reads medicine claim for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used by nurses at a New York children's home to cure feverishness teething disorders and digestive issues. Claims 30,000 testimonials, works to move bowels and destroy worms. price 25 cents with free sample in Allen Olmsted LeRoy New York Philadelphia.
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Olmsted
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Where Did He Get the Postal
A friend wrote to Mark Twain seeking his opinion on a matter but received no reply. After days he wrote again, then a third letter with a sheet of paper and a two cent stamp. By return post he got a postal card asking to please send an envelope.
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Mark Twain
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