Terrible Kidney Trouble Cured by Pills, Lake City Man Says
A Lake City Minnesota man reports severe kidney trouble with back pain dizziness and eyesight issues. After using Deans Kidney Pills the condition improved and he claims ongoing good health. Product sold by dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Hiram Center
South
Oak Street
Lake City
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Race Question in Cuba
The piece argues Cuba has no sharp race divide with many mixed blood individuals bridging the gap. It notes Cubans favor absorption of black Americans and foresee a homogeneous mixed population. It questions whether the canal will urbanize Cuban thought and mentions fear among Cuban blacks toward America.
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Cuba
America
Cure for Eczema Relief After Four Years
Mrs Lizzie Sledge of Selma Alabama reports severe skin eczema for four years with extensive itching. Doctors failed to help until a single Cuticnra Remedies set was used for six months and all splotches vanished. No symptoms since three years ago.
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Lizzie IX. Sledge
Jones Ave
Selma
Ala
Long Lived Trees Across Continents and Ages
The article surveys ancient trees worldwide. It cites Brazilian cocoanut palms living 640 to 700 years, date palms reaching 2090 to 300 years, Weallan's oak of Paisley over 700, eight Mount of Olives olives alive since 1099, Fountain Abbey yews dating to 1132, a California redwood centuries old, African baobabs over 5,000 years, Chapultepec cedar still older, and Dracaena Draco in Teneriffe among the earths oldest.
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Weallan
Paisley
Scotland
Mount of Olives
Jerusalem
Fountain Abbey
Yorkshire
Mariposa Grove
California
Africa
Chapultepec
Humboldt
Orotava
Teneriffe
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
A 19th century drug ad offers one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure is promoted as a internal remedy affecting blood and mucous membranes endorsements from J Cheney Co and two Toledo wholesale druggists Walpina Kinnan Marvin. The notice claims testimonials free and price 75 cents per bottle with a suggestion to take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Tlow
Hall
Old Aged Trees Across Continents Recorded
The Dundee Advertiser notes cocoanut palms aged 600 to 700 years and date palms reaching about 200 years. Wallan’s oak near Paisley exceeds 700 years, eight Mount of Olives olives date to 1099, Fountain Abbey yews predate its 1132 construction, and a California redwood is very old.
Piles Cured In Days with Guaranteed Relief or Refund
An ad promises cure of itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days using Perp Ointment with a money back guarantee. It claims results for any case and emphasizes a full refund if not cured.
John R Booth Owns Large Timber Lands in Canada
John R Booth, a leading lumberman in Canada, is 89 years old and controls about 4 250 square miles of timber land. Mills he operates employ 1 500 to 1 600 men in the summer season.
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John R. Booth
Jeading
Canada
Mis
Itch Cured in 30 Minutes by Woolford's Lotion
Bold claim of rapid itch relief from Woolford's Sanitary Lotion marketed with asserts never failing efficacy. Advert shows druggots spelling error and generic reliability messaging.
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Woolford
Alabama Holds Quadrennial Legislative Session
Alabama is the only state in the union with a legislative session once every four years. Lawmakers are paid four dollars per day and the session is limited to fifty days.
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Alabama
Union
WRECKED ON STATION ISLAND PRUSIA CREW RESCUE TALES
Six sailors from the American bark Prussia were landed in New York by the steamer Tennyson after wrecking on Staten Island Terra del Fuego. Four crew died, three hospitalized at Punta Arenas, including John C. Drake of Norfolk Va. Captain Johnson died. Sabata the cook and Harry Hammond are believed killed. A relief party reached New Year's Island after a six day voyage. The tale details a perilous rescue and survival among cliffs, rocks, and cold weather.
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Prussia
Staten Island
Terra del Fuego
New York
Tennyson
Montevideo
Punta Arenas
John C. Drake
Norfolk
John Hunter
Carl Stark
Ernest E. Rainey
Portland
Herman Heyne
Leipsig
Geo. Richter
Y. Takoman
Ellis Island
Captain Johnson
Sabata
Harry Hammond
Joseph Hosteth
New Year'’s Island
Stanislaus Porthin
Herman Harke
San Francisco
Johnson
New Year's Island
Cook
Hammond
Porthin
Hosteth
Delgado
Hunter
Orestes
Eagle drops child from nest on Waughan Mountain
John Milton Vreeland of Caldwell N J reports a giant bald eagle seized his three year old daughter Gladys Vreeland from a dead chestnut on Waughan Mountain and carried her to a tall hemlock where the bird wrapped her in branches. The child weighed forty pounds and the eagle struggled to fly with the load. The tale describes the capture of her clothing as the talons remained hooked in the garment.
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Vreeland
Gladys
New York World
Waughan Mountain
Caldwell
N. J
Gladys Vreeland
John Milton Vreeland
Three Tigers at Large on a Passenger Boat
The narrator recalls a voyage with three tigers larger than dogs aboard an India to England passenger boat. After a keeper loosens cage bars, the tigers roam the deck gnashing and snarling while Mecca pilgrims watch in orderly awe. A rescue involves feeding them chickens and forcibly guiding a tiger back into the cage.
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India
England
J. F. Keane
Indian Ocean
Newfoundland
Mecca
Courtship in Animals Highlights Humanlike Mating Sparks
John Burroughs discusses animal courtship in Outing Magazine noting female coyness in mammals versus birds. He contrasts the male’s persistent approach with recurring mating impulses in mammals and the need for stimulation in birds.
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John Burroughs
Outing Magazine
Moon apparent size changes with atmospheric thickness
The atmospheric belt around Earth is assumed uniform, yet when the Moon is near the horizon the observer looks through a thicker atmospheric layer than when the Moon is higher. This difference in optical path makes the Moon appear larger at moonrise than when aloft.
Eiffel Tower flips time with electric numerals in Paris
Paris now displays the time on the Eiffel Tower with bright electric numerals that flash every minute. The system, after successful experiments, will remain a fixture visible from nearly all parts of the city and many suburbs.
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Paris
Eiffel Tower
Galveston Sea Wall Extends 17,593 Feet In Triumph
The new Galveston sea wall is described as the most stupendous work of its kind on Earth. It measures 17,593 feet in length, stands seventeen feet above mean low tide, widens to sixteen feet at the base and costs $1,200,000.
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Galveston
Camphor Used Widely In Celluloid Manufacture
About seventy per cent of all camphor produced is used in the manufacture of celluloid. This cornerstone material links camphor producers to the plastics and film industries.
Luther Burbank Highlighted For Apple Varieties
Stanford University lecture showcased seventy three apple species from a single tree in Luther Burbank's garden. The botanist balances public appeal with serious work on improving plants with potential economic value.
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Luther Burbank
Stanford University
Mr. Burbank
Burbank
French inventor unveils gyroplane in aero statics breakthrough
A French inventor has discovered and applied a new principle in aero statics with the gyro scope. The gyroplane uses rotary motion to maintain balance and lift, avoiding the instability that has plagued heavier than air machines. Lateral motion is achieved by tilting the craft akin to soaring birds.
Kansas Battleship Receives Wireless Telegraph Outfit
The battleship Kansas is being fitted with a wireless telegraph outfit with a sending radius claimed at about 500 miles.
Overalls Replace Skirts A Lynn Woman Adopts Outdoor Workwear
Mrs Ida M Cook of Lynn abandons skirts after a torn garment incident and adopts her father s overalls for gardening plowing and carpentry. Her health improved after taking up outdoor work and fresh air per the Boston Herald.
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Ida M. Cook
Lynn
Boston Herald
Cook
Alaska would stretch across the nation from coast to coast
A Fairbanks Daily News piece notes Alaska’s size, claiming if placed on top of the United States it would span from Savannah to Los Angeles and from Mexico to Canada, with varied climates from warm Pacific coasts to the Arctic chill.
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Alaska
United States
Savannah
Los Angeles
Mexico
Canada
Pacific Ocean
Arctic
Duluth
Illinois
Georgia
Minnesota
Fairbanks
Daily News
My Double Life
Bernard and Wer describe how a character appears vividly before them while the inner soul guiding the role remains the true focus. The speaker explains syncing with an author's intent when embodying a part and seeks to align bodily portrayal with inner purpose.
Witty exchange on physicians in Chicago News
A fulsome remark about physicians sparks a quick exchange. The thoughtful thinker states doctors are hard to satisfy. A party asks for clarification, and the thinker explains that patients who recover are lost, and those who die are lost too. The party then departs.
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T. T
Chicago News
Various World Facts and Figures From The Era
A collage of trivia covers railway safety in Korea and salaries in industry. It notes a monthly bonus for accident-free work, compares brain weights by gender, reports Standard Oil profits in Indiana, meat price rises in New York, organ grinders in Vienna, salmon hatcheries profits in Alaska, the German Emperor’s daily sausage supply, a Wisconsin boy turning violinist, and Harvard President Eliot on women’s higher education aims.
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Standard Ol
Indiana
New York City
Vienna
Alaska Packers’ Association
Alaska
Frederick Malmuri
Wisconsin
Elot
Harvard
Anecdotes and relic hunts illuminate Lincoln tales
Osborn H. Oldroyd, longtime curator of Lincoln materials in Washington, notes that local memories shaped later Lincoln biographies. He recalls hunting for relics, staying with farmers, and gathering informal stories that grew into popular anecdotes about the great emancipator. Reports from European consuls show living costs rising 20 to 40 percent across many necessities.
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Osborn H. Q Oldroyd
Museum of Lincoln
Washington
Springfield
Lincoln
Boston Transcript
Europe
One Day Cold Cure Advertises Quinine Laxative
An old advertisement promotes Bromo Quinine as a universal cold cure. It claims a single daily dose cures a cold within one day and lists a 25 cent price. The copy mentions signature of Ik. W. Grove and markets the product as used worldwide.
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Ik. W. Grove
Salt imports rise amid India salt mine output gap
A report notes India had exhaust less deposits in the salt mines of the nn jab yet imported 1 082 784 tons of salt in 1900 07.
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India
Nn Jab
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething
An advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup promotes teething relief for children. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain cure wind colic and is sold in a 26 cent bottle.
The Wild Turkey In Ohio
The wild turkeys once inhabited Ohio, roaming freely in large numbers in search of food. They learned human ways, becoming wary and skilled at avoiding hunters, making them among the most cunning wild birds before their practical extinction.
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Ohio
William Leon Dawson
Value of Hawks and Owls in Crop Protection
An ornithologist argues hawks and owls are beneficial by killing crop-damaging rodents. He notes two exceptions, the sharp shinned and coopers hawk, and cites Pennsylvania’s bounty program that killed over 100000 birds, causing nearly ten million dollars in losses in a year and a half.
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G. Hart Merriam
United States Department
Prevalence of Drug Habits Inquest Sparks Public Attention
The daily press discusses a woman who died from cocaine overdose and notes drug habits are more common than believed. Chemists observe sales of various drugs despite licenced druggists being obliged to supply them with proper poison books signed. London Hospital.
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Daily Press
London Hospital
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