Peruna Believes Spring Catarrh Relief Cited by Patrons
Letters from Dora Hayden of Washington DC and N P Lawler of Pittsburg Kansas praise Peruna for curing catarrh and improving health. Hayden notes relief and urges friends to try the medicine. Lawler reports rapid improvement from a severe cold that progressed to catarrh after using Peruna.
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Dora Hayden
6Th St
S. W
Washington, D. C
N. P. Lawler
N. Broadway
Pittsburg
Kas
Insult to Army and Navy in Oklahoma constitution clause
Army and Navy Journal denounces a clause in Oklahoma's proposed state constitution that would bar regular army and navy personnel from voting while allowing state militia members to vote. The piece argues retired soldiers and sailors with property risk taxation without representation and condemns the convention's action as an affront to service members.
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Army
Navy
United States Army
United States
Oklahoma
Regular Army
Constitutional Convention of
Army and Navy Journal
Arc Lights to Light Western Trains on Test Run
Western railroads plan arc electric lighting on deluxe passenger trains powered by a 60 cell battery to prevent fire after wrecks. Tests in Chicago showed the system satisfactory with lights whiter and softer than incandescent. Battery promises a 60 hour run.
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Chicago
Land Values in New York on Broadway and Astor House Site
Trinity Building north of the old churchyard on Broadway yields returns on a $5,000,000 valuation. In 1857 the land with the building sold for $200,000. Further up Broadway the Astor House site cost Jacob Astor $60,000. the land now values at $3,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Trinity Building
Broadway
Jacob Astor
The Stomach as a Churn in Health and Disease
A marketing claim links the stomach to churn like action and advertises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy. It asserts sour digestion corrupts blood and body health, promising relief from biliousness dyspepsia and skin issues through mail request for a medical booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
SINKING LAND NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN THREATENS RAIL LINES
A wide strip of low swamp land about eight miles east of Lake Michigan in Lake County Indiana continues to sink each December. The failure has cost nine railroads hundreds of thousands of dollars as dirt and gravel fill the crevice daily. Engineers suspect subterranean activity weakens the crust with heavy traffic, forcing slower speeds on trains crossing the strip.
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Lake I Michigan
Lake County
Indiana
Erie Railroad
Engineering
Panhandle
Indiana Harbor
Indiana Harbor Road
Harper’s Weekly
Indians Cling to Tribal Language in Creek Territory
Euche Indians, about 500 people in a remote Creek nation district, retain their language and marry within their tribe. Some unions with Creeks occur. children speak Euche to fathers and Creek to mothers. Noah Gregory recalls punishments for speaking Creek at home. The Creeks conquered the Bitches in Alabama long ago, now part of Creek citizenship. The area lies between Weelocha and Bristow in the mountainous Creek nation.
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Noah Gregory
Alabama
Weelocha
Bristow
Muskogee
Kansas City Journal
Uncle Billy Duke Succeeds At Last In Marriage
Hamilton Ohio reports William Duke known as Uncle Billy has married Mrs. Markham a Virginia Lee cousin of General Robert B. Lee. At seventy five he advertised for fifty two years spending thousands without success until perseverance paid off, proving staying power is the key to sales.
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Hamilton
Ohio
William Duke
Uncle Billy
Markham
Lee
Virginia
Robert B. Lee
Billy
Louisville Courier-Journal
Goats Taxed as Real Property Based on Highway Rule
A Montgomery county man challenged town assessors over taxing his goat at 25 dollars. The assessor, after brief research, asked if the goat ran loose and butt. With the rule to tax all property running and abutting on the highway, the assessor concluded no change could be made. The Philadelphia Record reports this exchange.
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Montgomery County
Philadelphia Record
US Officials Seek New Ottawa Pact on Second Class Mail
United States and Canadian authorities discuss a new arrangement for second class matter newspapers and periodicals at Ottawa. Canada objects that the current 1875 framework is unsatisfactory and notes the US sends about ten tons of this mail into Canada for every ton returned, making the free exchange one sided.
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United States
Ottawa
Canada
The Marrying Squire of Brazil Indiana
Justice Geo E Law of Brazil Ind has earned the title The Marrying Squire by marrying about 1400 couples. He notes kidney trouble in 1887 and credits three boxes of Deans Kidney Pills with curing him, claiming nine years free from kidney complaints and headaches. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Geo. E. Law
Brazil
Ind
Justice Law
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Sangay Volcano Tops Activity in Ecuador
The Sangay volcano in Ecuador is described as the most active. Explosions occur frequently, with reports of four blasts per hour and a tally of 267 explosions in a single hour.
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Sangay
Ecuador
Garfield Tea Promises Laxative Health Benefits
A vintage promotional item touts Garfield Tea as a herbal laxative suited to men women and children. It claims to purify the blood eradicate disease and overcome constipation delivering good health.
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Garfield
Hawksbill Turtle Inspires Caribbean Trade Phrase
From the hawksbill turtle of the Caribbean sea comes the tortoise shell of commerce. The line draws attention to the link between wildlife and trade, hinting at regional economic interests and conservation concerns.
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Caribbean Sea
Commerce
Men Who Keep Their Youth in Acting Giants
The piece notes actors aging rarely show their years with many passing for decades younger. It lists Richard Mansfield at 50 appearing 28, John Drew 54, Nat Goodwin 50, Henry E Dixey 40, ChaunceySCott 48, ER S Willard 54, Sir Charles Wyndham 69, William Gillette 62, Wolf Hopper 50, Francis Wilson 53, William H Crane 62, Herbert Kelcey 61.
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Richard Mansfield
John Drew
Nat Goodwin Ig
Henry E Dixey
Chauncey Scott
ER. S. Willard
Sir Charles Wyndham
William Gillette
Pe Wolf Hopper
Francis Wilson
William H Crane
Herbert Kelcoy
Miracle Cure Claimed For Child Eczema
Mrs. George J. Strese of Akron Ohio reports that Citicura Soap and Ointment cured her baby’s severe skin sores in two weeks. She says the child’s face and body cleared like a newborn after using half a cake of soap and half an ounce of ointment and would not be without it even at five dollars despite paying seventy five cents. August 30 1905.
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S. L
George J. Strese
Coburn §J
Akron
Ohio
New York Shop Stocks 3000 Imports From China
A New York store lists 3,000 different barks roots and berries imported from China for sale. The items are described as traditional remedies and culinary ingredients in a broad catalog.
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New York
China
Garfield Tea Laxative Promoted as Pure Mild Patent Remedy
Advertises Garfield Tea as a Pure pleasant laxative described as mild and patent. Claims compliance with Food and Drug Law and presents multiple unnamed benefits to users seeking gentle relief.
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Garfield
Jamestown Exposition to Form Powhatan Guards Police
The Jamestown Exposition will organize a hundred men named the Powhatan Guards to serve as a police unit for the event.
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Jamestown Exposition
Powhatan
Norway's Seaweed Fuels Outranks Fisheries in Revenue
Seaweed from Norway used as fuel brings higher returns than local fisheries. Also an ad promises cure for nervous diseases by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial bottle and treatise. Dr H R Kline address provided in Philadelphia.
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Norway
St. Vitus
Kline
H. R. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Champlain Lake Tercentenary Celebration Planned
Arrangements are under way to unite New York Vermont and Canada for a July 4 1909 celebration marking the 300th anniversary of Samuel de Champlain discovering Lake Champlain which borders these regions France began colonizing Canada while Champlain served as Governor of Canada England was forming its thirteen colonies along the Atlantic coast.
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New York
Vermont
Canada
Samuel de Champlain
France
Lake Champlain
England
Atlantic
Champlain
Glacier Ice Now Shipped to Major European Cities
Ice from Alpine sources is mined and blasted like stone, then transported by rail to large European buyers. The hard, lasting quality of glacier ice makes it preferred over other varieties in urban markets.
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Europe
Alps
Fawcett Sells 160 Acre Farm Near Fort Fairfield
George A. Fawcett sold his 160 acre farm near Fort Fairfield village to John and William Henderson for 16000 dollars. He came from New Brunswick less than three years ago and has reportedly earned over 10000 dollars since investing 2000 dollars in the property.
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George A. Fawcett
Fort Fairfield Village
John
William Henderson
Mr. Fawcett
New Brunswick
Kennebec Journal
Trade with this nation surpasses the United Kingdom threefold
The report notes that Canada's commerce with a certain country equals about three times its trade with the United Kingdom, highlighting a shift in economic ties and increasing exchanges with the identified nation.
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Canada
Hard to Kill Record at Leavenworth
A colored man at Leavenworth reportedly surpassed endurance limits after a week with a large brain blood clot. Surgeons removed the clot in a surgical operation, highlighting remarkable survival under extreme medical stress.
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Leavenworth
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offers $100 Reward as Proof of Efficacy
Advert says a hundred dollar reward available for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. Claims constitutional disease treated internally, affecting blood and mucous membranes. Proponents urge sending testimonials to F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo and note 75 cent price and accompanying Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Chenry & Co
Toledo
Higher Criticism and the Bible Readers
The reader’s preconceptions shape judgment of a book in his hands. Americans are the greatest Bible readers and treat it as divine truth. When faced with confusion they see mystery rather than error. Higher critics seek how passages entered the text and note errors.
Death’s Jester in Celestial Empire Allegory
In a Celestial empire depiction, the figure of death, portrayed as a jester, embodies life’s fragility and the value placed on human existence. The piece frames death as a self-directed force, blending genius and demon motifs in a satirical mythic allegory.
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Celestial Empire
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Peruna
Fred C. Witten
Elm &J
Newark
N. J
Andy Cathartic
Sterling Remedy Co
N.Y
K. Paxton CO
Boston
Mass
Hernia Healer Co
Erie
Zoitick Thompson
Eye Water
Atlantic Repining Company (Incorporated
California Fig Syrup Co
California
Cal
Louisville, KY
New York,ny
Putnam
Monroe
Mipaviiles
Missouri
Justice Geo. E. Law, of
Glacier Ice
Maine
Lydia Kk. Pinkham
Lynn
C.e.fink
Lydia E. Pinkham
C. E. Fink
Carnegie, Pa
Pinkham
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