Do You Get Up With A Lame Back Remedy Ad
A classic Dr Kilmer Swamp Root advertisement touts a kidney liver and bladder cure. It claims Dr Kilmer discovered Swamp Root after research and offers free sample booklets by mail to readers, urging mention of the paper. It names Binghamton New York and lists price references for bottle sizes.
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el Kilmer
Kilmer
Bright
Rileporde Co
Bingion
N.Y
Dr. Ilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
Remarkable Cure Claims by Dr Rea Co in 19th Century Ad
An old advertisement extols Dr Rea Co as offering cures for hernia and related conditions, claiming painless treatment without blood, asserting unique discoveries and potent remedies. It repeats a sales pitch about certainty and modern twenty century style, with pricing in one dollar terms and mentions Niccoliet Age.
Boy's match sparks deadly gas plant blast in Winona
Anton Pellowski, a boy, struck a match to find a gas leak at the Winona gas plant purifying building. An explosion blew out walls and roof as three workers, including foreman Hans Johnson and HL McDonald, suffered severe burns. Gas service halted. restoration may take days.
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Winona
Anton Pellowski
Winona Gan Company
Hans Johnson
HL McDonald
Freight Lines Balky Refuse Interstate Earnings Reports
Nearly all freight line firms in Minnesota refuse to report interstate earnings for state taxation. They argue the law is unconstitutional for mileage proportion reporting. Attorney general to review, test case likely as railroad provisions upheld. Twenty six companies report earnings totaling 57,688.58 with tax 2,907.54. others dispute corporate status while law covers individuals and partnerships.
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Minnesota
One Hur t in Jump for Life as Fire Strikes Gladstone Store
Mrs Roper Beckstrom suffered head and internal injuries after leaping from a second story window with her husband and three children during a Gladstone fire. The family fled via the stairway but flames cut off exits, forcing the jump to the street. The father and children escaped with minor injuries.
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Roper Beckstrom
Jmp
the &Hr
Gladstone
Beckstroms
Kellogg back in St Paul to push oil case hearings
Frank Kellogg, head government counsel in the Standard Oil prosecution, returns to St Paul with associates Morrison Duran Pagan preparing for hearings to resume Sept 1. He just met with Attorney General Bonaparte in Washington about renewed action in the rebate case. A New Brighton fire damages $25,000, destroying 19 sheep barns of Minnesota Transfer Co. The yard stock attached to the barns is saved. Philo Hawes founder of Luverne dies at 77, first settler in Rock County and father of Luverne’s naming after his daughter.
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New Brighton
Minneaplis
Minnesota Transfer Company
Luverne
Philo Hawes
Minnesota
Rock County
Laverne
Fire wipes out Beaudette saw mill in Beaudette
A large lumber mill owned by The Sheviin-Mathies Lumber Company in Beaudette burned to the ground. Investigators say the blaze started from sparks from a large burner. Estimated loss runs about $225,000 with around $113,000 insured.
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Sheviin-Mathies Lumber Company
Beaudette
Duluth Dentist Dies in Suspected Carbolic Acid Suicide
Dr. William T. Neiml, a 23 year old Finnish dentist from Duluth, ended his life by taking carbolic acid at the St. Louis hotel where he resided. Authorities note possible heartbreak or romantic discouragement as contributing factors to the act.
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William T. Neiml
Duluth
St. Louis
Minneapolis Millionaire and Local Resident Die in Disturbing Accidents
Leonoranmeunimg, a 21 year old former St. Paul resident, accidentally shot himself while cleaning a shotgun at Heron Jake. The ramrod discharged, lodging the shell in his abdomen, causing fatal injuries. In a separate note, Minneapolis real estate magnate and lumberman T. McKnight died of heart disease, marking the death of a prominent local figure.
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Leonoranmeunimg
St. Paul
St Heron Jake
Henning
Minneapolis
T. McKnight
West Point hazing defended by plebe who suffered
A West Point plebe who suffered during hazing defends the practice, praising cadets including Russell and Trossell. He says the hazing acts are harmless, that pleas for reinstatement would fail, and that the routine builds humor, obedience, and resilience for future soldiers.
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William T. Russell
West Point
The
New York Herald
Trossell
Russell
Ame
Oklahoma gas to power Europe by transatlantic pipeline
Alexander Eberson of St Louis proposes piping U S natural gas from Oklahoma through Kansas Missouri Illinois Indiana and Ohio to New York and then across the Atlantic to Europe. He says Oklahoma gas already serves multiple states and could fuel London Paris and Berlin, with existing gas firms resisting but gas priced at half the current cost could prevail.
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Oklahoma
Atlantic
Alexander Alberson
St Louis
Havre
France
Europe
United States
Kansas
Texas
Eberson
In Lana
Pittsburg
Indian Territory
Standard Oil Company
Missouri
Munds
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
London
Paris
Berlin
Oklahoma Gas
When Taft Was a Poet and Aunt's View of Verse
The piece notes William Howard Taft wrote poetry, contrasting him with a stereotype poet. It recalls a visit to his favorite Iowa aunt where he shared clippings of his verses. She asks if the poems are printed for nothing, a memory reflecting pride and curiosity about his early literary side.
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William HH. Taft
Mr. Taft
Iowa
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Great Statesman
Things We Eat Dangerous adulterations in food discoveries
Investigations by the department of agriculture reveal adulterations in common foods. Celery seed contained 40 percent powdered rock, ground olive stones found in pepper, and chocolate coating mostly cocoa shells corn starch beef tallow and mineral matter. Some manufacturers used gum tragacanth to aid jellies.
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Department of Agriculture
Only Daughter Cured of Consumption Recipe
A Philadelphia doctor named Dr H James found a Calcutta herb recipe that cured his only child of consumption. The remedy supposedly cures night sweats nausea and flu like colds in 24 hours. The doctor offers the recipe free in exchange for two 2 cent stamps to cover expenses, addressed to Crad Dock & Co 1032 Race St Philadelphia.
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H. James
Calcutta
Crad
Dock & CO
Race St
Philadelphia
Jell-O Purity Guarantee Filed for Grocers
Washington the guarantee filed with the Department of Agriculture assures Jell O and Jell O Ice Cream Powder meet the National Pure Food Law. Serial number 158 covers all wholesale and retail grocers handling the products and asserts official confidence in their purity and wholesomeness.
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Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Sore Feet Remedy and Digestive Aid Advertised
Mr W Stone of East Poland Maine praises Baden arnica salve for sore feet burns sores and abrasions and piles. The ad promotes Kodol digestive aid to prevent chronic dyspepsia and urges readers to get a bottle today from Eugene A Pfefferle and others.
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Baden
Mr. W. Stone
East Poland
Maine
C. M. Olsen
Eugene A. Pfefferle
Free remedy offer targets nervous weakness and manhood decline
An ad promises a free home cure for nervous inability, weak back, memory loss, and other youthful follies sent in a brain sealed envelope to any man who writes. It promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea or Tablets, a summer tonic claimed to regulate stomach, kidneys, and liver, offered by Pioneer Drug Co.
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Rea
Bast
Europe
America
A. E. Robinson
Lock Building
Detroit
Michigan
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Pioneer Drug Co
Willing Yor Once. Easter Hat Sparks Ash Barrel Farewell
A lighthearted exchange recalls a domestic quarrel over fashion as a wife asks for a flower garden hat for Easter while her husband jokes about ending the ash barrel affair he is wearing. The vignette blends humor with a domestic scene from a past era.
Kennedy Laxative Cough Syrup Promoted for All Ages
An advertisement touts Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup as suitable for children and adults. It praises its pleasant taste resembling maple sugar and its gentle yet copious laxative action to expel cold from the system, sold by Cugene A. Pfeiffer.
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Kennedy
Cugene A. Pfefie
Kodoi health elixir and miscellaneous goods ad
Summer complaints and ailments linked to the stomach are urged to be eased by Kodoi with a bottle kept in the house and taken when needed. An advertisement also promotes cattle and horse hide processing by Crosby Frisian Fur Company with new catalog pages and samples for Alten S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
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Rogese A. Plefferle
Crosby Frisian Fur Company
Rochester
Crosby
Bargains in Farm Lands Pamphlet Offer
A promotional notice invites readers to request a free illustrated descriptive pamphlet titled New Empire about South Dakota farm lands and business opportunities tied to the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway extension. Address A. B. Cutts, G P T A, Minneapolis.
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South Dakota
Minneapolis
St. Louis
R. R
New Empire
Farmers
Fur goods and health pills advertised in odd catalog
An illustrated Crosby Frisian Fur Co. catalog from Rochester promotes hides into fur items while Mother Gray’s patent remedy claims to regulate women’s health. The ad lists products, testimonials, and mail order details, with emphasis on relief for female ailments and a sample offer.
Declining the Chance in a Fragmented Quote
A truncated quote shows concerns about a spy mine and a person’s career path. It mentions someone worried about duties with an erroy or navy and a refusal to study medicine, as reported by a Philadelphia Tedzer of unclear context.
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Erroy
Navy
Philadel
Tedzer
Homeseekers' Rates Via Minneapolis & St. Louis Ay
On first and third Tuesdays of each month, to Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and other states. Stop overs allowed and tickets limited twenty one days. Per rates, time of trama, etc., call on agents or address A B Cuts, G P T AJ, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
A. B. Cuts
Minneapolis
Minn
Mrs Chae Smith Endorses New Life Pills for Family Use
Mrs Chae Smith of West Franklin Maine says she uses Dr King’s New Life Pills as a laxative for her family because they are effective and gentle. The product is sold at C M Olsen’s drugstore for 250.
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Chae. E. Smith
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
C. M. Olsen
Shrug
Reforming the Head Hunters in Solomon Islands
A steady shift occurs in the Solomon Islands as young men abandon head hunting for the copra industry. The move brings wealth from pressed coconut oil while older chiefs view the change as a loss of honor and tradition in the south Pacific group off New Guinea's west.
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Solomon Islands
South Pacific
New Guinea
South Seas
Long Distance YMCA Relay Planned At Marshalltown
Long Relay ace J A Goodell of the Y M C A Marshalltown Iowa plans a long distance relay for boys in early fall. Potential routes include Water loo to Marshalltown Ottumwa to Marshalltown via Oskaloosa and Keokuk to Marshalltown via Burlington and Cedar Rapids. The aim is to field enough boys so each runs under half a mile and a record time for amateur relays is hoped.
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J. A. Goodell
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Keokuk
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Parrot School Opens in Paris District
A new school in Grand Montrouge, Paris, trains parrots to vocalize praise for various products using phonograph lessons. The birds are intended to be displayed in cages along boulevards in prominent locations, showcasing commercial value.
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Grand Montrouge
Paris
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