Vacation Tours Excursion Rates Readied for Summer Travelers
The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway offers summer excursion rates to East coast resorts and to Minnesota Wisconsin Colorado Utah California Washington Oregon Montana Wyoming and South Dakota. Tickets on sale daily from Superstimated to October 31 1907 with liberal stopover privileges and variable rates to Western destinations. For details contact A B Cutts G P and T A Minneapolis Minn. 29
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Minneapolis & St. Louis
Kadol Promises Quick Relief For Indigestion
An ad touts Kadol as a scientific vegetable acid formula that aids digestion during indigestion or irritable stomachs. It claims Kadol supports the stomach’s natural juices for relief and promotes pure food and drugs safety. Sold by Eugen W Cleffer.
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Eugenw A Clefferie
Eugene A. Plefferle
Open Publicity Supports Dr. Pierce Medicines
The article extols Dr. Pierce’s Family Medicines for transparency in ingredients printed on wrappers. It emphasizes glycerine as solvent, claims no alcohol or habit forming drugs, and notes professional endorsements from medical writers. It also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a gentle laxative for constipation.
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Ur. Perce
Buffalo, N
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Bleeding a King and a Greedy Irish Surgeon Plot
In 1693 Louis XIV nearly fell for a bloodletting scam by a young Parisian surgeon aided by Daquin. Marechal, the king’s trusted physician, uncovered the plot after the king was bled when Marechal was away. Daquin was executed in council, exiled, and died soon after.
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Louis XIV
Marechil
Paris
British Medical Journal
Iago
Antoine Daquin
Daquin
Marechal
Versailles
Duquit
Dunquin
Tie
Quimper-Corentin
London Standard
Customs Officials and Free Trade Tips for Passengers
English customs officials are praised as obliging and efficient for landing American passengers. Free items include a half pound of tobacco and a half pint of spirits, with perfumes allowed, while many goods like sugar and cocoa face duties. Passengers must own items and use them personally, with limited quarantine for dogs six months or less. Officials are civil service appointees and vigilant against liars. Keep dogs on the American side.
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England
Dravel Magazine
Civil Service
Testators Last Wishes Strange Funeral Arrangements
London papers recount unusual burial requests. Sir James Colquhoun asked for full evening dress at burial. George Herring planned mausoleum sundial gravesite at Maidenhead Haven of Rest. Queen Victoria supervised funeral programme and music. A Reigate bride died before her wedding and was buried in bridal dress with bridesmaids gowns. Major General Algernon Stewart in Hascombe had coffin drawn by horse and mourners wore old fashioned smocks with scripted collars. The same bearers returned for the church service next Sunday.
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James Colquhoun
London Standard
George Herring
Haven of Rest
Maidenhead
Queen Victoria
Reigate
Algernon Stewart
Hascombe
Surrey
Questioning a Mayor's Suit: Mrs Harlow Questions Color Blind Leader
The quote portrays Mrs. Harlow's astonishment at her husband’s three-term mayoral tenure. She admires him yet questions his fitness, noting his color blindness and childish habits as reasons to doubt his qualifications. The comment reflects doubt about leadership legitimacy and personal affection.
A Chinese Idea of Foreigners
A South China Post summary reflects a modern Chinese view of foreigners handling epidemics. It claims foreigners isolate the sick in small rooms, lime-wash them, and lock them away to die unseen, while shunning crying families and driving them away with sticks. It ends with a chilling assertion that even suicide would be preferable to submission.
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South China Post
Antiquity of an Old Tune at Napoleonic Egypt
In 1799 Napoleons forces in Egypt heard a Bedouin reaction to a tune matches the English song We Won’t Go Home Till Morning. Bedouins hailed it as the oldest popular tune, claiming ancient origin in their culture. The tune may have reached Europe from Africa via Crusaders in the eleventh century.
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Egypt
England
Europe
St. James’ Gazette
An Untold Quip at the Wedding
A bride and her aunt exchange pointed banter about the groom. The aunt notes his high opinion of the wife while she reveals the husband hides his true intentions, saying he never lets his left hand know what his right hand does.
Wrong Man
A captain seeks a secretary skilled in managing men but the applicant reveals that the job would not suit him, suggesting his wife would better fit the role because money changes people and reveals true character in society.
Kaffirs Raise Funds With Humorous Ruse at Native Meeting
A missionary describes a native meeting where the crowd collectively raised over £12 through a humorous bid system. Participants paid to sit, leave, or perform small acts, with shillings and pounds exchanging hands amid lively antics and laughter as a creative fundraising method.
Sacred Codfish Guards Massachusetts Statehouse History
The Sacred Codfish, a carved wooden emblem in the Massachusetts House chamber, has presided over state deliberations for over 150 years. Originating from Captain John Welch in 1747, the life colored carving hung in the colonial assembly hall and remains a revered colonial relic.
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Massachusetts Statehouse
Massachusetts Hall of Representatives
Statehouse
Boston
Old Colony
Massachusetts
John Welch
Renova
Dock Square
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Colonial Assembly Hall
Welch
Assembly Hall
A Fool's Identity
Harold Frederick dines beside a silent guest he misidentifies as an idiot. The reveal shows the guest is Cecil Rhodes, famed Colossus silent in a mood, a moment noted by St. James Gazette.
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Harold Frederick
Frederick
Cecil Rhodes
St. James
Sagacity of Thales and His Timeless Maxims
A brief reflection on Thales the Greek philosopher noting quotes attributed to him such as Know thyself and Time is the wisest thing. The passage recalls his view on self knowledge, prudent speech, and the timing of marriage.
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Thales
Relief Principle Journalist Encounter
A humorous quaint exchange in which Dr. Story, former Glasgow University principal, on holiday in the country is greeted by the district minister who invites him to relieve him for a day. The principal jokes that he might relieve the minister’s congregation, not the minister himself.
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Dr. Story
Glasgow University
Coming and Going: Fashion and Foolishness Clash
Cartoonish quip about marriage and fashion from the Houston Post notes a husband torn between keeping his wife’s wardrobe fashionable and avoiding trouble with the dressmaker, reflecting societal pressures on attire.
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Houston Post
Ring Recovery Hint Strains Herbert and Gladys
Fragmentary dialogue shows Gladys returning Herbert’s ring to the jeweler for valuation. The jeweler notes Herbert’s reluctance to settle, while Gladys questions why and hints at a possible future hold.
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Gladys
Edith
Herbert
Penelope
Just the Other Way
Dialogue excerpt showing a humorously misunderstood explanation of a car’s functioning with a backhanded remark about the machine not working.
Community class schedule and local medical anecdote
A town notice lists boys and girls classes by age and time from Wednesday to Saturday, plus fencing and Sunday activities. The piece also recounts Herman Henry's testimonial in Fedora Tenn about Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds, with price details and a bottle offer.
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Trath
Fedora
Tenn
C. V. Pepper
Ikegan
O.M. Olsen
Western terminal rail project in eastern South Dakota lands
Describes Le Beaus Western terminal of the M and St. L railroad across eastern South Dakota with eighty acres of grounds, shops, roundhouse, cattle yards, artesian wells, natural gas, and planned rail completion by September 1, 1907. Notes ship capacity and land settlements, with notices to contact Thomas Way and Bert Barber for information. Also advertises medicinal pills and local music catalog availability.
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Minneapolis & St. Louis
South Dakota
Division Point
Missouri River
Potters Clay
Cheyenne Reservation
Butte County
Montana
le Beau
Aberdeen
Dr Adnison Jones Cure Specialist Proclaims Permanent Results
An advertisement touts Dr Adnison Jones as a cure specialist for chronic diseases healing catarrh deafness eye and ear problems lung and heart ailments and nervous debility. It claims rapid diagnosis within minutes and permanent cures with absorption treatment glasses and guaranteed results. It promises treatment for private diseases of men including syphilis stricture and impotence and offers free confidential consultation from a Chicago address.
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Jones
Crong
Adnison-Jones
Lake Ave
Drexel
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