Dr Pierce's Medicines Backed by Full Ingredient List
A historic ad promotes Dr. R V Pierce Buffalo NY publishing full ingredient lists for his medicines. It claims formulas are free of alcohol narcotics or poisons and cites Native American plant knowledge, notably Squaw Weed, to support remedies like Favorite Prescription for female health, nervous debility, and menstrual relief. Sold by all medicine dealers.
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R. V.ee
Buffalo
Sf Pierce
Dr. Plutca
Seading
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Curious Fur Trade Catalog And Tonics Ad
An old advertisement fragment touts a Grosby Frisian Fur Co catalog promising fur coats robes and rugs from stock hides. It also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a family tonic and Pioneer Drug Co products including Alien’s Foot-Ease with offers for samples and refunds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grosby Frisian Fur Co
Rochester
Crosby
Hollister
Pioneer Drug Co
Aly Luuu Offers Private Aid In Private Home Ad
A dubious advertisement targets men with nervous decline, weak back, memory loss, or sexual weakness. It promises a simple remedy sent by return mail and asks readers to write for details to a Detroit address.
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Aly Luuu
Rabineon
Detroit
Michigan
Piles and Fissures Cured Without Surgery by Dr Addison Jones
Testimonials from Minnesota patients praise Dr Addison Jones of Chicago for cures of piles fissures fistula hydrocele and related ailments without operation. Patients report improved health with little pain and recommend consulting him with cases of piles bronchitis or digestive issues.
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Addison Jones
Chicago
Mcginn
Owatonna
Minn
Addison Domes
A. B. Cowan
Addison Tunes
Tun
Boutwell
Kasota
Riz C. McAllister
Mankato
Kellogg to Return to Minnesota After Trust Cases
Frank B. Kellogg, special assistant attorney general in charge of trust prosecutions, told Taft and Wickersham he would sever governmental ties once current work is finished. He plans to return to Minnesota and resume his private law practice, noting two remaining major cases against Standard Oil and Harriman lines may take a year or more to resolve.
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Frank B. Kellogg
Washington
Taft
Wickersham
Standard Ofl Company
Harriman Lines
Kellogg
Minnesota
Nelson opposes ore tariff arguing Minnesota iron ore needs no protection
Senator Knute Nelson attacked a 25 cent per ton tariff on iron ore in the tariff bill, declaring Minnesota houses the nation’s greatest iron ore body and that half of U S ore in 1908 came from the Superior region. He said the ore is practically owned and mined by the steel trust under various names.
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Iron and Steel
Minnesota
Steel Trust
Knute Nelson
Senate
United States
Superior
Minnesota Governor Sees President Over Tariff View
Governor John A. Johnson visited the White House with Minnesota friends and was asked about tariff plans. He admitted not reading the papers recently and said he did not know the tariff situation, adding he did not think much of the tariff bill.
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John A. Johnson
White House
Washington
Minnesota
Johnson
STOPS RED KEROSENE SALE
The attorney general ruled that red kerosene and adulterated illuminating oils may not be sold after July 2. The law requires a gravity test for kerosene and gasoline and allows the chief inspector to reject oils that appear yellowish dark or dirty for illuminating use.
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J. J. Lynch
No Opposition to Willard for Minnesota Federal Judge
Authority confirms no opposition in the Senate to Charles A. Willard's confirmation as federal judge in Minnesota. A subcommittee chaired by Senator Nelson will report favorably, and the nomination should reach the Senate soon for prompt approval without dissent. The piece also notes an elevator mill tax ruling for wheat and other grains.
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Senate
Charles A. Willard
Taft
Minnesota
Nelson
George
T. Simpson
State Lay Commission
Baby Found Dead in Minneapolis Alley
Workmen discovered a female infant strangled to death in an ash heap alley in Minneapolis. The body was wrapped in old papers and an apron, a cord tightly embedded around the neck, and the infant had been dead about two days. Police suspect homicide by strangulation.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis Man Ends Life After Warns Daughters
Robert Caine of Minneapolis, 48, killed himself with a razor after telling his two daughters of his plan and demonstrating how he sharpened the blade used in the death by own action.
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Minneapolis
Robert Caine
Suicide at Deebach Bros Barber Shop in St Paul
John P Bernik of St Cloud Minnesota ex sheriff of Stearns County shot and killed himself in the bathrooms of the Deebach Bros Barber Shop in St Paul. He was forty five years old and no cause was given for the self inflicted death.
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John P Bernik
St Cloud
Stearns County
Deebach Bros
St. Paul
Bernik
Big Tenpin Contest in New York to be Held Under Eastern Ladies Rules
A national women’s bowling championship will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York from May 24 to June 12 under Eastern Ladies Bowling Congress rules. No entry fees, free admission, and individual registrations. Top prize is a diamond emblem, with gold silver and bronze medals for runners up. Notable competitors include Gertrude Hull, Birdie Kern, Hermann, Bergman, and Riddell. The event promises vast participation and features a three-game format with afternoon sessions.
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America
Madison Square Garden
New York
National Bowling Association
United Tournament Company
Big Garden
Eastern Ladies’ Bowling Congress
New York Bowling Association
West
East
Gertrude Hull
Chicago
St. Louis
Birdie Kern
Martin Kern
Miss Herrmann
Garry Herrmann
Cincinnati
National Baseball Commission
Bergman
Philadelphia
Bowers
Tote
Garden
P. J. Riddell
Hull
Rochester
Eastern Indies’ Bowling Congress
San Francisco
Germany
Pacific Coast
Monument to Adam Erected at Hickory Grounds by Baltimore Builder
John P. Brady, a Baltimore contractor, has erected a monument at his country house Hickory Grounds near Gardenville Maryland to Adam the first man. A plain concrete quatre shaft surmounted by a sundial forms the memorial with two opposite panels bearing inscriptions.
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John P. Brady
Baltimore
Hickory Grounds
Gardenville
Adam
Brady
Eve
Adam as America’s First Man Honored by Sundial Dedication
A newspaper item notes the dedication of America’s first shaft to Adam the first man. The circular sundial bears the Latin Sic transit gloria mundi as speakers discuss memorials and the pioneering role of Adam in human history.
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America
Adam
Man
Brady
Eve
Famous British statesman J Chamberlain career overview
Incidents in the career of Joseph Chamberlain, a great Unionist leader of Birmingham. Highlights include early radicalism, mayoral service, 1886 president of the Board of Trade, bankruptcy reform, land restitution and property rotation schemes, compulsory allotments, and tariff-leaning resignations. He served as commissioner in fisheries disputes and colonial secretary, marrying Mary Endicott in 1888 and resigning in 1903 over tariff views.
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J Chamberlain
Joseph B. Chamberlain
Birmingham
Board of Trade
Mr. Chamberlain
Government Board
Gladstone
Ireland
Lord Salisbury
United States
Hogland
Mary Endicott
William G. Endicott
Cleveland
Garage for aerial craft at Philadelphia hotel
Bellevue-Stratford in Philadelphia plans an aerial garage after additions, with roof space for airships to land and occupants to dine on a roof garden. Roof apparatus will replenish power for aircraft and expert mechanics will aid disabled airships. The article also notes a Quincentenary celebration for Leipzig University with events and speeches planned.
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Philadelphia
Bellevue-Stratford
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University of Leipzig
Pauline Paulinerkirche
Frederick August of
Saxony
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Frank B. Vrooman
Jos C. Bisch
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the Royal
Standard Typewriter
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New Ulm, Minn
Burdick Cash Registers
Brown County Bank
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New Ulm Roller Mill Co
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