Deadly new grenade tested by American army in Manila
Lieutenant William B. Mapes, inventor of a nine inch grenade packing forty gun cotton bullets, tests it for the U S Army in Manila. The weapon is carried safely, hurled like a slingshot, and designed to release a deadly spray of bullets toward the ground. Mapes also created the poncho pont, a portable four man gear system.
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Mapes
Manila
United States Army
William 8. Mapes
Twenty-Afth Infantry
New York Times
Mall Cain
Nebraska Volunteer Infantry
Leutenant
Twenty. Fifth Infantry
Mann
Government to Farm Insects Across Central U.S. for War
United States officials plan a bug farm near Wichita Kansas to supply insects across a wide western territory amid preparations for potential conflict. An entomologist seeks an acre near a streetcar line for offices and laboratories while plans include grasses and pest challenges for farmers. In Middletown New York on January 12 Mrs Tomas Extrada Palma widow of Cuba’s former president announces plans to move to California with her children in two weeks.
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United States
Wichita
Kaw
Indiana
Rocky Mountains
Gulf of Mexico
Canada
Riverside Park
Uncle Su
Middle West
Palma
U. S
Middletown
N.Y
Tomas Extrada Palma
Cuba
Orange County
Stomach Trouble Cured By Chamberlain Remedies
The notice touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a cure for stomach issues. It references Mr JoP in Chign, Mo, and mentions a local pharmacy, Madkety Pharmacy, selling the product.
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Jop
Chign
Inedemnen
Estonia
Champerslain
Minarater Remeds Laver and
Poranteit Pearces
Madkety Pharmacy
Fine White Strawberry Grown In Depth of Winter
Hugo Lilienthal of Berkeley California introduces Fine White Strawberry a year round berry superior in flavor to red strawberries. It propagates in deep water forms perfect fruit and can be planted in close rows without hindering yield a small patch may feed a family year round.
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Hugo Livfentinnl
Berkeley
Cal
Bay Cities
Dangerous African Bugs and Tramp Work Proposals
An African bug expert, J. Q. Thompson of Richmond, Ind., told President Roosevelt about dangers of insect bites and agreed to provide data on Roosevelt’s African hunt. Separately, Joseph Baldwin, Dr., proposes a New York state farm for tramps, detaining and forcing work to curb vagrancy, a plan debated as a remedy to the tramp problem.
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D. QO. Thompson
Thom
Roosevelt
J. QO. Thompson
Richmond
Ind
Thompson
Mr. Roosevelt
Joseph ©. Baldwin
New York
Fetta Qpity
Ng Inch Ag
Cough Remedies Prominently Sold at Pearre’s Drugstore
A historic ad promotes a cough remedy claiming safety for bronchitis and colds with extended use details. The copy highlights wide reputation and extensive use, urging readers to trust the product and visit Pearre’s Medicine Pharmacy for purchase.
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Ali
Pearre
Miter
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