Cure of Eczema With Cuticura Remedies Promised
Thomas M. Rossiter of East Orange New Jersey Testifies that after years of suffering from a severe eczema affecting his face head and body a five week treatment with Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap cured him completely He notes the disease had made employment impossible and praises the remedies as speedy and permanent for skin diseases March 30 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas M. Rossiter
Prospect Street
East Orange
N. J. Mar
The Late Stranger
A Philadelphia attorney specializing in railway accident suits discusses difficulties in examining an Irish witness. The witness, coached by company counsel, replies that the man on the track was a partial stranger because his left leg was gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Celt
Ailing Women Seek Kidney Health Cure
Mrs. W. G. Davis of Groesbeck Texas reports relief from back aches dizziness and gravel stones after using Deans Widney Pills. She cites strengthened kidneys improved health and long absence of trouble. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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W. G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Out of order weighing machine blamed as swindle
The stranger complains a drug store weighing machine is broken after a penny drops and the indicator fails to move. The clerk dismisses the accusation, noting the penny was taken and the machine serves its purpose. The exchange ends with the assertion that the machine is functioning as intended.
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Chicago Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
A testimonial style notice claims deafness stems from Eustachian tube inflammation and offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh deafness case cured outside Hall's Cure. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills with a Toledo, Ohio origin and druggist availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Fraternal Leader Frank W. Bittner of Lebanon Pa
Frank W. Bittner of Lebanon Pennsylvania belongs to eighteen fraternal and benevolent orders indicating broad social affiliations.
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Frank W. Bittner
Lebanon
Personal conflict over city streets and taxes
A heated exchange features a fur coated man arguing about street conditions and taxes. Another man responds that while he does not pay taxes, he must walk streets daily and is harmed when they are muddy or unsafe, calling the other a blamed duffer.
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Duffer
Second Street
Brick
Mort
Milwaukee Sentinel
Russia Reports 17 Million Children Without Education
A statistic claims 17,000,000 children aged 6 to 14 in Russia receive no education. The figure highlights a severe access gap impacting youth education across the country.
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Russia
Unions Report Broad Organizing and Wage Advances
AFL affiliated unions paid over 1.5 million in sick and death benefits last year. J W Smiley leads a Massachusetts organizing push as eight hour days spread from St John New Brunswick to Cincinnati and New York. Berlin metal trades strike seeks 21 mark minimum wage. prison labor contracts in Kentucky rise. Buyers' unions form to promote union labeled goods and curb non union purchases.
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American Federation of Labor
J. W. Smiley
Massachusetts
St. John
N. B
Ste. Marie
Mich
Jackson
Miss
Carlinville
Ill
Princeton
Ind
el Reno
Okla
Washington
Bricklayers and Masons’ International Union
Berlin
Frankfort
New York
Upper East Side
United Mine Workers
International Typographical Union
GOL
Chicago Federation of Labor
McCabe
Methodist Church
Organized Labor
Methodist Preachers of
Chicago
United
Senate Yearlong Debate On Bills And Conferees
Congress pursued multiple measures with conference reports on railway rates and statehood while the Senate and House battled filibusters and quorum issues. The post office appropriation grew to 192 million, naval and diplomatic bills advanced, and a Panama supply resolution faced defeat on a point of order.
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Senate
Tillman
Cullom and
Elkins
Kittredge
Rayner
Panama
House
District of Columbia
Cannon
James Wickersham
United States Circuit Court
District of Alaska
Post Office
Election Committee
Reed Smoot
United States
Murphy
Committee On Military Affairs
Women Suffrage Leaders Refuse Tax Payment in England
Leading English suffragists adopt a tax strike citing taxation without representation. Mrs. Montefiore barricades her doorstep as a tax collector seeks access, while supporters supply her with provisions and deliver mail.
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England
Anglo-Russian Understanding Shapes Balkan Powers Pact
The anticipated treaty between Great Britain and Russia avoids hostility to German interests. Russia renounces a Persian gulf port but keeps influence in northern Persia. Both Persia and Turkey are to be respected, with the status quo in Afghanistan and Tibet maintained.
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Great Britain
Russia
Persian Gulf
Persia
Turkey
Afghanistan
Tibet
Senate confirms Sargent envoy posts and other policy moves
The Senate confirmed Frank P. Sargent as immigration commissioner general. Congress appropriated 60000 for Pan American delegates in Rio. Dr Joseph A Reilly named Georgetown football coach. Louis H Ayme confirmed as consul general at Lisbon. Roosevelt to speak at Independence Day celebration at Oyster Bay. Archæological Institute bill passes House. Senor Nabuco and Viscount De Alte return from Pacific trip. A Negro minister, Rev Washington Gladden, appointed army chaplain to the Twenty fourth infantry in the Philippines. American minister Hicks reports Chile accepts President's tariff offer.
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Senate
Frank P. Sargent
Illinois
Congress
Rio Janeiro
Joseph A. Reilly
Georgetown University
Louis H. Ayme
Lisbon
Portugal
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
L. I
Archenological Institute of America
House
Longworth
Ohio
Senor Nabuco
Viscount de Alte
Washington
Pacific
Washington ©. Gladden
Colorado
Twentyfourth Infantry
Philippines
Chili
Hicks
State Department
Pink Pills Claim To Make New Blood In Anemia Case
Mrs George Forrester of Watertown New York reports severe anemia with fainting spells after a cold. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring strength and color, noting prior use by family and now urging others to purchase the remedy from the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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George Forrester
Curtis Street
Watertown
N.Y
Unlikely dog sale ends with a fraud remark in Virginia
A Virginia man sold a dog for three dollars with a warranty to seal chickens. The buyer returned the animal calling it a fraud. When asked if the chickens were cooked the seller replied the dog would not steal live chickens, noting his value.
Coffee Knifed an Old Soldier Reclaims Health with Postum
A 72 year old former coffee drinker details how years of coffee caused malaria like relapses. Doctors advised quitting coffee for Postum, which he did and within days felt improved. Now active, he works hard, drives sixteen miles daily, and prefers Postum to coffee. He notes some initially dislike Postum but grew to like it when prepared correctly.
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Postum
Pinkham
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Voteing ma General Regret
A professor muses that George Washington would oversee better gum on his two cent portraits. He then applies the big stick and the square deal principles to illustrate reform in a humorous, small scale gesture.
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George Washington
Unique Experience Sparks Laundry Firm Curiosity
Laura reports Mr Ferguson puzzled by his laundry firm as a collar, washed multiple times, shows little wear. The exchange notes George asking what to make of the situation and highlights questions about the service.
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Laura
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Daniel
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Isle of Pines
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Stone
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Rechaloth Sunday Herald
Dr. Johnson
Julius Caesar
Saxe
Peter the Great
Byron
Dodds
Mother Gray
Children’s Home
New York City
Gray
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
Cigara
Peoria
Homeville Association
Hidalgo County
California
D. B. Chapin
Hidalgo
T. Cwilladsen
R. Paxton CO
Boston
RIO Grande Land, Water & Power Company
ST. Louis
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Ilh. Qreen
Box U
Atlante
Midland
Texas Plains
Johnson & Moran
Texey
Osier Specialty CO
Oster
Celerate
Wren
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Winchester
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