Commodore Nicholsor Endorses Peruna in Letter
An 1887 letter from Commodore Somerville Nicholson of the U S Navy extols Peruna as a cure for catarrh and urges others to seek Dr Hartman’s free advice. The piece notes broad endorsement by prominent figures and asks readers to request a Peruna Almanac for 1904. It also cites Dr George Meylan’s Harvard oarsmen study and reports a labor shortage from the Transvaal Labor Commission.
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Somerville Nicholson
United States Navy
BR St. N. W
Washington, D.C
Nicholson
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Columbia University
Harvard University
Atone BR. Roberts
M. Dyton
D. C
Peruna
Robert R. Roberts
Re Robbins
Muskogee
M.C. Gee
Jones,St
San Francisco
Cale
Boston
Endorsement for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Miss Anton M. Sarre of Minneapolis testifies the product eased two days of severe monthly pain after using it for relief. The ad claims many women share improvement and urges readers that the compound safely supports women through natural health crises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice M. Smith
Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia E.pinkham
Pryenam
Reyer
Lydia HE. Pinkham
Lydia KE. Pinkham
Anton M. Sarre
Third Ave
South Minneapolis
Minneapolis Study Club
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cabinet and Ministry in Great Britain Explained
London dispatches note that cabinet and ministry are not separate bodies. The cabinet is the inner circle of the ministry and includes the premier’s most trusted ministers. The size and composition shift with each premier, as seen from Balfour’s July 1902 arrangement. The cabinet evolves alongside the ministry, reflecting political power rather than a fixed statute. The piece contrasts Britain’s unwritten constitution with American written law and touches on other items.
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Great Britain
London
Lonton Transcript
Balfour
Ireland
Council
Treasury
Mr. Balfour
Admiralty
India
Scotland
Board of Trade
Local Government Board
Board of Agriculture
Board of Education
George Wyndham
Lord Salisbury
Balfowrs
Duchy of Lancaster
Welsh Coal for Jerusalem on Kirkstall Voyage
The English steamer Kirkstall sailed with Welsh coal and patent fuel for Jaffa in the open roadstead. Cargo will be discharged by lighters and moved to the Holy City via the new railway. The United States received 5,079,362 German immigrants in the nineteenth century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkstall
Jaffa
Asia Minor
Holy City
United States
Germany
A Comparative Success in Flight Invention
A Washington Star excerpt notes the inventor claims his flying machine was a comparative success as it did lift into the air and return without harming people or damaging machinery. The exchange highlights cautious achievement in early aviation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Lasting Relief from Kidney Ailment Promised
TW Wails of Lebanon Kentucky testifies Doan's Kidney Pills gave quick lasting relief from severe back and kidney pains. He says no doctoring helped until using Doan's. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises them at 50 cents per box, available from all druggists.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Vast array of curious items from history and science
A miscellany notes a New York woman reclaiming government funds her ancestors pursued. Massachusetts lawmakers show 76 college men among 276. a London auction pays 7600 for a Fulham ware jug. Other items include a 1581 date clock in Elizabeth NJ, Russia and Siberia kettle bridges, navy demographics, rotary snow plow, Chinese medical noises, and Malay tree dwellers.
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New York
United’ States
Massachusetts
Boston
University
Harvard
London
Fulham
West Malling
Kent
Cwhé
Elizabeth
Russia
Siberia
Czar of Russia Owning 90 Million Acres Declares Vast Landholding
The czar of Russia holds 90 million acres as the world’s largest private landowner, a landmark claim illustrating imperial estate breadth and influence across vast territories.
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Czar
Russia
UPS
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Commodore Nicholsor
OF Our Navy
Transvaal Labor Commission
South Africa
Commodore
Svicholson
Aulentas
Tod
Wistarian
Broadway
New ‘York
Pueblo
Col
Chicago
Record-Herald
Worcester
Mass
Kline
R. H. Kure, Ltd
Arch St
Phila
John A. Salger. Seed -Co
la ‘Crosse
Wis
A.C.L.J
Mother Gray
Tome
Alen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Ifa
Victoria
A.C.L
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wum. O. Expsury
Vanburen, Ind
Winslow
Spain
U. S. Dept. of Agr
Mont
Idaho
Dakotas
Colo
Speltz
Hanna Bailey
Iée
John A Salzer Seed Co
Welsh Coal
Jerusalem
Mr. Browns
Mr. Brown
Miss Platterly
Little Mise
Papa
Kansas
Les
Ohere
Philadelphia Press
Crittick
Aster
TW. Wails
Lebanon
Flurtr
Cherson
Milan
Moody
Rocky Mountain
Scientific American
Moise
Il Trovttore
Malay Peninsula
The
United State Treasury ‘Mends P
Wes
Pere Muy
Perr
Es Artman
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicagos
Nigeria
Barbados
West
Africa
Hall
Fr. Camyxer & Co
Toledo
J.cheney
Aype ‘& Troax
Ohio
Walding
Balsam
Ellas & Bro
Buffaio
N. Y
Prentiss
Rathaude
Sehgal Gud
Caish
Reger
Barthes
Osa
Arate
Salzer
Mich
N. Dakota
John
Pr. Ts
Asin
Amecarric
Vase Thompson
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