Roads Restrained From Raising Rates By Western Trunk Line
A committee of the Western trunk lines announced that several railways will not increase freight charges. The list includes Missouri Pacific, Chicago & Northwestern, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, Wabash, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, Illinois Central, Chicago & Alton, Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe, Chicago Great Western, Missouri Kansas & Texas, St. Louis & San Francisco, Quincy Omaha & Kansas City, St. Paul & Des Moines, Minneapolis & St. Louis, Iowa Central, Fort Dodge Des Moines & Southern, Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha, Elgin Joliet & Eastern, Chicago Peoria & St. Louis, Chicago Milwaukee & Gary, Minneapolis St. Paul & Ste Marie, The Kansas Southern, Chicago Indiana & Southern.
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Merition
Chicago
Western Trunk Line Committee
Western Trunk Line
Ostel Aed Adart
Wtndtters
Missouri Pacific
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Wabash Railroad Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Ilinois Central
Chicago & Alton
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Chicago Great Western Railway
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
St. Louis
San Francisco
Quincy
Omaha
Kansas City
St. Paul
Des Moines
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Iowa Central
Fort Dodge
South
Minneapolis & Omaha
Elgin
Joliet & Feastern
Peoria
Dean's Kidney Pills Claim Permanent Kidney Cure
An aged advertisement extols Dean's Kidney Pills as a permanent remedy for sick kidneys. It includes a testimonial from J. N. Markham of Montesano Washington describing relief from backache swelling and fatigue after treatment and urges readers to remember the name with price noted as five cents per package two boxes in the offer.
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Dean
J. N. Markham
Montesano
Wash
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Cuffalo
N.Y
Sixteen Years of Skin Disease Healed by Cuticura Remedies
Leonard A. Hawter of 11 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn reports a long battle with a skin disease starting in childhood. He tried many doctors with little relief until using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, buying two sets and achieving complete improvement. Surveillance date July 30 and August 8, 1909.
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Ioo
Dio
Leonard A. Hawter
Nostrand Ave
Brooklyn
Puck Quotation on Drummer and Trusts Sparks Debate
Hi Spry questions a drummer's sales, while the Squam Corners merchant backs him up. The exchange hints at opinions on criminal rapacity and trusts, reflecting the satirical tone of Puck.
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Hi Spry
Squam Corners
Puck
Gnat Linked to Pellagra, Not Maize, Says Rome Telegraph
Dr Sambon of the Field committee reports from Rome that maize is not the cause of pellagra. The parasite carrier is identified as the simulium repans, a biting gnat, according to the committee.
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Committee On Disease In
Europe
London
Sambon
Rome
Comitttee
Such a Polite Little Boy in a Food Exchange
A hostess notes they keep their own cow to ensure milk quality. The guest’s polite child interjects with a fuzzy about someone being sour, interrupting during a shared meal in a domestic scene.
Perry Davis Painkiller Ad Endorses Multiple Ailments
An old advertisement touts Perry Davis Painkiller as a remedy for bruises burns strains and internal use for diarrhea and dysentery. It warns against substitutes and notes a bright but gloomy moral line about heaven and neighborly behavior amid promotional copy.
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Perry Davis
Fragmented poem and Coca Cola promotion in old diary
A muddled item references a famous poem about unions and divorce, a Coca Cola promotional book with schedules and a health tract, plus a serialized tale. It includes a stray anecdote about a child hearing a scarlet fever warning and a caller entering the drawing room.
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Casey
Coca, Cola Baseball
Coca Cola Co
Atlanta
Coca Cola
Johnny
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertising oath in Ohio
Frank J Cheney of F J County & Co sworn that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public A W Gleason attested December 5 in Toledo Ohio. The ad promotes Hall's Cure for internal use and systemic relief with a mail order offer and mentions constipation remedy.
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TATE
Onnio
Toledo
Liveas Couty
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. County & Co
CaTania
Hall
A. Lo
A. W. Gleason
Hal
Cheney & CO
Hali
His Excellence Courage Praised By Concertgoers
A dialogue from a dimly lit concert hall corridor contrasts envy of a singer with envy of the singer's courage. One critic notes the voice was poor yet admires the performer's boldness as a sign of strength. The exchange appears in the Ladies' Hoyne Journal.
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Hoyne Journal
Courtroom Echoes in Pennsylvania Gossip Trial
A fragment from a Pennsylvania scene shows a heated domestic dispute with a child asserting a relative confession. The speaker demands proof from a parent while references to family ties and accusations surface, hinting at underlying scandal or jealousy within a household.
Important to Mothers Examine Careful Castoria Bottles
A vintage public service style note urges mothers to inspect Castoria for infants and children. It frames Castoria as a safe remedy and emphasizes trust in products during early 20th century child care discourse. The ad tone blends parental guidance with branding.
Pettit's Eye Salve and Comfort Claims
Advertising fragments promote Pettit's Eye Salve for eye disease or injury and claim quick action. Also touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for digestive health, and Lewis' Single Binder cigars as pure tobacco products.
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Pettit
Troward Dros
Buffalo
N.Y
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Healing for Weak Stomachs
The article extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for curing weak stomachs and lingering coughs. It claims the tonic provides body-building materials to help digestion, rebuild the body, purify blood, and strengthen nerves for sound health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
Nature
Bevirne Faucets Story Delivers Country Visit Oddities
A Washington milk dealer recalls a city boy turning eight during a country visit. Willie watched Uncle Fievekinh milk the cow and mused that Uncle Hezzie hasn’t started milking the remaining faucets, having finished two already.
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Bevirne
Washington
Hezzie
Willie
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