Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Promises Reward
A historic ad offers one hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. It lists F J Cheney Co as proprietors in Toledo and includes endorsements from Truaz Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists. The sale pitch claims internal blood and mucous action with price per bottle and testimonials for Hall's Family Pills.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Truaz
Toaio
Skeptics Compared to Man Near Danger Sign
The Detroit Journal notes some skeptics resemble a near sighted man who skate s toward danger to learn its result.
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Detroi
Journal
New Foot Base Free Sample Ad Seeks Readers
A fragile promotional item offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for relief from foot problems. The ad says it cures chilblains sweating and swollen aching feet and aids tight shoes. Testimonial quotes from Brigde and Griggs appear along with Boston Transcript praise.
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Allen S. Olmsted
Leroy
N.Y
Allen
Private Mailing Card for Railway Views
Private Mailing Card with colored scenery of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway. Sent or recedit of ten 11 cents in stamps. Address FLOAL Miller, General Passenger Agent, Chicago.
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Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Floal Miller
Mysterious young man referenced in old report
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a young man and confusion, with garbled phrases and names unclear. The passage hints at an unclear event involving a young man and a caregiver or relative, but specific actions or outcomes are not readable.
Letter from Devsvey praises Palmer's Lotion and Soap
A 19th century letter from S. F. Dewey in Carrolton Montgomery County Ohio claims no physician relieved Barber's itch as well as Palmer's Lotion. It recommends using Lotion Soap with Lotion and notes samples available from Solom Simner at 374 Pearl Street New York.
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Devsvey
S. F. Dewey
Carrolton
Montgomery County
Ohio
Pahner
Solon
Simner
Pearl Street
New York
Palmer
Vanity Not Love in a Pearl of a Quote
The Philadelphia Press notes a playful exchange about affection and fondness, suggesting a witty pairing of admiration and possession in social banter. The quip centers on who is fond of whom and the motives behind flattering remarks.
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Yeotle
Philadelphia Press
Unclear Historical Ad Parody Blends Remedies and Jokes
Fragmentary OCR hints at a 1900-era ad or literary line referencing Horehound and Tar cures for toothache and coughs. Mentions a troubled voyage, a man with a black eye, and a dubious claim about Piso's Cure for Consumption. Likely a syndicated blurb or spoof from the Atchison Globe and Ocean Grave, N. February 17, 1900.
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N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grave
N.-E
Impaled Aid Promised Amid Athen Glebe Turmoil
Fragmentary notes report promises of assistance amid growing trouble in Athen Glebe with unclear details and garbled wording. No clear names, dates, or organizations are readable.
Deronchitts Cure Promises Quick Relief Misleading
A chaotic clipping touts a bogus remedy with grand claims about curing health issues. The fragment mentions a dubious product and pretends authority from Chicago Daily News, urging readers to buy while sparing no real medical detail.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Women
A period advice feature praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thorough female regulator. Read letters from readers across multiple dates and cities describing relief from painful menstruation, weakness, and related troubles after using the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Reward notice on forged testimonial letters from Lydia E Wixrh am Medicine
A reward is offered for locating fraudulent testimonial letters allegedly issued before obtaining the writer's special mission. The notice cites departure of funds from National City Bank of Iran valued at $3000 and seeks verification of authenticity.
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National City Bank of Iran
Lydia E. Wixrham
Chamois Coast Across Snow Sled Like Alpine Boys
A New York Herald tale describes chamois in the Alps sliding down a snow slope as if coasting on a hill. Groups take turns sprinting the 156 varid course, shaking off at the bottom before climbing back up to repeat the playful descent.
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Alps
New York Herald
Dumont Awarded 150 Pounds for Airship Efforts
Paris correspondent reports M. Santon Dumont receives 150 pounds from the Aero club for efforts toward meeting the Deutsch prize conditions. The founder offered 4000 pounds for the most successful navigable airship and the upcoming summer promises increased interest.
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M. Santon Dumont
Deutsch
The
Aero Club
Paris
Gentleman offers seat as mix up ends in smiles
A man in a crowded car attempts to give his seat to a standing lady. A colored man misreads the scene and sits, then bows to explain he is a gentleman too. The lady is seated amid smiles and goodwill.
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Ife
Pittsburga Chaunjee Telegraph
Ungrateful World Reflects on Humor and Dependency
A Boston Transcript reflection argues that those who mock mother-in-law jokes at vaudeville shows often rely financially on their own wife's mother. It notes casual laughter masks dependence and supervision of household tasks like cooking.
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Boston Transcript
Earthquake at Yokohama and World News From The Front
The steamer Glenoyte brings word of a two minute earthquake in Yokohama on April 24 without reported damage. Reports cite 700 French and 50 Germans killed or wounded by mines on the Shan Li and Chih Li frontiers. China Times mentions a brigade HQ capture amid Chinese pillaging led by ten foreign soldiers. The German losses include six Chinese killed and a junk with a cannon taken. The 76,000 ton Lobranion wrecked off the Chinese coast near Lungsing before Glenogle sailed. passengers and mails saved.
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Victoria
B. C
Yokohama
Asiatic
Shan Li
Chih Li
China Times
Lungs Ling
Glenogle
Tennessee Central Road names new vice president and general manager
St Louis May 13 The Tennessee Central board elected W L Doddridge former Missouri Pacific GM as vice president and general manager. Goodridge to lead the property with coal mineral and timber interests. The line now runs 60 miles from Harriman Junction to Monterosa with 264 miles planned. Nashville expected in fall. St Louis financiers own 550 900 acres of Cumberland plateau coal mineral and timber lands to be developed.
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St. Louis
Tennessee Central Railroad
Doddridge
General m Mannager
Missouri Pacific
Tron Mountain
Tennessee Central Enterprise
Mr. Goodridge
Nashville
Uarriman Junction
Monteros
Nashville Wal
St. Louis Syndicate
Cumberland Plateau
Fire Roars Through Delray Riverbank Wrecking $800000 in Damages
A 4 mile per hour wind fanned flames along the Rouge riverbank in Delray near Detroit on a Sunday afternoon, destroying more than $800,000 in property. Losses include Salliotte & Ferguson timber mill $20,000 insured, Brownlee & Co saw mill and stock $60,000, Western Union cedar poles yard about $600,000, Carkin Stickney & Cram dredging $370,000, Maltby Lumber cedar poles and sawmill $50,000.
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Detroit
Mich
Rouge River
Delray
Salliotte & Ferguson
Brownlee & Cots
Western Union Telegraph Co
Carkin, Stickney & Cram
Saliotte & Fergtuson
Akron Murder Suspect Sought Held by Ohio Officials
Frank G Kelly of Akron Ohio arrived in Clinton Massachusetts with Deputy Sheriff Arthur and a governor issued requisition for Joe Wade wanted for the murder of Joe Turner in Akron. Wade was arrested last week and will return to Ohio. Wade showed fear but promised to go with the officers.
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Clinton
Mass
Frank G. Kelly
Akron
Sheriy Arthur
Sunnday
Ohio
Joe Wade
Joe Turner
Wade
Metropolitan Water Boards
Dreyfus bordereau authorship admitted in attestations
Brussels reports that affidavits signed by Count Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy, presented before the French consul in London, claim Esterhazy authored the bordereau and state it was written with the connivance of Colonel Sandher, former head of the secret intelligence bureau.
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Brussels
Aftidavits
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
London
Col. Sandher
Prominent Chicago horseman John Tucker dies of apoplexy
Died in Chicago on Sunday John Tucker a longtime figure in horse circles and well known to leading owners and drivers died of apoplexy. In recent years he was connected with C K G Billings stable of trotters and pacers.
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Chicago
John Tucker
Tucker
C. K. G. Billings
Hilled in Sight of Home
Reverend John Traker aged 73 from Newton Ta was returning home to Knoxville when sighted, and his death occurred near his destination after a long absence of 25 years. London reports Enrene Zimmerman proposes ten shillings in the pound to a duke of Manchester’s creditors, though some seek full settlement.
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Knoxville
Enn
John Traker
Newton
London
Enrene Zimmerman
Duke of Manchester
Archdiocese Bomb Escape Report From Malta
The Daily Mail quotes a Malta dispatch saying a bomb exploded at midnight near the archbishop residence but caused no serious damage. No injuries are reported and authorities are investigating the incident.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Malta
James A Yearson Dead in Chicago Fire
James A Yearson, notable businessman and capitalist, dies in a sudden blaze in Chicago on a May night. Authorities report the blaze caused extensive damage to his residence and business premises as mourners recall his public service and financial prominence.
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James A. Yearson
Chicago
James ‘ Ness
Mr. Pearso
A Famous Old House Walter Baker Co Dorchester Cocoa and Chocolate
The Walter Baker Company founded in 1780 on the Neponset River Dorchester has grown into the world’s largest cocoa and chocolate maker. The firm stresses quality and low prices, condemns fraud in the trade, and urges housekeepers to check labels for the La Bella Chocolatiere mark and for genuine Dorchester, Mass. manufacture. Free recipe book offered to shoppers who send name and address to 158 State Street Boston.
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Walter Baker & Co
Neponset River
Dorchester
Boston
Walter Baker Company
la Bella Chocolatiere
Mass
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
State Street
Woman’s Head for Business and Farm Advice
A Louisville Times note praises a country woman famed for business acumen. She runs a farm, advises farmers on soils and crops, manages stock and flowers, and is respected for judgment though local wives resent her husbands seeking her counsel. The piece links female independence to suffrage opposition in a sharp social vignette.
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Louisville
Zulus of the Railroads on the Moving Train Car Scene
An Inter Ocean story describes a railroad man and a traveling passenger discussing “Zulus” the term used for a stock handler who occupies a box car with four horses and two men. The Zulu outfits the car like a living room to care for valuable stock en route between markets.
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Emphatic Assiniboia appeal to settlers in Western Canada
An old reader forwards a Yorkton letter urging brother in Saint Paul to move to Assiniboia. It touts cheap land in Saskatchewan and Assiniboia, favorable markets, and new districts opening this summer. Government agents offer details in the paper.
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Yorkton
St. Paul
Minnesota
Western Canada
Assiniboia
John
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Saskatchewan
Dominion of Canada
Mixed Nationality Census Recital Divides Officials
A British census joke recounts an emigrant claiming mixed heritage including a mother who is affr and a father who is an Irish naturalized American who served in the French army. The official decision labeled the person a Scotchman, illustrating the humorous strain in nationality notices.
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New Zealand
Yokohama
Colombo
Chicago Chronicle
Thief Seized by Turtles on Train Incident
A Japanese traveler kept two live snapping turtles in a portable trunk to avoid transport fees. A pickpocket cut into the trunk to steal a pocketbook but was bitten by the turtles, trapping the thief’s fingers. The man was handed to police after train staff intervened and the traveler faced railway regulation penalties.
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Japan
South Dakota Farms Illustrated Booklet Issued
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway publishes an illustrated booklet describing the Aberdeen to Missouri River region, now served by its new line. A copy can be obtained by mailing a two cent stamp to F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago Hl.
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South Dakota Farms
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Aberdeen
Missouri River
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul B’y
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Why did she jilt you Blobbs
A brief comic exchange from the Philadelphia Record notes Blobbs wonders why a woman left him. He cites an odor of beer on his breath while another man’s breath supposedly carried champagne. The item captures social humor about dates and drinks.
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Blobbs
Philadelphia Record
If you think some things you are a fool to admit it
A short quotation from the Atchison Globe cautions that openly admitting certain thoughts marks one as a fool. The note reflects a vintage editorial voice.
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Atchison Globe
French Academy President Views Cannons as Science Lab
M Maurice Levy, president of the French Academy of Sciences, calls the cannon one of science's most instructive laboratories. He notes the modern cannon inspired use of explosive gases to drive engines and that high pressures in steam machines, once thought impracticable, stem from war era experiments, advancing peaceful progress.
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M. Maurice Levy
French Academy of Sciences
Sweet Katie Marries Brutal Fleet-Runner on Goose Island
A Chicago exchange reports the wedding of a girl nicknamed Sweet Katie to a widowed teamster known for brutal treatment. Word circulates he killed his first wife through repeated beatings and even kicked her body down to a cellar, a warning from a motherly onlooker.
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Goose Island
Katie
Chicago
Mike
Peruna cited by readers from Butte and Texas letters
Miss Rose Cullen of Butte Montana praises Peruna claiming it revived her health after nervous exhaustion and sleeplessness. W A Mitchell of Martin Georgia reports his wife gained 38 pounds and recovered from stomach catarrh after Peruna treatment. The letters urge others to write to Dr Hartman for advice.
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Peruna
Butte
Rose Cullen
Ts. G.W
Hempstead
Texas
Ruby
W. Heard
W. A. Mitchel
General Merchantise
Martin, Ga
Atlanta
Harmony Grove
W. A. Mitchell
Hartman
Trarman
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B. Dn.y
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Frank G Kelly
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Canada
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