Miss Benedict to lead Sweetbrier Institute Virginia
News notes report Miss Mary Benedict of Missouri will become president of Sweetbrier Institute in Virginia. A bridesmaid custom and a legal appeal in the Bay Shore case are also noted. Er B Smith & Co. petition the U S Supreme Court to overturn a writ of error granted by Justice Harlan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Benedict
Missouri
Sweetbrier Institute
Virginia
Er. B. Smith & Co
United States Supreme Court
Harlan
Bay Shore
Train Marksman Fells Two Golden Eagles on Move
On a Missouri Pacific train bound west last Friday a baggageman named Tom Kinney felled two golden eagles perched on a telegraph pole as the train returned eastward. The birds were measured at ten feet wingtip to wingtip and taken aboard for mounting as souvenirs of Kinney's feat. The incident was witnessed by the paper’s staff in Stafford Kansas.
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Missouri Pacifix
Tom Kinney
Kingman
Mr. Eagle
Tom
Telegraph Pole Cross Bar
Stafford
Kan
Republican
Yale Man Helps Woman Seek Publishing Placement
A Yale graduate aided a young woman in pursuing a job in a New York publishing house by giving her letters of introduction. After a week no results appeared and she expressed gratitude, but the man insisted no help was rendered. The next day she received an offer from one of the firms that had previously rejected her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
New York
Miss Blank
Eli
Sco
Bock Pub
Shing House
Leonard
Sir Patrick Murray presents old crown jewel to British nation
Sir Patrick Keith Murray presented to the British nation an old jewel or crown on which the crown of Sect rested, and it has been placed in the jewel room in Edinburgh Castle. Walter Devere, of Winfield, West Virginia, died suddenly after taking supposed granite tablets. poisoning is suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Keith Murray
Edinburgh Castle
Walter Devere
Winfield, W. Va
Coffee Knifed an Old Soldier to Health Recovery
An elderly man credits Postum for curing coffee related illness after years of malaria relapses. At seventy-two, he reports improved health, driving sixteen miles daily and doing heavy work since switching to Postum on the doctor’s advice. He notes others may warm to it with proper preparation and promotes the product from Postum Co. Battle Creek. Look for The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Locomotive 308 and Irish Fireman Save Crew in Crash
In a perilous ride aboard the battleship class locomotive 308, engineer Bill and fireman Murphy battle a ruptured lubricator system and a bent reverse lever. With the side rod threatening derailment, Murphy rescues by grabbing the air brake valve just in time, bringing the train to a halt and sparing passengers. The engine is wrecked and out of service for months while repairs are made.
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N’ Murphy
Murphy
Mike
Jonah T
808
Bill
Mergency
New York Sun
Courage of a Tutor in Maori War Tale
Mr Becke recounts the heroism of his tutor Poor Guy a lieutenant captured by Maoris During a standoff the chief Te Atua Wera offers life in exchange for a severed hand Guy coolly yields his right hand as commanded but the cutlass instead taps the ground and the two sailors are allowed safe return to Despard's lines proving Guy's steadfast courage
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Becke
Guy
Te Atua Wera
Te At
Despard
Wisconsin river rafts and the danger they posed on the steam era
Emerson Hough recounts the making of Wisconsin river rafts at mills with sixteen foot crib boards stacked in layers, forming large rafts joined into a massive tailless snake. These sieved logs and timber structures drifted down to St Louis, frightening steamboat crews and sometimes colliding with piers or waking crews with harsh warnings from captains for unsafe passage on the river.
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Wisconsin
St. Louis
Dubuque Bridge
Emerson Hough
Little Bull Rapids
Outing Magazine
Seeing London Through an Immigrant's Eyes in Brooklyn Life
An American writer recalls revisiting London with fresh astonishment while noting how familiar characters from Dickens are to him, yet no longer stand out to natives or later visitors. He contrasts American tourists' vivid impressions with a Londoners' jaded view and the fading memory of literary personae.
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London
Bingland
Mr. Pickwick
Sam Weller
Mr. Panks
Bloomsbury
Col. Newcome
Major Pendennis
Drury Lane
Greenjhorn
Brooklyn
A Valuable Booklet Watts' Official Railway Guide
The Watts Publishing Company of Atlanta Ga offers Watts Official Railway Guide of the South with late and complete colored maps of the Southern States. The new feature draws favorable attention and makes the work indispensable for travelers and well informed readers.
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Watts
The
South
Watts Publishing Company
Atlanta
Cure for Terrible Itching Scalp Promoted by Cuti cura
A testimonial from Wm. H. Gray of Philadelphia dated August 2, 1905 describes severe scalp itching starting around 1900. He details failed treatments by a surgeon and a Mine City doctor before using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. He reports relief after six bottles and bathing twice daily, ending with a cured status and thanks.
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Cuticura
Hades
Erie
Wm. H. Gray
Mt. Vernon St
Philadelphia
Obscure patent remedies and claims in 19th century ad text
An OCR fragment lists patent medicines and tonics with prices, testimonials, and mail order options, including Woolford's Sanitary Lotion and Hall's Catarrh Cure. It also mentions Hall's Pills and a high cost Virchow Hospital project in Berlin, plus Prussia's technical schools data. The text weaves advertisements with medical claims and a few factual notes on hospital capacity and education.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed for Change of Life
A historical promo excerpt praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as essential for women nearing the change of life. It describes symptoms and urges women to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice in Lynn, Massachusetts. The letter from Mrs A E G Hyland of Chester town, Maryland, cites relief from displacement and distress after using the product.
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Lydia KE. Pinkham
Poyde E. Pinkham
A. E. G. Hyland
Chestertown
Pinkham
Lynn
Mase
Lydia 5
Murder Accusation Ends in Familial Tragedy
Prof James Reckords father of John Rekords dies of pneumonia after being accused of murder in Maurice Francis case. Third family death in two weeks highlights widespread distress. Also references to remedies and curiosities from the era including patent cures, travel notes, and a Congo okapi sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Reckords
John W. Rekords
Maurice Francis
A Mighty Lion Hunter Returns from Africa
Mr and Mrs R F Doucet of Montreal arrived on the steamship Koenig Albert at Hoboken with African curios from seven years in Central and Eastern Africa. They recount Captain Stetland of the King's African Rifles shooting four lions after a hand and shoulder wound required amputation. The note also mentions France selling 39,211 millions matches last year.
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Koenig Albert
Hoboken
R. F. Doucet
Montreal
Canada
Africa
Mumbassa
South Africa
Stetland
King’s African Rifles
New York Post
Ailing Women Back Aches Gates to Kidney Health
Mrs W G Davis of Groesbeck Texas testifies that persistent backache dizziness and irregular kidney action eased after taking Deans Kidney Pills. She passed gravel stones and regained strength with no return of trouble. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Predictions and Paradox in a Prohibition Era Reflection
A Philadelphia Record column notes a generation ago Mr Parton predicted the coming man would neither smoke nor drink. It laments that U S internal revenue collections rise as vice persists and claims women reportedly encourage men. The piece warns hatred grows from knowing only one side of a person.
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Parton
Philadelphia Record
United States
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