Salisbury sheriff's wife credits kidney pills cure
Mrs G W Fooks of Salisbury Maryland wife of G W Fooks sheriff of Wico County says she suffered eight years with kidney trouble including fatigue shortness of breath and bloating after meals Then after taking Dean's Kidney Pills for less than three days the back ache disappeared and she was entirely cured The ads note price fifty cents and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as distributors
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G. W. Fooks
Salisbury
Wico
Wico County
Bright
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
J. H. Farmer
Elliott Ave
St. Louis
Krugers View of Australians Revealed in War Tale
The New Haven Palladium recalls a story about President Kruger showing surprise at Australian troops. He asks General Joubert if he knows them, learning 11 Australians beat All England, then fears thirteen thousand have landed to overwhelm them.
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Kruger
New Haven
Grave of Pocahontas Pulpit Gift At St George Wapping
Commemoration honors the Indian princess Pocahontas who died in Gravesend England in 1616. A pulpit at St George s Church in Wapping will be built from wood brought from Virginia marking her burial in the chancel. The note includes unrelated medical and commercial lines from period advertisements.
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Pocahontas
Gravesend
England
Virginia
St. George’s Church
Wapping
Phontas
St. George
How to Make Friends by Interest Not Curiosity
A Detroit Tribune excerpt advises cultivating true friendship by showing genuine interest in others while avoiding curiosity. It argues interest honors others joys and sorrows, builds trust, and avoids prying questions. The piece warns curiosity leads to slander and misunderstanding, urging trust in others and acceptance of privacy.
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Detroit Tribune
The French Gambler
A Washington Post report quotes Mr. Wight stating many long established Paris restaurants have closed due to rising prices. He notes high priced dining drawn by foreigners, especially Americans, while French patrons opt for economical baccarat clubs offering meals for six francs to keep players gambling in house.
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Paris
W. Wight
Shoreham
Washington Post
Swordfish Monster Captains Crew Hit Record Catch
Boston Globe reports Capt. Manuel Enos of the sloop Malicia captured the season’s largest swordfish off Jeffers thirty-five miles from Thacher’s Island. The 15 foot fish, weighed about 900 pounds after trimming, plus three other large swordfish, totaled 1,685 pounds. At eight dollars per hundredweight the haul earned $134.80 for Enos and five crew.
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Boston
Manuel Enos
Malicia Enos
Jeffers
Thacher’s
Enos
Boston Globe
Two New British Trade Unions Formed
Two new British unions have just been formed one for undertakers and one for gardeners reflecting evolving labor organization in the United Kingdom.
Cradle Vibrator Aids Sleep For Restless Infants
A novel cradle attachment uses an electric or water meter to gently and regularly vibrate the mattress, allowing the mother to attend to other tasks while the infant sleeps. The device aims to ease tired caregivers by keeping babies calmer and asleep with rhythmic motion.
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Morpheus
Truthful Fisherman Uses Trained Snakes To Haul Bass
Dr. Bergesser of Nevada claims trained snakes in Tucker Lake guide his skiff to bass hotspots. The reptiles hook tails to pull the boat toward fish then return to shore after a catch. He notes a bank frog warning fish, which he must shoot to fish successfully.
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Bergesser
Nevada
Tucker Lake
Chila of Many Nations Born Aboard Konigen Louise
Camillo di Righini, child of Mme Ella Russell and Count di Righini, born two days out from New York aboard the Konigen Louise under the German flag. His mixed ancestry includes American mother and Italian father with Welsh Austrian and more distant ties. Confusion over his nationality ends when T P O Connor declares he is a son of ould Oirland.
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Chila
Camillo di Righini
Mme
Ella Russell
New York
Konigen Louise
Count di Righini
Ella “Russell
Camillo
Lan
Cherbourg
France
Mme. Russell
T. P. O’connor
Oirland
Stage cannot afford to lose Joe Jefferson
The stage would suffer without Joe Jefferson, a rare actor who elevates performances and raises the overall quality of live theater.
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Joe Jefferson
Sharps and Flats on Truth and Leadership
A compact reflection on truth as an impulse, the value of small progress, consecrated parents shaping children, and cautions about worldly pleasures. It argues that true leaders focus on the Lord rather than public opinion and that conscience should guide action over mere perception.
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Christ
Satan
French is Popular Among Students, Says Teachers
A National Union of Teachers report ranks French as the most popular language among students, with bookkeeping, shorthand, arithmetic, and typing following. The text also discusses catarrh as a constitutional disease and the Hall’s Catarrh Cure claim, plus a note on the Speaker of the House of Commons likely retiring with a £2000 pension.
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National Union of Teachers
Gully
House of Commons
Tree With A History Under Its Branches Washington And Lafayette Conferred
A giant chestnut tree on the McCormick farm near Baltimore, girth about twenty five feet, hosted Washington and Lafayette in 1777 during a council of war and meals while the army moved from Baltimore to Philadelphia. The site, once owned by George Councilman, rests on a parchment grant preserved with a 96 year old Martha Councilman. The place was named Mark Alexander's Range after Lord Baltimore's agent and lies along the Blue Ball road near Balti more.
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Washington
Lafayette
Baltimore
Philadelphia
McCormick Farm
McCormick
George Councilman
Lord Baltimore
Councilman
Martha Councilman
Mark Alexander
Blue Ball Road
Pokorny
Four Mile House
Belair Road
Minister Barrett outlines three propositions for Pan ama settlement
Minister Barrett states three propositions to settle pending questions with Panama. He notes a plan on questions of commerce, diplomatic boundaries, and treaty terms, urging prompt discussion with Panamanian authorities to advance resolution.
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Barrett
Panama
Grape-Nuts and cream restore Ossian grocer to health
An Ossian Indiana grocer recounts six years of illness from stomach and bowel trouble. After three months on Grape-Nuts and cream he rose from bed, regained strength, and now works fifteen hours daily. He keeps regular bowels without stimulants and credits breakfast of Grape-Nuts and cream. The ad cites Postum Co. and promotes The Road to Wellville.
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Ossian
Ind
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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