Woman of means finds relief with Doan's Kidney Pills
Merion Knight of 33 N Ashland Ave Chicago an orator says severe winter aches faded after seven weeks using Doan's Kidney Pills. He describes kidney and pelvic pain thick cloudy urine and poor appetite improving within a week and fully recovered after trial and purchase details. He spent hundreds on ineffective remedies before Dean's Kidney Pills restored health at 50 cents a box.
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Ashland Ave
Chicago
West Side
Doan
Dean
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Local tale stirs Caldwell when visitor claims president born here
A Caldwell sightseer provokes debate about Grover Cleveland’s birthplace. Jim Duggs and the driver doubt any presidential ties to Caldwell, noting Cleveland was born elsewhere and lived in Buffalo or Brooklyn. The exchange ends with skepticism and local memories.
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Caldwell
N. J
United States
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Jim Duggs
Jim
Mr. Duggs
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Tail Tales and Mirth From A Century Ago
A vintage humor fragment contains a fable about tails from a primordial cell to humans, followed by quips from the New York Herald and jokes from the Catholic Standard, Chicago Tribune, and Houston Post about wealth, a grocery inquiry, and a drunk at a trolley pole.
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New York Herald
Woman credits Postum with ending years of coffee illness
An Iowa woman describes 27 years of nervous spells headaches and digestion issues linked to coffee. After switching to Postum she notes improved sleep weight gain and elimination of smothering spells and heart trouble as both she and her husband recover health.
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Iowa
Postum Co
Suttle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Mississippi crop and seed prospects and school extension drive
Mississippi agricultural and economic outlook described by Lee J. Langley and H L Whitfield. Langley notes record corn prospects, cotton also good despite rain and grass, with labor shortages and shifting corn vs cotton dynamics. Whitfield launches campaign for longer school terms, urging county supervisors to vote tax extensions and sign petitions by August 25.
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Whitfield
Board of Supervisors
Jackson
H. L. Whitfield
New Albany plans $20000 bond issue for utilities
New Albany, Mississippi, votes to issue $20 000 in bonds to establish an electric light plant and water works system. The town joins a growing trend of municipalities pursuing public ownership of utilities.
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New Albany
Mississippi
Populist State Convention Planned for Jackson in July
The Populist State convention is set for July 25 in Jackson to nominate presidential electors. The article notes little enthusiasm and suggests Mississippi Populism is effectively dead, with delegates unlikely to strain hotel capacity.
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Jackson
Mississippi
Greenwood Bank Opens as City Grows with Plans for Fair
The Bank of Commerce, a new financial institution organized last week in Greenwood, is now open for business. It has ample capital and is officered by the city’s sagacious businessmen. Greenwood shows great improvement with many new enterprises planned. An effort is underway to establish a county fair this fall, with strong likelihood of success.
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Lee J. Langley
Manufacturers’ Record
South
Mississippi
Langley
Turner
Leland
Delta
Washington County
Bank of Commerce
Greenwod
Greenwood
Tunica County Board Decides Non resident Hunting Rights Debate
The Tunica County board faced a key decision last week over whether non residents may hunt and fish in the county. The Delta Democrat notes current non residents have greater rights than residents and landowners and urges enforcement to bar non residents from these activities.
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Board of Supervisors
Tunica County
Delta Democrat
Tunica
Mississippi officials debate school fund fairness and road issues
Col H M Street of Meridian cites a tabulated split in Mississippi school funds showing 26 counties drawing 76 000 more from the state for schools than they pay in, 26 others paying 72 000 more than they draw, leaving 28 counties to fund their own schools and state government. County boards push for road reforms with stern contractor warnings in Jefferson Tate Yazoo Simpson counties. W P Roberts reports record strawberry yield on Mobile Jackson and Kansas City line, harvesting 6 012 quarts on one acre and netting 553 after expenses.
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Col. H. M. Street
Meridian
Mississippi
Col. Street
Mississppi
Boards of Supervisors
Jefferson
Tate
Yazoo County
Board of Supervisors
Simpson County
W. P. Roberts
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad
Bond Sale Advertised by Ten Lamerton Authorities
Authorities of ten Lamerton districts advertised the sale of twenty thousand dollars in municipal bonds to fund a complete water works system.
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Lamberton
Governor and Commission Plan Mississippi Day at World’s Fair
Gov Vardaiian and Commission er Henry finalize a program for Mississippi Day on September 15 at the World’s Fair. The governor and staff with possibly National Guard detail will attend to assist in conducting exercises featuring speeches and a Pak hang at Beauvoir the Mississippi State building.
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Vardaiian
Henry
Mississippi
National Guard
Beauvoir
Mississippi State Building
Whitfield Announces September Fall Teacher Examinations
State Superintendent Whitfield issues notice that this year’s fall teacher exams occur entirely in September under the new law. White teachers test on September 2 3 and 16 17 while Black teachers take exams on September 9 10 and 23 24.
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Whitfield
Rain Damage Hits Cotton Across State Stoking Crop Fears
From all over the State come reports of excessive rains harming cotton with damage estimates ranging from ten to twenty percent in the last six weeks. Corn stands in better shape and a large Mississippi corn crop is expected, while other crops also show strong growth.
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Mississippi
Value of human lives in railroad safety report
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports 1902 had 9 640 railroad fatalities in America, with airbrake use cutting deaths by about half. Britain’s rail system carried 1 194 833 000 passengers with 123 deaths and 1 912 injuries. America carried 694 891 535 with 355 deaths and 8 231 injuries. Calls grow for national airbrake laws and other safety devices to reduce wrecks and protect passengers and workers.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
America
Great Britain
Ireland
Cmpanies
Denver New
Careful prep prevented railway horror on Saluda grade
A North Carolina Saluda Mountain train escaped a runaway by a safety switch that stopped the car before disaster. The piece argues that forethought from the railroad saved lives, contrasting with New York’s Habits of risk in other disasters and calling for corporate education in passenger transport.
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Saluda Mountain
North Carolina
New York
Rast
New York World
Man Disrupts Service at Major New York Church
A rough looking man entered a crowded New York church during a service, stared at the kneeling congregation, and blurted “Well, this beats the devil!” The sexton calmly replied, “That is the intention.” The incident occurred just inside the entrance amid the reading.
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New York
Harper’s Weekly
Icy Purchase Sparks Quick Wit in Banter
A light exchange features one man boasting he bought an ice company, prompting surprised reactions from another as playful dialogue reveals the unexpected business purchase and its humorous impact.
Summer Resort Menus Boil Down To Three Dishes
The clue reads like a yearbook kitchen scene with a waiter and boarder debating meals. Chicken pot pie roast leg of ham or all three appear as the options. The fragment hints at a dining discussion likely tied to a resort setting and its menu choices.
Twin Reunion Shows Bright Faces At North Fork
Last Sunday three pairs of twins visited Thos. Blackwell’s with Mayari Ferm Wooley 9 Raphealita and Juanita Cavalier 4 Thomas and Vinton Blackwell 2 and Chester and Raymond Stoneburner 2? 12 not present for photos. A new school for weakly children to be built near Berlin in Junfernhelde woods to house 120 to 124 students with meals. A man’s heirloom shoes prompt a woman to end recognition in Chicago Record-Herald.
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Thos. Blackwell’s
Mayari Ferm Wooley
Raphealita
Juanita Cavalier
Thomas and
Vinton Blackwell
Chester
Raymond Stoneburner
North Fork
Col
Charlottenburg
Junfernhelde Woods
Berlin
Teachers Shape the Future in Mississippi Schools
A Mississippi School Bulletin editorial by Bishop Charles B. Galloway argues that teacher character outranks textbooks and credentials. It urges trustees to hire by character, ensure professional training, and uphold patriotism, claiming schools shape national destiny and democracy.
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Bishop Galloway
Mississippi
Mississippi School Bulletin
Charles B. Galloway
China
Tennyson
Arnold
Rugby
Old England
Horace Mann
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Daniel Webster
Forecasting Roosters and Barnyard Gossip
A bemused verse notes a rooster observer boasting of predicting rain by watching the wind, using his “sagacious” crowing to wake the farmer’s family and boost his reputation. The spurred scheme hints at leveraging connections to rise in fortune.
Ania Sa Atkesotindgnon Board Game Mystery
A fragmented line hints at a poker theme and a personal connection. It suggests sympathy for a loss in a game and references a Philadelphia Ledger in a cryptic context.
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Ania Sa Atkesotindgnon
Monsal Comet O Ackn
Philadelphia Ledger
FishmAN Pushes Into New Home On Opening Day
A fish-man visits a summer residence after newcomers move in and contends with the mistress. He jokes about being a potential doctor and recalls an aunt urging a business path, while offering to prepare mackerel for the kitchen.
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Youta
Tomes
Up-to-date definitions in Pittsburg Dispatch spoof
The Pittsburg Dispatch quotes proof sheet definitions for slang and terms. Entries include Peach, Bore, Apper, Christopher Columbus, Symposiva, One Woman, A Conservative, Modern Drama, and Latehkey with satirical meanings. The items mock social views and language of the era.
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Pittsburg
Christopher Columbus
Mulberry Street
Brander Matthews Bids Farewell Before Europe Sailing
Brander Matthews talks with a friend bidding goodbye as the friend sails next day for Europe. The ship Celtic is announced with the captain joking about pronunciation, noting the sea voyage ahead and a light exchange on the name Keltic.
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Brander Matthews
Europe
Keltic
Seltic
Belles Lettres
N. Y. Times
Suspicious Signs in a Humorous Exchange
A humorous quip from the Youngstown Telegram about a wife confronting a remedy rumor. An agent claims a cure for alcohol use by dropping it in coffee, while the lady challenges the premise, and the joke ends with a hint of detective-like scratches around a door keyhole. The exchange satirizes suspect behavior and secrecy.
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Youngstown Telegram
Dodd's Kidney Pills Regain Health in Arkansas Man
Cleveland Arkansas August 15 Special nearly every newspaper tells of cures for Kidney Disease by Dodd's Kidney Pills and A E Carlile states after 23 years of suffering they helped him. He says the pills are the best remedy for sick kidneys and cured his backache Bright's Disease fears.
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Cleveland
Ark
Arkansas
A. E. Carlile
Mr. Carlile
Dodd
Bright
National Casket Co. Display Shines at Nashville Factory
Detroit press highlights the National Casket Co. mammoth Nashville plant with a six foot high aluminum frame sign readable from far away. The piece notes the firm furnishes caskets for presidents and prominent figures while available through local undertakers nationwide.
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National Casket Co
Nashville
Tenn
William McKinley
Njamin Harrison
John B. Gordon
South
Man’s Last Request and Coal Prices Mentioned
A fragment notes a man’s wish to be cremated after death and a line about coal costing ten dollars a ton, cited from the Atlanta Constitution. The text presents a brief, informal exchange and a price figure without further context or details.
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Atlanta Constitution
Ancestors Travel Tales Highlight Mayflower Echoes
A young woman boasts of Mayflower passage with pride while Mrs. Packinham of Chicago comments on cheap travel on that boat. The Washington Star quotes the exchange reflecting heritage pride and historical nostalgia.
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Mrs. Packinham
Chicago
Washington Star
Mystery dialogue hints at meeting in Pittsburgh
Fragmentary exchange shows Mrs. Gushe and Algernon Charles Mystic seeking understanding and a purpose in meeting. The passage hints at Pittsburgh as a destination or reference point within a cryptic dialogue.
Sins and Cures Sache for Feet and Nerves in Historic Notice
An old clipped collage of advertising copy and quotes features Allen's Foot-Kase powder for tired feet, Dr. Kline's nerve restorer free trials, Piso's Cure claims, and quips about news versus literature. It presents product pitches and pithy lines from various sources.
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Good Roads Movement
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Fores
Educational Bureau
Markham Power
Barnyard
Detroit
Ree Prs
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Ohio St
Ill
Selah Stowell
Wellington St
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Prxxnall
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Schoclar
Piso
Thos. Robbins
Norwich
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Ompany
Murray Etreet
New York City
McGee
Boston
BR. Paxton CO
Pope Blig
Mass
Tulane University OF Louisiana
Orleans
Ceargea
Newcomb College
Tulane
Surat
A.N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
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Memphis
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