Mississippi Cotton Campaign and Road Improvement Call
The article outlines Walter Clarke’s educational campaign to improve American cotton quality, criticizes current packing, and urges counties to send delegates to a regional convention in Atlanta. It also urges road upgrades, diversification, and tobacco tests in the Piney Woods, plus local fairs, and notes recent crop movements and price signals.
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Mississippi
Walter Clarke
Southern Cotton Associatio
Cotton Association
Farmers’ Union
Clarke
Vienna
Venice
Bremen
Liverpool
Manchester
Manufacturers’ Association
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Atlanta
Jordan
Cotton crop advancing with heavy boll potential in central regions
Memphis reports cotton moving into the most advanced stage of development for the season. Most sections show bolls likely to yield heavily if matured, with favorable reports from central and eastern bottoms and lowlands. Rainfall shortages in hill lands and Texas areas threaten quality, while lowlands report strong growth despite August drought and heat.
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Memphis
Tenn
Texas
Arkansas
Cotton Belt
Carolinas
Alabama
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Louisiana
Shelding
Death to Cotton Gambling, A Georgia Congressman Sees End
Congressman Livingstone of Georgia declares the cotton exchange doomed as the Bureau of Corporations investigation proceeds. He says the report will support charges of unnatural practices and notes both federal and state actions against cotton trading as speculative gambling.
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Livingston
Georgia
Washington
Wall Street
Cotton Exchange
Livingstone
Bureau of Corporations
Roosevelt
Mr. Livingstone
Chance for Young Men Nomination to Naval Academy
Ninety nine vacancies exist for midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy with 224 total openings to be filled including graduates and the class of 1908. Nominations may be made by Senators and Representatives from September to March 4, with 195 appointments needed for the new class. Some candidates and alternates failed to qualify under stricter entrance exams, prompting new nominations.
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Washington
United States Naval Academy
Congress
Washington Board
Dean of Methodism Dead in St Louis at 82
The Rev Dr John Mathews 82 dean of Southern Methodism and longtime minister died this afternoon at his home 3441 Pine Street after a paralysis. He served twelve years at Centenary and St John churches in St Louis and had extensive service in New Orleans Kansas City Montgomery and Nashville where his last sermon was at McKendree Church known as Cathedral of Methodism of the South. He and his wife recently celebrated their golden wedding.
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St. Louis
John Mathews
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Pine Street
Mathews
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
St Louis
Tragic Child Injury in Bear Point Incident
In Sheboygan area, Mrs. Fred Williams severely injured when a dynamite cap in her 7 year old son’s hip pocket exploded during a punishment. The boy, reportedly fatally hurt, was near a field where dynamite was used to clear stumps. The accident occurred as the boy slipped a percussion cap from his father’s pocket.
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Sheboygar
Mich
Fred Williams
Bear Point
Crooked Lake
Chop Suey Method for Two Servings
A simple two person beef tea dish with one pound round steak diced and simmered in a pint of water with half teaspoon salt. Add a halved onion and small diced potatoes then boil slowly about three quarters of an hour until potatoes are tender.
For Artificial Digestion and Crocodilian Grit Use
Crocodiles and ostriches swallow pebbles and small stones to aid grinding of food. The practice helps mechanical digestion by trapped grit in the stomach or gizzard, similar to avian digestion. This excerpt notes the parallel between reptile and bird grinding methods.
Train Derailed in Brocton Illinois. One Dead Seven Injured
A derailment in Brocton Illinois leaves one person dead and seven others injured. Emergency crews respond as investigators inspect the site and determine cause. Local residents report the incident near the town’s rail yard and hospital officials treat victims.
Wreck Deliberate Spike Wounding Clovers Leaf Train
Hrocton Westbound Clover Leaf No 3 derailed after spikes were pulled at a point on the main line. The day coach express car and chair car were hurled into a nearby elevator, one person died, seven injured. Detectives scour the scene with hundreds of hours of delayed traffic.
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Hrocton
Clover Leaf
Famous Wire Walker Blondin Found Alive in Connecticut
Waterbury Connecticut report says Charles Blondin the famed Niagara Falls wire walker long thought dead is living as a hermit in West Chelshire under the name Michael Todd. A former circus performer Abe Totten reportedly recognized him and Blondin admitted he knew of the death rumor and reflected on his past wealth and pleasures.
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Waterbury
Conn
Charles Clondin
Niagara Falls
West Chelshire
London
Blondin
Michael Todd
Abe Totten
Surrender Ordered for Marine Michael Marine
Acting Secretary Newbury instructed Admiral Goodrich at the New York Navy Yard to surrender Marine Michael Marine to civil authorities for trial after he fired on a crowd outside the yard, wounding two people.
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Marine
Washington, D. C
Newberry
Admiral Goodrich
New York Navy Yard
Michael Marine
Navy Yard
Quelch Hailed as Hero at Socialistic Conference
English delegate Quelch was escorted to the railway station and hailed as a hero by comrades at the International Socialistic Conference in Stuttgart. He had been ordered to leave Wertheim for calling The Hague peace conference a thieves supper.
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Quelch
Stuttgart
Germany
Wurtemberg
Hague
England
Graves Named for Senator at Waurika Convention
At the state senatorial convention in Waurika Oklahoma W. W. Graves of Walter was nominated by acclamation as the candidate from the district.
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W. W. Graves
Lawton
Okla
Waurika
Walter
Canned Fish Poisoning Claims Two Children
In Galesville Wisconsin near the city John Raichle family three children were poisoned after eating canned fish. Two children died and the remaining child is in serious condition.
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Galesville
Wila
John Raichle
Pioneer Self Slain by Accident in St Joseph
Anthony Chauvet 62 a pioneer and wealthy fruit grower in St Joseph Missouri was found dead in his room with a bullet in his brain. He had been cleaning his gun and it is believed he accidentally shot himself.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Anthony Chauvet
Ben
Engineer Dead in Wreck at Queen & Crescent Line
Chattanooga Tennessee reports engineer Carter was killed instantly in a railroad wreck on the Queen and Crescent line. His fireman survived but was severely injured and likely to die.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Queen & Crescent
Carter
Death of ex Mayor Barth linked to police chief’s collapse
Louisville report attributes former Police Captain John Schneider’s death to his own action after a paralysis incident at the Barth residence on a Wednesday. The event follows the former mayor Barth’s death.
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Louisville
Barth
John Schneider
Barth Rest
Fire kills sixty-two horses in Massillon stable blaze
In Massillon Ohio a large livery stable fire claimed sixty two horses including two race horses Effie K and Atwood both with records of 2 12. One worker was burned to death. The loss is estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Massillon
Ohio
Effie K
Atwood
Dee
Actor Carl Pressley Burns Money Then Takes Life
In Webster City Iowa actor Carl Pressley publicly destroyed 2500 in paper money and valuables in a street bonfire before announcing his plan to kill himself. He fired a revolver in City Park as a group watched and died instantly. Pressley had been drinking heavily for two weeks.
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Webster City
Iowa
Carl Pressley
Park Hotel
Pressley
Ing”states
Hamburg Strike Expands Among Harbor Workers
A fortnight old Hamburg harbor strike among skipmen deckhands and engine drivers of major towing firms disrupts vessel berthing and dispatch. Harbor Employers' association rejects further talks with labor reps and plans substitutes through special lodges ships.
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Hamburg
Germany
Roosevelt Teen Guest on Rock Island Campout Visit
Davenport Iowa reports a cavalry squadron tied to Kermit Roosevelt son of the president arrives at Rock Island arsenal after marching from Fort Riley Kansas. Roosevelt declines formal entertainments but attends a dinner with Miss Alice French Octave Thanet and a Rock Island Golf club dance near the camp Wednesday night.
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Davenport
Iowa
Kermit Roosevelt
Rock Island Arsenal
Fort Riley
Kas
Fort Sheridan
Young Roosevelt
Alice French
Octave Thanet
Rock Island Golf Club
Supreme Court Denies Martin Plea in Railroad Wreck Case
Ohio supreme court clerk reports the U S Supreme Court decision in Reuben L Martin v Pittsburg and Lake Erie railway. The court ruled against Martin under the fellow servant doctrine so he receives nothing for injuries from the June 24 1901 wreck after seeking 25 000 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. G. Obermeyer
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Reuben L. Martin
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Railway
Martin
Doctor by Day Thief by Night Sentenced in Coatesville Areas
West Chester judge Benjamin Holbrook, a physician by day, was convicted of robbing schoolhouses and railway stations around Coatesville. He received five years in prison for his audacious burglaries.
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West Chester
Penn
Butler
Benjamin Holbrook
Holbrook
Coatesville
Women in Fight Ends in Death in South Bend
In South Bend Indiana Mrs Tzabela Lagockski and Mrs Alice Vaworski fought after a quarrel. They tumbled down stairs while locked in a struggle. Lagockski died from injuries and Vaworski was ordered arrested on a murder charge.
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South Bend
Ind
Tzabela Lagockski
Alice Vaworski
Street Car Strike In Hopkinsville Demands Shorter Hours
Street railway workers in Hopkinsville Kentucky went on strike after a motorman refused to operate during rain. The walkout follows a labor dispute tied to reduced hours as workers assert improvements. Bert Herman of Crafton dies after falling from a Pittsburg auto. another man hospitalized in serious condition.
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Hopkinsville
Pittsburg
Homeopathic Hospital
Bert Herman
Crafton
Two Hurt in E Section Row During Primary Election
Pine Bluff Arkansas witnesses an altercation in the Eleventh Judicial district during the Friday primary to nominate the prosecuting attorney. Walter B. Sorrells secretary of the election committee and Edgar Brewster circuit clerk were severely injured.
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E Setion Row
Pine Bluff
Ark
Eleventh Judicial District
Walter B. Sorrells
Edgar Brewster
Army Recruiter James McLain Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid
Corporal James A McLain Jr an army recruiting officer is found dead at a Rutland hotel from drinking carbolic acid authorities report suicide ruling the act ends his service amid local investigation and condolences from colleagues.
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Rutland
James A. McLain, Jr
Louisville Courier Journal Plant Destroyed By Fire
A large blaze at the Courier Journal and Evening Times plant in Louisville Kentucky started shortly after midnight and spread through the building. Firefighters could not stop the flames and expect total loss of the five story office block, though most employees reportedly escaped. The morning Herald offered its plant to aid the Courier Journal.
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Louieville
Courier Journal
Lamother
Courier, Journal and Evening Times
Morning Herald
Ube Courter Journal
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden Tours Bustling New York
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden spends a whirlwind day in New York beating records for activity. He lunches with the president, visits Coney Island, roams crowded streets by auto, climbs a skyscraper, and attends a grand banquet. He says he never had so good a time before and plans to tell King Oscar and Crown Prince Gustav of his experiences.
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New York
N. Y
Prince Wilhelm
Sweden
Prince Henry of
Rosaia
Kuroki
Yamamoto
Bernadotte
Austernita
Coney Island
Stockholm
Gustav
Oscar
Hotel Astor
Oklahoma Referendum Fight Sparks Constitutional Debate
William H. Murray, head of Oklahoma's constitutional convention, vows defeat of statehood rather than discard the initiative and referendum. Secretary Taft’s Oklahoma City remarks provoke strong opposition and signal a hard, mobilized campaign over the provision.
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Evil
Government Ends Fees For Chinese Return Certificates
Washington dispatch notes immigration chief Frank P. Sargent issued an order to end charges for return certificates used by Chinese laborers. The policy, urged by Secretary Strauss, directs officers to inform residents that these certificates will be prepared at no cost, correcting a practice of lawyers charging five to fifty dollars.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Frank P. Sargent
Strauss
Sargent
Governor Beckam Promises Immunity for Taylor in Goebel Case
Frankfort Kentucky Governor Beckham writes to Robert Franklin chief prosecuting counsel stating Williams and Taylor will be protected from arrest and allowed to return to Indiana if they testify in Caleb Powers murder conspiracy trials in Georgetown. He and the commonwealth's attorney pledge to guarantee immunity and safe return.
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Frankfort
Robert Franklin
Goebel
Beckham
Williams& Taylor
Indiana
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Commonwealth
Taylor
Saloon Becomes Mission After Conversion in Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo saloon keeper Mel Trotter who recently joined a church announces immediate conversion of his saloon into a mission. He plans to remove liquor stock, worth about 2500 dollars, to the street as part of the transformation.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Mel Trotter
Danny
Mexican nationals arrest cited in Los Angeles case
Ricardo Flores Magon Antonio Villareal and Librado Riverl three Mexicans were arrested last week in Los Angeles at the request of the Mexican government. They were arraigned before Justice Frederickson Monday with Magon and Rivers held on $1000 bond. Magon and Rivers face resisting a police officer charges while Villareal is charged as a fugitive from justice and held without bail.
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Los Angeles
California
Ricardo Flores Magon
Antonio Villareal
Librado Riverl
Frederickson
Magon
Rivert
Rivers
Villareal
Speedy Police Arrest Boy Smoker in Madison
Madison police arrest a 14 year old under the new Wisconsin law banning youth smoking. Earlier attempts failed as the boy proved more elusive than a typical suspect.
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Madison
Wis
Hughes Refuses Extradition Papers in Colorado Case
Syracuse Governor Hughes declines to issue extradition papers for Julius Eller wanted in Colorado for robbery. He says requisition cannot be granted while the alleged principal remains at large.
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Hughes
Syracuse
N. Y
Julius Eller
Colorado
Government Printer Prohibits Familiarity Among Staff
The public printing office enforces a formal order forbidding staff from being familiar with one another. The change replaces plain names with titles Mr and Miss or Miss, and applies regardless of prior acquaintance, without explanation for the reform.
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Washington
Misa
Government
John
Tom
Maggie
Bilayer of Baby Ends Life Near Lehigh Canal
A boatman on the Lehigh canal recovered the body of Julia Arbelter a Coplay silk mill girl floating at Siegfried near Allentown She had been missing since Saturday when her newborn infant was found strangled in her room The tragedy follows her disappearance and the infant death.
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Allentown
Penn
Lehigh Canal
Julia Arbelter
Siegfried
Electric Flash Crew Escape After Cars Plunge From Plank
A schooner in Glace Bay narrowly escaped disaster when five cars tumbled from a shipping pier sixty feet above and landed on its deck. Three men aboard the Electric Flash were uninjured but shaken. Authorities probe how the cars fell.
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Glace Bay
Boilermakers' quarrel ends in fatal shooting in Montgomery
In Montgomery, Alabama, Thomas Summeral a boilermaker was killed by W. H. Hunter, a fellow boilermaker, after a quarrel Tuesday night. The men had spent the day together and friends believed their dispute was settled before Hunter fired five times.
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Montgomery
Ala
Thomas Summeral
W. H. Hunter
Hunter
Woman Shoots Herself Before Husband in Peru
Mrs. Elizabeth Martin shot herself in the heart in front of her husband in Peru Indiana and died instantly. The husband offered no reason for the act.
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Peru
Ind
Elizabeth Martin
Alabama Negro Lynched Near Carrollton Courthouse
In Carrollton Alabama a Black man named John Lipsep was taken before Mrs Windham after an attack last Monday and hanged from a tree near the courthouse with his body riddled by bullets in an extra judicial lynching likely tied to the alleged assault.
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Alabama
Carrollton
Ala
Ed Windham
John Lipsep
Husband Abused, Wife Shoots in Evansville
John Haddix went to his Howell street home where, it is alleged, he abused his wife who then shot him in the breast. He is not expected to recover.
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Evansville
Ind
John Haddix
Howell
Livestock Wagon Teamsters End Walkout
In obedience to the order to join the strike, teamsters of the livestock wagons for the big packers quit work, bringing the walkout to its full strength.
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New York
Four Drown Near Topeka In Kaw River Tragedy
Four boys died in a Kaw River drowning at Oakland a Topeka suburb last night. Names listed include Earl Fleming Charles Fleming Lauren Rankin and Harold Rankin, as investigators work the scene.
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Topeka
Kas
Oakland
Earl Fleming
Chas. Fleming
Lauren Rankin
Harold Rankin
Airship and Balloon Burned in Iowa Wind Storm
A wind storm at the Iowa state fair grounds in Des Moines caused about $100,000 in damage. A live wire blew against the Knabenshue airship and captive balloon, starting fires and destroying both.
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Des Moines
Knabenshue
Kansas City Butchers Strike Over Union Firings
Kansas City Missouri butchers employed by Schwartsschié and Sulzberger Packing Company struck after three workers were discharged for joining a union, signaling labor unrest at the plant.
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Kansas City
Schwartsschié’ & Sulzberger Packing Company
Brownson Likely Chosen as Hanover College President
Reverend Marcus A. Brownson pastor of Tenth Presbyterian in Philadelphia has been asked by Hanover College trustees in Laporie Indiana to assume the presidency. He is expected to accept. A Clover Leaf train wreck near Bowman Illinois killed one and injured seven passengers when cars jumped a switch and struck a box car.
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College
Philadelphia
Penn
Marcus A. Brownson
Tenth Presbyterian Church
Hanover College
Laporie
Ind
Brownson Probaly
Charleston
Bowman
Here
Fire Devastates Hakodate City on Yezo Island
A vast blaze in Hakodate on Yezo Island destroyed nearly three quarters of the city. All consulates were wiped out and widespread distress followed as about 7,000 people were left homeless.
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Hakodate
Island
Yezo
Mutiny Rumors Stir Onboard Raleigh Over Shore Leave
Mutiny fears surface aboard the United States cruiser Raleigh as crew go without shore leave for two months and coal bunkering experiences delays. The tense situation reflects mounting discontent amid limited liberty and supply bottlenecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S&s
Tare
Honolulu
United States
Raleigh
German Prince In Auto Collision Near Brunswick
Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany was involved in a motor car crash near Hanover when his vehicle struck an empty wagon. occupants of the prince's car were severely shaken but not reported as seriously injured.
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Hanover
Germany
Frederick William
Brunswick
Does Your Back Ache? A Fenner Street Farmer Endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills
James KR Keeler of Fenner Street Cazenovia NY testifies that fifteen years of back and kidney pain ended after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. He reports relief from the first box and credits the pills with restoring him to full health. He notes his wife and friends have also had good results and recommends the product. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James KR. Keeler
Fenner St. Cazenovia
Doan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Grapes Beyond His Puree and Humble Substitute
James Wilson discusses farm aid in Washington noting past benefits from daram wheat wheat-testing devices and potash extraction from granite He envisions future cheap fine products and a pejorative tale of a boy in a grocer’s shop reacting to grape prices and asking for cheaper produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bow
James Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Department
Bnet
Wilson
Trister
Cuticura Remedies Heal Eczema and Poison Oak Sores
Mrs Lizzie Vincent Thomas of Fairmont Walden's Ridge Tenn reports her daughter’s eczema and a boy’s poison oak outbreak were cured with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. She notes almost instantaneous relief and complete recovery after six weeks and three weeks respectively. The letter dates Oct 13 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Vincent Thomas
Fairmont
Walden’s Ridge Tenn
Girls Destined for Harema and Circassian Slaves in Orient
A fragmentary syndicated column discusses thefts in New York hotels and restaurants amid declining staff morale. It then shifts to sensational claims about Circassian girls raised to be sold as slaves to Turks and Persians, presenting outdated orientalist views. The piece closes with light dialogue about manners and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Caucasus
Orient
Coffee Tied to Nervous Ailments Prompted Woman to Switch
A Dakota woman reports years of restless nights, twitching limbs, and fear of cold from keeping feet out of bed. After stopping coffee and trying Postum Food Coffee, her symptoms disappeared, sleep improved, and she praised Postum as “absolutely worth its weight in gold.”
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Wellville
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