Kansas primary pits Long against Bristow in historic race
In Topeka August 4 Kansas voters stage the first primary in state history with Chester I Long facing Joseph L Bristow for the U S Senate. Republicans split while Democrats Prohibitionists Socialists also name tickets including governor and other state offices.
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Topeka
Kan
Chester I. Long
Medicine Lodge
United States
Kansas
Joseph L. Bristow
Salina
Prohibitionism
Socialitte
Long
Bristow
Cyrus Leland, Jr
Troy
W. R. Stubbs
Lawrence
W. H. Ryan
Girard
Jeremiah D. Botkin
Winfield
Russell J. Harrison
Selden
George F. Hibner
Concordia
Alfred Hope
Abilene
Chester I
Opheir
Senate
Aldrich
Allison
Elkins
Hopkins
Penrose
Stone
Missouri
Jerry Simpson
Simpson
Seckless
Sunflower
Joseph Bristow
Republican Party of Kansas
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
Billy” Morgan
Hutchinson News
Ed. Howe
Atchison Globe
Anthony
Leavenworth Times
National
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Fast Asthma Relief
Pendleton Drug Company claims Foley's Honey and Tar provides immediate relief for asthma and has cured many unyielding cases. Advertises as best remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung trouble with no harmful drugs.
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Foley
Pendleton Drug Company
Tiny Death Dealer Spider in Docks Bite Case
A London Chronicle report warns of a tiny venomous spider called the specky, native to Peru and now reaching Europe. A shipyard laborer bitten at Victoria docks endured two days of excruciating pain before death, as venom damages blood vessels and tissues.
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Peru
South America
Europe
Victoria Docks
London Chronicle
Oyster Dilemma at Dinner in Christian Register
The Youngs unexpectedly drop in on the Baileys as dinner nears. A shortage of oysters leads the hostess to tell her daughter Helen there will be broth for both of them. Helen later discovers an oyster in her plate ladled with broth and asks, with child innocence, if Mrs Young should have it too.
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Baileys
Helen
Countess Hertford's Bell in Amesbury Church
Edward Seymour Earl of Hertford married a young widow once engaged to Sir George Rodney. Rodney waited at the Amesbury Inn for the bridal party and wrote a dying ode with his blood. He confronted the Earl and Countess upon their arrival, killed himself at Lady Hertford's feet, and the Countess gave Amesbury church a bell inscribed Be strong in faythe prayes God well Francesa Countess Hertford's bell.
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Countess Hertford
Edward Seymour
Earl of Hertford
Elizabeth
Sir George Rodney
Lord Hertford
Amesbury
Lady Hertford
Sir George
Faythe
Francesa
Stars That Outshine the Sun
One government astronomer notes that distant stars with no measurable parallax, including Canopus, Rigel, and Speca, are thousands of times brighter than the sun. The exact multiple—20 000, 10 000 or 5 000—remains undecided due to immeasurable distances, though first magnitude stars Rigel and Speca clearly outshine the sun.
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Rigel
Speca
Angled and Ungeng Tub? London Bus Tour Gaffe
A comic American actor touring London on top of a bus asks the driver to point out sights. The driver replies with mock solemnity listing places like Parliament and Westminster Abbey, finishing with a macabre jab about constables and hangings.
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London
Strand
Westminster Babbey
His Only Chance
A Philadelphia Ledger snippet quotes a congressman saying he waved a fist to avoid letting the session slip by without making a motion. The remark illustrates a light interlude in legislative proceedings and the impetus to participate in the debate.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Calmness under Contradiction Cited by Zimmerman
A quoted remark from Zimmerman states that calmness under contradiction reveals either great stupidity or strong intellect. The line emphasizes how composure under dispute exposes underlying judgments or intellect.
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Zimmerman
Ban on Women Postmen Sparks Uniform Controversy
Washington reports a Civil Service probe in Idaho Falls halted a promising female mail carrier applicant after a bold statute required male dress. The act, detailing winter uniforms with trousers, triggered debate over propriety and modesty. Civil service plans a new exam.
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Grandfield
Washington
Idaho Falls
Idaho
Civil Service Commission
Postal Service
Beep Bees Laxative Cough Syrup Ad Promotion
A.C. Koeppen & Bros advertise Bees Laxative Cough Syrup as prompt relief for coughs croup hoarseness and whooping cough with gentle laxative action. Sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros.
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A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Women and Kidney Trouble Promoted Medicine
An advertisement touts Swamp-Root by Dr Kilmer as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues affecting both women and men. It claims urine issues, bedwetting, and general vitality improve with the product, offers free samples by mail, and cites testimonials from cures while urging readers to write to Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Siso
Swamp-foot
Swamp-Root
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N.Y
Pineules Promise Kidney Relief in 30 Day Trial
Advertises Pineules as kidney tonic with a one dollar trial and guaranteed relief from backache and rheumatic pains. Claims direct kidney action, blood purification, and system invigoration. Sold by A. C. Koeppen & Bros. Includes a local comic dialogue about a neighbor.
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A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Original De Witt Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve Ad
There are many imitations of De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve, but just one original. Sold by Tall man & Co.
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DeWittt
Tallman & Co
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North Beach
T. J. Potter
Portland
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F. J. Quinlan
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Byers
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W. &. Byers
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