Every Home Needs This Great Remedy
A classic 1900s household ad promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative tonic for all ages. It claims to improve digestion, boost liver activity, and aid relief from headaches sleeplessness and colds when used regularly. The ad cites Mrs M F Smith of San Antonio Texas and offers a free sample by writing to Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Illinois.
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San Antonio
Tex
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ill
Denverite who never drinks water for 30 years
Denver restaurateur J. C. Lehner recounts no water intake since age 14. He travels widely and favors beer and light wines with meals. Lehner claims health and energy from avoiding water, noting only its washing use. He first saw water with meals after moving to New York.
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Denver
J. C. Lehner
Hungary
France
Germany
Egypt
England
Italy
New York
Fragmentary Moral Rule About Eating and Water
A damaged line presents a fragmentary maxim about always pairing drinking with eating. It repeats the idea that one should not drink without eating and never eat without drinking for a drink of water, forming a terse cautionary note.
Tacoma Artillery Sets High Score In Coast Artillery
Tacoma Wash Feb 13 Captain Clarence Parker receives war department notice that the fourth company coast artillery of Tacoma uses 10 Inch guns at Fort Worden to post the highest score in the United States for firing large guns with 70.3 points out of 100. A Maine company posted 45 on 12 Inch guns. The competition included 85 companies at forts along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts last summer.
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Tacoma
Wash
War Department
Coast Artillery of
United States
Clarence Parker
Fort Worden
Maine
Pacific
Atlantic
Ely's Cream Balm Offers Instant Nasal Relief
An advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm clears clogged nostrils and head passages instantly. It promises relief from catarrh, colds, and headaches by morning, recommending a small bottle as a试 trial and highlighting its soothing, healing action on inflamed membranes.
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Ely
Bly
How Weather Man Makes Forecasts Explained
Washington based Weather Bureau explains forecasting storms frosts and floods in a businesslike process using foreign storm reports river gauging and rainfall data. Observers track arrivals days ahead with alerts reaching Cairo a week or ten days and Pittsburgh 12 to 24 hours before floods hit.
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Washington
Buiétu
Hawaiian Islands
Pacific
New York
United States
Philippines
Japan
Siberian
Alaska
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Weather Bureau
England
Iceland
British Islands
Europe
St. Petersburg
Russia
Siberia
Dubuque
Iowa
Davenport
Mississippi
Cairo
Pittsburg
Huerta Shows His Coin in Mexico City
Mexico City report states President Huerta demonstrates ability to pay to satisfy Japanese military supply dealers, signaling financial confidence amid ongoing wartime procurement talks.
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Huerta
Mexico City
Anti death by own action LUB becomes a success
In Cleveland on February 12 a 27 year old man reached out to Dr Franklin E Cutler of the Cleveland Conference for the Prevention of Self Destruction. The conference formed by prominent officials doctors psychologists and scientists aims to study suicide causes and aid those at risk with nearly one hundred applicants already seeking help.
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Cleveland
Franklin E. Cutler
Cleveland Conference For
Cutler
Government official investigates finances with treasury records
Mori, a Japanese official, was examining the government's financial condition when Huerta presented the treasury department books and records, revealing details of expenditures related to cannons, rifles, and ammunition ordered.
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Mori
Huerta
Treasury Department
Canal Could Admit Small Warships Now in Revolution
Panama Feb 13 Conolel Goethals said he could pass a small warship through the canal at once if needed to aid foreigners at Exumeraldas Ecuador where fighting was reported between government troops and rebels.
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Goethals
Ecuador
Panama
Conolel Goethals
Exumeraldas
Dr Kings New Discovery Tackles Coughs and Lung Trouble
A Cavendish resident Henry D Sanders praises Dr Kings New Discovery after pneumonia threats. The ad declares it as best medicine for coughs colds or lung trouble for all ages. Prices 50c and 1.00 with money back guarantee at druggists Hl Bucklen Co. Philadelphia or St Louis.
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Dr. King
Henry D. Sanders
Cavendish
Hl. E. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Poor Lone Widow Gag Proves Too Believable
A Baker Baker Herald inspired tale follows Mrs Mary Sides posing as a penniless widow with five children traveling from Seattle to Denver then Huntington. Mayor Palmer and Social Workers assist with tickets and small gifts, while locals fund clothes and food, the tale praising sympathy and revealing the ruse.
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Baker
Pendleton
Mary Sides
Baker Herald
Seattle
Denver
Huntington
Palmer
Baker T Huntington
Senator Proposes Pay Claim For Lieutenant Campbell
Washington Feb 1. Senator Chamberlain introduced a bill to allow the longevity pay claim due Lieutenant George J Campbell of Portland. The amount is 5192 84 dollars. Dr. William Campbell of Portland is a son of the deceased claimant.
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Washington
Chamberlain
George J. Campbell
Portland
William Campbell
King of All Laxatives Ad Claim From Buffalo Reader
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo says Dr King s New Life Pills are the king of all laxatives and a blessing to his family. Get a box to feel well again. Price 25 cents. Available at druggists or by mail H F Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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Dr. King
Paul Mathulka
Buffalo
H. F. Bucklen & Co
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Irrigation Bulletin Promotes Ground Water Use Near Wichita
The geological survey issued a short bulletin announcing that vegetables fruits alfalfa and other field crops can be profitably grown near Wichita Kansas using ground water from wells to aid agriculture during droughts. The bulletin aims for quick accurate information on irrigation investigations and represents the first release in a series.
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Washington
Geological Survey
Wichita
Kansas
Notable Pendleton and Adams visitors in Washington
Callers in Washington report Charles FE. Bond and H. D. Gray of Pendleton visiting the capital. George Peringer, a prominent wheat farmer from Adams, travels with his wife and daughter on an eastward tour.
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Washington
Charles FE. Bond
H. D. Gray
Pendleton
George Peringer
Adams
California Syrup of Figs touted for cleansing bowels
An old advertising warns mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for children with coated tongues, feverishness, stomach trouble, or diarrhea. It claims the product cleanses the bowels, relieves illness, and restores activity, urging buyers to ensure the bottle is the genuine 50 cent California Fig Syrup Company product.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Aged trapper thought to be dead under ice
KLAMATH FALLS Ore Feb 13 Tracks to a jagged hole in the ice near Worden indicate G W Jones an aged trapper missing for days lost his life while checking traps. He had a homestead near Worden about 20 miles from Klamath Falls and had lived there three years and run a trapping business in winters.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Worden
G. W. Jones
Jones
Queens as Wage Earners in Europe
London dispatch notes that several European queens maintain diverse talents for livelihood. Queen Mary of England sews, sings, and paints. Queen Victoria Augusta of Germany excels with photography. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland paints miniatures and porcelain. Queen Maude of Norway writes plays, reflecting post throne realities.
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London
Europe
Queen Mary
England
Victoria Augusta
Germany
Wilhelmina
Holland
Queen Maude
Norway
Pseudonym Writer and Queen Trades in Arts and Skills
The text describes a woman using the pseudonym Graham Irving who is a bookbinder dressmaker and painter. It claims Queen Elizabeth of Belgium reevaluates a Leipzig diploma and notes music talents piano and violin. It also mentions her driving skills and possible taxi work and references Carmen Sylva as Queen Elizabeth of Roumania, a noted poetess and novelist. It further notes Queen Helen of Italy could earn a vaudeville income while swimming and rifle skills, plus archaeology.
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Graham Irving
Queen Elizabeth of
Belgum
University of
Roseburg Woman Bound Over After Stamp Theft Trial
Mrs Johanna DeHart, charged with stealing a large amount of trading stamps from the Roseburg Stamp company, was bound over to the grand jury after a justice court trial. She posted $100 bail and was released.
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Roseburg. Ore
Johanna DeHart
Justice Court
Roseburg Stamp Company
Pape's Diapepsin Advertises Quick Stomach Relief
An old fashioned ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a safe fast cure for indigestion and dyspepsia. It promises relief within five minutes, reduced stomach distress, no gas or belching, and the ability to eat favorite foods without fear. A fifty cent bottle is advertised for purchase at drug stores.
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Pape
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