Hero of the Australian Bush John Romanes Saves Comrade
A Western Australia rabbit fence inspector recounts a desert crossing where Romanes fights off attacking natives, rescues his comrade after a spear wound to the wrist, tends to the injured man, and guides a safe retreat to the depot. The tale ends with Romanes being promoted to inspector and the raiders defeated by stockmen and police.
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John Romanes
Australan
Australia
Western Australia
Starvation Boat Harbor
Great Australian Bight
Condon
Ninety Mile Beach
Tropic North
de Grey
Romanes
Gregory
Canto
John
Hettle
Turnbull
Mount Bruce
Geraldton
Major
Toby
Turkey Creek
New Jersey Enacts Compulsory Tuberculosis Segregation Law
The New Jersey legislature passed and Governor Wilson signed a law praised by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis as landmark. It allows courts to compel segregation of tuberculosis patients who refuse state health regulations, mandating county institutions within six months and subsidizing $3 a week per patient through the state treasurer.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
United States
New Jersey
Wilson
State Board of Health
Missing the Point in Sugar Tariff Debate
Representative Rucker of Colorado while discussing a sugar tariff tells a Washington correspondent that men miss his point as badly as an old lady misses her son. A young man cites that it takes 5,000 elephants a year to make piano keys and billiard balls, prompting the old lady to react with disbelief.
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Rucker
Colorado
Washington
Bulletin
Marine Eye Remedy promoted for eye care and sales
Advertisement text touts Murine Marine Eye Remedy as a fast acting treatment for red irritated eyes with care claims by oculists. It mentions packaging in 26c bottles and 50c to 250 unit tubes, marketed by Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago and Druggists. It also includes unrelated literary quips and an offer from Paxton Toilet Co for Paxtine Antiseptic samples.
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Druggista
Marine Eye
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Quips and quotes on politics and tea in a pasted snippet
The text wryly notes Howell’s prosperous look and Powell’s single status. It praises Garfield Tea as mild yet effective. It compares a girl’s kisses to pickles in a bottle and comments on politicians starting to complain once elected, seeking more pay.
Free Advice To Sick Women From Lydia E Pinkham Co
An advertisement invites women to communicate with the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co private correspondence department in Lynn Massachusetts. Letters are read and answered by women in confidence with no testimonials published without consent. They offer confidential guidance drawn from extensive experience and provide a free 80 page Text Book by mail.
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Lydia KE. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Charlie
de Gray
West Kimberley
Myself
Romanesa
Winchester
Lottie
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Howell
Powell
Samuel Pitcher
Kiel
the Centaur Company
New York
Bears
Mew
York Citt
Allen
Mall
Mother Gray
Carter
Ca Iver
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