Thomas Gale of Alaska Named U.S. Congress Member
Thos Gale of Alaska, elected to Congress, is well known on the Pacific slope. His Washington address is 1512 9th St NW Washington DC. Peruna Drug Co. Columbus Ohio endorses him and recommends Peruna as an efficient remedy for coughs and colds.
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Pacific
Washington
9Th St
M. W
Washington, D.C
Rion
Thos. Cale
Alaska
Pacific Slope
N. W
Washington, D. C
D. C
Peruna Drug Co
Columbus
Ohio
Thomas Cale
Missouri Rival of Weston Walks 16 Miles in Day
Maryville notes W G Turner a 76 year old resident of that city as a rival of Weston the pedestrian. Turner walked from his home at noon to the depot then rode freight to Arkoe and walked to his farm two miles west. After chores he returned by foot to the station and walked seven miles home arriving about 5 pm for a total of roughly 16 miles in the afternoon. He said he was not particularly tired and has made the walk twice in the last two weeks.
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Missouri
Weston
Maryville
W. G. Turner
the Tribune
Arkoe
Turner
Railroad Board Orders Investigation of Kansas City Line
The Missouri board of railroad and warehouse commissioners orders an inquiry into ownership by the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad of the Kansas City Clinton & Springfield Railway for violating laws against parallel line consolidations. The 150 mile line runs KC to Springfield. A hearing will be held in Kansas City on a date to be fixed.
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Missouri Board of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners
St. Louis
Hog arrivals and killings set new monthly and daily records
In early January 40,000 hogs arrived at the Kansas City stock yards and 45,000 at the Fowler yards, totaling 85,000 and marking a new monthly high. A single day saw 10,000 hogs slaughtered by Armour Packing, 4,000 more than any prior daily record at the plant.
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Kansas City
Fowler Yards
Armour Packing Company
State prisoners may be received from any jail despite smallpox quarantine
Sheriffs statewide have kept convicts in county jails under a three month smallpox quarantine at the penitentiary assuming it barred transfer. It is clarified that prisoners with clean bills of health may be received from any jail in the state.
Leap Frog Fatality Ends Young Man’s Life
Clyde Platner aged 22 died at Clinton from a concussion after a leap frog accident. He fell while jumping near the business district and struck the Missouri, Kansas & Texas track, causing fatal injuries.
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Clyde Platner
Clinton
Kansas & Texas
Rural Missouri Notes and Town Bystanders
Vandalia hen hatches chicks and protects them through winter. Rev. J. O. Bryant resigns Hyde Park Methodist to drive a suburban streetcar for higher pay. Shelbina starts a night police force for a month. Anti-Lid newspaper rises in St. Louis. Montgomery City reverts to simple hours 7:30 to 10:30. Panic over. rural Missourians begin year with farmers ready to work.
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Vandalia
Enjoying Spring Luxuries in Excelsior Springs
The Call notes outdoor spring onion harvests in Excelsior Springs and highlights local business life. Frank H. Kruse, 47, a merchant tailor since 1583, died of apoplexy leaving a widow and one daughter. A Chicago pair, Harry Andersen and Ed Miller, were arrested near Mexico for robbing a farmer Dunbar. They pled guilty in circuit court before Judge Barnett and received three years. The case marked a record-breaking county prosecution.
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Frank H. Kruse
Harry Andersen
Ed. Miller
Chicago
Mexico
Dunbar
Barnett
Miller
Anderzen
Burglars Given 18 Year Terms by Mexican Judge
Charles Houck age 19 and Harvey Stanley age 20 were sentenced to 18 years in the penitentiary by Judge Barnett in Mexico after pleading guilty on six burglary counts. Dr. M. V. Johnson of Holden Dead after a 39 year Holden resident. He served as Bank of Holden director 27 years and elder 30 years at First Presbyterian Church.
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Charles Houck
Harvey Stanley
Barnett
Mexico
Houck
Stanley
M. V. Johnson
Holden
Bank of
First Presbyterian Church
Gum slot machine at Cheraw depot needs attention
A Baffled Palmetts journalist notes a Sea board Air Line depot waiting room gum slot is either out of gum or missing six pence. After depositing two cents Saturday night, no gum was dispensed. The Chesterfield Advertiser urges maintenance to avoid a public imposition.
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Palmetts
Seaboard Air Line
Cheraw
Chesterfield Advertiser
Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and $100 Reward
Readers are told a cure exists for catarrh with Haile Caterrh Cure claiming to act on blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation and strengthen the body. Proponents offer $100 for any case it cannot cure and urge sending testimonials to F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Also mentions Cheney's Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Chickens in the Snowball at Tusten Farm Area
A snowball started by several boys in Tusten Sullivan county rolled into Farmer Schneider’s chicken coop nine hens were embedded in the mass and later the ball reached the next farmer’s barnyard where pigs ate five of the chickens.
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Tusten
Sullivan County
Schneider
Port Jervis
N. Y
Too Interesting to Bury: Little Girl's Offbeat Thought
A southern girl named Ethel loves her nurse Sally nicknamed Big Sally or Biggie. After a museum visit with stuffed animals, she tells her mother she will not bury Biggie when she dies but have her stuffed, revealing a startling line of childlike macabre humor.
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Sally
Big Sally
Ethel
Biggie
Sloan's Liniment Aids Neuralgia Claims Immediate Relief
A testimonial from J. P. Hubbard of Marietta South Carolina credits Sloan's Liniment for rapid neuralgia relief in the head and jaws after three years of pain. He says a 25 cent bottle cured the condition and plans to always keep a bottle, noting use for insect bites and sore throat.
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Sloan
J. P. Hubbard
Marietta
S. C
Fragmentary overheard dialogue in social exchange
A terse exchanged line shows a speaker dismissing tears for the best man and the other responding that the person has him now, depicting an implied wedding scene and emotional posture. The fragment hints at interpersonal tension during a nuptial context.
Widow Exhumes Husband For Photo At Woodlawn
Sorrowing widow Mrs. Brown obtained permission from New York Bronx health officials to exhume her husband Henry Brown buried at Woodlawn Cemetery after 20 days. A photographer and undertaker joined the revival, and the three week old corpse was exhumed for profile and full-face shots.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
New York
Henry Brown
One Hundred and Twentyninth Street
Bronx Health Department
Henry
Health Department
Brown
Woodlawn
Postum Proves Better Than Coffee In Family Story
A man recounts substituting Postum for coffee after marriage and witnessing improved digestion. He notes his wife observed families using Postum appeared healthier, and after trying coffee and tea, only Postum remained in use. He claims digestive complaints disappeared after switching.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Fearfully Long Kidney Ailment Relief Praised by Colfax Resident
Charles Von Soehnen of 210 A St Colfax Washington reports thirty years of kidney trouble and back pain with rheumatism and fifteen years of frequent urine. He credits Deans Kidney Pills with nearly complete relief and praises the product. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Charles von Soehnen
St. Colfax
Wash
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Party Game Sparks Juvenile Toast of Oscillatory Games
Aunt Hester asks about kissing at the party while Emerson Highhed dismisses the activity as an unnecessary and childish diversion. The exchange presents a light social moment amid teasing remarks.
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Hester
Bames
Emerson
No Hurry in Boston Muff Incident Baffles Public
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer tale, a Boston girl on a streetcar uses calm restraint after a man next to her slides a hand into her muff. She warns of arrest then declares she will stay composed for ten minutes until the hand is released. The anecdote blends urban manners with a comic restraint.
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Dr. Wallace
East End Baptist Church
Cleveland
Boston
Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Shoemaker Keeps to the Last in Trade
A witty proverb about a shoemaker being poor yet loyal, noting he is by trade a heeler and always ready to sell his sole, while conceding he has one virtue, for he will stick to the last.
A Complaining Voice from a Washington Herald Quote
The Washington Herald quotes a speaker claiming to have been born in a log cabin and unable to read or write until age 21. The exchange ends with a remark on fame and mentions not being mentioned for the presidency, noting history’s fickle nature.
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Washington Herald
Dispute over high Washington rentals echoes Irish tale
A representative from Iowa voices opposition to steep Washington rents during the congressional season. He compares himself to an Irish farmer who challenges a tax assessor and insists on valuing his house as assessed, revealing a frugal fight over property costs.
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Birdsall
Iowa
Washington
Pat
Cure For Eczema Heralded In 1907 Letter
Mrs Lily Hedge of Camberwell Green England relates how her son Owen suffered eczema from three months old to fifteen years old. After repeated hospital dismissals as hopeless a set of Cuticura Remedies were tried six months ago and the boy is now perfectly cured. The letter is dated January 12 1907.
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Owen
Lily Hedge
Camblewell Green
England
Laugh and Grow Fat humor as weight lists
A fragment from Home Magazine notes humorists and their weights, listing F. P. Dunne and others like Mark Twain and Jerome K. Jerome with weights ranging from 132 to 180 pounds. It then shifts to praise for Defiance Starch, claiming modern starches differ from 25 year old patents and exclude harmful chemicals while adding a new ingredient for strength and smoothness.
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F. P. Dunne
Mark Twain
George Ade
Jerome K. Jerome
W. W. Jacobs
Henry
Home Magazine
Beware of Debt. Raleigh: Borrowing is the canker and death of every man's estate.
A Raleigh editorial warns that debt undermines personal fortunes stating that borrowing weakens estates and invites financial ruin. The piece argues for prudent living and warns of long term consequences of excessive borrowing.
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Raleigh
First Postoffice Scheme and Patent Medicines Ad
An eclectic advert page lists the first postoffice scheme as private enterprise circa 1464. It promotes Brown's Bronchial Traches for coughs and bronchitis, Lewis' Single Binder Cigar, Garfield Tea, Laxative products, and a slogan about virtuous deeds. Includes signature quotes and assorted product lines from Peoria and other suppliers.
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U.S
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Iion C. Slemp
Virginia
Man-a-lin
Alabastine Co
New York City
Grand Rapids, Mich
Mais Street
Sterling Foundry CO
Sterling
Ills
A.n.sellogg Newspaper Co
W. Adams St
Defiance
Missouri State News
J. O. Bryant
Hyde Park Methodist Church
St. Joseph
Shelbina’s
Shelbina
The
Montgomery City
Excelsior Springs
Sedalia
China
Albany
Hubby
Blobb
Biobb
A&s Sc
California
Sanieaan Coomy
Ager
Togular
Dan A
Peedye Wee
Western
Canada
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Crawford
W. Hinth St
Kansas City, Mo
C. J. Broughton
Quincy Bidg
Chicago, IL
Thompson
Mati
Tribune Bidg
Ecsa
Jegon
Woolley, M. D
Washington, Do
Putnam
Bisamozza
Tie Centaur Company
Ator
Bears
Castoria
Vick
State St. Chesebrough Mfg. CO
Thorhu
MINOG
St. Kame
Cardus
Cardui
R. L. Denney
Huntsville
Ala
Lewis
Peoria
Alexander Dow
E. W. Grov
Alonzo
W.l.douglas
Famii Os
Douglas
Gm Big Stove
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