Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound praised by Middletown woman
Emma ESPENSHADE of 219 East Main Street Middletown Pennsylvania describes severe pain and organic inflammation that kept her from work. Her husband bought Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and she recovered enough to do housework and help others. The ad praises the medicine and invites letters to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice.
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Middletown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Wilson to Call Extraordinary Session on April First
President-elect Wilson announces an extraordinary session for April 1 after discussions with Underwood. William J. Bryan to be secretary of state, with a preference for Porto Rican citizenship and a workingmen's compensation act. Democratic leaders support the date as Congress prepares for reapportionment and chamber remodeling. A House vote enacts a hotel and taxi rate restraint bill with penalties.
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Trenton
N. J
Wilson
William J. Bryan
Underwood
Congress
Washington
Court Upholds Mann Act as Interstate Regulation
The Supreme Court upheld the Mann Act as within Congress power to enact interstate police regulations. Convictions affirmed in four white slave cases including Della Bennett Emma Harris Bessie Green for transporting girls Chicago to Cincinnati and others enticed to be chorus girls or to Beaumont Texas.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Della Bennett
Emma Harris
Bessie Green
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louis Athanasaw
Michael Sampson
Florida
Effie Hoke
Basile Economides
New Orleans
Beaumont
Tex
Trapper Kills Friend and Eats Part of Body in Yukon Forest
Henri Le Claire, a French trapper, killed Len Lemieux near Mile 53 in British Columbia during an eight day starvation period. Le Claire, who had lived on animal skins for 30 days, stabbed Lemieux eight times in the heart and partially consumed the corpse in a deserted shack far from settlements. He scratched the incident on the cabin wall with his knife.
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Winnipeg
Man
Henri le Claire
Len Lemieux
Hudson Bay Company
Mile 53
British Columbia
le Claire
Lemieux
Widow becomes Lady Scott after title granted
London reports Capt. Robert F. Scott’s widow will be titled Lady Scott King George bestowed on her Monday. The honor gives her the same rank style and precedence as if her husband had been knighted before his death in the Antarctic expedition.
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Lady Scott
London
Robert F. Scott
Scott King George
Bath
Earthquakes Felt Across Ecuador. Widespread Damage Reported
Several shocks were felt in Guayaquil and throughout Ecuador on Monday. A violent quake extended across the republic, with particularly severe effects in the provinces of Loja and Canar, causing house wrecks and damage.
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Ecuador
Guayaquil
Republic
Leja
Canar
Eight New Transatlantic Liners For Canada Trade
Eight new liners are under construction for Canadian trade by White Star, Canadian Pacific, and Cunard. White Star plans vessels like Laurentic and Majestic to replace Canada and Teutonic, while Cunard’s Ascania has completed its maiden voyage to Montreal. a sister ship will follow. Officials say the market favors two cabin second class and steerage, not the luxury $5,000 cabins, with Canada seen as the booming destination for the next decade amid immigration and railroad expansion. The Panama Canal will draw attention, but Canada’s growth is the priority for shipping. The government controls migrant admissions to favor Northern Europe over Southern Europe.
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White Star
Canadian Pacific
Cunard
Laurentic
Majestic
Canada
Teutonic
Cunard Line
Ascania
England
Montreal
Hingland
Panama Canal
Panama
United States
Dominion
North West
Europe
PILES CURED IN SIX TO FOURTEEN DAYS CLAIM
An advertisement promises cure for piles with Pazooint and mentions a money refund if itching bleeding or protruding piles are not cured in six to fourteen days. Also notes Mrs Winslow’s Teething Syrup for children and a caution to pay bills.
Public sentiment often proves right despite misinformation
A pithy remark notes that public sentiment, though fed by badly digested misinformation, often aligns with reality. The quote attributed to Puck underscores the crowd’s intuition when rational analysis lags behind rumors.
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Puck
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