Train wreck at Green Mountain kills forty five and injures many
A passenger train detoured onto Great Western tracks from Cedar Rapids to St Paul ran off an embankment four miles north of Green Mountain. Forty five died outright with many injured as cars telescope and disintegrate. Names of dead and injured listed. cause blamed on a defective rail.
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Marshalltown
Rocky Island
Great Western
Cedar Rapids
Green Mountain
Here
H. J. Robinson
Cedar Rapidc
Bessie Parves
Washington
L. W. Parrish
Cedar Falls
Trene Cowan
Waterloo
Goodnaugh
G. W. Thompson
Vinton
L M. Aggleston
Lizzie Anderson
August Swanson
Florence Winn
Reinbeck
Ila
Alfred Abraham
Carmont
John White
William Moody
Menominee
Wis
C. J. Laub
Chicago
Wilbur Teese
Rock Falls
Till
Frank Swanson
R. A. Robinson
M. Jenkins
St. Louis
Ed. Hill
Muscatine
George Downing
E. S. Pritchard
Miss Young
A. X. Brown
West Liberty
St Paul
Shellsburg
Devry
Parrish
Free $3.50 remedy promises to cure weak kidneys
An advertisement offers a free recipe claimed to cure bladder and kidney troubles and related health issues. It urges readers to request a home treatment by mail from Dr. A. E. Robinson and notes the promise of a quick recovery with simple, harmless remedies. The piece also includes a short anecdote about a widower coping with loss.
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A. E. Robinson
Luck Building
Detroit
Mich
Dry shampoo beats soap and water for hair care
In a New York Graphic excerpt beauty expert Clari bel Montague says washing every two to three months is best. A dry shampoo method uses four ounces each of orrs root and thorox, sprinkled on the scalp and brushed through weekly for light lustrous hair and potential new growth. A second vignette shows a blunt old farmer and his awkward son quarreling over a stump during a hot day, with the father muttering and the son admonishing him.
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New York Graphic
Claribel Montague
Quaker Oats Advised By Experts For Endurance
A newspaper snippet cites Prof. Fisher of Yale and Sir James Crichton Browne praising oatmeal as a superior, cheap food for strength. It notes meat eaters tire sooner, non meat eaters endure eight times longer, and urges frequent oatmeal consumption.
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Prof. Fisher
Yale University
James Crichton Browne
Ll.d
F.R.S
London
Fisher
Simple Prescription for Rheumatism Promises Quick Relief
An old remedy claims to cure rheumatism using syrup of sarsaparilla, Toris compound, and whiskey mixed together. The ad urges readers to take a tablespoon before meals and at night, stating good effects from the first day and cures for severe cases.
Hallud the Name and a Bishop’s Baptism Tale
A fragment from Success Magazine recounts how Bishop Galler was asked to baptize a black baby named Hallud by its mother Mrs. Jackson. She asserts the name is a scripture name and speaks of using it during prayers, highlighting a witty exchange on language and faith.
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Bishsop Galler
Success Magazine
Wonderful Change From Back Pain to Normal Kidneys
Mrs R Crouse of Manchester Indiana reports two years of back weakness and rheumatic pains eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She notes improved kidney function and a vanished dull backache, crediting Doan's for the change. For sale by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The Right Spirit on Valentine Day
A Bermudian passenger recalls a Mark Twain Valentine Day tale about an Irish suitor who asks, “Will ye be my valentine?” The girl answers, “I am anothers.” The onlookers sigh and wish for twins to share half of her.
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Mark Twain
Valentine
Seed Shortage Prompts Early Orders from Nebraska and Iowa
Fractions of seed corn and other grains show severe shortages across major growing states. Farmers rush orders to John A Salzer Seed Co for corn oats and potatoes while firms boast large stocks and extensive catalogues.
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Nebraska
Iowa
John A. Salzer Seed Co
Box 182
la Crosse
Wis
Salzer
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