Janitress Weds Millionaire Builder in Philadelphia
John McShain a 46 year old Philadelphia millionaire builder married Katherine R Mooney 21 a janitress helper from Vine Street. The ceremony was at the cathedral Eighteenth and Race Streets with only relatives present. They honeymoon at Niagara Falls after a breakfast at the bride's aunts.
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Philadelphia
John McShain
Katherine R. Mooney
McShain
North Seventeenth Street
Mooney
Vine Street
Rev. J. McShain
Niagara Falls
Phonograph Hearse Proposed to Heighten Funeral Grief
Berlin resident patents a phonograph hearse with two gilded megaphones as Gabriel trumpets and a control mechanism under the driver. Choices of music depend on bereaved relatives or deceased wishes, offering hymns or dirges by vocal quartets or funeral marches by brass bands. The inventor cites low install costs and expects strong demand for impressive funerals.
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Berlin
Gabriel
Ahe
Pins and needles industry figures in 1905 census bulletin
Washington reports census data on clothing fasteners showing 275 establishments making buttons employing 6,188 men 5,024 women 355 children under 16. New York leads the industry with Iowa producing 64.9 percent of pearl blanks for buttons. Connecticut tops in manufacture.. 46 establishments made needles pins hooks and eyes employing 1,802 men 1,800 women 243 children with total wages of 1,595,923 dollars.
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Washington
Census Bureau
New York
Iowa
Connecticut
Groomed cows claim pure milk at Montclair dairies
Montclair dairies promote ultra clean milking with a groomed herd. Cows are washed and groomed before milking by a team including a bacteriologist in white uniforms. Milkers are nails manicured and inspected. One dealer plans manicured feet and perfumed stables. some milk fetches 15 cents a quart in Essex county.
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Montclair
N. J
Health Board
Essex County
Proof for Two Cents Kidney Cure Ad Headlines
An advertisement from G. W. Winney of Medina New York invites kidney sufferers to write for a testimonial about Dean's Kidney Pills. It claims dramatic weight gain and cure after hospital treatments and lists price as fifty cents a box. Also includes a brief humor piece about an aunt's will and a misheard testament.
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G. W. Winney
Medina
N. Y
Dean
Mr. Winney
Sores as big as pennies cure credited
A Nebraskan recalls a six month skin ailment covered by rough sores the size of pennies after measles. Using Caticura Remedies led to a full recovery in three weeks, seven years later she remains well. The note is dated Aug 25 1906 from Albion Nebraska.
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Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Begin Young Texas Teacher Credits Postum Benefits
A Texas girl describes starting Postum Food Coffee in youth and continuing for six months. She reports improved nervousness, weight, complexion, and digestion after switching from coffee, noting no headaches and continued work as a primary teacher. She mentions others tried Postum after her success and cites brewing instructions and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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Texas
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Prodigal Son and Ads Echo in Early Morning Talk
Mixed clippings recount a southern preacher’s vivid sermon on the prodigal son and a collage of ads and anecdotes. Notes include Hall’s Catarrh Cure claims, a Toledo druggist roster, and tips praising Defiance Starch. The piece blends humor, moral reflections, and consumer pitches from vintage press.
Best He Could Do
In his first circuit a young lawyer defends a notorious burglar. Seeking counsel, he asks how long to speak. A veteran replies an hour to let the jury hear all, since sentencing cannot occur until his speech ends, ensuring the defendant remains jailed longer.
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George Edgemont
Jefferson Street
Hermitage Lance
Manayunk
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Edgemont
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Gladys
Harper’s Weekly
Mother Number One
Bank of England
George Ade
S'Jacobs Oil
Perec Ee Diario Worms
PacSinile Signature of
Bears
Castoria
Hildren
Cannes
Beegan
W. L. Douglas
Flere
Shore Meatlet
Brockton
Mass
Champa Street
Denver
Colorado
D.C
Defiance
Ord & Nicest
Ene Electro
Chicago
York
Kan
Jaques Manufacturing Company
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