Dr Williams Pink Pills Help Grip Victim in Missouri Farm Fight
A Camden county farmer from Sagrada Missouri named William A Newman recounts eight years of grip with deafness head and stomach pain. After trying doctors and many remedies he found relief and eventual cure using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The testimonial claims the pills expel the poison from the system and were superior to other treatments.
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Newman
Grip
Mr. Newman
Thomas
Dr. Williams
William A. Newman
Camden County
Sagrada
Missouri
Double Tracking the Santa Fe Across the Nation
The Santa Fe Railway may someday double track from Chicago to California and the Gulf, a massive project likely to require costly cutoffs to save mileage and improve operations. By end of 1905 over 200 miles of double track would be in operation with new segments under construction across Illinois Missouri Kansas Colorado and New Mexico. A quoted civic figure complains about a creditor and notes the lack of friends does not shield from money lending pressure.
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Santa Fe
Chicago
California
Gulf of Mexico
Tnese
Great Lakes
Pacific Ocean
Chicaro
Joliet
Missouri
Emporia
Newton
Kansas
Razor Mountain
Colorado
New Meneo
Tea and starch promises promise in a jumbled ad copy
Mixed old time copy touts tea as a remedy and starch envisions quality and quantity. The prose mocks modern dishes and shoppers face high prices while storekeepers note excess stock and difficulty selling rival brands. A casino of curious phrases hints at advertisements and contests.
Denver’s Cheesman lake set as world’s highest masonry dam
The Denver Union Water company reports Cheesman lake at the highest construction point of the monster dam, the world’s tallest masonry dam. The reservoir holds about 20 billion gallons, with a capacity near 30 billion, and deep water over 190 feet. Officials say Denver’s water supply is now fully assured for all time, with additional storage in Marston lake and rights sufficient for the city.
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Cheesman Lake
Denver Union Water Company
Walter 8. Chee
the Water Company
Big Croton
New York
Croton
Denver
Marston Lake
Marvelous Toy Cannon Invented by Lehigh Professor
Professor William Luddards Franklin of Lehigh University claims to have invented a harmless toy cannon to replace deadly cast iron fireworks. It reports like a real cannon but cannot explode, fires a cork as a projectile, and emits a cool fume. Six thousand shots can be fired for a nickel, using a spark ignition of air and gas.
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William Luddards Franklin
Department of Physics
Lehigh University
Long Distance Gramophone Elucates Air Broadcast
The auxerophone of Hon. C. A. Parsons uses a small engine to pump air up to eight pounds through a valve of tiny slots covered by a fine comb. The comb vibrates with the record plate to reproduce speech and other sounds, with air currents enabling audible transmission up to about three miles.
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C. A. Parsons
Toys Dominating U S Imports From Sonneberg Germany
The United States spent about 4 million dollars on toys last year, mostly dolls from Sonneberg Germany, which sent out 13 million dollars in toys. Britain previously bought most, but the U S has captured much of that share due to England's hard times. Toy makers earn 54 to 60 cents for 10 hours of work. thousands of children earn around 30 cents daily. Also an ad promotes Defiance Cold Water Starch, claiming 16 oz per package at 19 cents, and that it does not stick to iron or contain harmful chemicals.
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United States
Dolis
Sonneberg
Germany
Little Sonneberg
Great Britain
John Bull
England
Defiance
Homas A. Edison
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
N.Y
Doctor Pierce
Yu Gro
N. True
Becrevary International” Brotherhood of Teamsters
The Average Man Faces Temptations Three Fourths Way
A compact reflection on human restraint noting that temptations arise to a substantial extent, compelling personal choice. It emphasizes inner resolve and moral balance as guiding forces in daily conduct.
Curing Brain by Proxy and spinal fluid balance
From McClure's Magazine a discussion of how brain function depends on spinal fluid. Tapping below the spine drains excess fluid to reestablish balance, aiding diagnosis of meningitis abscess and other cerebral diseases beyond purely nervous disorders.
Ice Age Warnings and Dinosaur Hero Entertain a Cave Era
A humorous exchange contrasts prehistoric peril with a bold Paul Revere figure riding a dinosaur crying warnings about the coming Ice Age. Abou the cave man remains unfazed, mocking the danger as the philosopher prepares for a museum debut. An unrelated anecdote follows about Japanese indifference to weather during four years abroad.
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Paul Revere
Abou
New York Sun
Man with old valise sells soap to prove reform
A man tells a skeptical woman that he used to beg for food in the neighborhood but has reformed, proving it by opening his valise to reveal soap for sale. The exchange emphasizes his shift from tramp to merchant.
What R I P Means
A humorous Harper's Weekly vignette where Charlie wonders about R I P on gravestones and concludes it stands for Return if Possible, after a walk through a cemetery with his father.
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Charlie
Harper’s Weekly
Washington Waystation Metamorphoses in Modern Times
A humor note recalls an old inn stop for George Washington. The converse laments the aging sign now replaced by one reading Accommodation to Man and Automobile. A hostler once serving oats now offers gasoline as the era shifts.
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George Washington
Nemesis Returns at the Window of Long Years
A reflective speaker recalls a distant past by a window where a guiding light once burned. The apparition Nemesis appears in a dark, solitary scene and questions whether reconciliation and atonement are possible if the beloved returns. The poem centers on penance, memory, and longing.
Fashionable Gambling in London and Britain
A London shopkeeper estimates daily bridge betting at about half a million dollars across England Scotland Wales and Ireland. He claims bridge handles over 150 million dollars annually in these countries and notes many upper and middle class players who neglect shopping, gamble all night, and influence manufacturers. He warns English middle classes are adopting upper class vices and the wealthy show greed and unscrupulousness.
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London
West End
Bridge
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Motor Omnibuses Transform London Transit System
The London General Omnibus Company plans to replace horse drawn lines with motor buses. Hull reports the shift will gradually convert about 2,000 vehicles, with some already in operation as motor lines are supplied.
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London
Hull
London General Omnibus Company
Great Discovery in Diabetes Cure Claimed at Clayton
Local resident J H Bailey asserts Dodd's Kidney Pills cure Diabetes and other kidney diseases. He reports taking seven boxes and still working, claiming strict dieting would have hastened cure. The note ends with a banking venture joke about funds.
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Clayton
Tex
J. H. Bailey
Mr. Bailey
Dodd
Bright
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Winchester
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Chas. H. Fletcher
Gerald Minttner
N. J
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Kh. J. Dennte
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SA. Machanan
Philadelphia
J. B. Simpeon
R. KR. Kekildeon
Omaha
Mre
J. BR. Robdineon
Kansas City
Albert J. Weston
Cleveland
Rowin F. Partes
New York City
N. W. Steer
Brooklyn
Cenuine Castoria Aways
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Rockefeller
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