Two Senators Testimony Endorses Peruna Cure
Hon Porter Johnson a four year State Senator from the Fourth District Chicago Ill writes I can heartily recommend Peruna as a catarrh cure It cures when all other remedies fail I took the remedy for fifteen weeks and am now entirely cured It has been a year and a half since I was cured and I consider my cure durable I was afflicted with catarrh for five years My catarrh was chiefly located in the stomach Send to The Peruna Medicine Company Columbus for Dr Hartmans latest free book on chronic catarrh la grippe etc
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Edward Dwyer
Seventeenth
Chicago
Ill
Porter Johnson
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Dr. Hartman
la Grippe
Foreshadowed Peace Talks Slow South African War Ending
London reports foretelling an end to the South African conflict as President Kruger appeals for cessation of hostilities. Government statements deny immediate terms, while Boer plans to alter the status quo after battles loom. Dispatches from London and Cape authorities describe ongoing maneuvers and imminent moves toward Bloemfontein and Mafeking relief efforts.
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London
Kruger
Lord Sale
South African Republica
Spencer Wilkins Son
South Africa
Associated Press
Helpmanker
Buller
Atal
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Mafeking
Kimberley
Magersfontein
Pras
Steyn
Carnarvon
Cape Colony
Kitchener
Victoria West
Biggarsberg
Helpmaaker
Ladysmith
Pretoria
Joubert
Jamestown
General Brabant
Aliwal
Rush for the War Loan Opens at Banks in London
The rush of applicants for the war loan began at the Bank of England and other banks as prospectuses went on sale. A steady stream of people, from silk-hatted financiers to farmers and governesses, appeared eager to invest. The loan was over subscribed within two hours of bank openings.
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London
Bank of England
Britannia
U S Subscriptions Rise to British War Loan Load
New York based J P Morgan & Co report a large number of subscriptions by mail to the British war loan while declining to disclose totals. The Evening Post notes many US financial institutions have subscribed to the new consols with Mutual Life Insurance Company among largest at 10 million dollars, about a fifteenth of the issue. acceptance of a substantial share by American subscribers is considered unlikely.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Company
the Evening Post
London
United States
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Navy secretary recommends clemency for Captain McCalla
The Secretary of the Navy asks the President to restore Captain Bowman H. McCalla to his original rank after a prior court martial. The move honors his Spanish War service and follows a request from classmates who support his restoration. Also notes a Dyspepsia Cure testimonial and a local ad for Kodol.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Bowman H. McCalla
Navy
Facts for Women Promotes Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
An ad style item extols Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a proven, world respected remedy for women's health. It cites Mrs. Pinkham's twenty years of experience and shares testimonials from Mrs. W. M. Bunt and Lydia Eb. Noveanen about relief from womb issues, fatigue, and postpartum fever, asserting lasting demand and trustworthy claims.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Aids Womb Conditions
Two testimonial cases describe relief from falling of the womb and related symptoms after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mara G. A. Winter of Glidden Iowa reports long suffering cured after one bottle and additional products. J. P. McSpappen of Rosenbery Texas states marked relief from cramps backache and head pain with the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Pinkham
Mara
G. A. Winter
Glidden
Lydia
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
A grateful woman recommends Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to wives and mothers. Testimonials describe improved health after using the remedy, noting relief from weakness, fatigue, and reproductive symptoms, enabling them to perform daily tasks and care for children.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Salem Home for Sale Bargain Near Boulevard
One of the nicest homes in Salem with modern appointments, large lot, and established fruit and shrubbery, offered at a bargain near the Boulevard. Apply at County Clerk's office for particulars.
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Salem
County Clerk’s Office
Tenement Fire in Newark Kills Many Children
Incendiary blaze at a Newark tenement on Morris and Fourteenth Streets traps at least sixty residents in the Italirg district. Firemen rescue survivors as twelve families lose members, with many children perishing. authorities name Vito Credavo as a suspect amid a list of recovered bodies and injured survivors.
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Newark
N. J
Morris
Italirg
Tallane
Aocate
Eugene Castillo
Dica Tn Seema Salvateri Baldi
Vito Credavo
Credavo
Virginia di Prula
di Prula
Edwards
Credavoe
Antonio Parnicino
Bastiano
Guiseppe Parnicino
Uniting the Blue and the Gray in Atlanta
General Albert E. Shaw commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic visits Atlanta for an official Southern tour. He meets Confederate veterans and G A R members as he addresses a Kimball House crowd, echoing McKinley’s Georgia speech. Notables like Colonel W A Hemphill and Colonel A J West speak at the Confederate Veterans event.
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Atlanta
Albert E. Shaw
Grand Army of the Republic
Kimball House
McKinley
Georgia
Shaw
Confederate Veterans
Kimball
A. J. West
Courthouse Fire Destroys Montgomery County Building
Clarksville Tennessee March 1 fire destroyed the Montgomery County Courthouse with most stairs saved. Loss estimated at 125000 dollars and insurance coverage at 75000 dollars.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Montgomery County
Plague Confirmed in San Francisco Chinatown Case
The Marine Hospital Service dispatches confirm a bubonic plague diagnosis in Chinatown San Francisco. Inoculation tests with rats and a monkey establish it as a genuine plague case.
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Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Chinatown
San Francisco
A New Name For Bunkers on the Links
A Baltimore American snippet notes a playful exchange about golf bunkers. Foozle rejects the term bunkers and proposes a new name while joking about the difficulty of getting over them. The brief exchange ends with a quip about what they should be called.
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Foozle
Baltimore American
Beara the The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature
The note appears to be a fragment mentioning Beara and the phrase you have always bought, with a signature line. It lacks clear event, date, or organizational context to form a full news item.
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Beara
One Minute Cough Cure Endorsed by Mother in Milesbore
Mrs Calvin Zimmerman of Milesbore Pa endorses One Minute Cough Cure as a speedy, harmless remedy for coughs colds croup and sore throat. She praises its immediate results for children and claims it cures bronchitis pneumonia grippe throat and lung diseases and can prevent consumption. Dillard Persinger.
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Calvin Zimmerman
Milesbore
Dillard & Persinger
J Koontz
Corry
Bedrock Beneath the Night’s Quiet Talk of Men
A roughspoken verse sketch recalls Nora and a laboring man, with lines about chores and pride in men. It hints at social roles and a wary note that the speaker’s fellow is “the man behind the” unseen forces. The fragment evokes regional speech and a somber mood.
Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Credited By Sufferer
Mrs M Hartrick of Demster Oswego Co NY testifies that Dr Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery healed her three year decline due to stomach and digestion disorders. She says the medicine reached heart liver and lungs via stomach and blood, with prompt permanent cures and no narcotics. She urges others not to experiment with substitutes.
Photographer Compliment Leads to Bold Request
A photographer remarks the young lady has a pleasant face and she responds by doubling her order from one dozen to two dozen photos, signaling a playful exchange over portrait sittings.
Electric Bitters Help Run-Down Men in Indiana
Daville man J. W. Gardner asserts Electric Bitters cured his stomach liver and kidney troubles and restored appetite and vigor. He says the remedy gave him new life, and he can now eat anything. Available at W. T. Youngers drug store for 50 cents per bottle with guarantee.
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J. W. Gardner
Daville
Ind
W.T. Youngers Drug Store
One Minute Cough Syrup Ad From Dillard & Persinger
An advertisement features Mrs Harriet Evans of Hissdale praising One Minute Cough syrup for rapid relief of croup and throat and lung ailments in children. The spot notes the product cures coughs colds and influenza like illnesses and is sold by Dillard and Persinger.
Clark In Railroad Accident Report Leaves Unclear Fate
Details from early reports indicate Clark suffered a railroad accident with conflicting outlooks. His lawyer cites optimism for recovery while doctors express doubt, leaving the final outcome uncertain.
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Nippon
Clark
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies Promoted
A Toledo advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for cases cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills, urging readers to send for free circulars.
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Hall
F. J. Coknng & Co
Toledo
War Against War in South Africa: a curious penny periodical
The London penny paper War Against War in South Africa edited by W. T. Snead argues England must be vanquished in the Boer war. It reprints a Johannesburg letter from December 13 1899 about a Transvaal burgher Rotha and a wounded Hussar, angels and prophecy.
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South Africa
London
W. T. Snead
Review of Reviews
England
Mr. Stead
Johannesburg
Dundee
Rotha
Transvaal
Hussar
Castor
Pollux
Lake Regillus
New York Sun
Generous Bottles of Dr King’s Discovery For Suffering
The proprietors of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds have given away over ten million trial bottles and claim it cures thousands of hopeless cases. The drug is advertised as curing asthma bronchitis hoarseness and all chest and lung diseases. W T Younger the local druggist offers a free trial bottle with regular sizes priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar, with a guarantee or refund. A stray aside notes boys reaching adolescence may take up cigarettes.
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Dr. King
W. T. Younger
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promising Gentle Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as gentle yet effective for headaches and constipation. It warns against calomel and harsh mineral remedies while highlighting modern discoveries, humorous notes on the uncharted North Pole, and a price of 25 cents at W. T. Younger’s drug store.
Electropoise hailed by clergy and public figures
An advertisement touts the Electropoise medical instrument as effective and endorsed by thousands of clergymen and notable individuals nationwide. A Chicago editor from Inter-Ocean, Col A Nunally, attests to nearly three years of experience and urges readers to request the cured letters book from ELECTROPOISE CO. Louisville Kentucky.
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Col A . Nunally
Inter-Ocean
Chicago
Electropoise CO
Fourth Avenue
Louisville
The Latest Dress Goods Trend and Witty Reflections
A contrived fashion quip notes the humor of modern dress taste with a joke about a girl who lies in bed longest. The excerpt also ponders gratitude as a rare sublime passion and warns against judging a man by his umbrella until his ownership is known.
Promise-making Often Masks Reluctance to Keep Commitments
A reflection on human behavior noting that many promises are made not from conviction but to avoid ongoing responsibility. The behavior implies a tendency to default when faced with the actual task of following through.
Mad dog proverb hints at drink refusal causing anger
A saying notes a mad dog will not drink and that some men become irate when refused a drink, reflecting a cautionary mood about temper and thirst.
Pastime newspaper offerReprint ad promising gifts for subscription
An old ad promotes Pastime, a high class illustrated family periodical, offering watches, bicycles, sewing machines, guns, and more for a 500 value work. Readers are told to send stamps to receive 6 months of the paper and a long list of presents, with 20 subscriptions required for 42 worth of presents. Louisville, Ky.
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the Pastime CO
Louisville, Ky
Potatoe Proverb An Odd Quip On Troubled Times
A compact quip notes that a man resembles a potato in uncertain moments, implying sudden trouble as hot water arrives unexpectedly. The line uses rustic imagery to convey caution about vulnerability and timing.
American art student Mary Ackermann jailed in Paris shoplifting case
Paris reports an American art student Mary Ackermann aged 20 was arrested for shoplifting at Bon Marche. The American Girls' Association intervened and the Magistrate stayed the penalty conditionally. Ackermann was sentenced to six months but granted clemency and to jail at home.
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Paris
Mary Ackermann
Bon Marche
American Girls’ Association
Miss Ackermainn
Fat and digestion cited as key to consumption causes
A London doctor links consumption to fat scarcity and rich pastry diets. The ad promotes Scott’s Emulsion and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as fat sources and digestive aids, claiming blood purification and rapid relief, with testimonials from BE Hartgerink and others.
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Hughes Bennett
London
Scott & Bowne
Dr King New Life Pills Sold by W T Younger
An advertisement touts Dr King New Life Pills as a sugar coated health booster that turns weakness into strength and energy into mental power. Sold by W T Younger, each box priced and marketed as a health enhancer.
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Dr. King
W. T. Younger
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