Swamp Root Kidney Cure Promoted in The Light Advertisement
An 1903 promotional letter urges readers of the San Antonio Daily Light to sample Kilmer’s Swamp Root for kidney bladder and urinary issues. It cites testimonials from Robert Berner and others, notes hospital and doctor endorsements, and lists prices and two bottle sizes.
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Kilmer
120Th St
New York City
New York
Robert Berner
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
San Antonio
Binghamton
N. Y
A Pious Student Thief at Brown Trapped by Alarm
Providence dispatch reports Ralph E. Bancroft of Stoneham Massachusetts arrested for larceny among Brown University students. He was put on probation after a hearing but expelled. Faculty say gambling and losses led to the thefts ranging from small change to twenty five dollars. A pocketbook alarm and a marked bill found in his shoe helped prove the case.
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R. J
Brown University
Ralph E. Bancroft
Stoneham
Imss
Memi
Bancroft
Opening of the Williamsburg Bridge Grand Fireworks Display
New York on December 8 marks the formal opening of the Williamsburg Bridge linking Manhattan to Brooklyn. Mayor Low and officials will attend as a Marine parade accompanies a dazzling electric display and a hour long fireworks show featuring a Niagara Falls set piece spanning 1000 feet across the river.
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New York
Williamsburg
East River
Manhattan Island
Long Isnee
Mayor Low
McClellan
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Roosevelt
Brooklyn Navy Yard
New
Anchorage
Niagara Falls
Funeral of T. C. Wright a longtime Nueces county ranchman
Thomas Charles Wright born in England April 20 1833 settled in Nueces county in 1852. A teamster turned ranchman he died after a fatal house fire at the old homestead his eight children survive with relatives across Corpus Christi Driscoll Cuero and St. Louis.
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Gorpus
Christi
Tex
T. C. Wright
Old Bay View Cemetery
Nueces County
Thomas Charles Wright
Stratford-on-Avon
England
Rio Grande
Bellinger
Mr. Wright
Alice
John W. Mussett
Laredo
James HB. McCoy
St. Louis
W. T. Wright
Bessie Bellinger
Driscoll
Frank P. James
Cuero
John E. Wright
Corpus Christi
Mamie Wright
Alfred Wright
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Bryan
Durand Women Arrive in Washington for Embassy Year
Lady and Miss Durand arrive on the Etruria and will reside in Washington to join the new British ambassador in the capital's society season. They are expected to be prominent figures in early events and social gatherings.
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Miss Durand
New York
Etruria
United States
Washington
Majestic Steel Range Ad by The Plumber Shefer
An old classified style ad touts a Majestic Steel Range claiming durable life long use for bread pastries and roasts. Promises flexible payment terms and features by Shefer the Plumber located at 125 West Commerce Street.
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Shefer
West Commerce St
The Singer Company Seals Sewing Machines and Bicycles
An advertisement notes The Singer Manufacturing Company offers sewing machines and bicycles along with Finck's Havana Cigars at 320 East Houston Street.
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Singer Manufacturing Company
East Houston St
Finck’s
America's Gift to Lipton Dinner Honors Sir Thomas Lipton
In London the Hotel Cecil hosts Americans in a banquet honoring Sir Thomas Lipton. Consul General Evans presides as a silver service worth twenty pieces is presented from the people of the United States. The inscription lauds Lipton for tempered sportsmanship generosity to soldiers' families and hospitality to Americans.
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London
Hotel
Cecil
Sir Thomas Chipten
Sir Thomas
Evans
United States
Thomas Lipton
Baromet, K. Co. V. O
Cod Liver Oil Prices Jump Amid Scarcity
In York on December 18 1901 reports show cod liver oil shipments to the port dwindling and prices soaring. Norwegian oil dominates demand with barrels selling from 21.50 to 25.50 earlier and now from 105 to 130, while seals off Norway are blamed for reducing supply.
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York
New Foundland
New England
Norway
Singular Bankruptcy Petition in New York Court
Henry T. Garrett treasurer of Graphol Chemical filed a highly unusual petition claiming the company is solvent yet committed acts of bankruptcy by paying wages to two female employees on October 1 and satisfying several small creditors between November 1 and December 1. The firm, capitalized at 100000 dollars, manufactured powder for coloring photographs.
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New York
Henry T. Garrett
Graphol Chemical Company
Giri
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Proven Remedy for Teething
The advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a sixty year old remedy used by millions to soothe teething children. It claims to relieve pain, calm gums, cure wind colic, regulate stomach and bowels, and treat diarrhoea. A bottle costs twenty cents and it is sold by druggists around the world.
Santo Domingo Rebels Win in Northern Island Clash
A Herald dispatch from Puerto Plata reports Santo Domingo government forces abandoned Santiago de los Caballeros after a severe battle. General Caceres fled, backing provisional president Morales, signaling Jiminez’s supremacy in the island’s north.
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New York
Puerto Plata
Santo Domingo
Santiago de Los Caballeros
Caceres
Morales
Jiminez
Rich Men Are Not All Happy
Croesus of Lydia, famed for wealth, faced troubles including captivity and exile. The piece argues indigestion and related ailments plague the rich and poor alike, and promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a reliable, natural cure available from druggists for 50 cents a box.
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Croesus
Lydia
John D. Rockefeller
Cyrus
Solon
Stuart
The Argentine War Vessels
A Herald dispatch from Buenos Ayres says an English firm offered to buy Argentina war vessels built in Italy on behalf of the Japanese government. Argentina has not taken a decision yet.
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New York
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Italy
How Typhoid Serum is Made
New York reports the typhoid serum used at Beth Israel hospital is produced by immunizing horses. Dr Jez of Berne, Switzerland, developed the method and sent it to a staff physician for use after 380 successful treatments.
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New York
Beth Israel Hospital
Jez
Berne
Switzerland
H l
Lamps and lighting for Christmas trees in town
Special lighting effects can be quickly arranged for all social functions and holiday festivals. Shafer The Plumber at 125 West Commerce Street offers miniature lamps for Christmas trees.
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Shafer
West Commerce St
Wanted Second Hand Cook Stoves and Heaters
Alamo Installment Co located at 107 West Houston Street advertises buying used cook stoves and heaters in bulk. The notice seeks immediate purchase from the public.
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Alamo Installment CO
West
Houston
Herder Centenary Observed Across German Circles
Berlin marks the death centenary of Johann Gottfried Herder with ceremonies by the Society for the History of German Literature. In Weimar the Goethe society directs commemorations. Born 1744 in East Prussia, Herder studied at Koenigsberg under Kant and became a pivotal critic and philosopher before dying December 18, 1803.
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Berlin
Johann Gottfried Herder
Society For the History of
Weimar
Herder
Goethe Society
Goethe
East Prussia
Koenigsberg
Kant
Riga
Christmas Trade in Germany Bright in Berlin Stores
Berlin reports a busy holiday season with crowded shops and crowded streets. Merchants show trade volumes at normal levels with possible value reductions, while hawkers sell toys and novelties to all ages.
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Germany
Berlin
False Fire Logs Case Leads to Broad Insurance Probe
Samuel Silverstein, a clothing merchant, pleaded guilty to presenting false proofs of loss to a fire insurer and was sentenced by Judge Rowing to one year in prison. His confession, tied to advice from a public adjuster, sparked an investigation revealing widespread irregularities among professional adjustors and large claimed losses by insurers.
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New York
Samuel Silverstein
Rowing
Silverstein
Pie Crust Mastery Promises Light Crisp Filling
A bakery proclaims deep baking expertise with crusts that stay crisp and fillings that tempt with surprising lightness. They emphasize long experience, honest methods, and offer shipping to any destination.
Bailie's Steam Bakery Office and Ovens
Bailie's Steam Bakery operates at 1013 to 1017 N Flio rés street with branches at 119 avenue C near the northeast corner of Houston and Soledad, expanding its bakery and oven facilities.
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N. Fliorés Street
Avenue C
Houston and
Soledad
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Theif
Brilliant Electrical
America
Lipton
Inquir
Theo. Margott
Commerce Street
Isary vAll Goon
Ph Pha
Home Helps
Rorer
N. K. Fairbank Company
Chicago
Ed.stevens Sons
Llwood
Waukegan
Commerce and
Walnut
New Sunset
Buena Vista Street
J. F. Ripps
San Antonio Seed and Paint Co
Rubber & Hammer Paints
Staacke Bros
Lucchese Bros
Houston Street
Bailie’s Steam Bakery
Pyar
Neo
J. J. Olsen & Son
Aransas
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