Seizure of dangerous alum baking powder in New York
The Health Department seized nearly two tons of alum baking powder mixed with rock and dumped it into the offal scow for destruction. A Sixth Ave department store also held stocks. Authorities note England prosecutes grocers and Missouri bans alum powder. New York destroys offending goods. Consumers urged to buy high grade powders from established brands and avoid “just as good” or store brands.
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New York
Health Department
England
Missouri
Man in the Moon Appears at Mrs. Oelrichs Event
A large artificial moon about three feet across was mounted on a sixty foot pole with black curtains at its back, placed behind a lawn dinner area. The painted moon face winked at guests as they entered, and the display was a playful nod to compensating for the absence of men at the women’s function.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Hermann Oelrichs
Fox
Sultan Hamid II Honors 600 Medals After South Africa Service
Abdul Hamid II surpassed British decorations for South Africa service. A harem fire at Yildis Kiosk was quickly extinguished. The Sultan bestowed 600 medals for life saving on that occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamid
Abdul Hamid II
South Africa
Yildis
Sultan
Postmaster's Diabetes Cure Linked to Kidney Pills
Lancaster New York April 21. John Remers postmaster of this village was diagnosed with Diabetes four years ago. After two years of treatment with local and Buffalo doctors his condition worsened until he started using Dodd's Kidney Pills. He took about ten boxes and is now strong again. He urges diabetes sufferers to try the pills and says he will answer letters from sick readers.
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Lancaster
N. Y
John Remers
Buffalo
Dodd
Kennebunkport Industries Remain, Sailcraft Included
Kennebunkport Maine houses industries once famous for building great ships and still occasionally launches a schooner. Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children, touted with many testimonials, claims to cure feverishness and teething troubles, dissolve worms, and regulate bowels. Ad mentions 30,000 testimonials and free sample offers. Also notes a sensational Kansas murder case as a side item.
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Kennebunkport
Mother Gray
New York
Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Grocers Bypass Defiance Starch over Stock Saturation
Some grocers say they do not keep Defiance Starch because they already hold a stock of 12 ox brands they know cannot be sold at the same price. The piece notes market pressure and cautious selling amid consumer demand and competition.
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Defiance
Putnam Pace Less Dyes Sold by Drugists
Dyes that resist sunlight tests are marketed as fast to sunlight and easy to use. The ad notes the product is sold by druggists at 10 cents per package.
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G&j Tire Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Kansas Notes and Local Developments in Topeka and Ottawa
The Journal notes Topeka Commercial Club discussing a fair festival, a new Fontana freedelivery route, and an effort to depoliticize the state superintendent race. It reports a Topeka murder trial witness, dignitaries like Rev. Shepard and Carrie Nation, and various local incidents across Kansas including farms, trials, and civic moves.
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Munips
Topeka
Kansas
Fontana
Miami County
Thomas J. Shepard
Kansas State Conference
M. BE. Church
Kansas City
Kan
Nation
Ottawa
Evangelist Cole
Summerville
Santa Fe
Henry Short
Martin’s Hill
Maidéline Soultard
Iola
Chanute
Tennessee
Labette County
Isaacr Rhott
Hiawatha
Rhott Rhott
Andrew Carnegie
Hutchinson
Carrie Nation
F. W. Emerson
Cora Suberkrup
Anna Held
Leavenworth
Jewett
Salina
Richard Hensley
Geo. T. Daly
Missouri
Cottrell
State Agricultural College
Smith
First Christian Church
Parson Tlouther
McPherson
Ernest Frazee
Paola
Kain
General Hudson
State House
Charlie Barnes
Shamrock
Flying Bird
Crawford
Erie
John
Arthur
Arthurette
H. A. Rooss
Caldwell
Jennie ‘Comack
Catarrh Cure Claim and Historical Club Quips
The text recalls a suffrage club member boasting of early membership and notes changing pride as the group formed fifteen years ago. It then markets Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy by Fr. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio with a $900 offer for uncurable cases and mentions Hall's Family Pills as the best.
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Nell
Woman’s Suffrage Club
Belle
Hall
Fr. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
RYT
Cheney. & CO
Druagiats
Taeaz Hall
New Alpine Road Near Great St Bernard Set To Open
A new road in the High Alps passes the Great St Bernard and its hospice. The engineering feat will be finished and opened to traffic in July next year.
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High Alps
St. Bernard
Yellow Clothes to Stay White with Red Cross Bail Blue
A vintage ad urges grocers to stock only the 2 oz package of Bail Blue for whitening clothes. It claims the product keeps whites pristine and markets it at 5 cents, portraying a wartime or home economy tone.
Conference of the M. E. Church Died Re
A brief note records the death linked to a conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The item notes a death tied to church proceedings with sparse details and no further context.
Cure a Cold in One Day Pill Ad Promotes Refund
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets for curing colds in a day with a money back guarantee if ineffective. A separate Pain-Wamlin's Wizard Oil advert claims relief from various pains. The text mocks egotists and grading in mathematics.
Poultry goods promoted by Javelle Mfg Co
A brief recruitment note from Javelle Manufacturing Company of Parsons Kansas invites men with rig to introduce poultry goods and cover expenses at a weekly wage of 620 dollars plus expenses.
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Javelle Mfg.Co
Dept
D. Parsons
Kan
Pride and Prejudice of Diction Ari es
The note plays on pride before fall and claims the reverse is true in diction aries, implying language quirks influence outcomes. It reads as a playful, opinionated line rather than a report with verifiable events or persons.
Prominent Nostalgic Advertisements and Phrases
A mixed compilation of vintage ad lines and quips including Piso's Cure for Consumption claim by N. W. Samuel of Deen Grove New Jersey, Defiance Starch endorsements, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, and assorted aphorisms about fame applause smugglers and praise.
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N. W. Samuel
Deen Grove, N. J
Peruna praised by readers as health remedy
A letter from Mrs Anna B Fleharty of Galesburg Illinois extols Peruna as a cure for female ailments and pelvic catarrh. Other testimonials cite relief from headaches insomnia and nervous prostration after using Peruna. Dr Hartman credited as pioneering physician for women’s diseases and offering free advice with purchases.
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Peruna
Anna B. Ficherty
Elvic
Anna-Be-Plebarty
Hartman
America
J. L. Brown
Elliott Street
Memphis
Tenn
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New York Board of Health
Man In the Moon
the Journal
Bcandia
The
M. E. Church
Wamlin
A Than
Havana
Standard Navy
OLD Peach & Honey
T.” Tobacco
Tor
Falt Har Gase
E. G. Brown
Esther M. Milner
de Graff
Thad. M. Mahon
Chambersburg
T.am. Mahon
Ania B. Fleharty
MFG, Co
Omaha
Keener
Cole
Ee Am
Smith Refining. CO
Growers '33 Council
Bluffs
Fiso
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