Bryan to Speak in Topeka at Democratic Banquet
William J. Bryan will headline the annual Democratic club banquet in Topeka on February 22 1908 with 1500 guests expected at the Topeka Auditorium replacing the usual Throop hotel venue. Senator George B Hodges of Olathe chairs the banquet committee and notified that Bryan would attend.
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Bryan
Topeka
William J. Bryan
Democratic Club
George B. Hodges
Olathe
Throop
City moves to appoint receiver after fire at Parsons Water Works
Parsons city council opened proceedings to appoint a receiver for the Parsons Water, Supply and Power company charging a contract violation with the city. A recent fire destroyed $200,000 of property and the water works reportedly failed to deliver a 20 foot stream of water.
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Parsons City Council
Parsons Water, Supply and Power Company
Brown's Vigilant Abolitionist James Holmes Dies at 74
John Brown’s last surviving abolitionist companion James H Holmes died at Red Bank New Jersey aged 74 He accompanied Brown to Kansas in the 1850s served in the Civil War and later was territorial secretary of New Mexico under Lincoln A Golden Wedding Celebration marks the 50th anniversary of Mr and Mrs Staley near Ottawa with family and friends present.
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Brown
James H. “Holmes
John
Red Bank
N. J
Kansas
New Mexico
Lincoln
Ithe
Staley
Ottawa
Home Sweet Home
W. N. Hutto
America
Chas. F. Simmons
Valuable pine oil cough remedy prescription
A controversial recipe combines pine oil with glycerine and whisky to treat acute colds and lung weakness. The text cites a "renowned threat and Jung specialist" who ran a Maine camp for consumptives, praising the formula as among the best remedies. It warns against adulterated pine oils and bulk oils.
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Maine
Milk pavilions in New York promote sterilized bottles
Nathan Straus, a New York philanthropist, opened milk pavilions offering pure sterilized milk sold to the poor for one cent a bottle. He requires absolute antiseptic cleanliness in all operations, using hot water and borax to cleanse bottles, with gleaming bottles evidencing the method’s effectiveness.
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Nathan ‘Straus
New York City
Editorial clash over heavy advertiser prompts glare
A Washington correspondent recalls a town's heavy advertiser entering a newspaper office, demanding to see a critical editorial. The editor, reading a Harper's Weekly line about a shoes ad, faces the angry patron as the scene turns tense. In another note, Atchison Globe humorously recounts a hat purchase tale showing social shame.
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Washington
Iowa
Advertiser
Blank
Harper’s Weekly
Grape-Nuts relieves chronic indigestion and improves memory
A Ohio woman describes years of indigestion and constipation eased by eating Grape-Nuts. She reports regular bowels, reduced fear of a serious illness, improved memory, and clearer thinking since switching to the cereal. The testimonial cites Postum Company branding.
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Ohio
Namie
Postim. Co
Hitle
Still in the Majority Willie Collier Says
Comedian Willie Collier of a barnstorming troupe notes a poor run of shows but assures the troupe is still in the majority during a Illinois stop. He comments that despite few in attendance, the company remains ahead in spirit and confidence.
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Willie
Collier
Middle West
Illinois
Old Boy
Harper’s Weekly
Baltimore skin secret praised by Chicago visitor
A Chicago woman visiting Baltimore admires local beauty standards and describes a home made skin wash used by Baltimore women. The formula uses Eppotone, rose water, and Cologne Spirits, prepared with hot water, strained, and cooled for application. The writer signs as Mrs. A. D. V.
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Chicago Tribune
Baltimore
Maryland
Mechanically Judge And What Did the Prisoner Say
Complainant recalls the exchange as he told the judge that he would have the prisoner arrested. The witness says the prisoner responded mechanically and then admitted hitting him on the head with a hammer.
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Everybody’s Magazine
Dr. Kline Nerve Restorer Promoted in Ad Copy
An advertisement touts Castoria as safe for infants and children and claims Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer cures fits nervous diseases. It offers a free trial bottle and treatise from Dr. R H Kline of Philadelphia and ends with a moral quip about a soft answer and furniture installments.
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St. Vitus
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promoted for Tumor Relief
Old testimony touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as conquering tumors and easing related symptoms. Letters from women in Boston South Bend Vandergrift and others claim removal of cysts and fibroids after taking the remedy, urging others to use it despite medical advice.
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Lydia H.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
May Fry
W. Colfax Ave
South Bend
Ind
E. F. Hayes
Ruggles St
Boston
Mass
S. J. Barber
Scott
Lydia H. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
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Tweedledum
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