Minister's Constipation Promoted by Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
A minister endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for constipation and digestive troubles. The ad cites Rev R A Kemp of Rising Sun Indiana, secretary of the Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and offers a free sample by writing to Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Illinois with a notional price of 50 cents per bottle.
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Caldwell
R. A. Kemp
Rising Sun
Ind
Indiana
Methodist Epiisopal Church
Im Part
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello, Ill
Doan's Kidney Pills End a Soldier's Kidney Trouble
A Denver man recalls severe kidney trouble after the Spanish American War. Doan's Kidney Pills provided early improvement and eventual recovery. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Also includes a short humorous market scene about a boy and his father discussing peppers.
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H._N. Camp
Delaware St
Denver
Colo
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Reward for Catarrh Cure Allegedly Guaranteed by Cheney
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh case not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by F J Cheney & Co of Toledo with testimonials from Walding Kinnan Marvin, wholesale druggists. Cure marketed as internal remedy affecting blood and mucous surfaces. Also promoting Hall’s Family Pills for constipation. Quote by Goldsmith about loving old things.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. We
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan& Marvin
O. Hall
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promotes Household Use
An old advertisement urges readers to ask their grocer for Red Cross Ball Blue washing powder. A large 2 oz package is offered for five cents, with a moral line about self care and health.
Perry Davis Painkiller Ad with multiple bottle sizes
An old advertisement promotes Perry Davis Painkiller as a remedy for cold colic diarrhea and summer complaint. It lists bottle sizes 250 86 and 500 and ends with a proverb about ladder planting and unforeseen outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Davis
Laughlin Secret Call Telephone Demonstrated in Clyde
Dr. D. F. Laughlin of Clyde patents and operates a selective call system using six telephones on one line. The demonstration shows one subscriber being dialed while others stay silent, with plans to scale to 10 or 14 lines and to market the Laughlin Secret Call Telephone Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Laughlin
Clyde
Laughlin Secret Call Telephone Company
Lost watch found after five years in field
A silver watch lay buried five years on Otto Nelson’s field near Falum. Farmer Wlof A. Johnson found it while plowing, wound it and it has kept time since. The watch belonged to Nelson and was badly corroded yet functional inside. the field had been plowed regularly.
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Wlof A. Johnson
Falum
Otto Nelson
Farmer finds nine coyote pups near Independence sale to Chicago
A farmer seven miles south of Independence discovered nine three week old coyote pups while plowing near a strawstack. He captured the pups and sold the litter for $22 with five sent to Chicago.
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Independence
Chicago
Incubator Baby Case Costs Run About $1 000
District court clerk C R Peters says costs in the incubator baby kidnapping case will total around $1 000. The docket also lists seven more cases including actions against Freeman H Tillotson Mrs Barclay two against Joseph M Gentry and suits against Dave Gregg and Bob Randolph.
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C. R. Peters
Jackson County District Court
Freeman H. Tillotson
Barclay
Joseph M. Gentry
Dave Gregg
Bob Randolph
Odd Fellows Lay Cornerstone At Winfield Kansas
The cornerstone of the new Odd Fellows building in Winfield was laid with ceremony. Past Noble Grand W. L. Brown of Kingman delivered the principal address, and Grand Warden C. G. Lilley of Wichita participated in the event.
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Odd Fellows
Winfield
Kansas
W.L. Brown
Kingman
C. G. Lilley
Wichita
Railroad attorney promotes tobacco farming in Kansas
B P Waggener, a railroad attorney, urges Kansas farmers to grow tobacco and offers free tobacco plants to those who plant one to two acres in his area. Several Atchison county farmers have built tobacco barns and expect to cultivate tobacco this year.
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B. P. Waggener
Kansas
Atchison County
La Crosse Post Office Opens in New Brick Building
The La Crosse post office moved into new brick quarters built by C. W. Kyle. The government dictated the design and fixtures and will lease the setup for ten years.
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la Crosse
Kansas Lutherans Elect Northeastern Conference Officers
The northeastern conference of the Kansas synod of the English Lutheran church met in Atchison and elected officers: President Rev. E. E. Stauffer of Lawrence, secretary Rev. George Breiswanger of Kansas City, and treasurer Rev. B. F. Pugh of Ottawa.
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Kansas Lutherans
Kansas Synod of the English Lutheran Church
Atchison
E. E. Stauffer
Lawrence
Kan
George Breiswanger
Kansas City
B. F. Pugh
Ottawa
Fighting Freight Increase Faces Vigorous Opposition
Omaha shippers from Missouri river territory pledge prompt action to block the railroads proposed freight rate increases before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Business leaders from major cities and eastern trade centers attended, signaling strong resistance to the rate changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri River Territory
Senate approves two battleship program for navy
The Senate passed with a 35 to 26 vote the two battleship program already approved by the House. The measure favors two dreadnought class ships and adds for one submarine boat and six torpedo boat destroyers, not in the House bill.
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Washington
Senate
House
Victory
Long inland voyage for 35 foot launch Catherine M
The 35 foot Catherine M of Chicago arrived after a record inland water trip for a motor boat surpassing 4,800 miles and approaching 6,000 by its return to Chicago. Owner Ralph M. Pearson and his mother traveled from Chicago May 3, 1909 to New York via the Mississippi river and Gulf of Mexico. They plan to return to Chicago by the Hudson river canal and the lakes.
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New York
Catherine M
Chicago
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Ralph M. Pearson
Hudson River
Canal
Lakes
Tillotson Gets a Prison Term
Holton Kan Judee Rains sentenced Preemat H Tillotson the Kansas City detective to the penitentiary for his part in the incubator baby kidnapping case. Under the Indeterminate Sentence law Tillotson's imprisonment will be from one to five years. The motion for a new trial was not argued and was overruled. He was released on bond for 90 days while the case is appealed to the supreme court.
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Holton
Kan
Judee Rains
Preemat H. Tillotson
Kansas City
Justice Department targets bucket shop operators in capital
Washington reports the Department of Justice broadens its crackdown on bucket shops. In addition to conspiracy charges against 29 men in New York Jersey City Baltimore and Washington last April, a direct violation of the District code against bucketing or lawful gaming tables is now charged.
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Department of Justice
Washington
New York
Jersey City
Baltimore
Wreck closes fast train. injuries noted near Rogers Arkansas
A St. Louis & San Francisco passenger train No. 4 derailed two miles south of Rogers Arkansas. Thirty five people were injured with three feared dead. Railway officials at headquarters deny any fatalities.
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St. Louis
San Francisco
Rogers
Arkansas
Rogers, Ark
Texas
Eighth Kansas Regiment Holds 25th Reunion at Atchison
About 20 veterans attended the twenty-fifth reunion of the Eighth Kansas Regiment in Atchison. The unit once numbered over 1,000 enlistees, but fewer than 100 survivors remain, according to secretary 5 M Lanham.
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Eighth Kansas
Atchison
Oid
Two Farmers Set Saline County Cattle Price Record
Near Falun two farmers sold a car of cattle consisting of 18 head to Kansas City for $1,943.64, the highest price ever paid to Saline county for a carload of livestock. The price per head was just under $108, underscoring strong demand in KC markets.
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Saline County
Kansas City
Falun
Sugar and Coffee Freight Rates Raised to Western Trunk
Washington reports a tariff filing with the Interstate Commerce Commission shows sharp increases in rail and sea freight for sugar and coffee from Atlantic seaboard points to Western Trunk Line territory. Rates range from 16 to 44 percent.
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Washington
Atlantic Seaboard
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Valuable Match
A stevedore on the dock lights a pipe as a man clinging to life asks for help after falling overboard. The rescuer jokes about limits of his single match as the survivor fears drowning and pleads for a lift.
What He Knew
A Sunday school scene shows Sam unable to name the twelve apostles. He volunteers that he can call off all the pitchers in the league teams, revealing a humorous boast about baseball instead of scripture.
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Sam
Harper’s Magazine
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad Teething Relief
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming gums soften and pain reduces and wind colic cures. It also notes a mustard plaster as a reliable remedy and Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar marketed to satisfy smokers.
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Rev. Kemp
Goldsmith
Mississippi
Atlantic
Erie Canal
Home
Tillotson
Bears
the Centaur Company
NEW _YORK
VELIE
John Deere Plow CO
Western Canada
J.J. Hill
United States
Canada
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Can
J. S. Crawford
W. Ninth Street
Carter
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
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