Dean's Kidney Pills End Long Suffering of West Virginian
West Virginian merchant W L Jackson of Parkersburg details twenty years of kidney troubles worsened by bad weather. After doctors failed he used Dean's Kidney Pills, his pain eased, urine resumed normally, and he reports eight years of cure at age over 70. Distributed by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Jackson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Charitable Player Meets Paderewski in Secret Studio
A mother and daughter sneak into Paderewski's private studio. The daughter seeks the maestro's praise while the mother nods in approval. After a final crash the girl finishes, and the artist notes she must be very charitable since she lets not her left hand know what her right hand doeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paderewski
Cure for Eczema Brought Relief and Confidence
Mrs Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma describes a months long torture from eczema and intense itching. She credits Cuticura remedies with rapid relief and full recovery and recommends them to others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Metzger
Sweetwater
Okla
Hall's Catarrh Cure Adverts in 1886 Toledo Notice
An 1886 Toledo advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. Frank J. Cheney swears his firm will pay $100 for any case not cured. The notice, signed A. W. Gleason, lists Toledo as the city and promotes the remedy and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lvledo
Lucas Couty
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Caringy &Co
Toledo
Hall
J. Cheney, & CO
Fragmented quotes and ads from early 20th century papers
A collage of humorous lines and brief notices includes a rejected marriage proposal exchange, a Red Cross Ball Blue grocer promotion, palm foliage query, a cigar ad from Peoria, a dialect joke about gloomy talk, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, and a smear about cash as a beauty aid.
University students largely self support at KU
Registrar George O. Foster reports over half of Kansas University students self support or pay the main share of their expenses. With 1700 students and about 800 self supporting, many work before or during college, though about 150 work while attending classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George O. Foster
University of Kansas
Parliament Burns Bridge as Russian Duma Reins In Government
The lower house censures the ministry and declares it seeks a responsible ministry, a move seen as revolutionary. Premier Goremykin rushes to St Petersburg for talks with the emperor while constitutional democrats vow to press on, warning that a clash could trigger a bloody revolution and threaten the regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goremykin
Peterhof
Constitutional Democratic
M. Kokoshkine
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Health Help
Thousands of women write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential free advice on female illness. A Manning Iowa woman credits the correspondence with saving her life after years of medical failure and using the Vegetable Compound. Mountains of proof claim it restores women’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Pioneering Missionary J C Berryman Dies At 96 In Caledonia
Rev J C Berryman, aged 96, died at Caledonia Missouri. He was the first white resident recorded in Leavenworth county and settled among the Kickapoo as a Methodist missionary in 1833, the earliest missionary to the Kickapoos after their removal to Kansas Territory. Meanwhile Franklin farmers oppose a state plan to seine streams to remove carp as deputies prepare to stock with desirable fish.
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J. C. Berryman
Caldeonia
Berryman
Leavenworth County
Kickapoo
Methodist Church
Kansas Territory
Franklin County
Fhe
Wichita Free Employment Bureau Seeks Helpers
Wichita opens a free employment bureau for women and girls with applications plentiful yet no one wants work. Housekeepers contact charity headquarters by phone letter or visit seeking helpers for homes but leave empty handed and discouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Lightning Strikes Crowd At Mobile Ball Game
A Sunday afternoon thunderstorm near Mobile Alabama struck a crowd at an open field ball game, killing five and injuring about 25. many others were shocked or knocked down but recovered. The scene showed scattered shoes clothing and burned bodies, with a silver dollar melted in two.
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Mobile
Ala
Fort Riley bids open for meat contract with local firm lowest
Bids for the six month Fort Riley meat contract were opened at Fort Riley with Junction City Packing Company offering the lowest bid of 5.24 dollars per hundred pounds. Kansas City packing firms submitted competing bids, marking the first time in years local butchers faced outside bidders.
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Fort Riley
Junction City Packing Company
Kansas City
Nine-Wire Fence Circles Kansas After Pueblo Shipment
A 27 car train of wire from Pueblo arrived in Ottawa in daylight for a fence company. Ottawa officials greet the shipment as the largest out of Pueblo mills, enough wire to circle Kansas with nine wires. A Lyons WCTU open air exhibit accompanies the scene amid a crowded court square.
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Kansas
Pueblo
Ottawa
Emporia
Pueblo Mills
Lyons
Court House
Militia Ordered to quell mob violence in Winfield
Sheriff disbands state militia detail after Amassa Thomas who killed Charles McEwan faced no further threats. Governor Hoch had ordered protection as a mob threat loomed. danger of violence is over.
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Winfield
Kan
Hoch
Amassa Thomas
Charles McEwan
Snowy Nebraska Temperatures Hold Steady Across State
Lincoln reports low temperatures from 36 to 42 degrees as eastern Nebraska stays cold for 24 hours. Northwest Nebraska records light snow with about a quarter inch in Ainsworth on Sunday morning. Tokyo marks the sea battle anniversary with celebratory events attended by the crown prince.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Ainsworth
Togo
Tokio
Japan
Sheriff Lucas Seizes Wilkinson in California Flight
Sheriff Lucas of Kansas City took Ed Wilkinson into custody in San Francisco California after Wilkinson allegedly stole 180 dollars from his employer and was sought in Kansas City for the crime.
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San Francisco
Calif
Lucas
Kansas City
Ed Wilkinson
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Chicago Daily News
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Washington Star
Water and Light Committee
Arkansas City City Council
Rock
L.E. Woodin
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Burns Bridge
TC Willacsen
Carters
State
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Stafford
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Wilkinson
California
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Panama Canal
Great Southwest
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W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
Dougl
Se Ia
W. LL. Douglas
Brockton
L. Douglas
Brockton, Mass
Oklahoma
Missouri, Kansas & Texas R’y
Oklahoma City
Guthrie
Bartlesville
Coffeyville
St. Louis
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
Aholma City
Dallas
Rt. Worth
San Antonio
Galveston
W. S. ST. George
Missouri
A. McNutt
Blossom House
Harold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
H.Y
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Washington, D.C
Thompson
Allen
Inventimer
Polnta Oh Pensions
eVeland
Detroit
N. Y
Remete Roy, N
Chicago
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