Inman Bay residents discuss trees and housing
Fragmented notes describe Inman Bay housing for renters, a farmer selling eggs in 1902, a man winning valentines, and various local happenings. Other items mention wolves along the road near Alton, a lauded jury, and socials at Clyde.
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Inman
Bay
Marquette
Sborne
F Eges
Wilsey
Mackayille
Preston
Iola
Beattie
Ellsworth
la Gyghe
McPherson County
LaCygne
World
New Hampshire
Alton
Emporia
Harmony Hall
Wellington
Cummins
Itor Badger
Wichita
Hoisington Band
Norton
Oberlin Eye
Coffeyville
Abdul Hamid
Topeka
Lawrence Court House
Bill
McFarland
Parker
Dean's Kidney Pills cited as cure for backache and kidney woes
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for backache urine infections and other kidney disorders. It includes a testimonial from A W Lutz of Sterling Illinois who claims long lasting relief and urges readers to request a free trial from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The copy also promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and ends with a quip about marrying for money.
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Bright
Dean
A. W. Lutz
Avenue
Sterling
Ill
Lutz
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Two Engineers Needed in Cab to Safeguard Rail Travel
The piece argues strong public demand for two engineers in the cabs of fast passenger trains and two pilots in ferry wheelhouses. It cites Plainfield disasters and major railroad verdicts to urge safer transportation policies and discourage penny pinching that harms public welfare.
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Plainfield
New York Central
New Jersey Central
Partington
Layman credits Postum for health turnaround from coffee
A Decatur Ohio doctor recounts his switch from caffeinated coffee to Postum Food Coffee after chronic stomach trouble and headaches. He notes rapid improvements within weeks, attributing them to Postum and praising its digestion and nervous relief. The Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan is named.
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Decaturville
Ohio
Medical College
Postum Co
Sympathy Out of Place and the Pie Moral
A roving speaker recalls a West journey where a would be fortune seeker becomes a pie merchant. A friend offered sympathy that failed. the vendor’s quick reply Buy a pie exposed that words alone cannot help. The tale argues the only real aid in such cases is practical support.
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West
Chinamen In The States Examine Emigration Patterns
Leslie's Monthly notes a large Chinese population in the United States with about 100000 Chinamen and 20000 in San Francisco. Colonies exist in New York Philadelphia Boston and Chicago. Most come from Kwong Tung province which feeds most emigrants to the U S. The province’s people are adventurous and seek profit despite risks.
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America
United States
San Francisco
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Kwong-Tung
Canton
Leslie
Seeing a Ghost: A Scientific Method for Distinguishing Reality
A writer proposes a test for ghost sightings by depressing one eyeball to see if the vision remains. If the apparition is objective two outlines appear. if subjective the vision vanishes, suggesting the trouble lies in the observer’s brain and urging medical evaluation.
Why Hewitt Did Not Retire
The Kansas City Journal notes Abram Hewitt remains in active business due to not finding honorable terms to retire. He cites a past offer to sell Toronto works that would have closed them, risking 500 workers losing their jobs and many families losing homes in Trenton.
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Strawn
Junction
Kansas Mutual Life Insurance Company
Ottawa
Sheldon
McCarthy
Abram
Hewitt
Toronto
Trenton
Kansas City
Journal
Terrible spinal pains eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Mrs Lauga L Bremer of Crown Point Indiana reports two years of terrible spinal pain and failed cures. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she gained relief from three bottles and credits the remedy with renewed health. She urges other women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia_E. tham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Publis
HED Weekly
Defiance
A. Layman
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Heyl
Eve L. Douglas
Mail
Berextra
Douglas
Brockton, Mars
Salzer
Leite
John A. Salzer
Western
Canada
Iolr Actandardas
Aron
Oro Fon
Tern Canada
Genada
W. V. Bennett
New York Life
Yas Neb
ARE
Western. Newspaper Union
Lincoln
Omaha
Denver
Paradox Machinery Co
Division St
Iran
the. Defiance. Starch. Co
Neb
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