Testimonial and industry note on Lydia Pinkham cure and Harvester merger
A Chicago testimonial endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. The piece also explains the International Harvester Company merger, detailing leadership, assets, plants, and how consolidation aims to lower harvesting machine costs for farmers and spur agricultural development.
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Jennie E. O'Donnell
Oakland Woman's- Riding ‘Club
Lydia E. Pinkham
International Harvester Company
Cyrus H. McCormick
Charles Deering
George W. Perkins
Harold F. McCormick
James Deering
John J. Glessner
Richard F. Howe
Cyrus Bentley
William Deering
Eldridge M. Fowler
E. H. Gary
Abram M. Hyatt
William H. Jones
George W
Perkins
Norman B. Ream
Leslie N. Ward
Paul D. Cravath
Harvester
Champion
Deering
McCormick
Milwaukee
Plano
Canada
Wisconsin man sues for fee after introducing couple
A Wisconsin man seeks $1000 claiming he introduced a man to a rich widow who later married. He has filed suit for the amount, while questions arise over the value of his matchmaking and the couple's outcome.
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Wisconsin
Diamond Ring Lost in Mattituck Creek Crab Snags It
Mrs. John Mallon of Fulton Street Brooklyn and her husband hunted Mattituck Creek for a ring lost when Mrs. Mallon scooped a blueback crab. After two fruitless trips darkness and then daylight they finally caught the crab and found the diamond ring on its claw. The couple, longtime church members in Manhattan, claim the tale as true.
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John, Mallon
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Mallon
Mattituck House
Long Island
Mattituck Creek
Mrs. Mallon
Wise Man Laughs at Self as Newsboys Find Five Dollar Bill
A New York Times anecdote recalls a man who jokes about a perceived street money trap during lunch hour on Fulton Street. He tells two newsboys to pick up a green folded mint bill, and they flee with a crisp five dollar note after quickly unfolding it.
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Fulton ‘Street
New York Times
Heights Beyond A Poem by Harriett Prescott Spofford
Poem urges strong souls to aspire beyond imagined hills and clouds toward higher divine thoughts. It envisions endless paths of light, love, hope, faith and joy guiding the climber from one height to another, with an Almighty hand directing from afar.
Work of Making Cashmere Shawls From The Wool Of Cashmere Goats
Shawls are crafted from cashmere wool sourced in the Cashmere valley Thibet and Tartary. Only summer wool is used and bleached with rice flour. Each colored thread requires a separate needle. The design is extremely slow with one square inch taking three person-days to complete. The article notes high imagination in women often outstripping reality.
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Tartary
Peruna Proclaimed Cure for Catarrh by Richmond Readers
Mrs M K Bousch of Richmond and her daughter Pearl praise Peruna for curing long standing catarrh. Testimony notes rapid improvement after five bottles and credits Peruna with health restoration. Ad promotes free health book by Dr Hartman and offers personal medical advice.
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M. K.bousch
Richmond
Pearl
M. K. Bousch
Miss. M. K. Bousch
Miss Pearl Bousch
Hartman
Peruna
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Ohio
A Child's Gratitude
A New York physician recalls a hospitalized boy who had bone removal. The patient, soon to leave, whispered that his mother would never hear the last about him, expressing a simple, moving gratitude for the care received.
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New York
Willie
A Place to Spend the Summer
A description of summer retreats along the Milwaukee Railroad in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa highlighting Okoboji as a nearby resort with boating fishing lakes and cool weather. The note mentions affordable round trip rates and directs readers to F A Nash Western Agent at 1504 Faitham St Omaha for full information.
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Milwaukee Railway
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Okoboji
Omaha
F. A. Nash
Geni Western
P. Ry
Faitham St
Tial RA
Lo Sandusky
Columbus
Toledo
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Louisville
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Washington
D.C
Buffalo
Toronto
Niagara
Falig
Pittsburg
Detroit
Cleveland
Michigan
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Boston
Wabash New
City Ticket Office
Farnam
Harry
Ey “Moores
Police crackdown after horse incidents in Seoul streets
Seoul reports that on May 23, 1902 the police banned servant riders from racing horses on busy roads. Soldiers soon intervened to detain riders and prevent injuries to children, as police efforts to control horse traffic intensified.
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Seoul
Korea
Oldest Living Naval Officer Thomas Selfridge Remains Secretive
The Navy’s oldest living officer Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge is hush about his age. Records show he joined the service January 1, 1818 when he was at least fifteen, suggesting he is about ninety nine. His elder son, Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge Jr., is sixty six.
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Navy
Thomas OQ
Elfridge
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L. Douglas
Sleck Union
W. L
Douglas
Heyl
Gorona Colt
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
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Liniment
Omaha Auditorium
Defiance Starch Co
Auditorium Co
Harfriet Prescott Spofford
TK BO
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Gu Stenorrepherk
The
West
Allen Moore
Chillicothe
Shorthan
Omaha Institute
Keeley
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19Th St
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