Artistic Calendar of 1906 by Anheuser-Busch
The 1906 art calendar from Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association features five 24x10 inch panels showing four seasons plus a year calendar. Maud Humphrey created idealized female figures with Descriptive borders by C A Erthington, a Mucha pupil, in 12 color lithography with gold highlights. It is advertised as advertising free and available for 25 cents or tops of twelve Malt-Nutine bottle caps, sent to St Louis Missouri.
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Miss Humphrey
C. A. Erthington
Mucha
Paris
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association
St. Louis
Pleasant Surprise from Monarch Laundry Service
A homeowner enjoyed a free ironing of flat work with family wash from Monarch Laundry. The ad promotes 25 cents per dozen for family washing and ironing, inviting future bundles and promising guaranteed work.
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Monarch
Chas. van Antwerp
The Russian Class System Seen as Powder Keg
A Philadelphia Press analysis describes Russia as a society split into peasants landholders bureaucrats intellectuals and workers. It warns the Black Hundred could spark riots against progress and that soldiers and police may be used to suppress reform.
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Russia
Philadelphia Press
Party of Progress
DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve touted for piles and sores
The salve is described as soothing and comforting, reducing swelling and pain quickly when applied to piles sores cuts and boils. It is said to draw out inflammation and aid natural circulation to permanently remove trouble. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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DeWitt
W. E. Bard Drug Co
The Grafters Success via a Tarnished Tale
James B. Dill’s Oberlin speech on graft inspires a New York Tribune anecdote about a swindling tramp who tricks a boy into keeping a found silver ring. Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar claims to purge colds by evacuating the bowels, sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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James B. Dill
Oberlin College
The
New York Tribune
Mr. Dill
Hints to Housekeepers from Delineator and Boston Budget
A Delineator writer shares simple housekeeping tips such as silencing squeaky doors with oiled feathers and cleaning woodwork with lemon and whiting. It also covers chestnut preparation, stain removal with fuller's earth, and preventing rings from benzine. roaches kept at bay by hot pepper water, borax, and alum. flowers kept fresh in damp sand.
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Boston
Budget and
Beacon
Story of Niagara Falls Through Time and Tourism
The piece recounts Niagara Falls from La Salle’s discovery when paddling up the Niagara River to today’s tourist era. It notes the falls’ perilous past, the rise of hackmen, and later amusement trends from rubber suits to electric trolleys, with vivid contrasts between awe and commercialization.
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Niagara Falls
la Salle
Niagara
Lake Ontario
Council Bluffs
United States
Falls
Hackman
Goat Island
Hackmen
Peoria
Ill
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestion Help
Advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and rests the stomach to restore strength. It relieves indigestion belching sour stomach heartburn and aids the body to transform foods into rich red blood. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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W. E. Bard Drug Co
Mercer County Recruit Mitchell Maggard Joins Field Artillery
Mitchell Maggard of Mercer County Missouri has enlisted in the field artillery at the local recruiting station and will depart for Jefferson Barracks to receive his assignment.
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Mitchell Maggard
Mercer County
Field Artillery
Jefferon Barracks
Relief for Women by Mother Gray’s Australian Leaf
An old advertisement for a monthly regulator marketed to women. It claims to ease bladder and kidney trouble and offers a remedy in powder form for 59 cents with a free sample package. The Mother Gray Co. in Le Roy New York is listed for mail orders.
DOLPH & CO CASH GROCERS OFFER GROCERIES AT LOW PRICES
R C Dolph and Co announces deep discounts on granulated sugar lard corn beans flour maple syrup and baking products with Cuban coffee advertised at 20 cents per pound. The ad invites boarding houses to buy in quantity and promises prompt delivery via both phones and guaranteed quality.
The Antiquity of China and Its Great Achievements
The article extols China's long civilization from ancient times to the current era, noting the Great Wall and the Grand Canal as monumental feats. It argues that while history seems vast, scholars grasp it by studying specific periods or lines of science and art, assisted by abundant encyclopedias and histories.
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China
Egypt
India
Europe
Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar for coughs and colds
Advertises Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as a superior remedy for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. Claims it acts as a cathartic to expel all call from the system and provides immediate relief. Sold by W E Bard Drug Co.
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Kennedy
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Deafness After Racing Ends in Explosive Car Feats
A racing driver describes temporary deafness after a 110 horsepower run of 39 seconds. He notes a roaring in his ears lasting about 15 minutes, during which he cannot hear others speak. He says all drivers of heavy detonating cars experience this postrace deafness though no permanent hearing damage is reported.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Hollister Rocky Mountain Tea Advertises Beauty Tonic
A brief advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a wonderful tonic and beautifier offered by W.E. Bard Drug Co. for 35 cents in tea or tablet form.
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Hollister
Rocky Mountain
W.E. Bard Drug Ca
Counce Acquitted in Disturbing the Peace Case
J. F. M. Counce, colored, faced trial in Justice N. H. Rogers court for alleged disturbance of his divorced wife on November 8. A jury acquitted the defendant Thursday afternoon.
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J. F. M. Counce
N. H. Rogers
Digestive Aid Promises Relief and Strength
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and lets digestive organs assimilate foods into tissue-building blood. It relieves sour stomach belching heartburn and indigestion. Palatable and strengthening. Sold by W E Bard Drug Co.
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W. E. Bard Drug Co
Frank Walkup Marries Irene Williamson in Muscogee
Former Sedalia resident Frank L. Walkup wed Miss Irene Williamson in Muscogee L T. where Walkup runs the Oxford cafe. The couple’s ceremony ties two points in a short note from this region.
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Frank L. Walkup
Sedalia
Irene Williamson
Muscogee,l. T
Oxford Cafe
Dr Pierce Medicines Endorsed by Leading Medical Writers
Leading medical writers and teachers endorse Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription for stomach liver heart and glandular issues. The ads praise non alcoholic glycerine extracts from roots, claim safety for women and children, and urge readers to request a free booklet from Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Bartholow
King
Scudder
Hare
Wood
Johnson
Coe
Ellingwood
R. V. Pierce
Fulfalo
Paine
Hale
Common Sense
Buffalo
N. Y
Hero of Natal Patrick Kelly Lan cashoire Fusileers
Private Patrick Kelly of the Lan cashoire Fusileers died recently and is hailed as a Natal campaign hero. At Spionkop he lost his left arm to a Boer shell yet crawled on the hill by night, searching fallen comrades for water, and endured amputation of arm shoulder blade and collar bone. Sir Frederic Treves awarded him a silver spirit flask.
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Natal
Patrick Kelly
Lancashoire Fusileers
Kelly
Spionkop
Frederic Treves
Millionaire Questions What Stuffed Birds Are Stuffed With
A Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences collection of stuffed birds astonishes a visiting millionaire. The curator notes the collection is worth thousands of dollars, and the man jokes about what the birds are stuffed with. The exchange appears in the New York Tribune.
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America
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences
N. Y. Tribune
Chickering & Sons
Grocers Offer Five Cent Two Ounce White Med Cross Pall Blue
A brief note states grocers continue selling a large two ounce package at 5 cents while preserving white color with a med cross pall blue marking.
Iowa Agricultural Union Opens Annual Meeting
The Iowa Agricultural Union began its annual meeting at Iowa State College Ames with a large attendance of alumni and others. Reports on experiments by members will be submitted and several college professors will speak at tonight's banquet. Hicks sells Maltby MCCO Coffee roasted fresh daily.
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Iowa Agricultural Union
Iowa Agricultural College
T the College
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Anheuser-Busch Brewing
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Sedalia Lodge
K. of P
D. 2. Burt, Co. C
Bell Telephone Directory
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Fifth Street
East M
Ohio St
Stanley Coal Co
Whipple Coal CO
Grafter
Sterling
F. M
Wholf
Katie
Room
Eigenfritz Bldg
R.C. Dolph & CO
the Cash Grocers
West Main Street
Bell
Japan
Counce
Frank Walpur
Copyrigatt
M. Drake
Optical Specialist
Agentritz
Ames
Hicks
City
van Wagner & Bosserman
West Third ST
Thiebes-Stierlin Music Co
J. H. Clemens
Mgr
Claughlin Bro
Ucral Directors & Licensed
MOS
Ohio Sr
Night Clerk
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