Is Disease a Crime Editorial Debates Blame and Mercy
A magazine argues disease as crime is flawed as many illnesses strike innocently while others stem from unavoidable factors. The piece cites poverty and heavy workloads harming women and praises Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for women’s ailments. It emphasizes non alcoholic, physician endorsed remedies and offers free medical advice and literature requests.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
R. V. Pierce
N. Y
Massachusetts Mayors Reflect Diverse Purposes Across Cities
The New York Sun notes Massachusetts mayors typically hold other jobs. Gloucester elects a telegrapher, Woburn a heel manufacturer, Springfield an undertaker, Chelsea a wallpaper agent, Haverhill an auctioneer, Worcester a physician, Malden a mattress maker, Medford a plumber, Lowell a bookkeeper, Brockton a shoe factory foreman, and Salem a tin roofer. Marlborough’s mayor is a New York native. The piece also mentions a separate Tuskegee Institute and Hampton Institute event with Choate, Mark Twain, and Ogden speaking.
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Massachusetts
New York Sun
Gloucester
Woburn
Springfield
Chelsea
Haverhill
Worcester
Malden
Medford
Lowell
Brockton
Salem
Marlborough
New York City
Masachusetts
Relief for Women Through Australian Leaf Remedy
An Australian herb remedy called Mother Gray's Australian Leaf is advertised as a safe monthly regulator for women. The ad claims benefits for urinary bladder and kidney trouble and invites purchases at druggists or by mail for 56 cents with a free sample. The Mother Gray Co. is listed in LeRoy New York.
Notable meeting at Carnegie Hall on Southern problems
Book er T Washington Joseph H Choate Mark Twain and Robert C Ogden will speak from the same platform at Carnegie Hall today to discuss Southern problems. The year is marked by Tuskegee Institute’s twenty fifth anniversary in April with leaders Taft Eliot Carnegie among the Northern supporters.
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Tuskegee Institute
Taft
Eliot
Andrew Carnegie
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Digestive Relief
Odorless advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and lets the stomach rest so it can recover. It relieves indigestion belching gas sour stomach and heartburn and helps transform foods into rich red blood. Sold by W E Bard Drug Co.
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W. E. Bard Drug Co
Odd injunction bars husband from forcing teeth on wife
In Wooster Ohio on January 22 James Ray was enjoined from taking or pushing down his wife Mrs Ray’s false teeth which he claims to have paid for. Mrs Ray seeks divorce and custody of their minor children citing neglect and cruelty and recounts Ray’s threats to force the teeth into her throat if she refused to surrender them.
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Miss Jones
Coughs Colds and Constipation Advertisement
The notice warns that many cough medicines contain opiates causing constipation especially for children. It states Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates, is safe, and will not constipate. Sold by Arlington Pharmacy.
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Arlington Pharmacy
Maltby's MCGO Coffee Declares Superior Taste
Maltby's MCGO Coffee is praised for aroma and flavor in a promotional blurb. The copy extols bold aroma, smooth body, and consistent quality, inviting readers to try the signature roast.
The Business Woman's Lunch Guide
A concise guide urges the young businesswoman to nourish properly for sustained work. It contrasts frugal, balanced meals with overindulgence, stressing breakfast habits, moderate lunches, and avoidance of stale or noisy eating spaces to protect digestion and daily performance.
Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar Cough Remedy
For coughs and colds no remedy is equal to Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. It expels all colds by acting as a cathartic on the bowels and affords immediate relief in croup and whooping cough. Children love it. Sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
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Kennedy
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Moved Up a Peg in a Naval Family Tale
A Buffalo Commercial account recalls a naval officer’s tale of marrying off many daughters. His ten year old son muses on future marriages including Ethel’s upcoming wedding to a lieutenant and the idea that new alliances will advance Alice’s status.
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Buffalo
Ethel
Alice
Eva
Maud
Susie
Dad
Reform School Switches to Foley's Honey and Tar
J G Gluck superintendent of the Prunty Town West Virginia Reform School reports after trying various cough medicines they will use Foley's Honey and Tar exclusively. He states it is the most effective and harmless. Sold by Arlington pharmacy.
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Town
W. Va
West Virginia Reform School
Arlington Pharmacy
Exhibition Showcases Pure Food Dangers in Philadelphia
The Pennsylvania branch of the International Stewards' Association opened at Horticultural Hall to warn the public about impure foods. The exhibit features dog demonstrations, acids, drugs, and dyes used in adulteration, and a massive one ton petition urging Congress to pass national pure food laws.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
International Stewards’ Association
Horticultural Hall
Eugene Girard
Stewards’ Association
Congress
Yellow Clothes Are Unsightly Preserve White with Med Cross Pall Blue
The ad notes white clothing care with a blue cross pall product. Grocers offer a large two ounce package priced at five cents.
The Bridal Party Urged to Visit Bride's Mother
The bridesmaids and ushers should call on the mother of the bride within a week or ten days after the wedding and visit the bride as soon as she returns from the bridal trip.
Maltby MCCO Coffee Ad Seen in Paper
A casual note reports Maltby MCCO Coffee advertisement spotted in the newspaper. The message conveys playful tone and regional chatter about the ad.
Make it Easy For the Wife
A Sedalia Missouri advertisement urges businessmen to install a residence telephone to ease household tasks. The offer: service at $1.25 per month with a simple call to 500 for details.
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Missouri & Kansas
First Christmas Gift From Chinatown Laundryman
The New York Sun reports Mr Findleton received two small square tea packets from his Chinese laundryman with Chinese characters on them. At ninety cents the man places the packets beside the regular laundry bundle and says Klismus when asked what is inside. The anecdote suggests the laundryman’s playful adaptation to local customs.
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Klismus
K M H Hardware Co Promotes Bargain Goods
Winter is here. The store advertises a wide range of goods with flexible pricing. K M H Hardware Co invites customers to name the price for items they need and seek value in the season.
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K.M.H. Hardware CO
Shoes auction yields leather novelties profit
Janitors gather tenants shoes and send to auction rooms. They are sorted into piles marked Men, Women, Children. A red faced bidder buys the lot for ten cents each, hoping to salvage leather for stamped imitation leather items like frames and bags.
J H Jonson Sells MCCO Coffee Fresh Roast Daily
J H Jonson offers MCCO Coffee fresh roast daily at MCCO shop. Patrons report rich aroma and steady demand as locals line up for hot brews and sample roasts. MCCO Coffee remains a popular staple for morning shoppers and regulars.
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J. H. Jonson
MCCO
Box Social Tonight at Hoffman's Hall
East Sedalia Baptist Ladies Aid Society hosts a box social this evening at Hoffman's Hall on East Fifth Street.
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Ciety of the East
Sedalia Baptist
Cial
Hoffman’s Hall
Big Athletic Fair Opens in Leominster
Leominster Massachusetts January 22 The big athletic fair organized by the Leominster Athletic Association opens today with a large number of entries promising an interesting event. Proceeds will fund the big athletic contests planned for the coming summer.
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The
Leo
Fear Expressed For Missouri Peach Crop In Winter Freeze
Columbia Missouri January 22 The sudden drop in temperature threatens Missouri fruit and especially peaches. University horticultural authorities fear substantial damage before spring. Dr J C Whitten reports peach buds were swollen by warm weather but not yet injured. sudden cold tonight may cause later damage.
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J. C. Whitten
University
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Joseph H. Choate
Mark Twain
Robert C. Ogden
Ing
Carnegie
Washington
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S. Ohio ST
Draughtsmans Supplies
Anna_ Steele
Report From
Reform School
J. G. Gluck
Prunty
Virginia
Will
Missouri & Kansas Tel. Co
Sedalia, Missouri
Ladies’ Aid
DeWitt
Leominster, Mass
Minster Athletic Association
Columbia, Mo
Endan
Missouri
McGinley
Oklahoma, Indian Territory
Arkansas
Texas
A. H. Hilton
St. Louis, Mo
J. C. Lovrien
Kansas City, Mo
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