Morgan's Bank Declares Five Million Dollar Extra Dividend
J P Morgan's First National Bank, after raising capital from 500 000 to 10 million, declares an extra dividend of 5 million to old stockholders and moves 4 million of profits to the reserve fund totaling 10 million. The bank had previously paid 100 percent on the 500 000 capital. Cornelius Alvord, once a teller, stole nearly 700 000 and is now jailed. the bank's position remains unaffected.
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New York
J. Pp. Morgan
First National Bank
Bank of the Re
Cornelius Alvord
Alvord
Doctor Testifies Foley's Kidney Cure Heals Patient
Dr. George Ewing of Smiths Grove Kentucky recounts decades of kidney trouble and enlarged prostate, says Foley's Kidney Cure cured him after three bottles and that he prescribes it daily with success in hundreds of cases. All druggists offer it.
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George Ewing
Smith’s Grove
Foley
Controversy Over Sponge Theft Rumor By Arkansas River
The day before the rain Victor Mur gdock complained that nothing prevented anyone from coming along and stealing the Arkansas river with a sponge.
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Victor Mur@gdock
Arkansas
Mr Milton Heim Jr Weds Eva Potter In Rural Ceremony
A buggy ride along the road carried Mr Milton Heim Jr to Miss Eva Potter for a ceremony officiated on horseback by Rev W N Phillips.
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Milton
Mit
No-l’o Bac Promises Quick Tobacco Cure
Advertisement touts No-l’o Bac as a miracle cure to stop tobacco use with magnetic vitality. Claims cure is guaranteed with booklet and sample free from Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chcago
New York
Remedy Co
Chiesge
Montreal
Blawsay’s reaction to Graftmann’s borrowing habit
When told his wife had run off with Graftmann Blawsay said he was glad to hear it because Graftmann never returned anything he borrowed.
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Blawsay
Graftmann
Dyspepsia cure claims and weather notes appear in ad text
The copy promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a remedy for indigestion aided by proper dieting and upcoming weather changes. It notes September as a time to nourish the body and mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and Bard Drug Co as brands and sellers. It also references alfalfa and kaffir corn liabilities in a wet season.
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Bard Drug Co
DeWitt
W. E
Infant Recovery Prompted by Chamberlains Remedy
Mrs. Curtis Baker of Book of Ohio reports a neighbor infant cured from cholera infantum after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy per directions. The note praises rapid recovery and continued recommendation. Sold by local druggists Mertz Hale Kautzman and Otis W Smith. Orneys Elect Officers Discuss Points of Law. Prosectuting Attorneys Association of Missouri held in St Louis elected Alf Rector Roy Ralls Stone Hancock and others with plans to unite statewide prosecutors and meet in Kansas City on December 27.
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Chamberlain
Curtis Baker
Book of
Ohio
Mertz & Hale
J Kautzman
Otis W. Smith
Local Couple Wed in Cooper County Missouri
Married on Sunday July 7 1901 in the United States of America Missouri Cooper County Blackwater township Peninsula school district.
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Gm the Blackwater News
United States of America
Buke
Missouri
Cooper
Blackwater Township
Peninsula
Sale of Judgments by National Collection Agency
The National Collection Agency of Washington DC announces disposition of listed judgments for sale. Details include case identifiers, creditors, and scheduled proceedings for collection. Interested parties should review the published notices for filing deadlines and bidding procedures.
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National Collection Agency
Washington, D.C
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Summary
An old advertisement notes Hall's Catarrh Cure made in Toledo Ohio by F J Cheney Co. It claims internal use, effects on blood and mucous surfaces, testimonials are free, and Druggists sell it for five cents per bottle. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills as the best.
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Hall
Pehl
Which Is the Worst Dyspepsia of the Lungs
A rural Missouri editor quips that asthma of the stomach may be less severe than dyspepsia of the lungs, a playful line contrasting two odd health woes.
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Missouri
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Revitalized Vitality
Ad touts Rocky Mountain Tea at 35 cents offering to restore vigor happiness and mental sharpness. Claims rosy cheeks and renewed vim. Endorsed as a druggist staple appealing to general health concerns.
Wichita Man Seeks Divorce Over Yellow Dog Remark
A Wichita man files for divorce after his wife calls him a yellow dog. He says the insult harmed their marriage and questions the seriousness of the remark.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Praised by West Middlesex Reader
A letter from John Beam of West Middlesex Pennsylvania extols Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as the best and only cure for dyspepsia, claiming it digests all foods and surpasses many other preparations he has used.
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John Beam
West Middlesex
Fence to beautify Higginsville Confederate cemetery grounds
The Daughters of the Confederacy build a light weight iron fence around the Higginsville Confederate home cemetery. The $959 structure rises a little over four feet, with plans to hire a landscape gardener after completion to beautify the grounds and to erect a Missouri’s finest Confederate monument in the cemetery.
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Higginsville
Daughters of the Confederacy
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Missouri
Missouri Paper Notes Endless List of Lincoln Era Veterans
A Missouri paper asserts that if all men who split rails with Lincoln and traded horses with Grant were pensioners the list would be nearly endless. The remark underscores widespread recollections of Civil War era companions.
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Lincoln
Grant
Missouri
Digestive tips for preventing heart burn after rich meals
When food quantity is large or quality rich heart burn may follow especially if digestion is weak from constipation. Eat slowly and not too freely of easily digested foods. Chew thoroughly and allow six hours between meals. A fullness and stomach weight suggest over eating.
Katy Sleeper Service Update and Regional Excursions
Katy offers tourist sleeper runs from St Louis to Mexico Arizona California with a Pullman conductor aboard. Through sleepers now operate St Louis to Waco with best routes to Beaumont and the Texas oil fields via M K T. Homeseekers tickets run first and third Tuesdays to Kansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas. specials include Pan American Exposition, Eldorado Springs, Motherly trip and Columbia return dates with varying limits.
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Katy
St. Louis
Mexico
Arizona
California
City of Mexico
Pullman
Beaumont
Texas
Denison
Kansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Sedalia
Ladue
Estill
St. Joseph Faces Pressure as Oklahoma Visitors and Beer Shortage Hit
The city endures a rough spell with influx of visiting thugs and a brewing beer famine, leaving St. Joseph feeling deflated as tensions rise and supplies dwindle.
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Oklahoma
Prospect
St. Joseph
Rocky Mountain Tea Promised To Ease Pimples And Sores
An old advertisement urges readers to try Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for pimples sores and blackheads. It claims the tea will resolve troubles and invites readers to ask their druggist.
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Susan
Rocky Mountain
Carroll County Finds Tax Collecion Costs High
For the past nine years Carroll County has spent more than a third of its tax revenue on collecting or expending taxes, highlighting rising collection costs and efficiency concerns.
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Carroll County
Foley’s Honey and Tar Cures Child’s Severe Cough
Mr John Tippis of Colton Ohio reports Foley's Honey and Tar cured his little girl of a severe cough and inflamed tonsils. Sold by all druggists.
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John Tippis
Colton
Foley
Clouds Part as Missouri Farmers See Prosperity Return
Many of the black clouds over Missouri farmers have been driven away as threatening storms lessen, bringing renewed visibility and hope for prosperity.
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Missouri
How Are Your Kidneys Dr Hobbs Sparagus Pills
Advertises a tonic from Sterling Remedy Co Chicago offering a free sample to cure kidney ailments. The claim centers on a product named Dr Hobbs Sparagus Pills and invites readers to obtain a sample.
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Dr. Hobbs
Sparagus Pillscurea
Add
Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
Steady Girls and Seedy Looks Spark Local Gossip
Citizens joke about drought hit romance as several young men lament lack of steady girlfriends. Theater plans derail when girls cancel dates citing sick headaches. Arlington Pharmacy advertises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for stomach trouble and headaches in a lighthearted column.
Great Beautifier Sold Worldwide by Madison Medicine Co
An advertisement touts a cosmetic claimed as the great beautifier for American women. It emphasizes global use and invites readers to ask their druggist about the Madison Medicine Co product priced at 35 cents.
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Madison Medicine Co
Farmer Family Fasts in Drought Near Tipton
A Tipton area farmer forced his entire family to fast during a drought, with prayers described as long and hard in hopes of rain. The sentence notes the family's strict fasting and repeated appeals for moisture.
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Tipton
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Madison Resident
Mr. E H Wise of Madison Ga credits One Minute Cough Cure with recovering from lung trouble after la grippe after vain doctor treatment. Bard Drug Co. supplied the remedy.
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la Grippe
E. H. Wise
Madison, Ga
W. E. Bard Drug Co
Boonville Resident Describes Unbearable Drought Tears
A Boonville woman recalls a drought so severe that funerals produced no tears as residents could not summon any emotion. She notes the hardship faced by the community and the emotional toll of the dry period.
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Boonville
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Frse
Orneys
Profeting Attorney’s Association of Misuri
Laclede Tel
Elec
Alf. F. Rector
Salineunty
Roy Ralls County
Stone
Cole County
W. Scott Hancock
Kangr ‘4S City
C. Hoblitzell
Mound City
As . Bohnsac
Marble Hill
R. Hunter & Bro
Rockport
Savannah
Wm. Heron Jr
Jacob Coe Sedalia
A. A. Springfield
Blackburn Cigar
OO & Tobacco Co
Springfield
M. J. Thayer
Jno
Wwaynham
Jd. M. Rennick Sullivan
G. N. Kelly Stephens
L. A. Turnbull St. Louis
Geo. T. Maior
HP. Hale
Sos F
H. McCoy
Rheo T. Men
St. Joe St. Joseph
Bees Pb
Buffalo
Lue
Waco
Eldorado Springs
Columbia
Cotars & Cuffs
Abilena Waters
Moerschel Sedalia
Rts
R. Hy
Eia
Hio
Earl J. Stevenson
Hoffman Building
J. M. Offield
Sedalia, Mo
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Company
Packers
Kansas City
East Fifth Street
elAcei
Arlington Pharmacy
Dr. Bright
Allister
Ice and Cold Storage Co. Distributors
Fir
West Main
Bard's
A. J. Fultz
Twelfth Street
Jersey
Eighteenth
Warren Streets
Charles Martin
Traquire Gentry Bros
South
Osage Street
Ohio Street
Jack Chaney
West Fifth Street
Timothy
van B. Wisker
U. S. Health and Accident Insurance Company
W. W. Herald
Second
Kentucky Streets
International Detective Agency
Milwaukee
Wis
Standard Co
Wells
Chemal Cincinnati
U.S. A
Peter Pehl
Anheuser-Busch _ beers
West Second St
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