Motherly Remedies Promised From Native Roots
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription using Lady's Slipper, Golden Seal, Black Cohosh, Unicorn root and glycerine for female ailments. It quotes medical authorities praising these roots for nervous symptoms, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, leucorrhoea, and general reproductive health, and promotes Walter Pierce's non alcoholic glycergenic extract and accompanying products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Ellingwood
Bennett Medical College
No. M. Scudder
Edwin M. Hale
M. D
Materia Medica
Hahnemann Medical College
Chicago
F. Ellingood
Unicorn Root
John Fyfe
Eclectic Edical Review
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Great Cotton Conference Opens in Washington
Washington May 1 The cotton conference opened at the New Willard hotel with several hundred plantation owners merchants and manufacturers present including English spinners W H McAlister W J Orr Henry P Greg George Moores and John Smethurst Topics covered today on Cotton Production include cultivation methods cost of production acreage yield and world demand The afternoon focuses on The Handling of Cotton ginning baling tare moisture and transport. The two sessions tomorrow will cover Marketing Cotton and Statistics and Speculation The English guests will attend a banquet hosted by the Arkwright club and then tour New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Willard Hotels
W. H. McAlister
Oldham
W. J. Orr
Rochdale
Henry P. Greg
Manchester
George Moores
London
John Smethurst
Arkwright Club
New England States
Time to Treat with Japanese Lacquer Finishes
Time to treat furniture or floors to a coat of Jap lac in all shades. Selections include 15c to …
Would Put Ban On Cats. Author Of Missouri Game Law
A Kansas City Journal excerpt reports Harry R. Walmsley advocating a nationwide ban on cats, claiming eliminating felines would save Missouri about 20 million dollars yearly. He argues birds control insects and protect farmers, citing his bird conservation talk at Central High School.
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Harry R. Walmsley
Walmsley Game Law
Central High School
Kansas City Journal
Jackson County
Walmsley
Col
Isaac Brown
Helen Gould
Colonel Brown
Mevie
Independence
Kansas City
Kas
Wilre
Mr. Walmsley
Beware of the House Fly in Modern Science
The passage contrasts historic views of the house fly as a nuisance with the discovery by bacteriologists that it acts as a positive menace. It notes the fly’s non selective nature and hints at experiments showing its capacity to carry disease on its hairy body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Howard
Laxative Honey Tar Cures Colds via Bowels
Advertises Laxative Honey Tar in 26c 50c and 1.00 dollar bottles from W. O. DeWitt & Co. Chicago with W. Bard Drug Co. as distributors. Claims cold cure through copious bowel action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
U.S.A
W. &. Bard Drug Co
Ormond and Klueber Eye Clinic Promises Experience
A promotion for Dr. Ormond boasting twenty-eight years of experience and cautions that inexperience can cost eyesight. Emphasizes their practice as a full-time venture, not a side line, and invites trust in their optical services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormond
Women Outearn Men in Troy Collar and Laundry Industry
In Troy New York about 4000 factory and laundry girls earn 15 to 25 dollars weekly while men in rough work earn 10 to 12 dollars. Heads of departments reach five dollars daily. A 4000 girl dance event shows high wages and social clubs. Overall payroll nears 10 million yearly with many saving banks and comfortable lives, making Troy’s factory girls well paid and content.
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Troy
N. Y
Ban on Petroleum Motors in Hyde Park Takes Effect
London on May 1 reports that a new order banning petroleum motors in Hyde Park began today. The park usually sees thousands of vehicles in the afternoon and many residents welcomed the change due to smoke and odor from petrol engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hyde Park
New York Defiance Speech Sparks Navy Debate
Representative W Bourke Cochran defends against navy expansion claiming New Yorkers would resist a foreign foe with cobblestones. John Sharp Williams recalls a boastful wag from Mississippi about beating Yankees with popguns, then conceding the war's outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Bourke Cochran
Success Magazine
Greater
New York
Speaker
Cochran
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
De Witt's Little Early Risers Promote Liver Health
A promotional note touts a torpid liver causing ills and claims De Witt's Little Early Risers clean and stir the liver into shape. The pills are described as reliable, effective, pleasant, and non-gripe, sold by the W. E. Bard Drug company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
W. E. Bard Drug Company
When Men Get Wise
The passage argues fortunes grow after age 40, calling the 40s the period when men acquire wisdom. It credits early life as training, noting many stumble before finding the right path and making mistakes, with wisdom ripening after forty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Success Magazine
An Expensive Saddle Shocks Yonkers Statesman
Bill notes the khedive of Egypt owns the world’s costliest saddle. Brick leather with more gold visible, priced at $70,000. Jill comments that it’s an extravagant bump in fashion.
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Bill
Egypt
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
LAXET advertised by W. E. Bard Drug Co
An old drug ad promotes LAXET with a claim to aid bowel movement and breath issues. It notes a price of five cents and is sold by W. E. Bard Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Bard Drug Co
France's Young Cabinet Nears Classic Age Bounds
France forms a notably young cabinet led by M. Sarrien at 66 with Clemenceau 65 and Etienne 62. Others are in their fifties or forties, youngest being M. Ryan at 41 as E. N. Harrison handles baggage for Bell Telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Mr. Balfour
England
M. Sarrien
M. Clemenceau
M. Etienne
M. Thomson
M. Bourgeois
M. Ryan
Log rolling event committee formed for August Central Missouri meet
Russell camp No. 2065 Modern Woodmen of America held an enthusiastic meeting and initiated C. A. Smith and W. H. Hurtt. A committee of well known citizens was chosen to organize the Central Missouri Log Rolling slated for August 22 in this city. Members include F. L. Ludemann J. S. McKelvey S. M. Hodges L. H. Archias W. S. Scott C. F. Ernst P. C. Tuefel H. K. Bente R. M. Williams L. Bahrenburg H. Bremmer John Lankenau F. Lueking and D. A. Faust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Missouri
F. L. Ludemann
J. S. McKelvey
S. M. Hodges
L. H. Archias
W. S. Scott
C. F. Ernst
P. C. Tuefell
H. K. Bente
R. M. Williams
L. Bahrenburg
H. Bremmer
John Lankenau
F.lueking
D. A. Faust
Folger Coffee and Teas Now In Our Line
J A Folgar and Co introduces Folger brand coffee and a newly added line of teas. Each package priced at 25 and 50 cents with a guarantee of quality or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folger
East Bound Railway Time Table Adjustments
Sedalia passengers see changes in eastbound schedules from Lexington Branch with revised departure times 12:50 p m 4:55 p m 12:15 a m 1:45 a m 9:10 p m and arrivals 6:50 a m 2:15 p m 2:25 p m 7:00 p m 1:50 a m 4:00 a m. Through trains No 603 and 601 shift early and late arrivals, with No 602 and No 608 adjustments and new connections at Myrick for Dover Waverly Marta Bernd and Marshall. War sa w and Southwestern line notes 8:10 a m No 624 arrives 3:06 p m.
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lLocal Freig
Sedalia
Kansas City
Myrick
Dover
Waverly
Marta Bernd
Marshall
South Bound Rail Schedule Fragments and Nos
Readable railroad timetable notes show south bound departures and numbers for daily and Sunday service. Listing includes Freignot exception, various No. numbers and times across morning and evening windows.
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Mother’s Medicine Chest
Washington
Ence
Lac
Arlington Pharmacy
Geo
E. Dugan
East Fifth Street
Missouri Game Law
Missouri
Ila
Tians
Kennedy
Hogan & Son, Dalers
Fifth St. Bell
Queen City
Keller
BELL
Willerson
Experience
Ormond & Klueber
Guarad
Mertz and Hale
E. W. Rose Medicine CO
ST. Louis, MO
E. N. Harrison
Bell Telephone
Russell
Modern Woodmen of America
C. A. Smith
W. H. Hurtt
J. A. Folgar & CO
P. Brandt Grocer Co
Missouri Pacific
Lexington
Warsaw
St. Louis
St Louis
East Yards
Weat
California
Kansas
Texas
Ansas City Diviso
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