Quack Schools and a Drugged Robbery Tale Across Europe
Constantin Kardax, a Polish youth in Warsaw, was robbed after a stranger offered a cigarette that drugged him. The druggist uncovered the foul plot, noting the cigarette’s peculiar odor. The piece also discusses private schools facing a new teachers register and likely closures, with effects on employment and education quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantin Kardax
Imperial Bank
Warsaw
Constantin
Sound digestion powers athletic strength in health and disease
A nutrition and digestion focused article extols the link between stomach health and physical vigor. It cites Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as restoring digestion and building solid flesh, with testimonial from W T Thompson of Townsend Montana about weight gain and renewed farming capacity. The piece promotes the Common Sense Medical Adviser and mail order details for R V Pierce Co New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
W. T. Thompson
Townsend
Broadwater County
Montana
Common Sense Medical Adviser
R. V. Pierce
Sta
Urbana
Ohio
People’s
Buffalo
The Advantage of Wealth and Its True Use
The piece argues wealth grants power to aid others beyond luxury, linking money, health, and skill as trusts to lift the less fortunate. It notes wealth's value lies in service and mentions a Sunday office picnic and a classroom exchange about parks and popcorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunaay
Tommy
Cleve and Plain Dealer
Her Higher Life in the Chicago Record Herald
A brief exchange questions whether social duties hinder art and literature. The reply affirms daily devotion to at least fifteen minutes of creative pursuits, reflecting contemporary culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Times
Chicago Record- Herald
Fire Eater Sparks Busty Museum Row
In a dime museum scene a fire eater wandered into a neighboring restaurant seeking a light lunch. The bearded lady recounts how staff offered only a candle and a box of matches, igniting a tense exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dime Museum
Toled
Dying Man Turned Away in City's Overcrowded Hospitals
Dennis Kenny, homeless, was found unconscious on 44th Street and First Avenue. He died of consumption after being moved between Flower Hospital Bellevue and Metropolitan Hospital on Blackwell's Island. A nurse and hospital officials described severe ward overcrowding and refusal of admission. The piece condemns the unchecked spread of consumption and cites high annual death tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dennis Kenny
44Th Street
1St Avenue
Flower Hospital
Bellevue
Metropolitan Hospital
Blackwell's Island
Kenny
Stewart
Bickley
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Promoted For Consumption Cures
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery claiming cures for consumption and lung ailments. It cites testimonials from Mrs G E Kerr of Fort Dodge Iowa and W A Sanders of Hern Mason County West Virginia, praising relief after multiple bottle courses and complete recovery. The copy argues cures come from aiding digestion and nutrition, notes absence of alcohol and narcotics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Kerr
Fort Dodge
Webster Co
Iowa
Dr. Pierce
W. A. Sanders
Hern, Mason Co
W. Va
Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery Cited in Cures
A farmer and a Michigan woman credit Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery with curing chronic coughs. The Sumner Iowa man says the remedy ended his cough after wife sought advice from Dr. Pierce. The Rapid City Michigan case reports cough relief after one bottle and no recurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
H. E. Curtis
Sumner, Bremer Co
Iowa
R. V. Pierce
Jennie Dingman
Rapid City
Kalkaska Co
Mich
Grand Trunk Railway route offers scenic travel to lakes and coasts
A brief rail promo notes the Grand Trunk line as a scenic path to Muskoka Kawartha Lakes St Lawrence River and Atlantic resorts. It advertises June 23 departure with luxurious Pullman cars from Chicago to Portland and Boston via Port Huron Toronto and Montreal. A jab by Vaux at A G P T A appears in a separate anecdote.
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Muskoka
Kawartha Lakes
St. Lawrence River
Rapids
White Mountains
Atlantic Sea Coast
Chicago
Portland
Boston
Port Huron
Toronto
Montreal
Pettis County Realty Farm Loans At 5 Percent
$1,000 and up at lowest rates and best terms on Pettis county realty. Farm loans at 5 per cent interest with partial payment privileges. J. H. Bothwell attorney and counsellor Seda lia National Bank Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettis County Realty
J. H. Bothwell
Sedalia National Bank
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PALMO
Hallid Drug CO
Cleveland
England
London Mail
Rocky Mountain
W. B. Oard Drug Co
Dare
DeWitt
W. E. Bard Drug Co
THE
Grand Trunk Railway System
South Carolina
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