Two Years of Freedom from Kidney Trouble
Mrs. J. B. Johnson of Columbia Missouri credits Deans Kidney Pills with ending a severe kidney illness and dropsy after doctors warned of tapping. She reports swelling subsided and kidneys began to function properly, with health restored after use. Poster-Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y sold at 50 cents a box.
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J. B. Johnson
Wee St
Columbia
Dean
Johnson
Poster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Predestined to the Bar Joke From Harper's Weekly
Doctor Norris questions his son Harry about being late to school. The boy explains the school clock starts early, making him appear late though he is on time. The tale, quoted from Harper's Weekly, ends with a light punchline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
Goldfield, Ney
Harry
Harper’s Weekly
Cure for eczema and a porter’s bath gag tale
A testimonial from C Burkhart in Chambersburg Pa praises Cuticura Remedies after years of eczema suffering. The ad mentions Burned and Itched as symptoms and notes relief after trying the products. A separate joke from Everybody’s Magazine recounts a porter applicant sent upstairs for a bath with a wry line about change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Burkhart
W. Market St
Chambersburg
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole
Boston
Reward for Catarrh Cure and Local Notices
One hundred dollars reward offered for catarrh cured by Halli Catarrh Cure. endorsement from Orme Wal oing Kinnan Marvin Toledo druggists. Tioll's Catarrh Cure advertised with testimonials free, 75 cents per bottle, Hall's Family Pills for constipation. Humorous exchange about dinner with a butcher shop errand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
I. J. Cheney
Orme Waloing
Kinnan & Marvin
Tioll
Hall
Stops Colds In An Hour Remedy Ad
An old time advertisement touts Lane's Pleasant Tablets as a laxative that stops a cold in an hour. It claims quick relief and lists price 25 cents per box from Oratory Woodward Le Roy New York. Also promotes Marine Dye Remedy for eye pain and Pettit's Eye Salve with a brief sales pitch. Various lines reference druggists and promotional quips.
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Lane
Woodward
le Roy
N, Y
Summer Intrigue Aboard The Coastal Steamer Mystery
Three girls Elizabeth Gabrielle and Elise voyage to Canada where a disturbed stranger examines a photo of them. They meet Mrs Graham and later Lord Wilfrid and Lady Edith in a seaside cottage. Gems go missing misdeeds unfold a murder plot and identities unravel as Bennett Blake and Nell Simms emerge.
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Elizabeth
Gabrielle
Elise
Canada
Graham
Any
Lord Wilfrid
Edith
John C. Blake
Gordon Bennett
Mr. Graham
Gabriella
Lady Edith
Tord Wilfrid
Mary Anne
Else
Mrs. Graham
Blake
Bennett
Nell Simms
The Safe Coup Ends In Open Conflict
In Chapter Sixteen a stealthy intrusion leads to discovery at the safe. Lady Campbell confronts the plot and claims the box she hid with authority while agents seize the thief. Elizabeth and Byren defend the truth as the room erupts in a dramatic confrontation and demands for answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portiere
Mary Anne
Elizabeth
Hdith Campbell
Lady Woith
Mr. Blake
Byren
Emeralds in the cellar and a murder confessed
In a tense night scene in a seaside home, Mary Anne exposes a web of betrayal as she testifies that Mrs Bundy’s wife murdered Harry Graham for wealth. Officers arrest her while Mr Blake reveals a smugglers’ network, and the group face the dawn with mixed relief and sorrow. The government boat departs as the sun rises on a scene of consequence and renewal.
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Gabrielle
Edith
Mr. Blake
Mrs. Bundy
Gordon Bennett
Lord Wilfrid
Harry Graham
Mary Anne
Graham
States
Purgatory
Willy
Addresain
Alwiz
Montreal
Mr. Graham
Eaven
Arry Graham
Elizabeth
Mr. Bennett
Bodies Found Buried Under Burned Toledo House
Neighbors discover the bodies of Ludwig Krueger and wife buried beneath the cellar floor of their burned West Toledo residence. Both victims stabbed to death, robbery suspected. Tailor M Soboliski, who bought the Krueger farm, held after four hours of questioning.
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Toledo
Ludwig Krueger
Krueger
Kruegers
Soboliski
John Carey
John Newton
Crazy Snake at Large in Pierce Oklahoma
Crazy Snake, Creek renegade leader, eludes capture and did not respond to surrender invitation. Militia, led by Colonel Hoffman, now pursues him after civilians abandon the hunt. Hoffman’s interview with Crazy Snake’s sister yielded no help, though a reward for dead or alive was announced within 24 hours.
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Crazy Snake
Pierce Okla
Oklahoma
Hoffman
Convicts to Work on Public Roads in Georgia
Georgia ends convict lease system transferring about 1,500 felony convicts to counties where crimes were committed and combining with about 3,000 misdemeanor convicts to labor on public roads. The move shifts the management of convict labor to county authorities across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Measles Epidemic In Elgin New Orleans Case Update
Mrs W W V Baker wife of a grain broker long believed wealthy rejoined her family in Elgin after vanishing a month ago. She was located in New York and reports say she was drugged by a woman she met in Elgin on the day she disappeared.
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Elgin
New Orleans
WW. V. Baker
Gun Used as Cane Kills One in Hunting Accident
Waterloo-Ray Ferry of Laporte City is dead and Arthur Kane is seriously injured in a hunting accident. They were crossing a stream when Ferry used his gun as a cane then discharged it under water. The gun point caused Ferry’s death and Kane’s serious injuries.
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Waterloo
Ray Ferry
Laporte
Arthur Kane
Ferry
Kine
Yellow Ten Threats Target Man in Moundsville West Virginia
A man named Harry Paul in Moundsville, West Virginia, received a letter signed The Yellow Ten demanding his departure under death threat. Earlier Frederick Crawford got a similar letter and five days later was shot from ambush.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Harry. Paul
Moundaville
Fréderick Crawford
Thomas Lawler Former Lowan from Marshalltown
Fragmentary note identifies Thomas Lawler as a former Lowan from Marshalltown with unclear context. Supportive details are unreadable, leaving only partial place and affiliation.
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Thomas Lawler
Marshalltown
Sng Y
Fragmented OCR notes hint at Dr Caldwell patent cure ad
The readable text mentions Dr Caldwell's remedy claiming cures for bowel troubles and intestinal muscle issues. It includes an offer of a free trial and a $0.60 price, with a Monticello address for respondents. Separate fragments reference Bonaparte and Lily dialogue and a preacher quote about man and a woman.
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Derdale
McMillan
Monahan
Caldwell
Monticello, I
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Eczema
Cuthura
Everybody's Magazine
Pride
Jimmy
Mr. Pride
Maine
Rito Marine Hye Remedy Co
Chicago
Pettit
All Druggista
Howard Bros
N.Y
Ella Middleton
Tybout
Illustrations By
Ray Walters
Little Rock
Ark
H. Alfrey
Hope
Bonaparte
Lily
Mata
Coke
Achea
Allen's
Olmsted
Edie
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