Burden of Dairy Toil Lifted by 600-Pound Feats
Lieutenant George G. Warren testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills helped his back and enable lifting 600 pounds without pain after years of trouble. Advertising copy from Foster-Milburn Co. notes 60 cent price and availability at all dealers. Separate jokes and product pitches appear, including Defiance Cold Water Starch claims and a wordplay about a billboard and board bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George G. Warren
No. 3 Chemical
Washington, D. C
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Defiance Starch Promoted in 4 Oz Packs
Advertisement extols Defiance Starch as essential at home noting 4 oz size offers more for 10 cents than any competing cold water starch. It sells the product on value and household utility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Teetotaler’s sermon meets distillery glow joke
A teetotaler urges a bibulous friend to quit drinking as they approach the town distillery lit up brightly. The friend quips he can make them work overtime, highlighting a humorous clash between restraint and alcohol. The tale ends with a wry note on love letters read aloud in court.
Effects of Prosperity 1897 to 1903 Price Shifts
The Interstate Commerce Commission reports major price gains from 1897 to 1903 across breadstuffs meats dairy and garden products and clothing with farmers and stockmen gaining most. Metals rose for miners while railway freight rates fell 4.4 percent. Railroad wages rose slightly above 8.5 percent. Two bores never get any amusement out of each other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Attack at Daika Street Sparks Jewish Socialist Clash
In Warsaw on April 3 a demonstration by the Bund triggered a violent clash as a mixed police and military patrol opened fire, killing four Jews and wounding about forty. Arrests followed as authorities patrolled the streets and warnings urged caution near government buildings. Protests included intimidation via bombs and a levy of contributions for ammunition. Governor Maximo vitch, amid censorship talks, entertained Polish editors privately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Daika Street
The
Bund
Dzika Street
Party of Violence
Maximovitch
Wallsborough Dedicates First Church After 180 Years
Braddock Pa April 3 Wallsborough a 180 year old town with 6000 residents dedicates its first church a $12000 brick and stone building of the United Brethren church now free from debt. Rev I P Truxal began a mission among railroad workers sixteen months ago and the church today counts 160 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braddock
Wallsborough
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia and
Greensburg
Pittsburg
I. P. Truxal
United Brethren Church
Lampasas Fire Damages Cotton Cargo in Hold
The Mal lovry steamer Lampasas, sailing from Galveston Friday, returned Sunday with fire in the main hold. Sixty bales of cotton were badly charred but the ship sustained no injuries or damage to the hull.
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Galveston
Tex
Lampasas
Resigning After 36 Years in B&O Passenger Service
E. D. Smith, assistant general passenger agent for the Baltimore and Ohio at Pittsburg, resigns after thirty six years in the passenger department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
E. D. Smith
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mother and Children Burn in Virginia House Fire
The home of W. J. Thompson, ten miles south of Charlottesville, Va., was destroyed by fire during the husband’s absence. Mrs. Thompson and her two children were burned to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
W. J. Thompson
Venezuela Court Rules French Cable Contract Forfeited
Caracas reports the Venezuela Supreme court found the French Cable company forfeited its contract by failing to fulfill terms and ruled against the government in damages. Five days to appeal. President Castro urged a peaceful resolution and cited Roosevelt’s call for cordial friendship. He charged both the cable and Bermudez cases favored revolutionists and claimed key evidence held by the government. Castro said the asphalt firm supplied revolutionists $400,090 in one instance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Roosevelt
America
Bermudez
Mixed Commission
Cable
Castro
Asphalt Company
Welcome for Rough Riders in San Antonio reunion
In San Antonio on April 6 and 7 the Rough Riders are feted at Riverside park under Army charge. President Roosevelt hopes to meet many veterans, with a Grand Opera House reception, trolley rides, and Mexican dinners. The second day includes an escort for the president, luncheon, and afternoon entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
Trough
United States Army
Riverside Park
Roosevelt
Grand Opera House
Rough Riders
Steel men secure increase in wage notices
Pittsburg mass wage notices from United States Steel Corp. show no raise for 76000 workers while National Tube Co at McKeesport posts a general adjustment effective April 1. Officials refuse details though unofficially the 12000 employees may see raises from 6 to 7 percent for skilled work and about 10 percent for common labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
National Tube Company
Mckeesport
Stas
Women See Otis Botts At Jail Visit
Hundreds of women and girls crowd the county jail in Peoria to view Otis Botts who was convicted of murdering his wife. A Women’s Christian Temperance Union committee appealed to the sheriff to deny visitors access to the prisoner.
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Peoria
Otis Botts
Women’a Christian Temperance Union
New York Faces Large Measles Epidemic Forecast
New York health chief Darlington predicts an epidemic with about 20,000 measles cases this year. He asks the board of estimate for 4.5 million dollars to fund hospital expansion and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Darlington
Board of Estimate
Junk Dealer Buys Lopez Railroad for Scrap Iron
Wilkesbarre April 3 junk dealer M D Adelson of Pittston bought the Lopez railroad in Sullivan county for scrap iron. He paid close to 25090 dollars after bidders from across the country competed.
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Wilkesbarre
M. D. Adelson
Pittston
Here
Lopez Railroad
Sullivan County
Between Two Trains Tragedy At Calumet Mich
Michael Stenpanach was killed and his son fatally injured at Calumet Michigan when fleeing one locomotive they stepped in front of a second train from the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic. The disaster occurred April 3 as they tried to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet
Mich
Michael Stenpnach
Drownings While Duck Hunting Near Owosso
In Owosso Michigan on April 3 Charles Scott 30 and Ray Scott 19 from St Charles drowned in a marsh near town when a sudden storm capsized their skiff during a duck hunt.
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Owosso
Mich
Charles Scott
Ray Scott
St. Charles
Fire encircles Baltimore suburbs announcing fires
Forest fires surround Baltimore suburbs on April 3 burning acres of valuable estates. Authorities report extensive flames threatening homes and property as firefighting crews strive to contain the blaze amid windy conditions.
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Baltimore
Reichstag to Accept U.S. Indemnity Offer for Samoan Claims
Berlin April 3 The Reichstag petition committee votes to accept a U.S. offer and have Britain pay 40000 dollars each as indemnity to the Samoans.
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Berlin
Reichstag
United States
Britain
Drowning during canoe trip near Ann Arbor
Frank Byers a junior law student at the University of Michigan from Harlan Iowa drowned while canoeing on the Huron river near Ann Arbor on April 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browns
Ann Arbor
Mich
Frank Byers
University of Michigan
Harlan
Iowa
Huron River
Delicate boy and cottager clash over painted portrait
In a rural exchange a cottager questions a painter about a boy unfit for hard work noting the child’s dull head, while Punch style humor and a Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup ad appear alongside a jarring line about matches and thought.
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Containing Mercury
Caution against mercury based catarrh remedies and praise for Hall’s Catarrh Cure by F. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Claims internal action on mucus surfaces with guarantee and pharmacist sold. Also notes Bell’s Pills for constipation and a quip about new men.
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Renattsia
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Fa. Cheney & Co
Dengulats
Prica
Household tips and ads from a vintage page
A collage of old ad lines promoting Defiance Starch and Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with claims of health benefits and money back offers. Also includes a joke about a Norborne schoolgirl defining backbone and a plug for Allen's Foot-Ease with pricing and sample offer.
All Up-to-Date Housekeepers Prefer Defianca Starch
A home care note touts Defianca Cold Water Starch as superior and calls out a fourth ounce more value for money. A humorous aside questions a pass fiend’s chance of sneaking into heaven.
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Relief for Stomach Ailments
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for numerous stomach issues, indigestion, biliousness, and related diseases. It claims permanent benefits without alcohol, cites testimonials from patients in Buffalo and New Jersey, and promotes a free medical adviser book plus farmed sanitarium endorsement.
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Vieree
Pierce
Cheenett
Parnes Buffalo
Dn. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
V. Prenes
Peree
Dy. Merce
Chuto
Aloso
Asa
Williams
Bubulo
Piercoe
Sansa
Rk. V. Pierce
Butlalo
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
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Wolfe
Mulhearn
Bill
Puy
Yale Expositor
Somerville Journal
Lane
Mall
Addreese
Montana
A. J. Tower Co
TOR, Gels Ae, Sesh
Teeew
Pennsylvania
Castro Declares
Aspralt Co
Revolu
United States Steel and National Tube Shops
Mra. Winslow
Norborne
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Heaven
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia J. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Benning P.O
Washington,d.c
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eal J
Lydia
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Momsy, Iowa
Stanley C. Hopkins
St. Johns
Lwnas
Galden
Stanley
North Arlington
New Jersey
Astor Avenue
Riley Treet
Thompson
Bankers’ Accident Co
Des Moines, In
W. OG. Williams
Colby
Kanaaes
R. R's
Mapa
McGrew
Omaaha
Amalcoat
Bow
Oice
South Lath Streets
Omaha
Nebraska
Kramer
N. Kramer. & Son
Cedar Rapids
F. Mayer Boot & Shoe CO
Milwaukee, Wis
American Color Company
Washington
Brey Indianapolis
Inde
Free Grant Lande
Western
Canada
Merce and
ABE
A and Land Companies
Ottawa
Agen Jackson Street
Winnecota
Fener
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