Bed bound for months woman recounts kidney pills cure
Mrs Enos Shearer of Centralia Washington says she was weak sleepless and in pain and bedridden for months. After three doctors said no cure she used Beans Kidney Pills and quickly recovered, returning to normal life. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Butler NV
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos Shearer
Yew
Washington Sts
Centralia
Wash
Refuge
Bean
Foster-Milburn Co
Butala, Nv
Red Blood and Blue Blood in a Child Tale
A three year old Allan, raised amid aristocratic ways, tells of his amber husband’s blue blood lineage and heroic tales. He cuts his finger, bloodied but calm, saying he isn’t crying from pain but because it is only red blood and grandma said blue. The scene ends with Zaiphia Ledger’s narration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan
Low Deerrea
Chhild
Jim Mia
One On The Doctor Dr Uolbrook Story
Dr Arthur T Uolbrook recounts a tale about a patient named Evans who dies and reaches heaven. At the pearly gates St Peter checks the book and initially says Evans does not belong. A second check reveals his name, and Evans is allowed in, though not expected for 20 years. The doctor’s joke ends with asking who treated him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur T. Uolbrook
Evans
Pearly Gates
St. Peter
John Evans
Guardian of the Gate
Milwaukee Free Press
Postum touted as coffee alternative by Washington physician
A Washington DC physician credits Postum with curing his coffee headaches and other ills after trying it despite poor first impressions. He reports weight gain, better sleep, clearer memory, and renewed energy, noting his wife and sister also benefited. The letter concludes with a promotional endorsement from the Postum Company and a cue to readers about new letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wash
D. C
Sam
Postum
Postum Co
Batthe Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pligs
Taft Boom Born in White House Barber Shop Scene
The Taft presidential boom began in a small barber room off Roosevelt's office on the White House grounds. Roosevelt was shaved each workday, with Taft listening and talking during a midday routine that lasted about 30 minutes. The room served as a hub for appointments, discussions, and even occasional visits by reporters.
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Taft Boom Was
Seoge Nursery
Taft
White House
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Frank Sitehcock
Im. R
Washington
Mr. Roosevelt
Loch
Jimy Garfield
Wholesale Prices Peak in 1907 as 18-Year Study Shows
The Commerce and Labor Department reports wholesale prices for 255 staple articles rose to a peak in October 1907, with the year averaging 5.8 percent above 1906 and 29.5 percent above the 1890–1899 average. Farm products led gains, while money stringency later trimmed November–December prices by about 3.5 percent from October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commerce and Labor Department
T&90
TSO
Wiley's Poison Squad Ends Their Test
The Wiley hygienic experiments end the season at the Bureau of Chemistry with seven students who tested saltpeter and assorted additives on the human system. They resume regular meals to continue observations on diet effects and potential products like feungreck and caffeinated beverages. Early tests included borax boric acid sulfuric acid benzole formaldehyde and copper salts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marviny W.wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Wiley
Dr. Wiley
Makes New Record for Cabinet Changes and Retirements
The article notes Roosevelt’s cabinet has undergone more changes than any prior president. It lists secretaries of state Root and Hay, three secretaries of war including Root Taft and Wright, and five postmasters general among others. It questions Wilson’s tenure as agriculture secretary and predicts possible continuance through Roosevelt’s term.
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Roosevelt
McKinley
Root
Agriculture Wilson
Ile
Hay
Treasury
Gage
Shaw
Cortelyou
Luke
Wright
War
Taft
Uo v
Knox
Moody
Bonaparte
Smith
Payne
Wynne
Meyer
Navy
Long
Morton
Metculf
Interior
Liitchcock
Garfield
Agriculture
Wilson
Commerce
Labor
Metcalf
Straus
Department of Agriculture
Erm
Poisonous farewell as student writes death diary
In Quelph Ontario, John Tcher mac, a college student, ingested 380 morphine tablets in six doses then penned a dying record of his symptoms. He described sweating, weakness, blackness, and a final line that ended with I’m gone before collapsing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quelph
John Tchermac
Techerniac
Teherniac
Moccasin Battle Ends With Brownsville Teens Bitten
In Dig Hatchhie river near Van Buren Brownsville youths Dan Russell and Wren Tyus fought a large moccasin that bit Tyus in the thigh after overturning their boat. Russell struck the snake with an oar as it surfaced. Tyus lies in precarious condition but likely to recover.
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Brownsville
Tex
Dan Russell
Wren Tyus
Tyus
Willl
Roussell
Dig Hatchhie
van Buren
Russell
L'Yus
Girl Thinks She Is Bewitched in Pottsville Tale
Pat Mary daughter of John Symanstrd from Walnut Street tells of sudden dizziness and weakness after claiming an old colored man bewitched her. She watches the alleged spell daily and plans to fetch hair from the man to take to a Reading witch doctor who promises to break the spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Pat Mary
John Symanstrd
Walnut Street
Umbrella Balloon Lifts Driver in Shamokin Storm
In Shamokin a sudden wind storm hurled James Gould from the wagon seat as a fixed umbrella, strapped to the wagon, inflated like a balloon. The umbrella burst the wagon seal and sent Gould aloft before collapsing, leaving him injured after the fall as he prepared to deliver goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gould
Gould
Absent-Minded Clerk and Death Penalty Juror Views
A Philadelphia defense counsel describes jury selection in a murder trial. Prospective jurors questioned on the death penalty reveal varied occupations and stances, including a butcher who favors execution and a life insurance agent who opposes it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nation Department
Philadelphia
The Revolving Cat
Little Susie loves mechanical toys and watches the cat race around the room. The frightened mother lifts her to a table as the cat dives under furniture. Susie claps and shouts to wind her up again, thrilled by the toy’s motions.
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Susie
Honest Doctor Endorses Peruna By R Sylvester E Smith
R Sylvester E Smith of St Louis writes that Peruna helped his catarrhal bronchial troubles and restored his health after exposure and dampness. Brooklyn doctor A W Perrin says he uses Peruna with patients and recommends it for catarrh. Peruna available from druggists this season.
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R. Sylvester E.smith
Granite Block
St. Louis
Peoruna
A. W. Perrin
M. D
Halsey St
Brooklyn
N. Y
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Texas
Peruna
Ay & A
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Vienna
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