Excursion fares from Chicago via Grand Trunk System 1905
Seasonal rail travel notice lists excursion fares from Chicago to Asbury Park Baltimore Buffalo Niagara Falls Philadelphia Toronto with dates and prices. Liberal stopovers and full details available from Grand Trunk A. G. P. & T. A. Geo W. Vaux at 185 Adams St. Chicago. Arabella asks if Clementine would chase a man. she answers she would if he’s worth having.
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Chicago
Grand Trunk Railway System
Double Tracy
Asbury Park
Baltimore
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Philadelphia
Toronto
Geo
Clementine
Arabella
Defiance Starch Stands Out in a Unique Process
The text extols Defiance Starch as unlike any other, claiming superior quality and one-third more for 10 cents, and contrasts human error with the divine ability to recover.
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Defiance
Opening of Uintah Indian Reservation for Settlement
The Uintah Indian Reservation in Utah, spanning 2,425,000 acres, will open to settlement on September 1, 1905. A Denver & Rio Grande Railroad pamphlet describes the land and routes, with a map published for the first time. Obtain the pamphlet from General Passenger Agent 8. K. Hooper, Denver.
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Uintah
Utah
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company
8. K. Hooper
Denver
Seeing California and Taohiunne county’s grandeur
An excerpt notes California should be seen beyond Los Angeles and San Francisco, urging mountains as well as valleys for true understanding. It cites Taohiunne county in the Sierra Nevada foothills as a region famed for beauty and literature, and mentions unrelated advertisements about nerve restorers and cures.
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California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Taohiunne County
Sierra Nevada Foothills
HW. Smith
Singer Magazine
Painful Sciatica Cure Claims From Pink Pills
A 1902 story recounts Joseph A. Donovan of Plaistow New Hampshire who suffered severe sciatica. After two months of ineffective medical treatment he used Dr Williams Pink Pills, noting improvement within the first box and full cure after five boxes. The advertorial cites the pills as a remedy for thin blood nerve disorders debility and partial paralysis.
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Mr. Donovan
Filmn
Surh
Williams
Joseph A. Donovan
Plaistow
New Hampshire
Taverhill
Newton and Plaistow
Dr. Williams
Gil Druggists
Private Car Lines Under Interstate Commerce Jurisdiction
A road president argues private car line mileage payments are legal and non discriminatory, while the question of excessive charges to shippers remains unsettled without governing law. The issue centers on legality of mileage payments and rent-like charges.
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Interstate Commerce Compasssion
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Healthier Maternity
The advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as best for strengthening the female system and aiding fertility. It cites testimonials from Milwaukee women who claim improved health and successful pregnancies after use, urging others to seek free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Tydia K. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkhan
Rth
Grove Street
Milwaukee
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia M. Pinkham
Mac P. Wharry
North Shore Cratorical Society
de Norman
Lydia
Pinkham
Irs
Devil mortgage tale and alcohol debate across eras
A lengthy antiquated fable describes selling a soul to the devil for wealth, followed by a series of quotations and discussions on alcohol as a poison. The piece cites physicians and researchers including Gull and Kerr, debating alcohol’s dangers, brain effects, and social impact, with references to American and British figures and housing versus anti alcohol policy debates.
Cost of Intemperance Address at Birmingham Meeting
Mr Arnold S Rowntree warned at the Society of Friends annual gathering in Birmingham that temperance would boost natural prosperity. He urged cutting English drink totals from £174 million to about half, saving £87 million and redirecting funds to housing food and clothing. He estimated £29 million would be spent differently, creating 195000 jobs at 6s per week, with Birmingham’s annual drink bill around £2.2 million.
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England
Mr Rowntree
America
Isell
Birmingham
Beng
Society of Friends
Arnold S. Rowntree
French Health and Drink Dangers Highlighted by Dr Duplessy
A historical discussion notes small French families and health decline among peasants abroad in rural France. It argues alcohol harms welfare, citing Dr Duplessy and global parallels. It asserts industry workers oppose selling to others yet drink themselves, praising abstinence for respect and success.
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France
Duplessy
Diseases Caused by Alcohol in Berlin Workforce
Prof. Stadelman, head physician of a major Berlin hospital, estimates that one-quarter to one-third of diseases among workers in the city’s crowded districts arise from improper alcohol use. He notes wine and beer bring social pleasure only as brain intoxication, echoing August Forel’s critique from Zurich.
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Didtish Temperance Recorder
A. Yore
MM. P
Leipsig
Herman ¢Elentints
Kraeplin
Lrateussar
University of Theidelhofer
Jonah Ol
Abel, M
Johns Hopkins University
Kansas
Leslie's
hKrangas Nas
Kaneis
Stadelman
Berlin
August Forel
University of Zurich
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