Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills Help Constipation
A testimonial from Mrs F M Dunkin of LeRoy Illinois reports relief after years of constipation with Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills. The ad emphasizes gentle bowel movement without griping, reduced need for continued use, natural restoration, and a money back guarantee if the first package fails. Sold by druggists nationwide from Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Miles
F. M. Dunkin
LeRoy
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart, Ind
From Bar to Thin Wire by Cold Drawing Process
The Chicago Tribune describes hot forming of bars into wire rods of ¼ inch to over 1 inch diameter. Through rolling and acid bath, rods are drawn cold through progressively smaller dies, elongating and hardening the metal. Repeated drawing and annealing yield diameters down to fractions of a thousandth of an inch, with the bar length increasing to about 13 000 tiles, while noting wear on die plates and the single continuous material transforming through each stage.
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Chicago Tribune
Modern Martyrs Those Who Entertain But Who Suffer While It
A Providence Tribune excerpt notes that people who entertain for pleasure often suffer pain. It questions why one endures hardship while seeking fun and whether social life truly requires self-sacrifice for appearances. The critic contrasts duty with enjoyment in social events.
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Providence Tribune
Sioldiers
Lead pipes corroded by ammonia in German village water
An underground lead water pipe in a German village showed heavy corrosion and perforation. Soil near the pipe held pure water with high ammonia and ammonium nitrate levels, forming soluble lead salts and carbonate. Asphalt-coated iron pipes urged for underground conduits.
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Scientific American
Waterbury river tragedy and a leg bruise remedy
A Waterbury boy 12 drowns after ice floe drift 18 miles downstream as rescuers along the river bank fail. The item also notes editor J P Sossman bruised his leg and Buckten’s Arnica Salve cures ulcers and burns, touting Hill's Pharmacy 25 cents.
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Waterbury
Conn
Albert Pakulate
J. P. Sossman
Cornelius, N. C
Buckten
Hill
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Aids Women
A testimonial letter from Mrs Jory G Molean Minneapolis cites relief from female ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. The letter promotes public sharing of benefits and invites women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts, noting free confidential help for twenty years.
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Lydia
Jory G. Molean
Second St
North
Minneapolis
Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Farm life and the vital telephone in rural towns
A farmer views the telephone as essential beyond convenience, enabling instant contact with neighbors, stores, doctors, and the wider world. The piece argues self preservation and insists it's almost criminal for a farmer to lack a phone, noting postal or phone calls bring an agent to visit.
Shepherdstown Real Estate Listings Show Diverse 214 Acre Farm and More
A scanned Shepherdstown catalog lists properties from No.7 to No.117 including Antietam Cement Works on 214 acres with timber springs and outbuildings, No.26 limestone tract of 139 acres near Engle's Switch, No.64 Potomac Cement Works nine miles east with a large mill and water power, No.106 a 7 acre dwelling area, No.109 a comfortable dwelling, No.110 Main Street property adaptable for residence and business, No.113 John Lambert property with two stores and living quarters, No.115 dwelling with stabling, No.17 200 acre farm with running water, and a Bridgenort Shepherdstown dwelling. Listings include prices, conditions, and calls to contact HL Snyder & Co for details.
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Antietam
Engle
Shepherdstown
Tom Charles
HL. Snyder & Co
Old Lutheran Church
Stirage Place
Ce W. Kallwary
Elands
John
Lambert Porperty
Wastington Street
Shepher Town
Snewherdstown
Shepherdstowen
Maytery Hecler
Shepherdstown Manufacturing Company
Norvith, & Western
Ten Marion Crawford Began His Career as an Author
Marion Crawford, known from Italy, visited a New Jersey town as a youth and impressed locals with his high hat and style. A writer from an early age, he earned a chance at Cruice's office in New York where Sam Wand mentored him, leading to book reviews, editorials, poetry, and the novel Mr Isaac.
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Marion Crawford
New Jersey
Adolphe Malnard
Mire
Julia Ward Howe
Italy
Frank Crawford
Sam Wand
The
Cruice
Danieil
Dry Gowls
Broadway
New York
Issaca
Bee
Putnam's
Polenta Introduction and a Tale of Polenta Taste
A reader recalls discovering polenta through an Italian acquaintance in a mountain camp. The meal proves simple and familiar yet named polenta elevates it, as the narrator compares it to common mush and reflects on the power of naming in cuisine. The piece references a Houston Post note and a London Chronicle remark about Fiji chiefs and professional orators.
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Italy
Abe
Antonioa
Antonion
Antonius
Houston Post
Rosmead
Hercules Robinson
New South Wales
Fiji
Hercules
Sydney
London Chronicle
Well Trained Poultry Returns Runaway Motor Car
A farmer found a motor horn and taught his weary flock to gather for meals at the foot of the yard. The poultry charged after a passing motor car, scattering in the road. By the fifth mile the hunt ended as fourteen poultry and three roosters collapsed from exhaustion, while the rest fled onward.
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Sfth
Venison and Verses in Town Topics Note
The Roanoke Times reports the Norfolk and Western Railroad borrowing engines from another road to handle freight traffic as congestion grows, delaying completion of new engines under construction. The page also contains scattered poems, proverbs, and editorials with varied tone and unclear context.
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Roanoke Times
Norfolk and Western Railroad
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Resl
Pere
Samuel
Bears
Castoria
H. C. Marten
W. Va
Paint and Oil Department
Maine
International Stock Food
Gleason
Keystone
Cumberland
W. H. Knode
A. Elizabeth Campbell
Bear
Anders Pamela
Jeffeeson
Coun'y
West Virginia
Mais
Virile
Muy
Newmork Ini Ee
Ely
C.H. Whiting
Watson
W. Fayette Street
Baltimore
Whiting
Whiting’s
C. N. Whiting
Billmyer Mill
Ulning
Billville
Atlanta Constitution
Louisville Courier-Journal
God
J. G. Holland
Fletcher
Minnesota
W.N. Lemon & Son
Farmer
Jefferson County Telephone Company
Bell _ System
United States
H. C. Getzendanner
T. Lee Shirley
M. B. Baker
Shepherdstown, W. Va
Diehl & Bro
Charles Town
Old Reliable Marble and Granite Works
Charles Town, W. Va
Sloan
A.W. Price
Fredonia
Kans
Teor
H. L. Snyder & CO
jEdison
Harvey H. Pendleton
Polenta
Hushend
Yonkery Brattsman
Rica
Cardus
Rena Hare
Pierce, Fls
Baltimore & Ohio
R.R
Shenandoah Fashon
Pittsburg
New York Express
Pete
Newt Yor
Con
Baltieore
Ashington
Jene
York and
Pitteburg Lim
Cummbest
York
Cisinna
A.M
Mastin
M. Pees
Cleveland
Pitts
Shenandoah Junction
W. Wa
Cw, Hassett
J. S. Fleming
AS. Dandridge & Co
Oliver
M. Grantham East
Lea
Shepherdstows
Plerdstowm
Town
Coaley
WM. R. Miller
Jefferson County Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Efferson County
Mia Jon
Bonen
Washington & Alexander
Norfolk &Western Ry
Bristol
Pullman Buffet
St. Louis Express
Pullman Sleeper
Roanoke
Columbus
Cincinnati
Shenandoah
Hagerstown
Atterstown
Mita Philadel
Pidgadelpha
Pallisan Buffel
Bernt Philadelphia
New
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Norton
Welch
Pullman
Cary
le Roanoke
Wales
Omri Ae
G. T. Hodges
J. W. Alder
Bucklin
Arnie
Alve
Foley
Foleys
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