Heritage of Civil War Veterans Benefit From Kidney Cure
Capt. John L. Ely of the 17th Ohio, now in Newton Kansas, recalls kidney trouble from the Civil War and credits Dean's Kidney Pills, purchased from oil dealers for 50 cents a box, with curing his ailment in 1901 and restoring his health. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo NY markets the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Ely
Co. B
17Th Ohio
East Second Street
Newton
Kansas
Ely
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Finest Trout in the World Found in Volcano Creek
Dr. Barton W. Evermann of the Bureau of Fisheries reports theVolcano Creek in southern California hosts the rare golden trout. The fish may be extinct without protection, with California urged to ban fishing for three years and to pursue artificial propagation and transplantation to other streams.
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Barton W. Evermann
Bureau of Fisheries
High Sierras
California
Volcano Creek
Roosevelt
Evermann
Tit for tat tale echoes quarrel of French chauffeurs
Walter Christie recalls a violent dispute between two French drivers and tells a joke about a grocer and a jeweler. The grocer, visiting a jeweler to fix a watch crystal, is accused of hiding rings and a scarf pin in his pocket as the jeweler plates them. The grocer retorts humorously about eating items he borrows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Christie
Old Timer Praises Postum For Health And Nerve Power
A longtime Postum user shares how swapping Postum for coffee eight years ago relieved nervous dyspepsia and improved brain and nerve function. She notes her husband also benefited and credits Postum with steady health gains and no jitters. The testimonial mentions the product from Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
En Amily
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Midh
Wellville
Widespread Unrest and Notable Incidents Across Nations
Russia faces a near fiasco as a general strike fails to gain traction amid refusals from railway workers and others. A joint manifesto calls for land and liberty while peasants clash with Cossacks. Across the Atlantic, a Madison Square reception for William Jennings Bryan is planned, and Chicago bank examiners take control of the Milwaukee Avenue bank. The Pan American arbitration effort advances, Indian recruits join the Navy, and severe weather and disasters touch Texas, Luzon, and the Atlantic coast with fires, storms, and shipwrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Social Democratic and
Bolgusha
Madison Square
Wm. J. Bryan
Henry W. Walker
Gov. Folk
Missouri
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Bryan
Milwaukee Avenu
State Bank
Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago
J. W. Tatum
Durham
N. C
Arbitration Committee
Pan-American Congress
Haugue
Carlisle
Maj
Crawford
Kauber
Aburlung
Luzon
Knauber
Nirvana
Julian Thomas
New York
Roy Knabenshue
East River
New York City
Noank
Conn
William B. Scofield
Regular Army
Scofield
San Francisco
Cunard
Standard Oil Co
Grand Jury
Salisbury
N. Cc
Lyerly
Genoa
Barcelona
Cadiz
Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Cape Palos
Spain
Hermigas Islands
Ilinois
Shelby M. Cullom
Yates
Unite States Senate
Decatur
Ill
Evangeline
H. C. Greggs
Pennsylvania
W. H. Crouch
E. B. Adams
Sam Adams
Shuffle of 1900s Headlines: Rampolla Sinking to Illness
Vatican health woes surround Cardinal Rampolla with little hope of recovery. Separately, Chicago bank heir agrees to surrender $600000 in deposits. Denver politicians jailed over election contests. Pope Pius urges abstinence in letter to Catholic Total Abstinence Union. Oil indictments in Chicago. Hitchcock vows graft prosecutions. Five O Daniels children cremated after fire at Seymour Park estate. US officials say no international incident after seal poachers killed in Alaska. Le Matin reports pope’s stance on church state law. Ida Ver a Simonton plans Africa jungle study. Arkansas farmers urged direct selling. Hartje divorce news. Idaho Democrats oppose Mormon delegates. Centenarian Thomas Houlihan dies in Indiana. Domestic tragedy in Curlew, Iowa. Bryan party tours Rome sights. no audience with the pope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Rampolla
Vatican
Milwaukee Avenue Bank
Chicago
Denver
Pope Pius
Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America
Total Abstinence
Standard Oil Co
Hitchcock
Thomas O’daniels
George L. Miller
Seymour Park
South
Omaha
Neb
State Department
Alaskan
le Matin
Paris
Ida Vera Simonton
Morris D. Goulden
Joseph A.goulden
Bronx
Africa
Arkansas Farmers’ Union
Hartje
Pittsburg
Idaho Democrats
Thomas Houlihan
Rich Valley
Ind
Ireland
Wabash County
L. Mitchell
Curlew
W. J. Bryan
Rome
St. Peter’s
Roman Forum
Coliseum
Appian Way
Catacombs
Mr. Bryan
Pope
Advertisement for June Tint Butter Color and Mrs Winslow’s Syrup
A short ad endorses June Tint Butter Color used by creameries and promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims gum relief for wind colic and inflammation, priced at 25 cents per bottle.
Battle and Journey In A Strange Land Quote
Marcus Aurelius reflects that life is a battle and a journey in a strange land, with fame arriving later fading into oblivion.
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Marcus Aurelius
Hunt's Cure Promises Relief for Itching Skin Disease
Advert says Hunt's Cure relieves itching in a single application and guarantees to cure any one case. It touts the product as a specific remedy for skin diseases and promises quick relief.
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Hunt
Deaf Women Form Club in Berlin
A curious new society in Berlin grants membership only to deaf women. The club, now over a hundred strong, meets weekly in handsome rooms on Wilhelmstrasse where members communicate by ear trumpets and sign language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Wilhelmstragge
Ward Kidney Pills Promoted by Texas Medicine Co
An advertisement from Garden City Texas dated January 23 1906 features J L Ward Medicine Co promoting Ward Kidney Pills. It includes customer testimonial A C Walker praising relief from nighttime urination and fatigue and urges readers to mail 10 cents for a 50 cent sample. The copy claims cure for kidney bladder issues diabetes back pain and related ailments and notes sale and guarantee by local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden City
Texas
J. L. Ward
Medicine Co
A.C. Walker
P. Ss
Chamois Skin of Commerce
Philadelphia writer Charles C. Druedling notes in the American Journal of Pharmacy that so called chamois skins are oil-tanned sheep or lamb skins. He cites a very small chamois supply, a Swiss crop of 5000 to 6000 skins yearly, and contrasts strength and durability with practical appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles C. Druedling
Philadelphia
American Journal of Pharmacy
United States
Switzerland
Local Reader Praises Hunt's Cure for Skin Relief
Louisville writer C. M. Johnson says Hunt's Cure is fine and many readers send similar letters. Hunt's Cure is advertised as a strictly guaranteed remedy for various skin diseases and claims to stop itching instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Johnson
Louisville, Ky
Hunt
Nicotine in Tobacco Said to Lie in Surface Hairs
A scientist notes that the essential quality of tobacco comes from hollow-knobbed hairs on the leaf surface. The nicotine is collected in these hairs, but shaving them is impractical, making it necessary to preserve the whole foliage for commercial use.
Insanity Rates Compared in British India and England
A blue book notes that insanity is infrequent in India. In Bengal in 1904 the ratio was 2.93 per 1,000 population, compared with 34.71 per 1,000 in England.
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India
Bengal
England
Mexican Coffee Wins Favor With Kaiser
The German emperor favors Mexican coffee above all others and now drinks none but that brew.
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Kaiser
New W L Douglas Shoe Co Buildings Dedicated at Montello
The W L Douglas Co dedicated its new Montello administration and jobbing house as part of its mammoth plant. Open house ran 11 am to 8 pm with a concert and Boston caterer. The two story 260 by 60 foot building houses jobbing on the lower floor and offices above with a full stock and rapid same day shipping for hurry orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Douglas Shoe Co
Montello
Mace Gay
Boston
United States
W. L. Douglas Co
Allied Industries
Brockton and
Douglas
Western Union
Near Death Through Snake in Oroville Tent
F E Feve of Northern Electric narrowly escaped as a large gopher snake coiled around his neck in a sack tent in western Oroville Tuesday morning. Feve woke trapped, muffled by the constricting coils, and frantically freed himself with help from two companions who pulled the reptile away and treated his cheek wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E. Feve
Northern Electric
Feve
Oroville
Checkerboard pattern towns in Holland spaced twenty miles
The piece notes that in Holland large towns form a near perfect checkerboard, with towns averaging about twenty miles apart. It emphasizes the equidistant distribution across the country and the regular spacing of urban centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
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Arthur Peter , CO
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Louisville
The
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Dodds
SAP
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