Peruna praised by congressman and others
A compilation of testimonials endorses Peruna medicine from Congressman D F Wilber of Oneonta New York to Dr Hartman of Columbus Ohio. Letters claim quick recovery from catarrh and colds and praise the remedy as a preventive and cure with endorsements from a prominent singer Julian Weisslitz and a Sussex New Brunswick club official.
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Wilber
Pe-ru-na Medicine Co
Columbus
D. F. Wilber
Oneonta
N. Y
Peruna Medicine Co
Ohio
David F. Wilber
C. F. Given
Sussex
N. B
Sangerlust
New York City
Julian Weisslitz
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Irrigation lake area and future misouri river dam plan
Discusses a proposed dam on the Missouri River in Egypt creating a reservoir of about 446 square miles, double the new irrigation lake area of 223 square miles. Mentions commercial ads and health product blurbs interspersed with quotations and jokes.
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Egypt
Oldest and ugliest attendents at weddings alleged
A curious claim notes that Chinese brides use the neighborhood’s oldest, ugliest women as paid attendants to obscure the bride’s beauty. Some reportedly earn a living as professional wedding attendants. Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil marketed for croup and sore throats. An embassy notice clarifies the Bank of England’s unclaimed estates, while Capt Marmaduke sails from San Francisco to Panama to sink the insurgent Bogota. The crew includes many Americans and Annapolis graduates.
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H. H. Marmaduke
Marmaduke
Missouri
San Francisco
Panama
Bogota
Defiance Starch Guaranteed Biggest and Best
Defiance Starch offers 16 ounces for 10 cents with a money back guarantee. Consumers are urged to try it now for value and quality.
Madrid theater gendarme opens fire injuring seven
A gendarme in a Madrid theater suddenly fired into the audience wounding seven people. The incident evokes a dramatic scene as witnesses recall terrified passengers and panicked seats. The case will determine if the act constitutes justifiable homicide.
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Madrid
Happiness of the Contented Opposes Desire for Lack
A reflective meditation notes joy for those who forego the pursuit of unattainable possessions. It contrasts quiet satisfaction with restless longing, suggesting virtue in modest desires and inner peace.
Mayor Maybury Known For Broad Ties Among Prominent Men
Detroit's William C. Maybury the long established mayor since 1897 and former four term congressman born 1849 in Detroit built a wide network during his four years in national politics. He served as city attorney 1875 to 1879 and was a congressman from 1883 to 1887.
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William C. Maybury
Detroit
National Congress
Congress
Promotion for Gen Quinton to brigadier general retires from army
The president named Col. William Quinton of the first Infantry as brigadier general in the regular army. He retires for age on October 15, enabling the new rank, Quinton a native of Illinois.
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William Quinton
First Infantry
Quinton
Illinois
Women Hitch to Plows on Siberian Frontier
An Iowa traveler returning from the Stotease observed Galician peasants enduring hardship with unusual patience. He saw from a dozen to fifteen women yoked two by two to a breaking plow pulling through tough ground and averaging five acres a day. A man guided the implement as the women worked as if it were routine.
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Otease
Mrs Burdette Ill in Pasadena with Brain Congestion
Mrs Robert J Burdette wife of the humorist and federation official is seriously ill in Pasadena California with congestion of the brain. Doctors say prognosis cannot be given for some time and her condition is described as delirious.
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Robert J. Burdette
Federation of Women's Clubs
Pasadena
Cal
Shah of Persia Called Royal Chess Master
The Shah of Persia, famed for royal blood and chess skill, remarks in Paris that Europeans cannot play. He calls chess a royal and divine game but says it was not made for Christians.
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Persia
Paris
Fakir Living in India Ends as Hermit
The passage notes Englishmen in British India over the last thirty to forty years who adopted fakir lifestyles, submitting to harsh asceticism and penance similar to Indian dervishes and ending their days in hermitage.
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British India
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