Re-elections and political shifts dominate week in senate news
R B Tillman is re-elected to the U S Senate from South Carolina. In Alabama the legislature reelected Senators Morgan and Pettus in joint session. South Dakota re-elects Robert J Gable to the U S Senate. Kansas House passes anti Sunday baseball bill by 80 to 20. Curtis elected to Senate to succeed Benson. Alger memorial draws nearly 30 000. A mine explosion in Lorentz Va kills five Americans and seven Italians. A coal laden ship founders in the Black Sea with sixty workmen and the ship’s crew drowned. A buffalo defeats a bull in Juarez Plaza de Toros crowd of ten thousand. North Dakota fuel shortage worsens as rail freight disruption continues. Santiago de Las Vegas protests over mayoral authority. New York Central collision near Albany kills four and injures twelve. Naval committee likely to back another giant battleship. Three fires in Richmond Va destroy 920000 in property. Merrimac anchor recovered by accident. Guthrie Okla jail reports smallpox outbreak among convention members. Grondo Russia shooting exchange leaves five policemen dead. Norwegian bark D H Morris reported lost en route to Gulf ports. Mississippian Pinky Tigg killer case. Greenwood Miss lynching forces inquiry. Enrique Mesa captured in Havana. William T Martin Jr convicted in Muskogee for Creek rolls theft.
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Charles Curtis
United States Senate
Kansas
A. W. Benson
RA Alger
Ecity Hall
Detroit
Pennsylvania Company
Lorentz
Santiago de Las Vegas
Havana
New York Central
Albany
N. Y
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Doan's Kidney Pills Relieve Chronic Kidney Pain
Thomas N. McCullows of Colorado Springs recounts twelve to fifteen years of back and kidney pain with three week attacks and occasional urine stoppage. After using Doan's Kidney Pills he improved and claims a permanent cure, noting the product sold by all dealers for 60 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Thomas N. McCullows
Weber St
Colorado Springs
Colo
Wrine
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Effective remedy for coughs and colds from Virgin Oil of Pine
A Woman's Home Companion excerpt promotes a cough and cold remedy mixing Virgin Oil of Pine with glycerine whisky, claimed to cure a cold in 24 hours. It warns to use pure Pine oil, warns against cheaper oils, and notes the product is bottled by Leach Chemical Co. Cincinnati. Also describes a one-use folding paper drinking cup sold in packs of eight for 25 cents.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Brandreth Pills touted for digestion relief and vigor
An old family remedy promotes digestion and liver and bowel stimulation. Brandreth Pills, a vegetable laxative tonic, cleanse the blood and refresh the body. One or two nightly doses for a week usually suffice for constipation or dyspepsia. Sold in drug stores plain or sugar coated.
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Brandreth
Tips and Deference in Dining Etiquette
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat observation notes the high tips and ostentation in service culture. A parvenu and a scribe both urge waiters to cook orders their way, reflecting pride in service and skill. The piece ends with a caution that the pace remains too hot and fast for most.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Deafness Cured Only by Restoring Eustachian Function
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucous surfaces and catarrh. It claims focal applications fail and offers $100 for a cure of deafness caused by catarrh, promising restoration of hearing if the mucous membranes are treated. The text promotes J Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio.
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J. Cheney & CO
Tuiedo
Revolt Against Trading Stamps Campaign in England
English grocers push a slogan No more trading stamps as a campaign in Ezat London shopkeepers claim profits from stamps are meager and cut into margins. The text also notes cautions for mothers about Castoris and Pazo ointment claims and a stray Emerson quote about noble activity.
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Ezat
London
England
Pets for Little Parisians Demand Live Pets
French children on fete day and New Year request live pets instead of dolls or toys. Trade grows for puppies kittens tiny monkeys lambs and even tigers and leopards. Young felines shown teeth are sent to the two Madrid Zoos in this city.
Cuticura Cures Eczema in Illinois Sisters
A Morrison Illinois reader reports eczema cured on the head after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for six months. Another sister used Cuticura Resolvent and Pills as a tonic, and all three sisters benefited from the remedies. The note, dated October 3 1906, praises the Cuticura line.
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Edith Hammer
Morrison, IL
Clover and Grass Seed Offer From Seal Co. Catalog
The advertisement proclaims Biss Coraene Grasses and Cigvern brands and over 5,000 acres, touting clover and grass seeds for hogs cattle and sheep. John A. Slane Seal Co. invites farmers to request a mammoth catalog mailed to all regions, promising a wide selection and division into seed types and uses.
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John A. Slane
Duke of Orleans Plans Greenland Coast Expedition
The Duke of Orleans tells Copenhagen friends he will launch a new voyage next spring in the Belgica to push along the northeast Greenland coast. The aim is to join the Danish expedition led by Mylius Erichsen which departed last June to explore that coastline.
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Greenland
Duke of Orleans
Copenhagen
Greesland
Mylius Erichsen
Michigan His Birthplace
Gardner F. Williams, American mining engineer who directs world diamond output for the De Beers syndicate, was born in Michigan.
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Michigan
Gardner F. Williams
de Beers Syndicate
Michian
Unclear OCR Insights on Health and Mirth Marketing
The unreadable fragment references products and ads claiming ease and better pay for pleasant living. Mentions Mr Window and garbled names, with health claims and a New York City board of health note about death rates improving except for acute respiratory, cancer, heart, and kidney diseases.
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Health of
New York City
The
Board of Health
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South Carolina
Morgan and
Pettus
Alabama
Robert J. Gable
Yankton
United States
South Dakota
House of Representatives
House Committee On Agriculture
Congress
Black Sea
Eregli
Juarez Plaza de Torcos
North Dakota
Richmond
Adams and Southern Express
Surbury Tobacco Company
B. F. Johnson Publishing Co
Hampton Roads
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Grondo
Russia
D. H. Morris
Norway
Gulf Ports
0. Hansen
New Orleans
Scoria
Miss
William Smith
Scranton
Pinky” Tigg
Smith
Henry Ball
Greenwood
Santiago
Cuba
William T. Martin, Jr
Dawes Indian Commission
Muskogee
I T
Eric Hien
Emerson
Eczema
Cuticura
Illinois
General Post Office
Window
Cetiee
Hingman
Redioce Toe
Saye Pals
Catee Wind Son Sra Ieee
Himselbroke
Fred
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhall
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia EB
Carters! Birne Iver
PILLS
N. U
Salt Lake City
Waalth
Rosserie Pols
Ballard
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