Don’t Poison Baby SRTY Years Ago Warning on Narcotics
A warning urges mothers to avoid giving paregoric laudanum or morphine to children as sleep aids, noting narcotics can cause fatal or lifelong harm. It explains narcotics relieve pain yet can cause stupor or death in poisonous doses and cautions against disguising medicines as drops or cordials. It states Castoria contains no narcotics if signed by Chas. H. Fletcher.
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Chas. H. Fletcher
J. W. Dinsdale
Chicago
Illenna
Alexander B. Mintle
Cleveland
Ohio
J. A. Alexander
Omaha
Neb
J. A. McClellan
Buffalo
J. W. Allen
St. Louis
C. H. Glidden
St. Paul
Minn
H. D. Benner
Philadelphia
J. A. Boarman
Kansas City
J. J. Mackey
Brooklyn
Natural Wonders: Island of Fire and Lake of Snow
Two natural contrasts are described the Island of Fire in Java amid a boiling mud lake where steam bubbles up to five or six feet and bursts loudly, and the Lake of Snow in the Karakorums north of India, the largest snow lake at over 300 square miles.
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Fire
Java
Karakorum Mountains
India
Reduced Rates East for School Teachers
One fare plus 2 for the round trip from Utah, Wyoming and other territories to Missouri river points and major cities. Sale dates May 26, 28, June 1, 3, 16. return by Oct. Stopovers allowed. Apply to F Warren, General Agent, Salt Lake City.
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Utah
Wyoming
Missouri River
St Louis
Memphis
Chicago
St. Paul
F. Warren
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Dublin Zoo Plans Liberty for Emu and Rhea Exhibits
The Dublin zoo, renowned for breeding success, plans to keep several animals roaming freely. The newly liberated species meet visitors on a shaded path are the emu and the American ostrich or rhea.
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Dublin Zoo
Menace of Centralized Wealth to Local Prosperity
A consumer facing a choice between saving money and supporting home communities is urged to consider the impact of buying from distant firms. The piece argues wealth concentration harms small towns, cites 1905 data on $80,000,000 sent to two mail order houses, and predicts rising drafts on the country as these giants expand.
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Cheng
Reward Sixty Years Delayed Inheritance Honor
A German musician Margaret Mueller now 80 receives an annuity after sixty years. Her wealthy German parents once befriended a girl who grew up to become wealthy in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia benefactor funded the relief, keeping her name private per her wishes.
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Margaret Mueller
Germany
Miss Mueller
Philadelphia
Pittsburg Dispatch
Whig origin tale in Spurgeon era magazine spoof
A 20 year old member of Spurgeon’s Sword and Trowel recalls a Cromwell era quip about royalist opponents naming Liberals Whigs. He explains the acronym formed from each word’s initial letter spelling a prayer for divine aid.
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Whig
Spurgeon
Sword and Trowel
Sret
Lberals
Kidney trouble cures offered for women in old ad claim
An old advertorial urges women to seek Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for chronic kidney trouble, claiming high fatality if untreated. It cites a Georgia woman's testimonial about relief after using the remedy and notes free advice from Lynn Mass.
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Ipain B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Lydia B
Emma Sawyer
Conyers
Isle of Man Revolt Tests Imperial Ties
The Isle of Man is torn between loyalists and radical factions in the house of keys. A 1886 constitution stands as the basis of governance with imperial appointments under Home Office oversight. The British government rejects home rule, warning agitation could destroy the constitution and lead to full annexation.
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Hart Caine
Home Office
House of Keys
Manx Legislatire
New York Times
Isle of Man
Japanese Church Founded in San Francisco Mission Work Ahead
The first Japanese Congregational church in America was organized in San Francisco recently, led largely by Rev. Mr. Kocaki. The pioneer congregation is expected to advance Christian work among Japanese on the Pacific coast.
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America
San Francisco
Mr. Kocaki
Pacific
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Browning's Patent
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