Peruna praised as universal catarrh remedy in ads
Letters of congratulation pour in from the public and officials praising Peruna as the sole absolute safeguard against catarrh. Dr Hartman’s Peruna Medicine Co promotes its cures for colds, grippe, and winter ailments with testimonials including an ex governor of Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Pacific
Perna
State of the Union
Hartman
the Statesman
Peruna
Oregon
Salem
Peruna Medicina Co
Onecox
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Peruna Medicine
Ieee
M. Lord
United States
Fighting Among Christians in Macedonia
The London Standard prints a Constantinople letter noting a six month shift from protecting Christians from violence to seeking intervention among Christian groups. Since Turkey lost policing, Bulgars Serbs and Greeks clash while barbarities rise. Each Christian faction seeks independence and despises the others more than the Turks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Standard
Constantinople
Macedonia
Turkey
Standard
Captured by Japs: Batelan seized near Port Arthur voyage
The Japanese navy department reports the German steamer Batelan captured while attempting to run the Port Arthur blockade. At 3 a.m. on November 19 a squadron off Yentao sighted the Batelan steering toward Port Arthur and the gunboat Tatsu overtook her at 5 a.m. On board were winter clothing blankets medicine corn beef and meats. The captain said the vessel was bound for New Chuang. The Batelan's route and cargo were deemed suspicious and she was brought to Sasebo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japanese Navy Department
Port Arthur
Department
Yentao
Tatsu
New Chuang
Sasebo
Great Battle at Hand In Far East Front
Dispatch from Mukden dated November 21 reports intensified reconnaissance fights with hot clashes on Pontiloft Hill where Japanese losses exceeded 100 killed. It notes signs of imminent major events and says the road to Simmintin is secure from bandits, ensuring uninterrupted communication with Tim Tsin and a second line of intercourse with the outside world.
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Far East
Berlin Lokal Antelger
Mukden
Pontiloft
Lone Tree) Hill
Simmintin
Tim Tsin
British steamer reports probable foundering of Tafalla
The British steamer Aros Castle under Captain Day reports the probable foundering on November 15 of the Spanish bark Tafalla with a crew of fifteen. The Aros Castle stood by for two days as the bark sank. on the second night the Tafalla disappeared. The last sighting left the crew believing the vessel went down during the night.
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Aros Castle
Day
Destructive hurricane devastates Talsutse Islands
A fierce hurricane struck the Talsutse Islands northeast of Celebea in the Malay archipelago, driving the sea to flood the shores and inundate villages. The catastrophe left about thirty thousand people destitute as homes, boats, and plantations were wiped out.
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Talsutse Islands
Celebea
Malay Archipelago
Starved to Death on Mountain Near Cheyenne
The body of Alexander Riddle of Rock Springs Wyoming was found on Cheyenne Mountain and brought to the morgue in Colorado. Authorities believe he fell while wandering on August 20 and died after becoming unable to walk. a $70 bill found on him argues against murder or self harm.
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Alexander Riddle
Rock Springs
Wyo
Cheyenne Mountain
Colorado
Six Skulls Found in Rio Grande Wreck at Howard
Six men perished in a Denver and Rio Grande freight wreck at Howard Colorado a week ago with one identified as Howard Leahy of a prominent Seattle family Foy who left Balida with Leahy is missing Foy survived the crash and is recovering in a Denver hospital A section foreman says six skulls were found among the wreckage
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Howard
Colo
Howard Leahy
Seattle
Leahy
Balida
Edward Foy
Foy
M Denver Hospital
Isborer
Magic in the Zuni Tribe Feats At Arizona Ritual
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer writer describes Zuni priests in Arizona performing a ritual where two eagle feathers lift a sacred water jar suspended at face height. The circle includes priests spectators and musicians. incantations last hours and the audience is excited. The observer suspects trickery but can’t determine how the feat is done.
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Diller
Indiana
United States
Arizona
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Ancient Egyptian Herbarium in Cairo Museums Oldest In World
The Cairo museum houses the world’s oldest herbarium a collection of dried plants from mummy garlands grain offerings and edible seeds in sepulchre earthenware vessels. Many specimens remain well preserved after warm water treatment and can be handled like modern samples with remarkably vivid colors.
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Cairo
Pinos Cure for Consumption Advertised in 1900
An 1900 notice highlights Pino's Cure for Consumption as an infallible medicine for coughs and colds from N W Samui in Ocean Grove New Jersey. It discusses coffee history from a 1566 Arab pamphlet noting coffee’s origin in Abyssinia, its spread through Arabia, and its religious controversy with orthodox priests opposing its use as an intoxicant. The piece traces Yemen Mocha coffee’s prominence for two centuries.
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Pino
N. W. Samui
Ocean Grove
N. J
Arabia
Abyssinia
Yemen
Help Must Be Scarce in Georgia Poets Turn to Cotton Picking
A line from the Atlanta Constitution notes that around a dozen or more Georgia poets have shifted to employment picking cotton at 75 cents per hundred, illustrating how prosperity drives many to work in harsh conditions.
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Georgia
Atanta
Rat Progeny Rapid Growth Noted In Three Years
A cautious note states that under favorable conditions the progeny of a pair of rats may number 1,600 in three years. The text references a murine eye remedy from Chicago and includes garbled brand language, suggesting medical advertising copy.
Minister Sets Wife Free From Climate Trial
The Rev. Harrison of Chariton Kings England committed death by his own hand, leaving a letter to his wife promising freedom from a trying climate and urging her to live in London or another suitable place.
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Harrison
Chariton
Kings
England
London
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Credited in Woman's Recovery
A reader from St. Jose Mich claims health recovered after four months of daily Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter praises the remedy as life saving and urges others to seek Mrs. Pinkham's medical advice for women's ailments.
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Buch
Frolapsus
St. Jose
Danforth
St. Eure Mich
Cee Ploutan
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Douglas, Steckten
Price
Ratters Nimens
Sears
Gured
Dailey
P. O. Tres
Texas
Ballard Snow Liniment Co
BT. Louis
Gowpenret
Sapeex
Sven Ness
Stee
Acs, Sears, Roebugk & OG
Cucses
Talsutse Teiande
Chicago
Tyrol Mall
Tyrol
Warren
A. J. Tower Co, Sseesttere
Boston
U. 8
Tower Canadium Co
Toronto
Canada
Matera
Lai Persian Dye Co
Salt Lake City
Cate
Burns
Rowe, Morris, Summerhays Company
Utah
HALL
Ogden Assay CO
Mini Saonive
Stientiog
Fiscer Gold
Jem Ures Bourde
Aama Pa
Tenver
W.N. A
Salt Lake
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