Maine bears outwit men in a road stump showdown
In Passadumkeag Maine villagers recall a bear tale where a mother bear uses a two foot stump to stop a steam wagon and block the road. Peletilah Jones the boss hunter narrates the chase as the bear seeks revenge on the sports who killed her cub and one wrecked vehicle.
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Passadumkeag
Maine
Black Bears
Uncle Penny
Sim Betts
Peletilah Jones
Jones
Passadunky
Aother
Weill
Vilage
Riz
Tam Geoin
Woman Endorses Deans Kidney Pills in Chicago Letter
TRYING EXPERIENCE Miss Frances Gardner of 369 Jackson boulevard Chicago Illinois writes Gentlemen I heartily endorse Deans Kidney Pills as I have found by personal experience that they are an ideal kidney remedy I suffered with complications of kidney complaint for nearly five years spent over 100 on useless remedies while five boxes of Deans Kidney Pills cured me in a few short weeks I am now enjoying the best of health have a fine appetite the best of digestion and restful sleep all due to your splendid pills Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
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Frances Gardner
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Ill
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Man Fights Wildcat On Locust Mountain Near Mount Carmel
Thomas Dyke faced and killed a wildcat on Locust mountain south of Mount Carmel after stopping his horse with a nail in its hoof. He dodged the creature as it sprang and swung to break the animal's back, then received only scratches to face and hands from the encounter.
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Thomas Dyke
Locust Mountain
Mount Carmel
Ashland
Tremendous Itching Over Whole Body Ended by Cuticura
Mrs. Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma describes severe eczema torment last year with whole body itching and bleeding from scratching. She used Cuticura Remedies as directed and reports rapid relief and full recovery, recommending them to others.
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Cutiura
Mary Metzger
Sweetwater
Okla
Squirrels as Waiters Show Thanksgiving Dinner Trick
Fisk Goodyear of Burchtown Pennsylvania trained about fifty squirrels to fetch nuts and serve them at a Thanksgiving dinner. A wooden plank led to a nut bowl as knocks on the table prompted squirrels to deliver chestnuts walnuts and shells and a final nutcracker performance concluded with crumbs brushed away by a tail. The feature appears in The Sunny South describing seasonal farming dreams for the northern farmer and invites readers to contact G A Park Louisville Kentucky for restable information on southern opportunities.
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Fisk Goodyear
Burchtown
Mr. Goodyear
G. A. Park
General Immigration and Industrial Agent
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Louisville, Ky
Loyal Kentucky Actress Sends Memoir to Louisville Club
Actress Mary Anderson De Navarro, a loyal Kentuckian, recently issued her memoirs and sent a copy to the Commercial Club of Louisville, Kentucky with a note expressing best wishes and loyalty to Kentucky.
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Mary Anderson ‘de Navarro
Commercial Club
Louisville
Commercial Club of
Mary Anderson de Navarro
Kentucky
Attractions of Western Canada Draw Immigrants
The Canadian West attracts settlers from Europe and the U S with free 160 acre homesteads for a $10 entry, rich soil, and top quality wheat. Rapid railroad growth opens markets, prices stay favorable, and a widespread free school system plus stable law and order strengthen the lure of prairie provinces and their booming immigration.
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Prairie Provinces
Canada
United States
Highest Bridge Over Arkansas Gorge in Colorado
Work advances on a 1960s era suspension bridge over the Roy al gorge of the Arkansas river in Colorado. The 267 foot high structure spans a river 50 feet wide at the bottom and 230 feet at the top, with plate glass flooring and steel railings as part of an electric railway project.
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Royal Gorge
Arkansas ‘River
Colorado
Brandreth's Pills Stand the Test of Time
The piece extols Brandreth's Pills as a reliable laxative tonic for constipation and blood purification, noting many remedies lose effect with repeated use. It claims a 100 year record as a standard medicine and says the pills remain the same, sold plain or sugar-coated everywhere.
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Brandreth
New Hobby for Collectors in Forged Artworks
The article notes collectors may pursue the hobby of gathering forged or spurious works of art as a profound and admirable pastime, rivaling the pursuit of genuine pieces, as described by the Art Journal.
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Art Journal
Gas Engine Boats Show German Use on Canals
Gas engines on canal boats, powered by gas from coal plants aboard, are used in Germany. For slow boats with moderate capacity the system appears efficient and economical. The passage includes a quotation from a judge and advertising copy for Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria, Illinois.
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Germany
No, Alonzo a bachelor I squarely needs not advocate single tax
The line quips that Alonzo need not be a staunch supporter of the single tax idea even if single-minded.
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Alonzo
Vintage product ad clutter with mixed slogans
A collage of old advertisements and quips mentions Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup a private conscience as a watchman Siva bottle blushes TUTNAM DYES and Deance Starch claims Incomplete census note cites 11 female reporters in the United States with stray lines about cigars and talking women
Ambitious Youthful Violinst Seeks Orchestral Leader Role
Miss Selma Gustafson of Delhi Ontario, a youthful violinist, has applied for leadership of an orchestra formed by the Colorado Midland railroad. Gen Brugere to visit to inspect American posts and training methods. Garfield Tea Company assures Pure Food and Drugs Act compliance on all packages. Defiance Starch advertised for hot and cold use with money-back guarantee. Hall's Catarrh Cure promoted as internal remedy, touting blood and mucous surface effects.
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Garfield Tea Company
Selma Gustafson
Delhi
Ont
Colorado Midland Railroad
Brugere
France
Where Lawyers Are Unpopular In West Africa
A Colobar lawyer appearance draws a Gold Coast paper warning that lawyers invite litigation and deceive the public to their ruin. An advertisement touts De fiance Starch for laundry use, claiming superior strength allows thin, clear coatings without harming fabric.
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Colobar
West Africa
Gold Coast
Competent Juror Quizzed Over Ice Use At Trial
In a Philadelphia ice trust trial a prospective juror was asked about his ice usage to temper a highball. The juror quipped that an amateur cannot enlighten an expert, and the judge declared him competent. Gen Daniel H. Rucker, aging in Washington, recalls a career spanning the frontier, Mexican and Civil Wars, as a friend of Kit Carson and relative of Phil Sheridan.
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Ice Trust
Philadelphia
Rucker New
Washington
Daniel H. Rucker
Phil Sheridan
Sherman
Belleville
N. J
Kit Carson
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Attractions OF Western
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Tutnam
Deance Starch
Tall
Lall
F.a Cheney &Co
Props
Toledo
Price Tc
Hall
Dodds
Columms
Carters
Pittle IV
J. Mulhall
Sloux City
Res
AC Dela Pit
Omaha
Western
The
Dominion
Ottawa
W. Bennett
New York Life
Omabs
Nebraska
U. S. Navy
Pirat
Benva
Lincoln
Hastings
Des Moines
Sioux City
Laws
WAVY
P.O
Omana
Jaques Tife. Co
Winchester
Gulf Coast
South Texas
Auerict
Texas
Padvartiaing Torssh Falfurrias Immigration Company
Kandas City
Defiance Starcompany
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