Peruna Endorsed by Physicians and Patients Alike
Doctors in San Francisco and patients in Marion North Carolina praise Peruna as a remedy for women ailments and catarrh. Dr. M C Gee notes it cures menstrual issues and pelvic problems while Mrs E T Gaddis credits it with enabling her to work pain free. The piece argues catarrh underlies many diseases and cites Peruna as a dominant internal remedy.
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Gee
M. C. Gee
Jones Street
San Frencisco
Cal
Peruna Fias
M. D
Gaddis
Marion
N. C
E. T. Gaddis
United States
Mystery of Wild Animals and Their Natural Deaths
An aging Pennsylvania woodsman ponders what becomes of wild animals that die of natural causes in the forest. He notes no observed nonviolent deaths and recounts cases where carcasses show evidence of violence or predation, including a bear with a lamb lodged in its throat, suggesting natural death is rarely observed in the wild.
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Pennsylvania
Information Wanted in Prohibition Town Exchange
A clerical passenger quotes optimism about facing misfortune while a hardware drummer quips about handling trouble in a town enforcing Prohibition. The dialogue suggests a humorous clash of tone over adversity and local regulation.
Red Cross Ball Blue Promoted for Laundry Use
An advertisement urges shoppers to buy Red Cross Ball Blue laundry powder to brighten clothes and hide yellow cloths. It promotes a 2 oz package sold by grocers for five cents.
Chelsea Hospital Bequest Lost Over Legal Formality
A Chelsea hospital mourns a bequest of 0 through a flawed will process. The testator signed in his bedroom and witnesses moved the document before signing, invalidating the will under formal requirements.
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Chelsea
England
Defiance Starch Claims Best Results and Quick Meals
A promotional note insists Defiance starch yields top results and offers four or more units for a money saving, no cooking required. It emphasizes the starch as the key to superior laundry outcomes.
Mamma Explains Synonym To Curious Floramcy
In a playful exchange a mother helps her child Floramcy understand synonyms. The mother notes a synonym can replace another word when spelling is uncertain.
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Mamma
Small Floramcy
Kilne's Great Nerve Restoror Bottle Offer
An old medical ad promotes Kilne's Great Nerve Restor. It claims rapid nerve cure and nervous relief with a $8.00 bottle shipped from M. Kener, Ltd., 31 Arch Street, Philadelphia, mentioning cures and nervousness amid a fragmentary promotional layout.
Burglar Promises to Return Jewels in Paris Break‑in
A burglar broke into a Paris home and left a note claiming he could not find the heart to take the jewels. He warned against other thieves and urged the owner to trust in God.
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Paris
Taney
The Larger the Exaggeration Looks Smaller
A concise aphorism notes that amplifying claims makes them seem less credible. It highlights how excessive hyperbole can diminish perceived impact and truth across communication.
All Up to Date Housekeepers Endorse Defiance Starch
An advertisement claims All Up to Date Housekeepers prefer Defiance Cold Water Starch for better performance with 4 oz more product for the price.
New French Device Aims to Restore Sight for Blind
A French professor claims a breakthrough apparatus lets blind people see again. He says both adventitious and congenitally blind individuals could gain sight under specific conditions. Dr Caze states he can view objects in total darkness as clearly as in daylight using a light-transmitting brain approach like a telephone to ear.
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France
Caze
Miles and the Irishman tale of a general’s bunk clash
General Miles recounts a stormy Bearpaw march incident with woodchoppers. He bunked with a stern Irishman named Patrick who retorted with a sharp taunt about Ireland and the general’s rank, highlighting local heat and humor of frontier quarters.
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Miles
Joseph
Bearpaw
Boas
Patrick
Ireland
Grape-Nuts Promises Relief and Vitality in Summer Diet
A reader extols Grape-Nuts as a scientific, stomach friendly food that refreshes during hot months. The testimonial describes improved health and energy after switching from varied preparations to a routine of Grape-Nuts with fruit and eggs, plus Postum and graham bread. It mentions a salt substitute tip and promotes a cooking contest offering prizes.
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Wife
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Mall
Lynching and Jail Attack in Basin Wyoming Violence Surges
A mob in Basin Wyoming lynched Jim Gorman and Walters after breaching the jail and battering doors with telephone poles. Deputy Pierce was killed and Meade wounded as officers and the mob exchanged shots during the raid. Gorman died of multiple wounds while Walters was shot instantly.
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Butte
Mont
Red Lodge
Jim Gorman
Walters
Hoover
Hot Springs
Basin
Wyo
C. E. Pierce
Wyoming
Moffett
Montana & Wyoming Telephone Company
Fenton
Big Horn County
Thermopolis
Hyatsville
Tonslip
Gorman
Felix Alston
Big Horn
Moore
Meade
Pierce
Coroner Burke Seeks to Hide Details of Personal Crisis Reports
Coroner Burke of Cleveland County proposes restricting publication of suicide cases with sensational headlines. He argues that detailing self inflicted deaths fuels more personal crisis reports and will seek cooperation from local newspaper editors to curb such coverage.
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Cleveland CO
Burke
New Bug In the Corn In Maine Reported by Professor Stedman
In Columbus Maine Professor Stedman of Missouri University visits St Charles St Louis and Franklin counties and reports a peculiar bug harming corn. He plans to collect specimens for study and aims to inoculate them similar to chinch bugs.
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Columbus
Stedman
Department of Horticulture
The
Missouri University
St. Charles
St. Louis
Franklin
Burlington Borrows Five Million for Improvements
NEW YORK reports that the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad secured a temporary loan of 5 million dollars on notes due next March at 5 1/2 percent interest plus a 1/2 percent commission. The Burlington company plans to use most of the funds for pending improvements.
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New York
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Burlington Company
Wealthy Manufacturer Andrew J. Crawford Dies in Terre Haute
Andrew J. Crawford 65, a millionaire iron manufacturer and coal operator, died in Terre Haute Sunday. He served as president of Vigo Iron Works, Terre Haute Iron and Steel, and Wabash Iron, which recently sold to Republic Iron and Steel. He was a director in several large state financial institutions.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Andrew J. Crawford
Crawford
Vigo Iron Works
Terre Haute Iron and Steel Company
Wabash Iron Company
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Opium Regulation Bills Tabled by Philippine Commission
The Philippine Commission tabled two opium bills. One would create a monopoly. the other bans importation except for pharmacists and requires a physician’s certificate to sell. Governor Taft supports regulation, citing proffered benefits for Filipinos and Chinese, amid protests and alleged dealer fraud.
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Philippine Commission
Manila
Taft
Pope in coma deepens as doctors fear for recovery
Rome reports the pope remains in a coma with grave doubts about revival. Dr Laponni notes the heart’s function keeps him barely alive while the pontiff wanders between torpor and brief awakenings as sharp sounds disturb his stupor.
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Rome
Laponni
Associated Press
Bryan to Speak at Urbana Chautauqua and Convention
Urbana Ohio August 5 William J Bryan is slated to address the Urbana Chautauqua. The Democratic county central committee plans a county convention the same day to hear him. Chautauqua managers bar the Commoner editor from the convention speech to avoid splitting the crowd. If Bryan insists on addressing the convention he will not lecture at the Chautauqua.
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Urbana
Urbana Chautauqua
William J. Bryan
Democratic County Central Committee
Bryan
Chautauqua
The
Roosevelt Telegram Extends Sympathy to Pope
The Vatican gratefully receives President Roosevelts telegram conveying sympathy for the pope in his hours of anxiety. The pope's condition is reported, and Cardinal Rampolla sends thanks alongside the latest information on the papal health. The exchange recalls cordial past chats between the president and the pope over royal messages and encyclicals.
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Rome
Roosevelt
Vatican
Cardinal Rampolla
President Roosevelt Stays Home Amid Storm at Sagamore Hill
President Roosevelt remained at Sagamore Hill with Columbia University head Nicholas Murray Butler and Dr. Lambert as a stormy Sunday kept the day dreary. Mrs Foose and the children attended services at Christ Episcopal church.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
Lambert
Sagamore Hill
Foosevent
Christ Episcopal Church
David Takes Goliath’s Weapon Strains Heavenly Aid
Narrative notes that when David claims Goliath’s sword he forfeits divine support. The move shifts the balance of power as unseen aid departs with the weapon.
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David
Goliath
New Training Ship Intrepid Planned for Mare Island Yard
Vallejo Cal officials announce specifications for the steel training ship to be built at Mare Island Navy Yard. The vessel named Intrepid will be bark rigged and operate only at full power. Construction to start September 1 with an estimated cost not to exceed 370000 dollars.
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Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island Navy Yard
Pope Leo Shows Slight Improvement Amid Declining Health
Reports from Friday morning through evening bulletin indicate Pope Leo XIII is slightly better after a two week illness. Doctors note no hope of recovery, but say his general condition has improved modestly with rest and improved respiration, though end appears near.
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Rome
Leo
Mazzoni
Laponni
Mazzon
Mrs James G Blaine Dies in Augusta Home
Mrs. James G Blaine, aged 76, died at the Blaine homestead in Augusta Maine after months of ill health. Born Harriet Stanwood she married James G Blaine while both were teachers in a Kentucky school and later moved to Augusta where he edited the Kennebec Journal.
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Augusta
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Washington
State Street
Harriet Stanwood
Maine
Kentucky
Pittsburg
Blaine H
Kennebec
Mrs Minnie Cummings Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
In St. Louis a sealed verdict convicts Minnie Cummings of killing her husband Jennis Cummings on April 18, 1903. She faces ten years in prison. A July 20 trial is set for alleged murder of her second husband Edgar M Harris, who died October 5, 1901, after earlier ruled death by own action.
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ST. Louis
Minnie Cummings
Jennis Cummings
Reducing Forces in the Philippines
Washington report states the secretary of war orders that three cavalry regiments and three infantry regiments be withdrawn to the United States as transportation becomes available. The regiments with the longest service in the Philippines will be selected for return.
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Philippines
Washington, D. C
Secretary of War
United States
Postoffice clarifies rural free delivery stance
The Post Office Department explains that rural routes will not be cut simply for serving fewer than 100 families or under 3,000 mail per month. It notes petitions for more routes exist and that funding limits mean routes must prioritize the greatest good and the greatest number of families.
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Postoffice Department
Washington, D. C
Joint War Navy Board Formed for Interservice Cooperation
Secretaries Root and Moody announce a joint board of eight officers, four from the Army and four from the Navy, to meet regularly and in special sessions. The board will discuss all cross service cooperation matters, with duplicate reports to each department and confidential proceedings. The senior member presides, the junior serves as recorder.
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Washington, D. C
Root and Moody
Department of War
Department of the Navy
Army
Navy
Secretary Root Returns From Oyster Bay After War Cabinet Talks
Secretary Root came back to Washington late Tuesday night from Oyster Bay where he met the president on war department matters. Promotions and retirements for the army were decided during the stay and will be announced soon. He declined to discuss retirement rumors and plans to present his annual report after the Alaska boundary commission work is completed in time for December congress session.
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Washington
PD. C
Root
Oyster Bay
War Department
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Congress
Palma Urges Cuban Senate to Ratify Naval Treaty and Loan Plan
President Palma asks Congress to appoint a member from each house to join an appointee of the executive commissioners in negotiating a 35 million dollar loan with the United States. The senate held an extended session but did not act on ratification of the naval stations treaty, and approved moving the penitentiary to Principe Castle for hotel development on the harbor.
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Havana
Palma
Congress
United States
Senate
Principe Castle
Presidio
Good Wheat Yield in Russia
London report from Odessa notes easing rains and hot, ripening weather aid harvest. Harvesting is underway across South Russia and a fairly abundant yield is expected.
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Russia
London
Standard
Odessa
South
Coroner to Finish Riot Inquiry in Evansville
Coroner Wal lang will finish the week long riot investigation on Thursday after a day of many witness testimonies. The grand jury questioned several witnesses but returned no indictments. Joseph Allman, father of the riot victim, testified before the coroner on Wednesday.
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Evansville
Ind
Wallang
Joseph Allman
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