Peruna praised by Army officer in Maryland letter
In Lanham Maryland Chas W Bowman 1st Lieut and Adjutant 4th M S M Cav writes praising Peruna for colds in head and throat claiming a severe attack cured in forty eight hours and used as a preventive. He notes no narcotics are in Peruna and urges contact with Dr Hartman Columbus Ohio for free medical advice with confidential correspondence.
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Bowman
M.S. M
Lanham
Peruna
C. W. Bowman
Trartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Modern Hunting Etiquette and A Parable on Trades
A London Country Gentleman essay notes that modern shooting prizes refined luxury with guided birds swift returns and lavish meals. A humorous exchange about trades recalls which craft preceded others by asking who made the spades in Genesis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
India Leads World in Mica Production
The article notes that India is the leading mica producer and supplies about half of global demand. It also includes a London engineer remark about workers feeling mistreated if not tended to every ten minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
London
Secrets of Courtly Intrigue in the Summer Palace
Johann Pyrmont, a secretary to the ambassador, visits Courtland's Summer Palace. He encounters Prince and Princess Margaret, engages in delicate diplomacy and courtship, and faces flirtations and plots as he is drawn into the realm’s romance and power games. The scene ends with a dramatic cliffhanger as a confrontation with Prince Wasp looms.
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Johann
Summer Palace
Johann Pyrmont
Courtland
Wilna
Dessauer
Karl
Plassenburg
Helene
Kernsberg
Joan
Margaret
Joan of Mhohenstein
Nice
Johanna
Rose Garden
Secretary
Wasp
Ivan
Muscovy
Bearland
Count von Loen
Chambers
House of Courtland
Margaret of Courtland
Prince Wasp
Rural Love In Rural Kansas Folklore Tale
A Kansas paper relays a rustic love anecdote about Oklahoma Dave Payne on a farm. He courts a neighbor girl while she milks a cow, the scene described in humorous detail, ending with the line that reveals the sack he wears as he sits beside the cow.
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Kansas
Theocritus
Oklahoma
Dave
Payne
Brooklyn Eagle
Education and the value of reading and writing
The Illinois State Journal extols basic schooling, arguing a simple 2 cent pencil and paper suffice for complex arithmetic and profit, contrasting educated citizens with Russians who cannot read or write and could miss quick opportunities.
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Illinois State Journal
Train Collides With Dynamite Cars in Harrisburg Disaster
An express train on the Pennsylvania railroad collided with a freight train carrying two dynamite cars in South Harrisburg near the Paxtang Power plant. Explosions shattered windows citywide as 50 dead and over 100 injured were reported, with many victims trapped amid wreckage and flames.
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Western Express
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Paxtang Light, Heat and Power Company
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
South Harrisburg
Fierce fighting on Jolo island as Moro chief Pala with 600 troops battles US forces
American forces under Major General Leonard Wood push 600 Moro followers on Jolo Island into a swamp after two weeks of combat. Pala loses 400 KIA while Wood reports seven killed and nineteen wounded. Pala, a former slave trader, refuses capture and seeks refuge on nearby islands.
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Jolo
Manila
Pala
Leonard Wood
Pula Sekar
Borneo
Lahad
New York Seeks Farm Labor via State Agriculture Dept
Albany aims to attract immigrant farmers and farm laborers by collecting and sharing information on New York’s farm and dairy advantages. The department notes a long standing shortage of farm laborers and that many foreign workers head westward, not settling in the east.
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State Agricultural Department
Albany N. Y
State Department of Agriculture
New York State
Speck cannot attend boat race in New York
German ambassador Baron Speck von Sternberg will miss the Atlantic race for the emperor's cup in New York next Tuesday due to important engagements. He will be represented by Baron von Dem Bische-Haddenhusen with aides Second Secretary Robert Scheller-Steinwartz and Otto von Etzel. Commander Hans Georg Hebbenhus is now in New York.
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Speck
Washington
Baron Speck von Sternberg
New York
Baron von Dem Bische-Haddenhusen
Robert Scheller- Steinwartz
Otto von Etzel
Hans Georg Hebbenhus
The Two Sexes and Curiosity in Print
A writer argues that questions from women imply idle curiosity while men seek to improve knowledge. He frames this as a persistent gender difference that blocks female equality with men.
Pangram Sentences In Temperance Writings
The passage discusses pangrams used by temperance writers and notes common examples like the sentence about packing a box with liquor jugs and the quick brown fox. It highlights variations including a specific name John P Grady and a black walnut box.
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John P. Grady
Temperance Typewriters
Elephant Turns on Hunter In Crylon Shooting Accident
Sir Frederick Saunders and a companion hunted an elephant in Crylon. The friend dropped his rifle in surprise, the elephant charged, seized the abandoned weapon, and the rifle discharged into the hunter’s ankle.
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Sir Frederick Saunders
Crylon
Were Good for Both
In Paulding Mississippi May 15 special report neighbors report Dodd's Kidney Pills greatly helped both Mrs F Erby and her husband recovering from backache female weakness and weak bladder. The claim is that healthy kidneys produce healthy blood and overall health.
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Dodd
Plea for Light in Homes
A newspaper exchange argues for more illumination in living spaces. It condemns excessive darkness in rooms where families gather and socialize, warning that gloomy corners belong in attics or cellars, not in welcoming interiors.
Itching Scalp Relief With Cuticura Products
Ada C. Smith of Jersey City describes severe scalp itching with pimples. She used hot water, Cuticura Soap, and Cuticura Ointment, noting full cure after one box and one cake and continued use since. Her head is clear and hair growing well.
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Ada C. Smith
Grand St
Jersey City
N. J
Washington Ky One of the state's oldest towns
Washington Kentucky ranks among the oldest towns in the state with an 1794 courthouse building, noting its early establishment near the era of Washington DC. The piece highlights the spread of place names across states and the town’s historical origins.
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Washington
Washington, Ky
Washington, D. C
Private Car Lines and Interstate Regulation Debated
Railroads favor bringing private car lines under ICC jurisdiction. A railroad president says lines are paid mileage with no discrimination and shipper should settle excessive charges if no law governs rates. Car mileage payments deemed as legal as rental for property. If a man has no dust his name is usually mud.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Deafness Cure Ad Claims Catarrh Cause and Remedy
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tubes and catarrh. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for uncured cases, plus a gastrointestinal pill. The notice ends with a proverb about a woman's cleverness.
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Hall
F. J, Cheney & CO
Toledo
Many Sickly Children Use Mother Gray Powders
Advertisement notes Mother Gray nurse at Children a Home New York sells a powder to cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders break up colds and destroy worms. Druggists charge 25c samples mailed free address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy New York plus testimonial from J W OBrien Minneapolis praising Piso's Cure for coughs dated January 6 1900.
English Wit and Social Ghoulish Laughter
The quip notes that when prosperous English people laugh at others misfortune marks social judgment. It frames humor as a mirror of class attitudes where enjoyment signals a diminished regard for the plight of another.
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St. Louis
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DE Laval Separator Co
Randolph & Canasts
Cortlandt Street
Chicago
Bankers’ Accident Us
Des Moines
Thompson
Adam
Garden of Eden
John
LEI
Bel Elie SR
Crockett
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Raiden
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