Shah Gives Relief Gift Before Leaving St Petersburg
The Shah of Persia donated 2500 dollars for Russian wounded before departing St Petersburg. Also noted are Marcon wireless success on Sable Island, revolutionary talk around Maxim Gorky’s election bid, Milwaukee swimming meet, and various global and domestic news items.
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Persia
St. Petersburg
Sable Island
Marcon Wireless Telegraph Company
Bielostok
Russia
Maxim Gorky
Middle West
Milwaukee
Sugar
Mexico
Burnside
Miss
Pearl River
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad
Peter Brubbiefield
Rolla
Hester
Erie Railroad
American Railway Association
Ctompany
la Guayra
A Woman's Suffering Healed by Kidney Pills
Mrs. E W Wright of 172 Main St Haverhill Massachusetts describes four years of back pains dizzy spells irregular urinary passages and distressing monthly periods. After starting Dean's Kidney Pills she improved at once and three boxes cured her permanently. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Price 60 cents per box.
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E. W. Wright
Main St
Haverhill
Mass
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Child Rearing Opinion Warns Against Forcing Brilliance
A New York physician urges mothers to avoid pressuring children to show off or memorize verses for crowds. He argues that allowing kids to develop naturally, even if ‘ugly’ or unfocused, yields brighter, more balanced adults. Good Housekeeping is cited as the source.
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New York
Chile
Stranger’s Knife Request From North Carolina Tale
In a North Carolina mountain tale recounted by J P Dickens of Boston a farmer’s wife hosts him kindly. A 12 year old child loudly asks for a knife for the stranger while pointing out he eats greens with a fork. The anecdote appeared in the Washington Post.
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North Carolina
J. P. Dickens
Boston
Washington Post
Cure to Stay Cured
In Wapello Iowa Minnie Hart lay bedbound for eight months before using Dodd's Kidney Pills She could not walk and was drawn to one side Yet within four weeks she gardened and has remained well for three years Her testimony emphasizes kidney health and the pill as a remedy for many ailments.
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Wapello
Iowa
Louisa County
Minnie Hart
Dodd
A Graceful Carriage and Healthful Posture Tips
The Brooklyn Times urges proper posture as essential to health and appearance. It recommends raising the crown of the head, aligning chest to chin, and reaching above the head or to the floor without bending knees to slim the waist and improve lung power.
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Brooklyn Times
Giant willow trees a century old at Norridgewock
The state’s largest willow stands at Norridgewock with a 23 feet base circumference and an eight plus feet diameter. It is about 100 years old. Local lore says a New Hampshire traveler left his willow twig whip planted at the site.
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Norridgewock
New Hampshire
Defiance Starch Riots No Complaints
A sales blurb touts Defiance Starch with superior quality and quantity a 16 ounce package for 10 cents urging shoppers to try it and save money.
Death's Return: George Eliot Quote on Severity and Tenderness
A reflective quote attributed to George Eliot notes that when death arrives, remorse centers on our severity rather than tenderness, framing mortality as a moral measure of compassion.
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George Eliot
Cure for Consumption Saved Three Years Ago
Mrs THOS ROBBING of Maple Street Norwich writes that Piso's Cure saved her husband’s life three years ago. The note, dated February 17 1900, ends with a moral about making ends meet.
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Tam Sure Piso
Thos
Map'e Street
Norwich
Be sure you are right and then take another look
Fragmentary lines include a slogan about caution and a fleeting reference to farms for rent or sale on crop payments by J. Mulhall in Sioux City Iowa. The text also contains stray phrases about nervousness, a red cart, a Sunt bottle, and a Philadelphia street partial OCR.
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New York State
Algonac
Mich
Alex H. Howie
Howie Roofing Company
Detroit
M. Philippe Bunau-Varilla
United States
Republic of Panama
Mme. Varilla
Roosevelt
Panama Canal Commission
Stevens
Panama
Columbia
Mitch
Missouri State University
St. Charles
Edward M. Belby
Municipal Council of
Vienna
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Beresford
Malta Bay
Forsythe, Mont
C. W. Bailey
Harry 3. Wright
Luther Turret
J. W. Selvidge
Rosebud County
Bailey
Selvidge
District of Chicago
W. J. Dawson
Boston
Walter George Phillimore
King’s Bench
English High Court of Justice
International
Germany
Prussia
Niew
J. Mulhall
Sioux City
Courtland Drama Ends In Ukraine Cross Threats
In a taunting palace confrontation, Maurice von Lynar declares his love for Joan while Prince Ivan threatens a brutal Ukraine Cross for him. Margaret pleads for mercy as danger looms and crowds gather for a grim public spectacle at the riverfront.
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Margaret
Holy Russia
Prince
Muscovy
Prince Louis
Sparhawk
Louis
Ivan
Ukraine
Courtland
Prince Ivan
Maurice
Prince of
Moscow
Maurice von Lynar
Fool
Knave
Chapter XXIV The Ukraine Cross
A large crowd gathered on the grassy plain beside the Alla as the event unfolds in Chapter XXIV The Ukraine Cross.
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Ukraine
Alla
New Danger to the Heron Threatens Crane and Heron Suture Use
Dr. Charles F. Kieffer suggests crane and heron tendons as sutures and ligatures potentially superior to catgut kangaroo tendon and horsehair. If adopted this risks further decline of herons already reduced in numbers and not prolific breeders amid nesting egg limits.
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Charles F. Kieffer
Dinner Guests Share Pianist Joke At Dinner Party
A hostess plays a Chopin nocturne during a wait before dinner. She asks an old gentleman nearby if he would be a sonata before dinner, and he responds with surprised pleasure, noting he has a couple on the way but could stand another.
Galumei Baking Powder Ad Claims Rare Merit
An advertisement extols Galumei Baking Powder as a wonderful powder of rare merit and unrivated strength promising superior baking results.
Shrewd Father-in-Law Turns Razor Shop Profit
A barber plans to regulate his daughter’s dowry via her sweetheart’s skills. A fixed sum funds fines each time he harms a customer with a razor. The scheme sharpens his edge and boosts business as Figaro’s extra takings outweigh the losses.
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Figaro
Defiance Starch Promises Bigger Pack for Same Money
Grocers urge shoppers to insist on Defiance Starch claiming other brands offer 12 oz packs. Defiance provides 16 oz for the same price and requires no cooking. The message cautions against trouble and notes Defiance as a preferable option.
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Defiance
Disfigured by Eczema Heals After Cuticura Trial
A Brooklyn man, T. J. Soth, reports five months of facial eczema with severe disfigurement. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, his skin cleared within a month, allowing him to go out and ending the scales and crusts.
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T. J. Soth
Stagg Street
Brooklyn, N. Y
Grow Up with the Children and Their Companionship
A Brooklyn Times essay notes a busy mother who limits work to her sons’ schedule and grows alongside them as they become men. The piece praises mothers who keep pace with their children, finding renewal in this second youth and rivalries with younger mothers.
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Brooklyn Times
Handel in a Passion at Carlton Before Royal Court
Handel, conducting one of his oratories, faced chatter from maids of honor. He threw down his baton, shook his fist at the women, and abused them in German. The Princess whispered that Handel was in a passion, and the room fell silent.
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Courtland
Karl Wendelin
Courtland Guard
Peter Altmaar
Peter
Ivan
Handel
Carlton
Prince and Rincees of
Wales
Lamp Post Cellarette Disguised as Lamp Post Found
A newly discovered cellarette shaped like a lamp post has a letter box attached. The front features a placard area listing bibulous deliveries from morning cocktail to night cap, replacing the usual hours of collection.
Judge Deems Grape-Nuts Superior Breakfast Food
A Sunflower State judge writes a favorable opinion on Grape-Nuts calling it a healthful, indispensable breakfast. He claims one small dish beats a pound of meat, reduces pastry use, and improves complexion in women, asserting strong fatigue resistance and no meat breakfast drawbacks. The ad copy cites Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Sunflower State
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Philadelphia
Joan Snord
Sr.crockett
Wasp
Joan
Kernsberg
Mhohenstein
Mummer
Chapter XXIV
Cuticura
Handel In
Passion
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