Michigan Doctor Announces Marvelous Secret Cure
A famous Michigan doctor proclaims a discovery of a mysterious compound that allegedly cures consumption and lung troubles. State officials and medical men endorse the breakthrough as the greatest discovery of the age. A large trial package is offered free by return mail to those who send name and address.
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Michigan
Con
Discoverin
Poliave
Miwad Collins
Detroit
Mish
Tien
EL AL Mortarite
Version of Health
Department of Public Safety
Coton
Rho
Vark
Peiloth
Ming
Tonntir
New York
W. OR
Penmessr
St. Paul Mingo
Giebe
Proguuvat
Min Wsota
Lion
J. M. Brenten
Des Moines
Town
Ose
Fisrichsen
Millayis
Congress
PL Mcfoarnack
S. Mcrries
Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Richard §. Burke
Chicago
Iliness House of Representatives
Ralph S. Gregory
Muncie
Ind
United States
W. O. Cantwell
Kansas City
Miscari
John Powers
Omaha
West
D. J. O'Brien
the Delmonico
Derk
Yonkerman
Shakespeare
W. L. Douglas O Union
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Corona Colt
Corona
Brockton
Cure Consumption Promise From Dr Yonkerman
An advertisement touts a miracle cure for consumption coughs throat and lung troubles claiming a mysterious compound will cure all stages. It lists endorsements from numerous officials and invites readers to request a free trial package by mail from Dr Yonkerman at Kalama goo Michigan and Shakespeare Building Kalamazoo.
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Yonkerman
Rubber Stamps Made to Order and Supplies
Advertises self inking daters and ink pads with new offerings. Directs readers to send for a catalogue to Lock Box 219, Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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Fort Wasyne
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Fifty Years Ago: Shipwreck, Flood of Counterfeiters, Bond Redemptions
Fifty years ago the ship Annie Jane from Liverpool wrecked on Barra island with 348 of 450 passengers dying. A large Cincinnati counterfeit ring was raided implicating prominent men. US bonds totaling 217 358 were redeemed by the Treasury in a week. Wall Street faced high demand and scarce money while Western grain poured in at high prices. Chinese migration to San Francisco surged with 450 arriving, including 30 women. California and Oregon Indians were on the warpath against whites.
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Annie Jane
Liverpool
Barra Island
Hebrides
Cincinnati
United States
Treasury Department
Wall Street
San Francisco
California
Oregon
Civil War Notes from the Chattanooga and Potomac Fronts
Dispatches recount Gen. Rosecrans holding a safe position near Chattanooga while Gen. Thomas’ division and Gen. Meade’s forces clash across the Potomac. Allegations arise that Gen. McCook disobeyed orders at Chickamauga. Governors appeal to western Confederates from Texas and Marshall. Lincoln suspends habeas corpus in Chicago. Gurnside maintains occupation around Knoxville as Confederate pressure eases.
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Rosecrans
Chattanooga
Thomas
Meade
Potomac
McCook
New York Times
Chickamauga
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Missouri
Marshall
North
Reber
E. Lee
Washington, D. C
Richmond
Cris W. Field
Ireland
Newfoundland
Lincoln
Chicago
Gurnside
East
Tennessee
Knoxville
Chicago Banks Reach Funds As City Battles Turmoil
Nearly 85 million in currency reached Chicago by express and was distributed to banks to avert disturbances. The Senate transportation committee met in Chicago to investigate railroad discrimination. The old Union National Bank of Chicago liquidated after the Black Friday panic.
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Chicago
Express
Senate Committee On Transportation
Union National Bank of Chicago
Credit Moebsler
Hartford
Conn
la Salle
Ihr
Fort St. Louis
Memphis
Chicaso
Logan and
Oglesby
Henry Clews & Co
Wall Street
Banking House
Howe & Macey
New York
Twenty Years Ago Rustoms Receipts Hit 4.46 Million
A historical note reports rustoms receipts at Chicago totaling 4,459,112, marking a rise of over 31,500,000 in the year. Other items mention the Brooklyn Bridge car line opening, persecutions of Jews in western Finland, Jday Ere See defeating St Julien at Fleetwood Park, and details on Garfield’s bones transfer. Also cited are canal project reports, Blaine’s presidential non candidacy, and a delayed Arctic expedition.
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Chicago
Brooklyn Bridge
Finngary
St. Julien
Fleetwood Park
Guiteanu
Elayur
Garfield
Army Medical Museum
Washington
Surveyor General's
L’annina
James G. Blaine
Navy Department
Greely
Race for free lands sparks twenty three mile dash
Thirty thousand settlers started a 23 mile race to claim Cherokee strip lands. A lie trap spilled into national Congress between Representatives Morse and Fithian. A cigaret stub caused a 1 million dollar fire in St Joseph. Senator Gorman signaled a silver repeal bill in the Senate while free silver advocates push a compromise.
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Cherokee Strip
Lie
Representative Morse
Massachusetts
Representative Fithian
Illinois
National Congress
St. Joseph
Gorman
United States Senate
Tornado Strikes Bloomingdale Area in Southwestern Oklahoma
A tornado hit near Bloomington in southwestern Oklahoma causing extensive damage. Mrs. Sarah Carter's residence was destroyed and she and her eldest daughter were injured.
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Bloomington
Okahoma
Sarah Carter
Jury finds Walter Jackson guilty of first degree murder
After deliberating in Hamilton Montana, the jury convicts Walter Jackson of murdering six year old Fannie Bucks. Oklahoma militia will not join Fort Riley maneuvers in Kansas due to deficient equipment.
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Hamilton
Walter Jackson
Fannie Bucks
Fort Riley
Kan
Walking menagerie voyage and country visitors impressions
A fresh air party arrives home from a country visit loaded with bags of fruit and rustic curios. Children bring pets and poultry, with stories of hens, cows, and onions, while a runner from Kennington ends a long walnut challenge near Godalming.
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Esch
New York Tribune
Remarkable Kidney Cure by Dodd's Pills in Pierpont
An elderly Pierpont man over seventy one describes severe kidney trouble waking him four to five times nightly. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and permanent cure and recommends them to others for their efficacy.
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Mr. Turner
Dodd
Odd Stage Escape and Patent Cure Ads
A playwright fears an audience reaction and considers slipping out the stage door to vanish. The text then shifts to an 1886 Toledo legal notarization offering Hall's Catarrh Cure and Cheney’s advertised remedies with testimonials and pill sales.
Chicago Excursion Promo Then and Now
A fragmented 1903 newspaper snippet mentions a Chicago excursion via Nickel Plate Road with October dates and low rates, plus stray notes about a library fire, the Argentine wheat field, and assorted ads. The readable text includes travel offer details and several unrelated lines on costs and products.
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney and Bladder Ailments
Veteran Joshua Heller of Urbana Illinois reports lasting relief from kidney trouble after using Doan's Kidney Pills, noting a back ache and pain across the loins. The ad promises a free trial and offers medical advice and nationwide mailing, with price set at 50 cents per box.
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Terybody
Bright
Doan
Sidney
Joshua Heller
South
Walnut Street
Urbana
Ill
Cunningham Bros
Champaign
Dean
Mr. Heller
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Why He Was Alarmed in Church Visit Request
Wedderly asks Dr. Mixom to visit his wife who fears brain trouble after she repeats a church text and omits the rest of a conversation, alarming her husband. The husband cites the incident as cause for concern about her health.
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Weidderly
Dr. Mixom
Hunters Special Rates to Northern Michigan and Wisconsin
Nickel Plate Road offers special rates for travel to northern Michigan and Wisconsin. Tickets on sale September 15 to November 15, 1903, inclusive with liberal return limits. See nearest agent or contact C. A. Asterlin T. P. A. Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Michigan
Wisconsin
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Didn't Need Help. Masry MacLane Punch Bowl Exchange
A Fusser questions helping, Masry MacLane replies he would scream for help. The dialogue occurs in a Pennsylvanian Punch Bowl setting with tensions about kissing and independence.
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A. Fusser
Masry MacLane
Penunsylvania
Cure Praise From St Louis Reader R H Seidel
A St Louis reader, R H Seidel of 2200 Olive Street, praises Piso's Cure in a testimonial dated April 15 1901, claiming it cured him. The letter appears as a personal endorsement in the periodical.
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Piso
R. H. Seidel
Olive Street
St. Louis
Meekton Relies On Henrietta Before Deciding
An exchange from the Washington Star shows Mr. Meekton admitting he often has his own way but always consults Henrietta before reaching a decision. The dialogue highlights cautious independence and respect within family consultation.
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Mr. Meekton
Henrietta
Washington Star
Putnam Faceless Dyes Produce Brightest Fastest Colors
Faceless Dyes by Putnam showcase vivid fast drying colors touted as the brightest and most durable in the range. The firm claims superior saturation and quick setting for industrial and art applications.
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Putnam
Nickel Plate excursion rail rates to nearby cities
Low excursion rates via Nickel Plate Road offered October 8, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th with return validity to October 31, 1903. Inquire at nearest agent or address C. Asterlin, T. P. A., Fort. The United States consumes half of the world coffee crop of 16,000,000 bags.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Col
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
United States
Remarkable Public Remedy Offer Cited by Noted Names
The piece discusses a public remedy claim backed by testimonials from well known men and figures in the press. It notes the offer appears genuine and well intentioned based on perceived merits of the remedy. It cites literacy figures for Portugal as a contrasting fact.
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Die Derk
Yonkerman
Salamazoo
Mich
Printer Preference Calls for Esgle Linen Letter Paper
A directive urges printers to use Esgle Linen Paper for letter writing, stating it is the proper choice and insisting no alternatives be used. The note emphasizes fidelity to the specified stock for all letter printing tasks.
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Kennington
Portsmouth
Caitying
Godalming
Torrepo
Lucas County
Frank J. Chenzy
F. J.cugeney &Co
Toledo
Frank J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
Y Hal
F. J. Cheney & CO
Drugetsts
Hall
Jones
Brown
Ith
Guazone
Winslow
Suac
Illiass
Sioux City Journal
Portugal
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticella
Weatherwise
A. Cowes
Boston
Mass
U. 5. SA
Actobef
Osmopolitan
Carnegie Steel Company
Itself
Wabash Railroad
Ocean Steam
Europe
Hamlu
American Line
Madeira
Mediterranean
Orient
Auguste Victoria
Wast Indies
Nassau
Venezuela
Porto Rico
Martinique
Sky
St. Pierre
Jamaica
Cuba
Victoria-Luise
Wabash Ticket Office
Seas
Ocean Steamship
Wabash
Hoboken
New Jersey
New York City
Great
Trans Atlantic Steamship Company
Wabash Terminal
Wabash Passenger Department
R. G. Thompson
R. R. Fort Wayne
FT. Wayne
Fortoria
Findlay
Cleveland
Pullman Sleeping Ceres
Chitsco
Loston
Alsosi
Carte Servicer
Trav
Spencer’s
A. Spencer
Williams St
Dwight Sit
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