Pink Pills for Pale People Prove Cure for Wounded Soldier
Richard Dunn testifies that after suffering stomach trouble and rheumatism he found relief by taking five boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits the medicine with restoring health and vitality and notes others in his home also benefit. Notary public Henry Gibson witnessed the sworn statement dated November 1, 1897.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Williams
Richard Dunn
Henry Gibson
Sergeant Dunn
The Foul Fiend Names A Curious Hire
The New York Press quotes the Fiend remarking a gentleman with cloven breath may stay and be employed near the Fiend, noting the placement as particularly appropriate amid the dark satire of the scene.
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New York Press
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease cures painful swollen feet and bunions and instantly relieves stinging. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and treats sweating calluses hot tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail for 25 cents. trial package free. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Shadyside Husband Watches Wife Finish Spring Cleaning
A Boston Traveler item notes Mr. Shadyside wearing a happy look as Mr. Murray Hill observes his wife has completed her spring house cleaning. Mr. Beech wood replies in light humor.
Coughs Lead to Consumption Warns Kemp’s Balsam
An old advertisement claims Kemp's Balsam stops coughs at once and offers a free sample bottle. It markets the remedy as available in 25 and 5 cent bottles and urges quick action, warning delays are dangerous.
Jor Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer Promotion
A vintage advertisement claims Jor Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer cures fits and nervousness after one day of use. It offers a free trial bottle and treatise from Du BR H. Ernst Ltd in Philadelphia with a $2 trial bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jor. Kline
BR. H. Ewrnst, Ltd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Cause of the Trouble over the Nieu Chwang Shan-hai-kwan Link
The disputed railway line from Nieu Chwang to Shan-hai-kwan connects with the Manchurian and Transsiberian networks and links Tien-Tsin to the Yangtse valley. England holds a Chinese concession while Russia opposes, each seeking exclusive control of this strategic corridor.
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England
Russia
Nieu Chwang
Shan-hai-kwan
China
Tien-Tsin
Yangtse
Siberia
Foggy afternoon collision sinks fishing schooner at sea
On Saturday in fog the steamer slowed but could not avoid a fishing schooner that loomed from the north and struck the bow, then capsized and sank. Captain Knudson noted visibility about three cable lengths, and urgent signals came too late to avert disaster.
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Knudson
Fatal crush and storm strike at county fair in Indiana
A fierce wind and electrical storm at the Columbus Indiana county fair caused two deaths and multiple injuries as thousands sought open fields. Mrs. Samuel Cooper died in a trampling crush, while Charles Haymen was killed by a falling tree. Property losses exceed 410,000.
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Columbus
Ind
Samuel Cooper
Charles Haymen
Syracuse
N. J
Alhambra
New York State Fair Grounds
Mrs Botkin Arrested in Poison Candy Case
Mrs D A Botkin remained in custody in San Francisco after being accused of sending poisoned candy that caused deaths of Mrs J P Dunning and Mrs J D Deane of Dover Delaware. Frank Gatrell a Stockton candy salesman identified a woman matching Botkin’s description who bought a box and had him place chocolates she supplied. Inspectors traced the package from San Francisco station B through Omaha to Denver.
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Dunning
D. A. Botkin
J. P. Dunning
J. D. Deane
Dover
Del
San Francisco
Frank Gatrell
Stockton
Germans Expand Electric Railways Across Riesengebirge Network
Extracted items note planned electric railway coverage over the Riesengebirge mountains in Germany, a Bavarian history professorship created at the University of Munich with Dr. Siegmund Riezler as incumbent, and various disparate facts including foreign student totals at German universities and other European notes.
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Mexico
China
Scotland
Riesengebirge
Germany
University of Munich
Siegmund Riezler
England
Blackwood
Oxford
Exeter
Devon
Islands of Baker and Howland United States Possessions
The New York Herald notes Baker Island and Howland Island have belonged to the United States since 1857 and could serve a future strategic purpose. It describes their uninhabited nature, harsh environment, lack of fresh water, guano trade, and difficult anchorage with limited loading windows from November to April.
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United States
Department
Baker Island
Howland Island
New York Herald
English as Spoken in Cherry Mountain District
An Atlanta Constitution joke about language barriers in Cherry Mountain North Carolina. A traveling correspondent recounts his misinterpretations of a hog weighing 1300 pounds and local slang about potatoes onions and a confusing exchange with a beetle browed elder and a hopeful youth.
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Cherry Mountain
North Carolina
Atlanta Constitution
Has Not Slept for Five Years Indiana Man
Reported in Indiana a man has not slept for five years while thousands suffer only one or two hours of sleep nightly due to dyspepsia headache and constipation. A remedy cited is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters sold by all druggists.
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Roy
Indiana
le Fort Meyer
L E. Pinkham
Indignation Over Sale of James Payn Books and Manuscripts
The British Weekly laments the sale of James Payn's books and manuscripts, noting prices far below value. The manuscript of Lost Sir Massingbred fetched three guineas, while about twenty other novel manuscripts brought around a shilling each. Payn is praised as a devoted husband and father with his family left in comfortable circumstances.
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James Payn
Sir Massingbred
Payn
Hall's Catarrh Cure And Domestic Muse
Hall's Catarrh Cure presented as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 cents. A humorous New York Weekly dialogue follows with Mrs De Sette noting three school friends eloped, her husband speculating about a fourth, and her insistence she cannot leave the children.
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Hall
Seed catalog promises high wheat profits at 40 cents
The Salzer Seed Co advertises winter wheat rye oats and clover with tips to grow wheat for 40 cent profits and offers a farm seed catalog for four cents postage samples claim 80 bushels per acre for Salzer's Red Cross seed from La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Salzer
Red Cross
John A. Salzer
Glass bricks to replace marble statues in public squares
Glass bricks enter vfne to be used in future statues for public squares. Officials say glass resists weather corrosion better than marble or granite, promising durable outdoor sculptures.
God Save the Queen sung in twenty languages at Piso Co event
A note from The Piso Company Warren Pennsylvania claims testimonials are genuine. The statement warns of a $1000 for any untrue endorsement.
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THE
Piso CO
Warren
God Save the Queen
Fort Wayne to Chicago Express Trains Daily Advertised
A periodwide ad touts low fares on the Nickel Plate Road from Fort Wayne to Chicago and points east and west. It promotes Express Trains daily in both directions with arrivals and departures at Van Buren Street Union Station, Chicago, via R J Haat pies Agent. Also advertised is Syrup for Children Seotht Drums priced at 25 cents a bottle claiming inflammation relief and wind colic cure.
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Fort “Wayne
Chicago
van’ Buren
Union
R. J. HaatpiesAgent
Fort Wayne
Ind
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Ayer
Dr. Ayer
J. C. Ayer
Lowell, Mass
Epw
A. Marx
Albany, N. Y
Sterling Remedy Company
Montreal
New York
John W. Morris
Snr
Ena
Both
Mrs. Botkin
Muville
Haeband
Homeseekers
Ai Nec
Nebraska
Omalal
Burlington
Perera Usuein
Neb
Cal
Uguaranteed
Ars
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