Peru na praised as a remedy in letters from citizens
A historical snippet cites letters from Dade Stegeman and General S. S. Yoder praising Peru na from the Petuna Drug Manufacturing Co. firm, noting its use for stomach trouble debility catarrh and as an influenza remedy. The letters claim strong results and urge others to try Peru na despite an already severe winter slowing cures.
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Chicago
Yoder
Congress
Ohio
Hartman
Washington
D. C
Lost lunch man finds coffee and teeth joke
In San Francisco two men share a comic episode as one says he has lost his lunch and then reveals a bottle of coffee. He explains he left his teeth at home, prompting a lighthearted exchange about the mishap and a quick punchline.
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Jack
San Francisco Post
Frny Assignment Echoes Through City Newsroom
A weary reporter is tasked with covering a powder plant explosion after being sent to Dek aware for a job. The editor insists on a prompt write up as tension rises in the newsroom.
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Jeane
Man Nearly Suffocates From Tooth Obstruction
A man asleep with artificial teeth in place awoke choking as the teeth vanished down his throat. Attempts by a friend, a blacksmith, and a doctor failed until the doctor examined the ear and found the teeth lodged there, saving the victim from death by suffocation.
Supreme Court upholds limits on Interstate Commerce freight power
The Supreme Court affirms a lower court ruling that the Interstate Commerce Commission cannot fix maximum railroad rates. Justice Brewer writes that the commission lacks legislative power to set tariffs, though it must ensure charges are just and reasonable. The decision notes possible need for statutory amendment if Congress intends rate setting. Chicago Times-Herald.
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New York
Mate Commerce Commission
Chicago
United States Circuit Court
Cincinnati
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Brewer
Congress
Commission
Chicago Times-Herald
Greatest Electrican Claims End of Hiree Era and Rapid Change
A dubious claim declares electricity will supplant hiree labor soon. Obscure medical and patent medicine blurbs tout Hoxstetter’s Stomach Bitter for dyspepsia and indigestion. Ads promise cheap seeds, a new shoe factory, and various remedies including St Jacobs Oil for severe sciatic pain.
Is It Profitable to Travel by Night to St Joseph or KC
The article argues that traveling by night on the St Joseph and Grand Island routes may save daytime hours. It notes free seats in the chair cars and the availability of Poll min Palace Sleeppers on all night trains, suggesting economic and time efficiency for overnight journeys to St Joseph or Kansas City.
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St J Aeph
Kansas City
St. Joseph & Grand Island
Allen
Allen Olmsted
le Roy
REE
St Joseph
St. Joseph
Grand Island
Pollmin Palace
Deafness Cure Claim and Remedies Advertised
An advertisement touts a cure for deafness caused by catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure and a $100 promise for uncured cases. It also mentions a cold remedy, Laxative Bromo Quinine, and notes a barber union move from Syracuse to Cleveland. The Sandoval Company pledges to pay prevailing coal mining wages.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
International Barbers’ Union
Syracuse
Cleveland
Ohio
L. B
Sandoval Company
Cartyterm
Their stories did not agree in a newsroom farce
A Chicago Times-Herald spoof shows a sub-editor blaming an elevator operator for causing a rift with his wife after a theater outing. The wife accuses him of loafing with two men while away, prompting a sour remark about stories not matching. The piece ends with the assistant departing in mock disbelief.
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Ashe
Haan
Ande
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