Pink Pills Restore Illinois Woman After Prolonged Vomiting Ordeal
Mrs. Sarah L. Brooks of Chicago recounts a five year struggle with severe stomach vomiting. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People she gained from 94 to 142 pounds, relief from vomiting, and renewed strength enabling work. She credits the pills with healing her delicate stomach and keeping them on hand for friends.
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Sarah L. Brooks
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Illinois
Dr. Williams
Chicago Daily
No Venison in His Admitted Preference for Roast Beef
A returned summer boarder recalls venison from Adirondacks meals but says he prefers roast beef to venison. He admits venison can taste good when self hunted or campfire cooked, yet questions venison's appeal on a hotel table and sides with roast beef as his choice.
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Adirondacks
New Multiball Riot Cartridge for National Guard
The New York Press reports a new riot cartridge nearly ready for the National Guard. Caliber .30 Krag Jorgensen rifle will use the two shot multiball ammunition. Each cartridge fires two projectiles larger than buckshot that scatter on discharge.
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New York National Guards
National Guard
New York
Riot cartridges limit range and humane intent debated
A discussion notes riot cartridges with a 300 yard range versus 2000 yard ranges of regular bullets. It argues modern high power rifles with flat trajectories are more humane, and that standard bullets from older rifles could cause distant casualties due to long flight and ricochets on hard pavement.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Credited By Mississippi Woman
Monticello Mississippi October third special report notes Lawrence County residents praising Dodd's Kidney Pills. Mrs. L E Baggett claims dropsy and kidney troubles eased after following directions, with improved urine flow and overall health. The advertisement extols kidney cures as impurity removal and a powerful tonic.
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Monticello
Miss
Lawrence County
Dodd
L. E. Baggett
Notable Yorkshire coachman calls horse a scientific creature
Canon Maccoll relays a tale of a stage coach driver praising a horse as a scientific 'oss the coachman says thinks he knows more than he does. The remark highlights a humorous view of horses and human vanity in a Yorkshire setting.
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Canon Maccoll
London Times
Yorkshire
Oss
Defiant Stardi car sale claims unmatched quality
A boastful notice proclaims Defiance Stardi for sale everywhere with no equal in quality or quantity, signaling a bold claim of dominance in the market.
Census Finds Five in Every Thousand Married Men Quit
Census returns indicate that five per thousand married men abandon their jobs. The tally does not specify the number of lockouts.
Hog Saves Girl From Death in Grassland Encounter
Mattie Dodson a 12 year old Red Rock girl went to the spring house for a pan of milk. She set the pan down to pick berries and a rattlesnake six feet away approached. A hog intervened biting the snake in the jaw and finally tearing it apart after the snake struck. Mattie carried the milk home and told the tale.
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Mattie Dodson
Mattie
New York
Pinned His Faith to Money Cure for Rheumatism
John Benecke arrived at the Minneapolis work house with eight to nine dollars in small change bandaged to his feet and ankles. Dimes bound each toe with two on each end, and coins circling ankles left impressions on the skin after bandages were removed. Superintendent McDonald guided him through entry procedures as Benecke claimed money could cure his rheumatism.
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Minneapolis
John Benecke
McDonald
Benecke
The Chinese Work Ethic Described as Steady and Placid
The article depicts Chinese labor as relentless from dawn to night with officials starting at three in the morning. It notes that despite heavy workloads, workers never hurry and maintain a calm, steady pace. Even children in schools are described as behaving in the same placid manner.
Rockefeller Jr Notes Loud Southern Sermon
During a Southern tour Rockefeller Jr recalls attending a small pine meeting house where the minister spoke loudly in prayer. The overpowering noise made it hard to grasp meaning and a girl whispered to her father asking if the minister lived closer to God he wouldn't speak so loud.
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John D. Rockefeller Jr
Pather
Defiance Cold Water Starch Offers 16 Oz Pack at 10 Cents
Advert describes Defiance Starch as a 16 ounce package for 10 cents, larger than rival 12 and 34 ounce packs, claiming no chemical harm and that it never sticks to iron. It warns grocers may push older stock by mispricing.
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Defiance
Hamilton Hotel Advertisement Near World’s Fair
The Hamilton Hotel offers fireproof, moderate charges with good rooms and bath from $2.00 per day. European plan with breakfast 50 cents. Proximity to World’s Fair sites noted. Booklet available from manager F. Williamson.
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ST. Louis
Hamilton Hotel
F. Williamson
New York Police Trials Face Legal Overhaul
New York Commissioner McAdoo declares police trials a farce and will seek legislative change to bar reinstatement of dismissed officers by higher court rulings based on technicalities.
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New York
McAdoo
Curtiss Williams Co Catalogue Promises Wide Selection
Rush Street and Michigan Avenue Chicago firm Curtiss Williams Co issues a new 38 department catalogue with thousands of illustrations. The book acts as a complete department store guide for thrifty households and is free on request with ten cents sent to cover postage, refunded as a credit certificate.
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Curtiss-Williams Co
Rush St
Michigan Ave
Chicago
What on earth possessed you to tell Miss Ethels beau
A house cat questions the bulldog about a remark overheard last night. The bulldog explains he heard Miss Ethel tell her suitor he was nice enough to eat. The exchange adds a humorous, domestic scene.
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Ethel
Allen’s Foot-Ease and fashion’s link to the food trust
An advertisement extols Allen’s Foot-Ease as a certain cure for sore feet with a testimonial from Mrs. N. Gilford of New Orleans. The piece also notes fashion’s decree of thin silhouettes this year and claims a new link between fashion and the food trust.
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Allen
Food Trust
Defiance Starch Dominates Market Amid Superior Quality
Storekeepers report that the excess stock and the superior quality of Defiance Starch hinder sales of other brands. The note adds that it is a favorable year for heirs to thrones.
New Snapshot Tool Captures Fifty Films and Nearly Two Hundred Photos
A new Cane Camera exposes film from spool 1 to 5 at a setting labeled P. The unit yields forty eight exposures per roll and with three extra rolls can take almost 200 pictures total.
Cucumber Pickles Kill Cow in Tartford Incident
A cow owned by Oliver Austin of Tart ford Connecticut died after consuming a large quantity of cucumber pickles, drawn by salt and vinegar. The incident killed the cow.
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Oliver Austin
Tartford
Conn
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