Commodore Nicholson Endorses Peruna Again
A letter from Commodore Somerville Nicholson of Washington urges Peruna as protection for army and navy. The item notes widespread endorsements from military figures and Dr. Hartman, while warning readers to seek prompt results if unsatisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mmodore Somerville Nicholso
United States
R. Street
Weat
Washington, D. C
Perana
Navy
Tariman Ia
Peruna
5. B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Swindler Preys on Wealthy Targets in Political Scheme
A professional swindler targets affluent individuals amid political maneuvering, exploiting high status and comfortable means to secure gains. The narrative underlines the risk to nobly born figures and hints at systemic vulnerability in elite circles.
Butler Woman Becomes Desk Sergeant In Police Force
Miss Nettie Payne of Butler Pa is appointed desk sergeant of the Butler police, on duty 7 p m to 5 a m. Despite initial objections, Police Chief Schule recommended her but the police committee upheld the appointment. Payne has performed her duties to the committee's satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie Payne
Butler
Jenik
Schule
Mise Payne
London
William Waldorf Astor
Mrs. Astor
Harher
Japanese Language Study Expanded at Berlin Academy
Learning Japanese language shifts from a military academy subsidy to broader German schools. Five lieutenants will join the Oriental seminary in Berlin for Japanese training, while the rest of the excerpt features misquoted dialogue about family traits and a child’s claim of resemblance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Academy of
Berlin
Oriental Seminary of Berlin
Portrait Heist At Boston Gallery Amid Clever Con, Outrage
A Boston photo gallery tale from Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts a man posing for a portrait. He tricks the artist by wearing and then stealing a gold watch and chain, while asking for bright makeup and premier cabinets. The thief disappears with his captured accessories in Rowton.
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Boston
Ali
Old
Rowton
Cleveland Plain Dealer
One and a Majority Exemplify Obstinacy and Firmness
Anecdotes recall Abe Parker once Roxbury city marshal turned citizen after political shifts. A juror dispute in Norfolk County Superior Court featured Parker as lone dissent against conviction. Judge Brown and Mayor Tewis recall Parker’s wit as he quipped about eleven a favorable jury. A Hartland town meeting recounts Judge Stewart’s impromptu sport when Waterhouse toppled from a chair, yet the judge noted Waterhouse still had the floor.
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Tn Roxbury
Boston
Abraham G. Parker
Roxbury
Cmmon
Abe
Mr. Grimwig
Norfolk County
Boston Herald
Waterhouse
Stewart
Hartland
Opera House
Miller
Judge Peabody's Trae Client Mistake
An Irish Portland wife sought an attorney for her husband’s legal trouble. She chose Lawyer Peabody after a Supreme Judicial Court endorsement, but the opposing side won. A friend later asked about counsel and she quipped she’d had Peabody and might as well have had nobody.
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Peabody
Portland
Maine
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Boston Brick Injury Prompts Legal Settlement
Patrick Murphy was struck on Tremont street by a falling brick and sent for a lawyer after returning home. Days later he was told to call, and the lawyer settled the case for five hundred dollars in crisp notes. The piece mentions a Maiden Name Moses and a quoted exchange about who was injured.
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Patrick Murphy
Tremont Street
Boston
Charles Houxel
Bellewteures
University of Honduras
New York
al Monty
Rouxel
Honduras
France
America's Brightest Woman Mary Lease Recommends Kidney Pilla
Mary Elizabeth Lease, famed Kansas orator and 19th century Senate candidate, endorses Kidney Pills citing personal relief from wind and kidney issues. Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo distributes at 50 cents per box. Also notes Mars irrigation claims by Professor Ray Lankester and a statement on Earth inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Lease
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Mars
Ray Lankester
Oxford
England
Earth
Fragmented 19th century ad and notices bundle
Mixed vendor pitches and notices: Defiance Starch claim of higher quality for same price, Ivory Soap guidance for dairy cleanliness, an aging professor from Honduras jailed as a vagrant, London society chatter about Mrs Astor, Roosevelt college degree tallies, Marshalltown mayor offering free wedding service, and a dubious medicine ad for consumption. The slice shows varied local notices and promotional blurbs with names like Eleanor K Parker and William Waldorf Astor.
Young Adjutant General praised for reform efforts
A historical note extols Percy Halyte as the youngest adjutant general in the United States, lauding his work to standardize state guard maintenance, reduce waste, and oversee equipment. It mentions beer consumption statistics and various other tidbits, including a Garfield survivor and a curious incident about a defensive starch advertisement, ending with Westminster cathedral employing an Irish terrier to guard treasures from thieves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Halyte
United States
Haly
State Guard
Hhis
Westminster “Cathedral
London
Poorest Tale Carried Me To Tender Fame
Fragmentary OCR reads like a personal reminiscence with sparse names and places. The text hints at a journey or contest where poverty is central and a key individual, possibly Seery Gay, is referenced amid uncertain actions and outcomes.
Fiery Lake Moras Blushing Lake in Switzerland
Blushing Lake known as Lake Mora in Switzerland turns red every tenth year due to unique water plants not found in any other lake. The phenomenon draws paleontological and natural history interest as scientists study the curious aquatic flora and its effect on the lake’s tint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mora
Switzerland
Signals Under the Sea Assist Marine Navigation
Signals under the sea are being developed by Signs Under the Sea company backed by J P Morgan and Co. receivers detect and announce tabling from five to ten miles away and can determine the signal’s direction. Submerged bells are used with lighthouses and lightships to warn vessels of danger as bells operate along the Atlantic coast. Major transatlantic lines and the Metropolitan line have receivers, with Lucania expected to be equipped on arrival at this port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Morgan & Co
Philadelphia
Wessels
Howe
Morgen
Lloyd
Hamburg-American Transatlantee
Reston
Lucania
Ruins of Roman Town Unearthed Near Meade
The hamlet of Gourgom near Meade reveals buried remains of a once great Roman Gaul city named Veyrune. Artifacts include a fine urn with numerous coins bearing Empress Julia and several emperors. The site lies near the spot associated with Da Gueasctin and suggests a third century catastrophe.
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Gourgom
Meade
Gaul
Veyrune
da Gueasctin
Julia
Maximian
Alexander
Severus
London Globe
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed By Doctors
Physicians endorse Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women with menstrual disorders, uterine trouble, and nervous prostration. Letters from patients describe relief and strong endorsements, noting cures and advising others to seek guidance from Lydia Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydie
Pinklan
Bert
Lydia
Minkehamn
Crigham
Brigham Park
Pitehburg
Maas
Pinstin
Wexner
Lydia K. Pinkham
Winkham
Lyon
Mass
Noa
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Grandpa
Clover Brand
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U.S. A
Lion Coffee
Groc Everywhere Woolson
Toledo
B. U
Wichita
Bea
Moses
Pete
Roston Herald
America
Mary
Lease
Dean
Mary B Lease
Kansas
Ater Simkar
Eleanor K Parker
Mee
William Waldorrator
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Harvard
Washington
Jefferson
McKinley
John Adams
Hayes
Grant
Ingledoe
Marshalltown, Jr
Mme
Marshalltown
Ako
Pino
Nm Bafalilbie
W. Ame
Ouran Grory
Germany
United Kingdom
Austria
Hungary
Sifliens
Garfield
Robert Reybern
Garfeld
Moe SS Te Eesie ‘Foe Huse Company
South Bend
Tad
Colrade
Or Fuello
Colorado Midiaiid Ie
Erie
Cer
Beme Grocers
Defance
M Dentie Mer
Deflance
Castoria
What Is
Astoria
Brigham
Lydia E. Pinkham
RED Cross
Onity
Japan
Vanderbilt
Willum K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Great Neck
Egbert
Lewis
Cigara
Lewis Pei
Salphtte
Geariags
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