Heritage of Civil War Veteran Cites Kidney Cure Story
Capt John L Bly of Co B 17th Ohio living in Newton Kansas credits Dean’s Kidney Pills with curing his chronic kidney trouble from the Civil War era He describes long pain back weakness and urine retention before using the remedy Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY Also notes Sir Andrew Fraser Bengal governor as Calcutta M C A president and tips on washing Velveteen with warm water soap rinses and hanging straight Mention of Eleanor R Park KK
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John L. Bly
Co. B
17Th Ohio
East Second Street
Newton
Kansas
Ely
Dean
Foster-Milturn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Veterans Death Rate From Civil War Pension List Climbs
Records of the United States pension office show about 100 Civil War veterans dying daily, roughly 3,000 monthly. Officials warn the death rate will likely decline in coming months as the pensioner list peaks and then drops.
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United States Pension Office
Pension Office
Drawing the Line by Three Women Bosses Provokes Mock War
A humorous note from the Mindeo Signal criticizes the idea of three women bosses overseeing street cleaning. The writer recalls strenuous past chores and murmurs about gendered labor, framing the imagined scenario as a comic catastrophe.
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Caesar
Mindeo
Tiger Rubber Tapping Scheme In Malay Peninsula
A Malay factory owner uses valerian to attract tigers to scratch tree bark so workers can collect latex. Scarce labor and abundant tigers prompt a bizarre solution in Perak. The Scotch proprietor’s plan relies on felines to scratch for rubber sap while coolies gather the harvest.
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Perak
Malay Peninsula
A Bright Teacher Credits Grape-Nuts Breakfast Cure
A teacher narrates relief from chronic indigestion after switching to Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream. She reports improved digestion, steadier energy, and a ten pound weight gain, crediting morning meals for reducing nervous strain and boosting daily performance. The testimonial ends with a promotional line from Postum Co. Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. Read The Road to Wellville in pigs.
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Tre
Sol
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wollville
Zion City Doom Declared As Industries Close Down
Zion City once flourished under John Alexander Dowie but now faces collapse with factories closed banks shuttered and a shrinking population. Receiver John C. Hately appeals for relief as 5500 tithepaying residents dwindle to about 3000 amid unemployment underfed children and land losses. The town loses its religious aura as world influences creep in and trades once condemned become possible.
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Chicago
Zion City
John Alexander Dowie
Bank
Printias
Zion Guards
Dowie
John C. Hately
Taya
New W L Douglas Shoe Co Robbing House Plant Dedication
The W L Douglas Shoe Co dedicates its Montello Robbing House as part of a large manufacturing complex. Open house 11 am to 8 pm features a Mace Gay orchestra, Boston caterer, and guided tours led by ex Gov Douglas. The two story 260 by 60 foot facility houses jobbing on the lower floor, offices above, complete shoe stock, sample room, and telegraph and mail facilities for same day shipping on hurry orders.
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W. L. Douglas Shoe Co
Montello
Mace Gay
Boston
Offic
United States
W. L. Douglas Co
Allied Industries
Brockton
Douglas
Western Union
The Shadow of Decay Over Dowie's Zion City
The piece describes the decline of Zion City under Dowie. It notes widespread unemployment, with workers from nearby towns now earning meager livings on new roads. Clerks and staff have dwindled, banks employ few, and the once powerful guard and prophet’s authority fade amid hardship and disillusion.
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Zion City
Waukegan
Kenosha
Chicago
Land Investment Department
Dowile
Zion
Dowie
No Guests For The Hotel And The Hospice Collapse
The piece describes empty hotel rooms and hospice conditions, noting a collapse in confidence and investment. It cites Receiver Hately’s relief fund as aid for penniless families and mentions failed attempts to sell land, with Gladstone Dowle unable to find buyers at offered valuations. The tone reflects market despair and uncertainty about Zion’s future.
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Lune
Zion
Dong
Troy
Gladstone Dowle
Gladstone
Dowie plans legal bid to regain control amid bank claims
A crowd gathers at the administration building as Dowie pursues a new receiver appointment to reclaim city affairs. Desperate bank clients, including forty women with bank books and unpaid checks, beg for cents to feed their families while Dowie’s movement faces renewed litigation and dwindling support.
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Zion
Mes
Dowie
Dowls
Hately
Foreign Born Men of Fame and Chamois Skins
Canadians in the United States are noted for their prominence with 245 in Who's Who, rising to 276 when British-born but raised in Canada is counted. Druedting's article discusses chamois skins, noting untanned sheep lamb skin becoming the market mock, with an annual U.S. crop around 6,000.
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United States
America
Great Britain
Canada
Charles C. Druedting
Philadelpia
Nerican Journal of Pharmacy
Sitverland
Notre Dame and Preachers in France Mentioned
A fragment discusses Notre Dame, Notre Dame’s appeal and endowment note, and a French automobile gospel campaign by Delattre and Sainton traveling 90 miles, preaching on markets and selling 2600 New Testaments. It also mentions Mrs Stuyvesant Fish lamenting broken glass and a cement for cut glass anecdote in Newport.
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University of Notre Dame
St At Pears
Hay Poms
Lts
Indiana University
Notre Dame
France
Pastor Delattre
Roame
Reformed Church
Pastor Sainton
The
Baptist Church
Paris
Loire
Rhone
Aller
Saone Et Loire
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House of Lords
Dodds
Tite
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame
Indiana
Price
Dr. Price
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