Once Told Testimony on Kidney Pills and Health Claims
An elderly Jersey City woman praises Dean's Kidney Pills for curing heavy backache swelling and dizziness, claiming improved kidney function and health. The ad notes 50 cent boxes by Foster Milburn Co. plus a jumble of unrelated items and mock dialogues from a 1906 era page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jung Parrett
Ocean Avenue
Jersey City
N. J
Dean
Apelle
Foater- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Mother Gray's Powders for Children Remedy Ad
Misdirected poetry style line asserts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used by Mother Gray nurse at the Children’s Home in New York to cure feverishness and stomach disorders. Claims aid to move regulate towels and destroy worms with over 30,000 testimonials. Free sample offer at druggists, A S Olmsted LeRoy NY address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New Yorke
A.S. Olmsted
Leroy,n.y
Lasinesn
Fragmented 1900 Tea and Potions Ad Teases Knowledge Book
An OCR fragment from a 1900 publication markets teas coffee and remedies. It mentions Winslow's Spawning Syrup and Pipe's Cure for Consumption as infrequent infomercials. The text hints at a trivia mood and a mystery around knowledge and understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pipe
N. W. Rasum
Ocean Grove
Removal of Leib Guilty Fraud in Civil Service Examinations
Washington President Roosevelt on Monday removed William Leib assistant United States treasurer at Philadelphia for constant and persistent violation of the civil service law while in office The President cited fraud in a civil service examination and said Leib sought to evade the civil service provisions and obstruct the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
William Leib
United States
Philadelphia
Leib
Penrose and
Knox
Pennsylvania
Lett
Patterson
Pensylvania
Leth
Lath
Slater
Nate
Cooley
Civil Service Commission
Rivalry in Wyoming Railways Ties With Fast Plans
Union Pacific surveys from Walcott to Saratoga raise stakes for a right of way into town as routes for Union Pacific and Saratoga & Encampment cross near Col J F Crawford pasture. Saratoga & Encampment and Yegora push toward Grand Encampment with a Denver Yellowstone Pacific line proposed to run to Encampment and Fort Collins. Ex Gover Chatterton says the Saratoga line will be built regardless of UP, with contracts to be issued in spring and Saratoga donors pledging land for rights of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Wyom L
Merriam
Union Pacific
Wyoming
Omaha
Walcott
Saratoga & Encampment
Yegora
Grand
Fennimore Chatterton
Saratoga & Encampment Railroad
Thin See
Chatterton
Denver, Yellowstone & Pacific
Denver
Fort Collins
Encampment
Yellowstone Park
Pacific Northwest
Lander
Hianidente
Mutiny at Sebastopol
Sebastopol reports a major mutiny among 4000 sailors threatening Russia's Black Sea stronghold. Officers captured, fort commander Nepluaff a prisoner, forest infantry joined mutineers, while some regiments and artiller ymen shifted allegiances. Loyal sailors urge Admiral Choukain to pardon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastopol
Russia
Forest
Nepluaff
Mutinesra
Artillerma
Grest
Arma
Choukain
Vast Railroad Extensions Planned for Coming Year
About 7000 miles of new rail lines are projected by major U.S. roads at an outlay exceeding 214 million dollars. Key routes include the Milwaukee St Paul Burlington lines to Balt Lake, Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Santa Fe, and the Western Pacific. Estimated cost averages 30 thousand dollars per mile, with Western Pacific priced at existing bond values. The list excludes Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Pacific projects, as well as cross-border work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oh—St
Wastern
Northwestern
Pacific Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Burlington
Balt Lake
Western Pacific
Milwaukee
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Harriman Lines
Santa Fe
Moffat
Boo Line
Fishermen's Rights In Gunnison County Case Heard
The Supreme Court heard Gunnison county fishing case with state intervention after a recent ruling denying fishing rights in streams crossing private property. Attorneys for the state argued waters belong to the public and fish to the state, while plaintiffs pressed navigable water rights. the matter was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Supreme Court
Gunnison County
Attorney General’s Office
Atate
C.D. Hayt
Platt Rogers
Ralph Talbot
D. C. Beaman
Charles
Hornbeke
Desperate Prison Break Ends in Shootout at Missouri Penitentiary
Four convicts staged an escape at the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City. A gunfight at the gate, a running street chase, and a nitroglycerine weapon exchange followed. two guards were killed, a deputy warden wounded, and two inmates shot. Captured after a farmer was used as a shield, the fugitives fought back to back before surrender. The dead include gate keeper John Clay and officer BH Allison. wounded are Deputy Warden Lee and Harry Waugh. Suspects George Ryan and Charles Raymond remained at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson City
State Penitentiary
John Clay
Allison
Hiram Blake
Lee
Inari
Harry Waugh
St. Louis
George Ryan
Kansas City
Charles Raymond
St. Lou
U.S. Commerce Data Show Record Noncontiguous Territory Trade
A 1905 nine month report from the Department of Commerce and Labor indicates U S shipments to 14 noncontiguous territories reached 36,552,174 dollars, up from 29,920,079 the prior year, while merchandise inbound to the United States totaled 60,560,150 dollars versus 47,141,088.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Lawson Claims Control in New York Life and Mutual Life
Thomas W. Lawson declares he has received so many proxies that his control of both the New York Life Insurance Company and the Mutual Life Insurance Company is absolute. He accuses Harriman of trying to influence railway employers in their interests, while railway labor organizations side with Lawson. He provides no proxy figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
Oil Trust Fraud Case Reveals False Gauges Used by Standard Oil
In a St Louis inquiry, former Standard Oil manager William A. Morgan testified that gauges were supplied to undercut rivals by falsely showing barrel shortages of four to five gallons. He said orders urged underpricing and territorial control, with gauges reserved for extreme cases, though he refused to use them citing fraud concerns. The hearing, part of a Missouri probe into Standard Oil, Republic, and Waters-Pierce, narrowed to book production and officer testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Republic and Waters
Missouri
Thorsday
R.A. Anthony
Supreme Court
Hadley
Wiliam A. Morgan
Standard Off
Seda Jia
Standard of Company
Sedalia
Randolph
Sheridan
Howard
Cooper
Benton
GW. Mayer
Standard
Coun
Wade
Dalia
Morgan
Waters Pierce Company
Rockefeller Subpoenaed In Missouri Oil Suit
Subpoenas issued for John D. Rockefeller Henry H Rogers and Henry M. Flagler and other financiers to testify in two Missouri suits seeking to oust the Standard Oil Company and two others from operating in the state The actions filed March 29 1905 allege a pool or trust among the three firms to fix retail prices and mislead the public into perceiving them as separate companies while they divided territories The first suit is in the Missouri Supreme Court the second in Jackson County Circuit Court
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John D. Rockefeller
Henry H. Rogers
Henry M. Flagler
Missouri
Standard Ol Company
Misso
Republic OL Company
Watery + Pierce Oil Company
Supreme Court of Missouri
Circuit Court
Jackson County
Warships Coerce the Sultan In Mitylene Report
London reports from Mitylene dated November 27 say warships of the combined fleet arrived at 8 00 am. Admiral Ritter von J edina with the Austrian consular staff went to the government house at 10 20 am and delivered the withdrawal of the governor. At 1 pm 1500 sailors landed and seized the customs and telegraph offices. Everything is quiet. Vienna dispatch says Turkey cedes to powers on Macedonia financial control via Tevik Pasha to Baron Von Callee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Mall
Mitylene
Ileet
Ritter von Jedina
Ausilrien
Vienna
Mahes
Constantinople
Tewik Pasha
Baron von Callee
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Macedonia
War Dept Seeks 14 Million for Panama Canal Work
Washington reports an estimate of 14 million dollars for ongoing Panama Canal construction. The War Department sent the figure to the Treasury for transmission to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama Canal
Treasury Department
Congress
King George's Grandson Linked to Western Union Leader
James L. Ord, Western Union Telegraph superintendent in Chicago, claims royal lineage through a suspected connection to King George IV. Rev. John Fox of St. Peter's College Jersey City cites Jesuit astronomer Father Curley recalling Ord as a royal descendant in 18th century Georgetown days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Chicago
Neece
Washion
James
George IV
Mia
Moxcee Town University
John Fox
St. Peter's College
Jersey City
Father Fox
Georgetown
Father Curley
James Ord
Curley
Ord
Young Ord
Georgetown University
James L. Ord
Mimpelt
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Martha J. Lee in Idaho
Fraser Idaho November 27 Mrs Martha J Lee publishes a statement praising Dodd's Kidney Pills for rheumatism claiming repeated relief and cure enabling her to walk to Sunday School at age fifty eight. The ad links rheumatism to uric acid and kidney health, asserting pills cure by cleansing the blood and restoring kidney function. A stray line about a railroad wreck and football is included with no clear relevance.
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Idaho
Fraser
Martha J. Lee
Dodd
Remarkable cure by Cuticura for thirty year ulcers
Mr. M G Moss of Gainesville Texas testifies after years of painful ulcers with no eruption from knees to feet that Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills cured him in six months. He notes improvement from the first use and urges others suffering as he did to try the remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M G. Moss
Gainesville
Texas
Pioneering Scotchman and Pillsbury Ads From Old Times
A fragmentary read shows a Highlander praised as a frontier pioneer, with notes on porridge and rugged health. It also includes an early job ad promising earnings from 1.00 to 4.00 daily and an Allen's Foot-Ease testimonial about foot relief, with buys advertised by druggists and a Buffalo-specific address.
Favorite Prescription Endorsed by Doctors for Women
Historic medical endorsement describes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for uterine and menstrual disorders. It cites Prof. Finley Ellingwood and others praising Golden Seal and Unicorn root as key ingredients, claiming benefits in general enfeeblement and specific female conditions.
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Leon
Uear
Pieres
Finley Ellingwood
Onett Medical College
Chicago
John M. Scudder
Cincinnati
Bartholow
Jefferson Medical College
Pierce
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Chicago Packers
Government Department of Justice
Jourisk
New Jersey
Capitol Dome
Rollingaton Nomoss
Spain
Mor
Winslow
Ea Antout
Gowadteh
Mary Lay
Ce Yun
U.S
Yellowstone & Pacific
Grand Trunk Pacific
Canadian Pacific
of Commerce
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Rockefeller
Missouri Commission
T King George
North Pole
American West
P.O
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W. J. Walker
Camden A
All Druggiats
Speasy Hemme
Who Akipe
Soho
Meny
Ian
Trier
W.L. Douglas
L-Douglas
IIT
Brockton
Mass
Douglas
W. E. Douglas
Ieee
Bolton
Avery Town
W. L. Douglas
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