Dowie Dethroned As Insanity Grips Zion City Leader
Chicago reports John Alexander Dowie founder of Zion City is insane after an address where he claimed to be a general and his tent was a battlefield. He urged soldiers to follow his banner while fellow apostles tried to quiet him and move him to his chamber. He was placed in bed after a chaotic scene and bouts of delirium.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Christian Catholic Church
Zion
Dowie
Shiloh House
John A. Lewis
James F. Peters
Apostle
Peters
Roosevelt to refund insurance funds to policyholders
President Roosevelt plans to have $148000 refunded with interest to the policyholders of the Equitable Life, Mutual Life, and New York Life Insurance Cos. The move, once blocked by Cortelyou and Bliss, aims to repay money raised from the companies’ policyholders used in funding the 1904 Republican National Committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Republican National Committee
Equitable Life
The
Mutual Life
New York Life Insurance Cos
George B. Cortelyou
Cornelius W. Bliss
New York
Mr. Cortelyou
Mr. Bliss
Ten Years of Pain and Various Health Advertisements
A block of health ads notes Mrs. Margaret Emmerich of Clinton Street Napoleon Ohio cured by Doans Kidney Pills after years of kidney troubles and inability to work. Additional items discuss Irish language study in London schools, mask origins among North American Indians, Brandreth's Pills, Putnam Dyes, Mrs Winslow's Teething Syrup, Garfield remedies, lakes and deafness cures with Hall's Catarrh Cure, and a Toledo firm's claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Emmerich
Clinton Street
Napoleon, O
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Mahogany Bridge in Mexico Claims World Rarity
A bridge in Palenque Chiapas Mexico claimed to be the only solid mahogany bridge in the world. Spanning the Rio Michel it measures over 150 feet long and 15 feet wide, built with hewn timbers and iron braces, used by teams and pedestrians.
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Department of Palenque
State of
Chiapas
Republic of Mexico
Mexico
Guatemala
Rio Michel
Old
New Year Calls and Postum Grown Popular
A column recalls old New Year calling customs and their decline due to alcohol. It promotes Postum as a wholesome beverage, citing a Staten Island doctor and his daughter who serve it to guests and plan demonstrations, urging readers to try it during Yule Tide and New Year celebrations.
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Staten Island
Wellville
Cincinnati Moves to Halt Desertion by Spouse Mortgages
City council acts over wives deserted by husbands amid rise in mortgage loans. An ordinance would void mortgaging furniture without wife’s knowledge unless both spouses sign. The measure targets husbands with weak will and aims to curb runaways.
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Cincinnati
Prosperity of Canadian West Driven by Prairie Farming
The Canadian West shows unprecedented prosperity as farmers drive growth in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. Railroads expand opportunities while land is cheap and federal homesteads remain available. American farmers increasingly settle in Canada with 42 543 in 1904 5 and 67 796 in 1905 6.
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Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
J. J. Hill
West
Canada
Lydia E Pinkham and Her Vegetable Compound Heroic Tale
A Lynn Massachusetts born woman Estes became Lydia E Pinkham a key figure in early American women's health. Her Vegetable Compound emerged from kitchen experiments amid 1870s financial crisis and family effort. The Pinkhams built a nationwide health enterprise through self funded pamphlets early newspaper ads and patient records. Lydia died before its peak but left a system guided by her daughter in law and other women helpers who kept the advice line and documentation alive for sick women worldwide.
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Isaac Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn
Pinkham
Lydia FE
Pinkhams
Lydia B. Pinkham
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Crapsey
Rochester
Algernon
St. Andrew's Church
Atlanta
American Anti-Tuberculosis League
Jacksonville
Fla
Marietta
Yakima
Waah
Mame
Frainmen
London County Council
Finsbury
Islington
St. Pancras
Stenney
Putnam
Caspian
Lake Huron
WHO
Estes
Mass
Lial Sir
Chesbbrough Mfg
State Street
New York City
Ely
Sual
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Aln, Ke
Patentington
T. L. Jones
Gallatin
Tenn
Ora
Cardu
Buffalo A. L. O
Buffalo Oil Paint @ Varnish Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Y. L. Douglas
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
W. L
Douglas
Brockton
W.L. Douglas
BR. Paxton OO
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