Doan’s Kidney Pills Beloved by Shawneetown Woman
A Shawneetown resident testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved her severe backache headache and nervousness and helped her resume housework without bed rest. The ad claims the remedy cures kidney trouble and promotes the slogan When Your Back Is Lame Remember the Name Doan’s. 50c at all stores FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
GC. F. Mace
Madison St
Shawneetown
Ill
Doan
Disfigured eczema cured by Cuticura remedies
Mrs. H. Albrecht of West Point Nebraska recounts her three year old Gilbert’s severe eczema. Sores covered the face and ears, causing restlessness at night. After trying two Chicago doctors with no improvement, Cuticura Soap and Ointment were used and within four weeks the face cleared. Other readers are offered a free sample by mail from Cuticura in Boston.
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Gilbert
Chicago
H. Albrecht
West Point
Neb
Dept. L
Boston
The Last Word in Defense
A mother returns home from a shopping trip to find Tommy has broken into the jam closet teased his sister smashed a window tied a tin can to the neighbor dog and tracked mud on the parlor carpet. He snap says it looks like a frame-up and denies the accusations.
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Rufe
Zeke
Rafe Jackson
Tommy
Gentle Result Ends Sleepy Prize Fight
A brief recount says the boxing match concluded not with a blow but as one fighter literally dozed off, prompting an early finish. The account emphasizes the tame outcome over dramatic action.
Paxton Toilet Co Promotes Paxtine Tablets
Paxtine tablets offered as a cheaper cleaner for toilet and medicinal use replace liquid antiseptics and peroxide. Sold at druggists for 25 cents a box or mailed postpaid from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston Massachusetts.
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Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Accounted For Dialogue at Jail Reveals Escape Question
A reformer asks why so many men remain jailed and the guide replies it stems from an inability to get out. The exchange highlights perceived hopelessness and confinement within the facility.
The Remedy and Garfield Tea Ads in 19th Century Almanac
An OCR fragment shows vintage patent medicine claims for The Remedy promoting teething relief and a garbled Garfield Tea for stomach liver and kidney issues. It includes quips about women’s rights and conscience, reflecting era marketing and social attitudes.
Mrs Borah Interview and Convention Headgear Tales
The piece follows Mrs. William E Borah arriving in California and then Chicago for the Republican convention. It notes a humorous scene about her room, a playful exchange about Borah forgetting his wife, and a portrait of convention headgear including Texan sombreros and belligerent hats. It also covers Major Dunphy’s big Roosevelt bet, a police matron from Oklahoma City, Taft HQ baseball bets, and various anecdotes about delegates and officials at the Congress hotel.
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Mr. Borah
California
Peacock Alley
Congress Hotel
Colonel New
Governor Stubbs
Colonel Younger
Alabama
Taft
Roosevelt
Major Thomas Dunphy
Topeka
Kan
Major Dunphy
Chicago
Sarah F. Bond
Oklahoma City
Lake Front
Gault Court District
West
Joseph Kealing
William Hayward
Leland
South Shore Country Club
Victor Rosewater
David Mulvane
Voting Trickery and Direct Nomination Plan in Ohio
Ohio voters could adopt initiative and referendum to curb convention influence. The Tannehill proposal would require direct nomination for all officers and bind delegates to national conventions by preferential primary votes. The plan aims to simplify voting, reduce primary costs, and introduce Massachusetts style ballots and municipal home rule. Wheat and other crops listed as high prices. newspapers designated as publicity channels for the convention address with free supplements and ballots.
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Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
Tannehill
Herbert Bigelow
Toledo
Bigelow
Ohio Constitutional Convention
Temperance Leaders Push Initiatives in Ohio
Temperance supporters in Ohio plan to use the initiative and referendum if adopted in the new constitution. The measure would take effect Oct 1 if reiterated, with peti tions circulating to reach 8 percent for submission to next winter's legislature. Proposals include saloonkeeper liability, state wide limited prohibition with cities exempt, and bans on shipping liquor into dry areas.
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Ohio Anti- Saloon League
Anti-Saloon League
Ohio's Fourth Constitutional Convention Faces Funding Gap
The upcoming legislature must authorize additional funds beyond the original 200000 to cover convention expenses. The body, recessing to August 26, has spent about 40000 on public advertising to inform Ohioans about proposed measures, leaving only the initial appropriation available.
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Ohio
Alumni smoker at Ohio Union canceled amid beer debate
Officials scrapped the O. S. A. alumni smoker planned as part of commencement, splits over beer as refreshments caused two potential events to fall through. 75 to 100 alumni and a few faculty met at the Virginia Hotel for a luncheon, each paying own expenses, with no university contract or official ties.
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Ohio Union
Southern Hotel
The
Virginia
University
State Board Approves University Funds and Printing Costs
The State Emergency Board appropriated 25679 from state funds for Ohio State University to support its next year plan. It also allocated 10775.54 for the state supervisor of public printing to cover office supplies and moving costs from the Deaf and Dumb institution to the former post office building. Consolidation plans for Ohio telephone companies were outlined by O P Goshlin with no formal filing yet. Ss A Davis denies a merger, stating only property exchanges to avoid duplication and the commission will not allow rate increases.
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State Emergency Board
Ohio State University
State Supervisor of Public Printing
Deaf and Dumb Institution
Post Office
O. P. Goshlin
State Public Utilities Commission
United States Telephone Co
Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Ss. A. Davis
Goshlin
Alderman Sentenced for Post Office Embezzlement
A. D. Alderman former Marietta postmaster in Columbus Ohio was fined 3070 and sentenced to 10 months in Miami county jail after pleading guilty to embezzling from the Marietta post office. The indictment was burned and the fine remitted since the embezzled funds had been returned.
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Alderman
Columbus
Miami County
A. D
Marietta
Cities May Undersell Utilities In Ohio Ruling
Ohio municipalities may operate as public utilities under the same rules as private firms. The Atty. Gen. Hogan ruling to Solicitor C. H. Stewart says towns may cut rates below existing utilities if they can, though they cannot sell for less than production cost.
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Ohio
Atty
Gen. Hogan
C. H. Stewart
Middleport
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Aids Hooper Woman
In Hooper Nebraska Mrs Susie Templeton describes long female trouble relief after seven bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. She regained health and could work again, saying she would not take $1000 to be without it. The notice adds a general praise for the medicine and urges others to try it.
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Hooper
Nebraska
Lydia E. Pinkham
Susie Templeton
Pinkham
The Chief Requisite: Belasco Attacks Modern Society Women
In New York, David Belasco denounces an ultra modern society woman who seeks a discreet divorce for 500 dollars. He recalls a lawyer offering a hush divorce and ponders the price if publicity is involved.
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David Belasco
New York
Willing to Do Square Thing by Brand Whitlock Tale
Toledo mayor and literary man Brand Whitlock recalls a Chicago newsroom tale from his Herald days. Charley Chapin, now New York Evening World city editor, relays how a new recruit discovers payday comes a day late and is told to accept being fired a day early to balance the books.
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Brand Whitlock
Toledo
Chicago
Old Herald
Pete Dunne
Charley Seymour
Charley Chapin
Chapin
New York Evening World
Whitlock
Evening World
Pawer
Outdoor Life claim on Postum vs coffee for digestion
A farmer recounts long dyspepsia from coffee and tea, noting stomach trouble, weight loss, and weakness. After switching to Postum, he says health fully recovered, weight increased, and no stomach medicine since, with family members later adopting Postum as well.
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Postum
Battle, Creek, Mich
Wellville
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