Adulteration in Food Markets Warns of Distant Dealers
A historical analysis warns that unscrupulous manufacturers sell adulterated foods through agents and mail order, including flavored oils, ground spices with stems, synthetic fruit extracts, dyed pumpkin, and cheap fish passed as cod. The piece calls for tighter enforcement and local shopping from trusted dealers.
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Hus
Department of Agriculture
Connecticut
Food Commission
Food Department
Philadelphia
Middle West
Advertising pays when editors spread the word to buyers
The article argues that advertising drives American wealth and growth, praising newspapers as the primary medium for success. It warns that mail order giants threaten local merchants unless retailers invest in compelling ads, test pricing, and maintain steady, evolving campaigns to inform customers and boost sales.
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America
United States
Premium schemes in trust practices lure buyers with coupons
The piece explains how manufacturers use prize schemes and premiums to boost sales, often making consumers pay extra through package weight, higher prices, or costly coupons. It notes goods given away cost money and the buyer bears the expense, urging shoppers to buy for merit and value rather than premiums.
Catch-Penny Advertisements A Warning Notice
Readers warned about scams in cheap advertisements promising goods on approval for one dollar. The column cautions that such offers may leave recipients responsible for freight or express charges and a higher bill than advertised.
Pay in Army and Navy Needs Modernization and Fair Wages
A historical critique argues army and navy pay, set in 1870, no longer meets living costs. It notes officers often earn less per day than skilled civilian workers, forcing travels, dual residences, and costly schooling. The piece calls for alignment with modern costs and allowances to reflect service conditions.
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Congress
United States Army
Army
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Effective Says Wa terville Woman
Mrs S A Moore of Waterville Missouri testifies to relief from long standing kidney trouble. She suffered back pain headaches dizziness and fatigue before starting Doan's Kidney Pills. After a few doses she found great relief and remained improved with continued use. Sale price 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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S. A. Moore
Waterville
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Helping the Trusts and the Peril of Big Accumulation
D. M. Carr laments wealth gained without labor in Disraeli’s warning. He warns that sending money to a distant large concern funds a self contained city of 7,000, expanding trusts that control manufacturing, mercantile trade, labor prices, and farm products, harming home towns and workers.
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D. M. Carr
Deception in Advertising Cautions City Shoppers
The article warns readers to beware of fraud in advertising and to scrutinize bargains. It notes advertisers seek money, not philanthropy, and urges careful evaluation before any investment, emphasizing that true value remains in legitimate markets.
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Sharpera
Philanthroplatia
Mad Mother's Horrific Crime Shocks Buffalo Family
Mrs Bertha Mund aged 57 strangled her three children Christopher Helen and Freda at Clinton Street home. She told her husband after the deed and was arrested. Police say she acted during a sudden mental disturbance and she had six months of nervous trouble.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bertha Mund
Christopher
Helen
Freda
Clinton Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mund
Wen
Poison Allegations Involving Philadelphia Bride
In Philadelphia, Sarah Fichenlaub and her son Russell are held by the coroner on murder charges for allegedly giving cyanide of potassium to Russell's wife Mary Bichenlaub. Mary, 21, died 15 minutes after taking a substance she believed was medicine on June 23. The couple wed last May amid family pressure and unhappiness with the match.
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Philadelphia
Sarah Fichenlaub
Russell
Mary Bichenlaub
Thomas Sterner
Hichen- Jaub
Yacht With Cook Heads Home After Greenland Dash
Halifax reports a yacht left July for Greenland with Dr. Cook John R Beardley Capt Thomas Bartlett and crew. They expect to return in a few days after stopping at Utah with Eskimos and dogs for a pole dash. Bartlett hunted at Birchy Cove while heavy gales marked the voyage from Etah north.
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Halifax
N. Y
Dr. Cook
New York
John R. Beardley
Thos
Bartlett
Greenland
Utah
Pole
Etah
Birchy Cove
Telegraphers strike plan to call out all union operators
New York on September 25 reports a meeting of striking telegraphers to discuss a proposal to call out every union operator in local newspaper and brokerage offices regardless of contract status. Brokers fear loss of operators and many consider appealing to Roosevelt for settlement of the strike.
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New York
Liklihood
Roosevelt
Pittsburg Girl Severely Beaten Aboard Steam Boat
Florence Boone twelve, of Pittsburg, is home after being brutally assaulted by a negro porter on the steam boat I C Woodward. Doctors fear skull fracture and possible death. The assailant escaped after a struggle with officers and passengers.
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Pittsburg
I. C. Woodward
Florence Boone
Snow Storm Hits Vermillion Area in Lake Superior Region
Duluth Minnesota reports show snow across the Lake Superior region on Tuesday with a notable storm over the Vermillion iron range as cold weather unsettles the area.
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Duluth
Minn
Lake Superior
Vermillion Iron Range
Wu Ting Fang Reappointed China Minister in Washington
Pekin reports Wu Ting Fang has been Gazetted on Tuesday for a return to his former post as minister of China at Washington. The notice confirms his reappointment as envoy to the United States.
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Arctics
Tropics
United States Service
Pekin
Wu Ting Fang
China
Washington
Youth Confesses to 200 Robberies in Two Months
Edward Bridgeman a 14 year old from New York confessed to committing about 200 robberies since August 5 averaging four per day. He said he always worked in daylight. A separate item notes a female pirate fleeing with loot onboard a motor boat from summer residents at Glen Cove Long Island.
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New York
Edward Bridgeman
Young Bridgeman
Gleo Cove
L. I
Private John Allen Tells a Jackson Bank Tale
A Mississippi tale recalls a man whose bank account was repeatedly overdrawn and repeatedly promised to be settled. He lambasts bank officials for pestering him about the debt and threatens to move his account to another bank.
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John Allen
Jackson
Miss
Carter
Cartersville
Lippincott’s
What He Deserved
A dialog between a young writer and an editor unfolds about valuing verses and the power of the press. The editor notes he cannot grant what the verses deserve, reiterating his role as editor, not magistrate, in Yonkers Statesman typography and tone.
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Yonkers
The Nourishing Peanut
A California scientist claims peanuts are more nutritious than steaks. The study emphasizes peanut protein and fatty acids as favorable compared with beef nutrition.
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California
Kaiser’s relentless appetite for world news
The German emperor keeps in touch with current affairs by reading at least three newspapers daily and updating the list weekly. The foreign and interior ministries provide named cuttings, pasted on slips for his perusal, with marginal notes and strict classification for immediate reference. He also requests cuttings on technical subjects of current interest.
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Munich
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Interior
Pure alum baking powders safer than Cream of Tartar blends
An expert German chemist Dr Herman Reinbold reports that pure alum baking powder is less injurious than Cream of Tartar powders. He claims that even concentrated alum in bread or cake portions would not harm a single person, while a housewife jokes about tackling knotty problems with an ax and a tramp brims with brains.
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Herman Reinbold
It is not the ideal man that woman has to live with
The Newsletter offers a candid view on marriages noting that expecting perfection from a husband is unfair. It argues men are human with ordinary abilities and highlights the value of treating a partner with practical respect and realistic expectations in daily life.
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Disraeli
Bright Side Quip About Sick Child and Wardrobe
In a brisk exchange Batchellor notes the cost of keeping a sick child in bed while Phamley jokes that if he recovered he would only wear out clothes faster.
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Phamley
Had a Fellow Feeling at the Astor House
Uncle Eli guided Aunt Susan through a New York visit and the Astor House onlookers as she exclaims she must go downstairs to help Mrs Astor with the cooking and dishes. The country hostess is wide eyed at crowds in the corridors and restaurants during their four trips to the city.
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Eli
Susan
Astor House
Subtlety and Silence in Acting Highlight Dinner Talk
Harrison Grey Fiske, at a New York dinner, extols restraint over shouting in acting. A country scene depicts an undertaker, a physician, and silent gestures as the moral of subtle communication. 56,560 acres of U. S. Homestead land near Pierre, South Dakota, open Oct 7 to 12 with direct C & N W Ry service. registrations at Pierre Land Office. homeseeker rates on certain Tuesdays. details via W B Kniskern, C N W Ry.
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Harrison Grey Fiske
New York
Mr. Fiske
U. S
Brule
Pierre
S. B
Chicago & North Western Ry
U. S. Land Office
W B Kniskern
Chicago
Ivy plant damages church tower foundations at Yarborough
An ivy plant growing in a church tower crevice at St John the Baptist Yarborough Lincolnshire undermined the foundation and displaced stones causing more than 3000 dollars in repair costs.
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St John the Baptist Church
Yarborough
Lincolnshire
Eng
Tough Proposition. The Devil Take Him Phrase
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip contrasts a harsh wager with a whispered doubt about the devil wanting the subject. The brief exchange captures sharp regional humor and colored dialogue.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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Pinkham
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