Dyspepsia Remedies Highlight Dr Williams Pink Pills Testimony
A long promotional account argues dyspepsia stems from poor diet or stress and urges restoring blood health. It cites Ernest Snider of Walhalla North Dakota who recovered after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People, claiming restored energy and work ability. The piece promotes the pills as a blood and nerve tonic for indigestion and related ailments.
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Pembina
Orth Dakota
Walhalla
Ernest Snider
Lansdowne
Ont
Foley's Honey and Tar Ad Delivers Comfort for Dogs
An advertisement by Dunning and Lungstaff states Foley's Honey and Tar provides relief in worst cases and aids early stages, while clarifying it does not claim to cure consumption or asthma. The notice emphasizes truthful claims and sale details.
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Foley
Hennery Protected With Electricity
At William B Beakes newburg hennery a man seeking shelter touched an electrified door knob. The shock knocked him unconscious until rescued. He could not recall details beyond seeking shelter for the night.
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Hennery
William B. Beakes
Newburg
William B. Beakes, Jr
Brothers too alike to tell apart spark baptism swap
Two brothers living near Harrodsburg Kentucky resemble each other so closely that one joined the Baptist church and, about to be immersed, found no clothes suitable and gave his brother 10 cents to be baptized in his place. The anecdote appears in the Lexington Argonaut.
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Harrodsburg
Baptist Church
Lexington Argonant
Emporia Sours on Whist as Cards Grip Town
Emporia residents blame whist for fading bloom and unrest as cards take over churches, libraries, and daily life. The Gazette notes women grow irritable and wear at card tables while young people use the library. poker rooms open on Commercial street, reflecting a town transformed by gaming.
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Emporia
Woman’s feelings surpass men in argument, says fiery orator
A female speaker in Pearson’s Weekly argues that women feel more deeply than men think. Men question the claim with a jab about bald husbands as the audience erupts in laughter and exit.
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Pearson’s Weekly
France on Hawaii Sees Departure From National Traditions
The Temps notes the annexation of Hawaii by the United States and warns of a growing American trend toward territorial aggrandisement and foreign conquests, signaling a shift away from traditional national principles.
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Paris
The
Temps
Hawaii
United States
America
Society for Celibacy Fines Repeats in Irving Park
In Irving Park Chicago a new antimarriage society fines members two dollars if they call on the same girl more than once in a week and requires taking the girl home by the shortest route under a one dollar penalty. President Gardiner B Van Ness secretary Thomas J Symms treasurer Weymouth Kirkland vice presidents Charles Carroll Van Ness Del Beveridge Thompson and Fred Weymouth.
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Irving Park
Chicago
Gardiner B. van Ness
Thomas J. Symms
Weymouth Kirkland
Charles Carroll van Ness
del Beveridge Thompson
Fred Weymouth
New York Journal
Great gasser wells up on Wetzel county farm in W Va
The South Penn Oil Company's immense gas well on the Thomas Cunningham farm along Ping Fork, a Fishing Creek branch in Wetzel county, West Virginia, produces a deafening roar audible six miles away at Smithfield. The pressure remains untested and uncontrolled, with some oil spray but no attempt to save production.
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South Penn Oil Company
Thomas Cunningham
Ping Fork
Fishing Creek
Wetzel County
W. Va
Smithfield
Cincinnati Enquirer
Telephone Tale From Kentucky Boss and Cowed Husband
A Louisville Dispatch anecdote recounts Mr and Mrs J visiting Louisville. The bossy madam rules a ranch while the timid Mr J hides in social outings. At Bell’s, a phone call to his wife prompts a lightning strike on the line, delivering the line That sounds just like her.
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Kentucky
Mrs. J
Louisville
Mr. J
Catastrophe at Sea Sinks La Bourgogne in Fog
In thick fog off Halifax on July 4, the French liner La Bourgogne sank within half an hour after a collision with Cromartyshire. More than 500 on board perished, hundreds struggled for life, and survivors report brutal conditions as lifeboats were fought over. Cromartyshire and Grecian aided in the rescue and tow to port.
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Hauifax
N. S
Grand Banks
Sable Island
North Atlantic
la Bourgogne
Cromartyshire
Grecian
Only One Woman Escaped From Bourgogne Disaster
Mrs La Casse, wife of Professor La Casse of New York, was the sole woman passenger among about 200 aboard the Bourgogne to survive the collision. Her husband alerted her as the ship listed, she fled in a hastily grabbed garment, reached a deck, and later rode a raft before being rescued after eight hours. A German passenger, Charles Duttweller, recounted peril in a sinking whirlpool and rough treatment by crew, including blows to passengers and pushing survivors from boats.
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Professor la Casse
New York
Bourgogne
Cromartyshire
Charles Duttweller
Collision Tragedy On Bourgogne Narrows Lifesaving Chaos
A night fatal crash 60 miles south of Sable Island sinks the Bourgogne after a collision with the Cromartyshire. Amid dense fog passengers and crew rush boats as panic seizes decks. only four saved as the ship sinks within about 30 minutes.
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Sable Island
Bourgogne
New York
Havre
Cromartyshire
Glasgow
May parole Cervera proposed by government
The government weighs liberally treating Admiral Cervera after capture. A parole option would bar hostilities until war’s end, or he may be confined to the Annapolis naval academy reservation. Other Spanish officers stay at the prison station Zevayas island with surgeons allowed with enlisted men.
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Washington
Cervera
United States
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Zevayas Island
Portsmouth Harbor
Alfonso XII and the Maine at Havana harbor
Washington dispatches report continued difficulty in confirming the destruction of the Spanish cruiser Alfonso XII after the Maine incident off Havana. The Alfonso XII shared a berth with the Maine, shifting position as events unfolded. no clear suspect has emerged for the mine that sank the Maine, though Alfonso officers face no suspicion.
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Washington
Havana
Santiago
Alfonso XI
Alfonso XII
Alfonso
Maine
House ConcurS in Senate Amendment on Central and Western Pacific
The House approved the Senate amendment to the general deficiency bill allowing the interior attorney general and treasury to settle with presidential approval the indebtedness of the Central and Western Pacific roads to the government. The measure passed 96 to 86. An added clause requires foreclosure if settlement is not reached within one year.
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Wasa Hinetos
House
Senate
Secretary of the Interior
Attorney General
Secretary of the Treasury
Pacific Railway
READY TO ADJOURN Wasa Hinoton July 8
It is believed congress will adjourn this week following the Hawaiian resolution and the general deficiency bill leaving no major legislation likely to pass. In the House the international bank bill and in the Senate the bill allowing volunteers to vote may be pressed, but a quorum may not be obtained for extended debate.
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Wasa Hinoton
Congress
House
International Bank
Senate
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Gogne
Dred
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Main St
Buffalo, N. Y
Guy’s and Westminister Hospital
London
England
C. B. Alford
Eswerwwin
William
Hur
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