Ailing Women Learn Kidney Health Cures and Home Remedies
In Groesbeck Texas Mrs W G Davis touts Dean's Kidney Pills for back pain dizziness and irregular kidney action reporting gravel stones passed and lasting relief. Also promoted are Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming 16 oz per package at 10 cents with no chemicals and no sticking iron, urging shoppers to demand Defiance.
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W. G. Davis
Groesbeck
Texas
Dean
Wester-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Defiance
Community meeting debates funding the preacher
At a large citizens gathering the question arose who will support the pastor financially. One elder suggests sharing the burden among all, while volunteers joke about hosting or washing him. The exchange shifts between humorous and practical responses as the crowd weighs aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dukes
Georgia
Jenkins
Wash
Boiler shop owner recalls tea with wife
Rivetts explains he attended a five o'clock tea with his wife yesterday. Chumley reacts with gracious surprise, and Rivetts says he did not mind the event, noting his occupation as a boiler shop owner.
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Rivetts
Chumley
Brownstone music room acoustics draw praise
The article notes the new house features a music room designed so piano noise does not disturb guests conversations. It adds a remark on friendships lasting as long as money, unless lent away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. New House
Grape-Nuts Praised by Brain Worker for Clarity
A literary man extols Grape-Nuts for easy digestion and brain nourishment. He notes breakfast foods tend to slow thinking and says Grape-Nuts keeps him alert, productive, and mentally sharp, urging readers to read The Road to Wellville on pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Resignations Shake Equitable and New York Life
Chauncey M. Depew resigns as Equitable director amid life insurance probe. New York Life President John A. McCall denies resignation and rejects rumors of his departure. Reports say trustees may pick John Claflin for the presidency, while McCall asserts policy holders support him. District Attorney Jerome seeks a committee report copy as hearings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
New York
Legislative Committee
Armstrong
United States
Chauncey M. Depew
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Paul Morton
The
Equitable Society
John “Ay McCall
New York ‘Life Insurance Company
New York Life Insurance Company
John Claflin
H. B. Claflin Company
Claflin
Wreck on Union Pacific Kills Ten Near Rock Springs
A head‑on collision between a freight train and the Overland Limited east of Rock Springs Wyoming left ten dead and nineteen injured. The crash, blamed on orders confusion by the freight engineer and conductor, destroyed the mail car and dining car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Overland
Rock Springs
Wyo
Overland Limited
Ah. Say
Ah Say
Brink
Oscar Peterson
Roy Darrell
Perkins resignation rumored at New York Life election
The New York Evening Post reports George W. Perkins of J. P. Morgan & Co. is expected to retire from the vice presidency of New York Life Insurance and from its finance committee chairmanship at the upcoming April election. A friend says the move follows Mr. Morgan's suggestion and a formal announcement is near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
George W. Perkins
J. P. Morgan & Co
New York Life Insurance Company
Perkins
Morgan
Congress Votes 11 Million Dollar Panama Canal Appropriation
Congress approves an 11 million dollar appropriation for Panama Canal construction after a compromise between higher and lower estimates. The bill includes reporting and disclosure provisions, removes a tax disability on proposed bonds, and aligns canal bonds with other government securities to reimburse the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Panama Canal
Williams
Hepburn
Mann
Panama
Treasury
Russian Minister Sakharoff Shot in St. Petersburg
A telegram from St. Petersburg reports Lieutenant General Sakharoff, former minister of war, shot dead by a revolutions group member during a visit to Saratoff. The assassination alarms officials and raises fears of a military dictatorship as reform optimism in Russia wanes.
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St. Petersburg
London Daily ‘Telegraph
Ae Dtkuhnen
Prussia
Sakharoff
Saratoff
Revolutionary Movement
Witte
Vermont Woman Hanged for Husband Murder at Windsor
Mary Mabel Rogers was hanged at Vermont State Prison in Windsor at 1 13 PM Friday after two reprieves amid appeals. Gov Bell announced the execution was carried out promptly as required by law, despite private dissent and public interest in the case.
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Mary Mabel
Rogers
Vermont State
Windsor
Marcuse
Bennington
United States
Supreme Court
Bell
Vermont
Annual International Live Stock Exposition comes to Chicago
The exposition runs December 16 to 23 in Chicago and is billed as the world’s largest live stock show. The Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway offers low round trip fares on sale December 16 to 19, with return by December 24, via F A Nash, General Western Agent, Omaha.
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Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry
F. A. Nash
General Western
Farnam Sf
Omaha
West Point appoints Rev Edward Travers as new chaplain
Rev Edward Travers named chaplain of the United States Military Academy at West Point with the rank of captain by President Roosevelt. A Trinity College graduate of 1898, he served in the Spanish American War and held Trinity sprinting records. He was assistant rector at Trinity Church Boston and previously at Christ Church Poughkeepsie.
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Edward 8. Travers
United States Military Academy
West Point
Roosevelt
The
Times
Trinity Church
Boston
Meriden
Conn
Trinity College
Connecticut Regiment of Volunteers
Trinity
Brewster
Huntington
New York
East Side
Grace Church
Christ ‘Church
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Travers
Psi Upsilon
Judge Harmon Named Receiver Over Three Railroads
United States Judge Henry Lutton of Cincinnati ordered the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton and the Pere Marquette railroads placed in receivership. Former Judge Judson Harmon, former attorney general under Cleveland, was appointed to act as receiver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henry ‘Lutton
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Marquette Railroads
Judson Harmon
Cleveland
Astor to Erect Fine Building in Broadway New York
William Waldorf Astor plans a model apartment house near Central Park Broadway to cover almost a city block and rise twelve stories high. It will house about 1,600 people with five miles of hallways and seventy miles of pipes and eight hydrostatic elevators. No apartment will rent for less than $1,000 a year.
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Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Broadway
New York
Central Park
Wiliam Waldorf
John Jacob
France Sees Several Citizens as Possible Presidents
France seeks a successor to President Loubet with candidates including M. Fallieres senate president and M. Bourgeois. M. Doumer and M. Ribot face opposition from advanced Republicans while M. Rouvier could be receptive. M. Sarrien is a noted political power and Loubet himself may run again.
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France
Loubet
M. Fallieres
Senate
Reas Bourgeois
M. Doumer
Targer
M. Ribot
M. Rouvier
M. Sarrien
Politica
Overseer Questions Man About Work as He Digs
Reporters describe an Overseer questioning a woman about her husband who is reportedly out looking at work. The scene notes several men digging a cellar at the corner, implying the husband struggles to find employment while others work nearby.
Not Invincible Until He Adopts Pillsbury Vitos
A grand claim that the Czar of all the Russias, despite his vast empire and diverse subjects, will not be invincible until he makes Pillsbury's Vitos his regular breakfast diet. The passage blends hyperbole with marketing rhetoric for a cereal product.
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Russias
Pillsbury
Society Hard Pressed at De Fashion-Meeting
A park scene with Mrs. De Fashionment hosting a reception for a famed author. The big society lion arrives as guests scramble to read the author’s books to discuss them, while the hostess proclaims her priority in getting him to attend.
Why Indeed Echoes from a House Guest Parrot
Edward returns from foreign service and confronts Amelia about a birthday gift parrot. The bird mimics a woman's voice causing surprise as Teddy recalls past tokens and a photograph in the album.
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Edward
Foreign Service
Amelia
Teddy
Herbert
Praise for Dodd's Kidney Pills From Dayton Resident
Mr N R Roberts of Dayton Tennessee declares Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his kidney trouble fully restoring his back and stamina. He says he will keep them on hand for any return of symptoms and that no medicine has been so effective.
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Dayton, Tenn
Dodd
N. R. Roberts
Ptts
Saloon Scandal Over Budget Shoes Sparks Domestic Spat
A man fritters away six dollars treating friends at a saloon then returns home to scold his wife for buying their baby 98 cent shoes at a bargain sale, highlighting domestic tensions over frugality and temper.
Try One Package Defiance Starch Advertisement
A vintage ad copy urges trying Defiance Starch with a return option if unsatisfied. It promises one third more for the same money and notes it won’t stick to iron. A quip about Eve and Adam drinking is included as a humorous aside.
Oath of F J Cheney on Toledo firm and remedy claim
Frank J Cheney swears before Notary A W Gleason that the firm F J Cuzner Co will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarra not cured by Haw’s Cataria Cone. The document cites Toledo Ohio December 6 1886 and mentions remedies and pill notes.
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Orara
Onto
City
Lucas
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Genius as Unrecognized Talent
A concise reflection noting that genius is often simply talent not yet recognized, suggesting merit exists in ordinary effort and potential waiting to be acknowledged.
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertises Cure for Foot Discomfort
Mrs WJ Walker of Camden Nebraska reports relief from burning itching and painful feet after using Allen's Foot-Ease. The ad notes the product is sold by all druggists for 25 cents and includes a light joke about a woman with a new hat not complaining about long sermons.
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Allen
W.J. Walker
Camden
Defiance Starch Offer Promises 16 oz at Low Price
Ad copy touts Defiance starch with a free 16 ounce offering at zero cents. It claims past success stories of avoiding conventional wealth routes and hints at a back way to gain advantage.
Wordplay and paradox remix notes
A reflective line presents language quirks about truth and perception. It contrasts whitewashed deception with unknowing action by a woman, highlighting ambiguities in intent and capability.
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Direc
Tor of Equitable
McCall
New York Life Denies
Union -Pacific
Edward S. Travers
PHAGE
Harmon
Pere Marquette and
C., H. & D. Railroads
Society
Tennessee Praise
Eve
Adam
Ebal
Chenet & CO
Toledos C
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