Woman's Misery in Paterson Woman Praises Kidney Pills
Mrs. John La Rue of 115 Paterson Avenue Paterson New Jersey describes nine years of kidney trouble with back pain headaches dizziness and nosebleeds. After using one box of Doan's Kidney Pills the pain and blood rushes subsided and she continued treatment. Doan's Kidney Pills 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells through all dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John la Rue
Paterson Avenue
Paterson
N. J
Dean
Doan
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Lost Decoy Banquet Tale
H E Buermeyer recalls a New York banquet he attended as National Amateur Skating Association president. In the cloakroom the attendant laments guests failing to tip and having taken the decoy quarter from a tray, revealing a woebegone mood.
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H. E. Buermeyer
National Amateur Skating Association
New York
Refinery Receiver Sought in Webster Refining Case
A district court suit by J A Johnson and others of Humboldt against the Webster Refining Co seeks $2940 due and unpaid and the appointment of a receiver for the refinery. Plaintiffs allege mismanagement and insolvency with debts over $32,000 and mortgages totaling $12,000. They state the plant is valued at $15,000 to $20,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Johnson and Others
Humboldt
Webster Refining Company
Webster
Grape-Nuts Ad Opponents Face Bakers and Imitators
The article discusses imitators selling thin flaked breakfast foods to compete with Grape-Nuts. It explains why Grape-Nuts is distinct due to thorough baking and phytochemical content, and notes manufacturers copying its advertising. The Postum Co. of Battle Creek promotes and defends its product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zackly
Postum Co
Battle Creek
New Trial Denied for Oregon Senator John Mitchell
Judge Dehaven in Portland overruled the motion for a new trial in the United States Senate case of Senator John H. Mitchell. Arrest of judgment was denied and explanations to the jury were upheld as proper. Defense sought a week to file a bill of exceptions and writ of error. Ex-Senator Thurston asked for time to prepare the bill and stay proceedings.
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United States
John H. Mitchell
Oregon
Dehaven
Portland
Mitchell
BeHiger
Heney
Naval officer guilty in court martial of drunkenness and duty neglect
Commander B O Scott U S N in command of the cruiser Detroit was found guilty at a court martial of drunkenness on duty causing risk to a vessel and neglect of duty. Charges of disobeying arrest order and conduct prejudicial to good order were not proven. Sentence was dismissal with clemency recommendation. Rear Admiral Bradford approved findings and sent the record to the secretary of the navy for presidential action.
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Scott
B. O. Scott
U.S. N
Navy
Detroit
Puerto Plata
Naval Forces
Santo Domingo
Naval Court
Secretary of the Navy
Six Months for Flirt in New York City
Benjamin F F Smith of St Louis was sentenced to six months in jail by Magistrate Steinert after a passer by remarks to a married woman led to her striking him. Mrs Grace M Gamble, stylish and handsome, provoked the incident by defending her husband a Brooklyn businessman at the Madison Avenue Forty second Street subway entrance. The court urged other women who suffer from mashers to take similar action.
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St. Louis
New York
Benjamin FF. Smith
Steinert
New York City
Grace M. Gamble
Brooklyn
Madison Avenue
Forty-second Street
Smith
China's Possible Role in Russo Japanese Peace Talks
China may seek a formal voice in the peace conference through a circular note to all powers. Russia has not replied. Wu Tingfang, former minister in Washington, may be chosen to monitor U S proceedings, signaling Chinese interest in territorial considerations.
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China
Foreign Office
Russia
Peking
Prince Ouktomsky
Japan
United States
Shanghai
Wu Ting Fang
Washington
Russians Repulsed In Northern Korea Front
Reports from Tokio indicate Russian forces in northern Korea have been driven northward to two positions south of the Tumen river. Front dispatches say a large Russian force moved south from Vladivostok toward Nokiefsks, likely to halt and prepare a stand. In Manchuria the rainy season slows large movements. On July 11 a Russian center around Darline was attacked and resisted. July 12 Japanese forces dislodged them toward Mauka, securing South Sakhalin. Japanese prisoners numbered eighty including Lt Maximin. four field pieces, a machine gun and ammo depots were captured. Japanese losses were about seventy. Russian losses about 160.
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Tokio
Korea
Tumen
Vladivostok
Nokiefsk
Manchuria
Darline
Mauka
South Sakhalin
Roosevelt orders hard probe into cotton report leaks
President Roosevelt declares a rigid investigation into leaks in the agriculture department related to the cotton report. He considers the leaker(s) more culpable than theft and directs the matter to the department of justice for immediate, careful handling. Secretary Wilson’s findings and recommendations are to guide action, with Solicitor General Hoyt conducting a thorough inquiry.
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Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Holmes
Wilson
Department of Justice
Hoyt
Setback for Mayor Weaver in Philadelphia reform drive
Mayor Weaver failed to win council approval to hire special counsel for contract disputes involving millions in court. The common council instead advanced three bills repealing ordinances granting Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company 100 miles of track rights without compensation, against his request.
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Weaver
Philadelphia
Common Council
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Brow and Lily Rivalry Sparks Evening Debate
In a Cleveland Leader item the speaker and listener argue over the perfection of a maiden's brow likened to a lily. The dispute lasts through the evening, ending with heartbreak as the brow on the narrator’s shoulder is cited as proof of the rival claim.
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Saas Cleveland
Blue Scarecrow Elicits Birds' Fear, Farmer Says
A farmer reports blue scarecrows scare birds more effectively than ordinary ones. A New York professor suggested birds fear blue due to ancient reptile instincts, citing evolution from pale blue prehistoric predators to modern birds, with blue still triggering fear.
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Ryon
New York
Fish Dam at Converse’s Ice Dam Near Hughesville
A Williamsport Sun report describes Converse’s ice dam near Hughesville Pennsylvania as crowded with small five inch fish. The water layers force anglers to drop bait through a wriggling mass to reach larger fish below. Mrs Irvin Converse and Miss Gladys Eoch attempted June 1 to hook the big ones.
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Hughesville
Penn
Williamsport Sun
Robins Use Lace as Hawser in Elm Nest
A resident of West Franklin Maine tied lace to whiten it, only to have it blown into an elm where it became a hawser securing a robin’s nest. The reader expresses sympathy with the anti robin crusade but laments the loss of lace.
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West Franklin
Coincidence in Freunions Dinner Reunion At Malvern
A year after an unexpected gathering, eighteen people who met at Mrs George Longacres home in Malvern Pennsylvania for dinner return on a Sunday for another reunion. The article notes the coincidence that all eighteen appeared again without any prior knowledge among them.
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Freunions
George Longacre
Malvern
Longacre
Bullfinch with unusual black plumage seen in Bishops Storeford
A note from Mr. W Head of Pleasant Road Bishops Storeford England reports a bullfinch kept by him that lacks the bird’s normal red and white markings and instead is an intensely black specimen.
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Pleasant Road
Bishops Storeford
Eng
Deer Surprises Train After Jump From Woods
A deer leaped from a thicket onto a moving freight train in Thetford VI. It landed on a flat car and fell between the car and caboose, breaking its neck.
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Thetford
The Teacher’s Escape From Overwork Through Pills
Miss Margaret M. James, after six years of overcrowded city schooling and nervous collapse, credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her health. She bought six boxes, regained sleep and strength, and has returned to teaching at 128 Clay Street Dayton Ohio. Fellow teachers report positive results and broad use of the remedy.
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James
Williams
Dayton
Ohio
Dr. Williams
Defiance Starch Crowned Best for Home Use
Defiance starch claims supremacy in household use with higher quality and 4 oz more per purchase for 10 cents less than competing brands of cold water starch.
In Court in England a Barrister and a Swindling Client
Abe Hummel recalls meeting an eminent barrister in England who invited him to the law courts to witness a trial of a client accused of large swindling. The exchange turns on English court humor and the appearance of the accused who was brought in handcuffed. A quip about mercy follows as a fool killer vows to marry a modern club woman to doom the man to rock the baby.
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England
Abe” Hummel
Newmarket
Law Courts
Postum Food Coffee Restores Health in Rome Matron
A Rome New York matron describes severe coffee intolerance and stomach upset from coffee. She switched to Postum Food Coffee and reports full recovery, improved appetite, and better overall health. The testimonial credits Postum from Battle Creek Michigan and promotes The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Rome
N. Y
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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