San Francisco Rises From Earthquake Fire as City Rebuilds
Reporter describes calm after the disaster with sanitation, Red Cross support, and volunteer labor. Phelan advocates government-backed bonds to fund a fifty year mortgage, while citizens endure camps in Golden Gate Park and the Presidio. Tales of courage, marriages, births, and collective grit mark a city ready to rebuild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelan
Congress
United States
San Francisco
Red Cross
Golden Gate Park
Eugene Boylan Palmer
Chicago Record-Herald
Market Street
Ilotta
Bay
Poodle Dog
St. Ignatius Church
Hunter’s Point
Latin Quarter
Rest Hohemia
Coppas Place
Mision Dolores
Golden Gate
Looters Shot on Sight After Earthquake Night Terror
Rioters and looters faced deadly force as gunfire echoed through the city in the quake aftermath. Two university students rescued a woman on Van Ness avenue and helped the man dig a trench before shots ended his life. Sunday brought calmer scenes with church services and prayers for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
San Francisco
Talbott
van Ness Avenue
Dus
Mrs Mary Gagner Recovers Strength After Pink Pills
Holyoke Mass resident Mrs Mary Gagner describes extreme dizziness and weakness from mill work years ago. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People she took six boxes and fully recovered, reporting two years of good health since. Pills claim to build new blood and renew nerve strength and are sold by druggists or mailed by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gagner
South Summer Street
Holyoke
Mass
Dr. Williams
Mrs. Gagner
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
Lewis' Single Binder cigar ad claims quality by pluck
A vintage ad touts Lewis' Single Binder cigar with lines about happiness and luck, implying quality comes from effort rather than chance. The copy promotes the brand through a folksy proverb about a man who has made good not blowing his own horn.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Promise
A fragmented ad text touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming relief of gum irritation wind colic and related discomfort. It includes a quoted proverb about men talking louder when mistaken.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Constipation Pills Advised
There is more Catarrh in this region than all other diseases and until recently was thought incurable. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F.J. Cheney & Co of Toledo claims a constitutional basis and inside doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. They offer $100 for any case it fails to cure and invite readers to request circulars. Also mentions Sure Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Curry
Sacramento
Fors Greas
Hall
F.j.cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F.j.cheey & CO
Cynical Bachelor Ponders Luck and Marriage
A light exchange quotes the Cynical Bachelor on fortune and marriage. A quip about poets and springtime versus ring time follows, ending with a remark that a man cannot exist long without food.
Endorsed Patent Remedy Promises Broad Cure
Medical writers and teachers from several schools endorse Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for weak digestion, catarrh, liver bile disorders, chronic bowel issues, bronchial and throat diseases, and severe coughs. The bottle bears open formula claims with glycerine base and no alcohol, offered by Dr. Pierce of Buffalo, N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Theitoreon Med. College
Niv
Wfile "Tlisggood
Bennett Med. College
Chicago
John Tt Mae Ud
Clacinns F Cinelohn
I . Hale
Hahnemann Med
Chi
Golden Medical Discovery
B. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
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Presidio
Great Park
Golden Gate OY
Detali
The
San
Pilans
Future New City
Calif
Jefferson Square
Stork
Paris
Mission District
Valencia Hotel
Eighteenth
Valencia Streets
Cosmopolitan
Fifth
Mission Streets
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