Health testimonials and farming advances in early reports
An advertisement quotes Mrs. Pauline Judson of Brooklyn praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for prolonged illness after marriage, urging others to seek help. The piece also notes Pacific Coast wheat harvesting aided by large automobile traction engines performing plowing, harrowing, and planting.
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Pauline Judson
Eres
Schermerhorn Golf Club
Rooklyn
New York
Druggs
Lydia Enkham
Pacline Japson
Ho Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pinkham
Sian
Pacific Coast
Argentine Republic
California
Stand-Stock Food Sales Position Open in Midwest Firms
The F. E. Sanborn Company seeks reliable men in Nebraska and Iowa to sell Stand-Stock Food to farmers. Applicants must lead teams, work full time, be reputable with business sense and livestock knowledge. We provide wagons and strong incentives for top salesmen. Bond required. Application blank.
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Nebraska
Iowa
Pe Tt
F. E. Sanborn Company
Omaha
Nebr
Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children Ad
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children used at the Children’s Home in New York to cure fevers, teething disorders, stomach issues, and worm problems. It claims 90,000 testimonials and offers 2 cents at druggists with a sample free.
Starch Promotion Draws Mixed Reactions In Defiance
Local notices tout Defiance Starch claiming top prizes with a threshold of four or more entries. A flawed ad text suggests navigating costs and presents as rewards, while readers debate the promotion and its legitimacy.
Cure a Cold in One Day Advert Exploits Laxative
An old ad touts Cure a Cold in One Day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tubless with a money back promise if it fails. It also notes Defiance Starch sold in 16 ounce packages for 10 cents and hints at light social quips about honesty and sport while mentioning fashionable ailments like a peppery temper.
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Defiance
Hail's Catarrh Care Promoted for Internal Use
Hail's Catarrh Care is advertised for internal use with a price tag of 75 cents.
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Hail’s Catarrh Care
Peruna Tonic Endorsed by Congressman Fitzpatrick
Hon T Y Fitzpatrick of Kentucky writes from Washington praising Peruna as a good tonic and nerve support. The ad claims Pe-ru-nA strengthens nerves and regulates blood flow, curing catarrh and related conditions with worldwide reputation and factory-backed results.
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T. Y. Fitzpatrick
Kentucky
National Hotel
Washington, D. C
Perana
Hartman
Nin Spipebi
Mipnlieeteings Recitineioes, Sishoionts
Irrigation bill clears House amid amendments defeat
The irrigation measure passed the House 146 to 56 with Nebraska delegation voting in favor. All amendments were defeated except Littlefield of Maine's curb on debt, while the bill creates a reclamation fund from public lands and imposes state control provisions over waters and land use.
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Washington, D. C
House
Nebraska
Littlefield
Maine
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Senate
Friends of
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Commissioner Rules on Butter Color in Oleomargarine
Commissioner Yerkes of the Internal Revenue Bureau settles a contested question about artificial coloring in oleomargarine. He issues a regulation stating no artificial coloring may be used in any way in oleomargarine production without increasing the tax from one quarter of a cent to 10 cents a pound.
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Yerkes
International Revenue Bureau
California Fig Syrup Co
Co. —California Fig Syrup Co
Bohemian Farmer Shoots Wife Near Brainard Nebraska
Antonia Slavik was shot twice by her husband Vincent Slavik, a wealthy farmer north of Brainard, Neb. He fled as Sheriff West searched for him. Antonia, about 45, faces uncertain recovery amid family trouble alleged to have triggered the attack.
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Antonia Slavik
Vincent Slavik
Brainard
Neb
Slavik
Sheriff West
Boy Seriously Injured In Steam Wringer Incident
The son of Mr. Chambers of Fairmont Nebraska suffered a severe foot injury after his foot was caught in a steam wringer. Doctors fear tendon damage and possible permanent injury. the boy is about five years old.
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Chambers
Fairmont
Neb
Kinkaid Nominated by Sixth District Convention
Moses P. Kinkaid of O Neill was nominated for Congress by the Sixth district convention after 177 ballots were cast to reach a choice.
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Kinkaid
Moses P. Kinkaid
O'Neill
Surrenders tally passes twelve thousand in war brief
Kitchener reports 864 more surrenders since the last update, bringing total to just over 12,000. The Empire Express collided with a work train at Irvington New York with several cars wrecked but no injuries. Lieutenant Hagerdorn of the Twenty-eighth Battalion was dismissed and sentenced to two years in Manila prison.
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Kitchener
Empire Express
New York Central Road
Irvington
N. Y
Hagerdorn
Twity-eighth Tabanaty
Manila
Fragmented OCR Anecdote on Debt and Public Opinion
Disjointed lines discuss debt and social judgment with references to a burnt child and questions of responsibility. Mentions of a wedding or bride figure, a lender or debt holder, and a price or payout to wipe out debt appear amid garbled names and phrases. The tone mirrors a fragmentary column or notice from a local paper.
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Dean
Pixanam
Ger Om
Libby
Libbey
McNeill
Chicage
Ifso
Congressman Fitzpatrick
Eureka CremiwnAnne
Lary
Toi Tnt Y
Thompson
W. MN. A
Lincoln
Sonia
Wales
Will Water West
House of Representatives
Friends OF Measure
Littlefield of Maine
Alafsrma
Louisville, Ky
Ake
Nake
A. Keay
Shaw
Gale
Ani
Henry
Salzer
la Crosse
San Francisco
Cal
New York, N. Y
Magnetic Starch Mfg. CO
Iticura
Londoe
Deve
Chan
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