Catholic Sisters Endorse Peruna as Catarrh Remedy
Letters received by Dr Hartman from U S Catholic Sisters praise Peruna for catarrhal diseases including dyspepsia and female weakness. Sisters withhold names and addresses but offer to provide upon request. Dr Hartman invites prompt case details for free medical advice and addresses the president of the Peruna Company for further correspondence.
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Sisters of Charity
Perini
Hartman
Ursuline Sisters of
Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Southwest
Colorado
Sisters of Charity Promote Peru-na for Catarrh
Questionable health claim text notes sisters of charity across the United States using a product Peru na for catarrh. The clipped line references a Catholic section and hints at nationwide adoption of the remedy within church circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Memorable stamp year in 1902 feared by collectors
The London News notes 1902 will bring record stamp releases across nations. Edward VII issues appear in Britain while Spain plans a coronation theme post Alfonso XIII. Roosevelt and German stamps are announced, Russia marks St Petersburg’s centenary, and limited coronation issues spark debate about collector value.
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Edward VII
Alfonso XIII
America
Roosevelt
Germany
Switzerland
Russia
St. Petersburg
London News
Neetor
Great Britain
Big Lump of Gold at Helena Assay Office
A virgin gold nugget weighing 2.18 troy ounces was melted at the United States assay office in Helena Montana after negotiations to preserve it as a nugget failed due to inability to achieve an exact assay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Helena
Mont
Scientist studies fish diseases under government commission
A government fish commission directed scientist is carefully studying fish diseases. He has already found cures for several epidemics that affect hatching stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Fish Commission
What It Costs a Society Girl in New York
A dated column notes rising society costs in New York as social obligations shift from intimate home teas and dances to lavish outings at venues like Sherry’s or Delmonico’s. It estimates the ballroom at $300 plus music, flowers, and refreshments, suggesting a total burden around $1,000 to repay a season’s frivolity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sherry’s
Delmonico’s
Depew Bride Welcomed by Washington Society
Washington society welcomed the bride of Senator Depew at Miss Paulding’s home with an immense reception attended by over a thousand guests. Senator Depew stood by the bride as hosts and guests offered congratulations while the diplomatic corps was represented and Mrs Depew spoke chiefly in French.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depew
Washington Society
Senator Depew
Paulding
Ohio legislature debates civil service and tax bills
Columbus reports Senate and House actions on state payroll reform, local option taxes, and corporate levies. Measures include placing clerks in civil service, reforming prisoner laws, and tax shifts amid new excise and trust proposals. March headlines note river of bills, plus a Cleveland bakery building collapse with multiple deaths and an official inquiry.
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Columbus
Senate
Crafts
Finance Committee
House
State Board of Commerce
Willis Corporation
W. C. Andrews
Park Avenue
New York
Willoughby
Lake County
Ohio
Warner
Cleveland
Kinney
Cuyahoga
Congress
Tragedy as Water Crane Strikes Erie Brakeman
In Ravenna on March 3, C. M. Clark of Cleveland an Erie railroad brakeman was riding an engine when a water crane struck him and he died at the scene. The incident occurred while the crew operated east of the station, investigators said.
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Ravenna
C. M. Clark
Cleveland
Bracken’s Municipal Ownership Bill Reported for Indefinite Postponement
In Columbus on March 1 the municipal affairs committee reported Bracken’s street car ownership bill for indefinite postponement. The motion to not concur with the report failed in a 34 to 34 tie.
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Columbus
Bracken
Municipal Affairs Committee
Local railroad offices moved to Baltimore
The auditors of the Cleveland Lorain & Wheel ing railroad have been removed to Baltimore, where they will join the main offices of the Baltimore & Ohio system.
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Baltimore
Cleveland
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio System
Railroad Worker Injury Waiver Ban Bill Introduced
Representative McNamee introduced a bill to make illegal any contract that waives an employee right to damages for injuries in service. The measure targets railroad contracts and aims to curb waivers used by railroads.
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Columbus
McNamee
Doctor Discharged Over Smallpox Reporting Charge
The Newark jury has acquitted Dr. PD H Miller of failing to report a smallpox case. The patient was his wife, who had been the subject of the trial.
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Newark
PD. H. Miller
Dr. Miller
Whisky a Knife User in Springfield Riot
Williem Bibbs, a coal wagon driver, severely slashed George B. Lingenhofer, the stable boss, after being discharged. Lingenhofer retaliated with a brutal beating, injuring Bibbs before authorities intervened.
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Springfield
Williem Bibbs
George B. Lingenhoser
Linkenhofer
Bibbs
qualified to do business in ohio
Qualified to Do Business Columbus Ohio March 1 The American Oil Development Co a West Virginia corporation with 5600 capital stock on Friday qualified to do business in Ohio The office for the State ville in Woodsfield Monroe county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
da ‘Ican Oil Development Co
West Virginia
Ohio
State Ville
Woolsfield
Monroe County
A GREWSOME SIGHT IN CINCINNATI DEATH OF AGED WOMAN
An elderly white woman named Busby was found dead in a second floor room at 755 West Fifth Street. The flesh on her face had been eaten away by three cats and two dogs that were in the apartment, likely starved into attacking. Neighbors had not seen her since Thursday and her impoverished husband had recently been sent to the city infirmary. The woman had lamented being separated from him, with neighbors hearing her moaning.
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Cincinnati
Busby
West Fifth Street
Prominent Warren Banker Perkins Dies by Suicide
Hon Henry Bishop Perkins a leading Warren philanthropist and bank president killed himself in his office after a year marked by illness and the death of a beloved son. A native son, he amassed a fortune estimated at three to four million dollars and played a key role in railroad and state affairs.
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Warren, O
Henry Bishop Perkins
Ohio
Aers
Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Warren
First National Bank
Kfe
Adder Submarine Trials Promise Swift Attacks in Peconic Bay
The Adder, latest US submarine torpedo boat, is set for official tests in Peconic Bay within weeks. It is claimed to maneuver five minutes faster than French subs can fire and disappear, with surface returns possible in 30 seconds or less. The Fulton, after a prior Peconic Bay accident, has been repaired at high cost.
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Peconic Bay
Fulton
Peconic Hay
Prominent Chicago Woman Endorses Lydia Pinkham Cure
Mrs L A Harris of Chicago credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing eight years of ovarian trouble without surgery. She condemns surgical zeal, urges others to try the remedy first, and notes a $5000 forfeit if the letter is not genuine. The ad lists symptoms and promotes the product as a remedy for irregular and painful menstrual issues and related debility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Harris
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
East 31St St
Ill
Government Plans to Regulate Wireless Telegraphy
The article argues for government restrictions on wireless telegraphy, especially land operations along the coast, as a necessary wartime and strategic measure. It notes nations abroad are considering such controls and questions Marconi claims about interference being overcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarhe
Marconi
Eight Women Attacked by Same Man in Cleveland
In Cleveland on a Monday night a man struck eight young women with a blunt instrument, knocking them down. Regina Walk, 20, received a head blow and concussion and may not recover. Police suspect the same assailant committed the recent eight to nine attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Regina Walk
Crown Prince Punished For Corps Life At Bonn
Berlin report says Germany's crown prince dislikes the student corps rituals at Bonn and walked out of a club dining room. A corps official complained to the emperor, who ordered the prince to the same treatment as others. He served two weeks' confinement in his room before traveling to Berlin.
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Berlin
New York Journal
Crown Prince
Germany
Bonn
Owens Pottery Plant Destroyed by Fire in Zanesville
Fire consumed the J. B. Owens Pottery Co plant in Zanesville on Sunday, wiping out $300,000 in value with about half insured. Four hundred workers lost jobs, and rebuilding will start immediately. A Kearns-Gorsuch Co warehouse also suffered $20,000 in fire damage adjacent to the Owens site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville, O
J. B. Owens Pottery Co
Kearns-Gorsuch Co
Owens
New Railroad Co Incorporated in Ohio Capital
The Cincinnati & Indiana Railroad Co of Cincinnati was incorporated Friday with $500,000 capital. It will build and operate a steam road from Cincinnati to Cottage Grove near the Indiana state line, connecting with the Cincinnati, Richmond & Muncie railroad for a direct Cincinnati to Muncie line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Railroad Co. Incorporated
Columbus, O
Cincinnati & Indiana Railroad Co
Cincinnati
Cottage Grove
Indiana State Line
Cincinnati, Richmond
Bank Breaker Rushes National Bank in Toledo
In Toledo on March 4, 26 year old Max Powder rushed into the National Bank of Commerce, demanding the keys and claiming to be a national bank examiner. Police restrained him as officials secured the bank and investigated the disturbance.
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Toledo
National Bank of Commerce
Max Powder
National Bank
Powder
Colonist Excursions to the Pacific Coast Open in March
March and April offer low rates to the Pacific Coast and intermediate points. Summer round trips cost less than one cent per mile one way, returning separately. Contact W. Connor, Union Pacific Southern Pacific Bus., 53 East 4th St., Cincinnati Ohio for details and to receive informative, practical material.
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Great West
W. Connor
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
East 4Th St
Cincinnti
Ohio
California
No Alternative Witness Admission in Detroit Transcript
The emriness counsel challenges a witness asking if they admit being a tramp. The witness responds yes and explains pride prevents honest work, while disdain for becoming a lawyer is noted, all set within a Detroit citation.
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Detroit
Maternal Love Echoes in Tit-Rits Exchange
A brief snippet shows Mrs Mulligan comforting a child, who asks for a motherly figure after loss. The banter ends with the boy insisting he still has a mum, and a humorous line offering stern care in place of a mother.
Love in a Cottage or Palace Exchange Quip
Quip from Smart Set notes a couple debating romance as a palace dream meets practical wages. The line about waiting until one earns the palace plays with social mobility and humor. A light literary jab on love and finance.
Kept on Talking. Office boy to hospital inmate tale
A fragment reports a former office boy once quick to grab everything now confined at Municipal Hospital in Philadelphia. The note hints at a life derailed and a lingering question about his fate.
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Hook
Municipal Hospital
Philadelphia
Earliest Russian Millet Seeding Ad Offered for Rich Hay
Seeds from John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wis promote Earliest Russian Millet as a prolific hay producer promising 5 to 8 tons of rich hay per acre. Prices listed: 50 lbs for $1.90, 100 lbs for $28.00 with note of low freights. Also includes unrelated light quote from Philadelphia Bulletin about a singer.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Weil Orleans Co
New York
Balzer
U. S. Ag. Dept
Salzex
Remedy Pitch Ad Snippets From Early 1900s Newspapers
A collage of patent medicine claims and quack ad lines from American newspapers dated around 1900. It features products like Lilse Oil, Pike's Toothache Drops, and Piso's Cure, with generic testimonials and prices noted, reflecting the era's oral marketing culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Pike
Prominent Cleveland Physician Dead
Cleveland, O march 4 Dr Worthy Streater a prominent physician of Cleveland died Monday night aged 85 years He was the man after whom the city of Streator Ill was named In early life Dr Streater helped to build what is now a portion of the Erie railroad
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Cleveland
Cleveland, O
Worthy Streater
Streator
Ill
Erie Railroad
Kin Eary Charged With Abuse Resists Arrest Stabs Constable
Massillon Ohio March 4 Michael Kin Eary is charged with abusing his mother at North Lawrence near Massillon Monday. He resisted arrest, stabbed Constable Persky, and escaped. he remains at large as the hunt continues.
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Massillon
Michael Kineary
North Lawrence
Here
Persky
Man Killed by Engine at City Crossing
Cincinnati reporter says 70 year old Wm. Rusecx was struck by a passenger train at the Power street crossing of the C., H. & D. railroad on Monday. He failed to notice the approaching train and was thrown several feet from the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Wm. Rusecx
Power Street
The
Struck by Lightning in Lancaster Injury Details
Asher Gundy of Lancaster Ohio was struck by lightning while driving home on March 3 and rendered unconscious for several hours. He sustained serious burns to the head but is described as currently recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Asher Gundy
Two Accidents at Toledo City
In Toledo Ohio on March 3 Henry Harfs six year old inmate of the Orphans home was fatally scalded by falling into a tub of boiling water. Saas Minnick a contractor of 717 Superior street was fatally injured by falling from a scaffold.
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Toledo
Henry Harfs
Orphans’ Home
Saas Minnick
Superior Street
Tragic pair in Mt Gilead granary death and attempted suicides
Mount Gilead Ohio on March 3 reports Thomas J Campbell found his wife dead by hanging in the granary and a daughter’s failed suicide attempt noted in the same household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Gilead
Thos. J. Campbell
Faceless Dyes Marketed With Simple Use Claim
A Washington Iowa Democrat clipping notes the PUTNAM FACELESS DYES are as easy to use as soap with no mass or failures and observes frequent new lies heard daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
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Big Four
Ind
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Ridgetown
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Anakesis
Califor
Naranjal Medical CO
Oakland
Wayside Humor Publishing Co
Syracuse
Gregor Seesecs
D.d. H. Gregory & Son
Marblehead
Mags
Davenport
N. E
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