They Cure Rheumatism with Dr Williams Pink Pills
A testimonial supports Dr Williams Pink Pills for nomoto rheumatism a painful form of rheumatism. Mrs Thomas Broadin of Watertown New York describes long months of pain before taking pills leading to dramatic relief after six weeks and full cure after several boxes. Price 50 cents per box or 2 60 for six.
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Williams
Bhow
Willams
Thowna Broaiehin
Mill Street
Watertown
N.Y
Anya
Meyers
Vhelomacian, and, Although T Had A Good Physician and Tool His Medician
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Woman Novelist Widely Read Birthday Edition
Miss Braddon, famed novelist of Lady Audley s Secret, celebrated her seventieth birthday by issuing her sixty second book and has earned royalties on over a million copies. Also features an obscure note on aging, and a Chinese legend about the Bell tower and Drum tower ending with a tragic tale of a virgin’s blood and a ghostly shoe.
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Miss Braddon
Lady Audley
Imperial
Diacon
Anoult
Keal
Village gossip tale of Jim and the wife’s suspicions
A married man named Jim becomes the center of a village rumor after a party of four jokes about his fidelity. A prank call to his office leads his wife to confront him, while Jim defends his innocence and endures social backlash as suspicions linger. The piece ends with a satirical note about organized punishment for pranksters.
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Kellar
Ching
Jim
Tim
Erand
Skellar
Mr. Blanc
Mr. Blank
Ribhskellar
Rathakellar
Min
James
Washington
Great
Washington Star
New Target Device Lets Marksmen Register Hits Electrically
Col. George A. Peters of Toronto Invents a rifle practice target that records shot positions on a dial via hammer mechanisms and an electric indicator. The swinging frame target adjusts for bullet weight and range up to 200 yards, letting one operator tally hits without two markers.
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George A. Peters
Toronto
Canada
Burkers
Saya
Fuller
Electrical arc method salvages metals from fire ruins in San Francisco
The Selby Smeking company reports success using the Dwyer Drickey electrical arc system to recover hundreds of tons of lead zinc and tin buried in the remains of a shot tower. Workers cut through brick and bedrock with high voltage heat, freeing blocks weighing about a ton each. About 200 tons remain entombed, a process expected to continue through winter. Spectators watched the strange equipment as men in canvas visors labored.
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Selby Smeking Company
San Francisco
Itfa
Selby
Dwyer-Prickey Electrical Company
DwyerDrickey Company
Remarkable tiny engine model by Ontario watchmaker
A London Globe report describes a four grain engine model made of gold and steel weighing almost nothing. Produced by a Canadian watchmaker in Ontario it fits in the palm. Prof Chant of the University of Toronto estimates it makes 6000 revelations per minute and a power near 1498000 horsepower.
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Ontario
London Globe
Chant
University of Toronto
Music and Caterpillars Stir Caterpillars to Drop
Report notes caterpillars react to musical vibrations by dropping from trees when sounds are heard. The observation suggests a possible method to control caterpillar plagues and myths about their behavior.
Richer Every Day for Westminster Duke Lands
The young duke of Westminster grows immensely richer as he collects peppercorn rents on vast swaths of South Belgravia London property. For eighty years he earns a shilling per house per month and at term end will own the entire estate valued in the millions.
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Duke of Westminster
Miles
South Belgravia
London
Bookmakers temperate in habits amid racing life
The London Tatler notes that contrary to belief among casual observers, bookmakers and the racing world are not especially coarse or riotous. taken as a body they are exceptionally temperate in their habits.
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London Tatler
Eager to Part with Money in Willesden Court
A police court witness testified under oath that a customer was asked to leave a shop after insisting on paying a bill he did not owe. The case centers on disputed charges and the shopkeeper’s actions toward the persistent customer.
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Willesden
England
Incomplete Jewish Houses at Rothschild’s London Home
The piece notes a partial, unfinished cornier at Lord Rothschild’s Piccadilly residence and cites Jewish tradition claiming some part of a house must remain incomplete to remind the owner he is a stranger on earth. Chesterton’s quip about journalism concludes the passage.
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Lord Rothschild
Piccadilly
London
Abraham
Reduced rail fares to Missouri river and East via Santa Fe
Reduced rates from Utah and Idaho to all points East and return via Santa Fe. From Ogden and Salt Lake City to Missouri river points. Proportionate rates from Idaho and other points. Travel dates November 20 and December 18, 1906. Return limit six days. Literature available from agent C. B. Warren at 411 Dooly, Salt Lake City.
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Utah
Idaho
Santa Fe
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Missouri River
Louis
C. B. Warren
A.T
S. F
Dooly Elk
Trah
Adjustable Target at Tring Rifle Butts, London
A lifesize man figure that rises and falls at varying intervals has been set up at the Tring rifle butts in London, making it hard for marksmen to predict whether the head or the full body appears.
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Tring Rifle
London
American Lawlessness Sparks Community Fear
A Philadelphia Ledger quote highlights a state where residents report ten murders in a single month. The piece frames survivor anxiety and growing unrest as lawlessness dominates the area.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Street Renamed for Clown Grimaldi in England
Henry Street in Pentonville England is set to become Grimaldi Street to honor Joseph Grimaldi the prince of modern jesters who was born there. The article notes early billiard table cushions made from India rubber about seventy years ago.
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Joey Grimaldi
Henry Street
Pentonville
England
Grimaldi
India
Aro
Twenty Three for the Chickens
The Chickens lose 12 percent of their young flock after an intruder visited Dr. Stouts yard last week. The return of the chicken grabbers to New Hope is noted by Staunton Sun reporting the incident.
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New Hope
Dr. Stout
Staunton
Crust of the Earths Elements Examined in Study
A scientific note explains that the crust of the earth contains about 20 of the 75 or more elements, and within those only eight occur in amounts exceeding one percent of the total.
Women as Travelers and Language Prowess
The piece argues that women are better travelers than men in nine of ten cases. It claims women are more fluent in modern languages and more sociable, enabling them to navigate language barriers and deceitful situations more easily.
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Kellner
Garcon
Babirussa Tusks Puzzle Baffles Scholars
A babirussa tusk mystery stumps scientists while the piglike creature uses its impressive fangs in puzzling ways. Observations note tusks seem to belong to the animal and straw litter collection appears as a nuisance amid freezing water and fragile shells damaged by frost.
Sleep as universal balm and currency, Cervantes quote
A Cervantes line extols sleep as a universal cloak and resource. It arms the poor and hungry with rest and warmth, equates balance of wealth with power, and equalizes the lowly with the elite, framing money as the ultimate equalizer.
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Miguel de Cervantes
Notable U.S. Canals and Their Costs
The Erie Canal runs 387 miles and was completed in 1826 at a cost of 52 540 800. The Ohio Canal covers 317 miles with a cost of 4 696 204. The Suez Canal is the longest foreign ship canal, linking the Mediterranean and Red Seas, with a cost of 3100 000 008.
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United States
Suez
the Sunday Magazine
Patti's Sunny Philosophy
A concise note by Patti celebrates finding blue in the sky as a daily mood lifter. It reflects a cheerful, optimistic approach and a belief that a single blue speck can color the world.
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Patti
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London Saturday Review
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