Kentucky Woman Credits Pink Pills With Weight Gain
Mrs. D. O. Wedding of Hartford Kentucky says after two years of illness she found relief with Williams Pink Pills. She gained weight regained health and was able to perform household duties again. The letter touts renewed vigor and urges others to request the company booklet Plain Tales to Women. Pills sold by mail at 50 cents per box or 200 per set.
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D. O. Wedding
Hartford
Aia
Arkansas
Williama
Wile Tints
Willian
Hindu Moon Lore Arrests in Singapore Moon Eclipse
The Singapore Times reports a Hindu belief on August 4 observing a total eclipse caused by Rahoo, the serpentlike planet. During the contact Hindus bathe in the sea before and after, abstain from food and water, and await purification as the moon is momentarily captured.
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Singapore
Mindua
Massa
Fu Hidenus
Singapore Times
Cuticura Heals Baby’s Sores in Two Weeks Says Mother
Mrs. George J. Stoose of Akron Ohio recounts a severe infantile skin case. She reports that Cuticura Soap and Ointment cleared the body and face of a persistent humor within weeks after other doctors failed. The account ends with a remark on a man’s sudden headache and a bright wife.
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Soree
Cuticura
Culicura
George J. Stoose
Colburn Bt
Akron
Ohio
Inventive Hammer Mechanism Uses Foot Lever Power
A historical note describes two Kangas inventors applying foot lever pressure to a hammer system. The device uses a treadle linked to a shaft, which lowers the hammer onto an anvil and returns via a spring, with a catch limiting rise and a chain attaching treadle to the hammer mechanism.
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Kangas
Andron Chale
Splitting Granite with Air by North Carolina Granite Co
The Youth's Companion reports a method using compressed air to fracture granite on a hillside. A three inch bore eight feet deep is widened with dynamite and powder to start a horizontal crack, expanding outward with air pressure of 80 to 100 pounds until a surface exposure forms. A horizontal granite sheet several acres wide can be detached.
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North Carolina Granite Company
Alma
Burning Diamond Display Captivates Viewers
Sir William Crookes recently showcased a diamond burning in an electric arc on screen. The stone appeared to sprout and swell and turn black under extreme heat before leaving only a swollen graphite lump.
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William Crookes
Locomotive Tire Fire Alarm Demonstration
In many small towns without electric fire alarms worn locomotive tires were used as alarms. Marengo Illinois shows a tire hung from a cross piece at the firehouse, with an iron striker and two wires to a ground door. striking the tire produces rapid sounds to summon firefighters.
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Smalier
Bern
Marengo
Turntien
Poison Indicator for Deadly Poisons
A southern inventor proposes a poison indicator to mark bottles containing poison. The device is separate from the cork and transferable between bottles. A skull and crossbones design differentiates daytime use, with a peculiar shape for nighttime identification, held in place by a pin at the cork base.
Pests Driven From Golf Links by Worm Ejection Test
England test at Mid Surrey golf links in Richmond shows angle worms driven from ground after watering. Exterminator spread over turf. within three minutes thousands of worms surfaced. One square yard contained about 900 worms. a barrow full was collected with a rake.
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England
Mid- Surrey
Richmond
Montreal Herald
Editors Protest Against Railroads Paying Ads With Transport
Washington reports a sweeping interstate commerce commission ruling that only money may be paid for transportation, banning railroads from exchanging transport for newspaper advertising. Publishers nationwide condemn the decision as unconstitutional and harmful to the press, asserting existing laws do not prohibit such barter and arguing it would curb newspaper prosperity. Senators and representatives are flooded with protests as lawmakers dispute the ruling’s scope and intent.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washtarton
Commission
Commerce Commission
Congress
Result of Conference at Algeciras to be Implemented
Tangier reports the sultan has charged Mohammed el Torres his foreign minister and Mohammed Sidi el Mokhiii the Moroccan delegate to the Algeciras conference with El Menebhik former minister of war to confer with the powers ministers in Tangier on applying the conference decisions.
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Algeciras
Tangier
Mohammed el Torres
Mohammed Sidi el Mokhiii
el Menebhik
Annex Cuba Seen as Best for Cuba, Editors Say
London reports editorial opinions on the Cuba crisis favor annexation by the United States as the best outcome. The pieces note no fault by US leaders and foresee annexation as inevitable amid the Cuban situation. Also, Charles Anderson, a Cook City milling man, died by suicide near Gardiner after being missing since Thursday.
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London
United States
Cuba
Livingston
Monte Wera
Chas. Anderson
Cook City
Gardiner
Anderson
Prospect Tunnel
Means End of Observatory in Greenwich England
The Greenwich Observatory faces jeopardy as a near by power station on the meridian threatens its operations. The Electrical Review notes the plant near the observatory will exceed 60,000 horsepower and disturbances have already appeared. Parliament has been informed as scientists fear instruments will become useless.
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Greenwich Observatory
England
Electrical Review
London County Council
Greenwich
Snert Ag
Comparisons Unwiee in Virginian Pilot Piece
A fragment from the Virginian Pilot recalls Grecian beauty and long feet with a remark on Hellenic women and long tongues citing Hypatia and Xantippe as examples. The note urges wives and daughters to heed this historical contrast.
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Hypatia
Xantippe
No More Sevres Graft Ends In France Budget Reform
The budget commission led by M. Calllaux votes to abolish the bons de Sevres china vouchers. The famed porcelain is to be treated as cash only, ending a scandal where artists and politicians used the tickets for favors and payments. The factory will halt transfers except for cash.
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France
Budget Commission
Great National Porcelain Factory
London Mall
Story of a Blind Sparrow
A woman ornithologist recalls a sparrow born blind found after a fall from a nest. It was raised in a greenhouse where parental birds continued feeding it. The bird vanished briefly but returned to its kind, signaling with its familiar chirp. The observer notes no prior similar case in her long experience.
Language of Airships Sparks Naming Debate at Aero Club
The Aero club of France seeks standard terms for flying machines and balloons. Aearonet describes heavier than air craft with no gas bag, Aeronets split into Helicoptera and aero machines driven by wing flaps. The term aeronaut refers to gas balloon pilots while aeronaut is misapplied to pilots of lighter-than-air craft.
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Aero Club of France
Ban Placed On First Wife And Other Extracts
A fragmented piece features a humorous dialog about a first wife and compliments, a Melange of domestic vignettes with a mountain cottage greeting, and a quirky note on hay fever cold storage. A newspaper tone preserves oddball anecdotes and a weathered sense of humor.
We Make Travel Easy Five Trains Daily
Travel firm offers five trains daily via Atchison Topeka Santa Fe connecting Colorado to Kansas City St. Jon Chicago Galveston El Paso City of Mexico. Inquiries welcome at 411 Dooly Block Batt Lake City Utah regarding rates and services.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Colorado
Kansas City
St. Jon
Chicago
Galveston
el Paso
City of Mexico
CP Warren
Dooly Block
Batt Lake City
Utah
The Old Spotted Cow Nervous About Photo Day
In a playful scene a summer boarder photographs a cow who whispers she is 80 nervous. A friendly sheep asks about the trouble and the cow frets that her heron are not on straight, illustrating a humorous take on the weakness of the sex among gentle farm animals.
Dogs Scavengers Clean Nico Sewers
The municipality of Nico organized a troop of dogs scavengers to clean sewers. Some pipes are too small for men to pass. The dogs are trained to drag a cord with a brush at the end through the pipes. The system is meeting with success.
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Nico
Nature's Wee Provision in Rainfall Cycle
A poetic depiction of water's journey from sea to clouds to rain. It describes four layers of sea rising into the sky and winds carrying moisture to sand, then water returning as rain to nourish fields and rivers. The passage emphasizes nature's continuous water cycle and climate mechanics.
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Rivera
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