Narrow Escape Saved by Barbed Wire Across Cliff
James Johnson, a Black man, dangled one foot over a 150 foot precipice above the Mississippi at St Louis. A loop of barbed wire snagged him, preventing a plunge. he survived with strained tendons and lacerated flesh after medical aid and drink-fueled bravado. He claims miraculous luck and recalls prior encounters, while mentioning studies at Havana and Missouri amid a crowded, drunken recount.
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James Johnson
St. Loula
Johnson
James Johns
Desperate cliff rescue and strange duel reminiscence
A man hangs from a cliff by wire above a quarry as firemen, police, and workers improvise a rescue using ladders and a rope system. Suffering severe injuries, he is pulled to safety and revived by medical aid. The page also recalls a Texas duel between Shott and Nott with humorous ambiguity and a Cuban student's University of Missouri entry.
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Shott
Nott
Texas
Alexander Shott
John
Missonet
University of Missouri
Senor Rubio Lopes
Cuba
Ste
Gomes
Nordau at Home in Paris Above a Drinking Shop
A literary Life style feature describes Max Nordau living in Paris above a saloon in sparsely furnished rooms. It notes his legal name change from Sudfeld, his study filled with Lombroso editions, and his ongoing correspondence, including deciphering the professor’s handwriting. The article mentions his bed room with a camp bed and a trapeze, and that Degeneration and a current novel are being written there.
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Max Nordau
Paris
Nordau
Herr Sudfeld
Sudfeld
North Meadow
Dr. Nordau
Lombroso
Europe
2 Dr Hartman’s Advice Sought by Female Sufferers nationwide
Readers nationwide seek medical guidance from Dr Hartman as women report ailments from coast to coast. The column notes hopeful remedies and cautions while addressing diverse health concerns.
Free medical advice for women and a health book offer
An old ad-like piece extols Dr Hartman, offering free medical advice to women with female derangements and to write for a book titled Health and Beauty. It claims wide recognition, promises affordable remedies, and notes the book will be mailed gratis to any address.
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F. Woulder
Monba
Peruna
Dr. Hart
Hartman
Columbus
Alabastine Wall Coating Compared With Kal The Notice
A local consumer alert warns against inferior kalsomines sold under various names. It stresses Alabastine as the genuine interior wall coating compatible with cold water, used in churches and schools, and urges buyers to insist on properly labeled packaged product to avoid damage and infringement.
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Walla
Sware
Alabantine Co
One Way to See the Paris Exposition by Bicycle
Mrs. Tennell writes in the May New Lippincott that a bicycle tour offers a way to view the Paris Exposition. The piece outlines a charming suburban Parisian setting and an itinerary to famous chateaux and artists retreats with practical tips for traveling in France by wheel.
Train kills teamster at Ballard Weash
BE A Sembley a teamster was run over and killed by a Great Northern train at Ballard Weash last week. His wife is a teacher in the Richmond French schools. The American Monthly Review of Reviews notes May issues with Generals Joubert Cronje and Botha. Francis BE Brooks of London Ont. inherits $9 million. The University of California plans an Oregon fossil expedition.
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BE. A. Sembley
Great Northern
Ballard
Weash
Richmond
Joubert
Cronje
Botha
C. H. Marshall & Co
Chicago
Country editor and staff reshape the local newspaper
The country editor now dictates editorials and hires a bright young man to write local news. The paper uses an improved press powered by gas or electricity and folded by machinery. He owns his home keeps a horse and carriage and has bank credit. A month long pleasure trip may come, and he accepts readily while the bookkeeper and the young writer keep the paper moving in line.
Gained 45 Pounds From Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Letter from Mrs. Tolle of Philadelphia recalls thin health with headaches and uterus concerns, saying one bottle helped and eight bottles made her gain to 140 pounds. Claims Mrs Pinkham has fifty thousand such letters from grateful women.
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As Tolle
Hilton St
Philadelphia
Pinkham
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