Remedy claims in early 1900s ad on health and tonics
An advertisement touts a panacea sold by a “Gelden Mediscovers” distributor. It swears to cleanse blood, strengthen nerves, and improve liver function, promising recovery after doctors had given up. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser as a free, 1 cent book via mail order from Buffalo New York.
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Kind
Riba
Pieter
Gammon Bence Becca
Broudenaker
Mediician
Pierce
Common Sense
Buffalo
Roosevelt Reply to Governor Nomination Bid
New York on August 14 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt’s reply to questions about seeking the Republican nomination for governor was opened at anti Platt county headquarters. The brief non-committal message left leaders urging action while others warned of Platt machine resistance and preparations at Montauk Point if Roosevelt arrives.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Moose
Black
Culunyl Lovell Jerome
Platt Killers
Montauk Point
Hese
Death notice of Jake C. Filmore in Milwaukee
A notice from Milwaukee reports the death of Jake C. Filmore at Newton Prot. The Indian music figure was linked to Milwaukee and previously formed a group there before planning a move to California.
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Milwaukee
SF Pipe
Jake C. Filmore
Newton
Filmore
California
Trouble in Cuba reports threat against Santiago
Bantingo de Cuba August 1 reports Cubans hostile to Americans with a rumor that the Cuban army will attack Santaa once the U S garrison weakens. The piece notes pro annexation and anti pacification sentiment among elites and calls for firm action, while a secret palace meeting with General Garcia discusses paying insurgents and funding critical needs as raids continue.
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Cuba
United State
Unusects
Tim Glkposition
Jask
United States
Spain
Santaa
Associated Press
Garcia
Death Over A Dance Tragedy In Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama on August 16 Emma Sulvan wan Gandage, escorted by Cahoon and Coughlan, refused Cahoon a final dance after alleged intoxication. Cahoon and companions pressed, Cahoon drew a pistol and shot Coughlan, who died the next morning.
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Birmingham
Ala
Emma Sulvan
Will Coughlan
Cahoon
Yyoung
Walter Cahoon
Coughlin
Coughlan
Riches for Iowans in Morris land legacy
Sioux City, Iowa reports a tale from revolutionary days about Robert Morris once the richest American yet ruined by debt. His creditors left him land that later soared in value to thirty thousand dollars per division, to be divided among Morris descendants. C Beard of Colorado Springs, a friend of Morris, is among those mentioned.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Robert Morris
Morris
Sire
C. Beard
Colorado Springs
Springs
Navy to Form Board to Reduce Size and Reorganize
Washington August 16 Acting Secretary of the Navy Allen and the President discussed postwar cuts and reorganization. A five officer board will decide which vessels to retain or dispose of, and what changes to vessels should be made as the navy scales to actual needs. A souvenir button was offered with each Topeka cruiser souvenir.
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Washington
Allen
Alien
Pepantes
Ite
Wall Street Will Aid Soldiers Sick Soldier Aid Plan
A New York meeting of magnates and leaders formed to secure attention and support for sick soldiers. Augustus W. Peters proposed a national drive, with Theodore Roosevelt to head the relief effort. A committee was named with Peters as chairman and Roosevelt as secretary to coordinate information and reports from readers who send in names with permission.
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New York
Ciisese
Wilmap
Pormer Maermanter Dayton
Mmstra Xbeceh
Ciry
Arenton
Havin
Teboy
Shatters
Universal Theosnitiun
Isiéor Straus
America
England
Augustus WW. Peters
Manhattan
Shean
Augustus Wo Feters
Theodore
Taylor
A. Ie
W. DH. Washtueten
Isdoree
Bayard Cutting
Paren Dayeon
Wnittaker
Pittard
Smithshene
EE. Hoosevelt
Peters Wee
Roosevelt
Sasville
Frightened Spaniards Imprisoned After Ponce Incident
The New York report describes the Ponce occupation by American troops and the mayor's capture. General Wilson received a call from the imprisoned mayor, while Spaniards looted and tried to defend themselves. A shouted rendition of Yankee Doodle rang as tension rose, and the mayor was jailed amid the chaos.
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Merry
Ponce
New York
Americ Can Trois
Parte
Wilson
Reese
Price
Npot
Wits Erie Cuterminaliod
bin Mintis
DIES OF LOCKJAW IN CHICAGO GIRL
A Chicago girl dies after a scratch spreads lockjaw blamed on tetanus. Doctors in 19th century practice misdiagnose and treat with salves and wrong remedies as the patient develops facial muscle contraction and paralysis before death. The article notes ignorant physicians and vague cause tied to a pin found on the earth.
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Chicago
Chivaso, Ave
Tetanua
St. John’s
Long Island City
Tefanus
Jeane Devine
Misa Devine
Fragmentary News Item From Unclear Report
A damaged OCR passage describes a medical incident involving a person named Dena and others with references to hospital care and a physician. The text is garbled, with unclear names and actions, making precise details and outcomes impossible to determine.
Court Upholds Priest in Burial Dispute
In Belvidere Ul the court upheld a priest amid a burial dispute at the Catholic cemetery. A sheriff arrested a digger after he began exhumation under orders from Father C Calienan, pending a warrant by relatives. The case delayed, authorities considered action as the grave site faced pressure from ongoing tensions.
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Belvidere
James Gallaher
Kextim
Leing
Father Ccalienan
Thes Vaukel
MAKE LISTS PUBLIC Civil Service Candidates Will Know Where They Stood
Washington August 17 civil service commission issued or today by which all eligible lists or list of names of persons eligible to appointment to civil service positions will appeal to inspection of the public since for the past three years have been kept secret. The civil service commissioners believe secrecy harmed satisfaction and justice and will let applicants see their chances and how often scores and examinations have worked.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Edward Page Gaston to Carry Flag Worldwide
Edward Page Gaston will carry the flag around the world from Chicago after receiving a starry token at the White House. He plans a trip covering Americas ward Peas Coen area and will depart to document archaeological ruins in the old world, continuing years of investigations into ancient man.
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Edward Page Gaston
Chicago
Ickinsey
Americas
Peas Coen
Gaston Arvey
Washington
Gatondas
White House
Dog Grieves to Death for Master in War Absence
Waan Ts aug 16 1T William Parker of Folnes mourns his dog who died recently from heartbreak after the master left for war. The devoted hound hunted for him, watched in dreams, and died in grief. Burial held with solemn respect.
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Waan
Liam
Parker
Folnes
Wwe
Voerker
Kien
Hiepetaca
Staan Waldo
Bax
Tar in Their Whiskers Amid Essex Market Assault
In New York on August 16, Michael Neuhauser and companions tarred tailors on Rivington Street using tar torn from an asphalt repair tank. Annie Schwartz protested when struck as tar covered the shopfronts and faces. The injured wearers slept with oiled silk wrapped whiskers, hopeful of recovery after the incident.
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New York
Rivington Street
Annie Schwartz
Michael Neuhauser
Essex Market
Michael
Annie Edwarts
AML
Repairing broken neck in New York operation a surgical triumph
In a Post-Graduate hospital operating room surgeons removed vertebrae from a neck fracture of Allen Lawson at Midland Beach Staten Island. Radiographs showed a cervical separation but after removal of broken laminae spinal pressure eased and Lawson recovered well though full recovery may take months. Medical men witnessed the procedure with interest and lauded the rapid, skillful work.
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New York
Grudluste
Allen Lawson
Weat Twenty Eighth Street
Midland Beach
Staten Island
Lloyd
Lawson
Faith healer Lehrer Arrested for Swindling German Widow
Grand Rapids announces Prof Leon, claiming Hindoo faith healing, swindled an elderly German woman out of 300 dollars. He taught cures to prominent locals, ran paid lectures in multiple cities, and promised to double her savings in sixty days. The box contained only wrapping paper when she opened it.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Leon
Lance
Ionia
Grand Ha
Hastings
Air Bags Stand A Test For Ocean Salvage Effort
New York Aug 16 Lieutenant Hobson conducted a practical test of an air bag salvage system intended to raise the Christobal Colon. He and a crew of forty divers observed inflation and venting at depths of twenty to forty feet as bags and anchors weighed ten tons. One bag exploded but the assembly was eventually secured and towed to shore.
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Cristobal Coalon
New York
Hobson
Christobal Colon
Oxglat bin
Through Cars to Cincinnati Pullman Palace and Sleepers
Advertisement details a Santa Fe Route rail line from unspecified origin to Cincinnati on September 5, 1898 with free chair cars and no change, round trip fare $16.16. Also promotes Pearless Steam Laundry offer for laundering Ladies Shirt Waists to prevent color fading.
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Cincinnati
Pullman Palace
Santa Fe
Pearless
Feared Spanish Raid Costs New York Blacksmith His Fortunes
Asadoor Simonian, a Armenian immigrant blacksmith in New York, saved 1440 over seven years and deposited it in a bank. War fears prompted him to carry cash on his person, and while at a tavern he checked his pocket and found the money missing, never recovered.
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New York
Asadoor Simonian
Simonian
Fnally
Armenia
Haney
Shronkin
Government Entomologist Advises Chinch Bug Spray
Brooklyn letters report T O Howard, government entomologist, collects fifty seven chinch bug specimens on Clinton avenue lawns. He urges Tree Planting Society to spray with kerosene emulsion for immediate control, detailing a dilution of two gallons kerosene to one quart soft soap per twelve gallons water.
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Brooklyn
T. O. Howard
Washington
Clinton Avenue
Tree Planting Society
Prospect Park
Baltimore Man Returns From Thousand Mile Submarine Trip
Mi Tennessee inventor Lake and his submarine Argonaut completed a submerged voyage of over a thousand miles in Chesapeake waters. The craft operated on surface and submerged, navigating mud bottoms and strong currents in Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay wrecks. The crew endured ten hours of continuous submergence with machinery resting and air withheld, yet appeared fresh at voyage end. the trip was likened to a pleasure excursion if a larger craft could provide sleeping quarters.
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Baltimore
Aug
Tnventor Lake
Argonaut
Chesapeake
Hampton Roads
Billy
Lake
Chesspeanks Bay
Indianapolis and Return to Santa Fe Route Fare Notice
Round trip tickets from Indianapolis offered via Santa Fe route at 16.05 dollars. Encampment period August 22 to September 10, 1908, with sale August 19. For details, contact the depot ticket agent. phone Worth Topeka 364.
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Indianapolis
Knights of Rytnias
Topeka
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