Inks She Is A Prophet Hallucination at Detention Hospital
Sarah Hallowell Dodge testified in her defense claiming prophetic gifts and ground sight. She sought a $100,000 loan from Chicago city hall while asserting family powers and visions. Dodge, connected to a murder case of Col. Walter S. Babcock, spoke of insanity and asked to return to Grundy county. Judge Jones ordered her sent to Kankakee with charges to Grundy county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Dodge
Chicago
Sarah Hallowell Dodge
Judge Jones
Court of the Insane
Tosana
School of Prophets
New York City
Miss Dodge
Waller
Kankakee
Col
Walter S. Babcuck
Col. Babcock
Alleht
Alton
Gardner
Grundy County
Mixs Dodge
Read of railroad wrecks and consumption cures
Fragmentary old text narrates railroad wreck harms and widespread consumption deaths. It touts Dr Pierce’s advertised cure with a mail order offer and claims of restoration of health, mentioning a medical association and a one cent cost to cover mailing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anes
Pierce
Brother of Mme Saville in prison on burglary charges
Jules Simonsen, tenor of local repute and brother of Mme. Saville, the Grau company star, is imprisoned in San Francisco with several burglary counts. Police allege a dual life, burglaries linked to Tivoli Opera House fame, and three more robberies may be proven. He admits one crime, denies others. Stolen jewelry and pawn tickets found. he cites a “lady friend” but provides no details. He has lived in the city about eight months and had good sales records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Jules Simonwen
Mme. Saville
Grau Company
New York
Simonsen
Tivoli Opera House
A. K. Herman
Eddy Street
Enisienl
Arrested Singer Misses Syna gogue Benefit
The narrative notes an arrest on the eve of a planned performance for Rabbi Isidor Myers at the Bush Street synagogue. Simonsen refuses to discuss his actions, and the account highlights his attempt to sing that night despite the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isidor Myers
Bush Street
Simonsen
Execution of Moapa Brave by Son at Lincoln County
A sensational Utah Nevada frontier report says Mouse Bar was executed by his own son on the Moapa reservation in Lincoln county. The tribal council ruled no outside law. the son shot his father from horseback at ten paces. A crowning ceremony raised the son to second chief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
Herald
State Line
Utah-Nevada
Lincoln County
Mouse Ear
Mouse Bar
Mouse Bar Jr
Red Ane
Texas Cattlemen Form Large Denver Delegation
Fort Worth reports a large Texas contingent to the National Live Stock association in Denver. Officials estimate over 200 delegates from Texas Oklahoma and Indiana Territory plus railroad freight agents ship line managers and packing house personnel. The Texas group seeks action on quarantine rates and an additional outlet at Denver. Delegation from Fort Worth will include at least 50 members and aims to secure a favorable section for the next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
National Live Stock Association
Oklahoma
Indiana
Denver
Lone Star
Texas Cattlemen
National Livestock Association
National Lvestock Association
Mrs Stetson Talks Child Labor In St Louis Lecture
In St Louis Charlotte Perkins Stetson argues parents bear blame for child labor and urges societal responsibility. She condemns blood parenthood and calls for aggregate parenthood, stronger laws, inspectors, and health certificates to protect children from exploitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Perkins Stetson
St. Louis
Society For the Prevention of
Socety
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Quick Lasting Relief
A historic advertorial asserts the Pyramid Pile Cure and Pyramid Pills cure hemorrhoids quickly without pain or blood loss. It cites long suffering from piles, testimonial figures from Mrs. M. C. Hinkley of Indianapolis and Major Dean of Columbus, and notes most druggists stock the product at one dollar per pack from Starsibadl Abe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Hinkley
St. Indianapolis
Ind
Columbus
Ohio
Drug Co
Starsibadl
Abe
Mrs Stetson Eloquence Shines Through Personal Strength
The piece lauds Mrs. Stetson for simplicity and sincerity as she captivates audiences with concise, powerful truths. It notes her intense presence, controlled emotion, and expressive delivery, while highlighting her radical, forward looking views on women’s economic independence.
How to Prevent Pneumonia Remedy Claim
A remedy claim states pneumonia often results from a cold or la grippe, but using Chamberlains Cough Remedy supposedly prevented pneumonia after grippe epidemics. It markets the remedy as best for bad colds and la grippe, with assurances of every bottle warranted and available at druggists. Also notes Quick, good work by American Steam Laundry at 112 West Seventh Street and telephone 34h.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Steam Laundry
West Seventh Street
Beggs
Campaign Buttons Fade From Public Favor Over Years
Chicago man Mark Goldberg recalls the campaign button craze in New Orleans noting a plant producing 100000 buttons daily from celluloid disks pressed with a stud. The process involved a female inventor in Iowa and royalty payments for the secret method. Buttons ranged from half a cent to a quarter for large photographic pieces with German Silver mounts as demand waned. Also advertised are Sage's German Salve, De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, Beggs Little Giant Pills, and laundry services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Goldberg
Chicago
New Orleans
Iowa
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Cold Weather Brings Catarrh and its Cure
An 19th century advertise claims that cold weather worsens catarrh and that only Swift's Specific, a blood remedy, can reach the disease at its source. It features customer testimonials from T A Williams of Spartanburg praising the product after local treatments failed. The text portrays catarrh as a blood disease treatable only by a blood remedy and promotes Swift's Specific as the universal cure.
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Swift
T. A. Williams
Spartanburg
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Baker’s
Cocoa
Walter Baker & Co
Dorchester, Mass
Miss Parlon
Mme, Saville
Dr. Williams
Frank B. Trout
Griswold Ave
Detroit
Miah
Polany
Dr. Williams MedicineCo
Schenectady, WY
Book of Cures
All Drugsto
de Witt
Geo. W. Stansfield
W. H. Wilson
A. J. Arnold & Son
A. J. Kane & Co
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