Mary Lease Endorses Doan's Kidney Remedy
America's brightest woman Mary E Lease former Kansas reader and orator, author and lecturer, endorses Doan's Kidney Medicine after personal success with bladder and kidney troubles. She recommends the remedy to sufferers, citing her own cure and signed at Buffalo New York Yester-Milburn Co. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents per box.
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Mary E. Lease
Kansas
United States
Doan
Mary Elizabeth Lease
Yester-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Vast Miscellany of Facts From An Era
St Louis adds a 4 169 00 000 tax rate rise of 10 000 000 over 1904. Only 4 percent of British soldiers exceed 40 inch chest while 20 percent are 38 to 40 inches. New York to receive 118 584 from the federal government on a 20 000 investment for War of 1812 troops. Cheboygan Michigan hosts the world’s largest sawdust hill 1080 by 875 feet and 12 acres. Camille Flammarion’s perpetual calendar places vernal equinox March 21 and keeps months 30 30 31 days totaling 354 days with same weekday alignments for a lifetime.
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St. Louis
New York State
Cheboygan
Mich
Camille Flammarion
Cromwell’s role in origin of the board of trade idea
Historical notes trace Cromwell as originator of the board of trade concept. The text also covers early sugar use in England for medicine, early wire drawing credited to Rudolph of Nuremberg, and 1580s retail pricing laws and penny beef relief for the poor in London.
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Cromwell
Board of Trade
England
Rudolph of Nuremburg
Wachtendeack
Guelderland
Howe
Gaalen
Muenster
Butchers of
London
Heart Trouble and Coffee Change Earns Life Insurance Acceptance
A Colorado man blamed coffee for heart trouble and nervou sness. After quitting coffee and using Postum Food Coffee he recovered, his digestion and heart health improved, and he was finally approved for life insurance upon a second examination. The Postum company cites its booklet The Road to Wellville as an explanation.
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Colorado
Life Insurance Co
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Esau and the Hittite Wives and the Blessing Lost
Esau seeks Judith and Bashemath as wives from the Hittites defying Isaac and Rebekah. He consents to a second wife to secure status, rejects the God of Abraham, and ultimately brings grief to his family as the two wives turn him away from the faith and blessing.
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Bashemath
Elon
Tsaie
Rebekan
Esau
Judith
Beer
Besri
Jehovah
Heaven and
Earth
Beek
Beeki
Bashe
Blons
Mion
Isaac
Abraham
Rebekah
Haran
Beerle
Oll
Isau
Beersheba
Lam
Eson
Hoch Urges Funeral Reform At Kansas Undertakers Meet
Governor Hoch addresses the Kansas undertakers convention urging a shift from black crepe and veils to white symbols of hope and immortality. He argues death should be presented with dignity and light rather than somber mourning.
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Topeka
Kan
Hoch
Kansas
Gold Find in Donegal Sparks Regional Excitement
Seaton F. Milligan the British antiquary and geologist reports discovering gold bearing quartz in a remote part of Donegal Ireland. The lode yields about two ounces per ton and has been traced to 30 feet with leases taken on the ground and adjacent land. News of the find has caused excitement in Donegal and neighboring counties with past Wicklow gold finds noted.
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Donegal
Seaton F. Milligan
Ireland
Wicklow
San Francisco Bet Predicts City Population Surge
In 1900 Andrea Starboro, a wealthy San Francisco citizen, bet P. C. Rossi on a dinner of 20 at $10 each that San Francisco would reach 1,000,000 people in 25 years. Arrangements have been made for payment by the heirs of the betters if necessary.
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Andrea Starboro
San Francisco
P. C. Rossi
Open lands in Minnesota for settlement Aug. 17
By direction of the secretary of the interior seven thousand eight hundred acres of Indian lands in Minnesota will be opened to settlement August 17. The lands lie partly in the Red Lake, White Earth, Leech Lake and Chippewa reservations.
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Secretary of the Interior
Minnesota
Doctor Intervenes in Swollen Jaw Case
A new physician attends a lady with a swollen jaw. The pill dispenser asks if it hurts to take medicine. The patient answers yes. The doctor then says do not take it and charges two dollars. This brief item from Chicago Neva notes a humorous exchange in a medical visit.
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Chicago
Strange swarm of bees raids Weston-on-Trent village
A large swarm of unfamiliar bees arrived at Weston-on-Trent England and tried to drive local bees from hives. The intruders swarmed the village end, attacked residents, and later retreated, leaving the area swollen and agitated.
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Weston-on-Trent
England
New Sugar Plant From South America
A new South American sugar plant named Eupa- Bertoni, credited to a German chemist, is hailed as highly valuable industrially. It grows eight to ten metres high and contains 20 to 30 times as much saccharine matter as sugar cane or beet.
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South America
Bertoni
Elderly Passenger Refuses Seat on Transit Car
In a Chicago Tribune quote a elderly passenger jokes he is almost old enough to be the young woman's grandfather and declines to rise for a seat offer. She responds that no apology is needed and notes his appearance.
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Chicago Tribune
Heat of Big Guns Melts Solder and Softens Lead in Tests
Recent tests show heavy guns reaching extreme heat with one gun melting solder on the chase after 75 firings and another becoming hot enough to soften lead, indicating about 600 degrees Fahrenheit.
Westminster Cathedral Deploys Irish Terrier for Burglar Defense
Westminster Cathedral authorities have introduced an Irish terrier to guard the building and its treasures from a gang of London burglars known for targeting churches. The dog is assigned to patrol duties within the cathedral.
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Westminster Cathedral
London
Life-Long Trance Awakens After 21 Years
Leonora Romaldo wife of a farm laborer at Villaciense near Burgos Spain woke from a trance that lasted 21 years. She recalls events from her girlhood before the spell and now speaks of her long sleep and memories regained.
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Leonora Romaldo
Villaciense
Burgos
Spain
Londoner Calls Abolishing Bells and Hoisting Flag
A Londoner proposes abolishing church bells and placing a flag on each church during a fixed pre service period, noting that most people already know the time. The suggestion reflects a push toward simplifying time signaling in public spaces.
Monotonous Calm Text Snippet
Town Topics notes a dull hot scene with two speakers Madge and Dolly contrasting boredom and lack of scandal. The fragment hints at social chatter or a gossip column moment without concrete events or names.
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Madge
Dolly
Rest cure joke from Chicago Tribune
A brief humor item notes a wife and husband exchange about a tongue's condition. The husband reports a doctor prescribed a rest cure while the wife jokingly quips the tongue was the reason, highlighting a light anecdote from the Chicago Tribune.
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Chicago. Tribune
Flies Force Traffic Diversions to Cardiff Docks
A plague of flies halted traffic on main routes feeding Cardiff docks, causing diversions as authorities worked to clear the disruption and restore flow through the port vicinity.
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Cardiff Docks
Victims of Consumption Among Needle and File Makers
A report notes that consumption or tuberculosis shows up more in needle-makers and file-makers than in other worker groups, highlighting a pattern of illness among artisans in these trades.
Time Drags When Saving Money and Paying Bills
Observations note that time slows during savings while spending accelerates it. The text highlights the cycle where paying bills creates another chance to incur more expenses, emphasizing the loop of budgeting and recurring charges.
Thousands of Women Endorse Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
A historic advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as restoring health for women. It cites patient letters, physicians, and nurses confirming cures for menstrual pain, irregularity, backache, and uterine disorders, urging women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia I. Pinkham
Not Census Questions Prompting Sensitive Reflections
A fragmented excerpt asks a series of provocative, personal questions about happiness race age relationships and daily life. The tone resembles a provocative survey or humor piece, with multiple rhetorical prompts and unclear context. It hints at social commentary or a satirical quiz from an older publication.
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