Nationwide Oddities Spark Grim Headlines
The clippings recount a string of sensational incidents from across Illinois and nearby states. Among them Vernon Stewart of Peoria dies after a Chicago & Alton wreck injures others. Elsie Jacobs, 18, is sentenced for bank fraud. old Thomas Dink dies in Edwards County. and a range of political, religious, and social events fill the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odimington
Vernon Stewart
Sutton End Chapman
Chicago & Alton
Bretka _pansbuger
Union Station
Vernon ‘Stewart
Frank Stewart
Peoria
Lake Erle & Waster
Elsie Jacobs
Mt. Pleasant
First National Bank of
Galesburg
Resurrection message as women visit empty tomb and guards report
Bible study excerpt recounts the resurrection narrative from Matthew Mark and John focusing on the women at the tomb, the angel's message fear not and Jesus is risen, the guard report to priests, and the subsequent commission to the disciples in Galilee. It notes the disbelief of Jesus' followers and the guards’ bribed silence.
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Jerusalem
Pilate
Jesus
Earth
Heaven
Hell
Chris
Peter
Mark
Galilee
Matthew
John
Mary Magdalene
Sanhedrim
Jeans
Meath
Remarkable Woman Lydia Pinkham and Her Vegetable Compound
The article chronicles Lydia E. Pinkham born in 1810 Lyon Maine, her Quaker roots, teaching, and marriage to Isaac Pinkham. It details her pioneering work with roots and herbs, the creation of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, family efforts to fund and promote it, the rise of newspaper advertising since 1877, and her legacy carried on by her daughter-in-law and later Mrs Pinkham who continued advising sick women through "Yours for Health."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Pinkham
Peer Bhar
Lydia K. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhem
Peiguboce
Pinkhams
Wally
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Megan
Sdvice
Lydia
Lydia & Pinkham
Lydia KE
Deafness Cure Claim By Cure-Oriented Remedy
Fragmented medical ad claims deafness can be cured only by “curiatizational remedion.” It describes inner ear inflammation and tubal blockage causing hearing loss, offers a $100 reward for proof of cure, and promotes Hall’s Catarrh and Lamy Pills as treatments from J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satarr Hey
Cord Halls Cateth
Eireatars
Treo
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Conat Pation
Uses of Maakes in Native Mask Traditions
Among North American Indians a writer notes that masks serve to convert emotion. In combat two warriors meet with masked faces concealing expressions of fear or sympathy. Knowledge of fear on a face could reveal a fighter’s feelings and aid the opponent.
Reap In Good Health With Braindreth's Pills
Thousands worldwide attribute their health to Braindreth's Pills taken nightly. The vegetable tonic cleanses stomach and bowels, stimulates kidneys, and purifies blood. Used for over a century, these sugar coated pills suit children and elders alike and are sold everywhere.
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Brandrath
Wrong Method of Teaching French and German
Venice writer Conmul Paul Nash complains that hundreds of educated Americans pass through Venice with years of European language instruction yet cannot speak more than a few words. He argues college graduates fail in spoken French or German despite strong written work, attributing this to the teaching methods of Latta and Grpek.
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Conmul Paul Nash
Venice
Latta
Grpek Arg
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sAlton
Carl. Buch
Looa
Edwards County
Albion
Thomas Dink
England
Chicsago
Dugquoin
Charles Wiggins
Frank Wigging
Wren City
Franklin County
Decatur
Jacksonville
Joseph Duncan
Mr. Duncan
Illingis
Herrin
C. E. Perryman
Paducah
Kewanee
Chicago
Des
Quincy—James Hazlett
Ireland
Hevana
Mary Joseph Buchan
Mason County
Moline
Bection
Morgan
Rosemond
Nator Cullom
Shelby M.cullom
Arizona Supreme’ Court
Benator
Besson
Tert
Lewis
Smovera
Your Goaler
Lewis’ Factory
Walte
Autostir
Sess
Estes
Lyon
Maes
Gessino
Tute
King Edward
Lord Knollys
Lord’ Knollys
Orpe
Defiance
Commi
Dob
Monk Iret
Keob
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