St Louis to California Rail Fare Promotion
Rail advertising notes $0.00 to $30.00 trips on The Iron Mountain Route from St Louis to California with daily Pullman Tourist cars March and April. Tickets available through company agents. H C Townsend G P T Agent St Louis. End includes Shakespeare quote and a note on a cold remedy. 250,
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St. Louis
California
Iron Mountain
Pullman
Los Angeles
San Franzigoo
H. C. Townsenp
St Louis
Restored to Health by Dean's Kidney Pills
A Roanoke Virginia woman recounts kidney trouble hereditary in her family and how Dean's Kidney Pills relieved her back pain, urinary issues, and fatigue after just a few doses. She praises the product, notes ongoing use, and mentions dealers sell the pills for 50 cents or by mail from Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY with a free trial offer.
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Dean
H. A. van Sickle
6Th Ave
Roanoke
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Labor troubles threaten building and lithograph trades in New York
New York reports labor strife threatens thousands in construction and printing. About 20,000 builders idle as unions press for arbitration and open shop demands, while 10,000 lithographers face a possible nationwide lockout. Officials emphasize no lockout, with arbitration as the path forward.
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New York
Miners not striking after unofficial return on scale
At UMWA national headquarters Indianapolis reports estimate that the scale is accepted and no strike will occur. Indiana 10,900 votes 2 to 1 for the scale. Illinois 20,000 votes 2 to 1 against. Pennsylvania 50,000 votes 2 to 1 for. Kentucky 3 to 1 for the scale. Iowa 10,000 for a strike. Ohio 35,000 4 to 1 for the scale. Maryland did not vote. West Virginia and Michigan small votes.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of American
Maryland
West Virginia
Indiana
Mlinois
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Iowa
Michigan
Ohio
Echo of the Iroquois Fire in Chicago
Police seek ID of the last unidentified victim of the Iroquois theater blaze. A letter links the missing woman to Madame Fannie Nerelli, Swedish soprano, who may have attended the fire. The writer says the woman could be Mrs Barton, who reputedly married a Portland, Oregon physician after arriving in the United States.
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Chicago
Iroqucois Theater
Fannie Nerelli
Barton
Fortland
Ore
Gockout Set to Begin in Buffalo Lithographing Firms
Buffalo March 17 employees in seven large lithographing plants resumed work after adopting a resolution not to sign the arbitration agreement from the National Association of Lithographers. Each man will be offered the pact and those who refuse will be notified their services may be terminated after the week’s end, signaling a full lockout by week’s end.
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Lithographers’ Association
Buffalo
N. Y
National Association of Lithographers
They Have All Been Tried Provisional Philippine Scouts
San Francisco March 17 The provisional battalion of Philippine scouts arrived on the transport Thomas commanded by Maj Carrington. The 412 men come from four island tribes Macabebes Ilocanos Tagalos and Visayans. They have served loyally under fire in Samar Laguna Antigua Iloilo and other hotspots. The Macabebe company has a distinguished Batson history. The scouts are now encamped at the Presidio with their own band.
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San Francisco
Philippine Scouts
Thomas
Maj
Carrington
Batson
Samar
Lukban
Guevara
Laguna
Antigua
Iloilo
Presidio
Local option in Ohio faces temperance backed bill
In Columbus on March 17 temperance advocates won a preliminary vote in the house on the Branneck bill for local option elections in municipal residence districts. The temperance majority report passed 63 to 48 and final passage was set for the following Monday. Liquor interests favored local option by petition with owner and frontage thresholds.
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Columbus
House
Committee On
Temperance
Vieck
Court Martial Sentences Officers Over Duel
In Presden on March 17 Lieut Von Krehn receives four months fortress imprisonment for dueling with fellow officers to defend family honor. Opponents Lieut Bax Thorn and Gerlach are sentenced to six, fifteen, and twenty four months respectively. All served in an artillery regiment at Pirna Saxony. Proceedings held behind closed doors for morality and army interests.
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Presden
Lieut
von Krehn
Bax
Thorn
Gerlach
Pirna
Saxony
Pittsburg Tea Agent Shoots Wife Then Attempts Suicide
Harry I. McAlpine a local agent for Eppen Smith Wieman Tea Co shot his wife three times on Wednesday and, believing she was dead, tried to kill himself with bichloride tablets. He has a slight chance for recovery while his wife is not seriously harmed. He had alleged fear of an asylum and misread his wife’s actions as hostile. The couple moved from Rochester, N Y to Pittsburg about a year ago.
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Pittsburg
Harry I. McAlpine
Eppen Smith & Wieman Tea Co
New York
McAlpine
Chronological lessons of Jesus life series
A Sunday school outline lists dates from A D 8 to A D 29 covering Jesus ministry in Galilee and Judaea. It traces events from Jesus at Passover, baptism and temptations, healings, calls of disciples, Sabbath teachings, to miracles and the feeding of the five thousand with accompanying golden texts for each lesson.
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Jesus
Jerusalem
Judaea-Jordan
John the Baptist
Jordan
Wilderness
Judaea
Nazareth
Capernaum
Galilee
Rae Galilee
A. D
Matthew
Capernanum
Crnturion
Pere
Simon
Gaceres
Detiaiats
Antimi
Jairus
Matt
Machaerus
Bethsalda
Julius
God
Son
Porch Cleaning Quip Sparks Gossip in Cleveland
In quotes from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, chatter centers on a front porch left dirty while a new girl delays washing until her trunk arrives. She reportedly insists on wearing her best stockings when washing porches, a detail fueling local talk.
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Mario
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said to Save Little Girl
In Riley County a three year old girl suffered whooping cough pneumonia malaria and Brights disease. After doctors gave up she recovered after using three and a half boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. The father credits the remedy with saving her life amid chronic illness. The family quote ends with a moral remark from a Philadelphia Inquirer anecdote.
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Manhattan
Kans
Riley Co
Dodd
Bright
Cuticura Soap and Ointment for eczema on hands
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as a complete external internal treatment for skin issues from pimples to scrofula. It claims relief for red rough chapped hands with a strong hot creamy lather and night wear of old kid gloves. Also notes price and a brief dialogue from the Philadelphia Press.
Yields to beat in 1904 from Salzer seeds record claims
An advertisement touts extraordinary per acre yields from Salzer seeds with figures for 1903 across Indiana Ohio Tennessee Michigan and more. It promises 120 bu beardless barley 310 bu oats 1000 bu pedigree potatoes 14 tons hay and 160600 lbs fodder corn plus other crops while urging readers to request the Salzer catalog and seed samples.
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Salzer
Ind
Ohio
Tenn
Mich
Victoria
Farmer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Pinkham's Powder Helps Young Woman End Painful Periods
Miss Agnes Miller of Chicago testifies she suffered six years from dysmenorrhea caused by inflamed uterine appendages from repeated colds. After three weeks on Pinkham's Vegetable Compound her condition improved markedly and a month later she was cured. She gained weight, brighter eyes, good color, and feels healthy.
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Pinkham
Agnes Miller
Potomac Ave
Chicago
Ill
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