Growth of Tuberculosis Crusade Mapped by Directories
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis shows strong gains in the fight against consumption through two directories issued in 1904 and 1908, with a forthcoming edition set to list hundreds of sanatoria, hospitals, dispensaries, and associations, expanding bed capacity from 8,000 to nearly 25,000 and boosting listed agencies by about fivefold. The effort aims to contact all agencies involved to include them in the new directory.
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United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
National Association For the Study and ‘Prevention
Russell Saga Foundation
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Virginia and Grace Share Dew Car Charm
Grace notes that she and Harry have grown closer since his Dew automobile arrived, while Virginia remarks on their recent repeated encounters. The dialogue hints at social dynamics around the new car and friendship.
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Virginia
Harry
Grace
Pape's Diapepsia Promises Quick Indigestion Relief
An advertisement claims Pape's Diapepsia cures stomach indigestion in five minutes. It touts relief from sour stomach, belching, gas, heartburn, and nausea, offering a 60 cent case from local drugstores. The copy includes testimonial snippets and references to unrelated humorous lines from Harper's Weekly.
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Pape
Jessie Morrison Paroled in Kansas After 1900 Murder Case
Governor Stubbs unexpectedly granted parole to Jessie Morrison, long the state’s best known female convict. Morrison, who murdered Mrs. Olin Wiley Castle, had endured three trials and 25 years’ sentence. Parole allows residence in Kansas Missouri or Oklahoma. her father lives in Calumet Oklahoma.
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Topeka
Kan
Jessie Morrison
Kansas State Penitentiary
Stubbs
Miss Morrison
Jessle Morrison
Olin Wiley Castle
Olin Cantla
Eldorado
Kansas Cour
Quittal
Triab
Gav
J. K. Coddy
Shea
Kansas City
Excelsior Springs
Ida Hawley
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Calumet
Castle
Castle Mying
Olin Castle
California
Mangold Holds Record for Progeny in United States
Philadelphia man Israel Mangold, 75, serving six years of an eight year sentence in state prison for shooting his son, has 66 living children. Citizens petition the governor for his pardon, citing age and ill health as grounds.
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Philadelphia
Israel Mangold
United States
Mangold
Sportsman Dies After Dog Is Killed
Pittsfield Mass Allen Decker of Egremont a miller died of a broken heart when his favorite bird dog was crushed under a passing automobile. Decker rushed from a store in Egremont after hearing the death cry, pulled the dog to grass by the road and collapsed dead beside the animal.
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Pittsheld
Mass
Allen Decker
Egremont
Decker
Chair Cord Strangles Baby in Pembroke Kentucky
Mrs John Wade of Pembroke left her infant daughter in a chair with a cord tied to keep her from falling. On returning she found the baby dead after the child slid from the chair and the cord wrapped around the neck, strangling her.
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Hopkinsville
John Wade
Pembroke
Fider
Doan's Kidney Pills Help Tama Woman After Six Years
Mrs. Josiah Clinker of State Street Tama relates how severe back pain and kidney trouble began, worsened throughout the body, yet Doan's Kidney Pills quickly relieved the pain and restored kidney function. She has remained free from trouble for six years. Buy Doan's 50 cents a box from dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Josiah Clinker
State St
Tama
Saya
Doan
Looking for Trouble in a Humorous Exchange
A humorous snippet shows two speakers debating Reggie's ability to run an automobile. One asks why he never drives, and the other replies that Reggie constantly fumbles while rolling a cigarette and guiding the car at once.
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Reggy
Fastest run ever on the Anes car prompt
The quotation notes a humorous answer to the question about the fastest speed of the auto. It mentions the speaker’s experience and a first week debt of $200, capturing a playful anecdote.
Beware of Mercury Ointments for Catarrh
Caution against ointments for catarrh containing mercury. Mercury harms the system through mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, contains no mercury and is taken internally to affect blood and mucous membranes. Buy genuine Hall's Catarrh Cure. testimonials free. price per bottle. Hall's Family Pills for constipation also advertised.
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Emett
Phydiclang
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
Price
Toko Hall
Intolerable Scalp Itch Recedes After Cuticura Use
A woman describes two years of severe scalp itching burning sores and hair loss. She used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as directed, saw partial improvement, then full relief after continued application. She notes a relapse but resumed treatment with success and credits Cuticura with preventing baldness. Oct. 29 1908 Liberty Maine.
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Cuthura
Misa Lillian Brown
Liberty, Me
Good Arrangement Bottle Offer Gives Free Contents
A cheerful man visits a chemist seeking an empty bottle to mix a solution. The shopman offers the bottle for a penny or the contents free. The man agrees and asks for a cork to be included.
Resinol Ointment Heals Baby Eczema Claim
A Chicago mother extols Resinol Salve for her baby boy’s severe eczema after other remedies failed. She notes its usefulness on burns cuts and sores and claims she would not be without it in the house. Also mentions unrelated quotes about hope humor and a horse distemper cure by Spohn's.
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F. Cox
Chicago
Too Free. Allcome Life Insurance Collapse Questioned
A dialogue questions the fall of the Allcome Life Insurance company blaming excessive risk acceptance. Ashley states the firm was too free in underwriting and might have insured even a turkey the day before Thanksgiving without refuting the risk.
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Seymour
Allcome Life Insurance
Ashley
Turkey
Surfers Recall Narrow Escapes and Odd Anecdotes
A lifesaver recounts a near miss in the surf last summer and a grateful rescuer tale about a woman who nearly married him. A language professor at an eastern college supposedly knows all modern tongues except his wife's. Lewis' Single Binder Straight So cigar is advertised for smokers. Women are noted as dressing as if hard of hearing.
Castoria warning and humorous tea appetite joke in ad copy
An old newspaper fragment urges care with Castoria showing the CARE signature and 80 years of use. It includes a joke about a young man’s societal prospects tied to an extraordinary appetite for tea and sal ads, then references Murine Marine Eye Remedy claiming to refresh cleanse strengthen and promote healthy eye circulation.
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ED Geers
Spohn
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Oliver Twist era debunked health elixir ad headline
An old timey advertisement fragment touts Wizard Oil as a gargle to prevent throat related illnesses. The copy uses suggestive lines about price and personal finance and ends with the threat or quip silence may give consent or offense.
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