Local notices hint at political scandal and medical ads
The item notes 361 500 taken from the DU gub-treasury at St Louis leaving Akin or bondsmen to repay. It questions political significance before and after the election. Meanwhile ads tout Dr Shoops Health Coffee, Woolfords Sanitary Lotion, Mystic Cure for rheumatism, and mention Addison Payne’s recent death and estate of 125 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
St. Louis
Akin
Pat Dyer Jr
Laneadar
Reliable Chamberlains Cough Remedy For Croup
Dry cold months raise croup risk so keep Chamberlains Cough Remedy at home. Giving it early when hoarseness appears may ward off the attack. Mrs S Rosinthal of Turner Michigan praises it highly for children and adults. An automobile in the city last Friday on the Rock Island ran on railroad tracks at high speed under orders, carrying a Boston millionaire and three companions toward Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wal Ister
Rosinthal
Turner
Michigan
Croup
Ity
Rock Island
Boston
Mexico
Princeton Post
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Promoted as Safe and Opium Free
A vintage notice claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains no opium or narcotics and is safe for children. It touts reliability, cites sale by Nash Martin, and oddly references Easter dates and Lent. The fragmented text emphasizes its medical endorsement by physicians and reputable ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Nash Martin
Fire kills nine in St Louis hotel blaze
A hotel fire on November 28 at the Salvation Army Hotel in St Louis resulted in nine deaths and about thirty injuries. Third floor occupants were trapped with no escape as flames raged, while others perished or suffered severe burns. The incident follows a separate report of rats found in beer flood and a medical advertorial insertion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heer
Salvation” Army
Sth
Market Streets
St. Louis
Allcock’s Porous Plaster Promoted Worldwide Remark
An ad copy touts Allcock’s Porous Plaster as the world’s leading external remedy with sixty years of public use and the largest sales, claiming superior effectiveness for back pain chest colds and local pains with ties to farm to market meat pricing as a broader economic comparison. It ends with a Shakespeare quote fragment and a critique of meat trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allcock
Long Tennessee Fight Ends With Arnica Salve Relief
L Rawls of Bells Tennessee describes twenty years of nasal catarrh and severe soreness. After applying Bucklen’s Arnica Salve to the sore surface the swelling fades and the soreness disappears, with no return reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Rawls
Bells, Tenn
Ballard’s Snow Liniment Promises Quick Cures
Advertised remedy claims quick, positive cures for rheumatism sprains neuralgia bruises and pulled muscles. Testimonial from A G Williams of Navasota Texas cites personal use and suggests keeping Snow Liniment at home. Sold by Noah Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
A.G. M Williams
Navasota
Texas
Noah Martin
Senator Tillman Foresaw Pace-Warm-Chicago Outcome
A senator warned of a Pace-warm-Chicago scenario after his trip last week. He argued the visit aimed to push officials toward an ill-advised plan.
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Tillman
Chicago
Miraculous Cure Reported By Parents In Pennsylvania
H M Adams and wife report a miraculous cure of their child with eczema after using Electric Bitters. They claim the condition was incurable for five years until treatment began, with seven bottles leading to a full recovery. The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a blood medicine and body building tonic, sold at Nolartin's drug store in High Mountains, Colorado, noting the region's tall peaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Adams
Henrietta
Nolartin
A Western Wonder and a Coughing Tale in Bowie
A garbled note recalls a Hill at Bowie Texas and a remarkable growth last year. It mentions a severe cough, weight loss, and a new discovery said to aid consumption. The fragment hints at a sensational claim without clear details.
Kidney health cure touted by Dr Kilmer in ad copy
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a great kidney and bladder remedy, claiming success in Bright's Disease and related troubles. It offers free sample bottles to readers and provides mail order details from Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cael
Kilmer
Bright
Kimer
Te Doves
Chase Relief
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bing I
Dr. Kilmer
Binghamton, N. Y
Fragmented OCR political party counts in Senate House
The readable fragments indicate party counts: Senate 23 Democrats and Republicans unspecified. House 6 Democrats and 57 Republicans. Holdover totals show Democrats 9 and Republicans 6.
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Senate
House
New Cure for Epilepsy Warns of Patent Remedy Fame
A Watertown Ohio man touts Newife Pills as curing epilepsy after his daughter suffered seizures for over two years. The note cites a rural delivery outlet and a claim of a “tonic pills” that cleanses and heals. In brief crime items, Clyde Rumsey allegedly robbed a Burlington Afton train near Marshall Missouri last Wednesday night as Conductor Heywood intervened. A snappy cold remedy ad promotes Preventics tablets claimed to block colds, sold by Nosh Martin in five and twenty five cent boxes.
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J. B. Waterman
Watertown
Clyde Rumsey
Burlington-Afton
Marshall
Heywood
Illinois
Omrftaxs
Thanksgiving clemency report and old cough cure ad
Governor Folk offered no pardons on Thanksgiving. The item includes an ad for Dr. Shoop's cough remedy promising safety and no narcotics, touting a $10 reward for removing poisonous ingredients, and notes on the Pure Food and Drug Law. The piece also cites a Linnéus Bulletin quip about how people say but.
Postmaster General seeks wage increases for postal workers
Cortelyou plans a strong push to raise salaries for city and rural letter carriers railway postal clerks and other post office staff before his March treasury visit His report will argue that most workers have not seen pay raises since 1876 despite rising living costs While some service groups had small bumps in 1887 and 1904 most postal employees remain underpaid compared with similar labor in business. Foley Honey and Tar is not in the National Pure Food and Drug law but is recommended for coughs colds and lung trouble for all ages Kansas and Missouri universities played a tied Thanksgiving football game in Kansas City surprising many who expected a Kansas victory.
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Cortelyou
Post Office Department
Treasury
Congress
Sure and Safe Cure for Croup
Mr Henry Bolt of Hillsboro Iowa praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a proven croup cure saying it saved his boy's life. The advertisement notes the product is for sale by Noah Martin in Caruso and mentions the opera singer Caruso fined in New York and earning 1400 a night at the Metropolitan Opera House.
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Henry Bolt
Hillsboro
Iowa
Noah Martin
Caruso
New York
Metropolitary Opera
Ruggist’s
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
Dr Shoop Health Coffee promotes grain based flavor
An advertisement extols Dr Shoop Health Coffee as a stomach and kidney friendly alternative to true coffee made from parched grains and malts. The copy touts Old Java Mocha flavor and invites readers to visit for a free cabbie, noting it is sold by S H Jackson Mercantile. It also mentions Missouri politics and a claim about the richest Mexican, Pedro Alvarado, with a silver mine fortune.
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Dr. Shoop
Dr .Shoop
S H Jackson Merc. Co
Dr Shoop
Dr.Shoop
S. H. Jackson
Fragmented Historical Fragments and Health Ads
The passage blends archaic relics praising public works and a string of medical ads. It mentions aqueducts, fountains, palaces, arches, and monuments. Breaks include claims for Ballard’s Horehound Syrup and White’s Cream Vermifuge with testimonials and pricing. Missouri figures reference a constitutional convention and F. M. Cockrell’s illness.
Passed Examinations Successfully and Kidney Cure Claim
James Donahue of New Britain Con writes he improved after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He says after five bottles he was cured and passed a life insurance exam. The ad touts Foley's Kidney Cure for backache and kidney and bladder troubles amid a Zion City bankruptcy and Dowie and Voliva mentioned.
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James Donahue
New Britain
Con
Foley
Nosh Martin
Foley's Honey and Tar Not Affected by Law
Notice to customers promoting Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lung troubles as safe with no opiates. Noah Martin endorses the product and cites safe use for children and adults. Kansas City saloons to close from midnight to 5 p.m., tighter lid planned.
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Foley
Noah Martin
Kansas
Spavin Liniment and Preventics Sold by Local Drugstore
An advertisement touts English Spavin Liniment for horses claiming it removes lumps and ailments. also promotes Preventics candy tablets to prevent colds. It notes a robbery attempt at a Troy Kansas bank ending in the suspect's death by action and mentions a local druggist L. H. Howard and a farm near Troy as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Howard
Tearriss & Farm
Troy
Kans
Oathields and harvest woes reported in unsettled county notes
Fragmented items describe farmers facing labor shortages and poor yields in Maspleton county. Charles Graybill reportedly stored 103 bushels of corn in nine hours at Keokuk City. Sufferers claim prior efforts failed and seek remedies for hay fever and catarrh claims.
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Maspleton
Moproploua
Charles Graybill
Keokuk Gaw City
Public Speaker Interrupted and Political Update
A public speaker was interrupted as Foley's Honey and Tar, advertised as a cough and cold remedy, was discussed. Noah Martin is noted, and Senator Platt of New York states he will not resign but will serve out his current Senate term.
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Platt
New York
Senate
Foley's Honey and Tar Cures Coughs and Colds
An old warning touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a cure for coughs and colds and claims it prevents pneumonia. The ad promises the genuine yellow package contains no opiates and has sold millions of bottles with beneficial results.
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Foley
Noah Martin
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Colorado
Mary
Peti
Folk
News-Herald
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Linnéus Bulletin
United States
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Panal
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Sumac
Tenn
F. M. Cockrell
U. S
Interstate Commerce Commission
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Zion
Dowie
Voliva
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Soastote
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