Brookfield Founds Weekly Star and Broad Ads Fight for Attention
Local Brookfield launches the Weekly Star amid a flood of patent medicine pitches from Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Notices report deaths, a hospital patient suicide at Kirkaville infirmary, and Rio Grande floods wreaking havoc in Texas.
Guaranteed Cure For Piles Offered By Paris Medicine Co
A Kirksville woman attempted suicide by poison for the third time last week but was found in time to be saved. The notice promotes Paris Medicine Co offering a cure for piles with a money back guarantee and postpaid delivery in 6 to 14 days.
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Paris Medicine Co
J. Louis
Kirksville
Torture of a Preacher and Coughs Cured by Elixir
Reverend O. D. Moore, pastor at Harpeteville New York, recounts torture from a persistent cough and grip. He credits Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds with curing his cough and averting consumption. Nash Martin's store offers the remedy at a price with free bottle guarantee.
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O. D. Moore
the Baptist Church
Harpeteville
N.Y
Nash Martin
Missouri town blacksmith shooing mules aids law practice
A Missouri town blacksmith earns enough from shooing mules for most of the year to practice law during the remaining four months.
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Missouri
Keokuk Gate
Contested Damages Award Over City Sidewalk Injury
A Cameron case saw Noah Martin's druggist Joy Neff awarded $10,000 in damages after a four year old girl slipped on a defective sidewalk. The ruling follows a fault finding against the city for the fall and injuries suffered.
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Joy Neff
Cameron
Health and humor note in Missouri church snoring case
A judge fined a man $20 for snoring in church in south Missouri recently. The item mocks the sermon quality and notes the man hoped for relief with Dr Kings New Life Pills while the ad notes a drug store guarantee.
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Dr. King
South Missouri
Ballard's Snow Liniment touted by multiple users
Early 1900s notices claim Ballard's Snow Liniment cures rheumatic pains and backache after wet weather. Testimonials praise Electric Bitters for stomach and liver troubles, Ely Cream Balm for catarrh, and a naval battle note defending battleships and torpedo boats.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for All Stages
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal use cures blood and mucous surfaces and offers 100 dollars for failure to cure. Includes testimonials and pharmacy details Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Bob
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Draggista
Astronomer Predicts 3 Million Year World Longevity
Prof. Lee, a noted astronomer, estimates the world will last 3,000,000 years. Instead of fire and heat, a gradual freezing may occur as the sun fails to warm. None now living will witness the end, so posterity can worry over the matter.
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Lee
Milan
Great Naval Battle Across the China Sea
A May 27 28 clash between Japan and Russia in the China Sea ends with the destruction of most of the Russian fleet. Japanese forces smothered ships with gunfire then torpedo boats finished off damaged vessels as Admiral Ros tsvensk y was wounded and captured.
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China Sea
Pight
Togo
Beyan
Rojestvensky
Rosentvensky
Portway Ex oalifen Opens Amid Curious Coast Visit
A fragmented notice describes a coastal visit event inviting many travelers from the vast and middle west to combine a transcontinental trip with a box position stop. The garbled text outlines gates and a festive atmosphere as spectators anticipate the journey and cultural exchange.
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Portland
Attorney General Opinion Clarifies Taxpayer Status in Clinton County
The attorney general ruled that merely paying a poll tax does not make a person a taxpayer. A taxpayer must own assessed real or personal property and pay tax on it. The opinion also states such a person cannot sign a petition for liquor licenses.
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Hadley
Clinton County
Travel Offers and Discounts for Western Journeys 1908
Round trip tours from Gardiner to Monida with six day stays include hotel and stage fare. Rates list 967.80 for round trip, 110.00 other routes, half fare options and season dates through November 1908 with trips to Deadwood and Hot Springs WY, and additional side trips advertised with low rates.
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Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Utah
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Seattle
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Vancouver
Billings
Beenie Rockies
Paul
California
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Jane
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Jane Twan
Sidewalk Repairs Urgently Required by City Officials
Notice warns all residents to promptly fix or replace sidewalks or face consequences. City officials including Mayor Z. T. Basante and the Bureau Commissioner will enforce the ordinances. Also public is urged to heed ordinances against fast driving and ball playing on Unionville streets.
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Z. T. Basante
Norris
Unionville
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