Butch Wins Long Pants After Sunday Suit Drama
Reginald Nextdoor known as Butch, a twelve year old, persuades his parents to let him wear long pants. He buys a seven dollar suit with earned pay, learns it will be exchanged for knee pants, and his family consoles him while he heads to Sunday school with new confidence.
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Butch
Jan
Reginald
Gil
Sui
Fimuia
Richard
Mildred
Washington Star
Kidney Disease Destroys Blood Through Kidney Poison
A medical note warns that kidney trouble poisons the blood, leading to waste buildup and damage to vital organs. It stresses the danger of unchecked kidney disease and associated conditions like pneumonia and heart failure.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Digestive and Nervous Relief
A medical ad extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for indigestion nervousness and impure blood. It claims quick stomach relief quiet nerves enriches blood and sustains health, warning against chronic ailments and liver ills.
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Hood
Cruelty Reports From Congo and Canadian Indians
The Nieuwe Gazet of Antwerp details Belgian cruelties in the Congo with cases of 22 women shot and 69 women chained and starved. Canadian Indians increasingly use canvas tents in summer and wooden huts in winter, with some owning agricultural gear ponies and cattle. Apwigal Denkry expresses satisfaction at the American voters’ stance on his presidential or vice presidential candidacy.
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Congo
Nieuwe Gazet
Antwerp
Apwigal Denkry
Freeblood Cure Offer for Chronic Blood and Skin Ailments
An Atlanta based Blood Balm Co advertises B B B as a universal remedy for ulcers cancers rashes boils eruptions and rheumatic and skin diseases. It claims thirty years of testing thousands cured after other medicines failed and offers trial bottles free with mail order to Atlanta Georgia. Manroe & Howard sell it locally.
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Gouth
S. S.S
S. S
S.S.S
Bordenen
Saumsville
Surro
Botanic
Prohibition and National Convention Travel Rates
C M and St P Ry announces one fare round trip tickets for the Prohibition National Convention in Chicago June 27 28 with sales June 25 26 27 and return July 2. Democratic National Convention in Kansas City July 4 with sales July 2 3 4 and return July 9. Republican National Convention in Philadelphia June 19 with sales June 14 15 16 17 and return June 26. Fourth of July rates 200 mile limit one and one third fare with sales July 3 4 and return July 5. No tickets under 50 cents. J W Jones agent Powersville Mc.
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Chicago
Ill
Kansas City
Philadelphia
J W. Jones
Powersville
Man From Keytenville Smuggles Stray Dog To Farm
A man described as from Keytenville Missouri tries to move a scraggy brown dog in a carpet bag toward Dearborn Street station. A policeman questions the dog’s future, and the man, Bill Saunders, says the dog will fit his farm and Chicago won’t miss one homeless hound.
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Keytenville
Deare Born Street
Chicago
Bill Saunders
Queen's Irish Guards Regimen Traced From Royal Lineage
The New York Sun notes Victoria orders a new Irish guards regiment. It traces earlier Irish involvement from Charles II's era, through James II loyalty shifts, to resistance at Boyne and Aughrim, exile in France, and later conflicts with British troops in Flanders. The line later became the Royal Irish.
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Foot Guards
Pyrconnell
James II
William III
The
Boyne
Aughrim
Limerick
Flanders
Marlborough
Malplaquet
William
Royal Irish
Distinguishing Sunstroke From Heatstroke In Medical Note
A French medical journal cited by Dr. Mioussoir explains sunstroke occurs only in the tropics due to intense sun rays while heatstroke arises from prolonged body heating above 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Overheating in confined spaces and clothing traps heat, reducing perspiration and risking heat apoplexy, with notes on humidity, drying air, and racial differences in susceptibility.
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Mioussoir
Moussoir
Sowens Porridge Explained From Scottish Dish To Mafeking Staple
A London Daily News Mafeking correspondent notes sowens porridge as a besieged town staple. The process starts with oat husk and flour soaking for days until a white sediment forms, boiled with water or milk and served with milk or syrup. In Mafeking rainless mills, the soaked mix is assumed to be used as is.
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London Daily News
Mafeking
Scotland
Delegates Named to Missouri Republican District Meeting
The Republican district caucus for Missouri lists delegates by county totals including Knox Beotland Sheby Clark Schuyler Macon and others. Thomas Francis is noted among the speakers or nominees. The plan outlines a convening date at 9 o clock with terms for delegate selection and multiple counties listed with their delegate counts.
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Tid Alex
Duraway
Kentucky
Jack Trumbetle
Dewey
Chrus
Brass rings labeled as jewelry by import rules
Uncle Sam classifies brass rings imitating gold with colored glass as jewelry for duty purposes. The New York board of general appraisers upheld the decision that these items, also glass bead necklaces, gilded hairpins, and brass watch chains, fall under jewelry and incur 0 percent ad valorem duty rather than toy rates.
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Sam
Board of General Appraisers
New York
Still's American School graduates visit Harkins Store
Graduates of Still's American School in Unionville Missouri attended an office event at Harkins Store offering free consultations. The note records a local education effort and community outreach with the store as a gathering space.
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Still's
Harkins
Unionville, Mo
Simple joys of humble American homes inspire pride
A speaker quotes Chief Justice Chase on walking old streets to see how people live. He points to a tiny frame house where a healthy woman plants seeds and a child helps, noting these simple comforts reflect widespread American happiness and prosperity. The story praises modest, well‑liked homes across the country.
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Chase
Capitol
America
Photographic Impressions On Marble Explained
A Scientific American described a method to imprint photographic images on marble. A smooth surface is coated with a benzine turpentine bitumen beeswax mix, dried, then a gelatin plate is placed and exposed about twenty minutes. After washing with gasoline to reveal the image, the surface is dipped in alcohol with Prussian blue or similar dyes, then varnish is removed and the marble polished to yield a durable deep colored image.
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Scientific American
Bath water-front character spends month in jail
A Bath Maine figure known locally served a month in Wiscasset jail. The lenient warden allowed fishing and other reliefs, used him as a mail messenger and errand boy. A late excursion to the post office led to a scolding warning that he would be socked out if late again, after which he kept better time.
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Bath
Wiscasset
Chicago Water Purification Costs Spark Public Laugh
Chicago has spent over 30.9 million dollars to purify water yet milk remains unfit for use due to the adulterating substance. The Chicago Times-Herald opines that St Louis ought to laugh at the situation.
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Chicago
Chicago Times-Hierald
St. Louia
Ely's Cream Balm for Nasal Catarrh
Nagal Catarrh quickly yields to treatment by Ely's Cream Balm a palatable aromatic remedy. It cleanses heals the nasal surface and diffuses through the membrane without irritation. A safe specific for nasal catarrh. Price 0 cents or by mail Ely Brothers 56 Warren Street New York.
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Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren Ns
New ‘York
Emperor William wins sham battle at Mete
The report says Emperor William was victorious in a staged clash at Mete. The opposing commander, cited by the Chicago Times-Herald, is left to ponder his role in a sensational melodrama-like confrontation.
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William
Mete
Chicago Times-Herald
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a cure for indigestion and stomach troubles. It claims the product digests what you eat, nourishes the body, and reconstructs worn out organs, promising instant relief and a complete cure.
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Sturval
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