Illinois Central R R announces double daily service to the South
The Illinois Central Railroad promotes through trains from Chicago to New Orleans and southern resorts, offering deluxe sleeping, Pintus, Barge Liberty, and Chatr Oars cars. Weekly voyages depart New Orleans for Havana, Colony, Panama, and the West Indies. Mardi Gras events, Mexico and California tours, and special vestibule trains are advertised with escorted itineraries and all-inclusive tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois Central
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Louisville
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Havana
Cuba
Colon
Panama
Gulfport
Miss. Hammond la
Great Southern
Mexico
Ilinais Central R. Ry
Heau Campbell
American Tourist Association
Quince Building
Adams St
California
Illinois Central
Raymond & Whitcomb
Est
Pullmany
Illinois-Central
Los Angels
San Francisco
Omaha
Cincinnati Woman Praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound
A prominent Cincinnati woman testifies that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her womb trouble with severe pain headaches and nervousness after five bottles. The letter urges other suffering women to try the remedy noting its uterine tonic benefits and aims to persuade readers of its merit despite medical doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Lydia F. Pinkham
Pinkham
Rydia
Stan
Sara Wilson
East 3d Street
Ohio
First Aid Policing Expands in Birmingham
Consul Halstead reports Birmingham police will soon all be able to administer first aid. Over two years 50 officers earned certificates, and 818 of 860 officers have completed classes. Since 1902 officers have saved lives in more than 2,000 cases, strengthening ties with the poor and aiding destitute children through charity work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Halstead
Birmingham
England
Watch Committee
Police Association
Curious coughing bean vine from tropical regions
An unusual tropical vine known as the coughing bean spreads from moist tropics to rail embankments. Dust in its breathing pores triggers a coughing sneeze and red chlorophyll subsidence, making the leaf tremble while the plant reddens. It is sometimes grown as a houseplant and dusting the carpet can provoke coughing reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audibie
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for Children Sold Locally
A late medicine for children recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a safe buy for coughs colds and whooping cough. It claims relief is certain and highlights availability from J. I. Conner & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Conner & Co
Desperate desert to garden plant by cactus specialist
Journalist Wil Ham Harwood details Luther Burbank's decade long effort to tame wild cacti. The breakthrough yields a thornless, climate adaptable cactus that prospers under irrigation or rich soil. Burbank claims the plant could feed twice today’s global population and transform barren lands into productive gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Wiliam
Harwood
Wntil
Pleasant and Hammiess One Minute Cough Cure Ad
Advertisement promotes a product named One Minute Cough Cure for coughs croup and whooping cough. Claims it cures and soothes throat lungs and bronchial tubes. Sold by R H Miller with promotional tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Miller
Dr King’s New Discovery Cures Consumption Coughs
A Talladega Springs man testifies he was near death from pneumonia after two doctors failed to help. One dose of Dr King’s New Discovery brought relief and a full bottle cured him. The ad touts a sure cure for sore throat bronchitis coughs and colds with a guaranteed offer and trial bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.A. Miller
De Witts Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed by Editor
J L Tucker editor Harmonizer Centre Alabama praises De Witts Witch Hazel Salve for piles cuts and burns. He calls it the best salve on the market and urges every family to keep it on hand. Sold by R H Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
J. L. Tucker
The
Harmonizer
Centre
Ala
R. H. Miller
The Colonel's Waterloo Remedy Cited in Letter
Colonel John M. Fuller of Honey Grove Texas credits Electric Bitters for curing his hypertension and kidney trouble after trying his family doctor. He praises the medicine as the best on earth and thanks the makers for the knowledge to make it. Sold by R. Miller Druggist at 50 cents a bottle with a guarantee against dyspepsia biliousness and kidney disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Fuller
Honey Grove
Texas
Waterloo
R. Miller
Women's Kidney Cure Promises Relief for Weak Women
Advertises Folay's Kidney Cure as a remedy for kidney weakness in women, claiming nervousness headaches back pain and dark circles are signs of kidney trouble. Promises to stop irregularities strengthen urinary organs purify blood and improve overall health. Sold by EB and Conner & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Folay
EB. &. Conner & Co
Names of but one letter in surname everywhere
The Paris papers note Marie with the single letter B as a surname. They recall a Brussels shopkeeper Theresa O and a Mme O living in Molenbeek. Other oddities include a Mr O in Rue de l Angle, a QO recruit who signed with a cross, and places named Y in Somme Zuyder Zee Amsterdam Henan U and A in Sweden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Marie
Mme
Somme
Zuyder Zee
Amsterdam
China
Henan
France
Sweden
Castor Oil for Mummies Linked to Ancient Embalming
M Berthelot, secretary of the Louvre, claims to have identified the preservative oil used in fifth and sixth dynasty Egyptian sarcophagi dating to 3500 B C. He concludes castor oil, with some oxidation, preserved the bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Berthelot
Louvre Museum
Egypt
Yondon Telegraph
Mosquito Varieties Noted by Sir Henry Blake in Ceylon Meeting
Governor Sir Henry A. Blake told the Asiatic Society that Sinhalese medical texts from the sixth century describe 67 varieties of mosquitoes and 424 kinds of malaria caused by them. A London Times correspondent highlights Pittgalds view that America Canada and Lou igiang are three North American nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Blake
Ceylon
The
Asiatic Society
Americas
London Times
William Pittgald
America
Canada
Lou Igiang
North America
Dean's Kidney Pills Praise From Algona Residents
Local booster notices prompt relief claims for backache and kidney complaints. J F Rowe, market gardener, testifies that a box eased his back pain and that others in Algona report similar benefit. Call at R A Miller's drug store for Doan's Kidney Pills, 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo NY, sale agents. Remember the name Doan's and take no other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algona
Dean
J. F. Rowe
Mametsburg
R. A. Miller’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Yi
United States
Doans
Rates to Minnesota and Dakota by Iowa Central
Tugs day during March and April offer very low rates for settlers to Minnesota North and South Dakota. Through trains to St Paul connect at union depot with northern lines. Consult local agent before buying tickets or write A L Cutts G P B T A Minneapolis. Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised at 25 cents for burns ulcers and a healed eye scar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Dakota
Iowa Central
Beneft
North
South Dakota
St. Paul
Union Depot
Northern Lines
A. L
Cutts
Minneapolis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Laird
Warren Laird
State of
Iowa
J.R. Laird
Algona, Iowa
R. R
Hot Springs
Ark
Florida
Memphis
Jacksonville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Linois Central
Webster City
Jackson
Miss
Natchez
Yaxco
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Louisiana
Jennings and
Lake Charles
Beaumont
Houston
San Antonio
New [Berla
Central
A H. Hanson
CP. A
Merny
G.P. A
Dubuque, Ta
Bridge & Leonard
Bourdato
Northwestern Yeast CO
Chigago
ILL
Ninty
D. Kauble
Nevada
E. 0
Dewitt & GO
Chicaga
City Guardians of
Chidren
Woodland Ave
Warren
Kate Brex
Woodford, Wheeler & Tompkins
Scranton
C. R. Morris
Spencer
Chas. F. Lemberger
Syracuse
N. Y
Towa
Iawa Publishing Co
Davenport, Ta
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!