Amalfia armoured cruiser for Japan and other early 1900s notices
Reports cite the Amalfia being built at Orland Leghorn for the Japanese government. Governor Fort to lead probe into the Atlantic City shooting of Charles B Roberts Jr. In Johnstown Harriman contract for 500 Cambria steel gondola cars. Bryan to write weekly campaign letters. US marines return from Panama. Dr Frederieck T Austin shot in Omaha. John C Czolgysz sentenced in Sharps? for murder. Lilly Wheatley shot in Wichita Falls. Philadelphia banks cut loan rates. Kadrow freight explosion kills two. Thurston urges primary reform. McCurdy estate heirs seek will contest. Indiana calls extra session Sept 18. Puritan crew suffocated. Pacific rail traffic disrupted by Canadian bridge fire. Japanese minister Oura notes expo delay. No arrests in Roberts case soon expected. Dock Watson incident ends in self harm and two deaths.
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Amalfia
Orland
Leghorn
Governor Fort
Charles DB. Roberts, Jr
Atlantic City
N. J
Johnstown
Harriman
Cambria Company
William J. Bryan
Democratic Club
United States Marines
Panama
Frederieck T. Austin
West
Omaha
John C. Czolgosz
J F. Miller
Lanning
Ashley
Fanta Fe
Kadrow
Colo
Raton
Wucan
Piw
John M ‘Thurston
Legisla Hngard
Des Moines
Nugh McCurdy
Corunna
Mich
Grand Rapids
McCurdy
Harry K. Thaw
William H. Blair
Josiah Copley Thaw
Hanly
Indiana
President Roads
San Francisco
James Treadwell
California Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Simple Safeguards in Buying Paint
A public notice urging buyers to avoid adulterated white lead and to choose genuine Pure White Lead from National Lead Company. It explains common fillers like chalk and barytes and promotes the Dutch Boy Paint er trademark as an purity guarantee. Readers are invited to request a free painting test booklet and equipment from National Lead Company in New York.
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National Lead Company
National
Woodbridge Bldg
New York
Wall Street Lawyer Lost in Berks County Country Road
A New York lawyer, en route to assist a coal company, stops at a Berks County farmhouse asking a German woman for directions to the next village. Her reply humorously reduces the distance to a tease, leaving him wiser about rural navigation.
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New York
Wall Street
Automobile Shop Talk
A terse note records a country constable and a cow as the subjects of shop talk. No further context or details are provided in the fragment.
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Automobile Shop Talk
Peonies as Medicine in Ancient Practice
An old writer notes peonies valued for beauty, later praised for healing. Paeon, the physician of the gods, inspired the plant’s medical reputation. Peony water was also consumed in bygone times, possibly as medicine or temperance drink.
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Paeon
Chewing 47 Times Affects Rich Man's Salvation
A quip quoted from Puck notes a rich man who always chewed food forty seven times. After he strained at a gnat and swallowed a camel the camel was chewed enough to pass through the eye of a needle, allowing him entry to Heaven.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Puck
Ethergram Language Seeks Status Amid Wireless News
A discussion on scientific vocabulary notes that new terms grow with invention. Ethergram is suggested for a message sent by wireless transmission and is already in use in Great Britain, prompting questions about adoption elsewhere.
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Great Britain
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a internal treatment for catarrh that reaches the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims the tonic purifies blood and acts directly on mucous tissues, features testimonials, and lists a price and supplier. The copy emphasizes it is not a quack medicine and cites years of use.
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Astoria
Bateman
Godfrey
Hall
Journal of Health
Cruc
Real Estate Share on Manhattan Island Divided as Mud
The piece notes that if Manhattan island real estate were divided equally by residents, each would own about 220 dollars in assessed value. The speaker quips that their share would surely be all mud.
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Manhattan Island
Sleep Walking and Odd Sermon Ads in Cleveland Leader
An excerpt from the Cleveland Leader jokes about a tiresome preacher and the need to hire ushers for a event. The fragment mentions advertising for ushers and a bemused tone toward religious proceedings.
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Cleveland
Coffee Schilling's Best Returns Money If Not Liked
A grocer offers a buyback guarantee for Coffee Schilling's Best, promising to refund customers who dislike the product. The ad emphasizes a businesslike name and consumer-friendly policy.
Druggist Claims Remedy Cures Eyes Pain and Sells for 50c
An advertisement touts a remedy that supposedly cures eye ailments and strengthens weak eyes. It claims to soothe eye pain and is offered for fifty cents. The text reflects a storefront druggist's pitch aimed at general readers.
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Wii
Pa and Mighty Willie Dialogue on Domestic Help
A brief humorous exchange from a Philadelphia Press item features a boy asking what is imported and domestic. Pa answers with a joke about a hired girl illustrating a light domestic topic.
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Mttle Willie
Philadelphia Press
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething Troubles
A vintage advertisement touts Voltairie Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children. It claims relief for teething distress wind colic and general unease with a 2 cent bottle price and novelty framing.
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Mra
Winslow
Pretty teeth bring many smiles in everyday life
A concise look at how bright dental health influences confidence and happiness. It notes that good teeth boost self esteem and social ease, suggesting regular care and checkups support lasting smiles.
Powder for swollen feet promises instant relief
An old advertisement touts Allen 6 Foot-Fase powder as a cure for swollen feet with instant relief claims. It urges readers to buy the product at all druggists for 250 in local currency.
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Allen
Debt-Fearing Man Proves Trustworthy in Time of Need
A man who honors his obligations stands firm in his integrity. He settles debts promptly, earning respect for reliability and steadfastness in his community.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Pacific
Schmetzer
Fort William
Soo Line
St Paul
Baron Oura
Tokio
Roberts
N J Roberts
Dock Watson
Hillsboro
Texas
Carl Horn
Ethel Edsal
Southwestern Trephone Company
Miss Edsal
Castoria
TacSimie
Fpeilakdl
Chas. Hl. Fletcher
B. Halstead Scott
Chicago
William Belmont
Ohio
J. J. Taft
Brooklyn
Tr. J. Hamlen
Detroit
Fletcher
Wm. J McCrain
Neb
J. R. Clausen
Philadelphia
J. M. Ward
Kansas City
Astoria Aways
Schilling
Sige
Carters
AT All Good
B.stortr
USA
CAAA
Toronts
Cael
Defiance
Salt Lake City
Douglas
W. L. Douriat
Evergaters
WW. L. Douglas
Spark St
Brockton, Mass
Paxton
Boston
Mass
UTN
Mu Colon
Atorroe Oruoa CO
Quincy
Tlincin
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