The Ten of Hearts Drives a Night of Mischief
A restless narrator, fresh from the Spanish War, travels by cab to his Riverside apartment after a curio-shop encounter. The mysterious ten of hearts card haunts him, linking a masked heist plan to a beautiful artist’s model at Mouquin’s, while a notorious thief looms in the background.
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Curio
Blackwood
Carry Much Freight On Lake Steamship Power
One of the largest lake steamships can carry nearly as much freight as four of the era’s most powerful locomotives pulling four trains on a well built level railroad.
Ailing Women Learn Cure for Bad Backs
Mrs. W. G. Davis of Groesbeck Texas testifies to relief from back aches dizziness headaches and irregular kidneys after taking Deans Kidney Pills. She passed gravel stones and says her back is strong and health improved. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Jews in Senate Chamber Through Early 1900s Record
The article notes a historical sequence of Jewish U S senators. It cites David Levy Yulee as the first Jew in the House and later in the Senate, Judah P Benjamin, Benjamin F Jonas, Joseph Simon, and Isidor Rayner as prior Jewish senators from Florida, Louisiana, Oregon, and Maryland with service dates spanning 1840s to 1904.
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Simon Guggenheim
United States Senate
David Yutes
Florida
West Indies
David Levy
House of Representatives
Judah P. Benjamin
Louisiana
Benjamin F. Jonas
Kentucky
Joseph Simson
Oregon
Isidor Rayner
Maryland
Chinese Had First Zoo A Brief Historical Overview
The text traces the origins of zoos to ancient cultures including China India Greece and Rome. It notes early forms as sacred animal cults and royal showpieces and mentions Darius lions in Daniel as an early example. It cites a live giraffe at Schonbrunn in 1828 as a later instance.
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Professor Hadley recalls classroom prank at Yale
Yale president Hadley recounts a long ago student trick on a sick professor. The notice on the board read that the professor was unable to attend due to indisposition, but sophomores altered the message until it humorously claimed the professor was unable to attend his asses to-day, sparking laughter.
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Hadley
Yale
Dr. Dash
Coffee quitters cure health woes with Postum aid
A Kansas woman details years of coffee troubles including heart palpitations insomnia and rheumatism and credits stopping coffee and switching to Postum Food Coffee with dramatic health improvements She urges others to quit coffee and try Postum and notes the product is from Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan with the slogan There’s a Reason and a sales booklet.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
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Wellville
Buchan's Soap Promises Pure Cleanser and Antiseptic Power
An advertisement contrasts costly Buchan's Antiseptic Soap with cheaper soaps made from impure fat and strong alkali. It claims Buchan's soap is pure, cleanses well, and contains Phenol Absolut to protect against contamination. Buyers are urged to send 18 cents to Buchan's Soap Corporation, New York, if their dealer does not stock it.
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Buchan’s Soap Corporation
New York
United States Banking Power Rises Sharply
Comptroller Ridgely’s 1906 report shows US banking power at 16,462,470,465 with foreign combined at 22,952,500,000. In 16 years the US bank power grew 219 percent while foreign totals rose 102.6 percent.
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United States
Ridgely
Caution on Imitations of Allcock's Plasters
Advert warns against imitations closely resembling Allcock's Plasters and urges buyers to insist on the genuine Allcock's for safety and effectiveness. It notes imitators are often harmful and preserves the claim that Allcock's is the original and best external remedy. The note ends with a proverb about a missed kiss.
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Allcock
Nervous Headaches and Pink Pills Claim Relief
A testimonial asserts nervous headaches stem from nutrition and that Dr Williams Pink Pills restore appetite, color and weight. Mrs Addie Merrill of Auburn Maine reports relief after trying the pills, which are sold by druggists or by mail for 50 cents per box or six for 2 50.
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Williams
Dr. Williams
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