Backache Cure Promised By Lydia E Pinkham’s Compound
Rockland Maine reader reports long back and side pains and general misery ending after three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound She credits the remedy with restoring health and urges other women to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts The ad emphasizes root and herb medicine and free guidance for sick women.
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Rockland
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Will Young
Columbia Avenue
Reece Files Contest For Springfield Mayor Nomination
Springfield Illinois February 25 The official canvass of the Republican vote for the mayoral nomination shows Sherman with a 14 vote lead pending contest by Reece.
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Sherman
Springfield
Ill
Sherman Nomination Beats Mayor Reece by Fourteen Votes
Lawrence Y. Sherman was nominated over Mayor Roy R. Reece by fourteen votes. Corporation Counsel A. G. Murray for Mayor Reece filed with the election commission a notice of contest.
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Lawrence Y. Sherman
Roy R. Reece
A. G. Murray
Reece
The
Election Commission
Potter Renounces Stage Returns to Society
Mrs James Brown Potter reportedly renounced acting and now lives quietly with her daughter Mrs James Stillman Jr In a related note Mrs Stillman Sr is on cordial terms with the former actress and preparing to pave the way for her social return
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James Brown Potter
New York
James Brown
Potter
James Stillman, Jr
Stillman
President's Salary Set at 75000 by House Action
Washington February 25 the House rejected the 100000 figure for the president's pay and adopted an amendment to fix it at 75000 The Watson proposed change ties the salary to the current level plus the 25000 traveling allowance.
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House
Senate
Washington
Watson
Prince Casimir Sapieha-Kodenski Drowned in Teneriffe
Prince Casimir Sapieha-Kodenski of a noble Austrian line drowned in Santa Cruz Teneriffe on February 25. He was heir to vast Galician estates.
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Casimir
Santa Cruz
Teneriffe
Casimir Sapieha-Kodenski
Galacia
Nevada anti gambling bill clears state assembly
Carson Nev Feb 25 an anti gambling bill passed the state assembly by a 27 to 20 vote.
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Nevada
Carson, Nev
State Assembly
Suffragette Leaders Face Trial As Arrests Rise
London reports show high society women among those to stand trial including Mrs Pethick Lawrence Lady Constance Lytton Miss Stratford Dugdale and Miss Daisy Solomon. Police broke a procession near St James Palace as arrests followed while Miss Christabel Pankhurst urged action and Mrs Solomon apologized for not being arrested.
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London
Pethick Lawrence
Constance Lytton
Lord Lytton
India
Stratford Dugdale
Commander Dugdale
Daisy Solomon
Cape Colony
Saul Solomon
St. James Palace
Christabel Pankhurst
No Divorce Granted in Chapin Case
In Chicago Judge Mack's court no divorce was awarded to Mr. or Mrs. H. O. Chapin after a two week trial. Jurors could not decide who was aggrieved and urged the couple to resolve their troubles privately.
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Chicago
H. O. Chapin
Cuba observes liberty statue unveiling on war anniversary
Havana marks the fourteenth anniversary of the uprising at Baire as a national holiday. President Gomez and Vice President Ayas travel to Matanzas to unveil a statue of liberty commemorating the independence struggle.
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Cuba
Havana
Baire
Gomez
Ayas
Matanzas
Forecast for Midwest states shows Fair, with local snows in Michigan
The forecast calls for Illinois and Indiana to be fair today and tomorrow. Lower Michigan may see local snow today with fair conditions tomorrow. Wisconsin and Iowa are expected to stay fair today and tomorrow.
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Ilinois
Indiana
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Markets Reportings From Chicago And Elgin For February
Winter wheat and spring wheat prices appear in Chicago quotation lines with No. 2 red at 1.28 and No. 1 northern at 1.1844. Corn and oats show assorted No. 3 and No. 2 white values. Hogs, cattle, and sheep trading ranges listed at Chicago and East Buffalo with specific receipts and price bands. Elgin Butter Market notes creamery extras at 28 cents and dairy prices across grades.
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Chicago
East Buffalo
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Elgin
Lucky Baldwin Wins Big At Faro In San Francisco
An eyewitness recalls E. J. Baldwin known as Lucky rake in $18 000 in a single turn of a faro game at the El Dorado and later dazzle spectators by claiming Baldy Monson's scalp with eighteen hairs won from his head in a razor edge bladed stunt.
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Baldy Monson
Washington
California
E. J
Baldwin
Phinger
Nob Hill
San Francisco
Tom Vanbrugh
el Dorado
Mexico
Vanbrugh
Lower Market Street
Market Street
Faro Bank
Tom
Lucky
Fare Bank
Pacific Coast
Alcatraz
Kearney Street
Alcatras
Baldy
Monson
King
Bank of California
Bella Union
Reverend Scudder Proposes Anti Kissing League
The Rev Dr John L Scudder of Jersey City publishers a plan to curb kissing as dangerous and spreader of disease. He suggests forming an anti kissing society and even importing Dowle Jr as a novelty figure to promote the movement. He warns kissing can transmit tuberculosis and diphtheria from people or pets and says the nation should cry quit your kissing. He would abolish kissing even of the Bible in courts as breeding grounds for disease.
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John WL. Scudder
First Congregational Church
Jersey City
Dowle Junior
America
Baen
Prize Won for Woman Suffrage Poem The Marching Song
A committee selected Louis J. Black of Chicago as winner of the $100 prize for the best verse in support of woman suffrage. The poem titled The Marching Song is set to John Brown’s Body and includes stanzas praising women's role in history and a chorus promising continued progress.
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United States
L. B. Bishop
Chicago
Louis J. Black
John Brown
Town homes for farmers envisioned in irrigation plan
George E Barstow of Barstow Texas president of the international irrigation congress outlines a social order for farmers. He says large tracts would be farmed from towns where farmers reside and travel by fast horses cars or interurban trains to fields, a system soon to become fact.
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George E. Barstow
Barstow
Tex
International Irrigation Congress
Chicago
Seattle
Hunting Thieves In Menelik's Kingdom
In Abyssinia, a diplomatic incident erupted over Nebuchai searchers who drug a child to locate thieves. A trance child entered a foreign diplomatist’s home with hundreds watching, and the diplomatist protested.
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Menelik
Abyssinia
International Conference Against Leprosy Set for Bergen
The second international scientific conference against leprosy will be held in Bergen Norway from August 16 to 19 Invitations will be sent to foreign governments to participate.
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Bergen
Norway
Indianapolis to Build World Largest Speedway
Indianapolis will soon host the world’s largest speedway on the John Pressley farm near Haughville. The 5 mile course includes a 2 mile outside track and a 3 mile inside snakelike track, with 35 000 seats in the main grandstand plus twenty smaller stands. Nearly half a million dollars funds the project to be completed by May 15 for a June opening with 420 arc lights for 24 hour trials.
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Indianapolis
John Pressley
Haughville
County Asylum
J P Morgan’s Parting Jest on Europe Voyage
Pierpont Morgan aboard a pier, joking with reporters before his long voyage to Europe. He stated he did not intend to corner pyramids or form any corners, poking fun as he prepared for his abroad stay.
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Europe
Pierpont Morgan
Campaign Against A Desperate Cold Ends In Recovery
J. A. Stone of Kemp Texas a Civil War veteran believed a plot between lung trouble and death threatened him. He suffered a stubborn cold for years dropping to 130 pounds before using Dr King s New Discovery which restored his health to 178 pounds. It treats severe colds coughs hemorrhages asthma and helps prevent pneumonia. 50c and 1.00 Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by J E Lemmon.
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J. A. Stone
Kemp
Tex
J. E. Lemmon
Morgan New York Collector Eyes Art in Egypt
In a lively talk Mr. Morgan said he may travel abroad for rest and enjoyment and perhaps visit Egypt. He joked he might buy art treasures but insisted he is not going abroad to purchase. He declined to discuss finances or business plans.
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Pyramids
Mr. Morgan
Egypt
Yale Life Story Prize Named For De Witt Cuyler
The Yale Alumni Weekly offers a $50 gold prize for the best descriptive article on Yale life. Funded by Philadelphia’s Thomas De Witt Cuyler ’76 the award named the Thomas De Witt Cuyler Alumni Weekly Prize will go to the writer of the most acceptable submission received by March 13, 1909.
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Thomas de Witt Cuyler
Philadelphia
Yale Alumni Weekly
Yale
Billiard Table Novelty Becomes Wall Mounted Bench
A new bench billiard table design folds into a wall position creating a large settle with the back and its stands when not in use. The innovative setup saves space and offers a dual purpose furniture solution for rooms.
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Chapins
Cash Grain Market
Veicroos
John L. Scudder
Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
People’s Medical Adviser
J. P. Morgan
Ty Lemmen’sharmacy
ORIN
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Yale Life Story
Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
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