Half Fare to Washington D C July 3 to 6
Washington D C and return on July 3 to 6 at one fare plus 2.00 by Chesapeake and Ohio to attend the National Educational Association meeting. Tickets valid until July 15 returning, extendable to August 31. Explore Mountain and Sea shore resorts, Old Point Comfort, Hampton Roads. contact U S Truitt for reservations at 234 Clark St Chicago IL.
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Washington, D. C
Chesapeake and Ohio
Ass’n
Old Point Comfort
Hampton Roads
U. S. Truitt
Paas
Clark St
Chicago
Great Kick Record: Missouri Shipments of War Mules
Detroit Free Press notes a notable wartime achievement as Missouri reports shipping over one million dollars worth of mules. The item highlights logistical efforts and regional contributions to military mobilization during the conflict.
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Missouri
Detroit Free Press
Electric fans in sleeping cars cool cars at night
Baltimore & Ohio South Western Railway reports solving sleeping car heat at Cincinnati, Louisville, and St Louis stations by placing 16 inch rotary electric fans in each end of the sleepers. The fans run after 10 p m and through midnight, circulating air, improving comfort and removing heat and impurities. Three weeks of operation have drawn favorable comments from travelers, with even an undertaker praising the service.
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Baltimore & Ohio South Western Railway
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Mrs Lucy Goodwin Praises Pinkham Medicine For Recovery
Mrs Lucy Goodwin of Holly West Virginia writes of four years of womb trouble and nervous distress. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Sanative Wash and Liver Pills she reports being cured and stronger, weighing 131 3/4 pounds, and urges others to try the remedies.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lucy Goodwin
Holly
W. Va
Broadacre cattle breeder gains fame for novel pigs
The article highlights Mr. Broadacre, a noted agriculturist and cattle breeder, who introduced small white and black pigs with delicate flesh. His pigs drew widespread attention as letters from farmers poured in and a cattle show noted his absence despite admiration for his work.
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Broadacre
Landing on Cuban Soil Sparks Navy Army Coordination
In Barquiri Cuba on June 21 6 000 American troops land in the hills while 10 000 remain afloat ready to join. Navy artillery and Army units coordinate as ships fire and small boats move ashore. Gen Lawton leads the landing with rapid troop deployment and an advance post set to secure Santiago. Cuban insurgents assist from mountain fastnesses watching routes into Basquiri.
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Barquiri
Hargon
Cuba
Kineston
Jamaica
Anl
Santiago
Guantanamo
Basquiri
Boigumiriroth
Hooever
Shafter
Seguranca
Lawton
Eighth Regular Infantry
Twenty-second Infantry
Tenth Infantry
Massachusetts
Ninth Cavalry
Iron Company
Theological Point Question From Sunday School
A Sunday school superintendent finishing a creation talk invites questions. A small boy asks why Adam was never a baby, prompting doubt. A nine year old girl among several siblings answers quickly, saying there was nobody to miss him. Tit-Bits.
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Adam
The Strangest Trial and an Averages Verdict
A veteran attorney recalls a strange case where a runaway horse left the plaintiff damaged enough to sue for 2000 dollars. The jury awarded 8687, the judge set it aside as excessive, and the foreman explains the jurors briefly averaged their sums to reach a new figure.
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Horce
Adteas
Weighed in the balance sermon prompts departures
A Chicago Chronicle item recounts a clergyman sermon that stretched about an hour. As listeners grew weary several left, prompting a man to quip that those weighed should pass out, after which the minister resumed without further interruption.
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Chicago Chronicle
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement in Jewelers' Weekly
An 19th century style ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve swollen hot feet, tiredness, and blisters. It claims cooling relief for tight shoes and offers a trial package free, with sales through druggists and shoe stores at 25 cents. Adress listed as Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Record-Breaking Cyclist Highlighted in Intercollegiate Racing
The piece cites a standout intercollegiate cyclist named Jack as a record-breaker. A playful exchange contrasts sports prowess with a banking line joke, noting a public interest in athletic achievement and competitive speed.
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Wil
Jack
Apenkee
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad
Slogan for a cold remedy promises cure in a day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. A Punch cartoon caption contrasts a mother asking about gloves with a clean hands exchange, illustrating humor.
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Alexander
Naval Hero Clark Rebounds From War Wounds
L J Clark of Warren Ohio answered Lincoln’s 1861 call for volunteers joining the Mississippi fleet and later the 7th Ohio Volunteers. Wounded near Richmond he healed, studied veterinary surgery, moved to Chicago for practice, and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring his strength from 90 to about 190 pounds. He now pledges their value for a run down system.
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Times-Herald
Chicago
Lincoln
L. J. Clark
Warren, Trumbull Co
Ohio
Admiral Porter
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Warren
Clark
7Th
Ohio Volunteers
Army of the Potomac
Richmond
Ohio Village
Hatch Post
Ashland Ave
Dr. Williams
Dr. Clark
Photograph Forsakes Miss Vanderdecken in India Portrait
The piece notes that the photographer caused Miss Vanderdecken to fail at marriage after a portrait sent to India drew admiration from the regiment. A viewer noticed the photographer’s caption at the back reading The original is carefully preserved, muting the desirable impression.
Life and the Liver and Grain-O Ad Warm Health
A compact ad style piece extols liver health linking life success to liver function and endorses Cascarets as a gentle regulator. It promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute for the whole family and includes a light quip about forgetting spectacles, attributed to a bulletin.
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Chas. Lamb
Baby
Grandma
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is a Constitutional Cure
An advertisement claims Hall’s Catarrh Cure offers a constitutional remedy at 75 cents. The odd line about why the ginger snap is seen but not heard appears as a humorous aside within the ad, reflecting early 20th century advertising style.
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Hall
Price
Chicago Daily News
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