Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advert
A Minneapolis woman reports relief from long lasting female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims reduced pain and restored strength within three months and urges others to seek advice from Mrs. E. L. Reed in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lis
Minn
Lydia E.pinkham
alliJeft
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan
G. Moldas
Sue
Second St
Minneapolis
Lydia Ems
Are. Erneu
Lynn
Mass
San Diego Fireman Kills Wife and Child in Rampage
Bert S. Durham a discharged San Diego fire department driver, killed his wife and infant, mortally wounded a fourth, and wounded a fifth after a false alarm. He killed two more crew members and killed himself after fleeing toward the plaza. victims named include Donald F. Grant and Peter Sampsell.
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San Diego
Cal
Bert S. Durham
Hunt
Durham
Plaza Ip
Donald F. Grant
Sampsell
Snedecor
Tam
Divorce Laws of Nevada and Real Estate Ads
Divorces and legal notice text appear alongside real estate pitches. Nevada divorce information offered by Law Syndicate. Saskatchewan farming lands advertised with price terms and benefits. Eastern Saskatchewan farms listed with sizes and easy terms.
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Nevada
Goldfield
Easstern Laws
Collins, Tipton
Laws
Call City National Bank
The Hypnotist's Sun Cure Ends in Death
A doctor recounts using hypnotic suggestion to convince a patient he was cured by a sun healing plan. The patient appeared to improve until the doctor found him dead, later blamed on sunstroke rather than the ruse.
Prominent Western Attorney Recalls Hiring a Boy
An Independent report recounts a western attorney describing a bright job applicant who sought work. The attorney notes the boy would need to write telegrams and take telephone messages, stressing the importance of a solid education for the role.
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Quaimed
Most Unanswerable Argument About Domestic Happiness
A dialogue on arguments about money in marriage. A bachelor asks a married man for the hardest argument, and the man replies that a wife saying If they can afford it we can is flawless and unbeatable.
Crippen waives fight as extradition to London looms
Dr Hawley H Crippen, weak and tremulous in court, says he will not oppose extradition to London over the slaying of an unknown woman believed to be Belle Elmore. His hearing is extended 15 days, with Miss Ethel Le Neve ill and hospitalized, and authorities predict no further trouble from her.
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Quebec
Hawley H. Crippen
Angers
London
Belle Elmore
Grippen
Dew
England
Crippen
Misa Ethel Clare Leneve
Royal Couple Flee Spain to England Amid Churchrow
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria left Spain due to clerical hostility. The couple will pause in Paris for talks with President Faillieres before proceeding to England. They aim to place Victoria at the British court, then Alfonso plans to return to Madrid to handle the church crisis.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Alfonso
Victoria
England
Paris
Faillieres
France
George
Madrid
Orders New Coal Claims Probe Excludes Cunningham Group
Washington orders a reinvestigation of all Alaskan coal land claims except the Cunningham group. Andrew Christensen will lead the inquiry, succeeding Louis R. Glavis. Secretary Jallinger ordered the review with Christensen in charge.
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Cunningham Group
Jallinger
Scharge
Andrew . Christensen
Louis Ro Glavis
Meek Wrestling Brief From Harrisburg
Fragmentary report notes a wrestling incident in Harrisburg Pennsylvania involving an individual named Harry Coleman. Details are incomplete but indicate a break or injury during an event.
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Meek
Wrestlingsburg
Harry Coleman
Leopard Invasion At Night A Farmer Fends Off Beast
A young East African farmer dining with a friend near Nveri faced a sudden leopard intrusion. The animal charged the room, fought with chairs, clawed the farmer, and left with the dog in pursuit. The victim was hospitalized with injuries the next day.
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London
Nveri
Mr. D
Obejteri Hospital
Indigent Tuberculosis Patients Cost and Savings Analysis
The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis estimates 300,000 indigent consumptives need care. If housed by local authorities, the country could save up to 150 million dollars annually, plus additional infection reduction from segregation in institutions.
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d.States
National Association For the Study
United States
Scratched So She Could Not Sleep
Mrs H Kiernan recalls a five year eczema struggle with her niece now eleven, crediting Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for clearing the skin after sleepless nights. A 1909 Brooklyn letter adds that prior doctors and salves failed before using Cuticura remedies.
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H. Kiernan
Quincy St
Brooklyn
N. Y
The Return of Ferguson Mystery at a Hotel
A night clerk recalls Ferguson claiming the key to room 44 then a man in a shirt sleeve with a shoe in hand appears asking for another key after Ferguson supposedly fell from a window. The incident unfolds with mixups over names and keys as described in the account.
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Ferguson
Fershon
Silent guest provokes host for talk at party
The hostess chides Miss De Muir for silence at a party while the Youthful Guest explains her father's rule about speaking only with something to say. The hostess retorts that society would be dull if everyone followed such advice.
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Miss de Muir
Mrs. Leader
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Woman Patient
Mrs George La Joie of Caro Michigan reports severe kidney weakness and fatigue but credits Doan's Kidney Pills with a complete recovery after doctors failed. The ad urges readers to try Dean's Kidney Pills, 50 cents a box, available from FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Doan
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Find Out Then Saxcee Hicks Touch Value of Money
A cryptic phrase hints at money and risk as Saxcee Hicks faces a test of earning through a risky touch game. The line contrasts men who undervalue money with those who learn its worth when chasing rewards.
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Saxcee_ Hicks
The Dentist's Joke
A London Authors club dinner recalls an English dentist who pulled a tooth without gas and showed the tooth at the window while the patient groaned in pain. The dentist quipped that the joke was the tooth itself, calling it the wrong tooth.
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Authors’club
London
Owen Seaman
Punch
Walter Kimanuel
Wife and Country Quip Highlights Club Talk
Paul D Cravath spoke at a Lawyers' club luncheon noting the old song of the wife going to the country is being revived. A revved up variant emerged from overheard dialogue about wives staying home as one man jokes about Smith’s wife already back.
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Paul D. Cravath
New York
Lawyers’ Club
Smith
Undoubtedly Bad and Caustique in a Sharp Exchange
A witty exchange features Mary and Carrie Caustique trading barbs in a Smart Set style exchange. The dialogue highlights characterization and satirical banter with emphasis on social perception and wit.
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Mary Mild
Carrie Caustique
Man Rescued After Night Swim Near Atlantic City Pier
Police heard cries from the surf near daylight and waded into the water to pull from the waves a man who identified himself as John Berger of New York City. He said he fell from the end of the steel pier and was rescued alive.
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Atlantic City
John ‘Berger
Coca Cola Booklet Ad Promotes Baseball Records 1910
An advertisement urges readers to send a two cent stamp to The Coca Cola Company in Atlanta for a booklet titled The Truth About Coca-Cola and its Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910. The volume claims to include Casey at the Bat and baseball schedules compiled by authorities.
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Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Baseball Record
Casey
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta, Ga
Ready Theorist Proposes Fly Overshoe Cure
A scientist explains house flies spread germs on their feet. The ready theorist counters with a simple fix to neutralize the danger by making flies wear overshoes and stay on the porch.
Important to Mothers Examine Castoria Bottles Carefully
Warns mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the signature MAL and to use the product that has the familiar label. Claims Castoria is a safe remedy for infants and children and emphasizes the long use and trusted history of the product.
Quotable Slogans and Patented Remedies That Deck The Page
An assortment of old time ads and quips touts Dr Pierce s Pellets for stomach and bowel relief and Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething. It also mocks poverty and gender norms with wry sayings and notes on cigars Lewis Single Binder 5c. The miscellany closes with a jab at genius turning to a blooming idiot.
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Fadle Tatoy
Baskatchewan
Reiss m
Great West
McElhinney Co., Ltd
Bankers
Glenside
Sask
Can
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Post
Paxtine
Ees
Wey
New. Yorker
Des Moines
Liz
Willie
Johnnie
Twist
Dr. Pierce
Lewis
Munyon
Cascarets
National Live Stock’ Com. Co
Kansas City, Mo
St. Joseph
S. Omabsa
Nch
Soe
Puta
Eur Allen
J.p.allen
Dept. al
St-Paul
R.G. Dun &Co
Rocky Mountain Exploitation Company
Broadway, Veaver, Colorado
Warren E.coleman
Westington
D.C
Chicago
Pierce
Wotpien
R.V. Pierce
N.Y
Olan Mee Nee
Ae Ans Gre
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