Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Readers
Letters from Chippewa Falls and Providence praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for organic displacement backache and general well being. Mrs Ep Ferron and Mrs Lawson attest improved health after use.
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Lydia E.pinkham
Chippewa
Falls
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
High St
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
Providence, R. L
Lydia IE. Pinkham
Opium Paraphernalia Burned in Hakow Monthly Fire
Chinese authorities with soldiers burn confiscated opium pipes lamps and paraphernalia valued at over 10 000 taels in a public bonfire behind the British concession in Hakow. The raid seized native opium and utensils. offenders were fined or imprisoned. The monthly burning moves to a new location each time.
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Hakow
Ningpo
Model Juror and Counsel Exchange on Rain and Trains
A courtroom exchange shows counsel testing a talesman about knowledge and readiness to act in danger. The talesman admits uncertainty about the world and stepping away from an approaching train. The scene hints at juror selection and family ties within a tense inquiry.
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Talesman
Toasties: Crisp Ready-to-Eat Snacks Direct from Pack
Toasties are among the good things to eat yet require no cooking. They stay crisp and appetizing straight from the package, saving heaps of time and avoiding hot kitchen work.
Wilson Plans Prompt Currency Bill Introduction In Congress
President Wilson read a 1200 word message urging immediate banking and currency reform. Both houses will hear his views at the hall, with a likely introduction Thursday and a speech around June 23. Senator Owen supports a regional reserve system and a central board of control under federal supervision.
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Washington
Congress
House
Wilson
White House
Owen
Missouri Ranks Upheld in Supreme Court Rail Rate Case
The Supreme Court sustained Missouri state rates as to six railroads including the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Santa Fe, while three lines were found to have confiscatory rates. The decision covers several companies and leaves Missouri victorious in six of nine cases, with a provision allowing Missouri officials to seek court relief if changes in circumstances justify higher compensation.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
State of Missouri
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Santa Fe
Kansas City Southern
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
St. Louis
Kansas City
Three Killed in Wreck Near Oakland
In Oakland California on June 18 Natakai Sutlis Joseph Souza and Wesley Hoffelt died in a motorcycle crash. The woman was hurled over a fence and fell about 30 feet from the scene.
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Oakland
Cal
Six Officers Plead Guilty in Bunco Ring Case
Six of eight San Francisco police officers indicted for conspiracy in the $300,000 Italian bunco ring pleaded guilty and were sentenced to nine months in jail.
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San Francisco
Mass Casualties Reported in Mexican Battle
Report from El Paso cites a clash at Sausillo in southern Chihuahua on May 29 where 600 federals were killed or wounded. The opposing force of 1,200 federals reportedly suffered defeat and the victory was claimed by opposing forces.
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el Paso
Tex
Sausillo
Chihuahua
Steamer Jesse Spalding Declared Safe After Collision
In fog near Keweenah Point, the steamer Jesse Spalding, docked at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, is reported high in the water but not in peril. The Spalding's power is badly stove and the vessel was given up for lost before salvage.
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Sault. Ste. Marie
Mich
Jesse
Spalding
Keweenah Point
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The fragment discusses success and ambition, noting a man can be almost anything with resolve and that a successful person earns more than his spouse can spend. It also advertises Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething gums and relief of wind colic.
Romantic girl writes love letter echoes its meaning
A reflective line notes a romance themed letter repeats the same message. It contrasts riches and travel, saying wealth once flew away but now a touring car suffices. Sculptors are praised for wisdom and no statue features a silk hat on a great man.
Rats Cause MultiMillion Damage to Chicago Area
Damage from rodents is estimated at 3,000,000 dollars annually in Chicago as rats continue to harm buildings and crops across the city.
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Chicago
Love Eternal Quote by William Penn
A quotation attributed to William Penn proclaims that those who love beyond the world cannot be separated by it, reflecting a timeless sentiment on enduring affection.
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William Penn
Square Foot and Foot Square Distinctions Described
A short explanation contrasts one square foot with one foot square. It notes no difference in area while noting possible shape differences. It explains one square foot may be enclosed by circular, hexagonal, triangular, or rectangular outlines, whereas one foot square is a fixed form with four equal sides and right angles.
Women on Street Cars Trigger Latin America Comparisons
The suggestion that women may be employed as street car conductors in Philadelphia prompts mention that Latin American women, long viewed as sheltered, have performed such work for years. It recalls how Chilean women served as conductors during the war and cities like Santiago and Valparaiso have used them since.
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Philadelphia
Latin América
Chili
Peru
Santiago
Valparaiso
Coffee Nerves From Youth Be Gone After Postum Use
A Texas girl recounts starting coffee young and suffering nervousness indigestion and headaches. After switching to Postum for a month her nerves clear as her complexion improves and she continues teaching. She notes no headaches and cites others who switch with no notice. Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan promotes two forms Regular and Instant.
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Texas
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Porcupine Panic Aboard Ship From Hamburg to Brooklyn
A steamship Preoria arrival in South Brooklyn carried a menagerie from Hamburg including porcupines elephants panthers zebras and many other crates. A loose cage door released nine porcupines causing chaos with injuries to Second Officer Herman Liffendoer and a long night of captures and near misses. Otto Schultz the keeper of elephants sparked alarm by sleeping on hay concealing the missing porcupine until rest found it.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Pretoria
South Brooklyn
Hamburg
Herman Liffendoer
Otto Schultz
Otto
Woman saves home by hurling blazing stove from window
Mrs Pearl Williams of 826 North Nineteenth Street risked life to save her house as a fire exploded a stove. She grabbed the flaming appliance and leaped from a second story window, falling to the street and suffering oil burns but escaping serious injury. Policemen assisted before she was taken to German Hospital in a non life threatening condition.
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Philadelphia
Archaeologists in Sussex County Hoaxed by Schoolboys
Newton New Jersey The Sussex County Historical Society acknowledges it has been hoaxed by a band of schoolboys. Society members had held discussions over a skeleton dug up by workmen at an excavation near the Barrett home.
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Newton
N. J
Sussex County Historical Society
Barrett
Local train dialogue sparks a Johnson relatives joke
Raymond Hitchcock recalls a westbound train talk where a man with many bags asks the conductor if his ticket lets him stop in the next town. The conductor replies the ticket is good for the next train, noting he knows the Johnsons, implying a longer stay.
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Raymond Hitchcock
Johnson
Johnsons
Itching and Burning in Yberia Woman Healed by Cuticura
Mrs Geo F Clark of Yberia Missouri writes that years of scalp eczema and ringworm-like scales on her head vanished after using Cuticura Ointment and Soap. She notes complete hair regrowth and relief from itching and burning after treatment begun in spring 1912. Cuticura products advertised with offer for samples and Skin Book.
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Yberia
Geo. F. Clark
Mar
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Remarkable French Dog Carried Neonatal Puppies All Night
In Beaumont France a dog guarding a coat and food left its newborn puppies in a basket. She made three perilous trips across ten miles to recover each pup, covering about sixty miles in one night. The dog died the next morning beside her healthy puppies.
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Beaumont
Saone-et-Loire
France
Painter Robinson Rescues Cat From 100-Foot Ladder
In Oxford Street London a foreman painter named Robinson climbed a 100 foot ladder to save a cat that had reached the top rung and clung there from seven in the morning until noon. A crowd watched as the ladder swayed and Robinson grabbed the animal and brought it down safely amid applause.
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Robinson
Lfe
Oxford Street
London
German Survey Vessel Discovers Deep Ocean Trench Near Mindanao
A German surveying ship reports the deepest ocean depth yet, measured at 9,780 meters about 40 sea miles off Mindanao's north coast in the Philippines. The find surpasses the prior record of 9,635 meters recorded by the US cable steamer Nero near Guam.
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Philippines
Mindanao
United States
Guam
Mayme Claims High Life Marriage to Sky Scraper Worker
Mayme boasted she married a man in high life. She says he works on sky scrapers, a detail that underscores their elevated social image and the couple’s notable pairing.
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Mayme
Quick Wit Saves Him Poacher in Morning Meeting
Bill the Poacher confronts the manor owner at daybreak. The squire tests the light switch while Bill quips that he seeks breakfast for his appetite, turning a tense encounter into a humorous moment of wit.
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Bill
Squire
Submarine Telephony Milestone Reported In England
Submarine telephony has been accomplished over 11 miles in England with insulated wires. A man who marries in haste has no difficulty in discovering what to do with his leisure.
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England
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