Pinkham's Vegetable Compound touted by a Minneapolis householder
A Minneapolis woman testifies after two years of illness that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health and energy enabling household duties. The ad notes the product is made from native roots and herbs and contains no narcotics, inviting other women to write for confidential advice.
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Aselin
Lydia E. Pinkham
Minneapolis
Minn
Mirs
Joseph Aselin
Fourth Avenue
Minneapolis, Minn
Burglar Killed After Second Break-In in Kansas City
Charles E. Smith, a burglar known as the best liked in Kansas City, is killed in a gunfight with two police after returning to the home of James B. Welsh following a failed attempt to rob the Girls' Hotel. Welsh and his mother confront the intruder, who had also robbed 3210 Washington street earlier that night.
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Kansas City
Charles E. Smith
Charles
James B. Welsh
Jefferson Street
Mr. Welsh
Washington Street
Smith
Welsh
Mrs. Welsh
Centenarian Defiant Faces Threats in Phillipsburg Case
A centenarian named Mary Donnelly in Phillipsburg is described as defiant amid threats of violence directed at anyone approaching her residence for any purpose other than delivering food. The report notes the unusual case and the surrounding tension in the town.
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Phillipsburg
Mary” Donnelly
Pa's Witty Remark Sparks Kitchen Table Debate
The speaker recalls a quip about a man's wife being his better half, asking who started the saying. The exchange hints at longstanding gendered humor and family lore.
Sentry Challenges and Guards Pass in Late Night Encounter
An Omaha World-Herald item recounts a sentry near a British army camp in England who fans down late night approachers with three challenges. The exchange includes Coldstream Guards Forty-ninth Highlanders and a terse retort before the sentry finally grants passage to the Canadians.
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England
Coldstream Guards
Omaha World-Herald
Canton business man cures 20 years of illness
M Gibson of Canton Til suffered stomach disorders for two decades and spent heavily on treatments. After trying Mayr's Wonderful Remedy he experienced rapid relief and praised the medicine as the best on earth. The ad claims permanent help for stomach liver and intestinal ailments with no distress after eating and a money back guarantee.
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M. Gibson
Canton
Til
Mayr
Ady
Colonel Halle and Governor Yates at Inaugural Parade
Louis Halle served on Governor Yates staff and attended Washington for the inaugural parade. Colonels rode from Washington horses while the governor sat ready, with Halle consistently by his side as officials sent communications. The governor quipped there was no need for Halle to stay with the orderly, and Halle replied that their horses were a lifelong team.
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Louis Halle
Yates
Washington
Colonel Halle
Halle
Noisy Neighbor Complains as Father Rested Heir Keeps Sleep
A quarrel over a sleepless infant ends with a weary father reacting to a neighbor's complaint. The exchange reveals mutual exasperation as both try to cope with disrupted nights.
Somber Hope on War Ending Amid Peace Talks
A wartime dialogue questions if the conflict will end soon and hopes negotiations avoid sparking a new war. The exchange reflects concern over brief truces giving way to renewed hostilities and the desire for lasting peace.
Poem Draft Sparks Editor's Suspicion Over Press Hype
An editor derides a spontaneous spring poem as potentially press material aimed at boosting demand for cough medicine and hot-water bags. The exchange suggests skepticism toward unsolicited literary pieces and marketing goals.
Baby Loves His Bath Soap and Ointment Ad
Fragrant, creamy emollients promise comfort to children from birth. The soap cleanses and purifies while the ointment soothes rashes and itching. Free samples by mail with a Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Adv
Building Up Her Words on a Columbus Street Lesson
A Columbus schoolgirl learns letters from a street remark about the word fat and her teacher’s claim that the letters spelled father. The child asserts the teacher was wrong after confirming the sequence with her mother. The anecdote comes from the Columbus Dispatch.
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Columbus
Columbus Dispatch
The Watts Variation and a Broadway Bargain
Alfred Watts the young futurist poet jokes with his publisher over a car bet outside a Broadway restaurant. After several dollars exchange hands the publisher bets, then Watts replies with a drawl that he will match for two dollars.
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Watts
Alfred Watts
Alfred
Food That Keeps You Well and the Grape Nuts Benefit
A conservative Massachusetts woman shares five years of using Grape Nuts for all ages and illnesses. She praises its role as a meat substitute and, with cream, as a rheumatoid aid, noting improved health, steadier nerves, and reduced weight with a daily morning serving alongside hot Postum and fruit.
Dream Vision Triggers Will Recording in Butte
In Butte Montana Patrick Joseph Graham a 26 year resident dies at his sister Mrs Mary Weldons home. Hours before his death Graham records a will after dreaming he lay in a casket. Attorney Louis E Haven appears at the courthouse to record the will following the dream vision.
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Butte
Mont
Patrick Joseph Graham
Mary Weldon
Graham
Louis E. Haven
Attorney Haven
Will Drawn For Man Who Quietly Accepted Death
Graham urged his attorney to draft a will after discussing his experiences and office matters. The lawyer delayed, but Graham insisted, leaving his estate to his sister. He told the lawyer he wished to die before morning and said he was ready now that the will was made. Early next morning Haven learned Graham had died.
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Graham
Haven
HOBOS DON'T CARRY MUFFS INDIAN COUPLE DETAINED OVER MUFF
Ambrose Gray of Muncie and his wife ride a train to Toledo with no money and seek work. A police officer spots the large fur muff exposing the couple and they are taken in. Gray has a cork leg and the muff reveals their hobos status.
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Bellefontaine, O
Ambrose Gray
Muncie
Ind
Cleveland
Toledo
Gray
Bellefontaine
Carrot Provides Unexpected Drunken Plant Insight
Chicago college reports Professor Jagadis Chunder Bose demonstrates an emotion graph device to measure plant responses. He recounts a carrot that became maudlin near alcohol and fell asleep after, claiming plants can be aroused or startled by stimuli and even beaten to wakefulness.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Jagadis Chuder Bose
University of Calcutta
Bose
Shooed Bear Drives Farmer Into Court for Advice
In Ebensburg Cambria township farmer Amos Paul sought guidance from county treasurer Lester Larimer on what legal steps he could take to remove a bear lingering around his barn. Paul said his family fears the animal and he fears being attacked.
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Ebensburg
Amos Paul
Cambria Township
Lester Larimer
Paul
Larimer
Gift presented to Waynesboro man for eleventh daughter
A Waynesboro Pennsylvania man states he prefers the stork over gifts after receiving his eleventh daughter. The report notes the unusual accomplishment and the father's lighthearted remark about large families.
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Waynesboro
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