Lydia E. Pinkham's Compound Praised in Baltimore Letter
A Baltimore reader details her daughter Alice recovering from Green Sickness after three bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She praises the medicine for female troubles and urges other young girls with painful or irregular periods to seek its help, with advice from Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Baltimore
Alice
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. L. Coreran
Rutland Street
Piesere
mecieGers Spor Pateers
Lynn
Mass
Senator Fletcher Travels Night Wake, Second Fletcher Perishes
Senator Duncan A. Fletcher of Florida sought a berth on a southbound train and found another man with the same name in his bed. After a polite mix up, the intruder apologized and moved to another car, which later wrecked. Fletcher survived as his car remained intact.
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Duncan A. Fletcher
Florida
Washington
Fletcher
Statesman
Doolitely
Popular Magazine
No Fear of Further Kidney Trouble
Mrs Josiah Clinker of Tama Iowa reports severe back pain and body ache from kidney trouble. Doan's Kidney Pills gave quick relief and restored her kidneys to normal. She has been free from trouble for six years. Doan's 50 cents in all stores Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Josiah Clinker
State St
Tama
Iowa
Doan
Allstorea
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Caring for Consumptives Across U S Unions Support Pavilions
The article notes four methods to care for consumptives in the United States. Unions in Albany Elmira and Binghamton New York back separate pavilions or hospitals while Hartford New Britain and South Manchester Connecticut workers fund care with employer support. Two national sanatoria exist run by labor unions International Typographical Union and Printing Pressmen and Assistants Union. Massachusetts Illinois and other states see large companies voluntarily funding care for consumptive employees for a limited time.
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United States
Albany
Elmira
Binghamton
N. Y
Hartford
New Britain
Manchester
Conn
International Typographical Union
Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union
Massachusetts
Illinois
Lloyd on tariff reform and an unused extra session
Representative James T. Lloyd of Missouri says the president believes the extra session will not rewrite the tariff law. He compares the situation to a borrower asking a banker for money with a dubious indorser, highlighting skepticism about support for broad changes.
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James T. Lloyd
Missouri
Lloyd
the Sunday Magazine
Wasted Blessings Aunty and Marie Debate Past Romance
A dialogue unfolds as Aunty and Marie discuss blessings and a former sweetheart. Marie explains they are estranged due to prior issues, while Aunty questions who is being referred to in the exchange. The scene ends with a judge’s interjection.
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Aunty
Marie
A Man Reaches Reserved Age Admitting Others May Differ
A concise remark notes a man has attained discretion by acknowledging others may hold different opinions without him deeming them fools. The line reflects a mature stance on tolerating differing views among men.
Devastating Midwest Cyclone Leaves Heavy Losses Across States
A massive cyclone swept through Rock County and towns including Janesville and Beloit, killing eight and injuring many as it caused about 1 million dollars in damage. The Schmidt family perished near Hanover. Orfordville, Milton, and surrounding areas suffered severe destruction to homes and crops.
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Janesville
Wis
Rock County
Schmidt
Hanover
Crowder
John
Orfordville
Proode
Helen
Lewis
Fred
Carpenter
Orfordsville
Kerban
Amy
Austin
Milton
Janeaville
Beloit
Orfordvilles
David Atwood
Springfield
Earl Whittaker
William Whittaker
Fad French
Otis Middleton
Whittaker
Easton
Havana
Sallie Hennegar
James Prater
Danville
McLean County
Stanford
Chicago
Evening Star
Waukegan
Knights Bid Farewell to Marconi on Way to Rome
Several hundred Knights of Columbus laymen and clergy gathered in Washington to bid farewell to Marconi apostolic delegate as he departed for New York en route to Rome to receive the red hat.
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Falconico
Rome
Washington
Knights of Columbus
Capital
Marconio, Apostolic
New York
Socialist Mayor Victory in Tie Canton Mayoral Race
Arthur Turnbull Democrat won the Canton mayoralty over Henry Schilling Socialist after a tied vote decided by coin toss. The unusual result highlights a close election in Canton Ohio.
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Canton
Arthur Turnbull
Henry Schilling
Negro Slayer Gets Life Term In Keokuk Case
Ta John A Roland, an eight Negro attacker, was given a life sentence for the murder of Lily Jones a white woman on June 20. He shot her six times and twice attempted self death.
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Keokuk
John
A. Roland
Lily Jones
Italian War Cable Reports Brutal Atrocities in Tripoli
San Giuliano, Italian minister of war, describes violent acts against Italian troops in Tripoli in a cablegram titled Italian Heart Arabian Cruelty. He notes the fighting, retaliation, and the killing of an Italian surgeon by a girl’s father, with Red Cross workers slain and soldiers disemboweled. The message says the punishment was proportional to the crime.
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Washington
San Giuliano
Sidi Mesri
Red Cross
Nanking Manchu Slaughter Amid City Fire
The Manchu army crushed Nanking as 12 000 imperial troops watched the blaze. Rebels with 20 000 to 30 000 fighters had little ammunition and were slaughtered along with civilians. White badges and foreign clothing marked victims amid indiscriminate killings. Thousands died. total numbers unknown.
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Nanking
Purple Hill
Manchua
Former educator freed after parole in embezzlement case
Springfield and Peoria records indicate Th-Newton C. Dougherty, longtime Peoria school superintendent, freed on parole after a disputed board vote. He had been convicted of embezzling about one million dollars and received an indeterminate sentence. State officials planned to withdraw opposition, but his penal time extended beyond five years due to a poor record.
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Springfield
Newton C. Dougherty
Peoria
State
Dougherty
Penitentiary
Scholes
Aldrich plan urged for swift banking and currency reform
Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh will press Congress for immediate banking and currency reform, endorsing the revised Aldrich plan with modifications. The Interior Secretary authorized a 150 foot suspension bridge over the Nisqually River near Longmire Springs to improve access to Mount Rainier National Park.
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Washington
Congress
U. 8
Mount Rainier Park
Secretary of the Interior
Nisqually River
Longmire Springs
Russell, American Writer, Dies in London
William Clark Russell, author of sea stories, died in London after a long journey begun in April. Born in New York in 1844, he was survived by Mrs Mary W. Martin Gates, his sister, and a small circle of relatives and close friends attended.
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W. Clark Russel
Succumbe
London
William
Clark
Russell
Riden
New York
Gates
Mary ‘W
Derby Kidney Pills touted as cure for rheumatism and kidney disease
An advertisement extols Dr. Derby's Kidney Pills as a permanent cure for rheumatism by cleansing and strengthening the kidneys. It claims quick, irreversible relief across forms of rheumatic pain and urges prompt treatment with a money back guarantee and sample offers. The text then shifts to an anecdote about Senator Tillman and a story of Jeff in Boston.
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Dr. Derby
Derby Medicine Co
Eaton Rapids
Vain Experiment Sparks Family Dinner Debate
A daughter asks why the furnace is left out every evening and a visitor named Mr Romance appears. The father replies he is trying to freeze out the microbe of love, revealing comic domestic satire.
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Mr. Romance
Mrs Selby Praises Cuticura Soap For Baby Prize
Mrs G A Selby of Redondo Beach California cites her five month old baby winning a prize in a baby contest and attributes it to Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She urges others to try Cuticura and notes many families suffer drying scalp from poor soap. A free sample offer is extended from Cut cura Dept 20 L Boston.
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G. A. Selby
Redondo Beach
California
The Happier Age Bronze Age Man Laments Iron Joke
A Bronze Age man jokes about being steel and dissolving, then rejoices he did not live too late. The fragment hints at aging and humor in ancient times.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Catarrh Says Lebanon Man
Eugene Forbes of Lebanon Kansas says catarrh left him after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla three bottles and has not returned. The ad claims Hood's Sarsaparilla offers radical permanent cures and promotes Sargatabs as a chocolate tablet form.
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Eugene Forbes
Lebanon
Kansas
Hood
Scouting at Home and the Grizzly Mustache Poker Night
A Judge notes a man with a grizzly mustache refusing a poker night. His friend questions the change as the man admits his son’s Boy Scout training makes him wary about late hours. The quip highlights parental pride and caution in a home setting.
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Boy Scouts
Rascal
Explanations and Incoherent Phrases in Ad Texts
A jumble of quoted lines and catalog style notes mentions Summer and entomology and a professor. It includes references to Hamlins medicine and Pierce's Pellets and Soothing Syrup for Children with faint prices and a casual tone.
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