Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Testimonials Reach Maine and Virginia
Letters from Mrs. H. W. Mitchert of Sabattus Maine and Mrs. Charles Barclay of Graniteville Virginia praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during and after pregnancy and during the Change of Life. The notices assert thirty years of use and wide community trust in the remedy for female ailments.
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Sabattus
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Iusician
H. W. Mitchert
Graniteville
Charles Barclay
R.F.D
Lydia £. Pinkham
New Orleans Rivalry to Host Panama Exposition
A period editorial urges Congress to award the 1915 Panama Exposition to New Orleans over San Francisco. It argues New Orleans is closer for most Americans, with larger nearby populations and lower travel costs, and calls readers to lobby Missouri senators and the local congressman in support.
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Congress
New Orleans
San Francisco
United States
Pacific Coast
Bet on daily meals between two men
In a rough exchange set in an old-time voice, two men debate how often a person eats per day. One insists on sixteen meals while the other estimates about ten, highlighting a playful gambling vibe.
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Johnnis
Doan's Kidney Pills Praised By Doan's user
Kidney troubles threaten health and lead to serious illnesses like diabetes dropsy or Bright's disease. Doan's Kidney Pills cure distressing kidney ills making weak kidneys strong. Testimonial from B C McClanahan of New Richmond Ohio credits Doan's with saving his life after severe swelling and pain. 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Dean
B. C. McClanahan
Market St
New Richmond
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Bridge Collapse Shocks Plankville as Council Scrambles
The old bridge outside Plankville has collapsed. The town council, puzzled, recalls funding only a coat of paint and questions why such a new look seemed possible. The Louisville Courier-Journal reports the incident.
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Plankville
Louisville Courier-Journal
Optimist Mascots versus Pessimist Hoodoos Opinionated Quips
A collection of aphorisms contrasts optimism with superstition through lines about mascots and hoodoos. It notes how Lewis' Single Binder satisfies a man with a rich mellow cigar while commenting that a woman's worth hinges on the elite society she cannot enter.
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Lewis
Spohn's Distemper Cure marketed for horses and dogs
Across ages of horses and dogs, Spohn's Distemper Cure claims prevention of disease with every bottle guaranteed. Sold over 600,000 bottles last year at $1.50 and $1.00. Available from good druggists or by mail from Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Ind. Agents wanted.
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Spohn
Spahn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
Fragmentary Clash at House Sale Sparks Friction
A damaged OCR fragment describes a scuffle or dispute involving a master and a nurse with a boy named Frank or Harold. The text includes a punch and a nurse instructing washing a mark, implying a household altercation but lacks complete details.
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Frank
Harold
Murine Eye Remedy Promoted By Chicago Company
Druggists offer Murine Eye Remedy in liquid form priced 25 50 and 1 00 for Red Weary Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Murine Eye Salve sold in aseptic tubes for 25c and 1 00. Eye Books and Advice Free by Mail from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
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Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Wasteful folly of unhappiness about the unimportant
A reflective remark on how people with love, character, and courage misdirect themselves into trivial unhappiness, per Margaret Deland. The quote laments the waste of emotional energy over minor concerns.
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Margaret Deland
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pils Ad Claim
Local applications cannot reach the seat of disease. Catarrh is a constitutional condition and requires internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. It is a regular prescription from leading physicians and uses tonics and blood purifiers. Testimonials are available, and the product is sold by druggists for 75 cents. Also advertised Hall's Family Pils for constipation.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Experience Teaches Weights Fraud in a Grocery Store
Pat speaks of honest lessons from a past scam in his grocery store. He admits filling weights with lead last year, causing customers to receive 23 ounces per pound. His friend asks if he was found out, and Pat confirms it cost him money yet taught him to value honesty.
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Pat
Ivery
Harper’s Weekly
Schiff Defends Straight Business At Ramona Yacht Dinner
Jacob H. Schiff condemns a rising concern at a Ramona yacht dinner. He stresses that straight business methods are the only way, citing a receiver story with a punchline about a boy named Tommy who imagines a future as a receiver with champagne and two cars for dinner.
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Jacob H. Schiff
Tommy
Johnny Accuses Teacher of Graft in Class
A boy named Johnny proclaims graft in the classroom to his teacher. His father writes for a current magazine, adding a meta note to the scene.
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Johnny
Dame Nature Hints When the Food Is Not Suited
An Arizona man reports years of breakfast troubles from soft foods and strong coffee. He followed a friend's advice to switch to Postum and Grape-Nuts, starting three months ago, and says he would never regret the change.
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Arizona
Seventy-Five Bodies Found in Rainy River Fire Disaster
Northern Minnesota and southern Ontario towns like Spooner Beaudette Pitt and Graceton faced a cyclone of fire f the Rainy River region. At least 75 corpses found with total deaths projected around 300 and property losses exceeding 2 million dollars. Survivors seek loved ones amid devastated communities as relief arrives from Fort William.
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Rainy River
Ont
Spooner
Beaudette
Pitt
Graceton
Minn
Rat Portage Lumber Company
Warroad
Fort William
Wages War on Church in Portugal After Republic Proclaimed
Lisbon reports fear and unrest as Provisional President Braga tightens control. A decree orders all religious bodies to leave Portugal within twenty four hours and churches remain closed amid promised church state separation and suppression of religious orders.
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Portugal
Lisbon
Republic of Portugal
Braga
Boxer Kid Hyland Dies After Knockout in Buffalo Fight
Frederick Gitters aged twenty six, lightweight boxer known as Kid Hyland, died from injuries after a knockout delivered by Frederick Mumm, called Tommy Callahan, in a bout before the Marquette club in Buffalo New York.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Frederick ‘Gitters
Kid Hyland
Marquette Club
Frederick Mumm
Tommy Callahan
Autos Crash Kills Cheshire Proprieter Near Palmer
Thomas F. Callahan, proprietor of the Cheshirean in Cheshire, was killed when his car collided with another near Palmer on Saturday. Three other occupants were badly hurt as they returned from the Democratic state convention in Boston.
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Palmer
Mass
Thomas F
Lorimer Investigation Advances in Chicago Hearing
The senatorial subcommittee probing United States Senator Lorimer’s election finished its Chicago session without argument, with more hearings possible in Washington before Congress reconvenes. Speaker Shurtleff testified denying any payment for Lorimer votes and described house factions. Representative Wilson remains a sought witness.
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Chicago
United States
Lortimer
Lorimer
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Washington
Congress
Robert #. Wilson
Burrows
Howard D. Shurtleff
Standard Oil Cuts Prices to Boost Global Oil Use
J J C Clarke announces Standard Oil has begun a worldwide campaign to raise refined oil consumption by cutting prices abroad. The plan mirrors U S price reductions, with domestic prices lowered to spur demand. Previously US tank prices dropped from 6 5 to 5 5 cents a gallon and refinery barrel prices fell 1 cent from 8 5 to 8 4 cents.
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New York
J. J.C. Clarke
Standard Oil Company
Orient
United States
Standard Company
Blast traps 52 miners in Starkville Colorado mine
A gas explosion in the Colorado Fuel and Iron Starkville coal mine traps fifty two miners, mostly Americans, seven miles south of Trinidad. A special train with doctors, nurses, rescue parties and reporters heads to the scene. The mine’s vast galleries may offer fresh air and escape routes. connections to Engleville and other workings could be blocked by debris to save lives.
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Trinidad
Col
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Starkville
Here
Engleville
Santa Fe
Mob’s Fury Satisfies Blood Lust Slaying of a Black Hackman
In Montgomery Alabama a mob killed John Dell a black hackman found seated upright in a carriage with a bullet wound to the heart. The mob gathered around the county jail and police headquarters reporting a white rage and thirst for blood.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
John Dell
Emperor William statue unveiled in Cologne alongside Rhine bridge
The first equestrian statue of Emperor William in Germany was unveiled in Cologne on Saturday. The ceremony occurred simultaneously with the opening of a new great bridge over the Rhine. The colossal group weighs nearly four and a half tons.
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Kaleer
Berlin
William
Germany
Cologne
Rhine
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