The Give Away Graft Exposed In Street Scams
An 1905 exposing piece details a corny salve giveaway scam with street pools, belts, and fake advertising. A crafty operator uses crowds to push electric belts and salve boxes while foisting fake generosity on duped customers. A sugar graft targets farmers with canned sugar sold cheap but paid for by phony big bills. The tale ends with arrests and a jail fate for the ringleader.
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J. P. Johnston
Hasling
Johnston
Joseph B. Bowles
Darky
Chicago
Underground smokehouse plan trims heat for cellar ovens
A Rural New Yorker correspondent describes building a basement smokehouse connected to an oven via a 10 inch glazed pipe with a blue stone deflector and 12 inch vent. The brick structure sits three feet underground with concrete, uses dry hickory, and features adjustable pipe spacing and flexible heat control to smoke pork without overheating.
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New Yorker
Dr Williams Pink Pills Cure Severe Neuralgia for Porter
A Ray mond New Hampshire man reports dramatic relief from two years of intense head pain after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He describes rapid improvement after the first box and complete, lasting cure, noting the medicine also helps sciatica partial palsy and locomotor ataxia. Pills sold by druggists or directly from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Porter
Dr. Williams
Charles H. Porter
Raymond
N.H
Opia
Intact Verse Fragments Echo Nostalgic Muse
Fragmented lines from a poetical notice describe a sentimental mood and beauty that moves men. The text references terms like beauty turning hearts and a playful, aging tone, suggesting a literary aside or stray verse excerpt. The incomplete OCR provides no clear event, names, or dates.
At the Wedding. A cryptic toast from Chicago Sun archive
A fragment mentions a wedding with a line about a girl named Jae s Heston and a man described asBattle. it hints at a delicate tribute and playful beans rather than fire, reflecting a quirky newspaper snippet.
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Jae S Heston
Chicago Sun
Cure for baby eczema with Cuticura remedy cited
A reader reports that a two year struggle with severe eczema on a baby’s head and face ended after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. The note also includes unrelated tips on washing black stockings and a general life advice line from Destiny Magazine, plus a brief political campaign remark.
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J. Morgan
New Lambton
New South Wales
Australia
Napthalin Use Protects Cereal Seeds in Tropics
In tropical regions nap thalin is used to shield cereal seeds from insect damage. Tests show one percent solution preserves germination while three percent can harm. pearl millet sorghum rye and barley exhibited no injury or improved germination after exposure.
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Tropics
Hock Island Frisco Systems announce new daily tourist car route
Announcement from Hock Island Frisco Systems unveils a daily through tourist car from St Louis to Los Angeles via Frisco Line to Medora Kansas and Rock Island El Paso Line. The route adds to at least ten through tourist lines to California with low September October rates. The service offers two main paths through El Paso or Colorado scenic route, aimed at meeting demand for tourist accommodations.
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Hock Islanc-Frisco Systems
St. Lonia
Los Angeles
Frisco
Medora
Kansas
Rock Lgiland
el Paso
California
Golden State
Rock Island
St. Louis
Colorado
Congressman Goulden Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
The Hon. Joseph A. Goulden of New York's 18th District and Bath Sol dies' Home trustee recommends Doan's Kidney Pills after personal relief from bladder inflammation. He cites cures and urges fellow citizens to try the medicine, noting the dosage and price at 50 cents per box.
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Joseph A. Goulden
Congress
Wasecserzm
New York
Soldies
Bath
WW. Y
Doan
J. A. Goulden
Foster-Milburn Go
Buffalo
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