Night Sweats and Cough Reported Remedy Testimonial
A San Antonio reader details severe catarrh in 1912 with night sweats and chest pain. After trying remedies he used Peruna thoroughly and claims his symptoms improved and health recovered. He notes he has used Peruna again for bad colds. Eight medals won by Major G Stuart, including the Robin battle gold, sold for $1050 in London auction.
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W. Walton
P. Kyn
van Ness St
San Antonio
Tex
G. Stuart
Robin
Army of India
London
Ten Years of Backache and French Sunday Debate
A Columbus Ohio woman praises Cooper Kidney Pills for long term backache relief and permanent care. The French Chamber approves an obligatory Sunday rest for workers by a large margin amid debate over leisure use and exemptions for services, reflecting Sunday as a practical community holiday.
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Thomas Dunn
Vine St
Columbus
Ohio
Coap
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
France
England
London Pall Mall Gazette
Gypsy Moth Test Clears Acres Near North Shore Woods
Report notes over 1000 acres treated to curb gypsy moth damage near North Shore woods through underbrush clearing burning and creosoting nests by tree climbers. About 429 workers engaged with 900 more acres found heavily infested, though nests vary in density.
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North Shore Woods
Hooston Advertiser
Leading South African Mine Tops World Profits
A Profitable Mine named the Robinson mine in Travavanl South Africa reports an operating profit of 4 385 710 dollars comprising seventy percent of its total gold production. Annual dividends reached 3 201 000 dollars. Though Homestake in South Dakota crushed more tonnage and Goldfield Consolidated in Nevada yielded more bullion, the South African mine leads in actual profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travavanl
South Africa
Homestake
South Dakota
Goldfield Consolidated
Nevada
Pale Girl Swaps Coffee for Postum to End Ills
A Dakota woman once known as the pale girl describes years of coffee woes in cold weather. After switching to Postum and Grape-Nuts, she reports clear skin, vanished headaches, renewed energy, and improved digestion, with her husband joining in and their children thriving on Postum. The letter claims Postum cured nervousness and general ill health, and cites Brand Mead of Postum Co. as behind the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ny Dak
Medicing
Postum
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Talies
Unique Soap Holder and Garment Hanger Inventions
A Chicago inventor showcases a peculiar psy holding device for soap with a pivoting arm and over-water placement to improve sanitation. The piece includes a chain clamp carrying a cake of soap that dips into water as needed, avoiding a filmy soap receptacle. A Connecticut designer introduces a garment hanger with an extra attachment to support trousers, using inward curved loops at hanger ends for secure trouser attachment.
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Chicago
Washington Star
Connecticut
First Vaudeville Night Moves a Lady in a Calico Dress
The report recalls a vaudeville performance where a colored lady was thrilled by feats of a tragedian. She grew nervous when he read print through a heavy cloth and, after a second reading, declared she was going home. This reflects the era's social setting and reactions to stage shows.
Foresight Tailor Quips On Tommy’s Suit Fit
A tailor asks a mother about shoulder padding for Tommy’s suit while the boy requests extra room for the pant seat. The exchange captures a playful domestic moment reflecting tailoring concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Ventilating Shoe Tree and Calcutta Train Mishaps
A description of the ventilation features in a shoe tree with parallel slots and a two-section build, plus an anecdotal note on train travel in Calcutta. The mishap account includes drivers colliding at a junction, one driver drinking water while steering, and general nervous-system training for travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
India
Calcutta
Tadia
The Pulpit Sermon on Shame of Detection at Packer Institute
The baccalaureate sermon by Prof Engle Black at Packer Collegiate Institute chapel centers on Jeremiah 2 26 the shame of detection. He argues Israel’s idolatry proves folly and ingratitude, urging self knowledge and repentance as punishment reveals truth. He links social conscience to real accountability and urges steadfast loyalty to God even against friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Packer Collegiate Institute
Engle Black
Union Theological Seminary
Mack
Black
House of Israel
Professor Black
Egypt
Israel
Christ
Terrible Eczema Baby Healed by Cuticura Remedy
An exhausted five month old girl suffered a severe eczema outbreak on face and head, scratched to blood, despite several remedies. After using Cuticura Remedies, within two months the child recovered fully with no signs of eczema. Mrs. B. F. Budke of LeSueur Minnesota cites dramatic improvement from Apr 15 to May 2, 1907.
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Cutiura
Tve
B. F. Budke
LeSueur
Minn
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Coftee
China
Shanghai
Denniston & Sullivan
Leslie's Weekly
Democratic
Anele
Hugh Black
Babcock
Henry Ward Beecher
Caleb
Mary
Jesus
Klang
M. D. Mabcock
Civil Service Commissioners
State
Crry
ToLedo
Leas County
Frank d. Cieney
Eenior
F.j.crewer & Co
Ank J. Cheney
Brice
Rotary
Teney & Co
Natal Colony
British South Africa
N.Y
California
Pista
Browaway, New
Sarvest Thompson
Book Publishing House
Leonard Stretty
New York City
Sina
Ragore, the Marvelous
OOK Publishing House
Leonard Street
Teozoles
Lydia EB
Pinkhan
A. Williams
Gardiner
Maine
Lydia
Pinkham
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