Reverend’s Bible Gift Notes Peruna Cure Endorsement
Rev H Stubenvoll of Elkhorn Wisconsin, pastor at St John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, owns two bibles from Emperor William. A fly leaf inscription praises Peruna, the Columbus Ohio catarrh remedy, claiming cures and renewed health. He encourages others to consult Dr Hartman for guidance.
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H. Stubenvoll
Elkhorn
Wis
St. John’s Church
Stubenvoll
William
Germany
Peruna Medicine Co
Colubmus
Ohio
Peruna
Columbus
H. Stubenwoll
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
Variant Estimates and the Masterpiece Debate
A dialogue on poem quality shows disagreement between the postmaster who calls it first class and the editor who disagrees. The author notes this typical clash in evaluating a potential masterwork.
Unlucky Number and Teething Syrup Ad
A playful exchange between Jack and Edith about superstition centers on a thirteenth acceptance this season. Mothers are advised to use Mrs. Winston's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
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Jack
Mabel
Edith
Mrs. Winston
Lighthouse Scene Realistic in Yonkers Stage
Report of last night’s performance notes a real lighthouse used on stage attracting audience reaction. critics say the realism enhanced the Footlight-And production and set the seaside mood.
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Sue Brette
Wicked man to reform through marriage joke
A quip from the New York Journal contrasts a niece’s wish to marry a wicked man with the aim of reforming him, framed as a humorous social exchange.
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New York Journal
Platinum Nuggets and Meteorite Discovery Highlighted
Platinum is seldom found in nuggets with the largest recorded lump preserved in Dresden. John M. Davidson of Rochester New York recently found platinum in two meteorites, showing the metal exists in other worlds as well as Earth.
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Dresden
John M. Davidson
Rochester
N. Y
Eccentricities of Blue Blood in Potsdam Farms Milk Ride
Mrs Highup mentions Emperor William reportedly selling milk from his Potsdam farm in Berlin on wagons bearing his name. Mrs Wayupp dismisses it as trivial, noting her grandfather did the same. This witty exchange appears in the New York Weekly.
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Highup
William
Potsdam
Berlin
Wayupp
New York Weekly
A Sharp Overseer at Gould Mansion Demands Strict Labor Discipline
Mrs. Howard Gould oversees all craft workers at the Gould residence from entry to departure. She enrolls workers with numbered badges, inspects progress, and discharges any who anger her, enforcing strict, immediate discipline throughout the day.
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Ben
Mia
Howard Gould
Gould Mansion
Mrs. Gould
Prices Jump on Long Island Sound The Real Estate Boom
A New York paper reports startling, rapid rises in Long Island real estate values amid wealthy buyers amassing holdings near Lake Success. An agent boosts an owner’s price from 5 000 to 10 000 to 20 000 and finally 45 000 as deposits arrive, suggesting speculative demand.
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Long Island Sound
Long Island
New York
Lake Success
Tam
Detroit Amateur Art Association official warns against female pains cures
Miss Gannon of Detroit writes in praise of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. The letter claims rapid relief and urges other women to try the remedy, noting a $5000 forfeit for nonproduction of the original letter.
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Miss Gannon
Detroit Amateur Art Association
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Gunn
Jones St
Detroit
Sec’y Mich
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Great Nerve Restorer ad and California mineral claims
An advertisement touts Aretefiy's Great Nervé Restorer promising relief from fits and nervousness with a free trial bottle offered for $2.00 by RH Kane Ltd of Philadelphia. The page also notes an estimate of dense crowd load on floors and reports four unique mountains in Lower California with vast mineral tonnages of alum and sulfur.
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Aretefiy
Dr .Line
Igo
RH. Kane. Ltd
Archst
Philadelphia
Lower
California
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted As Cure All Stages
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole positive cure for catarrh with a constitutional remedy that cures by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The makers offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure, and urge sending for testimonials. Also mentioned are Piso's Cure and Hall's Family Pills as remedies.
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Atlanta
Valdosta
Swift Specific Co
O. H. Eing
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
England
Stowmarket
Nathaniel Gordon
Municipal Journal and Engineer
Conversation Snippet Between Mrs Dick and Dick on Sports
A brief dialogue captures a light exchange about a canceled game. Mrs Dick asks about Joe, Dick replies they did not play but avoided conflict, noting they did not shoot each other.
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Joe
Celini’s Dog and the Faithful Guarding Prowler
In a tale from Celini’s Memoirs a thief breaks into a goldsmith’s shop and a loyal dog chases him through the house. The dog exposes the robber, recovers the stolen rings, and later helps identify the culprit in the street before the thief returns the loot and pays coin as mercy.
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Benvenuto Cellini
Gouldsmith
Italy
Navona
Domino
Anti profanity league forms for young women in Bertha Nebraska
A Bertha Nebraska group forms the Anti profanity League to curb swearing among young men. Florence Kessler is the first president and Birdie Carbon serves as secretary. Twenty six women have joined the membership to date.
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Bertha
Neb
Florence Kessier
Birdie Carbon
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Mark Twain
Puddenhead Wilson
India
Post Office
Bibles For the
J.a.gruenenfelder
Grantfork, Ill
Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell, Mass
Puck
Security
Zee
Carters
Uncle Sam
San F Francisco
New York Tribune
Sower
Tower
A.J. Tower CO
Boston
Mass
Avena
Atlil
Geo. W. Bongs
Baird
Migs
Candy Cathartio
Sterling Remedy Companys
Chicago
Montreal
Wade
ST. Jacobs
Phoenix Stamp Works
First Ave
Seattle, Wash
Tistome Ues
Cellini
Miss Kessler
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