Anuric Insurance Against Sudden Passing
Anuric is advertised as a life risk test and remedy. It promises to cleanse kidneys, dissolve uric acid, and improve heart and blood vessel health for meat eaters and those with lime-salt deposits. Dr. Pierce at the Invalids' Hotel offers a sample for 10 cents and 50 cent packages.
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Cesruan
Dr. Pierce
The
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N.Y
Anuric
Pierce
Strength and Beauty with Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
A vintage health ad touts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a blood cleanser and alterative. It claims to stir liver and stomach activity, helping the body make rich red blood to feed heart nerves brain and organs. Read as a machinery metaphor. users feel clean strong and strenuous instead of tired and faint.
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Dr. Pierce
DO THINGS YOURSELF on the 211 top first
The Herald advises readers that half the effort is reaching the top and the other half is staying there with aid from the advertising columns and the job printing department.
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the Herald
Doan's Kidney Pills Say Relief Came For Back Pain
A Montesano Washington reader describes severe back ache from kidney troubles. He cites Doan's Kidney Pills as restoring his strength and easing pain after trying other medicines. Price 50 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY factory ad.
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Dean
B. H. Noe
Church St
Montesano
Wash
Doan
Mr. Noe
Foster-Milburn Co., Props
Buffalo
N. Y
Divorce Sought in Desolation Case in Washington Court
The case files in Grays Harbor County seek a decree of divorce for desertion and abandonment for more than a year. Minnie Kendall is summoned to appear within sixty days after May 26 1916 to answer the complaint filed by Frank Kendall via attorney Austin M Wade of Aberdeen.
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Superior Court
State of Washington
Grays Harbor County
Frank Kendall
Minnie Kendall
A. D
Aberdeen
Wishkah Block
A. J. Benbennick
Gertrude Benbennick
Washington
Austin M. Wade
Plaintiff
Benbennick Divorce Suit in Washington
A. J. Benbennick sues Gertrude Benbennick for a divorce in Washington. The complaint seeks a decree of divorce on the statutory grounds and names Gertrude Benbennick as defendant. Filed on the twenty sixth day of May in the year nineteen hundred sixteen.
Bankruptcy discharge petition in Western District of Washington
Creditors and interested parties are notified that Elmer L. Gibson has petitioned for a full discharge of debts under bankruptcy law. A hearing is set for June 26, 1916, at 2 PM in Tacoma, to show cause why the discharge should not be granted. Clerk Frank L. Crosby issues the notice.
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Acts of Congress
Tacoma
How Tortoise Shell ls Worked
The soldering of two pieces of tortoise shell together is effected by hot pinchers pressing and softening the edges as they amalgamate into one. Raspings and powder from the fire are molded and boiled to form plates or articles cut from a solid block.
Goat's Time Honored Calling in Farm and Fireside
An essay praises the goat for guarding farms by consuming rubbish like tin cans brickbats and scrap iron but notes the animal's ambition leads to gadgets bags carpets and door knobs disappearing. It rows to a humorous warning about overreaching appetite and its consequences.
The Frenchman Speaks His Mind with Loquacious Pride
Anatole Le Braz notes the French habit of writing and speaking out thoughts. He contrasts Athens loquacity with Sparta’s stern silence, suggesting the world benefits from expressive discourse.
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Athens
Sparta
Anatole le Braz
Tolstoy in Moscow Sidelights From Intoxicated Encounter
An anecdote from P A Sergeronuke’s Tolstoy Lives and Works recalls Tolstoy strolling a crowded Moscow sidewalk when a drunken man staggered toward him. Tolstoy reportedly handled the moment with characteristic wit, turning a potential clash into a humorous exchange.
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Tolstoy
P. A.sergeronuke
Hlow Tolstoy
Moscow
Adorer Imitates Tolstoy Upon Meeting Count Leo
A stranger spots Leo Nikolaevitch Tolstoy and, with deferential flair, declares himself an admirer and imitator. He anchors himself before the famed author and acknowledges Tolstoy with proper homage.
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Leo Nikolaevitch
Count Tolstoy
Baby Carriages and Their Life Span Rules
A humorous note on baby carriages as substitutes for motorcars for couples and single riders. It discusses sizes of one two and three passengers and recommends replacing every two to three years. It jokes about brakes and the need for rectitude in life past.
Ulysses Rules Cephalonia Island and Ithaca Heritage
In ancient times Cephalonia known as Cephallenia and Tetrapolis or Same, with chief city called Samos, faced Trojan War leadership from Ithaca across the northeast. The fertile island famed for wine and oil, under Ulysses, historically shares a name confusion with a separate Ithaca in the Aegean.
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Ulysses
Cephalonia
Cephallenia
Ithaca
Tetrapolis
Same
Samos
Aegeaon
Magnetic focus opens unexpected paths to goals
A piece emphasizes perseverance and mental focus toward a desired objective. It claims that sustained attention creates magnetic power and unlocks pathways that surprise us, even if the end seems distant or impossible.
Addressing the President and early constitutional debates
The text recalls early proposals on how to address the President including His Excellency and His Highness, noting the committee favored using only the constitutional form. It also outlines constitutional convention reports on the seven year term, with debates over longer limits and the final four year limit adopted by the grand committee. It ends with a joke from Daniel O'Connell on stealing a cow, illustrating courtroom anecdotes about honesty and cunning.
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United States
Cofisr’' Yon
Spoiled Dress Rags and Curious Numerology Tale
A comic household exchange asks about disposing an old brown dress and facing a wardrobe shortage. The piece then touches on medieval art’s seven sleepers of Ephesus and a quirky fact about number 37 and multiples of 3 with repeating digits.
Bedtime Cries Prompt Easy Nightly Wake From Baby
The Indianapolis Star records a bedtime moment as a weary caregiver tucks in home duties and hears a child call for a drink from the crib. The line captures a domestic, milky quiet before sleep.
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Indianapolis Star
Which Was It The Cleveland Leader Herald Tells It All
A fragment from a Cleveland Leader column teases a dramatic, unresolved couplet. The Herald promises full disclosure, prompting readers to seek the full story of a domestic or romantic controversy.
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Cleveland
Barber to dentist joke sparks easy transition
Jimmy Martin announced quitting barbering to study dentistry and friends celebrated. Uncle Si Grannis quips the move is easy since he already knows how to work the chair, a quip noted by the New York Times.
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Jimmy Martin
Waal
Jimmy
Si Grannis
New York Times
Baby Seals Turn Dark as They Grow
The Baltimore American notes that newborn seals are snow white and invisible on the ice. Their eyes and noses are black, and when alarmed they close their eyes, bury their noses and lie still. As they grow and seek food they darken and become sleek.
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