California Fig Syrup Co. Presents Laxative Remedy
Elid on tt Fral Demand formed of the World has for a simple pleasant laxative remedy known to physicians as beneficial and gentle. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is favored by well informed users for its proven effects. Buy the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product only, sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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California
California Fig Syrup Co
Sterling Remedy Company
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
What Dreams Mean and Their Meanings
Dream interpretations include raisins as a favorable omen and onions signaling unjust accusation. Fire brings hasty joyous news while roots foretell hatred. A clear path suggests success in love or fulfilled wishes. singing hymns warns of others trying to thwart desires.
Aged Millionaire Questions Nurse's Motive in Will
The Philadelphia Press reports a tale of an elderly man who proposed to his nurse only to discover she had become his beneficiary through a will. He laments her cold precision and reflects on love versus money as he grapples with the unwelcome outcome.
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Philadelphia Press
Hell
Bromo Quinine Laxative Ad Claims Quick Cold Cure
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine laxative promising a cold cure in one day. The ad mentions signature of E. W. Grove and a price of 25 cents, claimed for worldwide use.
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E. W. Grove
Pocket Torch Motor Worn As Scarf Pin
A German mechanic crafts the smallest motor powered by a battery tucked in his coat pocket and worn as a scarf pin. The device runs continuously, with tiny wheels turning visibly as the machine sits on the scarf.
The Grind There s Always Room at the Top
A compilation of humorous lines and quotes from the Harvard Lampoon about football and breakfast prose. References to Mrs. Austins Buckwheat cakes and fresh goods at grocers appear amid satirical musings on sorrow and ambition.
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Harvard Lampoon
Ottawa Canada travel notice for routes and rates
The advertisement lists a $10.00 fee per case and promotes healthy climate and prosperous farming in Ottawa Ontario. It directs inquiries to W W D Scott Ottawa and W H Rogers Indianapolis with instructions to state where the ad was seen.
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W.W. D. Scott
Ponsa Enant
Ottawa
Canada
W. H. Rogers
Flag Traction-Terminal
Indianapolis
Friday Crime Plea Says Robber Felt Hyde On Fridays
Charles M. Stanton admitted a Friday impulse to crime in a pawnshop robbery on November 1, claiming he acts as Dr Jekyll all other days. He says amnesia follows each Friday until Saturday, but the judge rejected his plea in the case reported by the Philadelphia Record corresp ondent from Boston.
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Dr. Jekyll
Mr. Hyde
Charles M. Stanton
Stanton
Boston
Philadelphia Record
Sloan
Feme
Earl S. Sloan
Drude
French provincial life praised by tour guides in 1900s note
Co. A Le Neven argues in Modern Language Teaching that tourists should travel beyond Paris to experience old France. He claims deeper immersion reveals genuine French life, and that French women are good wives mothers and friends.
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Co. A. le Neven
France
Paris
The Horse and the Hobby Humor in Senate asylum tale
A senator recounts a humorous exchange with a patient in an asylum. The patient rides a chair like a horse and learns the distinction between a horse and a hobby, prompting a witty remark about political figures and hobbies. A second item promotes Sloan's Lintment and Veterinary Remedies with Dr Earl S Sloan's pedigree and a free treatise offer.
A Kiss Theft Sparks Engagement Trouble
Janson reveals Miss Boodle's anger over Tomson's kiss with another woman leading to a confession. The section peddles Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy, claiming a $100 cure promise and circulation details.
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Tomson
Miss Boodle
Janson
Midwest Graduate Declines New York Shipping Clerk Post
A middle west graduate travels to New York seeking work and, via a friend, receives a shipping clerk offer. He declines, explaining he grows ill when on water, proving he cannot accept the position.
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New York
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO Ointment
Advertisement guarantees PAZO Ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days or money refunds. The copy also notes many men shout convictions to drown conscience.
Mre Winslow's Soothing Cee for Children
A fragment notes a child soothing remedy and a witty warning about high education and heaven. The text hints at an old time tone with playful misspellings and a proverb on dangers of pursuing degrees.
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Mre
Winslow
Ieee
Irish Tiger Tales and Health Wins From Cigar Snapshots
In Pittsburg Uncle Joe Cannon reports health gains after cutting smoking to one cigar daily. The piece includes a long Irish joke about a man mistaken for Nero the Nubian lion and a tiger, ending with a question about the whereabouts of famed wartime figures and headlines.
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Joe Cannon
Pittsburg
Nero
Sunflower Philosophy Notes on Women and Work
A column of pithy maxims on gender roles, work, and society. It humorously critiques appearances, honesty, charity, and ambition with pointed lines about women and men, including views on fashion, etiquette, and social expectations.
Hints to New Papas From Riverton Republican
Rural tips warn new fathers against smoking near infants and rough handling. Advice covers avoiding cigar smoke near a baby, stepping on the infant, pressing the child to a stove, cracking walnuts with teeth, bath safety, and boiling ditch water to prevent boils.
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Riverton
Wyo
Republican
An Accident of Birth in Catholic Standard and Times
A brief quoted exchange features Miss Ascum and a grouchy bachelor debating vanity and birth, with the bachelor remarking the creature was born vain while the woman is inferred to be born female.
Cure of Severe Skin Eczema with Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Lizzie E Sledge of Selma Alabama recalls a four year battle with black splotches and intense itching diagnosed as eczema by two physicians. After stopping their treatment she used Cuticura remedies for six months, then all traces of the eruption disappeared and no symptoms have reappeared for three years.
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Lizzie E. Sledge
Jones Ave
Selma, Ala
West Point Chain: Revolutionary Ironwork of 200 Tons
The encyclopedic West Point chain, forged in six weeks by 60 ironworkers at 17 forges, spanned nearly a mile across the Hudson to deter a British fleet raid on Kingston and Albany. It cost about 400000 dollars and stands as a remarkable achievement of the era.
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West Point
Hudson River
Kingston
Albany
Kansas City Journal
Minneapolis audience applauds as lecturer hails John Smith
An eloquent speaker in Minneapolis asks what history might have been without the immortal John Smith and urges applause for that name. The crowd, though largely named Johnson, complies to show no grudge against the late figure.
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Minneapolis
John Smith
Johnson
Chicago Tribune
Kidney Pills Sold To Cure Terrible Back Pain
Hiram Center of Lake City Minnesota describes severe kidney trouble with back pain dizziness and nervousness. He credits Donan’s Kidney Pills for his recovery and perfect health after using the remedy priced at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York. The ad ends with a moral line about self cure.
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Hiram Center
South
Oak Street
Lake City
Minn
Donan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Borax Wash Cleans Milk Pans Efficiently
A household tip suggests using one tablespoon Borax to one quart water to remove grease from milk pans. The text also comments that the poorest man is he who despises the poor.
How to Exercise the Bowels
This item explains how the bowels work with millions of tiny absorbers and how slow transit creates poison and gas. It argues that natural stimulation strengthens bowel muscles without wasting digestive juices, promoting Cascarets as the safe medicine for bowel exercise.
Explorer vows dash to locate the Pole in car
An explorer declares a dash toward the Pole in an automobile and asserts the machine will reach within 1,000 miles. The exchange reflects themes of perseverance and mercy in conflict.
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Explorer
Puck
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