Peruna endorsements from navy and officers cited
A 1887 letter from Commodore Somerville Nicholson praises Peruna as a sure cure for colds and warrants, noting widespread army and navy endorsements. The piece highlights Dr. Hartman’s Peruna remedy and invites readers to request testimonials if not satisfied.
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United States. Navy
B Street
Northwest
Washington, D. C
Somerville Nicholson
Perma
Army
Navy
Hartman
Perona
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Manihiki Island Dogs and Night Permit Law
Be Ok Islands in the eastern Pagiie maintain autonomous laws with Manihiki enforcing an old rule granting dogs death sentences. Pigs must stay contained, after 9 pm locals may be arrested for roaming, debts of natives not recoverable, and selling liquor to natives carries a 50 dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Be Ok
Pagiie
Manihiki
Manikki
Mary Elizabeth Lease Endorses Deans Kidney Pills
Mary E Lease Kansas political leader and orator, first woman elected to U.S. Senate nomination claims personal success with Deans Kidney Pills. She writes to promote the remedy for bladder and kidney troubles, urging sufferers to try the medicine. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo sells the product for 50 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Lease
Dean
Mary
Lease
Kansas
United States
Mary Elizabeth
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Allen’s Foot-Kase Base Powder Advertisement Scribbles
Fragmented ad copy speaks of foot powder for shoes and mentions Allen Olmsted Le Roy. It blends stray phrases about a boy’s face and puzzled friends with promotional lines for a product to cure trod sweating hot feet and tight shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Kase
Olmsted
le Roy
Allen'a
Camy
Qomigne
Atores Wohl
World silk crop and trade notes from 1904 grasped
The report cites 1904 silk production of 20 88,000 kilograms with 19,188,000 in 1903. Japan exported 6,535,000 kilograms, up 927,000, while War Wast points exported 12 85,000 kilograms. Western Europe and the Levant contributed the remainder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Europe
Levant
Now the Now as the Crisis of Man
A reflective meditation on living in the present as the pivotal moment for action and character. It urges seizing the Now to mold one’s fate, contrasting fleeting youth with time’s unyielding progression and the power to achieve success.
A Balloon Wedding Flight Ends in Rural Rescue
Nellie and Jim marry in a balloon above the fairgrounds then plunge into danger when the ropes fail. The couple survives a perilous voyage and lands in Clifton Mills Ridgeway County, where rescuers help them reach solid ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Fair
Nellie
Jim
Joneses
Sereny
Ridgeway County
Clifton Mills
Premature Deaths of Physicians and a Call for Rest
A study of the fifty fifth annual registrar general report shows physicians die early mainly from nervous strain, gout, diabetes, circulatory and kidney diseases. Excessive nervous expenditure, irregular hours, lack of weekly rest, and drug habits contribute. The piece urges holidays and regular rest to allow repair of overtaxed nerves.
Voice control and the adductor muscles in vocal mechanism
Major R I E Austin of Imtarfa Malta argues that natural voice quality stems from nature and that most voices suffer from improper emission rather than overuse. He urges rapid, acute vocal exercises to strengthen adductor muscles, warns against early classification by voice type, and proposes a brisk, high-pitched vocal technique as foundational. The article also notes the Erie Canal’s first boat, the William Tell, carrying Lake Erie water and dignitaries including Governor De Witt Clinton in the opening fete.
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R. I. E. Austin
Imtarfa
Malta
Austin
William Tell
Bufffalo
Albany
New York
Lake Erie
Bay of New York
Ile
de Witt Clinton
United States
Beginning case echoes in estate settlement tale
A medical student asks the doctor if his first case was successful. The old physician says yes, noting he attended the patient for a fortnight and that the estate's orator paid his bill in full.
Fifteen Years of Torture Cured by Cuticura
A testimonial from H B Franklin of Allegheny Pa describes fifteen years of scalp and body sores, severe itching, and failure with doctors. After three days of Cuticura Soap and four ointment applications, his head cleared and a single soap and ointment box completed a full week cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Franklin
Washington St
Allegheny
Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy Rond N Y
Fragmentary item presents a courtroom exchange about heated words during a case. The text mentions Dr David Kennedy and a remedy associated with Rond New York. Further readable context is limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Kennedy
Rond
N.Y
Kid Troubl
Not Easily Frightened Exchange Ends Threat Waylaying Barbs
In a tense exchange the speaker warns a rival to avoid crossing his path again or be shot like a dog. The other retorts by asking how a dog could shoot, highlighting a heated, taunting confrontation without clear context or location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blufkins
Tufkins
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Rimmodore
Nigholson
Peru
Cook Island
America
Ivan
Ashre
Beribbleton
Falr
Tibbles
Deribbleton
Piaa's
Oa de Enry
Fostoria
Mrs. Winslow
Shecet
Gray
Arker
Smith
Iain
Ike
Fair Grounds
Sereny Hawekins
Indianapolis
Chines
Jan Prey
Bears
The
Centaur Company
New
Yors
Ornv
Nature
Lion Coffee
Woolson Spice
Toledo
Ae Soc
Medicieg
BR. Paxton Company
Boston
Mass
Montana
Flathead
Reservation
Mlechent
Uhbbes Altz Co
Missoula
Ben
Levee
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