Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Promises Quick Kidney Relief
An old advertisement warns of kidney trouble signs and urges early use of Dean's Kidney Pills. It features a testimonial from Mrs. W. R. Cody of Lewiston Idaho detailing dropsy, swelling, weight loss, and relief after use. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
W. R. Cody
16Th St
Lewiston
Idaho
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Quoted Mr Weller Against Distracting Ministers
Mr Weller denounces ministers who lure young women with flirtations. He condemns the shepherds for their influence on girls and mocks laughter at copper colored people, urging punishment with a harsh wheelbarrow on a plank to curb their folly.
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Gammon
Samuvel
Samivel
Mr. Weller
Charles Dickens
Selfish Youth and a Boston Rainy Meeting
Mrs. Mary E. Wilkins Freeman recalls youth selfishness at a Mathew picnic and tells of a Boston man awaiting Miss Endicott as a muddy boy delivers the message in a crowded scene.
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Mary. E. Wilkins-Freeman
Boston
Boston Common
Mrs Wiggin Delivers Witty London View
In London during a visit by American author Mrs Wiggin an interviewer asked her thoughts on London. She replied with a cheerful quip comparing the questioner to a young lady at dinner who pressed Dr Gibbon to tell her about the decline and fall of the Roman empire.
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Min
Amuserhenta
Laura
London
Mrs. Fenton
Fred
Fred Musgrave
Goodby
Toe
Ren Atlas
Shy
Modesty Note Highlights a Young Actor’s Humble Ad
James K. Hackett quipped at a Pittsburg luncheon about a fledgling actor who advertised for a dead body role or outside shouts, illustrating an extreme hesitance to seek leading parts. The anecdote contrasts modesty with ambition in theatre.
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James K. Hackett
Pittsburg
Beach Camera Fiend Audiences Scornful Revelry
In a seaside scene two bathing girls condemn a beach photographer who lingered near the shore. One mentions the man is vile while the other notes his lunch was eaten from a box after she posed for him all morning.
Domestic Amenities and Wardrobe Quizzical Exchange
A playful dialogue highlights domestic friction over light pants and summer attire. A husband hears a quip about giving his light pants to a poor tramp while pondering what to wear in summer, with a humorous exchange about kilts.
Right food as basis for right living says eminent writer
A noted writer declares that there is only one disease wrong living emphasizing diet as the cornerstone of health. The remark frames nutrition as essential to moral and physical well being.
Grape-Nuts and Its Health Claim Ends With Slogan
An old advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a cereal containing vital body and brain building elements from wheat and barley, highlighting potassium phosphate as key to tissue rebuilding. It claims daily use yields noticeable benefits and directs readers to its slogan There’s a Reason and The Road to Wellville in packages.
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Wellville
Mrs Fenton Plans Paris Escape After Mysterious Pursuit
In a weekend seaside chapter, Mrs. Fenton and Fred Musgrave declare love and plan a rapid London wedding before she faces a looming threat. A menacing stranger trails her after a late revelation, prompting a hurried departure to Paris by night mail as she fights fear and hopes luck remains on her side.
Germany's Drink Bill Suprisingly High in Germany
A German newspaper suppression cites five year alcohol data showing per capita pure alcohol 3.8 litres and beer 116.6 litres, totaling about 3 billion marks yearly. The sum dwarfs military costs, workmen's insurance, and public education, with beer prices around 75 cents and wine about 1 mark per litre.
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Germany
Army
Poorly Paid German Workers in Sonneberg Toy Industry
German toy makers in Sonneberg suffer extreme low wages with families often earning under $3.40 weekly after sixteen hour days. Historical notes recall a Berlin exhibit showing Sonneberg products paid at 4 cents per hour and children working six hours after school coloring and polishing doll heads for 10 cents an hour.
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Sonneberg
Germany
Berlin
Roosevelt Urges Farm and Rural Life Reform in Utica Stop
Theodore Roosevelt spoke in Utica and addressed farmers of Herkimer and Oneida counties on conserving soil and forests, boosting rural life, and modernizing farming through education and technology. He urged equal city and country representation, stable farm labor, and improved conditions for farmers and their families, stressing linked progress for conservation and rural prosperity.
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Utica
N. Y
Theodore Roosevelt
Republic
Oriskany
Summit Park
Roosevelt
Herkimer
Oneida
Long Island
Long Island Railroad
New York
The
Grange
Bellaven
Bailey
Cornell
Sir Horace Plunkett
United States
Keep Baby's Skin Clear with Cuticura Soaps
Parents often overlook tiny infant eruptions that can scar future health and success. Regular use of Cuticura Soap, aided by Cuticura Ointment if needed, cleanses and purifies skin, preventing chronic rashes and irritations. Request the free 82 page Cuticura Book from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp., Boston.
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Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Boston
Quack Remedies and Odd Advice Pontificate in Print
A garbled 19th century ad page mixes quirky passions and patent medicines. An old lady offers smoking cigarettes to kill potato bugs while Dr. Pierce's Pellets promise digestion aid and Winslow's Soothing Syrup targets teething pain. It ends with a wry remark on law and divorce lawyers.
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Yonkers
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EL ‘Norris
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Moses
Arthur Young
Young
Sis
Bess
Pop
Dr. Pierce
Mia. Winslow
James McGune
Mercer St
Jersey City
N. J
M. Spiesberger & Son Co
West
Omaha, Neb
Watson, Colence
Highs
Sioux City
Neutora
Towa
Kodaks
Zimmerman Bros
F. P. Hollar & Sun
Sporting Goods
Fourth Street
Hanford Produce CO
Anderson Furniture CO
Nic
J. R
Pearl Street
Slows City
Iowa
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