Commodore Nicholson Endorses Peruna in 1837 Letter
A naval officer, Somercille Nicholson of the United States Navy, writes that Peruna is a sure cure for catarrh and recommends it to all suffering from the complaint. He notes army and navy protection amid climate exposure and cites numerous testimonials. Readers are urged to write to Dr. S B Hartman for prompt results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somercille Nicholson
United States Navy
BR Street
Northwest
Washington, D. C
Harenan
S. B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Self Made Man Vindicated in Trousers Case
Dr Mary Walker is vindicated as a Pasadena judge rules no ordinance bars women from wearing trousers. The case involves Mrs Mary Johnson leading a Back to Nature cult in Pasadena and a colony of pants-clad women who may parade openly. The scene evokes Prospectors Mile and references to Gob Burdette and a possible sculpture titled The Risy and Watt of the Skirt.
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Portland
Wil
Papa
Mary E Lease Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills
Prominent Kansas figure Mary Elizabeth Lease urges Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy for bladder and kidney troubles. She cites personal experience and endorses the medicine, noting she is the only woman to have run for U.S. Senate. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo makes the product available through dealers at fifty cents per box.
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Mary E. Lease
Doan
Kansas
United States
Dean
Mary Elizabeth LM Foster
Fragmented 1901 Chicago humor and remedy snippets
A collage of quirky lines and ads including a mock legal exchange about a judge, a pun filled quip on a singer, an advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder for feet, a brief epitaph mood piece about Johnnie Sloan, and a testimonial from John W. Henry praising Pigso's Cure for Consumption with an Ohio postal address dated October 4, 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Henry
Fostoria
Ohio
Not Slight. Chieingath Commercial Tribune Tale
A fragmented Uganda tale centers on a lion incident with a White man. The beast bites the man while the man carries a bottle of whisky, causing a sudden shock. The item ends with a moral drawn from the event.
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Chieingath Commercial Tribune
Chubble
Uganda
Loudon Globe
Amateur Smuggler tale in Chevy Chase car prompt
A humorous Washington Star vignette recounts an amateur smuggler who returns from abroad to find his wife smuggling garments and jewelry in his trunk. She suggests he help bring as much loot as possible, leading to a tense, comic exchange and a dramatic reveal of the trunk filled with ladies garments and trinkets.
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Washington Star
Bill
Kensington War
Laces’ Furniaking House
America
Catherine
U &3
Agai
London
New York
Underebini
Chevy Chuss
Don
Niggin
Walter
Georgstown
Velvet Corn Stalk Taper Promises Cheap Paper Alternative
American exporter claims a new taper from corn stalks costs one third of wood based methods. The process yields lacqna like paper resembling Japanese vellum, with no waste and full use of byproducts such as cellulose and varnish materials. Negotiations for a large mill at Kankakee Illinois proceed amid patent-holding company backing.
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Kankakee
Unequal Distribution in a Cryptic Barber Exchange
A Chicago Tribune fragment shows a barber taunting a nearly bald patron with a puzzling exchange about hair removal. Oldboy retorts angrily, demanding clarity as the conversation devolves into comic insult and miscommunication.
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Chicago Tribune
Angesty
Oldboy
Fighting the Army Worm in Farm Fields
The army worm damages grasses and grains in the middle and southern states. It is migratory and attacked by natural enemies such as tachina flies whose maggots feed on the worm. Farmers should not rely solely on these enemies and must take precautions to prevent ravages when the pest appears.
Lessons on Wheat Pests and Farm Management Tips
The article discusses a method to destroy Hessian fly larvae by plowing a furrow and dragging a heavy log daily, notes on tall army worm appearance in September, and emphasizes caution in swine care. It also advises attending state fairs for market insights, selecting reliable middlemen, and outlines cement floor designs for hog houses to improve sanitation and warmth.
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Wrilia
Jenn
Horticulture Notes In magazines and pasturing meadows
A rural write up warns readers to distrust popular farming magazines for solid agricultural facts and favors practical guidance. It discusses pasturing new meadows, care to avoid mud and overgrazing, and cautions about winter damage while proposing mulch and controlled second growth. It also covers humane milking, feeding horses with heaves, lime needs for alfalfa, and a simple device for holding bags.
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Torrie
Begia WiLit
Atmus
What They Took From Harper's Weekly
A humorous recitation contrasts dining pleas with quotes from Arthur Balfour Joseph Chamberlain and the Japanese minister. It recalls a New York Tribune note about a Woonsocket police chief Alf Church and a grocer exchange over Joe White’s honesty, mentioning two prior arrests and acquittals.
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Harper's Weekly
Arthur Balfour
Joseph Chamberlain
Lord Charles Beresford
Mr. Balfour
Mr. Chamberlain
Arthur
Lord Charing
Artur
Tate Port Arthur
New York Tribune
Woonsocket
Palice
Alf Church
Grocer
Alf
Joe White
Church
Dodd's Kidney Pills Praised by Sault Ste. Marie Painter
Gratitude from C L Smith of 309 Anne Street after a painful illness thought to be lumbago rheumatism or kidney ailment. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring mobility, reducing pain, and ending his discomfort after two boxes.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
C. L. Smith
Anne Street
Dodd
They Never Do Anything in America Debate
An exchange pits an English lord against Miss Sul over class. The lord mocks America for lacking a leisure class apart from tramps or mendicants, while Miss Sul counters that Americans do have a social stratum of ton, or upper society, members.
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America
Miss Sul
Tonfur Gress
Poomaine product and Ruskin quotes mix in scattered notes
Fragmentary page items discuss a patent medicine for children and a literary comparison to John Ruskin. It cites Mr Winslow's remedy at 2 cents a bottle and includes a Tarbell Rockefeller aside and a long quotation on Judas Iscariot as a money seeker. The tone resembles a periodical collage with varied topics.
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Ruskin
Miss Tarbell
John D. Rockefeller
August McClure
John Ruskin
Rockefeller
Heart Right When He Quit Coffee
A testimonial claims life insurers decline coffee drinkers with heart trouble, but stopping coffee and using Postum Food Coffee cured a man. He reports digestion and nervousness improved, his heart steadied, and he was later accepted for life insurance, citing Postum as the cure.
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Aon
Colorado
Werites
Postum Food
Life Insurance Company
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Cadence of an Old Time Greeting Recalled in Social Smile Study
A reflective piece on how modern American women at a tea event display a range of smiles from practiced social masks to genuine warmth. The author contrasts aging grace, social status, and the fading art of a true welcome with a call to embrace sincere expressions learned at a proposed smile school.
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Vompaniort
le IL
Mlummes
Ile Cradio
Death of Holland and the Little Church Around the Corner
In Joseph Jefferson’s Autobiography a visit to George Holland's family follows his death. A church funeral is declined by a minister if Holland was an actor, prompting a boy’s distress. The obituary ends with the line about blessing the little church around the corner.
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Prom
Joseph Jefferson
George Holland
Holland
Mr. Holland
Paslay
Char
Slre
Ruling Passion Scene in a Cleveland Tale
A Plain Dealer story recounts a dramatic rescue by a young woman who stops a severed artery in her father’s injured foot by applying flour to staunch the bleeding. The episode is described with vivid, tense detail reflecting a life and death moment.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Commodore Nichols
Chicago News
Cine
David Kennedy
Wardell
Horneville
Allen
Olmsted
le Rey
Alita
Slive
Johnnie Sloan
Johnnie
Johnie Sloan
Milwaukee Sentinel
Lwa
Iim
Welglan Hares
Iense
Beahleh Ie
Mr Winslow
Iscariot
Christ
Judas
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