Pastor Saved by Peruna in Wisconsin Letter
A Wisconsin pastor Rev. Stubenvoll of Wikhorn lauds Peruna in a letter to The Peruna Medicine Co. of Columbus Ohio. He says he recovered from long hemorrhages of the lungs, gained strength, blood health, and weight, and calls Peruna the best medicine in the world. He notes Dr Hartman will offer free advice.
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Rey. H. Stibenvoll
Wikhorn
Wis
Joh
Stubenvoll
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Colupbus
Coiltures and a Tailored Pamphlet Fashion Note
Fashion note from Philadelphia Press discusses the pompadour trend while a humorous exchange appears about a suitor and a good night. Ely’s Liquid Cream Balin promotes relief for nasal catarrh via atomizer spray, retaining Cream Balin’s healing properties in a new preparation. Price 75 cents, with spray tube, at druggists or Ely Brothers in New York.
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Philadelphia
Tom
ELY
NASA
Ely Bros
Warren Street
New York
Meeting the Demand in Baltimore Book Store Scene
A Baltimore American vignette shows a customer challenging a clerk over bacon and lamb price hikes from 1.20 to 3.00. The clerk cites meat trust supply controls. The customer then buys matinée seats for A Texas Steer, indicating broader price pressures.
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Baltimore
Meat Trust
Seray Stories and Scattered Bits From Tit Bits
A collage of humorous excerpts and brief notes including a judge and witness exchange about a tombstone inscription, a citizen's lament on college boys, a pun on allowances, a Buckwheat promotion, and a note on Mrs. Mary A. Kidders continuing to write poetry at 82.
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Seray
Gald
Marek Hares
Mary A. Kidders
New England
Permanently Cured With Free Trial Bottle Offer
A fragmented ad-like text markets a cure with a claimed dramatic outcome. It mentions a theater outing and engagement tone, then urges readers to try a “FITS next day” cure by sending for a 2.9¢ trial bottle from Dr Eligeta Great Nerva Re storey. It lists Dr Eline Ltd Philadelphia address.
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Dr. Eligeta
Trentina
Eline, Ltd
Areh St. Philadephia
Pas
A Reflection. The King on nature's provisions and kittens
A reflection questions how nature's gifts affect pleasure. It imagines a domestic kitten given a taller tail by a mere inch and wonders how such a small change could deprive it of innocent amusement.
Prominent American Lady Paget in London Society
London society notes that Mrs. Paget once led charity campaigns with immense energy, raising funds and coordinating jewel exhibits for hospitals. Now less prominent, she still attends events at Belgrave Square and supports education, while her daughter Miss Leila Paget joins London’s social scene amid ongoing royal connections. General Paget maintains an independent household, and the Paget marriage is tied to royal circles dating back to the Prince of Wales era.
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London
Mra
Arts
Belgrave Square
Philanthrophy
Mrs. Paget
Leila Paget
Paget
Miss Leila
Miss Paget
General Paget
Miss Stevens
Prince of Wales
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Debby
Her Little Error Judge and the Gentle Mare
A city man eyes buying a shed asks if the mare is gentle. The country buyer boasts of a mare’s gentleness while the animal snaps off a chunk of his ear. The owner explains the mare is absent minded and may have mistaken the ear for a cabbage seat.
Doans Kidney Pills Promise Free Trial Cure Claims
An advertisement touts Doan’s Kidney Pills offering a free trial with bold claims of curing back pains limb swelling and kidney symptoms. Testimonials from seemingly multiple readers praise relief from back ache headaches and sleep disruption after trying the pills.
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Doan
A Doughnut Told As Digestive Economic Joke
The Baltimore News quotes a practical teacher of digestive economics defining a doughnut as a round hole in the center of a dyspeptic mixture. The remark uses humor to illustrate stomach discomfort and food industry ideas.
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Baltimore News
Elastic currency dream in old money chatter
A playful exchange notes inflation era style as a judge muses on an elastic currency, imagining stretching a ten dollar bill to buy twenty. The snippet recalls a humorous ad scene and a penny-pinching tone from a bygone era.
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Eter
Wall Street
A Ballad of Winter and the Sealskin Sacque
A satirical verse traces a quarrel over a sealskin fashion purchase. A wife’s praise of winter comforts leads to shame and urged conformity, ending with the wife exclaiming the item is an imitation and the couple feeling deceived as costly goods strain their finances. The piece mocks consumer vanity and marital tension in a colonial era voice.
Return to Life at Baronesa's New York House
A wounded captive recounts recovery in New York at the Baronesa Riedesel’s home. Dr Low and Debby nurse him back from six weeks of fever, while Captain Atherton’s rescue and family ties unfold. Debby, beloved, endures illness and fear as he awakens to renewed life and guarded hope.
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Baronesa Riedesel
New York
Dr. Low
Tante
Low
Eley
Merton Balfort
Galvar
Deborah
Captain Atherton
Corlear
Robert
Noa
Sir Henry
Baroness
Gog
Tsay
Curtis
Verplanks
Acton
Rob
Teannot
Atherton
Macaroni Seed For America Promises Domestic Supply Rise
Washington reports assert the northwest will supply the domestic demand for macaroni wheat within four years. Secretary Wilson cites 2,000,000 bushels this year with potential 20,000,000 next year, and asserts U S macaroni production has moved beyond experiment. He notes superior American product and predicts eventual full domestic consumption, reducing Italian imports.
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Northwest
Washington
Wilson
North
South Dakota
United States
Volga
North Dakota
Italy
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National Wood Works
Sioux City
Iowa
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Crry, Inc
Stephen Schaefer
Appr
Axprews
TropaEan
Wrs
Dean
Chey
Jno
Hull
Winchester
Repeater
Fogren-Mritory Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Dean's Kidney Pis
Post- Office
Foxuy-M
Uultalo
N.Y
George
Seallin
Baltimore Ne
Law
Hera
Paulus’ Hook
Bob Philipse
Frank Pendleton
Philiase
Macaroni Seed For
America
Caesar
Folkestone
Shakes Speare
Cesare
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