Doctor's First Question Is How Are Your Bowels
Historical advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a permanent cure for constipation. It claims the remedy trains stomach and bowel muscles to work naturally, offers guaranteed results or refunds, and provides a free sample by mail from Monticello Indiana. The testimonial from Lieut G W Vaughan recalls long suffering relief after trying various treatments.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
G. W. Vaughan
W. North St
Decatur, Il
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Baptism tale and welcome talk from Lippincott's Magazine
A Bishop McDowell style southern baptism anecdote features a tetriary double take with a crocodile watching during immersion and a devout darkey recalling the Jonah tale. He reports the gator may sleep through the rite. Mrs Clay promises a visit and is welcomed by the hostess’s Nine-year-old daughter, setting a cheerful scene.
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McDowell
Darkey
Brudder
Passon
Putnam Fadeless Dyes Ad Claims Longevity
Advertising blurb asserts Putnam Fadeless Dyes will last until the goods wear out. A playful exchange features Harold and a dear girl with a wry remark about a dream ending with something eaten. The Judge’s quip frames the lighthearted ad copy.
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Putnam
Adv
Harold
Judge cures heart trouble with kidney pills claim
Philip Miller a 63 year old Gray County Kansas probate judge reports taking six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills for five years of heart trouble. He describes dizziness puffiness backache and short breath before relief and says palpitations have not returned for about a year. He invites contact and notes pills cost per box from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY along with free household hints music and recipes.
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Dodds
Gray Co
Philip Miller
Cimarron
Kan
Judge Miller
Dodds Kidney
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Ady
Enforced Game Law Estimates 50 000 Iowa Duck Hunters
Des Moines reports a local enthusiast’s estimate that about half of Iowa’s 10 000 hunting license owners are active, totaling roughly 50 000 hunters. If each averages twenty ducks in the open season, 1.9 million ducks would die in spring. The analysis links duck mortality to hatch rates and future supply, warning wider effects.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Tue New Federal Lan
Dallas Area Notes Huntington Appointed VP of Minneapolis & St. Louis
Dallas county residents read of C. W. Huntington of New Jersey being named vice president and general manager of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railway to succeed W. G. Deird. Huntington once served as a section man ticket agent and train man for the Des Moines Valley railway and lived in Dallas Center for years. He rose to superintendent of the Iowa Central before moving east to lead the New Jersey Central among other roles.
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New Jersey Central
Joy and Utility Car Talk From Cleveland Plain Dealer
A brief exchange about two cars shows a family dynamic. The older vehicle stays in use by the son and friends while the newer car is kept busy towing the old car home. The dialogue highlights practical jokes and everyday problems with car ownership.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Coal at inebriates' home shaft report near Knoxville
Workmen employed by the contractor in charge at the inebriates hospital grounds report sinking a deck well reached an eight foot vein of coal at 290 feet. The management refuses to discuss details, but workers confirm. A shaft is planned and inmates may mine the vein before year end.
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Knoxville
Kua
No Rest No Peace Kidney Pain and Dean's Pills
Sufferers with weak kidneys endure constant backache and nerve distress as uric acid poisons the blood. Dean's Kidney Pills are advertised as a long used remedy for backache, irregular kidney action, and related symptoms. A testimonial from Mrs Henry Zumach of Hutchinson Minnesota cites dramatic relief after three boxes, claiming renewed ability to work and absence of pain.
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Dean's
Henry Zumach
Hutchinsen
Minneapolis
Dean
The Sequence and Humorous Bits From Vintage Press
A fragmentary mix includes a Cigarette ad spoof promising a tobacco remedy, a humorous line about Lilly Smith and a blow-out, then George Ade on matrimony from a Chicago Athletic Club after-dinner talk. Also a barber shop anecdote about a vow to never be shaved until a political candidate’s election, ending with a cautious shave.
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George Ade
Chicago Athletic Club
Kansgas City
What He Did Grace and Brother Dialogue
Grace declares she will not see him again after an argument. Her brother asks for details and Grace says the man turned out the light, a vivid Dartmouth Jack o Lantern moment.
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Grace
Dartmouth
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Adverts
An old advertisement promotes Mother Grays Sweet Powders for children to relieve feverishness teething disorders and stomach issues. It claims gentle bowel regulation and worm relief, noting four years of use and that children like the remedy. Sample free at 1A 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Gray
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Ady
Injured Farmer Is Frozen Near Oxford And Solon
Iowa City reports John Whittington a wealthy Salon resident was struck by a train. His body lay ten feet from the tracks near his home with feet frozen to the ground and a shoulder injury. Officials believe exposure overnight contributed to his death near Oxford and Solon.
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Iowa City
John Whittington
Salon
Whit
Oxford
Solon
Soln
Another Goffee Wreck What’s the Uses When There’s an Easy Way Out
A reader recounts coffee withdrawal and nervous prostration tied to long coffee use. After doctors blamed coffee, the writer tried Postum, found it soothing and free of harmful effects, and switched fully. The letter touts Postum by the Battle Creek company and notes Regular and Instant forms with brewing tips.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Thoye's
Reagan
Postum
Bar Harbor Dinner Quip Turns On Men And Women
A crude male guest at Bar Harbor dinners rails against feminism and suffrage. Ethel Barrymore retorts with wit, noting many men are stupid while few are blind, highlighting gender roles in a sharp exchange.
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Ethel Barrymore
Bar Harbor
Miss Barrymore
Wealth worship and marriage expectations quoted wisdom
The saying warns that idolizing wealth leads to crooked conduct, and that a man often believes his wife will be better than he expects her to be of him. The reflections juxtapose material greed with marital trust and mutual expectations.
Two Claims Filed Against Anton Thiemeir Estate
Mount Pleasant reports two claims totaling 10 747 dollars against the Anton Thiemeir estate. Hannah Obermeir seeks over 5 000 dollars for house work nursing and care for the dead man and family from 1892 to 1909. Lizale Chermeir Phillpott claims about 4 000 dollars for nursing and general house work from 1895 to 1909.
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Mount Pleasant
Anton Thiemeir
Hannah Obermeir
Tyne
Lizale Chermeir Phillpott
Mosquito Swarm Forces Suspension at Burlington Freight Offices
Workmen at the Burlington freight offices near the river halted operations for a day last week as swarms of mosquitoes invaded the area. A similar winter visitation of the pests occurred about ten years ago, underscoring recurring nuisance in the locality.
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Burlington
New Iowa Postmasters Nominations Sent to Senate
The president sent to the senate nominations for Iowa postmasters including Samuel A. Sum mer at Dallas Center John S. Darrah at Gilman and John H. Kerr at Pleasantville with approval expected in coming sessions.
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New
Iowa
Des Moines
Senate
Samuel A. Summer
Dallas Center
John S. Darrah
Gilman
John H. Kerr
Pleasantvuie
Suiting Her and Mean Fling in a Race Talk
A Cleveland Leader excerpt shows two travelers debating manners and horses. They discuss a hat request and fashion, then shift to horse racing with a boast about a race judged by a few tongue lengths. The Yankee mentions a tighter race, and the English man recalls two years in Scotland.
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Scotland
Cleveland
Eczema Cured By Cuticura On Scalp
Mrs Bertha Underwood reports severe eczema starting as a scalp sore spreading across body, causing itching and hair loss. After six months with little relief, use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment led to immediate improvement and complete cure within a month. Sample free with Skin Book offer from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Sunfield
Mich
Bertha Underwood
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Aadv
Harsh Judge Stephen Greene Defends Severe Sentence
Judge Stephen C. Greene in Charleston defends a harsh sentence at a dinner, saying conservatives favor harsh punishment to uphold law and order and comparing nature as the ultimate hard judge who sentences all to life hard labor.
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Stephen C. Greene
Charleston
Judge Greene
Nature
Practical Celebration For A Wooden Wedding
Hank tells Marla tomorrow marks their wooden wedding and she reveals a plan. She has arranged a wagon load of kindling to celebrate, asking him to come home early to carry it into the cellar for the event.
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Marla
Hank
Montessori at Carnegie Hall Sees Gentle Child Rearing
Dottoressa Maria Montessori argues that young children are not naturally destructive. The instinct to pull apart unfamiliar objects is normal, and toys are often too complex for toddlers. Mothers should share responsibility for entertaining children and stay close for emotional support.
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Dottoressa Maria Montessori
Carnegie Hall
Dr. Montessori
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