Doan's Kidney Pills Help McCarver Find Relief
McCarver of Portland Oregon reports using Doan's Kidney Pills for back ache and kidney trouble that lingered for months. He credits a cold for triggering the issue and says the pills removed the trouble with no recurrence for months. The ad notes kidney pills cost 60 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NC.
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McCarver
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Jack the Burglar Knight of Honor in New York
In New York Jack, a trusted civil engineer, is accused of a burglary at a mansion on Fifth Avenue. A hopeful narrator tries to prove his innocence, discovers Connie Calcium, the old flame now married to Vicersby, sacrificed to shield her reputation, and learns Jack bore the stigma to protect her. Jack is later cleared and rises as a leading engineer.
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Fifth Avenue
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Theory and Practice from Damaraland War Report
A Frankfort paper quotes an officer on German Southwest Africa saying in theory one German soldier equals five Hereros, but in practice the ratio may be closer to five Germans per Herero due to local conditions.
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Damaraland
Size of an Atom Measured by Soap Bubble Thickness
A writer explains rough atom size using a soap bubble film. The thinnest film region is uniform and contains about a dozen atoms in thickness, measured at roughly two hundred millionths of an inch. The atom’s diameter is estimated between one two hundred millionth and one three hundred millionth of an inch.
Monument of a Cotton Factory Fire Escape Joke
In Fall River a family lot in a cemetery holds a six to seven foot granite monument carved as a factory facade to honor a pioneer cotton manufacturer. An old friend jokes that the monument lacks a fire escape, prompting a wry quip about its impractical yet striking memorial design.
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Fall River
Disobedient Youngster Defies Household Discipline
A single, spoiled boy in a family resents limits and defies his mother. After she disciplines him with a ruler for a saucy remark, he endures insult with dignity as he declares he does not care what he is, asserting I am a gas jet.
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Despera
Japanese View of Whiskers
The Ninols State Journal argues the Japanese see whisker loss as civilizational progress and view underbrush as a detriment to mice nests. It muses on their ability to conduct wars politics and horse-race betting without barber shop visits, implying hidden knowledge beyond Caucasians. The piece suggests youth know more than their whiskered elders.
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Ninols State Journal
Dinner Joke Feeds University Pep Pepper Anecdote
During the Christmas holidays years ago University of Pennsylvania officials hosted a dinner for the then provost Dr. William Pepper. Provost Harrison, not prone to puns, greeted Dr Pepper with a quip as he entered the crowded drawing room.
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University of Pennsylvania
C. G. Harrison
William Pepper
Harrison
Dr. Pepper
Bricks and Breeks In Scots Dialect Encounter
Jean Maxwell, duchess of Gordon, once quarreled with laird Craigmyle while supervising brick making. In robust Aberdeenshire speech he explains the bricks were tight at first but now are wearing well, a humorous glimpse of local language.
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Duchess of Gordon
Regiment of
Gordon Highlanders
Craigmyle
Attempt On Life Of Emperor Shocked Russia
A mysterious incident during Epiphany rites at the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg left Emperor Nicholas II narrowly unscathed when a loaded grape shot fired from a guard artillery battery swept the Neva chapel. Officials abstain from a definite verdict, but suggest possible design while noting no broad plot emerged. Ambassadors and court figures witnessed the event.
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Neva
Winter Palace
Nicholas
Romanoff
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Eddy
Bliss Ana
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Array
Navy
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Hourse Esplanade
Official Police Statement On Palace Chapel Shooting
The police released a statement noting shots from the Bourse battery on Bagil Island struck the palace chapel during an event with the emperor present. Bullets dragged by shrapnel wounded a few guards. most escaped with contusions. Grand Duke Sergius Michaelovitch leads the inquiry to determine if the incident was accidental or premeditated.
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Revolutioniera
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Bagil Island
Romanoff
Sergius Michaelovitch
Pink Pills for Blood and Nerves Aid American Woman
Mrs Linzie Williams of Quincy Illinois recounts years of nervous exhaustion and fainting spells eased after two months of Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits improved appetite, steadier nerves, restored strength, and cheerfulness, and notes her dramatic recovery after treatment began in 1903. The ad touts the pills as remedies for blood and nerve related illnesses.
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Wiliams Bink Pitts
Inter
Linzie Williams
Cedar Street
Quincy
Ilinois
Ian
Cure for Constipation Promises Relief From Many Ailments
Readers are told Dr Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pepsin offers a genuine cure for constipation indigestion liver complaints headaches and biliousness. The syrup is described as pleasant mild in action with no bad after effects and sold by druggists for 50 cents and 1 dollar with a money back guarantee. The ad oddly mentions bribery as an insult.
Language quirks and a President in a stormy moment
A vent about English gender errors and foreigners struggles brims with a tale of a Frenchman mispronouncing "croach" and a Gray er Cleveland anecdote. Amid weather, a brass band plays as storm winds howl at a depot, prompting playful banter from Olney and the president.
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Grayer Cleveland
Olney
Defiance Starch Featured In Quip About Household Use
A Chicago Record-Herald fragment mocks a suitor’s boast about Defiance Starch, noting its appeal for every household yet quipping that the exchange reveals social friction and gendered expectations as a daughter’s hand becomes a bargaining point amid a drunken discussion.
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