Toledo Firm Oath Promises One Hundred Dollars Per Cure
J Gurney of the firm Fr Gunner & Co. swears the Toledo firm will pay one hundred dollars for every cataract cured by the patent remedy FRANT. J Cumney notary public attests oath. Also includes drug ad copy for Cheney Co Toledo and various humorous notices from old newspapers.
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Togas Court
Bre
Frank J. Gurxry
Fr. Gunner & Co. Az Ueluerd
Toledo
J. Cumney
Dycembur
Electric oil promises pain relief and vitality from Zaegel cure
An advert claims a new electric oil by Max R. Zaegel of Sheboygan Wisconsin can be applied to skin to penetrate to bones, strengthen nerves and ease pain. It asserts antiseptic healing for cuts burns and bruises and offers free sample bottles by mail to address supplied.
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Max R. Zaegel
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Sheboygan
Wis
Tails You Lose and a Coin Toss Romance
In a suburb near New York two rival young men Carson and Digby meet at a gate planning a bet to win the same woman Miss Carrollton. They toss a coin to decide who will propose first. Carson wins one toss but Digby gains the lead by a final tails, while a curious observer Daisy Carrollton watches from a window as phone calls shift tensions.
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New York
Carson
Digby
Dieky
Miss Carrollton
Curzon
Carty
Shana
Carly
Pitch
Tess
Fortune
Dig
Harry
Lick Carson
Mike
Tam
Barkeeper
Dick Carson
Carrollton House
Daisy Carrollton
Richard Carson
Daisy Says Yes as Carson Proposes in Hall Scene
Carson bursts into a dramatic house scene asking Daisy to marry him. Daisy replies yes with enthusiasm, while Mr. Digby arrives and jokes that the outcome depends on tails or heads. Digby then announces he must return to town immediately.
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Carson
Daisy
Misa Daisy
Harry Digby
Hera
Digby
Swindlers in Smyrna defraud firms across seas
A band of swindlers operating from Smyrna hoodwinked American and English firms by sending hundreds of circulars offering cheap oils hides wool and dried fruit. Buyers sent orders and financed up to 90 percent of value. shipments arrived misdescribed as filthy rags and spoiled goods. Consuls intervened. some leaders were arrested while others fled, harming Levant commerce and firm credit.
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Smyrna
Washington Star
State Department
America
Europe
Levant
Centenarian Dancer Theresa Walban Remains Active at Ninety Nine
Theresa Walban, claiming to be Europe's oldest dancer, turns ninety nine in vigorous health. Beginning at age nine in terpsi chorea, she led ballet until age six with a pension, recalling Napoleon's 1813 Dresden entry and the French march through the city.
Kidney Pains End After Using Dean's Pills
A West Virginian merchant from Port ersburg reports decades of kidney trouble and nightly urination. After doctors failed, he took Dean's Kidney Pills and regained free urine flow, with pain fading. He has been active for eight years, though above 70. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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West
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Signals for Bridal Paris
Dialogue captures a playful bridal scene with a groom and bride exchanging commands and reactions. Puck voices temper and authority, warning about gaze at other men, hats, and social performance while asserting control in the household dynamics.
Homely Philosophy Snippets on Trust, Luck, and Life
A collection of pithy fragments on trust in others, romance, religion, temper, and happiness. Observations on optimism versus pessimism, contentment, and the futility of dwelling on the future while present comforts slip by.
Cure for eczema praised by user in Oklahoma ad note
A testimonial from Mrs. Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma dated June 28 1905 claims relief from a severe eczema with Cuticura Remedies. The advertisement merges with brief notes on German royalty fashion and quirky quotes. The collage mentions a crown princess in Berlin carrying walking sticks and a witty exchange about marriage proposals.
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Mary Metzger
Sweetwater
Okla
Almost a catastrophe in a family moment
A young woman, beaming with good news to Harald, is interrupted by her elderly aunt. The aunt’s startled reaction and the girl’s impulsive plea for affection create a tense, comic moment. An inserted ad fragment notes grocers claim Defiance Starch offers 16 oz for the same price as other brands.
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Wnon
Harald
Bie
Defiance
Nuggets of Knowledge Snippets Across Global Notes
Curious facts span fashion on English railways and veallike alligator meat in India. Piano wood ages forty years. Longevity trends hint at 73. Paris ships over 200000 pounds of hair valued at 400000 dollars yearly. Swiss coffins and costed undertaker service appear. A quip from Chicago Tribune ends with humor about a meal and an orchestra.
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India
Paris
Creilitt
Switzerland
Woman's Ordeal and Dr Questions in Pinkham Ads
A woman cites relief from years of illness after consulting Mrs Lydia E. Pinkham of Lyon Mass. She credits Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending fainting spells backache and irregular menses after failing years of doctoring. The piece frames Pinkham as superior to local physicians in treating female ailments.
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Mrs Pinkham
Lydia JB. Pinkham
Lyon
Mass
Vice Aid
Lydia E. Pinkban
Lydia Ki. Pinkham
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