First Kidney Pills Claim Original Discovery and Cure
An old advertisement touts Doan's Kidney Pills as the genuine remedy for Bright's disease dropsy bladder and neuralgia issues. It cites testimonials from Williamsport and Wytheville endorsing the pill’s ability to cure backache and kidney trouble with multiple cases claiming lasting relief after using several boxes.
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Bright
Fosterburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
A. Neremons
West Main Street
Wytheville
Dean
Doan's Kidney Pills and Coming Saint Nicholas Features
A list of verse writers and artists pledging work for Saint Nicholas over the next year is long and includes plans for illustrated pieces. Planned articles cover Japanese athletics for American boys, quirky mail carriers, signs of old London, children in the White House, Hadrian's wall, a day with Hadrian Maxim, animal sleep, secret alphabets, pearl diving, historic dwarfs, and other engaging topics.
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St. Nicholas
Old London
White House
Best Papa of All
Walking home from school children debated their fathers professions a minister doctor and a poet. A blue eyed girl finally claimed her papa is the best of all a poet. The remark drew surprise with the response that poetry is not a profession but a disease.
Toledo notary seals Henry oath for catarrh cure ad
A notary public in Toledo attests Henry Henry? oath promising payment of one hundred dollars per claim for a cure of catarrh. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces, and lists Chaney Co. and Chanelet & Co. as distributors in Toledo.
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Toleno
Lucas
Frask J
Ctesey
A. W. Gleaston
Notary Public
Hall
Chanet & CO
Toledo
Mal
Miss Hobson Publishes Dialect Stories In Old Alabama
Miss Anne Hobson sister of Captain R. P. Hobson has written several negro dialect tales published under In Old Alabama. A Southern woman she has studied the dialect and reproduces it credibly in the collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Hobson
R. P. Hobson
Alabama
World's Fair Information Bureau opens in Omaha
The World’s Fair Information Bureau is set up at 1691 Farnam Street Omaha Nebraska with Harry E Moores in charge. The office will provide information free of charge to the public.
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Farnam St
Omaha
Neb
Harry E. Moores
Nantucket rescuer nets Atlantic coast record bluefish
Nelson P. Ewen of the Nantucket life saving crew hauled in the largest bluefish on the Atlantic coast the other day. The fish ran three feet nine and a half inches long and weighed a little over twenty seven pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson P. Ewen
Nantucket
Mays
Atlantic
Deca Cold Water Starch Promoted in 18-Ounce Pack
Ad describes Deca Cold Water Starch claiming superior quantity and quality for 18 ounces at 1 cent, compares unfavorably to other brands that have only 12 ounces.
Reform that reforms in New York highlight quiet gains
The November issue features Alfred Hodder arguing that reform measures in New York have quietly improved public health and welfare. He cites savings from cheaper alcohol procurement, stricter drug and grocery inspections, and other unseen reforms by health and charities commissioners, noting potential mistakes but overall positive direction.
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Alfred Hodder
New York
Commissioners of Health and Charities
Endless 21s Mark a Southern Gentleman's Birthday
A London Punch quip recounts a 21st birthday festivity where 21 rockets, 21 guests aged 31, 21 dishes, 21 dances, 21 songs, and 21 kisses marked the celebration. The event stretched over 441 minutes, while 21 papers failed to print the tale.
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London Punch
All Up-To-Date Housekeepers and Ball Blue
A brief antique advertisement notes Red Cross Ball Blue for laundry use promising clean garments and pleasant scent. Mentions it as a widely sold product at grocers and hints distance preserves friendships and a woman’s train of thought centered on dress.
Bluethroat makes 1660 mile nocturnal migration in nine hours
Observations show the European northern bluethroat flies from Central Africa to the German sea in a single night, covering 1,660 miles. The bird departs after sunset in Africa and arrives before dawn in its northern summer habitat, completing the journey in about nine hours.
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Africa
German Sea
Grocers Bypass De Fiance Starch with Stored Stock
Report notes grocers refuse De fiance Starch urging customers to buy existing stock. Vendors claim 12 brands on hand cannot be sold to customers who have used the 16 ounce package.
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Defiance
Hugo's rebuke and a sobbing admirer at the museum
Le Gaulois recalls a Hugo reception where a youth argued with the poet and lost temper. Hugo sternly corrected him and the guest withdrew. Later, the man returned for his umbrella and, peering in from the doorway, saw Hugo kneeling to accept apologies as the encounter ended.
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Hugo
le Gaulois
Victor Hugo
Hrother Grays Sweet named for children in New York homes
A patent remedy claim claims Hrother Grays Sweet uses for children in the New York Children’s Home to cure constipation feverishness bad stomach teething disorders and to move regulate bowels and destroy worms. It cites over 30 000 testimonials and offers Atall Druggists 2c Sam FREE with address A. 5. Olmsted LeRoy N.
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Hrother Gray
Mother Gray
New York
Atall Druggists
Sam Free
Olmsted
Leroy,n
A Woman Teacher Preached in Shi- Joh Church
Rev. E B Saunders fell ill leaving the Seventh Day Baptist church of Shi- Joh N J short of a substitute. Miss Mary Dixon a popular public school teacher delivered an excellent sermon to a well filled congregation and friends urge her to pursue the ministry.
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E. B. Saunders
Seventh Day Baptist Church
Shi- Joh
N. J
Mary Dixon
Putnam Faceless Dyes Promise Bright Colors With Less Work
A new dye product called Putnam Faceless Dyes claims to deliver brighter colors with less effort. The ad touts ease of use and vivid results for home crafts and textiles.
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Putnam
Meore Gooda
Fees of Pope's Physicians in Leo XIII Is Death
The cardinal cam érlingo paid physicians for Leo XIII last illness totaling $4,000 to Dr Lapponi $2,000 to Font Mazzoni and $2,000 to Prof Rosgoni for medical care during the pope’s final illness.
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Cardinal Camérlingo
Leo XIII
Lapponi
Fonts Mazzoni
Prof
Rosgoni
Electric drug delivery via skin to replace oral meds
Medical men foresee a future where drugs are tabooed for ingestion and instead applied through the skin by electric currents. Treatments would target specific organs directly, promising painless care.
Cure for Consumption Claim Boosts Norwich Resident
Mrs Tos of AnULas Maple Street Norwich writes that Tampure Piso cured her consumption three years ago and saved her life. She cites personal health improvement in a January 17 1000 note.
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Tampure Piso
The Pope Chooses Private Quarters at Vatican
The pope has selected a cozy compartment in the Vatican as his special quarters to avoid the annoyance and intrusions from courtiers and guards.
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Vatican
A Lucky Railroad Man
Daniel Cooper of Suffern New York retires from the Erie railroad after fifty three years as flagman baggage master station agent and conductor. He never had an accident and remains hearty at retirement.
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Daniel Cooper
Suffern
N. Y
Erie Railroad
Russell Declined Major Public Offices in Life
John E. Russell of Massachusetts, a prominent Democrat, died recently. Within nine months he refused a governor nomination the Boston port collector post the Spanish mission the Italian mission and the secretary of the navy, saying public office would chill his influence with the people.
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Russell
John E. Russell
Massachusetts
Boston
Navy
Defince Starch Promises Lasting Strength and Value
A promotional line claims Defince Starch provides superior, longer lasting performance and more value for money than competing brands, suggesting stability and reliability beyond common options, while offering a general warning against prejudice.
Helen Keller Elected Senior Class Officer at Radcliffe
Miss Helen Keller has been elected vice president of the Radcliffe senior class at Harvard's women’s college. She pursues four full courses in English and Latin and has passed all exams with high credit, achieving more despite her blindness and deafness.
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Helen Keller
Radcliffe College
Woman's Department
Harvard
Fame and Geography in John Kendrick Bangs Tale
John Kendrick Bangs relates a dinner story about his mayoral defeat in Yonkers. A friend’s attempts to learn his address fail at the police station and a saloon keeper, while a constituent recalls Bangs has written several books. His fame spans national reach with Oak Lake City readers.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Yonkers
Oll
Intelligent food choices vs lucky discovery
A Philadelphia woman credits Postum and Grape-Nuts with curing severe nervous indigestion and restoring health after months of poor appetite. She notes her physician praised Grape-Nuts as an excellent food and urges readers to look for The Road to Wellville on every package.
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Phila
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
Official Nebraska Vote Details on Supreme Judges Regents Fifteen District Judges
The notice outlines the official Nebraska vote detailing the selection of Supreme Court justices Regents of the University and fifteen district judges. It lists the offices on the ballot and the procedures for voting location and eligibility.
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Nebraska
University
Paralyzed Boy Nearly Dies From Cigarette Smoking
An 11 year old named Rainey in this city nearly died after smoking too many cigarettes. He was able to buy them despite state law and was paralyzed for a time before a physician revived him. Relatives vow to enforce Nebraska law strictly going forward.
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Nukfolk
Rainey
Nebraska
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