Peruna praised by patients for cold and catarrh relief
A patient recounts severe lung cold relief after Try Peruna claiming quick recovery within three weeks and continued good health. Miss Rose Gerbing of Crown Point Indiana endorses Peruna for lingering cold and lung involvement and recommends it to friends and those unable to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Gerbing
Crown Point
Ind
Tom
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Advertisements and quips mix in a 19th century page
The text blends promotional lines and humorous quips about advertising success, fashion, cures, household products, and social mottos. It mentions Dr Biinestlrent Kerne Reptor er, Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup, Piso’s Cure for Consumption, Defiance Starch, and June Tint Butter Color, with various(product) claims and ad-like remarks.
Defiance Starch Promises Superior Quality and Value
An advertisement urges housewives to try Defiance Cold Water Starch, claiming 16 oz per package and guaranteed superiority over rivals. It argues quality and quantity matter, noting other brands offer less content and praising Defiance as the longtime preferred choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defiance
Marrons Glaces Preparations For Dinner Tables
Chestnuts are prepared by soaking in water with flour, simmering until soft, peeling, then cooking in a vanilla flavored thick syrup until the syrup reaches thirty four degrees. The chestnuts are warmed slowly in syrup and eaten cold.
Marble slab as evidence of viscous earth crust
A London Nature writer notes a white marble slab two inches thick and 25 by 70 inches set between stone posts that sags mid span by three inches. He argues marble behaves as a highly viscous fluid, relevant to crustal frigidness and gradual isostatic adjustment, noting the slab has stood since 1853. The piece ends with a social critique on vanity in science and the value of plain common sense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nature
Doctor credits Postum coffee substitute for health improvement
A Decatur Ohio doctor recalls severe stomach trouble and headaches from coffee despite caffeine tests. He switched to Postum Food Coffee after a friend’s success and reports digestion normalization and vanishing headaches, praising Postum as a pure food drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decaturville
Ohio
Medical College
Postum Co
Battic Creek
Mich
Live Stock Market Report Shows Mixed Cattle Hogs and Sheep
The live stock market closes with moderate cattle runs and steady to slightly lower hog bids. Beef steer and cow prices hold near yesterday's values while heavy cattle and activity wane. Hogs weaken with lower packer bids, and sheep offerings show a range of prices across lambs yearlings and ewes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cholce Lambs
Cholce Colorado
Syrup of Figs Endorsed as Superior Family Laxative
The article extols the value of Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as the best family laxative. It emphasizes quality manufacturing, uniformity, and purity, and advises doctors and druggists to recommend the genuine product sold in original packaging with the full company name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Byrup of
California Pig Syrup Co
Cattle Hog and Sheep Market Prices Move Across Classes
CATTLE corn fed higher. stockers steady to strong. export and dress beef steers steady with prices from 4.50 to 5.20 and western fed steers around 32,907 at 75.00. HOGS opened steady, closed weak to lower with top at 7.20 and heavy hogs 4.95 to 7.00. SHEEP AND LAMBS market steady with native lambs 2.00 to 6.60 and western lambs 9. GM 40 to 9.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Fed
Texas
Helfere
Conners
VSMC
Fedewol
The Famishing Finns Relief Ordered by The Czar
The czar intervenes to launch broad relief for famine stricken Finns. Plans include a $700,000 Iensalmi Kayana railway, $300,000 on the Ulenborg Tornea line, a $2,000,000 loan for new rail projects, an $800,000 peasant farmer loan bank, and $140,000 for swamp drainage public works.
Battle in Salvador reported by Admiral Glass
A cablegram from Admiral Glass to the navy department notes the arrival of the flagship and the Boston and Marblehead at La Union Salvador. It states a February 22 battle on the mainland, Sierra defeated, Bontila in pursuit, the capital held by Bontila's adherents, and general quiet returning with unsettled American interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Glass
Boston
Marblehead
la Union
Salvador
Amapala
Sierra
Bontila
Fire Destroys Port de Paix in Hayti
A dispatch from Gros Morne reports the complete destruction of Port de Paix Hayti by fire. Only the vessels belonging to the Haytien company were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayti Town
Cape Haytien
Gros Morne
Port de Paix
Hayti
Haytien Company
Lace Curtain Exhibit Planned by Plauen Manufacturers
Berlin reports Dr. Lewald, commissioner of Germany at the St. Louis exposition, conferred with lace curtain makers of Plauen Saxony. They decided to stage a special exhibit at St. Louis as the lace industry enjoys a rush of American orders, making manufacturers more willing to incur expenses than those in other trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioner
Germany
Plauen
Saxony
St. Louis
Alaska and the Salad Prank on Mrs Foster
At a Washington function diplomat John W Foster spilled salad on Mrs Foster during a dispute over the Alaska boundary. The incident ended the conversation as Foster gestured sharply. The piece notes bluntly the contrast between level headedness and flat headedness and ends with various quips about strength and worry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Washington
John W. Foster
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F. EB. Kenah
Florence Kenah
Price K
Nie
Nome
Thos
Robblaa
Maple Street
Norwich
Caesar
Many & Man
Doctor
South Omaha
Kanena City
Kansas City
Czar
Bonilla
Trouble Ie
Berlin
Lewald
Commis
Catterniafigsyrup
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville, Ky
New York, N.Y
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
C. Bold
Red Cross
Western Canada
Canada
Ares
Alea
Miana
W. W. Bennett
Bol
New York Life Bidg
Maha
Neb
Nic Petre
Woriske
Paradox Machinery Co
Chicago
Hoga
United States
Bradstreet
Dunn
Kebraske
Karras
Missouri
Minnesota
South Dakon
Gnandal
Gurate
the Olive Food Co
Marshalltown
Iowa
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