Toes That Cure Cancer Stir Connecticut Man’s Tale
New Britain resident Thomas Gladden, a tin vendor, recounts a claimed cancer cure using live toads after years of failed treatments. Neighbors captured toads, applied them to the sore, and the process continued for days with many toads used. Gladden reportedly recovered and appears well, though the method lacks medical validation.
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Ben Britain
Conn
New York World
Ener
Connecticut
Thomas Gladden
New Britain
Mr. Gladden
Gladden
Den
Campbell
Bose
South Main Street
The Family Physician Huckleberry Cordial Endorsed
Old Dr Biggers Buckleberry Cordial praised as family physician across the country for bowel troubles and teething in children. Mrs S E Kennedy, a veteran nurse in Georgia, calls it the tested remedy. The note also mentions fireflies and katydids as traded items in oriental markets, sold in bamboo cages in Japan.
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Biggers
Georgia
8. E. Kennedy
Japan
Dr. Biggers
The Self's Burning Words Arlkanian Traveler
Anthony Jenio in a violent dispute with his son sets off a chain of remorse and fear after a fatal tragedy appears on a train. Haunted by a child’s silenced pleas he returns home to find his living son safe, igniting gratitude and a renewed bond. The piece blends a moral tale with theatre and travel notes, followed by short notices.
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Anthony Jenio
Jenko
Jenlo
Willie Babcock
The
Nineteenth Century Club
Pierce
Calumet & Hecla
Michigan
Fresh New Goods Stock Placed in Columbus Store
A dealer announces the purchase of a $16,378 wholesale invoice from VA C Johnson Red Star Stores. He claims the Col umbus stock is all new and fresh, selected by an expert from New York firms, and notes the goods were bought at low figures.
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VA. C. Johnson
Red Star
Columbus
New York
Cinics
New Orie
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