Another Life Saved By Kidney Pills
Mrs G W Fooks of Salisbury Maryland wife of Sheriff G W Fooks recounts eight years of kidney trouble with fatigue breathlessness bloating and leg swelling. After three days on Deans Kidney Pills the back pain eased and she was cured. Ad shows price 50 cents and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as distributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Fooks
Salisbury
Wicomico County
Bright
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Curious Scotch Custom at Funerals
Natives of the northeast coast of Scotland observe a curious custom after funerals. The coffin is placed on two chairs inside the house and, as pallbearers begin to depart, the chairs are sharply flipped onto their backs and kept there until the burial is finished. Relatives prevent placing the chairs upright or bringing them in too early.
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Scotland
Chicago Daily News
Red
St Louis
Iowa State College
Ames
Albert van Schelle
Flanders
Belgium
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States
Union
Nebraska
Hallowe
Dubuque
Muscatine
Iowa State Agricultural Society
Statehouse
Des Moines
A. L. Ames
Iowa State Stock Breeders’ Association
G. McMillan
L. H. Kerrick
Bloomington
Ill
P. G. Holden
Wells
Iowa Grain Dealers’ Association
A. J. Lovejoy
Roscoe
F. W. Bicknell
Whistler Reacts To Plain Critic With Witty Counter
A plain man confronts Whistler after a portrait sitting asking if the work is great art. Whistler replies in mock defense that the critic is not a great work of nature, balancing tone with his famed sarcasm.
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Whistler
London Mail
Just Comfortable Uncle-Bobby Dialogue Quip
A brief humorous quip from Smith's Weekly features a boy named Bobby replying to a comfort minded adult. The exchange hints at a sly moral twist typical of the period's light humor.
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Bobby
Smith’s Weekly
Why He Was Skeptical Sermon Note
In the Chicago Daily News Parson Brown questions Green's conversion noting his unwillingness to describe his past as a shameless wretch and miserable sinner, as Deacon Smith demands.
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Parson Brown
Green
Deacon Smith
Chicago Daily News
Good Thing Church-Why Girl and Money Motive Clue
A Yonkers Statesman item notes a man's affection for a girl from infancy and hints he expected her to come into money all along, implying a motive tied to wealth. Thecasual remark intertwines family ties, approval, and anticipated fortune.
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Church
Gotham
Yonkers Statesman
Womanhood a turning point warns mothers to guard growth
A Detroit reader recounts suffering from infancy through adulthood due to poor early care. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing her nervous ailments and aiding her daughter and niece, touting the pills as a root-cause treatment for disorders from impure blood and weak nerves.
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John MacKinney
Thirteenth Street
Detroit
Mich
Dr. Williams
Art Wins Dispute Over Capitol Interior Decoration
Des Moines report on Judge Brennan ruling that the Capitol improvement commission acted properly in hiring Elmer E. Garnsey for interior murals. The decision praises selecting top American artists, rejects bids as improper, and affirms ongoing supervision by commission members Cumming Schoentgen and Senator Funk.
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Des Moines
Brennan
District Court of Polk Cottmty
Capitol Improvement Commission
Elmer E. Garnsey
Iowa
America
Garnsey
Cumming
Schoentgen
Senator Funk
H. C. Dorcas
State University
College of Liberal Arts
Cedar Rapids
I Was Brought Up to Use a Good Line of Talk
A young man recounts a near ruin after a poker night, losing his money and attempting to borrow fare to return home. He describes his wife discovering his loss, the request for funds, and his stubborn refusal to part with his five-dollar bill before confessing the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic University
New York Exchange
Navy Yard
Baltimore
Washington
Iset
Willing Aid Sentaro Kitaji Leaves School for War Support
Sentaro Kitaji a popular Japanese boy at Oskaloosa public school has quit to work at Nicollet hotel in Minneapolis. He will send $50 to support a soldier for a year in the Russo-Japanese War effort, aiming to aid Japan while remaining a citizen of the island empire. A new Patriarchs Militant canton named John Lewis is organized in Grinnell.
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Sentaro Kitaji
Oskaloosa
Nicollet
Minneapolis
Sentaro
Oskahloosa
Russia
Island
The
Patriarchs Militant of the World
Grinnell
John Lewis
Walked 200000 Miles Since 1860 By Pa Man
Francis S. Suayberger of Molino Pennsylvania logged daily walks from 1860 to 1886 totaling 67000 miles in diaries. The 66 year old justice of the peace pension attorney and insurance man kept up long treks while enjoying walking. Last week he walked 30 miles in one day and made 25 business calls.
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Franciss. Suayberger
Molino
Lower
Schuylkill County
Suayberger
Sungberger
Oxford Don Misjudges His Own Voice On Phonograph
A London Tatler joke features an Oxford don famed for intellect not modesty. He listens to playback and declares he sounds peculiarly bump tious and affected, unable to understand how the machine makes him speak so.
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London Tatler
Oxford
Cordelia claims six marriage offers in a bold remark
Elvira praises Cordelia noting she received six proposals last month in a Cincinnati Enquirer exchange. The dialogue highlights bold social odds and feminine agency in a historical newspaper tone.
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Cordelia
Elvira
Cincinnati Enquirer
Doctor’s medicine or grocer’s meal proves health impact
A Grocer of Ossian Indiana narrates a six year health decline from stomach and bowel trouble weight dropping from 165 to 88 pounds. After switching to Grape Nuts and cream for nourishment he recovered to work fifteen hours daily and remains regular with the breakfast and other meals. He attributes his improvement to Grape-Nuts and cream and notes customer interest in the product. He urges that this simple dish can carry one through to midday meals and beyond.
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Ossian
Ind
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Bbel Novelty CO
26Th St
Chicago
State House
Little Red
L. C. Glover
Milwaukee
Wis
Business Woman's Association
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pryxham
Mas. L. C. Glover
Grove St
Business Woman's Ass‘n
Indiana
Lizzie Hrveur
Salem, Ind
Manor Beast
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Wublqur
Owa
Agen
ST. Louis
Kansas City and
Peoria
Chicago & Alton Railway Co
Alton
Eacu
Geo. J. Charlton
Chicago & Alton Railway
San Antonio
Indian Territory
Texas
Katy
ST. Louis, MO
Ntme
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