De Witt's Little Early Risers and Foley's Honey and Tar Ads
Goshen Indiana resident Lewis Ockerman touts De Witt's Little Early Risers as safe thorough liver and bowel medicine. Loughran Bauer promote Rock Mountain Tea and the remedies claim quick brain boost and firm health. Evanston testimonials praise Foley's Honey and Tar as effective for a stubborn cold in a child.
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Lewis Ockerman
Goshen
Ind
de Witt
Little
Loughran & Bauer
Rock Mountain
L. M. Bosworth
DeWitt
Woman's curiosity exceeds her pin money in wit
A brief, pithy saying notes that a woman's curiosity will go twice as far as her pin money. It frames curiosity as a driver of enterprise beyond financial constraint.
Hawaiian Woman's Club Debate Question On Tea Temperatures
A Hawaiian women's club in Honolulu debated whether Rocky Mountain Tea is best hot or cold. The organizer L. M. Bosworts framed the question while claiming either serving temperature magnifies pleasure.
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Hono
Rocky Mountain
L. M. Bosworts
Dr W E Harriman Physician Ames Iowa Notice
Dr W E Harriman a physician and surgeon offers amnesty to fit glasses. Office located in Ilton Block over Thurstons hardware Ames Iowa 3rd block west of Story County Park. Telephone in office and residence.
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Ilton
Thurston’s
Ames
Iowa
Story County Park
Ames Auctioneer Offers Farm Listings In Ames Iowa
Local ad from Ames Iowa features a first class auctioneer offering day rate or small commission sales. It lists available farms for sale and includes a satisfaction guarantee. Contact Posegatec at Box 532, Ames Iowa.
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Offers Piles Relief Without Surgery
Advert says DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve relieves piles quickly and safely, avoiding the expense and danger of operation.
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DeWitt
Loughran & Bauer
OG. M. Phelps
Forestdale
Deceased dies of heart failure linked to Rocky Mountain Tea claim
Jury reports death caused by heart failure attributed to not taking Rocky Mountain Tea by Madison Co. endorsements claim cures for eczema and other remedies are cited. A West Virginia Reform School report notes Foley’s Honey and Tar and Foley’s Kidney Cure are praised by several readers.
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Rocky Mountain
Madison Co
L. M. Bosworth
Sapt. J. O. Gluck
Reform School
Prantytown
W. Va
Foley
West Virginia Reform School
Loughran & Bauer
Captain Beall
McLean
George Beall
H.C. Harris
Harris, Emery. Goods Co
Irt
St. John's Luaseum Church
Des Moines
Jaws
Copeland Medical Institute
C. M. McLean
Walnut St. Desficines
Iowa
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Complete Stomach Rest
Advertises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a stomach rest that digests food without dieting. Claims immediate relief from postmeal distress and renewed life and vigor after eating.
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F.C. de Witt & Co
Chicago
Farmers Cooperative Association Broad Trading and Services
The Farmers Cooperative Association operates a Farmer's Exchange and engages in general real estate, farm loan negotiations, and insurance writing. It handles grain and farm produce, coal, farm supplies, Chautauquan literature, chemical fire extinguishers, and installation of electrical conductors for buildings.
Flower and Tree Planting Tips for Gardens
Charcoal in water helps preserve cut flowers while planting trees needs wide deep holes filled with rich earth. Fall sowing strengthens plants and encourages earlier blooms. Pansy seeds thrive in fall and sweet William and hollyhocks self sow. Digitalis charms with July blooms and a durable perennial, the grape offers an inexpensive, productive fruit for home gardens.
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William
Burglar Mistakes Editor for Satire Target
A thief trying to rob a Maryville bondholder wanders into a neighboring editor’s home. He jokes with the journalist who reveals he runs The Screaming Eagle and refuses to target paying subscribers, demanding payment for the satire he “can’t stand.”
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Maryville
Old Skindersen
Screaming Eagle
Personal Elements of Success
The text discusses personality as a distinct trait shaping success. It argues success arises from a mix of talent, character, concentration of purpose, and seizing opportunity. It notes self confidence and unflagging courage as vital, with emphasis on aligning words with actions.
Notable quip from Mlle. Castella on animal training powers
The Chicago Tribune records Mlle. Castella, famed for her arena prowess, attributing her remarkable control of trained animals to inheritance from her mother. She quips that her father was a bear, whom her mother subdued daily.
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Mlle. Castella
Chicago Tribune
Do you ever wish you were a girl at Christmas time
A visitor asks a boy if he wishes to be a girl, the boy answers only at Christmas due to the stockings worn, as reported by the Chicago Post.
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Chicago Post
Weather Talk Sparks Prepared Minds at Harper’s
The excerpt shows Mary Jane and Jeanne Marie debating rain and fashion. Mary Jane plans waterproof gear and rubber shoes to be safe if showers come. Jeanne Marie insists on dressing chic regardless and hopes for sun the whole day.
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Mary Jane
Jeanne Marie
Alice Reid
Harper
Flavor in Foods and the Role of Taste
Professor H. W. Corn argues that flavor, while not a nutrient, drives appetite and digestion. Flavoring elevates food value by enabling consumption and stimulating digestive secretions, influencing cooking, prices, and culinary variety across cultures.
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H. W. Corn
Popular Science Monthly
The Humming Bird's Flight
The article praises the humming bird's remarkable flight surpassing the eagle. It notes the bird's plump body, rapid wing vibrations, and ability to hover while sipping nectar without alighting, moving swiftly between flowers and defending territory from bees, moths, and other small birds.
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Henry Hales
St. Nicholas
Magnificent Madagascar Lemurs Arrive at National Zoo
The national zoo receives a striking pair of large black and white Madagascar lemurs through a Philadelphia dealer. They are the fourth pair in the country and fascinate scientists for their coat and unusually large eyes. The piece notes the lemur’s relation to apes and humans, mentioning the aye aye as a real intermediary.
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The
National Zoo
Philadelphia
Madagascar
Barber’s lineage quarrel in parliamentary contest
A retold anecdote from Household Words recalls a clash between a young Lord and Mr Sugden in a parliamentary race. The noble lord calls Sugden “son of a country barber” and Sugden responds that he was a barber himself in his father’s shop and would still be one if born to a barber.
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Sugden
England
He Had Great Expectations in a Marriage Plan
A dialogue notes flow about Miss Bullion the wealthiest heiress of the season and Nada, a man with no fortune. The question asks how he can marry her. The answer: he has great expectations as his plan is to marry Miss Bullion.
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Miss Bullion
Nada
New York Times
Aphorisms on Language and Conduct
Short aphorism notes discuss grammar rhetoric and conduct as insufficient alone for mastery of language or eloquence. The citation attributes the sentiment to aphorisms and reflections.
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Chas. R. Wessmar
Evanston,Tl
W E Harriman
Manuel McCarthy
C.g Lee
McCarthy & Lee
College Park
Stvens
J. A
Story County Abstract Books
Nevada
J. Odgers
Frostburg
the Farmers Cooperative Association
Lougran & Bauer
Wwe
Per Moninds
Capitol Police
C. W. Dudgeon
Jerusalem
Fion
Sue
Cess
Chas, W. George & the
Insurance Agency
Story
Boone County
Hauser
R. D. Connell
Johnson’s Bakery
Wagner
Wagner Express
Intelligencer
Cooley & Jones
Judisch Bros
J.B. Jchene
Bell
M. Bosworth
DRS. Fellows & Fellows
4Th
Walnut Sts
Iowa National Bank
Methodist Episcopal Church
Charles Lyman Nye
Epforth League
J. Wragg & Sons Co
Waukee
J. J. Kegley
Mr. Kegley
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