Gentle laxative tonic eyed for healthy old age
The article extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative to prevent constipation in the elderly, noting that it strengthens bowel muscles and can reduce reliance on harsher cathartics. It cites a San Francisco example, promotes a free sample via postpaid request to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois, and offers bottles at fifty cents or one dollar with a money-back guarantee.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Ill
Postalecard
Apohn
Lanrest
Gpohn Medical CO
Cobhen
Inds
U. B
Tokens of Trade Dinner Banter and Private Soldiers
A Yale Record quip highlights a Bootmakers' Union dinner and a private soldier's boast. The jokes touch on footwear and food, contrasting union banter with military hierarchy and family ties.
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Bootmakers' Union
Yale Record
Spontaneous Applause at Local Conventions
A brief exchange reveals one person admitting to participating in spontaneous applause at local political conventions, signaling engagement in public event theatrics and party activity. The dialogue highlights involvement rather than policy detail.
Silk magnate Deperdussin jailed on vast silk stock schemes
Paris silk merchant and aeroplane builder M. Deperdussin, owner of theaters newspapers and flying grounds, amassed eight million dollars in debt chiefly to Paris bankers. Once a chocolate firm traveler and cabaret singer, he hosted dinners for young women with napkins holding thousand franc notes. He is now in prison.
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M. Deperdussin
Paris
Etampes
Villacourblay
Belgium
Mary’s Polite Remark About Tiny Baby
A doctor brings a newborn three and a half pound baby to Mary’s home. Mary, thinking politeness is valued, visits the baby with the doctor and remarks that he is polite to take the smallest for himself.
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Mary
Self-interest as the motive power for action
The saying frames self interest as the least costly driver of behavior, suggesting individuals pursue personal gain with minimal external influence. It emphasizes efficiency of self serving motives in guiding choices and actions.
Woman Jumps to Conclusions Without Display of Hosiery
A concise note comments on a woman leaping to conclusions while noting no hosiery is visible, reflecting a figurative observation rather than a factual event.
Postum a Daily Enjoyment From Coffee Substitutes
A lady doctor praises Postum as a daily drink replacing coffee. She notes better sleep, steadier nerves, and weight gain after eight years of use. The ad cites Battle Creek company and offers Regular and Instant Postum with preparation tips and a booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
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Kentucky
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Palatable Meats and Classic Roasts for Home Cooking
Recipes for roasted ham meat loaf Italian roast and Hamburg steak with mushroom sauce and tomato gravy. Instructions cover soaking simmering coating with crumbs spices and browning plus serving suggestions and sauces. Also includes methods to tenderize tough steak with olive oil and vinegar and a baked Hamburg steak with tomato sauce.
You cannot set to metre all the music of your soul
A reflective couplet attributed to Alice Dunlap urges harmony guiding daily life. It speaks of turning discord and pain into sweet symphonies, ensuring one’s life-song is never in vain.
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Alice, Dunlap
Culinary notes on preparing rabbit meat
This piece explains selecting, aging, and cleaning rabbits and offers detailed cooking methods including Barbecued Rabbit Fried Rabbit and Roast Rabbit with currant jelly sauce. It also provides a short verse on candor and charity.
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Mary A. P. Davidson
Dees
Fletcher
Bright
Dean
Indiana
Samuel Haley
Grocer
Lacent
Portland
Ind
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Leach Sanatorium
Indianapolis
Estevan
Florida
W. 1
Sthele
Florahome
Fla
Rite Wiggins
Trus
Buite A. S. Bidg
Kansas City
Des Moines
Lowa
Kodars
Ex Parte
Lowe Des Moines Photo Material “Co. Fa
Imas Kodar Company
Leeuw Street
Mt Hk
Baker’s Cocoa
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Usc
Perfection Oil Standard Oil Company
Indiana Corporation
Chicago
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Pennsy
Cnnana
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Baltimore
United States
West
C. L. Kimball
Chicago, Ill
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