Evolution of Household Remedies and Peruna Brand History
The piece traces home made cures as the basis for the patent medicine industry and how Peruna emerged from Mennonite origins in Pennsylvania. It notes Dr Hartman’s role, Peruna’s claimed efficacy for coughs and bronchitis, and the trust built by generations of users. It also includes a Philadelphia Ledger anecdote and mentions the Billopp house on Staten Island built in 1068 with ties to the Duke of York and revolutionary era loyalists.
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Piers
Alice
Quassin
Peruna
Pennsylvania
Artwan
Hartman
West Philadelphia
Israel
Canaan
Boone
Ohio
Philadelphia Ledger
New York
New York State
Staten Island
Tottenville
Billopp
Duke of York
Christopher Billopp
Raritan
Honge
Seventeen People Survive Past Seventy In New York State
A report notes that seventeen persons in a hundred in New York State live to be over seventy years old. The data highlights longevity trends and regional life expectancy.
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New York
Missouri Woman Recovers After Kidney Pills Relief
A Columbia Missouri woman Mrs J D Johnson describes severe swelling and pain after an operation two years ago. She reports constant heart discomfort difficulty lifting her arm and frequent urine flow issues. After using two boxes of Deans Kidney Pills her symptoms did not reappear and she calls it wonderful. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
J. D. Johnson
West Hickman St
Columbia, Mo
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Queretaro Legend and Church Cross Memorial
A Mexican town legend from Queretaro recounts a Osirish Otomite chief Fernando de Tapia challenging locals to a fair fight to force baptism. A fiery cross in the sky prompted surrender and baptism, leading to the Santa Cruz church site cross memorial. Also notes on Mrs Winslow soothing syrup and a joke about marriage life insurance.
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Queretaro
Fernando de Tapia
Tula
Santiago
Santa Cruz
Mexico
Wolf Drive in Kansas Ends with Four Hundred Wolves Skinned
A large prairie wolf drive in Sumner County near the Oklahoma line attracted over a thousand horsemen including English and Canadian participants. Wolves fled into hedges as dogs closed in. many were killed by dogs while shots were reserved for cornered animals. At day’s end four hundred wolves were counted, their carcasses skinned.
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Prairies
New York Herald
Sumner County
Oklahoma
England
Canada
Fred
A Voice From China Refutes Western Crusade for Force
A loyal follower of Confactus argues that China needs no external imports, praising Chinese staples and self-sufficiency. He warns Christendom that peaceful learning from Confucius will outlast force and predicts Europe will regret arming a 400 million strong nation.
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John Chinaman
Mohammed Barakatullah
Christendom
What the Tree Would Say
The bishop in Minnesota walks with a young lady as she marvels at trees. She muses on the trees’ noble aspect stirring strong feelings, and asks what a talking tree might say. The bishop smiles and says the tree would likely apologize for its rough, speechless nature.
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Seymour
Minnesota
Misleading terms and a playful privacy quip quoted
A Baltimore American citation questions the accuracy of phrases and describes a bee as a bum bug when used in business terms. It also notes a man keeping birthday surprises secret from his wife, humorously framed as harmless concealment.
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Baltimore American
Argentina Cattle Count and Japan Blind Aid Figures
The article notes Argentina has about 25 million cattle. It also states 98 percent of Japan’s 50 thousand blind citizens support themselves through muksage.
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Japan
Compensation of Health and Engagement in Boston
Miss Harriet Curtis, golf champion, praised golf’s health benefits at a Boston dinner. She argued many women lack health due to no exercise, causing nervous complaints that work could cure. A doctor humorously praised a patient’s strength despite many ailments. The piece ends with a playful note on broken engagement and mutual pretenses.
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Harriet Curtis
Boston
The
Washington Star
The Price to Learn on Mental Disturbances
An excerpt from the Washington Star features a courtroom exchange about mental disturbances with an expert admitting knowledge gained from personal experience on the witness stand.
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Washington Star
Also Mentioned on This Page
Missouri
Kline
Mrs. Winslow
Houston Post
Lulea
Sweden
Hosema
S.S.S
FT Specific CO
Atlanta
Gas
W. DL. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Douglas
Sidi
Hoye’ Shore
Wonsen
Ow & Children's
Kansas
China
ST. Jacobs Oil
Argentina
Oregon Trust & la’ S Bank
Portland, Oregon
Washington Sts
Senna
California Fig Syrup Co
Ita
Elizir
York, NY
Louisville, KY
Putnam
Ewieschead Wistcalaris Monroe Drug ‘Cos
Unlomille
Misouri
Chicago
New York Air Line
Air Line News
Southwestern Securities CO
Portland
Oregon
Hicks-Chatten
Power * Alle
Emir
Aggud Yxlenman
Hawthorne Ave
Seabd
Deeler
Pacific Coast
Komax CO
Qaxland
Austin
Air States
Aden
Portand
P.M. U
Portland Seed Co
Spokane
Wash
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