Woman praises Don's Kidney Pills in Columbus ad
Mrs Rebecca Mack of 1795 E Rich Street Columbus Ohio credits Don's Kidney Pills with curing her kidney troubles back pain irregular secretions and low energy after other remedies failed Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells 50 cents a box Garfield Tea marketed as a natural laxative claims to regulate digestion purify blood cleanse the system brighten the eyes and improve health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Mack
E. Rich Street
Columbus
Ohio
Don
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Inc
California
Fic Syrup Co
Carries Weight
Freddy asks what a social scale is and Pa replies it is a place where money is weighed, as described in a Bohemian remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freddy
Those Delicious Lemon Pies For Easy Home Baking
Advertises Our-Pin preparation for lemon, chocolate, and custard pies. Claims quick, inexpensive, fuss-free results. Sold at grocers for 10 cents each. Put up by D-Zorta Food Co., Rochester, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D-Zorta Food Co
Rochester
N. Y
Gally’s Mood Sparks Money Talk in Barroom Exchange
In a brief barroom exchange, witnesses note Gally’s cheerful mood and joking demeanor. One patron suggests money explains his happiness, while another quips that wealth would dull his cheer and spark drinking instead. The dialogue hints at underlying tensions around money and mood.
Coffee Jelly Delight From Plymouth Gelatine Co Advertisement
An old Plymouth Neck Coffee Jelly Compound ad promotes coffee jelly made by dissolving a pint of boiling water into a 10e package. The product combines sugar coffee and gelatine and is served with sugar and cream. If unavailable, send the grocer’s name and l0e to Plymouth Rock Gelatine Co in Boston to mail a package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rock Gelatine Co
Boston
Mass
Burgess speaks on failed papers at New York supper
Gelett Burgess tells of the Lark failing and shares a blue penciled editorial from a western village paper. The note laments burglars entering the house yet leaving with nothing, decried as the community's shame after 38 years of effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gelett Burgess
New York
How Sloan's Liniment Cured Horses Sweeny and Fistula
A rural testimonial from Aurelia Iowa credits Sloan's Liniment with curing a fistula in a horse after a vet doubted recovery. The speaker claims success on another horse with sweeny and notes neighbor endorsements and continued use of Sloan's Sure Cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweeny
Sloan
A. D. Bruce
Aurelia, Ia
Pants for the Orphans Banister Incident
In a family tradition of sending worn pants to orphans, a boy named Fred when asked what he was doing on the banisters replied he was making pants for the poor little orphans, highlighting the laudable custom and a small mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred
Momma
Kept It in the Family Brooksville Post Office Story
Brooksville Maine tale traces four generations of the Walker family who withstood wars and political shifts to run the post office since 1791. Joseph Groves Walker and Emma J. Walker guided mail service while kin in Washington work remains. A younger William Walker aids sorting and trains to become postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooksville
Walkers
Bigwaduce
Bignaduce
Quebec
Baron de Castine
Minnacondo
Castine
Canada
Maj
Groves Walker
Maine
Maj. Walker
Walker
New Brunswick
Joseph Walker
United States of America
Samuel Osgood
Deacon
Walker's Pond
Deacon Walker
Deacon Joseph Groves Walker
East
Walker’s Pond
Eggemoggin Beach
Penobscot Bay
Deacon J. G. Walker
Emma J. Walker
Joseph William Walker
Washington
J. H. Walker
Joseph Groves Walker
Old Fort Assinniboine to House Second Infantry
Historic Fort Assinniboine near Fort Assinniboine Montana will not be dismantled. A government shift directs one battalion of the Second Infantry to quarter at Assinniboine with two other battalions and the band moving to Fort Thomas. The fort, erected in 1879, sits on a 220000 acre reservation suitable for artillery target practice. The Second Infantry will arrive Frisco by April 15 and take possession around April 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Fort
Assinniboine
MontAna
Uncle Sam
Washington
Fort Thomas
Frisco
Art Assinniboine
Fort Assinniboine
Cinema used to teach Bible history in French church
Paris reports that cinematography is now used in a south of France church to teach Bible history to peasants. The cure of Condom has shown Passion Play scenes, similar to Oberammergau, in Roquebrune between Monte Carlo and Menton, updating church services at Condom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Condom
Roquebrune
Monte Carlo
Menton
Oberanmergau
Daguerreotype of Civil War soldiers found after 35 years
A daguerreotype taken from a dead Union soldier at Chancellorsville was traced to Nellie Augusta Nettleton, now Mrs. T. W. Stowe of Milford, Connecticut, after a 35 year search led by Edgar Whrittenour. The case bore the names John Rawson and Nellie Augusta Nettleton and included a needle, thread, and a lock of hair. The photograph was returned to Mrs. Stowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paterson
N. J.m
Chancellorsville
T. W. Stowe
Milford
Conn
Edgar Whritenour
Hawthorne
Whritenour
N. Barnes
Thirteenth
New Jersey Volunteers
John Rawson
Nellie
Augusta Nettleton
Whittenour
Grand Army of the Republic
Nellie Augusta Nettleton
Spanish court dispute over Campo inheritance and 80 million pesetas
The Marquis de Campo wills his estate to his yet unborn son with Macias to guard interests until majority. Upon succession two French heirs challenge the line, with Macias supporting their claim. Spain considers an inquiry amid anticipated disclosures implicating prominent French and Spanish figures in a case valued at 80 million pesetas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Marquis de Campo
Campo & Co
India
Philippines
Japan
United States
Senor Macias
Marquis de Canypo
France
Spain
Auction of Quaker Writings Attracts Revolutionary Era Pamphlets
Rare Quaker pamphlets showing alleged disloyalty in the American Revolution go to auction. Items include a 1775 Philadelphia testimony on loyalty to the king, a 1776 review of Quaker principles, a 1777 Masons Lodge broadside urging relocation to Virginia, and a 1782 Philadelphia response to petitions challenging Quaker civil rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Philadelphia
America
John Pemberton
Masons’ Lodge
Pennsylvania
Free Masons’ Lodge
Virginia
General Assembly of
Isaac Howell
White Matlock
Immigrant Transfer Boosts Canada From US Remittances
Ottawa reports 211859 immigrants arrived in seven months with 39000 from the United States. They sold farms in the south for northern buys and averaged 8000 dollars each, totaling about 40 million. Additionally 19000 artisans and laborers saved about 100 dollars each, bringing in 1.9 million dollars. US migrants injected at least 41.6 million into Canada while the dominion spent 600 thousand on immigration programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
United States
Dominion
How to Test Linseed Oil for Paint Adulteration
The guide explains how to detect adulterants in linseed oil used for paint. It notes that kerosene creates iridescent color shifts on black surfaces, corn and fish oils reveal themselves by smell, and white lead adulteration is best found with a blow pipe provided by the National Lead Company with free instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York
Yeast Debate Shows The Baby's Silence In Family Dispute
In a humorous exchange a mother asks if the baby is similar to its mother. Crimsonbeak denies any resemblance while Mal objects, noting the infant does not talk yet as Yonkerg comments on state duties.
Allen's Foot-Ease and Teething Syrup Ad Snippet
An assortment of old ads notes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for painful and sweaty feet with a free trial package offer. Also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children and a Minnesota land sale notice listing 300000 acres for sale in June and July 1908 with contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
Minnesota
S. G. Tverson
St. Paul
Minn
Thoughtful remark on dress and hair color
A reader exchanges a playful line about Mrs Flighty wearing a pink dress with red hair. The joke suggests she bought the dress before changing from brunette to red.
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Denmark
M. Marchal
Dahomey
Adjiki
Toffa
Old Town
Old Fort
Marquis
Crimsonbeak
Yonkerg
Bears
Celeila
the Centaur Company
THE
Centaur Company
New York City
Hueil
Rg Nature
Ailtresa F.d. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druzziats
Hal
Guerait
Parlst & Orendghff CO
Canton
Illinois
Ae W. Morris
Washington, D. C
Thompson
N. U
Des Moines
Jaques Mfg. Co
Chicago
WS. Douglas
L. Douglas
Botton
Douglas
Brockton
Moss
Lacluswelsy
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