Found the Cause After Six Years of Misery
John A. Enders of Robertson Avenue Pen Argyl Pennsylvania suffered six years with back pain violent headaches and dizzy spells. A specialist said his kidneys were fine though tests showed reddish brick dust sediment. After using Dean's Kidney Pills his kidneys began to act regularly and he passed gravel stones. He felt better immediately and has had no kidney trouble since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
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John A. Enders
Robertson Avenue
Pen Argyl
Mr. Enders
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Intermittent farewell from a tourist and a derisive cry
A fragmented dialogue features a tourist asking why someone jumps while a Howling Dervish dismissively mocks an unbeliever, claiming to elevate his mind with a cryptic yell. The lines convey clash of tone and spiritual theatrics in a terse exchange.
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Dervish
Severe hemorrhoids cured by Cuticura regimen
An 80 year old man recalls a three year battle with piles including bleeding protrusion and eczema. After hospital advice and failed remedies, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with a suppository syringe, noting improvements within a month and lasting use over three months then weekly. He credits the regimen with restoring health in Hopkinton New York.
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J. H. Henderson
Hopkinton, N. Y
Sentencing Day Evokes Prisoner Cries in City Court
In a city court sentence day scene a two year larceny convict sobs while a seven year bigamy inmate jests about leaving his family and wife as he proclaims he is not crying, offering a grim glimpse into prison morale and personal reckonings.
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Jack” Cremer
Organ Busted in Maryland Church Choir Scandal
In a small Maryland church near Washington an Irishman’s forceful act stopped the organ during a service. Amid the confusion a hoarse whisper floated through the auditorium urging the choir to sing like the devil, as the organ failed.
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Httle
Maryland
Washington
Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Wordplay Sparks Laugh Over Instrumental Music Debate
A Brooklyn Life anecdote features Mr Dugan and Mr Hogan arguing over Mona Dugan’s singing. The joke hinges on the phrase instrumental music being taken literally as instrumental. Keegan’s remark about moving two blocks away adds a humorous punch.
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Brooklyn
Mona
Mr. Dugan
Mr. Hogan
Mr. Dagan
Keegan
Postum Helps Nervous Grocer In Health Letter
A Cleveland grocer reports leaving coffee for Postum Food Coffee improved his nerves and appetite. He says two years ago coffee left him irritable and worn, but after trying Postum his nervousness disappeared. He urges others with nervous or stomach troubles to switch. A new customer letter appears periodically.
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A .Cleveland Grocer
Wellville
Fashionable School Girls Barred From Extravagant Dress
Sad Blow to Horace Mann school on Broadway and One Hundred and Twentieth Street forbids ultra fashionable headgear false hair ornate jewelry high heeled shoes and peekaboo waists. Principal Virgil Prettiman notes dress questions and rivalries among pupils while listing blacklisted items including Merry Widow hats Dutch necks Maline bows and gowns of extravagant price.
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York
Horace Mann School
Broadway
One Hundred and Twentieth Street
Virgil Prettiman
Gainsborough
Hotels Bars Outside Food in Apartments
An uptown hotel system bans bringing food into hotel rooms despite leases allowing tenants to avoid cooking. Management enforces provisions by turning back baskets of provisions and even ejecting patrons. A man who complained of cooking was found cooking sausages on an oil stove on the fifth floor, exposing the ban's enforcement.
Hard Times Reorder Servant Labor Across City
Annual report by Commissioner of Licenses John N. Bogart to Mayor McClellan shows a broad cut in servant wages and staff. Domestic workers see pay drops from 25 to 32.50 dollars monthly for cooks, 13 to 28 for house workers, and lower wages for agency supplied staff. Overall employment numbers shrink across stenography, clerical, and theater agencies as wages fall.
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John N. Bogart
McClellan
Dead Man's Curve Loses Top Danger Title to New York Entrance
The notorious Dead Man's Curve on Fourteenth Street and Broadway ceded its crown as the city’s most dangerous location to the narrow New York entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge. Police report an average of over 20 near-death escapes daily at the bridge site, a busy mass of trolleys wagons cars and pedestrians.
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Fourteenth Street
Broadway
New York
Williamsburg Bridge
Brooklyn
Novel mechanical device for electro deposition
The article describes advances in electro deposition highlighting a new mechanical device for plating small articles. It enables screws or pins to be plated without hand threading, using a porous barrel placed in the plating solution and rotated by machinery, replacing previous basket or wire methods.
Fabulous Fortunes in New York Real Estate Investment
Wealthy families built huge fortunes from New York real estate as city values rose 78 percent between 1900 and 1905. New York Realty Owners Co. at 489 Fifth Avenue promotes small investors pooling funds to buy property, with assets over 2.5 million, paying 1 million to investors in 12 years, and 1907 surplus of 604 thousand. Room 500 offers a guaranteed income backed by real estate.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Genete Gsmmpaca
Ava
New York City
Dan
Spelling Bee at Town Church Sparks Word Play
Townspeople recall a church spelling bee where the pastor announced the opening words. The exchange featured the trio increase pastor salary, hinting at humorous or revealing themes from the event.
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Towne
Browne
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements From Toledo Firm
An old classified style notice offers a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cure failure and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with claims of internal action. It includes a testimonial from WatLorne Kinnan Marvin and mentions I J Cheney & Co Toledo as distributors, plus a constipation remedy from Hall's Family Pills.
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I. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
WatLorne, Kinnan & Marvin
Drageists
Hall
Rally Cries and Clamor Drown Speaker at Meeting
In Kansas City Times style, the report notes the speaker’s words were hard to hear due to persistent shouting for louder voices and demands for order, highlighting the noisy scene and the crowd’s interruptions. The excerpt contrasts delivery with the disruptive atmosphere of the gathering.
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Kansas City Times
Plymouth Rock Coffee Jelly Compound Ad
A 10 cent offer to wives economizing yet desiring good things. Buy Plymouth Rock Coffee Jelly Compound from grocer to make a pint of Coffee Jelly with sugar and cream. If unavailable locally, mail 10c to Plymouth Rock Gelatine Co. Boston Massachusetts for a package.
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Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock Gelatine Co
Boston
Mass
Immense Pig Iron Production Across Three Nations
In eight years the three great iron countries produced 10,300,000 tons of pig iron, with the United States accounting for more than half of that output.
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United States
Castoria Ad Promises Safety for Infants and Children
An advertisement urges careful examination of Castoria bottles for the seven signatures and seal, touting over 30 years of use. The message concludes by noting John Burns supposedly maintains the best working library among English MPs, as a mark of judgment.
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Burns
John Burns
Do You Eat Pie A Pie Making Ad From D Zerta Co
A vintage ad urges readers to order OUR-PN5 from grocers to make lemon chocolate and custard pies. If unavailable, seek a supplier. The message ends with a Channing quote about individual character.
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D-Zerta Co
Rochester
N.Y
It Cures While You Walk Allen's Foot-Ease A Cure
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for hot sweaty calloused and swollen feet sold by druggists at 25 cents with a trial package offered. It also promotes Garfield Tea for rheumatism and gout claiming blood purification and system cleansing alongside a remark about electric signs prompting bright remarks.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Woman Ranch Owner Guides Calgary Horse Ranch
Lady Ernestine Slunt, eldest daughter of the marquis of Ailesbury, owns a large Calgary horse ranch on about 40 000 acres. The advertisement urges buyers to insist on getting what they ask for and warns against substitutes sold as "just as good." The tone reflects a promoter's message attributed to a prominent female ranch owner.
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Ernestine Slunt
Marquis of Ailesbury
Calgary
Alberta
80 Acres Improved Near Minneapolis Sold at $50/acre
Advertisement copy lists 80 acres improved in Hennepin County just northwest of Minneapolis, described as a splendid home and best of markets at fifty dollars per acre. Includes contact Sime Merriam Park Minnesota and a stray line about theatrical managers and a teething syrup. The Winslow soothing syrup is cited for teething babies.
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Hennepin Co
N. W
Minneapolis
Sime
Merriam Park
Minn
Syrup of Figs and Senna Promoted as Gentle Laxative
The General Demand for a simple pleasant laxative is met by the California Fig Syrup Co with Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. It claims wholesome, beneficial effects approved by physicians and sold by druggists for fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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Guarat
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W. J. Douglas
Lake
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Spohn Medical CO
Goshen
Indiana
Drs
Thornton & Minor
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Monroe Drug CO
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Ulinola
Lydia E. Pinkham
F. Ellsworth
Mayville
Western
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W.V. Bennett
New York Life Bldz
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Paxton Toilet CO
Middletown
Miore
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St. Louis
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Des Moines
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