Reverend Tucker claims cure with Pink Pills after years of pain
The Rev William Tucker, aged seventy five and prominent local farmer, says rheumatic spinal pains and nerve collapse left him blinded and numb for years. After doctor dismissals and failed medicines he found relief with Dr Williams Pink Pills, taking over a dozen boxes since May 1904 and now sleeps well, eats better, and weighs more. The pills cost 50 cents per box or six for $2.50 and are sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady New York.
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Decatur
Ripley
New Era
Pierceville
Tucker
Tuckers
William Tucker
Ticker
Greensge
Toledo
Ohio
Rev. Tucker
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Varieties in Tomatoes Broiling Methods and Serves
The article outlines several tomato broiling methods. Peel and slice thickly or halve small tomatoes. Oil well and broil over a clear fire. Serve on a hot platter with salt pepper and parsley. Alternative: broil thick slices with grated cheese, seasoned, then serve hot. Another method keeps skins on and broils halves skin down until pulp is tender, finished with melted butter or sauce.
Shaker Digestive Cordial Promises Cure For Indigestion
An 19th century style health claim extols Shaker Digestive Cordial as a permanent cure for indigestion caused by fermenting foods and intestinal poisons. It lists symptoms such as headache nausea stomach ache and loss of appetite and notes availability at druggists from cents to 1.00 per bottle.
Old Glory’s Perpetual Life A Century of Capitol Flags
A meditation on the flags over Congress, arguing that the nation’s banner is endlessly repaired rather than replaced. It suggests ongoing stitching replaces torn stars and stripes, yielding a perpetual, ever-changing symbol with no graveyard for Old Glory.
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Congress
Capitol
Senate
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Pills Advertised
A vintage advertisement extols DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as small pills that act swiftly and effectively with no griping. Dr. W. A. Wincut is named in the copy.
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DeWitt’s
Seven Ages of Art in Artist’s Life
The piece outlines seven stages in an artist's career from perceiving beauty to seeking mastery, facing neglect, aiming for exhibitions, and finally accepting simpler work while recognizing the ultimate gift of vision granted to the great masters.
The Phonendoscope A Valuable Aid To Doctors
The Phonendoscope aids auscultation by letting doctors hear sounds from the body including respiratory, circulatory, digestive, fetal, muscular, skeletal, and sensory organs. It combines stethoscope and tympanum principles for localized listening and group demonstrations. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve is advertised as curing eczema and piles, soothing tissues and restoring natural condition.
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de- Witt
Speak Low Voice as Social Standard in Modern Culture
The Philadelphia Press critiques the century’s trend toward loud, dominant voices among society leaders. It argues that women abandon the practiced low tone and privacy of etiquette, shouting confidences publicly on hotel piazzas and grounds, reflecting a shift highlighted by Howells’ Annie Kilburn.
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Annie Kilburn
Howells
New or Grass Widow Advertised as Wife in Ohio Soldier Tale
A Mount Vernon Ohio man answered a widow's ad seeking a husband and money for divorce. He expected a financial incumbrance but learned the widow sought funds for a divorce suit. The tale ends with the man telling her to "go to grass."
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Mount Vernon, O
Ohio
Grass
Princetown University Founding Tied to Early Colleges
The article notes Princeton University as the fifth college in the old colonies and places its founding near the 150th anniversary, with Harvard 1638, William and Mary 1693, Yale 1701, and Old Nassau younger by six years. It mentions 27 colleges by the early 1800s and Dickinson at Carlisle 1783.
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Princeston University
Harvard
William and Mary's
Yale
Old Penny
Old Nassau
United States
Dickinson
Carlisle
Jurisdiction Wise Crackdown Over Stopgap Divorce
A rural justice of the peace denies a couple a divorce citing jurisdiction limits. The man offers six dollars to progress the case, but the judge fines five dollars for bribery and a dollar fifty for wasting court time. The ad then advertises Speed and safety with One Minute Cough Cure claimed to cure asthma bronchitis and colds.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Baliff
W. A. Wricur
Kid Industry Among French Mountaineers
The article describes the kid skin trade as a leading industry among French mountaineers. It notes that soft, blemish free skins fetch higher value, so kids are penned to avoid grass intake and injury. When aged for best hides they are killed and sold to hawkers who move them to tanning centers.
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New York Journal
Cabinet divides over bimetallism in British policy
The National Review reports a split among Cabinet members on bimetallism. Convinced supporters include Balfour Chaplin White Ridley and Hereford’s Lord James, while Salisbury Landsdowne Goschen Cross Akers Douglass Chamberlain and others show openness. Ritchie and Devonshire are noted in opposition or undecided terms.
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National Review
Mr. Balfour
Chaplin
M. White Ridley
Lord James
Hereford
Theney
Lord Salisbury
Cadogan
Lord Athbourne
Lord Halsbury
Duke of Devonshire
Mr. Ritchie
Democracy Seen as Safest Path to Quick Relief
Amid hardship and industrial stagnation workers seek a route to prosperity. Both parties tout their cure for all ills, but the belief is that Democracy offers the safest, surest, and most speedy relief.
Hen’s egg with bas relief B and 16 to 1 dollar
Red House farmer Dock Cobb displayed a remarkable campaign curiosity in Richmond Kentucky a hen egg shaped relic carved in bas relief shows a bold letter B on one side and an exact bas relief of a dollar with an eagle the numbers 16 to 1 and a preceding dollar sign on the other side.
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Dock Cobb
Red House
J. Tevis Cobb
Richmond
Treasury gold reserve grows to 126 million dollars
The treasury gold reserve continues to grow and now stands near 126 million dollars, a surplus exceeding 25 percent. The expanding reserve is expected to bolster confidence and spur improvement across business lines.
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Treasury
The Twilight Hour for a Child’s Polished Courtesy
The author extols the twilight hour as the best time for parents and children to share joys and sorrows, tell stories, give quiet reproof, and explain faults in courtesy. It suggests narration and guidance cultivate sympathy and politeness, shaping a generation with true courtesy.
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Broadway
New York
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America
Scientific American
Munn & Cox
New York City
Hires Rootbeer
Charles F. Hires Co
Philad
Phil
Thinacura
Thinacura CO
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Cincer
Parker
Pitis
Geuwine
Chichester
Englia
Draggista
Chishester CL Mileul Co
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W. A. Wincut
Ahen
New Orleans
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M. C
Pearl St
Johnson
Donna
N.de
Red Cross
Johnson & Johnson
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Wade & Butcher
Sheffield
England
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State St
van Buren
Jackson
Chicaco
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