Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement in Bedford Ad
Bedford resident Mrs N E Lomax testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved chronic backache and urinary distress. She urges neighbors to obtain the medicine at Ribbins' drug store, noting price 50 cents and the Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Dean
Bedford
N. E. Lomax
N. BE. Lomax
Carpenter
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan’s
Gem City Business College Illustrated Catalogue Request
Quincy Illinois offers a free 64 page illustrated catalogue featuring school views student portraits testimonials and a graduating class. It lists 1400 students and includes tuition costs books board and other information for those seeking stenographer or bookkeeper positions. Address D L Musserman President.
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D. L. Musserman
Prest
Quincy
Illinois
Otterville Man Praises Foley’s Honey and Tar for Asthma
Daniel Bante of Otterville Iowa writes of three or four years with asthma. He tried cures and physician treatments in New York and other cities with little relief until Foley’s Honey and Tar provided immediate relief. He urges others to use it. Sold by Li B Rhoads.
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Daniel Bante
Otterville
Iowa
New York
Foley
Li, B
Doctor Barton Pitts Eye and Ear Specialist Ad
Dr Barton Pitts eye and ear specialist at 8th and Francis St Joseph Missouri solicits correspondence from interested patients and colleagues.
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Barton Pitts
8Th and Francis
St. Joseph, Mo
Flesh Eating Birds and Their Sense of Smell
A Nature described study reports that flesh eating birds like vultures largely ignore scent cues. Observations by Dr. Guillemard show hidden carcasses near game are ignored by nearby vultures. The article notes popular beliefs linking birds to smell of anise or valerian, but evidence remains unconvincing.
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Valerian
Nature
Wait for an Appetite Says Boston Cooking School Magazine
The article urges eating only with real hunger not by habit and warns that eating without appetite harms digestion. It favors fasting as wise and spiritual, advising to skip breakfast or lunch if they bore and wait for unmistakable hunger before eating slowly.
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Boston Cooking School Magazine
Baltimore Deviled Crab Prices Across Venues
The New York Herald notes Baltimore residents are crab connoisseurs as deviled crabs range from 15 cents in fashionable hotels to 3 cents in tiny Italian shops. Prices drop to 10 cents at ordinary eating bars and 5 cents from street crab men, with water-front saloons offering them on a free lunch counter.
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Baltimore
New York Herald
A Prominent Victim Falls To Rebellious Fate On Rail
The article reflects on a rail road accident victim who died after insisting on occupying a sleeper berth, canceling another passenger’s seat. It uses this incident to warn that attempting to control fate can backfire and stresses adapting to circumstances with steady effort rather than rebellion.
Revival of ancient remedies in modern medicine noted
The Lancet argues much of today’s up to date practice is a revival of forgotten remedies. Arsenic and opium were used in antiquity, and many modern methods trace to ancient times. Hypnotism and open air therapy appeared in past civilizations, with organotherapy returning to vogue. Reaction often follows discarded methods.
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Lancet
Isis
Egypt
Honest Retrievement and the value of steady support
The New Orleans Times-Democrat editorial urges aiding those who stumble with buoyant, strengthening help. It argues that true credit lies in honest retrievement rather than mere moral conduct, noting balance is found in establishing footing and poise.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Perfectly Safe. London Tatler note about delivering message
A brief London Tatler excerpt shows a maid Bridget instructed to quietly deliver a note to her mistress. The line implies trust and routine in handling a discreet message, with Bridget planning to leave it in the pocket of trousers discarded by someone.
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Bridget
London Tatler
Contemporary views on nerves shift from insult to common ailment
An old remark about admitting nerves labels a man as weak, but modern social trends show nerve complaints affecting men as often as women. The piece notes changing attitudes in the era of new fashions and behavior.
Marriage Elopement Sparks Gift Debate in Chicago News
Pearl and Ruby discuss wedding plans as friends urge eloping to dodge customary receptions. Pearl jokes that elopers never expect wedding presents, highlighting a playful take on nuptial norms in Chicago.
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Pearl
Ruby
Chicago News
Economy In Insurance Management
The recent upheaval in insurance circles over management charges is seen as a turning point toward lasting economy. Amid scandal in New York, a major company scrapped plans for a lavish seventy fifth anniversary junket, opting for conservative observance. Other firms will likely follow, making expenditure restraint the rule and ensuring policyholders see prudent costs.
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Mfe
New York
Publc
Amelie Stives Critiques New York Literary Scene
Amelie Stives joins a chorus of writers who condemn New York as a disruptive atmosphere for literary work. She describes the city as a fearful, distracting place with a hollow metallic roar, arguing that many aspiring authors seek a foothold from their own homes rather than in the metropolis.
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Amelie Stives
New York
Chinese oppose Japanese Manchuria opening at world level
The Chinese reject granting Japan access to Manchuria and the powers to intervene in that region. They pledge to deploy an army in the province as soon as order is restored, removing Japan from its burden.
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Japan
Manchuria
China
The Real Difficulty in Getting a Check Revealed
A Detroit Free Press humorous exchange notes the challenge lies in obtaining a check rather than raising funds. The quip contrasts the skill to secure money with the uncertainty of how to access it, reflecting lighthearted financial frustration.
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Detroit Free Press
Forge Your Own Character with Steel of Effort
A concise reflection urges shaping a persona through hard work and discipline. It emphasizes active self-creation over fantasies, advocating steady, practical effort to mold character into a resilient, enduring form.
Hoop skirts versus flat cars in rail history
If hoop skirts return in all their voluminousness as predicted, trolley cars will have to give way to uncanopied and unconfined flat cars as seen in old prints depicting the first railroad trains.
Canal Zone Mules Brace to Hear Old Comrades
Gov shipments of 10 000 mules for canal construction stir anticipation as the animals prepare to greet former comrades in the sultry tropical air along the canal zone.
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Canal Zone
Tickle the Trout in Schoenwald Tale
A New York Times reminiscence recalls a vacation in Schoenwald in the Black Forest where a innkeeper’s son demonstrates a trout catching method. He wades a brook, tickles fish under grass, and uses a keg to store twenty brook trout caught by hand.
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Schoenwald
Black Forest
Flo
New York Times
The Cheek Bone Sensitivity Test from Ivory Carver
In a Philadelphia Bulletin note, an ivory carver claims the cheek bone is the most sensitive part of the body. Visitors test a smooth ivory ball on their tongues, fingers, and cheek bones revealing the cheek bone’s claimed sensitivity.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Chewing the Hop Excerpt on Exhilaration and Drowsiness
An Exchange excerpt explains hop chewing brings initial elation followed by drowsiness and notes pickers in hop growing regions are forbidden to chew hops to avoid slowed work. The piece references tramps seeking intoxicants from herbs cologne gasoline and other items, questioning differences from whisky.
Theft of the Gainsborough Picture by Adam Worth
Leslie's Monthly recounts how Adam Worth, famed for eluding Pinkertons, stole the Gainsborough Duchess of Devonshire portrait valued at $50,000. He hid it in a trunk with a false bottom for years before surrendering it after negotiations with its owners.
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Gainsborough
Adam Worth
Pinkertons
Worth
Atlantic
London
Duchess of Devonshire
Leslie
When Love Was Young Bre Engaged Fourteen Hours Ago
A brief exchange shows a couple deeply in love just after their engagement, with the man affirming lasting devotion. The dialogue implies the timing of their engagement was exactly fourteen hours, eight minutes, and twenty-five seconds earlier.
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Bre
Very Green Finds Love in Golden Years
Retired elder matches with a younger spouse in a surprising romance. Philadelphia Press notes the couple’s affection proves age is just a number as they celebrate a union that defies conventional expectations.
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Philadelphia Press
Known by the Money He Keeps in Memphis News
A terse editorial note from the Scimitar in Memphis titled Known by the Money He Keeps mocks balance and wealth as a measure of mind. It quips that a fool and a balance in bank are alike, reflecting a satirical view of financial vanity and prudence.
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Nea
Bank Soan Par’ Company
Memphis News
Scimitar
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