The Family Skeleton and Local Notices
The excerpt blends a dramatic line from a Boston boy and references to Washington Star and Philadelphia Press items, followed by a Sumpter Illinois case about Mrs. J B Flanigan cured of dropsy after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The piece cites Druggist Mr. Dale and praises the remedy as a “wonderful” cure in White County.
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Boston
Washington Star
Sumpter
J. B. Flanigan
Flanigan
Mr. Dale
Dodd
Mrs. Flanigan
White County
Grain-O touted as coffee substitute in old ad spread
A collage of ad snippets presents Grain-O claimed to be a healthful grain drink indistinguishable from coffee in taste while avoiding coffee’s ill effects. Also include shoe powder ads and a gas bill humor piece, with miscellaneous household remedies and promotions.
Fragmentary OCR note from Norwich NY letter
A damaged line reports an abusive threat and a claim about a cure for consumption. Names include Mrs Thos Robbins of Maple Street, Norwich, and a date February 17, 100. It also references a literary line about The Barber of Reville and a remark about shaving.
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Tam Sure Pi O
Thos
Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich
N.Y
Mrs Pinkham’s Advice Cited for Women’s Ailments
A nurse-style promotional feature extols Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Chappell of Grant Park NL endorses Pinkham after overcoming ovarian and womb inflammation, encouraging seekers to consult Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn Mass, with free advice.
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Sician
Pinkham
United States
Chappell
Grant Park
Washington Parks Shortage of Play Space Hurts Boys
The article laments the limited government parkland in Washington DC with less than an acre set as a boys playground north of the Washington Monument. It notes boys roam asphalt and streets after school and criticizes neglect of youth recreation alongside details of presidential comforts and other federal routines.
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District of Columbia
Washington Monument
Washington
James A Herne Dies at New York Home
Noted actor and playwright James A. Herne died Sunday afternoon in New York after about two months of illness from pneumonia. He collapsed after returning from Chicago where he became ill while performing Sag Harbor. Born in 1840 at West Troy, New York, Herne rose from clerk to actor and writer, with hits including Hearts of Oak Shore Acres Sag Harbor and Griffith Davenport. He leaves a wealthy estate. cremation will follow.
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James A. Herne
New York
Sag Harbor
Chicago
Joe Webb
St. Bernard
West Troy
Montargis
Macaire
Herne
Sterne
San Francisco
David Belasco
Belasco
Hjerne
Shore Acres
Grifith Davenport
Elizabeth
Watauga
Tenn
Texas
Gen
Alger
Carlsbad
Germany
Bright
Ben Ali
Frenchy
Old Shakspeare
Philippines
Dowie Declares Self Elijah III in Chicago Revival
Elijah Dowie, the banker and promoter, proclaimed himself the reincarnation of Elijah before thousands in Chicago’s Auditorium, claiming to be the living embodiment of Elijah, John the Baptist, and the restorer of all things. He denounced press and ecclesiastical figures, urged a Godly collection, and prompted many to stand and others to walk out in disbelief.
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Dowie
Elijah III
Chicago
Elijah
Tam Elijah
John the Baptist
John
Malachi
God
Jesus
Peter
Moses
Dowle
Christ
Peruna touted as cure for systemic catarrh by users
Four years of suffering from systemic catarrh ended after using Peruna according to testimonials from Clem G Moore and others. Patrons claim rapid relief, with one noting a transformation after the first bottle and another praising Peruna as the finest catarrh remedy and general tonic. They invite inquiries and offer free advice from Dr. Hartman, president of The Wartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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Clem G Moore
Percy W. Moss
Paragould
Ark
Win.t. Zenor
Washington, D. C
N. Capital Street
T. Zenor
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Wartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
A Promising Youth and Grain O Advertisement
A father predicts son Thomas will lead a vast corporation earning a million a year while the tale notes his worm-digging peers. An ad promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute, claiming health benefits for children and similar taste to coffee at a fraction of the cost, priced 15¢ and 25¢.
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Thomas
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Tonal Cure and Teething Remedies
Ad lists Hall's Catarrh Cure priced at 75 cents and a teething remedy for children called Mrs. Winston’s Spongin Sucept, softening gums reducing inflammation easing pain and curing wind colic, noting small bottle price and caution about memory strain from natural causes.
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Hall
Not His Fault in Old Gentleman Ruse to Marry Elizabeth
A terse, dated quip from the Tittsburg Dispatch frames a young man confessing debt to win Elizabeth. The old gentleman questions the link between debt and marriage, and the suitor admits love as the cause. The exchange captures a light moral twist.
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Tittsburg
Western Canada Outdoors and Farming Life Delightful
A nostalgic portrait extols Western Canada for farming and stock growing with abundant game. It describes duck hunting, prairie fields, deer and wapiti, cattle friendly settlements, and rustic comforts like butter and eggs. Settlement details are available from Canadian Government agents advertised elsewhere.
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Canada
Sportsmia
Stieres
Inoose
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Tess
Giddie
Jess
Philadelphia Press
Whitty
Bobbs
Baltimore American
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Attered Tomkins
New Orleans
Barber of
Reville
Vale
Mrs. Pinkham
Mus
G. H. Chaprrey
White House
Supreme Court
Philippine
Treasury Department
Itis
Porto Rico
Spain
Congress
War Department
Wilson
Pacific Coast
Senate
France
Ilis
Pacutic
Navy
Dewey
Cervera
Naval Congress
Madrid
Italy
Ames
Moore
Clem G. Moore
Advocate-Democrat
Crawfordsville
Ind
Peruna Medicine Company
Isai
Mother Nature
The
Hall & Ruckel
O'S
SPORT
Western Canada
Ottawa
St. Paul
Minn
Railwa
Manitoba
Assiniboia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
F. Pedhey
Broughton
Monadnock
Bartholomew
Des Moines
Iowa
Mov McInnes
Merrill Block
Detroit
Milwaukee
Wos
Holmes
Indianapolis
Government of Canada
Oriental Dream
Ty Goods
T. Hopkins
GN. U
Canadas
Great Jones St
N.1
Mt of
Cascarets
Nature
Waom
Sterling Remedy CO
Mal
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