Relief from Peorina at Once
Read What She Says testimonials from Della Stroebe and Mrs Judge Boyer praising Peruna. Stroebe reports rapid improvement after six bottles and lasting cure from a run down condition, sleep and appetite restored. Boyer says Peruna brought new life and strength after severe decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Stroebe
Richmond St
Appleton, Wis
Perrie
J. F. Boyer
Sherman Ave
Evanston, Ill
Peruna
Deferring the Evil Day in Friends Chorus Dialogue
A playful exchange where a character asks why not accept proposals now. The response hints engagement as a chance to shape finances and curb extravagance, suggesting a plan to make the suitor economize after engagement.
Willing to Accommodate and Offer Strawberries
A peddler suggests turning a box to fit a customer's preference for strawberry sizes. The exchange shows practical bargaining in a small market scene with a focus on service and options.
Allen's Foot-Ease Relief Ad
Foot care ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease for quick relief of foot ache or burn. Claims two million packages sold yearly. Ends with a proverb about faithfulness and appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Seabottle and Boots Advertisement From Twin City Iron Works
A mixed ad segment notes Mrs Winalows Teething Boots and Gammation cures wind with softening and soothing claims. It also mentions Seabottle and a claim that many women who can swim are unable to get in. The notice promotes factory output including fire escapes, bank railings, iron stairs and benches by Twin City Iron & Wire Works in St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin City Iron & Wire Works
St. Paul
Red Dirk Uys Fails in Ostrich Heading Contest for Rosie Van Wyk
In Transvaal near Jansen's Nek a large crowd witnessed Red Dirk Uys and Crooked Dirk Breydenbach race an ostrich for Rosie Van Wyk. The ostrich followed a hunter’s predicted path but crossed toward Breydenbach, allowing him to win the bride amid cheers and disbelief.
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Jansen
Rosie van Wyk
Dirk Breydenbach
Dirk Uys of
Wakkerstrom
Red
Dirk
Komatti
Vaal
Komati
Hans Botha
Prinsloo
Bushman
Spruit
Utrecht
Red Dirk
Middleburg
Red Dirk Uys
Clozer Range
Breydenbach
All in Good Time. The hotel was afire
Policemen rushed through smoky halls to aid inmates escape. One officer found a colored man carrying a heavy pall of swill toward a door in the kitchen as flames raged. The man agreed to leave after finishing his task.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Life Insurance Dominates Canadian Spending Figures
In the past year Canadians paid more than 23 million dollars for life insurance while global spending on foreign missions totaled just over 22 million. The comparison highlights a larger domestic emphasis on life safeguards versus overseas missionary funding.
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Canada
Who Gets Them
A humorous exchange mocks Sunday school attendance with a label about baseball teams. The line suggests the White Sox claim some children while the Cubs supposedly take the rest through a witty back-and-forth between a teacher and Casey.
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Casey
White Sox
Cubs
The Seasons Catch Memoir Notes
A brief conversational vignette from the Baltimore American notes a shift from fishing to suburban life and everyday errands as the season changes. It contrasts two voices with casual humor about how colds and trains occupy daily life.
Finest Train In India Delights Passengers With Bathro OGHS
A new Calcutta to Bombay passenger train in India showcases superior comforts. The two baggage and third class cars, three first class corridor saloons, and a dining car feature tiled floors, glazed sanitary walls, and bathro omhs in each first class coach. Electric fans circulate air, and dark green morocco upholstery coats berths and seats.
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United States
India
Calcutta
Bombay
Morocco
Engineers tame sparrow Jim the railway yard companion
Jim, a sparrow hatched in a Scottish locomotive stable, grew tame after an accident and became the regular yard companion of a north Scotland rail engineer. He rode on the engineer’s shoulder during daily rounds and even nested in his coat pocket. Jim is now six years old.
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Jim
Scotland
Animala
A New Pay Car On Pennsylvania Lines
A pay car on the Monongahela and Conemaugh divisions of the Pennsylvania railroad features a first ever shower bath in its class in the United States. It includes six gleaming brass sleeping cots and an arsenal like interior with the latest shooting arms to deter theft. A burglar proof safe remains time lock. The car’s banking end can be converted into an observation parlor and the superintendent's office.
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Monongahela
Conemaugh
Pennsylvania Railroad
United States
Philadelphia Record
Skunk Encounters On Night Rail Runs
An Atchison Globe item notes locomotive engineers report striking multiple skunks on night runs. Skunks are drawn to the railroad tracks and headlights fatally crush them beneath wheels. Crew sense the effect instantly and many engineers view a long stretch without strikes as a sign of possible accidents.
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Atchison Globe
Plan Fine New Depot for Winnipeg Rail Station
A new union station is to be built at Winnipeg for the Canadian Northern and the Grand Trunk Pacific railways. It will require three years to complete it.
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Winnipeg
Canadian Northern
Grand Trunk Pacific Railways
Bull Racing Boom in Burma and Blindfold Boxing
Burman bull racing draws big bets with a valued bull at 25 000 rupees and annual income up to 15 000 rupees. Four guards protect the prized animal from theft. Burmans avidly follow boxing but not by Queensbury rules as boxers often strike with eyes shut, causing unpredictable clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Burmah
Queensbury
Seemingly Hopeless Eczema Healed by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Lily Hedge of Camblewell Green England reports her son Owens severe eczema from age three months to fifteen years. After repeated hospital dismissals as incurable a six month course of Cuticura Remedies cured him completely, ending years of distress and sleep tearing.
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Owen
Lily Hedge
Camblewel Green
England
Tailor’s Padged Customer Query Clarified
The note asks if you are among customers of a tailor accused of padding the Mst. It seeks to confirm affiliation with those represented in the padded Mst matter and to identify patterns of patronage.
Broken Eyeglasses Refilled by Moreau Optician
Advertises broken spectacles and eyeglasses repair with mail-in service from Moreau Optician located at G16 Nicolict Ave in Minneapolis. Offers to save duplicate pieces for replacement or repair through mail submission.
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Moreau Optician
Nicolict Ave
Mpls
Man's Rise to Fame Ends Quietly on the Top Shelf
A wry reflection on sudden fame, noting how quickly a public figure can fade from the spotlight and be relegated to obscurity after a rapid ascent. The line suggests fame brings elevation before eventual retirement from the public eye.
Cream Prices and Advertising in St. Paul
An ad column notes high prices paid for cream by Miller & Holmes and The Crescent Creamery Co in St. Paul Minnesota. The text also contains a cartoonish aphorism about a girl’s trust in men and a remark on self made men valuing beauty only if centered in the foreground.
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Miller & Holmes
St. Paul, Minn
The
Crescent Creamery Co
St. Paul
Saved by Dean's Kidney Pills in Athens Woman Testimony
Mrs Herman Smith of 901 Boad Street Athens Georgia reports kidney disease leading to dropsy and weakness. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her life at a critical moment and notes the product is sold by dealers for 50 cents a bar.
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Herman Smith
Boad Street
Athens
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Dr J H Rindlaub Eye Ear Nose and Throat Fargo
Specialist Dr J H Rindlaub based in Fargo advertises eye and ENT services and notes a quirky saying about tiny drops of water leading to big sales for the umbrella man.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
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America
Tame Sparrow
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Milton Dairy CO
Carters
Coe Iver Pills
Lydian E. Pinkham
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Grain Commission
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