Kidney Colds and a Kidney Pills Cure Claim
An advertisement claims kidney ailments from colds can be cured by Dean's Kidney Pills. A Virginia wood yard owner, A. T. Ritenour, describes relief from back and kidney pains after using the product and notes a free trial offer and nationwide mailing. Sold by druggists for 50 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
A. T. Ritenour
Wood Yard
East
Cork Street
Winchester
Laerippe
Franck Baker & Sons’ Drug Store
Ritenour
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Western Cities Lively and Distinct on the Northwest Coast
The Eastern visitor notes Northwest coast cities full of life color and significance. Each city has distinct character and individuality with brisk activity and youthful energy. The piece quotes Ray Staner praising their capacity to do big things and boast about them.
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Northwest Coast
Ray Staner
Baker
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure For All Stages
A 19th century advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Proprietors offer 100 dollars for any uncured case and urge sending for testimonials from Jechnely & Co Toledo Ohio. Sold by druggists and Mall's Family Pills promoted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Jechenly & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Mall
Rug sales advertise from Des Moines shop
An ad promoting Rugs Made From Your Old Carpets appears from Reliable Rug Works of Des Moines Iowa. Mrs W E Ferrington proprietor. The text references a fire and a library with smoky volumes in the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reliable Rug Works
W. 11Th St
Des Moines
Iowa
W. E. Ferrington
Kite Troubles Cause Frugal Paper Flight Fail
A short item from the Little Chronicle notes Willie sobbing that his kite made of fly paper will not fly, prompting his mother to ask what was wrong as laughter likely followed from the doorstep.
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Willie
Little Chronicle
Cough Cure Claims and Local Adventures
An 1900 Minneapolis notice advertises Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cough suppressant and cold remedy priced at 25 cents. It references J W O’Hrian and humorous phrases while promoting Putnam faceless dyes and a Georgia mule remark amid a jumble of slogans.
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J. W.o'hrien
Thin Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Made Failure of His Life
The body of Rev. Edward Dunbar, author of the Sunday school song There's a Light in the Window for Thee, will be taken from Coffeyville Kansas paupers graveyard and buried beside his mother in New Bedford Massachusetts. He served a Minnesota penitentiary term for bigamy in the early seventies and later wandered until dying in Coffeyville. Judge Webb recalls Dunbar's life from New Bedford factory work to evangelistic revivals and the light kept by his mother in the window of heaven.
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Edward Dunbar
Coffeyville
Kan
New Bedford
Mass
Minnesota
Dunbar
Kansas
Minneapolis
Minn
W. D. Webb
Atchison, Kan
Leavenworth
Webb
Kansas City
Doctor Fooled By Ducks In Veiled Dinner Prank
A Highland Park physician, living in the Venetian building, planned an evening with friends after receiving six mallard ducks. His colleagues swapped the birds for water bottles and packing to fool him, but he discovered the joke only after a tense, humorous chain of events ending with a ruined dinner prep and a deflated prank.
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Highland Park
Eas
Venetian
Chicago Record- Herald
Veteran Fireman Advice On Surviving Apartment Fires
Chief Swingley of the St. Louis fire department urges staying low and crawling to a window during a fire. He warns against jumping and notes most rescues occur before firefighters arrive, stressing knowing nearby fire alarm boxes and how to raise an alarm.
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Swingley
St. Louis
Visions of the Verdict and Hobson Joke Letters
A duo of short items recount a sensational scene aboard a Scotch express carriage ending with a sharp rebuke over rice samples and a note about Lieut Hobson humorously answering a question about the Mississippi River. Both pieces reflect late 19th or early 20th century column whimsy and local color.
Miss Flypp Demonstrates Key Manipulation at Concert
In a playful exchange Miss Flypp teases Mr. Toots about her skill with keys asking if she is manipulating piano keys or a typewriter. The banter hints at a lighthearted moment during a concert setting.
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Miss Flypp
Mr. Toots
Peruna Praised By Officials In Letters From Washington and Duluth
Prominent officials and citizens from Washington and Duluth submit letters praising Peruna as an effective catarrh remedy and spring tonic. They report relief from chronic catarrh and improved health after use, with endorsements from lawmakers and notable local figures.
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Dan A. Grosvenor
War Department
Washington, D. C
John Williams
West Second Street
Duluth
Minn
H. W. Ogden
Louisiana
W. E. Griffith
Concan
Texas
H. Bowen
Ruskin
Tazewell County
S¢J
Fred D. Scott
Laure
Ohio
Hiram
Peruna
Ira C. Abbott
M Street N. W
Tam
Elmer Fleming
Reservoir Council
Northwestern Legion of Honor
Minneapolis
Polk Street
N.E
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Drawbacks to Being an Angel in Modern Society
Ethel admits she regrets marrying him and laments the neglect he shows her. Mabel counters that they view her as an angel and treat her as such, while Ethel notes he does not purchase her clothing or nicer goods.
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Ethel
Mabel
Silk bolts and a shy shopper in Lexington store
A Baltimore News vignette recalls a Lexington street shop where a tired clerk stacks silk bolts for a customer seeking a friend. The exchange ends with a witty offer to fetch the other bolt, hinting at a humorous or human moment in retail life.
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Lexington Street
Baltimore News
Mail Carriers Appreciated for Free Delicacies
Clarence Iowa Sun notes local mail carriers receiving gifts from patrons. Carrier Miller collected sausage and spareribs from August Dresden and Jerry Lut, while Carrier Davis took spareribs and sausage from Grantsarty’s and Mahoning’s. Miller also outdid the country editor in patron gifts, with Henry Goldsmith sending ham and spareribs and Augustus Christensen sending side meat and spareribs.
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Miller
August Dresden
Jerry Luthold
Davis
Mil
Grantsarty’s
Mahon
Ing's
Henry Goldsmith
Augustus Christophersen
Clarence
Iowa
Sun
Money to Cooks Promises 7500 Prize Giveaway
A Postum cereal contest offers 7500 in 735 prizes ranging from 5 to 200 dollars for family cooks or household mistresses who prepare meals. Winners receive diplomas with a gilt seal from Postum Cereal Co. and are judged on skill and service to improve meals and kitchens nationwide.
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
Mich
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Br. J. UW
Putnam
Christ
Man
God
G. A. Musselman
Crestline
Tiffin
Tiffin Wagon CO
Scotch Express
London
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Greensboro
Ala
General Bureau of Information
Mr. Hobson
Lieut. Hobson
Dan Grosvenor
Owid Family
Paradox Machinery Co
Division St
Chicagos
Ouruarantee
J. Tower CO
Boston
U S.A
Tower Canadian CQ. Limited
Toronto
Can
America
Oral
New Yorker
Sulece
Wisconsin
Pers
Pers A
John A. Balzer Reed CO
la Crease
Wie
Chicago
Canada
Ottawa
C. Pilling
Grand Forts
N.D
W.L. Fg
I. le
W. L. Douglas
Beknockton, Mass
Libby
Arce
U.S
Libby, McNeill & Libby
U.S. A
Natian Pensiion Bickford
Washington, D.C
H.sthn
20Th Corps
Druggicta
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