Peruna cures catarrh of the stomach praise from Botkin
In a letter to Dr. Hartman Congressman Botkin says Peruna and ifanalin gave him almost complete relief after twenty five years of catarrh and stomach troubles. Real estate agent Verdery of Augusta also endorses the medicine and invites others to seek Dr. Hartman’s free advice. A Stone Dead Town features a humorous ping pong misunderstanding about what the game is.
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Hartman
Botkin
Washington
J. D. Botkin
L. F. Verdery
Augusta
The
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Shortest Vessel Name On Record Ea From Spain
The Philadelphia Record notes the Spanish steamer Ea has the shortest vessel name in the world. Laden with iron ore to Philadelphia after a rough voyage that left three sailors seasick, Ea was named by a Spanish nobleman for his daughter Esmeralda. Her line also operates ships Eolo Aro and Oria, all with names of five letters or fewer.
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Philadelphia
Esmeralda
Eolo
Aro
Oria
Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer Promoted
A Philadelphia press parody exchange references a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease. The ad-promotional copy encourages writing Allen’s Foot-Ease to obtain a powder for tired or aching feet, claims it eases dampness, swelling, and helps with tight shoes, and notes it is sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Painful Complaint in Somerville Journal
Hicks questions Brenkins over a woman’s remark yesterday calling him a pretty man. Wicks notes the sting of public scrutiny as the brief exchange highlights social gossip in a local paper.
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Hicks
Brenkins
Somerville Journal
The Real Victim Neighbor Debate
A Chicago Tribune exchange centers on a baby’s sleep pattern with Jeroloman claiming the infant does not suffer and appears to enjoy the wakefulness while the speaker insists they themselves suffer. The dialogue highlights tension around perceived caregiving burdens.
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Jeroloman
Chicago Tribune
Red Cross Ball Blue in Every Home Ad
A compact newspaper ad promoting Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product. It urges shoppers to ask their grocer for the large 2 oz package, priced at five cents, highlighting broad home use.
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RED Cross
Waggish Exchange About Size in The Smart Set
A humorous quip from The Smart Set features a dog named Clubleigh teased for being short and replies that he is no dachshund, delivering a light world of wit in a witty dialogue.
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Clubleigh
Dachshund
Prices Soaring Across Commodities 1890 to 1901
A summary of Col. Carroll D. Wright’s labor department report shows that wholesale prices across 261 commodities climbed from 100 in 1890–1899 to higher relative levels by 1901. The base index uses 1890–99 average prices, with clear emphasis on the cost of living and what a dollar buys for households.
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United States
Department of Labor
Carroll D. Wright
Col. Wright
New York Monument to Civil War Dead Unveiled on Memorial Day
A New York City memorial to Union soldiers and sailors stands on Riverside Drive at Brighton Ninth Street, designated on Decoration Day. Cornerstone laid December 15, 1900, by Governor Roosevelt. The Grecian temple rises 100 feet, built of white Dorset marble on pink granite, with a twelve-column Corinthian peristyle and conical summit.
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New York City
Riverside Drive
Brighty Ninth Street
Roosevelt
Monument to honor war dead with marble interior and eagle door
The monument features fluted columns thirty five feet high, a bronze door with a marble eagle above, a domed marble interior with mosaic pavement, and niches for colors or trophies. Total cost, including approaches, about 260000 dollars. Also noted are Clyde Blair, a Fort Scott native who tied a sprinting record in Chicago, Col. A S Johnson, first white child born in Kansas, elected president of Native Sons of Kansas, concerns about the cherry crop in eastern New York and western Massachusetts.
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Clyde Blair
Chicago University
Fort Scott
Kan
Blair
Chicago
Col. A. 8. Johnson
Kansas
The
Native Sons of Kansas
Arnnie McKay
Sons of Temperance
Spadina Ave
Toronto
Lydia E. Pinkham
Proxnas
Mysel
Anna McKay
Chapkin
Temperance
Hotel Funerals They Are Fare Because Proprietors Won't Permit Them
A Baltimore Herald observer notes hotels avoid hosting funerals, preferring to move services to the guest's home or arrange in the resident’s parlors. Landlords, citing their cheerful atmosphere, often prevent a dead guest from being buried at the hotel, leaving funerals conducted elsewhere.
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Observer
Baltimore Herald
Bad cigar prank at Washington telegraph office
Clerks in the War Department played a joke on a telegraph office clerk by giving him a cheap cigar stuffed with rubber. He smoked it unaware of the rubber odor until an electrician confirmed the switchboard was fine. The gag highlighted his obliviousness to the foul scent.
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War Department
Telegraph Office
Western Union
Washington Post
A Cure for Dropsy Promises a Remedy from Dodd's Pills
A North Dakota notice reports J H Hanson credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing dropsy and rheumatic heart trouble after years of suffering. He says seven boxes restored his ability to work and would use the remedy again if symptoms return. The item also includes a string of scattered ads and non sequiturs.
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Ashley
North Dakota
J. H. Hanson
Hanson
Dodd
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