Williams Pink Pills Featured In Fort Wayne Letter
A reader extols the benefits of Dr Williams Pink Pills for a long standing stomach disorder and nervous breakdown. Mrs Murphy of Force Street credits the medicine with stopping severe heat flashes and restoring health after trying doctors. The piece blends medical ad copy with scattered notes on Russian soldiers and Oklahoma folklore.
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Alain
Bud
Murphy
Force Street
Fort Wayne
Williaxns
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Ebchenoctady
Ruggist
Cleaning Lace Collars and Shark Liver Oil
To wash lace collars, boil in water with soda, rinse in hot water with gum arabic and tea. For ironing, press on white flannel with a hot iron. Eleanor & Parker note a fleet catches sharks near Iceland from January to August. only livers are used, yielding five gallons of oil with cod liver oil like medicinal virtues.
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Eleanor &. Parker
Iceland
Railroad Rate Legislation Testimony in Senate Committee
Testifying in Washington a Commerce Commission member argues railways should set their own rates and warns against any law or commission that would confiscate property or force unreasonable rates. He maintains railroads are entitled to fair and reasonable charges and that state or federal orders must respect property rights under the fourteenth amendment.
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Senate
Washington
Commerce
Taiave
Circuit Court of the United States
A Fair Price for Old Bill in a Neighborly Bargain
A neighbor questions farmer Ransom about the value of a well seasoned horse named Bill. The bargaining centers on seventy five dollars, with talk of BUFs age and a rough estimate of three dollars a year. The exchange shows cautious arithmetic and practical humor in rural transfer.
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Mr. Martin
Perona remedy touted by Montreal reader
Miss Bratia Ducharme of 182 Beth Street Montreal writes that after years of illness she tried Perona and quickly improved becoming a well woman. She praises Dr Hartman and the Hartman Sanitarium for free medical advice.
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Bratia
Ducharme
Beth Street
Montreal
Cap
Ates
Perona
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Colbus
Otto
Whacht She Gacht and Other Odd Verses
A 1901 item features a rhymed couplet about a yacht owner asking a fair maid to marry him and her acceptance. The note includes an advertisement line for Piso’s Cure used to treat a cough by Fred Hermann of Buffalo and brief literary quotes from Addison and Steele.
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Fred Hermann
Box Avenue
Buffalo
Curious Bird Ways and Migrations Explained
The article notes that bird migrations begin long before weather changes and birds leave winter homes possibly in Mexico. It explains birds return to breeding grounds when food is plentiful and that young birds often lead the southward journey followed by their parents.
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Mexico
St Nicholas
Doans Kidney Pills Benefit Everett Woman After Pain
Mrs P Brunzel of 8111 Grand Ave Everett Washington reports years of back pain. After using five boxes of Doans Kidney Pills she felt greatly relieved and could rest at night. Product by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York, price 50 cents per box.
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P. Brunzel
Grand Ave
Everett
Wash
Doan
Traitor in politics defined as a party switcher
In a Boston Transcript exchange a veteran politician explains that a traitor is a man who leaves one party for another, while a man who switches back is a convert. The dialogue contrasts practical loyalty with party allegiance.
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Janweary
Boston Transcript
Injunction Issued Against Dyspepsia Remedies
A public injunction targets malignant dyspepsia activity with Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pipsin. The ad urges prompt use for stomach and bowel disorders and promises quick relief. Sold by druggists for 50 cents to 1 dollar with money back if it fails.
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Caldwell
A Son's Suggestion in Glasgow Times Style
A father demonstrates a gentler ride with a horse, cutting the whip through the air to urge speed without striking. A child, Tommy, asks why a spanking isn’t used on children, reflecting a playful contrast in the Glasgow Times tone.
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Tommy
Glasgow Times
Allen’s Foot Ease Ad Puffs Foot Comfort Aid
In brief ad text Allen’s Foot-Ease promises relief for corns bunions swollen feet and sweaty feet. It claims to ease ingrowing nails and foot discomfort with simple use and is sold by medical stores and shoe shops at a low price.
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Allen’s
Allen& Olnstea
A. Ib
Early training for new pitcher slows down debut
A fragmented report notes an exasperatingly slow delivery by a new pitcher and mentions a district messenger background. A quirky wedding ring superstition is hinted at, suggesting the bride’s fate could be unfavorable if the ring falls during the ceremony.
Chicago Business Outlook Sees Mixed Signals Amid Labor Strife
The Chicago district shows overall strength in trade and manufacturing with signs of industrial prosperity despite spreading labor troubles and idle periods. Gains appear in wholesale commerce, bank exchanges, and railway earnings, while grain marketing and labor friction remain notable factors.
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Chicago
Western Railroad Trafic
New York
Commodity Price Wave Across Markets Reveals Wide Range
Market listings show Chicago cattle values from $4.00 to $6.00 with hogs $4.00 to $5.40 and wheat around $1.00 per bushel. Other cities report similar spreads for cattle hogs sheep and grains with varying No 2 and No 3 grades and prices across Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo and New York.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
St. Milwaukee
Banley
Toledo
New York
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Letters from Mrs Holmes and Mrs Cottely praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female troubles. The notice claims wide endorsement and cures for symptoms from irregular menstruation to nervous prostration, urging readers to seek the product and its free advice offered by Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Mra. Holmes
Mra. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cire
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