Do You Get Up With A Lame Back Kilmers Swamp Root Ad
Medical ad touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder trouble including lame back Bright's disease and catarrh. It promises free sample bottles and a book on kidney health, asks readers to mention the paper, and lists Binghamton New York address for mailing requests.
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Kilners Swamp Root
Kilmer
Bright
Kilners Swamp
Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Kilner
Binghamton, N. Y
Congressional exam for West Point nominees in Rhode Island
Congressman Granger announces a competitive Civil Service Commission examination for one principal and two alternates from the First District of Rhode Island to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point. The test will be at the Providence Post Office building on Monday July 9th at 4 58 am and may last three days. Eligible age is seventeen to twenty one inclusive. Residence in the First District is required. Further information from Congressman Granger at 10190 Banigan Building Providence.
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Ctranger
United States Military Academy
West Point
Providence
Civil Service Commission
Mandar
First Congressional District
Rhode Island
Congresaman Granger
Banigap Building
Provence
Fortune Teller’s Vague Prediction Sparks Regret
A brief exchange recalls a fortune teller who promised insight for a dollar. The skeptic paid, and the teller warned the future would prompt regret for spending the money. The anecdote laments misgivings about onedollar readings.
Land and Water Boats For Timber Districts
A Popular Mechanics description details hybrid vessels used in Canadian and northern U S timber regions. These craft combine steamboat and steam winch features, using paddle wheels or twin screws and a cable drum to haul along rugged portages. The method pulls the boat across land via a cable tied between trees, keeping a straight course, enabling travel one to two miles daily over rough grades without roads.
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United States
First Come First Served Bazaar Lesson
A London Telegraph anecdote recalls a minister who opposed bazaars and tells of a street holdup. A thief, seeming remorseful, tells the victim it was “pretty rough to be gone through like this,” then adds “I was only going to a bazaar,” as the victim is reassured that he is first.
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London Telegraph
Summer stomach trouble remedies advertised locally
An old advertisement promotes Kodol as a cure for dyspepsia and stomach troubles with digestion of all foods. It also markets DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for cuts, scratches, bruises, piles, and similar skin issues, sold by W H Buffington.
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W.H. Buffington
DeWitt
W H. Buffington
The Shoemaker’s Art Through Ancient Egypt
Julius Chambers praises shoemakers by tracing an Egyptian tomb scene from Queen Ti’s fifth dynasty burial. He links ancient foot coverings to the enduring craft, noting early artisans at work on footwear and the timeless urge to go barefoot. The piece blends archaeology with a nostalgic reminiscence of childhood shoe-hiding rituals.
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Memphis
Nile
Julius Chambers
Brooklyn Eagle
Egypt
The Blue Eyed Girl on Hospitality and Suspicion
A New York Press reflection details a blue eyed girl who, by choosing to pay for her own meals, alters friends’ perceptions. She notes how paying for meals erodes standing invitations as friends worry she is economizing at their expense, though she remains cheerful and no more burdensome.
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New York Press
Impossible Combination Quip Cited by Courier Journal
A Louisville Courier Journal quip notes the rarity of finding the time place and the girl together, contrasting it with the common joke that the unlikely trio is the man the shower and the umbrella. The line showcases witty wordplay on everyday odds.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
By Right of Birth Hunter Are you an American citizen
A quip from Harper's Weekly where Pat declares born in Donegal and asserts his American citizenship, tying lineage and birth date to identity in a humorous exchange.
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Hunter
Pat
Donegal
Harper's Weekly
Long chin whiskers may reflect necktie urges says Philadelphia Record
A Philadelphia Record quip notes that a man growing long chin whiskers might be answering his wife’s insistence on his necktie purchases. The lighthearted remark links grooming to domestic dynamics in a tongue in cheek line.
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Philadelphia Record
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Reader
A Manning Iowa woman writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her life. She suffered years with female troubles and costly ineffective medicines, followed advice, and regained perfect health. The note promotes the remedy and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Lydia Pinkham
T. C. Willadsen
Manning
Iowa
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinknham
Administratrix Appointment for John J Christie Estate
Annie E Christie is named administratrix of the John J Christie estate in Bristol. Creditors are alerted to present claims or file them with the Bristol Probate Court clerk within six months from the first advertisement date. Bond has been given as required by law.
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Bristol
John J Christie
Annie E Christie
Rebeccus Crosundall
Augusta Coggesh
R.1
Margarit
Christie estate appoints administratrix in Bristol
By probate court order Annie E Christie is named administratrix with will annexed of Margarit A Christie late of Bristol deceased. Bond filed as required. Creditors must present claims to the Bristol Probate Court within six months from first advertisement dated June 1 1905.
Probate Court of Bristol authorizes sale of ward estate
June 1 1908 probate petition by George H Peck guardian for Eliza Bullock requests sale of real estate on High Street Bristol to pay debts and invest proceeds. Notice ordered for fourteen days in Bristol Phoenix. Probate Clerk John M Cuggeshall seals order.
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Bristol
Eliza Bullock
George H. Peck
High Street
Samuel P. Eldridge
William H Allen
James M.gooding
Ward
Probate Court
Bristol Phoenix
John M. Cuggeshall
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the International Securities Corporation
Exchange Place
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Dorrance Street
Providence, R, I
the Shoemaker’s Art
O. Leclair
Collins Street
Merchants & Miners
Norfolk
Baltimore
Fall River
Philadelphia
A. L. Bongartz
Fall River, Mass
Janes Barry
R. I
Buffinton
Collett
Roger Williamis Specialty Coo
P.O
Normal School
Newport
Rogers Hich
Woonsocket
East Greenwich
Academy
Westerly
North Scituate
Walter E. Ranger
State Board of Education
Shell Fisheries
John Shepard
Commissioners of Shell Fisheries
State House
ILSP_H. vee NOR BRAYTON
Rounds Commissioners of Shell Fisheries
George W McGann
J. H. Wall & Co
Hope Street
Attorneys At Law and the
Guery
Easterbrooks
Hope St
Tel
Custom House Street
Telephone Union
Lorin M. Cook
Edward I. Brownell
S. Golden
Young's
Peterson’s
General Contractors
Mason
Bay View Ave
Philias Fontaine
Staples Coal Co
Thaives
James Dixon Carpenter
Church Street
A. W. Orgelman
State Street
Lam
G M. Wilbur
Kristo I
Franklin Street
S. B. Paull
Barnaby Clothing
Barnaby
Cnegeigee
Ovline
Barnaby Corner
Westminster and
Dorrance
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