Peruna Laxative Tonic Promoted as Household Remedy
An advertisement extols Peruna as a preventive laxative tonic for general health. It urges keeping Peruna in every home, claims it prevents disease, aids digestion, and replaces other laxatives and irritants. Customer testimonials praise its efficacy against catarrh and bowel issues.
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Wil
John‘ B
Whiting St
Plymouth
Mass
Pe-ru-na Company
Columbus
Ohio
Katarno
Katanna Company
Ali A
The Stateroom Term Origin On River Steamers
The article traces how river steamboats named cabins after states, with the Texas as the premier room. Over time cabins became staterooms and the term entered common language, losing its original state-name meaning as memory faded.
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Mississippi River
Union
Texas
Acid Kills Waterfowl in Great Salt Lake
Dr Buckley reports sulphuric acid discharged into Great Salt Lake water caused the death of two million waterfowl last year. The American Game Protective Association sent Buckley to Salt Lake City to test for contagious disease, but findings point to chemical poisoning rather than illness.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Buckley
Bureau of Animal Industry
American Game Protective Association
Salt Lake City
Could a young couple be happy on 900 a year
A skeptical bachelor in a newspaper office is asked if a young couple could be happy on nine hundred dollars a year. He replies that they could not live together on that amount, illustrating changing standards of domestic happiness with income.
Watered Stock In City Cafe Banter
Two longtime cronies in a Cortlandt Street cafe spend hours chatting in a humorously slurred exchange. One asks about nationality and highlights his Glasgow father, joking that he is half Scot and half seltzer as the other half.
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Cortlandt Street
Jim
Bob
Glasgow
Parlor Visit Sparks Late Ring Exchange
A hopeful young man recalls a sister's reaction as he reveals being in the parlor. She remains silent and shifts a ring from one finger to another, signaling unspoken intent or consent. The exchange unfolds with understated tension in a domestic setting.
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Albert
Lippincott’s
Plodgitt Accents Paris Gown Source Shaped Fashion Tale
Fragmentary note suggests Plodgitt sources all gowns from Paris while her French accent features in the tale. Distinct names and clear actions are limited by the text.
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Cee Plodgitt
Paris
Fecate
Tae
Are here all thy children in the Sabbath call
A sermon urges that all generations and neighbors are God’s children and belong in worship and Sabbath school. It argues that duty extends beyond one's own kids to every child in the neighborhood, stressing that neglect harms future leaders and teachers. Prompt action invites families to bring children to church and Sabbath school.
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Jesse
Ruth
Willie
George
James
Mary
God
Good Samaritan
David
Demands of Christian People
Christians today seek full comprehension and expression of Christ’s world mission and a grounding in the Infinite authority and power he claimed to take away sin, according to The Pacific.
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Christ
Pacific
Face A Sight With Tetter Moberly Mo
A 2 year skin condition described as a troublesome face and neck eruption may be tetter or eczema. The testimonial notes dramatic relief after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, with cooling effect and removal of matter from the skin. Mrs J Brooksher signed this 1912 testimonial.
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Moberly
J. Brooksher
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Art inspector praises drawing while cautioning worship
In a classroom exchange Miss Brown gains praise from the art inspector who warns against worshiping images citing scriptural command. A pun then asks if marrying in 1913 is unlucky, answered with a quip about wealth and marriage prospects.
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Brown
Nervy New York hotel manager and the kitten alert
A hotel manager who warned staff to report anything trouble learns the bell boy burst in with news that the downstairs cat has just had kittens. The manager, eager to end the scene, responds in a rough manner.
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New York
Daughters of the Confederacy
Infants and Parents Linked to Poliomyelitis Experiments
Dr. Simon Flexner and colleagues report that nasal pharyngeal washings from parents of an infant with acute poliomyelitis were inoculated into a Macacus cynomolgus monkey. The animal initially recovered but later showed paralysis with lesions in the spinal cord and medulla, indicating experimental poliomyelitis.
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Simon Flexner
Apeican Medical Association
Flexner
Danger Spot Nose Jammed by Boiler Sniff
A tippler with a red nose worked a day as a boiler works laborer then visited a hospital surgeon with a smashed nose. He explained he stuck his nose through a boiler hole to get air, and a bystander outside hit it with a hammer thinking it was a red-hot rivet.
His Caliber and Will Power Highlighted
A remark praises a man’s heart and grit describing him as having a heart of gold a grip of iron and a will of steel the speaker dismisses the notion joking that he must be a man of mettle with firm resolve and strong character.
Nobel Peace Prize Idea Sparks Mock Praise
A playful exchange praises the idea of a Peace Prize as grand and noble, with witty banter highlighting the concept as a noble thought.
Speak Well in Debates Say the Truth Not Victory
The quote urges speaking pertinently and timely, aiming for truth over victory or bias. It counsels considering what to say and when to say it to avoid harming the argument. William Penn advocates honest engagement and avoiding attempts to expose opponents unjustly.
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William Penn
Serious Matter and Personal Remarks Cited in Transcript
A fragment references a doctor visiting a door and a bill collection, with a stray note about a syrup and social finance themes. The excerpt mentions Mrs. Winslow’s Syrup and the idea that days feel shorter as time is money, ending with a remark on social friendliness.
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Griggs
Briggs
Boston Evening Transcript
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Hostetter
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