Dying of consumption compared to famine torments
William Myers of Cearfoss Maryland recalls a long torture from consumption from first stage to end and credits Dr Kings New Discovery with a quick cure after vain trials. The product offers prompt relief and a guaranteed cure for coughs colds sore throats bronchitis and more with 50 cent and one dollar bottles and a free trial bottle.
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Wm. Myers
Cearfoss
Dr. King
Peoples’ Drug Store
Woman Pressured to Acknowledge Painful Foot Step
A report notes a woman faced coercion to admit discomfort from stepping on corn. The account centers on pressure she faced rather than the incident itself. No further details about location or individuals are provided in the excerpt.
Reduced West and South travel fares announced
Westward travel prospects gain from Pennsylvania Lines with Home-Seekers excessions to Colorado Idaho Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Montana Nebraska the Dakotas Oregon Washington Texas and other Western regions and Southern states. Stop-over privileges allow travelers to explore business openings. Tickets on sale on specified summer dates with fares and schedules available from local Pennsylvania Lines agents.
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Pennsylvania
Colorado
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Dakotas
Oregon
Washington
Texas
West
South
Rocky Mountain Tea Promises Digestion and Strength
A tonic for the sick and weak claims to improve digestion and assimilation. Sold at Cal lyaway's drug store for 35 cents, available as tea or tablets.
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Rocky Mountain
Callyaway's Drug Store
Difficult for Parents to Understand Child Traits
A short reflection notes that many parents struggle to grasp where their children acquire undesirable conduct. It suggests confusion about influences and urges careful observation and guidance.
Homeseekers' tickets offered across western states 1905
To all points in Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and British Columbia from March 1 to May 15 1905 round trip Homeseekers tickets on special days. Write at once for information and maps to C C Hill traveling agent Wisconsin Central By 25 Clark Street Chicago IL.
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Montana
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
British Columbia
C. C. Hill
Wisconsin
Electric Bitters Restore Kidney Health for Chero kee man
A testimonial from C F Collier of Cherokee Indiana states his kidney disease was severe, preventing him from sitting without a chair cushion and causing headache backache and depression. After using Electric Bitters he claims a full recovery and praises the tonic for weak kidneys liver or stomach. The product is guaranteed at Peoples' drug store for a dollar.
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C. F. Collier
Cherokee
Electric Bitters
Peoples
Painter Captivated by Week with Wife’s Relatives
A witty reflection on the social labor of hosting relatives. The speaker notes the husband’s task of entertaining his wife’s kin for seven days as an intense though unsung source of satisfaction. The remark blends humor with domestic expectation.
L B W Reinstates Cheap Sunday Excursions to Fort Wayne
Beginning Sunday May ith and each Sunday after the L B and W will run cheap excursions to Fort Wayne at $1.50 per excursion. Tickets are sold for trains leaving at 107 am and returning the same day at 21 poom. Bicycles and baggage are not checked on the excursion fare.
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Ft. Wayne
Rocky Mountain Tea Ad at Callaway's Drug Store
An ad-style item touts Rocky Mountain Tea promising a pretty face and delightful air with rosy cheeks and lovely hair, inviting a wedding trip across the sea through Callaway's drug store.
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Sea
Rocky Mountain
Callaway
When everybody else admits that they are wrong and that you are right
A reflective line notes a moment of universal concession signaling a shift toward a imagined future. The thought contrasts collective error with individual correctness, implying a transformative dawn when consensus flips to your view.
Excursions to Colorado by Pennsylvania Lines
Special low fares to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo for the International Epworth League Convention. Travel June 26 to July 5 via Pennsylvania Lines with road time for health and pleasure seekers to visit Rocky Mountain resorts. Get full information from ticket agents.
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Pennsylvania Lines
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Rocky Mountain
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Endorsed by Texan User
A testimonial from D. L. Gregory of Hope Texas brags Bucklen's Arnica Salve quickly cured a bad sore and helps sore eyes. The ad notes it costs 25 cents at Peoples' drug store.
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O. K
D. L. Gregory
Hope
Tex
Peoples’ Drug Store
Fortunes and misfortunes stir few satisfied minds
The remark suggests most people are rarely content with wealth or poverty, being more fixated on adverse circumstances than on gains. It hints at a philosophical view that dissatisfaction often arises from misfortune rather than the lack of fortune.
Hollister Tea Boosts Nerves and Blood
Tired out, worn out women cannot sleep, eat or work, seems as if she would fly to pieces. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea makes strong nerves and rich blood. 35 cents Tea or Tab lets. Callaway's drug store.
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Hollister
Callaway’s
Excursions to immense 3000-athlete festival at Indianapolis
Tour from Pennsylvania Lines offers roundtrip one way fare plus 25 cents for the week of June 21. The North American Gymnastic Union hosts day and night pageants, historic spectacles, and athletic exhibitions with teams from Germany, Italy, Holland, and possibly Japan. See agent for details.
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Indianapolis
Pennsylvania Lines
Germany
Italy
Holland
Japan
North American Gymnastic Union
National Gymnastic Union Festival at Indiana Fairgrounds
The North American Gymnastic Union plans a national festival at the Indiana state fair grounds in Indianapolis from June 21 to 25. Nations and states send large teams, with pageants and a torch light procession. Indianapolis residents will entertain visitors at an estimated cost of 25000 dollars. Rail fare is one dollar and twenty five cents round trip, with tickets available via Pennsylvania Lines June 20 to 23.
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The
North American Gymnastic Union
Indiana State Fair Grounds
Indianapolis
England
Germany
Holland
Italy
Pennsylvania Lines
Hagerstown
Jefferson Township
Wayne County
State of Indiana
Board of County Commissioners
General Assembly
State of
Indiana
John M. Miller
Cambridge City
Jackson Township
Chas. A.morgan
Charles A. Murgan
A Girl of the Russian Revolution
Vera Nicholovna a Russian noble’s daughter joins revolutionaries to fight an oppressive regime. She carries a bomb through crowded streets in St Petersburg but is helped by Harold Willetts a Chicagoan. He hides the bomb and later reunites with her at a ball. She disappears, later tied to a plot against a grand duke with unclear outcome. Flora Milligan
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Vera Nicholovna
Vera
Revolutionary Society
St. Petersburg
Harold Willetts
Willetts
United States
George III
Neva
Siberia
America
Flora Milligan
Verne and the catching up of science with fiction
Jules Verne aimed to foresee science and the long reach of time. His tale Around the World in Eighty Days once seemed incredible yet now the actual record surpasses it. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea also aligns with real discoveries as facts begin to rival fiction.
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Jules Verne
One Man's Rise to Riches From Courthouse Janitor to Carnival King
Nine years ago a courthouse janitor in a small western town spent most of a dollar on a merry-go-round ride for his daughter. He mortgaged his goods, expanded into shooting galleries, built his own attractions, and formed a carnival company with a dozen amusements. Now he runs four carnival outfits on flat cars, owns railway stock, travels in a private car, and is worth about $100,000.
Furniture Factories In the South
A. J. Lentzen of Louisville says the south is becoming the nation’s leading furniture region. He notes northern markets already source southern products and predicts Grand Rapids and other centers will acknowledge North and South Carolina mills as rivals. Greenville and D. C. grow as furniture hubs with rising mill output. Pine lands near North and South Carolina meet demand, with short shipment distances and proximity to New York and Philadelphia.
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South
A. J. Lentzen
Louisville
Grand Rapids
North Carolina
South Carolina
Greenville
D. C
New York
Philadelphia
Milwaukee Sentinel
Good pigs need breeding and feeding in tandem
A Farm Journal note warns that pigs only thrive with both proper breeding and adequate feeding. Growth pauses of one or two months waste feed and stunt development, making recovery impossible. The piece also advises sows should not bear young before reaching one year of age.
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Farm Journal
Linseed meal feed tips for healthy colts
A tablespoonful of linseed meal mixed with grain helps bowel health and keeps colts lively and glossy. Keep stalls dry and clean with dry bedding. Wet filthy floors promote thrush, warns a horse breeder.
Never shut a hen on the nest to let her judge
A corollary from Farm Journal notes that a writer seasons fifty to a hundred hens in barrels with runs, and lets the hen decide when to leave or return. It is rare for a hen to misuse this privilege.
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Cor
Farm Journal
Milking Steadiness Builds Skill and Speed
A proverb from the American Cultivator notes that true mastery comes from consistent practice. Those who begin calmly, maintain a steady flow, and sustain effort will achieve better results than the quick bursts followed by lulls.
Feeding pigs without gain hurts profits and hogs
A Farmers Advocate quote warns that slow, shiftless feeding wastes feed and causes losses in hog herds. It emphasizes that letting pigs grow three to six months without gain equates to food waste and delayed maturation, harming both the herd and farmer returns.
Difference Between High and Low Church Quip Attributed
Irving Grinnell, treasurer of the Church Temperance Society of New York, comments on Episcopalian church differences as noted by the New York Tribune. He recalls overheard street talk where one boy boasts of matins while another mocks carpets, illustrating the clash between high and low church notions.
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Irving Grinnell
Church Temperance Society of
New York
New York Tribune
Ana
Tea and a Proposal in a City Office Tale
Jeanette Melton, a diligent typewriter in a law office, enjoys her own tea ritual as she faces Darcy Carey, the chief clerk who longs for marriage. A lunch invitation from a junior partner tests her. she chooses love and independence, preferring to keep her tea and job, even as she spurns wealth for a life with Darcy. Temple Bailey. Edith recalls a wild memory from kindergarten, claiming she remembers before birth and sitting on a fence considering her gender. New York Globe.
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Jeanette
Francis Carey
Jeanette Melton
Darcy
Francis
Miss Melton
Jove
Christendom
Great Hotel
Carcy
Edith
New York Globe
Shortcake Song Sparks Lingering Berry Imagery
A playful rhyme centers on shortcake and berries, noting the phrase shortcake as a nickname. The speaker recalls the fruit topping as a defining feature, with a light, nostalgic tone and lingering curiosity about its significance.
New Life Pills Promised As Cure All Bowel Ailments
An advertisement assures safety and quick relief from pain in the bowels and stomach. It claims Dr King’s New Life Pills cure headaches biliousness costiveness and other disorders. Available at Peoples' drug store for 25 cents with a guarantee.
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Dr. King
Peoples
G A R Special To State Encampment Madison Excursion
The Indiana State Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Woman's Relief Corps will hold June 13 to 15 in Madison Indiana. Round trip Pennsylvania Lines tickets from Indiana stations to Madison are offered at a low fare plus 25 cents June 12 13 14 15 from Columbus and intermediate stations for parade participation. A G A R Special will run Indianapolis to Madison June 14 11:00 am arriving 2:00 pm. Additional specials June 14 and 15 depart Columbus 5:10 am North Vernon 2:00 am arriving Madison 10:00 am returning to Columbus and Indianapolis.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Woman’s Relef Corps
Madison
Ind
Pennsylvania
Columbus
Indianapolis
North Vernon
Dupe
Clifty Falls
Hanging Rock
Pennsylvania Lines
Remarkable Picture by Paul de Longpre on June cover
The Woman's Home Companion features Paul de Longpre, famed flora painter, with a cover reproduction of his painting The Three Most Beautiful Roses. The June issue, priced ten cents, is praised for superior art and is published by Crowell Publishing in New York and Chicago for one dollar a year.
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Paul de Longpre
Woman's Home Companion
Woman’s Home Companion
Crowell Publishing Company
New York City
Chicago
Christian Endeavor Special to Baltimore on Pennsylvania Lines
The Christian Endeavor Special runs July 4 from St. Louis at 10 a m via Terre Haute Indianapolis and Richmond to Baltimore with coaches sleeping cars and dining cars. Passengers may join along the route and view Allegheny crossings by daylight. Tickets on sale at Pennsylvania Lines offices with full details and free booklet available.
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Christian Endeavor
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
St. Louis
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Richmond
Cambridge Cambridge City
Indiana
Allegheny Mountains
America
Pennsylvania Lines
C. E
Travel via Wisconsin Central to Portland by Pullman Sleeper
The account Lewis and Clark Exposition will be in effect via Wisconsin Central Ry. If you plan to go to Portland this year ask the ticket agent to read via Wisconsin Central between Chicago and St. Paul. Pullman sleepers free reclining chair cars and alacarte meals enhance the journey. Further information from C.C. Hil, T. A., 204 Clark St., Chicago.
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Wisconsin Central
Portland
Chicago
St. Paul
C.C. Hil
T. A
Clark &J
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LJ Lee
Storch & Roby
Bertsch
Cambridge City, Indiana
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Charles Kneise
K.of P. Temple
Cambridge City, Inl
R. C. Leslie
F. Kemmer
Cambridge City, MD
Ontario Veterinary College
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