Peruna praised in letters from Ottawa and Crown Point
The page prints patient testimonials endorsing Peruna for cold and catarrh. Miss Florence E. Kenah of Ottawa says the remedy cured her lung illness and digestive upset within weeks. Miss Rose Gerbing of Crown Point reports rapid relief after two bottles and plans to recommend and distribute it to others. Dr. Hartman offers free advice to those not helped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence E. Kenah
Maria Street
Ottawa
Ont
Cinera
Rose Gerbing
Crown Point
Ind
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Mixed Bystander tale in Cleveland chatty tone
A talkative stranger recounts meeting an independent old man in Geauga County who owns a toothless dog. The man claims the dog has never seen a streetcar, prompting quips about mouths, vacuums, and communication as bystanders press for details. The exchange ends with the little man angry and silent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geauga County
Bank Street
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legislative action and debates in Indianapolis halls
The Indiana General Assembly saw railroad, tax, and education bills progress. Amendments to the railroad consolidation bill kept state control over Indiana railroads. a Vincennes University commission was expanded. pesthouse and labor-issue investigations advanced. funding and salaries measures were debated as Governor and Republican leaders weighed tax relief and school levies. The general appropriations bill emerged for House approval, with Sayres predicting over 2.75 million in total maintenance needs, about half available next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Fortune
Vincennes University
Henry C. Taylor
House
Admiral Brown
Durbin
Committee
Indianapolis
Stechhan
Michigan City
State Board of Opticians
Gray
Adair
Harley
General Assembly
Republicans
Bell
Warren G. Sayres
Wabash
Finance Committee
Goodwine
Legislative Visitation Committee
Sayre
The
Treasury
Roosevelt Declines Interview With Persistent Advisor
President Roosevelt refused a private interview with a politician famed for pushing advice on legislation. He reportedly quipped that it distressed him to converse with the man, joking he might revert to arboreal ancestors and grow a tail to swing from a chandelier without interrupting the talk.
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Roosevelt
Time It Was Taken for Granted in Married Life
A brief, domestic vignette about Montmorency and his wife quarrelling over love in a small marital rift. The exchange shows a strained moment in their marriage and hints at underlying tensions, framed as a compact story of married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montmorency
Monty
New York
Doan's Kidney Pills Advertised Cure and Pious Sayings
Striking back pain warnings precede kidney trouble. Doan's Kidney Pills claimed to cure kidney and bladder ills with testimonials from A W Lutz of Sterling HI. Also promotes Mrs Winslow’s Syrup and various ads for food, household goods, and a mail order opportunity.
Telegraphist and Lady Operator Exchange Quip
A gentleman telegraphist recalls calling a young lady in another office who finally answered after a long wait. He telegrams, I have been trying to catch you for the last half hour. She retorts that another young man has failed for two years to catch her. Tid-Bits style wit.
Turned Out to Be a Scoundrel
A Washington Star quip exposes a scoundrel who profited from selling a mining stock to a naive buyer. The stock, deemed worthless by the seller, proves immensely valuable, while the buyer faced no foresight about the scam.
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Washington Star
Postmaster General Payne Urged to End Whisky Substitutes
Col. Watterson of the Louisville Courier Journal blasts Postmaster General Payne for incompetence in using a commission to judge whether an alleged whisky substitute measures up. He argues that any adult man knows there is no substitute for whisky.
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Payne
Col
Watter
Louisville Gourier Journal
Sunday School Lesson Over Ephesus and the Magic Arts
The lesson at Epheus centers on the vagabond Jewish exorcists who invoked Jesus name without faith, resulting in their defeat by an evil spirit. The event spurred fear, the magnification of the Lord Jesus, confession by believers, and the public burning of magic books valued at fifty pounds of silver. The period runs A D 14 to 57 in Asia Minor.
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Paul
Ephesus
Jesus
Sceva
Asia Minor
Sphesus
God
Curio
Hen deaths prompt burial advised in quip column
A reader asks why hens die each morning. The editor replies the fowls suffer from death and the only prescribed treatment is burial, noting it as a common complaint.
Dreaming of a Colonial Mansion on Broad Walks
A couple discusses future housing plans, imagining a white colonial mansion with green blinds wide porches and parkland paths, while noting they may live uptown in a flat now. The Detroit Free Press quotes their light exchange about status and future dreams.
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Detroit Free Press
Laughing at Beef Trust Inquiry Provokes Commissioners
In a Chicago Tribune article the beef trust probe leader sternly questions a packer who admits humor at the effort. The packer jokes about “holding his sides” as authorities press the case and seek serious evidence.
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Beef Trust
Packer
Chicago Tribune
One Old Automobile Trade For A Mule
A Washington Star quip has Mr. Erastus Pinkley debating a joke about trading a troublesome automobile for a mule. The exchange centers on a car that stalls on demand and risks to bystanders, prompting a witty comparison to a mule trade.
Towne Karbon Boasts About New Baby Size
The Philadelphia Press quotes Towne Karbon boasting the baby weighs a ton a claim Browne ridicules as extravagant satire. Towne’s response notes his notion of a ton is peculiar and tied to his work as a cecal dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towne—Karbon
Browne
He Is Sorry Now. Judge Ponders Exchange Column
A jailhouse quip frames a case as a judge notes a man’s remorse and muses about whether his wife’s case and an exchange column might fit into public notice. The dialogue hints at social commentary and legal irony without detailing events.
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Jarvis
Canadians Attract Dakota Farmers Across The Border
A North Dakota farmer arriving in Winnipeg says thousands will migrate to western Canada in spring. He notes higher wheat prices south of the border and land prices a quarter of Canadian cost. Government agents in multiple cities offer authoritative guidance on farming methods and rates to prospective settlers.
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Canada
Sprimng
Langdon
North Dakota
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dakota
St. Pauli
Western
Ottawa
J. C. Duncan
Big Four
Indianapolis
Ind
Reckless Chauffeur in Eighty Mile Per Hour Car
Ida declares him her ideal but fears shattered ideals if he keeps driving the freak automobile at eighty miles an hour. Belle agrees he will be shatted if he persists in such speed as the car races along.
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Ida
Belle
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
A vintage medical advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children from Nurse Mother Gray of New York's Children's Home. It claims to break up colds in 24 hours, cure constipation feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders regulate bowels and destroy worms. Sold by druggists or by mail 25 cents sample mailed free Allen H. Olmsted Le Roy New York quot Women jump at conclusions and men try to reach them by reasoning quot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Doan
A. W. Lutz
17Th Avenue
Sterling
Dean
Mr. Lutz
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Mother Gray
New York
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
R. Paxton CO
Columbus Ave
Bostos
Mass
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Ose
F. E. Kenah
Florence Kenah
Charterhouse Sq
London
E. C
Rue de la Paix
Paris
R. Towns & Co
Sydney
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
Boston
Gregory
Nora Tesla
Indiana
Illinois
J. G
Dana
Putnam
P. O. Box 5
Rose Peterson
Parkdale Tennis Club
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lyon
Hannah E
Jershon
Collingswood
N. J
Irs
Chester St
Little Rock
Ark
Ely’s
Spra
Lee Fae
Lly Roe
Warren St
Mall
Salzer
America
D. John A. Salzer Seed CO
la Crosse
Wis
Sign OF the Fish
Tower Saud, CO. Leet
Tomer
Yates &Co
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