Back Ache Relief from Doan's Kidney Pills
James R. Keeler of Cazenovia New York testifies that after fifteen years of back and kidney pain he found relief from the first box of Doan's Kidney Pills and was restored to good condition after two boxes. He recommends them to wife and friends. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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James R. Keeler
Fenner Street
Cazenovia
N. Y
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Conversation Between Miss Speitz and Mr Jollyer
In a playful exchange Miss Speitz questions a compliment on her looks. Mr Jollyer quotes her retort about aging with a sly remark that she will look older when she is forty.
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Miss Speitz
Star's rapid strides noted in a year's progress
A witty quip praises a rising star in show business, recalling a legend of walking from Tonawanda to Batavia in just over ten hours, while the Dramatic Editor demands affidavits to prove the feat.
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Tonawanda
Batavia
Puck
Worth Knowing About Brandreth's Pills
If you seek a first class laxative Brandreth's Pills are described as a safe effective blood purifier. Each pill contains sarsaparilla extract and other vegetable products and a nightly dose provides relief from constipation. The pills are long established and sold everywhere in plain or sugar coated form.
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Brandreth
Curious Peasant Superstition About All Saints Day Spirits
A London Tribune summary notes that All Saints Day bans and rituals persist in parts of Britain and Brittany. Peasants lock horses to keep spirits from riding them, avoid slamming doors to spare entering souls, and children must not throw stones to protect wandering dead. Alsace lights cross-shaped lamps to comfort souls. A noon wind is believed to be the dead thanking the living.
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London Tribune
Britanny
Alsace
Grape-Nuts Promised To Aid Digestion And Wellness
A washwoman recounts long stomach troubles from starchy and greasy foods. After two weeks on Grape-Nuts she feels better and by two months is a well woman able to eat freely. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and invites readers to read The Road to Wellville with the slogan There’s a reason.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Ergot Dangers to Cattle From Nebraska Forage
A Nebraska bulletin warns stockmen about ergot in wild rye and wheatgrasses. It explains ergot fungus forms sclerotia in grass heads, causes livestock illness or abortion, and details detection and prevention measures including cutting grasses early, burning infected hay, and inspecting seed for ergots.
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Nebraska
Influence of Tillage on Soils and Moisture
Pro J A Hummel argues water is central to soil fertility and plant growth. Proper tillage conserves moisture by preventing surface evaporation, enhancing capillary flow, and maintaining root zone moisture. Deep plowing loosens under soil, while frequent shallow cultivation renews the mulch and reduces weed water loss.
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Pro
J. A. Hummel
Minnesota Experiment Station
Desert
Domestic Arts Among Cabinet Women Highlight Pies and Meals
The article praises cabinet wives for culinary skill as social capital. Mrs Cortelyou heads with custard pie fame and even entertains the president at luncheons. Mrs Shaw, Mrs Root, and Mrs Taft are also noted for bread, housekeeping, and practical cooking knowledge.
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Cortelyou
Shaw
Root
Taft
Cincinnati
Senator Clark
Growing Mushrooms Made Simple in Home Cellars
A practical guide explains mushroom farming at constant near 55 degrees, in cellar conditions. It covers bed preparation, using horse manure mixed with garden soil, layering to 12 inches, inserting a thermometer, casing after ten days, and harvest starting six weeks after planting with careful watering to avoid drying.
Aristocracy at the Capital and the Supreme Court Society
A society portrait notes the nine Supreme Court justices as a permanent aristocracy, all but the chief justice married, shaping official social calendars. It highlights Miss Fannie Fuller’s July marriage to Dr. Robert Mason of Washington, a Virginian physician and grandnephew of Gen. Robert E. Lee, who joins high society with modest means.
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Supreme Court
Fannie Fuller
Robert Mason
Washington
Fuller
F Street
Nineteenth Street
Dr. Mason
Gen
Robert E. Lee
Mrs Morton Leaves Washington For South Europe And New York
Mrs. Levi P. Morton plans winters in southern Italy Spain and New York after remodeling the Rhode Island avenue mansion. Once home to social leaders it was built by Alexander Graham Bell and later witnessed notable events including visits by Countess Marguerite Cassini and the Russian ambassador Casini. Mrs Morton hosted society from the White House onward and her daughter Miss Morton was praised by Sir Mortimer Durand as a beautiful American woman.
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Morton
Washington
Levi P. Morton
Rhode Island Avenue
Secretary of State
Italy
Spain
New York
Mortons
Alexander Graham Bell
Mirtimer Durand
Women Clerks in Government Departments Defy Osler Theory
In Washington executive offices women clerks defy the Osler theory with long-serving staff in the State and Land offices and the War Records library. Eliza Gridley, nearly 86, works at the general land office teaching land law. Miss Mason, near 86, aids information seekers in war records. In the Justice Department many women around 70 remain diligent and capable workers.
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Washington
Osler
Secretary of State
Eliza Gridley
Olympia
Manila
General Land Office
Mason
Library of War Records
France
Department of Justice
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Agropyron
White
Farrests
Place Aux Dames
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