The Marrying Squire of Brazil Indiana
Judge George E. Law known as the Marrying Squire married many couples in Indiana. He wrote in 1906 praising Dean's Kidney Pills for back pain sleep and urinary issues. On January 5 1909 he reaffirmed his endorsement and said he recommended the remedy to many people. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 50 cents a box.
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George E. Law
Justice of the Peace
Ivy
Franklin St
Brazil
Ind
Squire
Indiana
Judge Law
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Choice of Two Evils in a Hartford Press tale
A Hartford Press editor recalls a 19th century exchange with a compositor who prefers to be shot than typeset Warner's copy. The anecdote underscores the heavy pride and burden of newspaper work during the era.
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Charles Dudley Warner
Hartford
Awakening of American Art in Public Life
A contemporary call for beauty sweeps American cities and lawmaking bodies as citizens demand art in daily life. Municipalities and legislatures respond to this rising cultural priority with new policies and programs.
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America
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
Report from Lothron and Johnson. patent lawyers in St Paul Minnesota lists issued patents to multiple Northwestern inventors. Names include H Braun Mellette S D wagon reach N Fry man Bowden N D draft equalizer W J Hoy St Paul Minn pile driver R C Sanders Pierre S D lawn sprinkler G H Weyh Armour Sd horse releaser J D Wilcox Pine City Minn potato digger Schmidt and Howe Butler S D ace count file.
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Northwestern
Lothron & Johnson
Pioneer Press Building
St. Paul
Minn
H. Braun
Mellette
S. D
N. Fryman
Bowden
N. D
W. J. Hoy
R. C. Sanders
Pierre
G. H. Weyh
Armour
Ss. D
J. D. Wilcox
Pine City
Schmidt and Howe
Butler
Matches Demand and Timber Shortages Prompt Planting Call
The article notes Americans use about 700 million matches yearly and that match production relies on fine lumber from planing mills. It warns that timber reserves in the Great Lakes pine supply are being depleted, risking shortages and urging foresters to plant timber specifically for matches.
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Great Lakes
United States
Prsent
Germany
France
Wisconsin couple finds health with Postum drink
A Milwaukee area couple describes relief from sleeplessness nervousness and irritability after switching from coffee to Postum. They note clearer skin steadier nerves and better temper as adherence to package directions yields stronger richer brew and reduced coffee cravings the letter urges others to try Postum and read The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battlereek
Mich
Wellville
The Widow and the Knotty Matrimony Dialogue
A widow and a bachelor debate the state of marriage using mechanical metaphor. They joke that love has not improved matrimony while contemplating eloping to city hall to end their ties, concluding that friendship carries no knot.
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Mr. Travers
Not So Much Hustle Here
A South American businessman notes less hustle in Bogota compared with the United States. He contrasts office hours and lunch breaks, describing how Americans delay responses on commodity pricing while Latin American firms work longer hours and slower communication, leading to a two week wait for information.
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Colombia
United States
Bogota
Irish Street Children Amid Dublin Freeman's Journal Reflection
The Dublin Freeman's Journal describes street children as a surprising and humorous institution for visitors. It portrays barefoot youths in ready humor and playful spirit, offering a day long comedy that embodies Ireland's gay poverty and resilient good humor despite depressing circumstances.
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Ireland
Dublin Freeman’s Journal
Slavery Abolished Yet Baseball Trade Persists Says Tourists
An English tourist claims slavery is abolished in the country while an American responds that the buying and selling of baseball players remains an active industry. The exchange highlights lingering racial and economic tensions in sports.
Up to Him Language in Early Domestic Scene
A terse exchange shows a man asking if his partner can live on a $12 weekly salary after she agrees to marry him. She answers with cautious optimism while pondering how they will manage. The brief dialogue highlights financial uncertainty in a domestic arrangement.
Count’s Love Note Provokes Heiress Reply
An impecunious nobleman in France writes a note to a pretty heiress confessing love and seeking advice. The heiress replies bluntly that he may express himself any way except C. O. D., stating he is not worth the charges.
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France
Count de Bust
The Lepers Confession at Culion Island
Florencio Bacumus, a leper in Culion, recounts how he saw Lieut. White and plotted to infect him with leprosy to force his relocation. He details his past in Manila, the massacre of his parents, and his act of love turned revenge as he binds himself to Culion.
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Florencio Bacumus
Philippine Islands
Culion
Father Vidal
Seper
Mr. White
Cubon
Coast Guard
Manila
Philippines
Batangas
Walled City
White
Tondo
Lieut. White
Mrs. White
China
Cochero
Florencio
Intramuros
United States
Lieut
Had Awful Weeping Eczema on Face and Neck
A patient suffered severe eczema with raw face and neck areas, marked itching inflammation and soreness. Described as terrible, all treatments reportedly failed to improve the condition.
Cuticura Proved a Great Success in Vermont Patient Tale
A Northfield Vermont woman describes severe eczema on her ear spreading to face and neck. After three doctors and failed treatments she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, healing fully within three months. The testimonial is from Miss Ann Pearsons dated December 19, 1907.
Pneumonia Warned as Cold Often Precedes Illness
An old notice claims pneumonia follows ordinary colds and promotes patent remedies. It promotes Hamlin's Wizard Oil rubbed on the chest to drive out inflammation and prevent serious trouble. It also mocks a woman's vanity over new gowns with a joking chip on the shoulder.
Slow but Sure Directory of a Grim Train Death
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a slow moving character named Pokerley who chose the longest route to complete tasks. The text mentions Ashley and a suicide by lying on a railroad track to be struck by a freight train.
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Pokerley
Ashley
Castoria Safety Notice for Infants and Children
Important advisory urging careful examination of every bottle of Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children, ensuring quality and safety in use and administration.
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Mathera
The Greeks of Manhattan
The melancholy man muses that while Greeks are linked to Marathon and grand imagery, a New York Greek is usually a man who runs a candy store. He contrasts grand ancient associations with a common urban stereotype.
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Manhattan
New York
Pettit's Eye Salve Advertised for Eye Ailments
An old pharmacy note promotes Pettit's Eye Salve for inflammation itching lids eye aches vision defects and light sensitivity. Sold by all druggists or Howard Bros Buffalo N Y.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
Diagnosis Inquiry Sparks Quip About Surgery Fee
An exchange shows a medical student asking what operation was performed on a man and the eminent surgeon replies with a price of two hundred dollars. The student clarifies he means the diagnosis or illness treated. The dialogue underscores costs in medical practice.
Garfield Tea and Health Claims Advertises Laxative Drink
Sample requests invited for Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn with claims to relieve constipation and regulate liver and kidneys. Other notes mention a man with a first watch, a satirical remark about reformers, and several business references including Taubert Tannery in Minneapolis and Milton Dairy Co in St Paul.
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Garfield Tea
Garfield Tea. Co
Brooklyn
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DEA
Helen Rowland
Daily Story Pub. Co
Cuticura
Met Biscuits
Canada Sap
Hall
P. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Wapina, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
J. H. Rindlaub
Taubert Tannery
Minneapolis
Allen
Walck Relief
Ufe
Milton Dairy CO
ST. Paul, Minn
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