Letter praising Lydia Pinkham remedy for tumor relief
A 1628 Lincoln Ave Denver letter to Mrs Pinkham Lynn Mass describes a five year tumor suffering with intense pain and depression. The writer credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with reducing the tumor and restoring health over seven months and urges others to seek the remedy. It promotes the product and invites sick women to write for advice.
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Kellogg
Lincoln Ave
Denver
Col
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Poem Sold Ends With Gift Of Easter Bonnet
A light exchange reveals a poem sold for cash and a twist as the buyer explains he spent the money on a celluloid collar, leaving the poet amused and slightly disappointed about the Easter bonnet plan.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Teething Pain
An 19th century advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soften gums reduce fretfulness ease pain and cure wind colic priced at 25 cents per bottle.
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Mra. Winslow
Nautical Notes Parlor Quip on Yachts and Mortgages
In a light exchange Mrs Yacht boasts of her husband’s yacht while another counters that her husband can only hold the mortgage on the rival’s boat. The dialog highlights social snobbery over wealth.
Care of Oilcloth Care and Cleaning Instructions
Care of oilcloth should avoid Scrub brushes and strong soap. Sweep dirt with a soft hair brush, wash with tepid Ivory Soap, rinse with clear water with a teaspoon of kerosene, then polish with a dry cloth. Signed Eleanor R Parker.
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Eleanor R. Parker
Rode With Dynamite Ride From City To Station
Two San Francisco refugees recount a dangerous caravan ride to the station where they boarded a train eastward. A driver demanded 50 dollars, they refused, and a wagon driver offered a dynamite load as passage. They said they rode the explosive load and paid him fairly for the risk.
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San Francisco
A Family Matter Record of a Shameless Donation
A storyteller recalls a New York man seeking funds for an orphan asylum. He shows a ledger where Mrs. Russell Sage is listed with 25.2 dollars. Sage doubles the amount by writing Mr. and before his wife’s name and returns the book.
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New York
Russell Sage
Coronation Excitement Spreads From Christiania to Trondhjem
Citizens frantic for coronation tickets as Trondhjem prepares for June 22. royal visitors announced include the prince and princess of Wales and Crown Prince Christian of Denmark. ships and hotels brace for crowds while schedules from Christiania outline a multi day royal journey via Lillehammer Otta and Romsdalen to Trondhjem.
Picturesque Sweden Year Book Celebrates Twenty-First Anniversary
The Swedish Tourist Association marks its 21st year with a new year book of 402 pages. It details tours, scenic views, castles, churches, and travel guides. The 1906 volume features numerous half tone illustrations and descriptive articles by leading Swedish writers.
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Swedish Tourist Association
Svenska , Turist Foreningen
Sweden
Minister Gunther at Home in Christiania Estate Purchase
Swedish minister to Norway Mr Gunther has a government funded estate in Christiania valued at 100 000 kr with plans to enlarge and remodel by a Swedish architect. He says he has received high consideration in Norway and sees no anti Swedish sentiment nor reports of Swedish persecution.
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Gunther
Norway
Christiania
Sweden
Rocky Mountains
Nature
Norway to present king and queen with hunting castle
Norway plans a Norse style hunting castle as a coronation gift for King Haakon and Queen Maud. The exact site is undecided, to suit the king’s wishes, and Norwegian artists will decorate the castle. Meanwhile Haakonshallen in Bergen and Stiftsgården in Trondheim are being furnished as royal residences.
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Norway
Haakon
Maud
Haakonshallen
Bergen
Stiftsgaarden
Trondhjem
Celebration at Eidsvold Recalls Norway’s May Day
King Haakon and Queen Maud celebrated the Seventeenth of May at Eidsvold the cradle of Norwegian liberty. The royal journey drew ovations and greetings as they toured the village. In the old building where independence was declared several addresses were made including one by the king. The party returned to Christiania to attend the parade grounds celebration where Foreign Minister Loerland President Thorne and the king delivered addresses.
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Eidsvold
Haakon
Queen Maud
Christiania
Loerland
Thorne
Government Amends Penal Code On Military Dissent
Both chambers passed amendments to the penal code raising penalties for anti military agitation and demonstrations in the army and navy. The second chamber approved a ban on enlisted men attending certain public meetings with commanding officers empowered to deny permission. The first chamber is expected to act similarly.
Old Stumpees jemi Gaunt Doughlass-To dialogue
Fragmentary dialogue features two characters discussing smoking for favor from an American heiress. Baron Brokem notes no difficulty smoking a strong cigar after stogies while Count Doughless says the real challenge is extinguishing it and pocketing it for the next visit.
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Jemi Gaunt
Baron
Cuticura Remedies Cited as Cure for Infant Eczema
A Brooklyn mother describes twelve years of suffering for her son whose eczema spread despite doctors. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent the child improved after one box and was fully cured after the second set, now twelve with smooth skin.
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Michael Steinman
Sumners Avenue
Brooklyn, N. Y
Fortune Seeker Son Keeps 24 Hour Grind
A dark wry exchange notes Old Crossley’s eighteen hour days building a fortune and his son’s relentless twenty four hour routine. The joke implies the son works around the clock not to gain wealth, but to spend it.
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Crossley
Catarrh Cure Promises Cure All Stages
Readers are offered a $100 reward for any failure to cure catarrh with Halls Catarrh Cure. The remedy, claimed constitutional in nature, is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents promote testimonials and endorse Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Sclence
F. J, Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hali
Fan quips on umpire clash and Dowie joke echoes
In the grandstand a fan complains about the umpire and another rooter notes the bleachers shout Dowie as the umpire is put out. The joke implies the umpire refuses to stay off the field.
Starting the Blaze
Miss Newdust yYes recalls ancestors in public office and a grandfather’s daily burden. The conversation mentions a hod as the object carried on his shoulders.
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Newdust—yYes
Tabasco
Cuckoo in the Clock Sparks a Quirky Exchange
A playful dialogue unfolds as a bore remarks the cuckoo in a clock will signal departure. The beautiful girl doubts the bird’s reliability and asks if sparrows might instead herald morning, adding a humorous note to the exchange.
Doctor in Fargo Comment Sparks Scandalous Talk
Dr J H Rindlaub an eye ear nose and throat specialist in Fargo North Dakota comments on a marriage between Jack Ketcham and Miss Roxley. He admits feeling sorry and says he wanted Roxley for himself in a terse exchange that reveals personal jealousy.
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J.H. Rindlaub
Fargo,n. D
Tongue positions and taste in wine tasting
A wine expert explains tasting mechanics, noting the tongue’s front senses sweet while the back detects sour. He demonstrates head movement used to direct wine to the proper tongue regions, comparing taste nerves to muscles with specialized functions. The observer and expert confirm the idea as common sense.
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St. Louis Globe’Democrat
Back from Washington Eagleseye Mayor Jests on Congress
A witty exchange in Eagle Eye features the mayor joking about a local representative in Congress. The returned citizen claims to have seen him there and to be “killing bills,” a habit noted by the mayor who recalls priorLocal figures.
Northwestern inventors receive list of last week patents
Report by patent lawyers Lothrop and Johnson lists issued patents to William O. Crawford Beaver Creek Minnesota machine for loading shocks Birge W Davenport Minneapolis Merry go round Louis Dunn St Paul operating device for slip switches Albert M Graf Carpenter South Dakota milk pail holder Alexander McDougall Duluth Minnesota ore cleaner Col A Murphy Chatfield Minnesota trap William A Mushatt Brainerd Minnesota stump puller
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iList
WHS
Northwestern Inventors
Lothrop &Johnson
Awyers
Pioneer
St. Paul
Minn
William O. Crawford
Beaver Creek
Birge W. Davenport
Minneapolis
Louis Dunn
Albert M. Graf
Carpenter
S. D
Alexander McDougall
Duluth
Col
A Murphy
Chatfield
William A. Mushatt
Brainerd
Husband in a Museum Dwarf Remark Sparks Banter
A lawyer cites an abusive letter from a husband and the caller replies with a sharp shot. The exchange turns on claims of gentility as the lawyer quips that the husband belongs in a museum as a dwarf.
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