Mrs Crouse Praises Dean's Kidney Pills
Mrs R Crouse of Manchester Iowa reports two years of back pain and weak kidneys relieved by Dean's Kidney Pills. She says kidney function normalized, backache stopped, and her health improved. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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R. Crouse
Fayette St
Manchester
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
The Summer Heroine In Literature And Life
The passage describes a summer heroine common in fiction and real life, noting she appears in novels and settings from town to seaside. It emphasizes her varied character and clothing across contexts.
The Future of the Boy and Parental Guidance
The article argues that a good boy will succeed in any role and a bad boy will fail, stressing that advising a parent on a boy's future is a tough but essential duty in shaping a child's walk of life.
Reward Hint Belies Hidden Truth in Domestic Dispute
A man offers a $100 reward for his wife’s dog after it vanishes. He claims no love for the animal, yet admits the reward is to please his wife. A friend hints the reward will not bring the dog back unless someone saw him bury it in the garden.
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Tomkins
Eagle Drops Pheasant in Cumberland Yard
John H. Horchler, an engineer, found a pheasant with neck wounds in his Cumberland yard as a large eagle flew away after dropping its prey. Eagles hover over the Cumberland Narrows while a craggy landscape sits nearby.
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Town
Cumberland Narrows
John H. Horchler
Cumberland
Mr. Horchler
Grape Nuts End Indigestion Claim From Reader Letter
A New York reader describes indigestion relief after a week on Grape-Nuts with cream and Postum. He reports acid stomach gone, appetite returning, and strong health by the second week. The letter is presented by Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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N. Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
The Practical Suitor and a Cringe of Promises
Senator Kean at a Chicago dinner laments a contract seeming like a dubious bargain and a plot from a distant noble. Lord Reginald Bareacres wooed a New Jersey heiress but was rejected and pivots to her sister, while the tale ends with a defiant reply about secrecy. In Garfield School a light arithmetic debate ends with a student correcting a teacher’s example, prompting a cheeky reply.
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Kean
Chicago
Lord Reginald Dbareacres
New Jersey
Lord Reginald
Garfield
Helen
James
Mike
Jimmie
Kansas City Star
Added a Little Sulphur in Jest for Him
A doctor questions a wife about her husband following prescribed medicine. The wife admits he swore each time she administered the remedy, citing noncompliance as the issue. The exchange appears in the Posten Transcript, illustrating a domestic medical vignette.
Inadvertent Sit at Nottingham Guessing Cake Table
A large city teacher sits to rest at a fair and overhears laughter as passersby snicker at her size. She discovers she has been seated before a cake table with a weight-guess placard reading Guess my weight and I am yours.
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Brooklyn
Dialogue Reflects Maternal Love Shown Through Conversation
Louise cannot reconcile with her mother after a scolding until a mother assures her love. The ensuing dialogue features Louise demanding a change in tone and the mother’s response about how to speak, illustrating affection clarified through everyday speech.
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Louise
Cabbages Priced at Thirty Cents Each Rumors
Yonkers Statesman reports a grocer charging 30 cents per cabbage sparking debate. Patrice quips the family always held their heads high.
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Patrice
Yonkers
Napoleonic Tendencies Change Europe Map
A teacher remarks that a boy’s Napoleonic tendencies show in class by "changing the map of Europe" yesterday, highlighting his unexpected influence on geography. The exchange with Miss Ferrale captures a playful critique of his ambition.
Sleep sickness in Africa spurs pajama export idea
Speculative note from Meggen dorfer Blaetter wonders if exporting pajamas and night-caps could help Africa's sleep sickness issue. It notes a merchant addressing a drummer for the firm about possible trade ideas.
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Merchant
Africa
Meggendorfer Blaetter
Precedent Recalled in Mohammed’s Mountain Plan
Mohammed plans a porch campaign while reflecting on transportation costs and mountain implications. The narrator notes his contemplation of strategy and far reaching logistics in a reflective tone.
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Mohammed
Advertising Pays Says Wife Through Ads
A brief dialogue contrasts the claim that advertising pays with the admission that it yields results, illustrating caution in evaluating advertising effectiveness.
Three Glasses Solve the Reading Problem
A humorous quip from a professor about using three pairs of glasses: one for reading, one for distance, and the third to find the other two. A Christian Work and Evangelist joke reflecting on eyesight and practical wit.
Old Gent-Neat Race Sparks Mild Show of Style
A playful exchange centers on a race where discussion focuses on a black horse owned by Sheey and the owners of a small brown horse. The judge clarifies the brown horse belongs to the boy, highlighting insistence on rightful ownership.
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Sonny
Sheey
Betwixt and Between
Knicker-Farmer seeks uplift while Bocker asks about help for the summer boarder in a brisk dialogue set in a rural scene. The excerpt hints at social or financial tensions affecting residents.
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Bocker
King Solomon and the Decrees of Ags Recalled
A compact historical note recalls King Solomon as a decisive leader whose authority endured beyond early procedural delays, shaping outcomes despite later technicalities.
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Solomon
The Modern Polonius Advice Echoes Through Public Eye
A playful quip frames parental guidance about staying in the public eye. The line warns against being a public disaster while nudging the son toward measured self‑presentation and caution in attention.
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Polonius
Cinder
Poets Are Born Not Made Says San Antonio Gazette
A brief San Antonio Gazette quip notes poets are born not made with a witty exchange about blame and cheer.
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San Antonio
Halloween Party Tips by Madame Merri
Madame Merri offers home crafted Halloween ideas and postcard invitations to hostesses of all ages. From costumes flames and fortunes to ghostly lights and harvest home celebrations the piece suggests practical low cost embellishments and a community spirit for October 31 gatherings.
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Department For Hallowe'en
Mme. Merri
Hallowe’en
Jersey
New England
Madame Merri
Pretty Colorful Muslin Sets For Waists And Suits
Colored muslin sets with hemstitched white edges and blue eyelets decorate waists. One set features blue white stripes with eyelets. another uses green white cross bar dimity with small green dot embroidery.
Freshen Linen Collars At Home With French Chalk
A practical home method for cleaning linen collars without a laundry. Apply powdered French chalk to the stained area, let stand briefly, then brush away. Suitable for color embroidered collars as it avoids fading.
Sleeves of the Moment in Holiday Couture
The article notes a shift in fashion from full, decorative sleeves to closely tailored plain coat sleeves. La Mode’s influence on tailor-made costumes remains, with the previously celebrated full sleeves now largely absent and replaced by understated, manly styling.
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la Mode
Tatler
Black Rose in Silk Gauze Adds Brilliance to Bodices
Fashion note describes a black silk gauze rose with colored center stones as a striking accessory for bodices. Paris shoppers favor the piece, with gold or silver bead centers and options in topaz turquoise rhinestones and corals. It suits light gowns and looks best on satin and velvet ball gowns.
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Paris
Europe
Makes Dainty Theater Bag With Satin Embroidery
A delicate shell-pink satin bag is embroidered with gold and mother of pearl beads to form flowers on a trellis of leaves and stalks. The lining uses soft white silk to the frill edge with gold rings sewn below. Pink ribbon threaded through rings forms a slide.
Peruna Advised for Sudden Colds
A 1901 note from St. Josefa Missouri describes a sudden cold developing into catarrh and says Peruna cured it in nine days. Miss Helen Sauerbier reports relief after three days of use and restoration of appetite and health.
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St. Josefa
Mica
Peruna
Helen Sauerbier
Changed Verdict Replaces Sunstroke With Freeze to Death
A July highway incident in South Dakota ends with a colonel and locals declaring a man dead from sunstroke, though no medical exam was done. They promptly swap the verdict to froze to death, citing urgent work.
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South Dakota
Holding Firemen Accountable for Smoke Nuisance
President Tuttle of the Boston and Maine Railroad orders firemen to curb smoke by careful firing around terminals yards and street crossings. The nuisance, though tied to burning coal, worsens near yards and engines moving freight cars, and readers are urged to heed the instruction.
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President Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
Tuttle
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
Report by Lothrop and Johnson lists patents issued to Northwestern inventors. Names include H. 4. Carpenter for fire extinguisher, L. L. De Lapp for shoe-cleaner, P. W. Napierala for animal trap, J. Noethe for home fastener, G. A. Rankowsky for lubricator, and a dumping device from Duluth Ventures. Patents originate in Minnesota South Dakota and Detroit areas.
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minn
Carpenter
Minneapolis
L. L. de Lapp
Brookings
S. D
W. Fagan
Englewood
P. W. Napierala
Detroit
J. Noethe
Elk
Steepest Railway Opens Near Bozen Tyrol
A new railway near Bozen in the Tyrol claims the steepest grade in the world with up to 70 in 100 on its steepest sections and 66 in other parts. The Mendel and Sesovian lines previously held records at 64 and 63. The line ascends to Virgl Terrace above the Eisack River and uses an electrical wire rope system, climbing five feet per second and completing the ascent in about five minutes.
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Bozen
Tyrol
Mendel
Virgl Terrace
Eisack
The American Summer Delivers Record Harvests This Century
Nature provides an unusually long warm season with early start and near perfect growing conditions. Farmers report crops exceeding prior records and, with higher prices, the harvest value surpasses any previously gathered this century.
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