Veteran Heler Endorses Doan's Kidney Pills Since 1899
Joshua Heler of Urbana Illinois declares Doan's Kidney Pills relieved kidney trouble and back pain after fall 1899. He says continued use during later attacks yielded the same results and endorses the product now as before. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the pills at 50 cents per box.
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Joshua Heler
South
Walnut Street
Urbana
Ill
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Con
Buffalo, N. Y
Motives in the Coach Smoke Dispute Dialogue
A brief dialogue shows a Lady objecting to tobacco smoke in a coach and a Gentleman challenging her motives. The exchange notes mutual dislike of the odor and hints at perceived selfish motives behind the protest.
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Boston Transcript
Beware of Mercury in Ointments for Catarrh
Caution against ointments containing mercury as harmful to the sense of smell and body systems. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, promises no mercury, acts internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Buy from reputable physicians, testimonials available, price per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Wash Your Water In Whisky
A brief Washington Star quip notes Col Stilwell’s defense of water in small amounts as typhoid risk and in large amounts as a drowning danger. The exchange highlights a humorous warning about drinking water versus whisky.
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Col. Stilwell
Washington Star
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
A list reported by Lothrop and Johnson notes patents issued to Northwestern inventors in St. Paul Minnesota area. Names include De witt Bassett Woonsocket Sidney Bunday Oscar Frykman William Jacoby John Kennedy Anton Sharon Axel Sodergren and items such as a rail joint scale beam telephone apparatus fish line float grain door for cars and a folding picture album.
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Northwestern
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
St. Paul
Minn
Dewitt Bassett
Woonsocket
S. D
Sidney Bunday
Arlington
Oscar Frykman
William Jacoby
Minneapolis
John Kennedy
Anton Sharon
Warren
Axel Sodergren
Not So Bad Verses In Cas Gall's Journal
A fragment from Cas gall's Journal quotes a chatty remark about a brother sent to prison for life. The exchange quips that the brother is so delicate he may not serve the full sentence, illustrating a dour humor tone.
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Pat
Casgell
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms. Used by a nurse at the Children's Home New York. At all druggists 25c sample mailed free address Alien S Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Mother Gray
New York
Atall
S. Olmsted
LeRoy
New Indictment First Turkey Second Turkey
A compact cartoon style quip contrasts generations by labeling one as aging and the other as youthful, implying a clash between age groups without naming individuals or events.
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Turkey
Manifold Opinions on Wives and Business Ethics
A Philadelphia Ledger letter argues that a man’s success often rests with his wife and notes the wife’s role in earning more money as a key factor in business. The exchange presents equal emphasis on domestic influence and financial initiative.
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Philadelphia
Uc Ledger
Migrating Birds Take Southbound Flight Detour
Detroit Free Press notes a migrant flock moving southward as farmers and locals watch seasonal patterns shift. The piece highlights birds traveling in groups, signaling seasonal change and regional ecological impact.
Sure Hatch Incubators Shipped Worldwide From Clay Centre Neb
Last year Sure Hatch Incubators Co. of Clay Centre Neb shipped 60¢ incubators to Germany and several thousand to Australia South Africa and South America. The text notes a lover attempting to reciprocate by loving the world, met with the best girl’s objection.
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Sure Hatch Incubators Co
Clay Centre
Neb
Germany
Australia
South Africa
South America
Fake laxative promises cure for a cold in one day
An advertisement claims a "Bromo Quinine Tablets" product can cure a cold in one day and offers a money back refund if it fails. It bears a Grove signature and appears in a boxed format typical of old pharmaceutical promotions.
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Grove
Quote from Indiana resident on love and wealth in 1000
A quirky letter from Trinity Springs Indiana dated February 18 1000 laments English rich and poor jokes about a girl’s hand masking a man’s demand for wealth. The fragment references Piso's Cure for Consumption and a New York youth losing three million in seconds with an heiress mentioned.
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Piso
Jouhn F. Borge
Trinity Springs
Ind
New York
Mysterious Bank Cash Theft by Janitor Revealed
A western bank faced $100 shortages over years until the janitor, seen as trusted, used a hidden mechanical plate under the desk to haul cash at night. He dropped the plate to the desk, pasted money to the surface, then retrieved it when unnoticed. The device ended with his death and the desk reveal.
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New York Press
London Cabmen toil long hours for modest pay
A London writer details cabmen's lives with 14 hour days, five shillings daily earnings, licenses, yards, and fees. He notes 120000 riders daily, frequent fare disputes, and that horses average six hours work while older horses retire after about three years.
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London
Hymn to the City by William Cullen Bryant
Poem celebrates divine presence in urban life as voices and footsteps of the crowd fill the city. The speaker finds heaven not in solitude but amid the bustling streets where light, ocean stores, and harvest surround humanity. The verses liken the city’s activity to a restless sea and claim God sustains the vast metropolis even in rest.
Giant Horse Oregon Queen largest three-year-old filly
The Oregon Queen, reputed to be the world’s largest three-year-old filly, stands nineteen hands high and weighs 2260 pounds. Bred by Sol King of Cornwallis, the chestnut sorrel with silver mane and tail is three on May 20 and is owned by C I Todd of Albany. She will be exhibited at the Lewis and Clark fair in Portland in 1905.
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Oregon
Potato Flour Making Inspires Austrian Industry
A government report notes Austria relies on potato flour as a major industry replacing corn starch. Potatoes are processed to separate starch, then refined, dried, with residue fed to stock or used in distilleries. It is cheaper than wheat flour and yields light cake, used by Israelites during Passover.
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Austria
Indiana
The Vigil by the Moonlit Window
A lyric reflects on a watcher by a westward window hearing perfumes from last night's ball. The speaker imagines a sleeping beloved and the dawn awakening, while unseen love stirs in quiet despair and dreaming. The piece conveys longing, night air, and hopeful yet vain anticipation.
Too Good for Him in Court Contempt Exchange
A man arraigned in a police court offers only crude defiance to the magistrate. The judge imposes ten dollars for contempt and a further ten for continued contempt. The prisoner, weakened by offense, laments but the court gives him one final chance to defend himself.
Locked Your Jag in the Bottle for Christmas
Shops display large locked corks with metal fittings as decorations for Christmas. Each cork fits a whisky bottle and uses small Yale keys to lock the bottle, guarding the contents. If keys are misplaced, the bottle neck must be broken to access the drink, and no duplicate key can be made.
Woman Admires Man Without Loving Him Back
A study notes that affection for an admired man does not guarantee romantic love. Relationships may involve admiration, respect, and companionship without deeper romantic feelings.
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Marguerite
New Orleans Times-Democrat
L. C. Glover
Milwaukee
Wis
Business Woman's Association
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pryxpast
Grove St
Milwaukee, Wis
Business Woman’s Ass'n
Lydia E. Piniham
Mrs. Pinkums
Lizzie Hinxxe
Salem
Lynn
Mass
Pinkham Med. Co
Lynm
Virginia
U.S
Pyle & CQ
Pyle & DeHaven
Petersburg
Allen
Bohemia
New Yorker
Louis
Northwestern Yeast CO
Chicago
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