Woman’s kidney cure praised by Salisbury sheriff’s wife
Mrs G W Fooks of Salisbury Maryland wife of G W Fooks sheriff reports eight years of kidney trouble with swelling fatigue and breath shortness. After three days of Dean’s Kidney Pills the back pain vanished and she recovered fully. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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G. W. Fooks
Salisbury
Wicomco County
Bright
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Almost Human Montague and Mrs McSosh Dialogue
A brief exchange shows Montague McSosh urging restraint while Mrs McSosh notes his efforts to remember, contrasting his declared humanity with actions that make belief difficult. The dialogue hints at relational tension and humor in a domestic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montague McSosh
Marla
Mrs. McSosh
Baby’s Rash Healed With Cuticura In Ontario Claim
A three month old boy suffered a severe itchy watery rash spreading over his body. He wasted to a skeleton and feared death until Cuticura soothed him enabling sleep. One set of Cuticura achieved a complete and permanent cure per Mrs. M. C. Maitland Jasper Ontario.
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M. C. Maitland
Jasper
Ontario
Help Wanted Stranger Intervenes in Street Scene
A blurred dialogue depicts a pompous stranger offering help after a young man makes advances. The blushing girl asks him to stand on the corner to warn of approach as Harold proceeds with another attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold
Choir Render Hymn In Grateful Prayer
In Blackville Church Rev Mr Johnson De choir will render the hymn Oh for a Thousand Tongues to Sing and the congregation will sing in grateful prayer noting the choir shares a single tongue per person amid the service.
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Blackville
Johnson
Grip's Ugly Sequel Reveals Blood Remedy’s Claims
The grip weakens vital powers and triggers flu like symptoms and nerve distress. Mrs Van Scoy and Mrs Laura Van Scoy recount relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills, which they credit for rapid improvement after grip linked rheumatism and fatigue. Pills sold by all druggists.
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Williams
Laura M. van Scoy
Thorpe Street
Dinbury, Gonn
Forethought Note Book prompts80s ten million questions list
A garbled list of prompts from various clubs and societies asking readers to ponder topics. It presents many questions about life improvement learning and self growth aimed at eliciting written ideas from the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orince Sisson
Scissor Cyclopedia Club
Acorn Literary Society
Girard News Bureau
Academy Reunion
American Triangle Studies
Society of Economic Research
Paul Point
Chicago Registration League
M‘ 3d
Crerar
Meeting of Japanese and Russian Officers at Shaho
A December 31 meeting near the Shaho between Japanese Lieut. Shibuya and Elise, commander of a Cossack squadron, occurred after a flag of truce proposal. Both sides shared hospitality, exchanged gifts including a compass and rubles, and parted amicably after about two hours.
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Shaho
Fungchipao
Fushun
Elise
Siaochentan
Inchiko Shibuya
Shibuya
Tomonosuke Tsuboi
Hatsukichi Ariga
Ode to the Blessings of Wife Children and Friends
A poem by William Robert Spencer extols wife children and friends as enduring blessings granted by a goddess after fate’s trials. It contrasts earthly joy with sorrow and laments aging, urging gratitude for home and memory while praising devotion to loved ones.
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William Robert Spencer
Cold Weather Banter Recalls Quincy Winter of 77
A Chicago American excerpt recalls a visitor from Quincy Alabama named Patsy McCann discussing the extreme cold. John W. Gates revisits a January 1877 memory of wells freezing eighteen feet, coal needing furnace heat, factory smoke condensing, a fatal accident, and hens stranded in trees, while noting a future cold canned product from Trippler the liquid air man.
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John W. Gates
Quincy
Patsy McCann
Patsy
Mississippi River Valley
Gates
Pat
Humph
John
Melvina Silver
Mr. Gates
Trippler
Chicago
The Modern Farmer Emerges In Modern American Life
The article contrasts today’s farming life with fifty years ago noting comfort and conveniences. It highlights daily mail, telephones, modern homes and lighting, including acetylene gas making country lighting popular. It portrays the farmer as progressive, healthy, free, and enviable due to ongoing evolution on the farm.
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United States
Sleepy Hollow Man Confesses In Court Misunderstanding
George Washington Thomas, a Black man from Sleepy Hollow, appears before Magistrate Nussbaum on chicken stealing charges. After a misinterpretation of who is defendant, he asserts both his innocence and later his role as the accused thief, causing laughter in the dingy courtroom.
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George Washington Thomas
Sleepy Hollow
Nussbaum
Col. Simmons
George
Darkey
Lippincott’s
Snide Lights on History and Loose asides
A fragmentary humorous piece mimics historical chatter with lines about a stag party and Henry XIII divorcing wives. It notes a regal messenger from Anne Boleyn, Horatius at the bridge, and a distant Brooklyn arrival, ending with a man calling his wife to keep dinner warm.
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Scott
Times
Henry XIII
Anne Boleyn
Horatius
Brooklyn
Worcester Sauce Story from Mr. Wister Meeting
American writer Owen Wister recalls meeting a Washington official's wife who complimented his sauce after misnaming him. The anecdote highlights social barriers and the humorous misnaming of Worcester in a high society moment.
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Owen Wister
Washington
Mr. Worcester
Private Murphy and the sergeant exchange on dodging
The dialogue captures a wartime moment as Private Murphy fears punishment if he dodges behind a house. The sergeant replies that bullets would pass over his head and questions what would happen to him, suggesting consequences for avoiding combat.
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Murphy
Ingenious Flim-Flam On Milwaukee Trip Exposed
George C. Harding of Peoria recounts a Chicago to Milwaukee scam aboard a train. A well dressed stranger swapped $40 in large bills for two twenties and vanished at Clybourn Junction after Harding opened a sealed envelope that held only folded papers.
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Milwaukee
George C. Harding
Peoria
Milwaukee Sentinel
Chicago
Clybourn Junction
Sultans Debt Talks Echoed By Harem Intrigues
A US minister seeks talks with the sultan on pending indemnity payments but Abdul Hamid shifts focus to his harem. The remark suggests the harem’s influence mirrors political leverage, with the ladies appearing as handy to have around in diplomacy and state affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Turkey
Abdul Hamid
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promoted For Female Ailments
An advertisement emphasizes nervousness backache and irregularities as common female health issues caused by fast living. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. Chester Curry of East Boston praising relief and urges early use of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for painful or irregular menstruation and related symptoms.
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Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Chester Curry
Saratoga Street
Boston
Mass
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