Candid Admission From Chicago Liquor Counter
An old lady questions a saloonkeeper about promoting water over drink. He replies he already dilutes whisky with more water than any other Chicago saloonkeeper, claiming he encourages hydration. The exchange appears in the Chicago News.
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Chicago
Chicago News
No Sleep for Mother Marvelous Cure by Cutiura
Mrs. Mary Sanders of Caraden New Jersey reports a severe skin outbreak on her four month old baby. After using Cutiura Soap and Ointment the sores healed quickly and the child slept through the night with no remaining sores after one month.
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Cutiura
Mary Sanders
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Caraden, N. J
Life as a Letter Warns on Direction
A reflective line compares life to a letter, noting that even well crafted life is pointless without clear aim or direction. The statement emphasizes intentional focus over style or composition in guiding one’s path.
Had Husbands to Burn The Cremation Widow’s Revenge
A Brooklyn trolley rider tells of a widow who has cremated her husband, provoking envy from a single friend who remarks the widow has husbands to burn. The sobbing woman reveals she has just cremated her spouse, sparking sympathy and gossip among riders.
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Brooklyn
Mary
New York Sun
A Fellow Feeling Why She Felt Lenient Toward the Drunkard
A temperance writer recounts her salvation from coffee addiction via Postum. After years of asthma and insomnia, she distrusts coffee but finally tries Postum, noting improved health, sleep, and weight. Her doctor tastes Postum and endorses it, then uses it at home. Battle Creek firm promotes The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Hunters and decoying tactics of creatures big and small
The passage surveys animal hunting methods from water shooting fish to leash-like traps. It describes crocodiles and pythons remaining motionless to ambush prey, leeches clinging to hosts, spiders using decoy cables, anteaters feeding with sticky tongues, wolves coordinating to steal prey, and pack dynamics in African and Asian habitats.
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Java
Africa
M. Vinson
American Sunday Schools Reach Vast National Reach
The United States hosts 139817 Sunday schools, more than half of the world’s total. The large network reflects widespread religious education across the nation.
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United States
Remedy That Makes New Blood Ends Female Aches
A Dr Williams Pink Pills advertisement touts a single cure for headaches indigestion nervous troubles and general debility among women. It cites Mrs Ella F Stone of Lakewood Rhode Island who suffered years of weakness and indigestion and gained weight color and vitality after using eight to ten boxes. The company offers the pills through druggists and a free book Plain Talks to Women.
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Ella F. Stone
Dr. Williams
Showing Proper Respect as He Handed Coin
A brief vignette describes a man raising his hat while giving a dollar, momentarily noticing the narrator’s puzzled look. The anecdote emphasizes courteous gesture in everyday exchange with Puck style quip about respect.
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