Be Aware of Kidney Trouble Warns Doan's Pills
A Detroit era style ad warns neglecting kidneys leads to dropsy diabetes and Bright's disease and promotes Doan's Kidney Pills by citing Mrs Sarah A Black of Hanford California who credits them with a remarkable recovery. It urges readers to buy Doan's for 60 cents from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nasure
Pete
Bright
Dean
Sarah A. Black
Douty St
Hanford
Cal
Moan
Doan
Family Pride in a Flying Lesson
A professor questions Ernestine on her studies and a flying class. Little Miss Quacker-Oh says she will not take the course, as her mother believes flying is natural water skills for the best dairies, implying a humorous family exchange.
To Incline Toward Mercy
A worried boy seeks leniency from his mother after misbehaving during the day. He asks if she will tell his father and whether it should be before or after dinner. She replies she will inform him after dinner and mentions a plea for dibleberry pudding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Motter
Jin
Dare to Be Happy Embrace Joy and Gratitude and God’s Benefits
A reflective exhortation encourages courage to seek happiness through joy, gratitude, and trust in God. The author urges detachment and renunciation, while framing God as the benevolent source of all good, and calls readers to recognize themselves as receivers of joy rather than makers of all joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amiel
Editor Browne endorses Postum as coffee substitute
The Rockford Morning Star editor shares a seven year coffee abstinence with Postum, claiming indigestion and health issues improved after switching. He urges proper brewing for full flavor and cites a general health warning against coffee’s digestive effects. A letter campaign notes authenticity and ongoing interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Stanley Browne
Khartoum and Om durman seen through an English view
A travelogue contrasts Khartoum and Omdurman with their dusty streets and future plans. The writer notes wide avenues, limited European shops, and ongoing tidying up while imagining a future capital linked to wheat and cotton wealth.
Young Whistler and the Gift That Foreshadowed Fame
A childhood tale from Louise Chandler Moulton’s life recalls the future artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler as a schoolmate who prided himself on a gift. He dismissed praise then promised a greater work, presenting a Gothic arch painting that hinted at a brilliant career. The work remained a cherished keepsake for Mrs. Moulton and appeared at Whistler’s posthumous Copley Society show.
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Whistler
Lillian’ Whiting
Louise Chandler Moulton
Continents
Ellen Louise
Jimmy
Greece
Rome
Venice
London Standards Seek to Aid Markets with Free Measures
The Royal Observatory Greenwich displays authoritative measures for lengths and weights exposed for public use. A pound balance enables verification of any weight, while Trafalgar Square houses brass standards for 100 feet and one chain on granite steps. Other sets exist in Old Palace Yard and near city halls for public access.
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London
New York
Royal Observatory of Greenwich
Thomas
Greenwich
Trafalgar Square
Old Palace Yard
City Hall
Spotted fever treatment noted in Wesley journal
In September 1746 John Trembath faced a second relapse of spotted fever. Wesley records that amid sack cold milk and apples and plums were given as relief but credits Trembath’s later recovery to unfinished work, a remark reflecting the era's views on illness and providence.
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John Wesley
Wesley
John Trembath
Twilight and the Meadowlark in Sunset Wood
A writer recalls twilight scenes in a sweet gun wood as a meadowlark answers with its flute call. The dusk air, distant memory, and playful birdsong frame a quiet moment of listening and connection. The scene blends natural imagery with the bird’s distinctive song and a fleeting encounter.
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Megazine
Latin America Can Defend Itself
An editorial argues Latin America resists conquest, citing historic resilience of Spanish and Latin American peoples. It notes guerrilla warfare and local initiative would thwart foreign occupation, comparing to Peninsular War tactics and British intervention.
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Latin America
America
Napoleon
Spain
Russia
Wellington
Old Spain
Columbiar Magazine
Her Sweet Thought Strays From Morning Church
In a short vignette, Little Marjorie sits still during church as the speaker explains understanding may come later. Her mother praises her quietness on the way home. The child recalls following the guidance to think of something good and reveals her choice was chocolates.
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Omdurman
Africa
Marjorie
Railroad Man Writes Remarkable Letter
In 1903 and 1904 I suffered kidney and bladder trouble. I slept poorly, urinated many times nightly, and passed mucus and blood. A doctor feared consumption. After Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root I was cured and as a fireman passed two kidney exams. Kensler 1422 Mary St Marinette Wis swelled by oath 1909. Prove Swamp Root to you by sample bottle from Kilmer Co. Ninghenton NY.
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Daily Eagle Star
George Kensler
Mary St. Marinette
Wis
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N
The Happy Man
The bridegroom appears very joyful as First Lady remarks on his happiness. A second Lady exposes that the man is not the groom but a former suitor jilted by the bride six months earlier.
Cuticura Remedies Relief From Severe Eczema Says Louis Green
A Philadelphia man describes lifelong eczema agony with nightly itching and raw skin. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment for curing him and urges others to use the products as a life saving station.
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Cutiura
Louis Green
Chestnut St
Philadelphia
No Apparent Reason Bribery Question in Lit tlebrayne Election
A reporter presses a colonel about money used in electing Lit tlebrayne. The exchange centers on alleged bribery and the politician’s denial while the reporter asserts the race was influenced by funds. The dialogue hints at scrutiny of campaign finances.
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Littlebrayne
Garfield Tea Promises Spring Health Boost
A brief advertisement notes Garfield Tea to cleanse the system and purify the blood in spring. It highlights a business girl whose savings benefit from the product as she overcomes adversity.
Remarks by the Children
Mrs. Bull of London shares humorous child lines. A girl misdefines a wedding as a curtain covered church entry and exit. A doll is stuffed with sawdust. a girl replies she is God stuffed. A Sunday school tale assigns John the Baptist and John the beloved disciple, with a third John missing.
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John the Baptist
John
John Bull
Salzer Seed Co Promotes High Yields and Mail-Order Offer
The Houston style advertisement touts Salzer's Rejuvenated White Bonanza oats and Pedigree varieties with yield claims from Theodore Tarmes in Lewis County Washington. It proclaims Salzer's as the world’s largest farm seed grower and offers a free seed catalog or a mail order deal including seed novelties for 100 stamps sent to John A. Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin.
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Theodore Tarmes
Lewis Co
Wash
Salzer
U. S
John A. Salter Seed Co
South 8Th St
la Crosse
Wis
Canine Pepper Mix Up Causes Confusion in Store
A boy tries to buy ten cents worth of canine pep in a suburban store. The clerk corrects him to cayenne pepper as the child explains mamma described it as a pepper with a sharp bite.
Constipation Causes and Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets
The note touts constipation as the root of many diseases and promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a thorough cure. It adds a moral line about improvidence not making a millionaire or swelling a bank account.
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Pierce
Files Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Your druggist will refund money if PAZO ointment fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding hemorrhoids within six days. The ad warns that mind cure may help if you have the mind to begin with.
Dr Caldwell Syrup Pepsin Promoted For Constipation Relief
An ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative especially suited for women from puberty through menopause. It claims benefits including relief from indigestion and bad breath and cites two testimonials from Mrs Haberstroh of McKees Rocks and Mrs Herrick of Wheeler. Free samples are offered by mail from Dr W B Caldwell at Caldwell Building Monticello NL.
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Katherine Haberstroh
McKees Rocks
A. B. Herrick
Wheeler, Mich
Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Building
Monticello, NL
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