Texas Clergyman Praises Dean’s Kidney Pills
Rev G M Gray of Whitesboro Texas testifies that four years ago he suffered lumbago with constant pain. He says Dean's Kidney Pills removed the whole difficulty after a short time and asks others to profit from his experience. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Goster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. M. Gray
Baptist
Efergymsn
Whitesboro
Tex
Dean
Goster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Doctors' Orders Moot Cure Tale Told In To Day's Magazine
A wife explains her husband’s illness and two doctors giving opposing advice. One prescribes a ripe apple every hour, the other urges an hour of rest after eating. The husband tries to follow both, a humorous vignette from To Day's Magazine.
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To Day’s
What’s the Matter with Baby
A group of friends discuss why a baby cries. They suggest possible causes such as a pin, hunger, teething, and discomfort. Bobby chimes in that the baby wants a playmate of his own size to fight with.
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Bobby
Wrigley's Spearmint and Hidden Aims
An odd claim that Wrigley's Spearmint not only freshens breath but aids digestion is juxtaposed with a cynical aphorism about human behavior. The passage mixes product rhetoric with observations on moral lapses and social judgment.
Pettit's Eye Salve Promises Century of Eye Cure
Good for Sore Eyes claims Pettit's Eye Salve has cured eye diseases for 100 years. Howard Bros. Buffalo N Y distributes the product. A Paris rose show featured 69 new epses varieties.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
Paris
Madagascar Silk Wears Outsell Linen in Island Life
In Madagascar, silk costs less than linen for clothing and daily wear. The note contrasts cheap silk with linen and mentions local customs and affordability.
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Madagascar
Autumn and Winter College Wear Trends for Girls
The article notes a return to natural waistlines and plaited skirts for high school and college aged girls. Loose gowns and coats, semi princess styles, and jersey upper portions with plaited bottoms gain favor. Headsizes grow, while remarks warn against overbearing hats and potential health risks. Velvet may dominate winter fabrics with corduroy and velveteen. greens, amethyst, and blue foresee strong color choices.
Amateur Metal Work for Dec orating Brass Pieces
Amateur metal workers can learn two brass decoration methods for items like desk pieces frames and lamp racks. One method uses a thin stamped brass sheet pierced by an awl. the other outlines the design and uses chasing tools, then the sheet is riveted onto a block and hammered to create relief. Mistakes can be corrected, and indented lines help shaping items that must be squared or bent.
In School of Experience
A commentary argues education from experience beats a correspondence school, praising practical learning and hands on mastery over distant instruction. It notes the value of real work and personal effort in building skill beyond coursework.
Don’t Wipe It Off Advice for Comfort Seekers
Readers are advised to let perspiration evaporate from the face and hands to stay cool. The guidance notes that cooling comes from evaporation but warns that overdoing it or wiping too much can cause a chill, so discretion is required.
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Cofort
Princess dress of rose cashmere with contrasting yokes
The dress features rose cashmere with contrasting yokes and sleeves. A separate pale chiffon guimpe and ivory guipure lace mark the front, with braided trim matching the material color. An extra cream spotted net guimpe offers occasional variation.
Personal grooming tips for scalp skin nails and brows
A guide to scalp care warns against fine-tooth combs that irritate skin and may worsen dandruff. It favors vigorous scalp brushing, warm water scrubs, and alcohol rubs for clean shoulders. Weekly manicures, daily nail care, and cold water tonics are advised. Eyebrow care suggests olive oil rubs and gentle brushing to improve appearance.
If it would do any good she cries over it
A couple debates coping with a mishap as the woman urges crying as relief while the man questions the value of tears. He suggests a practical response and offers a new bowl after the break. The exchange, noted by the Galveston News, ends with a wry acknowledgment of bluff and support.
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Galveston
Prediction of Earthquakes and Aftershocks in Seismic Theory
Seismologists have not yet achieved reliable earthquake prediction but expect progress. They note danger signals from surface pulsations, calm and tremors, and that large quakes typically spawn many aftershocks over months or years. Aftershocks help reset instability, and subsequent shocks may originate at different points.
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Wide World Magazine
He Wasn't Twins Says Speaker on Europe Trip
Speaker Cannon recalls Woollen-William Wes fey Woollen asking for a steamer rug. A clerk misreads the name spelling as a tongue twister, prompting Woollen to spell letters slowly, prompting a joke about being twins.
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Woollen
William Wesfey Woollen
Speaker Cannon
Europe
Proverbial Wisdom From Classic Authors
Drawn from Long Experiences. Who has learned to obey will know how to command. Solon. Heaven helps the man who helps himself. Sophocles. Indolence is stagnation, employment is life. Seneca. Anger drives the mind indoors and bolts the door. Plutarch. Who knows most grieves most for wasted time. Dante. Of two evils the less is always to be chosen. Thomas a Kempis. There is nothing cheaper than civilty. Cervantes.
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Solon
Heaven
Sophocles
Seneca
Plutarch
Dante
Thomas A Kempis
Cervantes
Dapper diner slips away after dining at hotel
A sharp dressed man leaves a fashionable hotel dining room after a head waiter accuses him of multiple unpaid meals. The man argues the count is higher and walks off into the street, leaving the scene unresolved.
Short tale of a fisherman’s dubious brag
A man boasts of two fish caught yesterday claiming lengths of three and a half inches and two inches. Others doubt his tale with a curt remark suggesting he didn’t get a bite. The exchange underscores skepticism of bragging fishermen.
Half Done. First, Lady Your Husband Has Merely Fainted
The dialogue portrays a domestic scene where a woman downplays a husband's collapse as minor while another comments on his tendency to act in halves.
Troubles of People on Venus
Inhabitants of Venus would face extreme timekeeping challenges. The planet always shows the same face to the sun, giving it no day and no Moon for a month. Its rotation axis is perpendicular to its orbit, and the orbit is nearly circular, so there is no year.
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Venus
Seeing Is Believing Weighs Heavily, Herodotus Notes
A concise reflection on epistemology cites Herodotus noting that sight carries more weight than hearsay, suggesting perception guides belief more than reported accounts. The aphorism implies skepticism toward secondhand information and values direct observation.
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Herodotus
Mrs Hicks Credits Lydia E Pinkham for Health Recovery
Houston woman Mrs Bessie L Hicks writes she suffered three years with female troubles dyspepsia and liver issues. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved greatly and urges other women to try it noting it restored her health and well being.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Houston
Texas
Bessie L. Hicks
Cleveland St
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