Peruna touted as cure for catarrh by Dr Hartman
An advertisement features testimonials from Miss Blanch Grey of Memphis and Mrs X Schhneider of Chicago praising Peruna for curing catarrh and improving health. It claims Peruna is a systemic remedy with no substitutes and offers a free book and personal advice from Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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Miss Blanch Grey
Alabama Street
Memphis
Teny
X. Sehn
Peruna
Hartman
Peruana Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Hartman Sanitarium
Literary Notes on Henry James and Barrie Discovery
The note announces Henry James's first sentence from a new novel as a book debut after serial publication, praised for its piquant mystery. J M Barrie is reported to have unintentionally solved the meaning of Tommy and Grizel while examining oil documents, prompting publishers to offer a low figure to entice him.
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Henry James
J. M. Barrie
Tommy
Grizel
Pueck
Nickel Plate excursion tickets Fort Wayne to Chicago
Beginning next Sunday and each Sunday of summer the Nickel Plate Road offers Fort Wayne to Chicago round trip tickets for 2.00 good on train No.5 out and No.6 back the same day. Inquire with Ticket Agent C A Anterlin J P A Fort Wayne Ind No 126.
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Nickel Plate Road
Fort Wayne
Chicago
C. A. Anterlin
Ind
Red Cross Ball Bine on Grocers Shelves
An OCR fragment urges using Red Cross Ball Bine to keep clothes clean and white like snow and notes it is sold by all grocers at 5 cents a package.
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Red Cross
Odd Money Report From Rube’s City Sport
A Philadelphia Press snippet recalls a scene where Rube is paid a hundred dollars for a brown mare, but the currency turns out to be all odd. The exchange suggests a cautionary tale about counterfeit or misvalued money.
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Silas
Rube
Josh
Philadelphia Press
Rubber Stamps and Supplies Catalog Offer
All kinds of rubber stamps made to order with self inking daters and ink pads. Send for catalogue to Lock Box 21 Fort Wayne Indiana. Note: Ohio bans sale of ordinary wood alcohol due to poisoning concerns.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Peruna Endorsed by Medical Examiner Excerpt
R Llewellyn Jordan, Medical Examiner of the U S Treasury and Columbia College graduate, testifies Peruna’s benefits. He reports rapid health improvement after one month and urges fellow sufferers to try Peruna for catarrh relief and cure. He claims Peruna invigorates nerve centers and clears mucous membranes.
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R. Llewellyn Jordan
U. S. Treasury Department
Columbia College
West Point
Peruna
Troubles of an Author Duaned for Presentations
An author faces constant pressure from friends to give or supply presentation copies of his books. He earns royalties from sales, not free goods, and struggles when asked to buy his own novels to satisfy social expectations. The piece notes public obliviousness to authors paying for their work.
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William S. Walsh
Allen's Loot- Fase Foot Powder Advertisement
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Loot- Fase a powder for the feet. It makes tight or New Shoes feel Easy cures Curns Bunions Swollen Hot and Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores 25e. Sample sent FREN Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Washington humorist Cushman recalls a debt tale
The New York World recounts Rep Cushman from Washington telling of a man who owed ten dollars. On Monday night the debtor woke his friend to confess he could not pay by Tuesday. The debtor worries kept both awake as the tale ends with a humorous exchange about sleep.
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Cushman
State of Washington
New York World
Ware
Finois
Bureau
Count Cassini
China
Lee Low Wang
New York
Malcolm
Shanghai
England
America
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Census Oddities
In a column of mixed notices a patent remedy claim is listed alongside quirky census figures about Hebrews in India and a quip about Solomon era migration. It also mentions printing paper, a divorce joke, a consumer testimonial for Lisa's Cure for Consumption, and a large financial loss report from the burning of Moscow.
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India
Solomon
Roosevelt era tips and political snippets of 1910s era
A long illustrated column notes pension reductions requests and a cabinet campaign tour by Roosevelt aides. It mentions snuff boxes in the Senate, Cassini’s cigar smoking, pneumatic guns sold for 20000, and Roosevelt planning a Mississippi bear hunt with Gov Longino. Also reports naval maneuvers secrecy, wireless plans, and a Cuba reciprocity treaty awaited in December.
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Roosevelt
Mississippi
Longino
Tallahatchie County
How Gambetta Died Legend Curiously Persists
A long excerpt traces the Gambetta death legend, noting official autopsy findings of death from appendicitis while rumors of a bullet wound circulated. It recounts a journalist’s cross examination, the creation of the legend, and remarks on Chinese beliefs about brains and wisdom.
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Gambetta
Ville-d’Avray
M. Gambetta
London Pall Mall Gazette
Paris
M. Guinard
Paris Hospital
Knights of Pythias Biennial Meeting and Niagara Falls Excursion
Knights of Pythias hold a San Francisco biennial meeting August 11–22 with Nickel Plate Road travel offers and return limits. Tickets on sale August 1–10. Contact C A Asterlin or KR Hamilton in Fort Wayne for details. An insurance brief lists monarchs and figures, noting high policies and a Niagara Falls excursion August 19 via Nickel Plate Road to Toronto Montreal and Thousand Islands.
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San Francisco
Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
T. P.A
Fort Wayne
Ind
KR. J. Hamilton
Niagara Falls
Toronto
Thousand Islands
Montreal
R. J. Hamilton
A Common Occurrence. She Mr Gotrox Engaged?
A wry 19th century exchange notes that he has been widowed only a short time and quips that fools and their money are soon married, reflecting social wit about marriage and loss.
A Fine Sensation of Engagement with a Wealthy Girl
A witty Life quip about romance with a rich heiress. The speaker jokes that kissing her feels like cashing a government bond coupon, framing an affluent match as a financial transaction with a perverse humor.
Grand Lodge Meeting of B. P. O. E. in Salt Lake City
Grand Lodge gathering of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks set for August 12 to 14 in Salt Lake City Utah. Nickel Plate excursion tickets available August 6 to 8 with details from Fort Wayne Indiana agents C A Asterlin and R J Hamilton.
American on the Moscow train tests paint for dryness
On the train from St. Petersburg to Moscow a brown hat gentleman notes another American aboard. The man checks a freshly painted station to see if the paint is dry, a gesture revealing national identity.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Chicago News
Women seeking voting rights in New South Wales debate
The London Chronicle reports the NSW Premier's support for women jurors and rights equal to men. He notes women should have the same rights, predicting women in New South Wales will gain them despite a member's quip about delays.
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Antipodes
New South Wales
New Suth Wales
London Chronicle
Man Recovers From Backache After Dodd's Kidney Pills
Stratford Wisconsin man William Junemann details a summer accident lifting grain with a farmer. After one fifty cent box of Dodd's Kidney Pills, his back pain subsides and he recovers fully. He urges others with backache to try the remedy.
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Stratford
Wis
William Junemann
Junemann
Dodd
Hat Shortage Delays Customer Request at Eatery
A humorous exchange unfolds as a diner asks for his hat, a waiter asks for hat type, and the clerk reveals the store has run out of new hats half an hour earlier. The joke hinges on mistaken urgency and the midafternoon stock issue.
Red Cross Ball Blue marketed as leading grocers item
An advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue as a top choice for good housekeepers available at grocers for 5 cents. A medical line notes inoculation reduces fatal cholera cases from 10 to 2 percent.
Change of Life Healing Narrated by Mrs Pinsuam
A testimonial from Mrs. Pinsuam reports relief from menopausal symptoms after five bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter also features Mrs. EB. Lamer praising the product's charitable use and endorsing Mrs. Pinkham's advice from Lynn Mass.
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E. Sailer
German Relief Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia E. Pinkham
EB. Lamer
Hill St
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Jimson
Ohio State Journal
OLR
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Dr. LiewelHyn Jordan
Hall
Philadelphia Record
Lisa
W. L. Wood
Farmersburg, Ind
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Iowa
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Root
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Ordnance Department
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Civil Service Regulations
Washington
Congress
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Knights of
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Prince of Wales
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Ozakla
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Pepe
Samuel Pitcher
Fae Limite Signature of
Dean Mrs. Pinsuam
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Bears
Castoria
Vmij
Niagara
Nence
Wabash
Co. S. Crane
G. P. & T. A. Wabash Railroad
ST. Louis
Ork City
Hoag
Felix Gouraud
Masonic Io Temple
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