Remarkable Cure Tale Promotes Peruna Medicine
Miss Maggie Welch of Chicago writes glowingly about Peruna curing a severe winter cold with persistent cough and throat pain. She notes relief began the first day and the cough gradually vanished after faithful use, urging others to seek Peruna literature from the Columbus, Ohio company.
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Maggie Welch
The
Betsey Ross Educational and Benevolent Society
North State Street
Chicago
Peruna
Maggie Welchtress
Magpie Welch
Pernna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Drawing It Mild
A witty exchange about a comic opera chorus in which one character notes it was the worst seen, while another insists it was milder than expected. A casual aside promotes Mrs. Austin's Panenie flour to readers.
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Cleveland Vlain Dealer
Etiquette Lesson Sparks Teasing Exchange
A jokey exchange between an old gentleman and a girl surfaces in a Chicago News item. The column notes a child asking about age and a lady’s response, reflecting etiquette norms of the era. The snippet also mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething and a note about wrist ruffles once called handcuffs.
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Ethel
Chicago News
Teasing Children and the Harmful Effects on Character
The essay argues teasing shapes a child’s character, for better or worse, and exposes that some children resist or accept torment differently. It urges restraint, noting sensitive children require careful rearing and that cruelty can produce lasting resentment or aggression.
American Artist Banfield Client of Exiled King
The Ledger notes George R. Banfield a Philadelphia marble carver who, while working in Bordentown for Joseph Bonaparte, drew a marine scene from a French master. Bonaparte stopped his concealment, admired the work, and granted Banfield gallery access and introduced him to Bonaparte’s daughter.
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George R. Banfield
Philadelphia
Ledger
Bordentown
N. J
Joseph Bonaparte
Spain
Banfield
Bonaparte
Young Bouffeld
Woman Recovers After Twenty Years With Dodd's Kidney Pills
Anna M. Willis of Kokomo Indiana endured twenty years of Widney Trouble with torments and life of mere existence. A friend advised Dodd's Kidney Pills and after five boxes her pain vanished and she regained her health and zest for living.
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Kokomo
Ind
Anna M. Willis
Widney
Dodd
Equal to the Occasion Oatmeal Advice Comic Bit
A humorous exchange where a doctor prescribes breakfast as the cure for an ailment. The patient admits eating oatmeal daily, prompting the doctor to humorously tell him to stop if it isn’t helping. The gag hinges on the doctor’s blunt salve for a comic timing.
England's population rise in last quarter noted
The record shows a natural increase in England's population during the latest quarter, amounting to Ju,011. This figure highlights growth driven by births exceeding deaths within the period.
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England
Tropical Birds and Their Clever Nest Tricks
Tropical birds face many dangers but use ingenious nesting methods. The mother tailor bird sews a leaf hideaway with a plant fiber filament to shield eggs from predators. The Indian sparrow builds a grass nest like cloth and coats it with fireflies to deter bats. The oriole of North America weaves a hemp like nest. The pine pine of Africa, called the felt bird, uses kit maker style nesting.
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Tropics
North America
Africa
The Influence of Heredity on Marriage and Offspring
Florence Hull Winterburn argues heredity shapes moral obligations in marriage. Mothers should cultivate a fixed purpose to pass on strengths while limiting defects, shaping a child’s vitality and mind. Happiness between parents ensures healthier offspring and guards against negative inherited traits.
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Florence Hull Winterburn
A Sore Sign of Gossip in the Village
Village neighbors question the butcher’s wife about the squire’s newlywed partner. She answers with a sharp, humorous verdict claiming the woman is a puffed lady who cannot tell one joint of meat from another.
Much the Same Find From a 1790 Connecticut Diary
A Connecticut woman’s 1790 diary recalls a dinner where a doctor carving roast pork holds up a rib and quips about Eve. A sister Patty responds that it’s much the same kind of critter, capturing the era’s blunt humor.
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Connecticut
Typhoid Fever Mentioned in Washington Water
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes typhoid fever in Washington tied to the Potomac River drinking water. The joke suggests Congressmen avoid illness, reflecting public health concerns of the era.
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Washington
Potomac River
Cleveland Plain
Self Inking Dating Stamp Offer
A listing advertises a self inking dating stamp for 75 cents. It provides a Fort Wayne Indiana contact via Lock Box 219 for purchase inquiries.
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
Woman's Tears Reflect Anger and Deep Grief
A fragment describes a woman weeping most when enraged, silent tears signaling profound sorrow. The lines suggest inner conflict between anger and grief as visible emotion and restraint intertwine.
Sleep for Children Sweden sets hours for proper study
A Swedish government appointed committee advises specific sleep hours by age to aid study. Ages 5 should sleep twelve hours, 7 eleven hours, 0 two to ten hours, 12 to 14 nine to ten hours, and 14 to 21 nine to ten hours. The report links anaemia and weakness to sleep deprivation.
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Sweden
New York Times
Change in Knarper noted by returning native
A returning native calls Knarper the same crank, noting a recent large money gain but saying money cannot change a crank. He adds Knarper may be a fad with a new influence. The Philadelphia Press remarks on Dr August Koenig’s Hamburg Drops as a long standing blood purifier popular among Germans.
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Knarper
Philadelphia Press
August Koenig
Hamburg
Pancake Flour Ad Teases Breakfast Help
Quotation from a Washington Star feature mocks a campaign line while a wife quips about dust. The ad appeals to shoppers to buy Mrs. Austin's Pancake flour, noting grocers keep it in stock for breakfast needs.
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Washington Star
Seattle Exports to Japan Near Five Million Annually
Seattle ships about 5 million dollars of goods to Japan each year, roughly eleven times the level six years ago. Almost every creameries use butter color. suggestion to adopt June tiny better color. Switzerland hosts 1,271 hotels with 92,503 Leds prepared for this year’s tourists.
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Seattle
Japan
Switzerland
Sweden reports record low death rate in census data
Sweden's last census shows the lowest death rate among civilized nations with an average of 16.49 per 1000 over ten years. Also advertised are rubber stamps and self inking daters with ink pads, inviting readers to request a catalogue from Lock Box 210 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Sweden
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Printer urged to use Eagle Linen Paper for Letter Paper
The message insists on using Eagle Linen Paper exclusively for Letter Paper, stating it is proper and to take no other option. It emphasizes adherence to a single, preferred paper type for official correspondence.
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St Jacobs
Dubuque
Waterloo
Albert Lea
I. C.R.R
A. H W. Hanson
City of Mexico
Wabash R. R
Mexico City
Egypt
Italy
R. G. Thompson
Wabash R.R
Jnj
James i Thompson
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello, Ils
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
Oman
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
ELY Bros
Ely
E. Lindlespire
Proberta, Cal
Mustang Liniment
Weay
National Family Paper
Boston
Mass
Hamlins
Wm. F. Hayles
Augusta
Mr. Hayles
Wizard OH
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