Peruna Tonic Praised By Congressman Fitzpatrick
Congressman Fitzpatrick writes from Washington praising Peruna as a splendid catarrhal tonic. The ad claims Peruna strengthens nerves and stabilizes blood flow, cures catarrh, and promises free advice from Dr Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
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T. Y. Fitzpatrick
Sam Ixentuelky
Navnal Hotel
Washington
DD. C
Jwst
Jr. Siartman
Ver. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Coimnbus
Burglary Report in Philadelphia Home Sparks Alarm
Fragmentary account from the Philadelphia Press describes a burglar entering a parlor and an unexpected piano disturbance as residents react in fear. The dialogue between John and a speaker hints at immediate danger and a potential escape attempt.
Abortion Your School Houses? Alabastine Tint Promoted
The notice urges school districts to tint walls with Alabastine to improve appearance and eye comfort, arguing it helps health and sanitation. It markets Alabastine as a sanitary cement coating that resists disease germs and suits crowded classrooms, urging officials to adopt the material.
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United States
Whimsical Lines Highlight Rimyde May Event Ticket Offer
Fragmentary lines reference a textual puzzle or poem and announce a Minneapolis meeting of the National Educational Associations. Tickets go on sale via Nickel road for July 5 with a return to September at one fare plus round trip. details unclear in the OCR.
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Ational Educational Associations Nnal
Minneapolis
Alia Mistake and Belle Do You Think The World
Dialogue fragment shows Alia Mistake asking Belle Do you think the world is growing better and Biora replying that she believed so until marrying Geo to reform him. The exchange highlights temperamental views on social progress and personal change.
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Belle
Biora
Geo
Red Cross Ball Bine Clothes Dye Ad
An old advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Bine dye in a large 2 oz package priced at five cents. The blurring text markets color restoration for garments and urges shoppers to buy now.
Fifty-Seventh Congress Acts on Canal and Philippine Civil Gov
The Fifty-seventh Congress ends its first session with major laws, including the isthmian canal bill and Philippine civil government act. Other measures advance, such as tax cuts, agricultural irrigation funding, and a Carnegie-era health bureau shift, while some bills await next session.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Spain
Senate
Senate Tie
Pacific Islands
Porto Rio
United States
Martinique
Alaska
Washington
Marshal le Liechambertt
Ixthinian
Philippines
Philippine Committee of the
Cuba
House
Danish West Indian Islands
Appropriations Near Billion Dollar Mark in Fifty-seventh Congress
The first session of the Fifty-seventh Congress nears a billion dollars in appropriations. Major gains come from the postal service, navy, and rivers and harbors. The isthmian canal funds influence totals, with bonds allowed for part of the amount. Legislative items include direct election of senators and immigration law reforms.
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Isthmian Canal
Military Academy J
Genero
District of
The Greatest Dry Dock in the World
New York plans a vast dry dock to lift 1,200 foot vessels for hull work and seam closure, surpassing existing ships. Experts predict 1,000 footers will be common within ten years as construction advances and the harbor gains a monumental engineering project.
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New York
Cumberland Presbyterians plan college at Adgerton
Notes state the Cumberland Presbyterians will establish a college at Adgerton forty miles southeast of St Joseph Missouri. Chicago officials report worn out horses slaughtered there and meat sold as beef. Julie Opp has divorced in London from Robert Lorraine, married in 1897. Severe cold hits Perpignan France threatening crops and farmers despair. Rumor Britain may buy Lorenzo Marques in Portuguese East Africa excites Portugal. Hungarian Finance Minister Dr de Lukacs says will introduce sugar bounty abolition bills and reforms.
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Cumberland Presbyterians
Adgerton
St. Joseph, Mo
Chicago
Julie Opp
London
Robert Lorraine
Perpignan
France
Great Britain
Lorenzo Marques
Portuguese East Africa
Portugal
de Lukacs
Hungary
How They Die in Volcanic Eruptions and Gas Poisoning
The Philadelphia Medical Journal analyzes death causes in volcanic disasters noting suffocation from noxious gases such as sulfurous acid and carbon monoxide, and describes how fires in enclosed spaces can cause death without direct burns. It cites Mount Vesuvius history and the Roddam incident as examples.
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St. Pierre
Mount Vesuvius
Pliny
Martinique
Roddam
Philadelphia Medical Journal
Taking a Man Unawares
Bland, Mo., June 30. I B Crider recounts a near assault and his kidney illness story. He details his gradual pains and failed treatments until Cold's Kidney Pills helped from the first dose, declaring Dodd's Kidney Pills the only medicine that ever aided him and worth their weight in gold.
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Bland
I. B. Crider
Cold
Dodd
Diplomat Ambition For Deaf Mute Politician
A Philadelphia record notes a jokey exchange about a deaf mute entering politics suggesting a diplomat role. The dialogue explores advantages and drawbacks of someone who cannot speak openly yet could appear dumb when convenient and still avoid revealing intentions.
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Philadelphia Record
Hall's Catarrh Core Price and a Doorway Quip
An advertorial note touts Hall's Catarrh Core for internal use priced at 75 cents. A brief comic exchange follows showing a hat size and doorway width as a playful aside.
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Hall
Sunday Excursions to Chicago by Nickel Plate Road
Summer excursions begin next Sunday with round trip Fort Wayne to Chicago tickets priced at $2.00 on trains 5 and 6. Tickets available from ticket agents or Fort Wayne TPA C A Asterlin. Also notes other trivia and advertisements from the period.
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Nickel Plate Road
Fort Wayne
Chicago
C. A. Asterlin
Ind
All Kinds of Stamps and Printing Outfite Catalog
An advertisement offers stamps and printing outfite including beaters. It invites readers to send for a catalog and price list from Lock Box 219 Fort Wayne Indiana. The note adds a historical aside that Harvard is the oldest college in the United States founded in 1638.
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Dineley
Philppines
United States
Philippines
Pilippine Commission
Fort Weyne
Ind
Harvard
Lost His Appetite at the Table
A restaurant waiter recounts how a patron left after a sausage request could not be fulfilled. The waiter explains he told the man to wait, then accidentally stepped on a dog’s tail provoking a loud howl, prompting the man to depart.
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Indianapolis
Allen's Shoe-Ease Foot Powder Ad Claim
Do your feet ache and burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Shoot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or new shoes feel easy Cures corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet At all druggists and shoe stores 25c Sample sent free Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Effective Discipline
Dorothy asks why the blanc mange and cream taste so good. The mother replies with a playful lesson about whipped cream as the cause, illustrating a domestic moment with a talking child and parent.
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Dorothy
New England Rates Via the Nickel Pirate Road
Goods for the B Y P U Providence and National Y P C U Portland set low round trip fares with sale dates in July 1902. Tickets usable for return until mid and late July or refundable by deposit until August 15 1902. See local agents for details.
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Providence
R. I
National Y.P.C. U
Portland Me
All Alike and the Elder Imitation
Grimes mocks a youngster trying to imitate elders while Harris expresses sympathy for the boy who appears to enjoy making a fool of himself. An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue detergent, priced at six cents for a large 2 oz package, and a remark about the futility of telling a man to respect his betters unless he can show him he has some.
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Grimes
Harris
Boston Transcript
Nickel Plate 19th Niagara Falls Excursion Date Noted
The Nickel Plate Road will run its 19th Annual Niagara Falls Excursion on Tuesday August 19. Low rates advertised with details at nearest ticket agent.며 In a cubic meter of limestone Orbigny found 3,000,000,000 sea shells.
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Nickeate Road
Very Wrates
Particula
Niagara Falls
Orbigny
Wabash
C. S. Crane
Wabash Railroad
ST. Louis
Dear Mrs Pinkham Tenden of a Nurse
Miss Virginia Grane offers a letter describing twelve years of continuous nursing service in hospitals and private homes, detailing varied experiences with diseases of women and commitment to patient care.
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Virginia Granes
Nurseo’ Association
Watertown
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
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