Peruna Cited As Cure For Kidney Catarrh And Brights Disease
Letters from Wisconsin and California praise Peruna for kidney catarrh and incipient Brights disease relief. Alderman Herziger’s son from Neenah reports rapid recovery after two years of pain. Bankhead endorses Peruna as top tonic and catarrh cure.
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John Herziger
Alderman Herziger
Neenah
Wis
Neenah Young Men's Club
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Commercial Street
Neenah, Wis
John Berziger
Wisconsin
J. Hi, Bankhead
Memory Shown by Young Canaries
A quotation from Ida Sharper Hoxe discusses St Andreasberg and the canary of the encyclopedia able to imitate the nightingale and words. It notes that canaries share songs based on influences but may reproduce a song heard as a six week old chick even after six weeks away from the source.
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St. Andreasberg
Ida Sharper Hoxe
St. A Andreasberg
Germany
Ladies’ Home Journal
Contrarious Caele Chauncey Incites Family Banter
A group of nephews discuss Caele Chauncey's peculiarity with obstinacy. They joke that he is the contrariest man alive and would not read a newspaper advertisement headed Don't read this even if it tries to tempt him.
Narrow Escape From Death At Soldiers Home
A. E. Ayers, an elderly veteran now at Bath Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, recalls surviving a near fatal case of Bright's disease after four Minneapolis doctors predicted four days to live. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with saving him and claims they are the greatest medicine.
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Bath
N. Y
A. E. Ayers
Minneapolis
Miami
Dodd
Still Sparring in Chicago News Quip About Monte Cristo
A fragment quotes a remark about a Filipino friend visiting to see Monte Cristo. The line notes a man claiming the world is his and replies that he did not need to be told that, highlighting a sharp, humorous exchange.
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Monte Cristo
Chicago News
Arrah
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Press
Putnam Dyes Claim Unstaining Safety and Odd Ads
Public notices and odd ads feature Putnam Faceless Dyes promising no staining to hands or kettles. An enlisted message offers prepaid toilet paper and fixtures for two dollars with a remit to Fort Wayne Indiana. Mentions Prussia rail tickets, Saxony and Baden, and a photo request for the McKinley shooting temple.
All Kinds of Stamps Also Printing Outfite Daters
Want ads offer stamps and printing supplies in Fort Wayne Indiana. Lock Box 219 invites inquiries with pricing.
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LockBox
Fort Wayne
Iad
Fort Waynes
Ind
Quips and Quotables From Various Humors
Captions and exchanges from a miscellany of jokes and witticisms. A string of puns and cartoonish lines spans topics from manners and money to clergymen and child wit, with playful banter between characters and readers.
Love Opens Prison Doors for Forged Draft Suspect
Jessie Harris of Philadelphia won clemency for James W. Baird, a felon jailed after a forged drafts case. She pressed governors and pardon officials, promising marriage once free. The governor granted a favorable recommendation and Baird was released that evening, immediately marrying Harris.
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Philadelphia
Jessie Harris
James W. Baird
Baird
Pullman Car Company
Miss Kingsley’s Enduring Humor Under Heat at Imperial Institute
A gentleman recalls Miss Mary Kingsley’s lecture at the Imperial Institute where heating problems forced her to stand on a surface so hot the boots burned. Her resilient humor kept the audience engaged as she joked about losing her boots on the way home.
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Mary Kingsley
Imperial Institute
Miss Kingsley
Luck and hunger entwined in a quick fortune quip
In Luck. The Suppliant begs pardon for not eating for two weeks. The Philanthropist says you are in luck and jokes that writing a book on how to make a fortune would make living easy, noting money spent on food. The Boston Transcript captures a wry exchange on poverty and ingenuity.
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Boston Transcript
Allen's Foot Ease ad relayed by Relix dealer
Relix advertises Allen's Foot-Ease powder and shake to relieve swollen sore hot callous and aching feet. Claims to ease sweating ingrown nails corns and bunions and fit new or tight shoes. Sample offered free by mail from Allen 8S Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Life Insurance Interview Reveals Applicant Plans to Marry
A life insurance agent questions the applicant about health and hazards. The applicant admits good health but reveals plans to marry next Wednesday, prompting further consideration of the policy.
Fixture for the same address in Fort Wayne Indiana
Address details indicate location at T P Lock Box 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana. The line provides a postal or parcel reference without broader context or accompanying actions.
Dorothy Learns Spelling and Apostrophes from School
A short, playful dialogue from a Boston Herald item shows Dorothy spelling cat with and without an apostrophe while her mother asks about its use. The exchange includes a quip about teacher dissatisfaction and a separate 1900 claim about Piso’s Cure for Consumption by John F. Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana.
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Dorothy
Mamma
Boston Herald
John F. Boyer
Trinity Springs, Ind
Not to Be Corrected Senator Sorghum Joke
A dialogue pits Senator Sorghum against a colleague over Noah and Daniel Webster. The speech quip contrasts a dictionary with the ark. Also promotes Mrs. Austin's Pancake Flour as tasting delicious and quick to prepare, urging purchase from grocers.
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Sorghum
Daniel Webster
Noah
Senator Sorghum
Automobiles and Teething Remedies Mentioned in Social Snippets
The note cites cheap California wheat production versus Argentina, urges Eagle Linen Paper for letters, and promotes Mrs Winslow's Sootama Bravar teething remedy at 2 cents. It also mentions youths being giddy, a printer choice, and a woman standing up for rights in a crowded street car.
Prominent Dunkard Reports Canada Visit and Farming Prospects
Frank Fisher of Mexico Indiana writes from Ottawa via B T Holmes detailing a Western Canada tour through Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. He praises rich soil favorable for mixed farming noting rail land sales at 3 to 4 per acre and potential profits. he cites long sunny days ample water and free creameries as farmer advantages. He also mentions low winter hardship and excellent cattle grazing while contrasting incomes with European wages for teamsters.
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Department of the Interior
Ottawa
B. T. Holmes
Indianapolis
Ind
F. Fisher
Dunkards
Mexico
M. W. McInnes
Avenue Theater Block
Detroit
Mich
James Grieve
Sault Ste. Marie
J. S. Crawford
W. Ninth Street
Kansas City
Benjamin Davies
East Third Street
St. Paul
Minn
T. O. Gurrie
B. Callahans
Grand Avenue
Milwaukee
Wic
C. J. Broughton
Monadnock
Chicago
W. W. Bennett
New York Life
Omaha
Big Four
Joseph Young
State Street
Columbus
Ohio
Canada
Alberta
Asainiboia
Saskatchewan
Indiana
White County
Thomas Daley
Edmonton
Frank Fisher
All Kinda of Stamps and Printing Outfits for Sale
Classified notice invites buyers to mail pricing for stamps and printing outfits to LockBox 219 Fort Wayne Indiana. Ad requests respondents to specify items and costs for sale.
Guilty or not guilty questioned in theft case
Magistrate asks the accused and the man defends his prior not guilty plea claiming disbelief. The dialogue reflects a courtroom scene from a New York World report with remarks on legal doubt and procedure.
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New York World
Air Cushion Rubber Stampa and Stamp Printing Ad
Fort Wayne classified ad for air cushion rubber stamps and printing services. Offers various stamp types and price information via Lock Box 219. Local business promotion in a concise listing.
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AIR Cushion Rubber Stampa
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McKinley
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Philadelphia Bulletin
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Woman's Journal
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Yonkers Statesman
Bridget
Tommy
Papa
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Love
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Eady
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W.L. Douglas
Seana
W. _L. Doulas
T Shoes
W. N. Douglas
Brockton
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Hall & Ruckel
New York
de Taft
Dr.taft
N.Y
the Bely, Company
ENSI
John W. Morris
Praich
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