Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys
An old health ad claims kidneys purify blood, warn of kidney trouble causing pains and heart strain. It promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy with a free sample offer from Kilmer Co. at Binghamton New York.
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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1906
Page
7
Liquid Cream Balm Gains Popularity In Localities
Liquid Cream Balm becomes as popular as Ely’s Cream Balm solid. Prepared for atomizers and highly priced by patients used to physician treatments. Many physicians are using and prescribing it. Contains all medicinal properties of the Cream Balm in liquid form with a spraying tube. Sold by druggists or by mail. Ely Brothers, 36 Warren St., New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
Ely Brothers
Warren St
New York
Old Roman Ways and Beauty Standards
Chicago News outlines ancient Roman beauty practices for women, detailing cleansers, perfumes, hair styles, and nail care. It notes slaves and barbers for grooming, methods to whiten skin with asses’ milk, and elaborate robes and dances, ending with a caution about brutal mistreatment of slaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Vwelen
Troy
Pliny
Chicago News
Fire and Air in Ancient Thought on Combustion
The article traces early views of fire and air relations, noting that air feeds fire and enables combustion. It cites experiments like candle burning in a closed vessel, air’s role in furnaces, and niter’s ignition effects. It also notes Boyle and Bacon on volatile air components and references Cardenas on air’s gas feeding flame and metal oxidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Boyle
Lord Bacon
Nater
Cardan
Keynote Fiddle Stops Bridge Toll Threat in Pittsburgh Tale
An old man with a fiddle supposedly struck a keynote on the Sixth Street Suspension Bridge, causing vibrations that made the cables sing. Tollkeepers sought the fiddler, but the superintendent pledged no tolls or public alarm would occur again, and the fiddler kept the keynote secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
Pittsburg
The Cookery Notes on Beans Vegetables and Cakes
Practical kitchen tips cover soaking beans with a pinch of soda and steaming vegetables like cabbage and cauliflower. Advice on preserving soup with a fat crust, refreshing stale bread in a paper bag, and reasons cakes may fall from oven drafts or overbaking powder. Avoid opening the oven door suddenly during baking.
Snowshoes For Marshes
The article surveys a vast marsh region in Asiatic Russia the Baraba steppe between the Intish and Obi rivers. It describes a flat forested landscape with salt lakes and marshes covering about 100000 square miles, where summer brings dense mosquitoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraba
Intish
Obi
Asiatic
Russia
Untamed Urmuans Marshes From A Distant Wilderness
Vast regions of the urmuans remain unvisited by humans as treacherous ground hides beneath a shifting layer of grass. The marshes are perilous and appear lifeless, with snowshoe-contrast terrain only dangerously traversed at great risk.
Drunkards Cloak Enforced in Newcastle During Commonwealth
In Englishtime the magistrates of Newcastle upon Tyne punished inebriates by making them wear a tub called the drunkards cloak. The tub was donned upside down with a head hole and hand holes, forcing the offender to walk the streets for a duration chosen by the magistrates based on the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engisid
Newcastle- Epp
Tyne
Diamond Earrings Spark Size Debate at Birthday Gift
A witty exchange unfolds as a wife compliments her diamond earrings while noting the stones are small. The husband quips that larger stones would be out of proportion to her ears, reflecting light humor on gift choices from the Washington Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Not on the Platform Says Trolley Conductor
A trolley conductor warns passengers not to stand on the back platform while a small man complains others break the rule. The exchange, captured in the Catholic Standard and Times, reflects onboard etiquette conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Standard and Times
Hired Mourners in St Petersburg Scourge of Tramps
A Condon Mail quote exposes agencies hiring vagrants as funeral mourners in St Petersburg. Tramps get clothing and handkerchiefs but must supply boots. Wages reach about 3 shillings with tips, with selection by agency staff at Nikolski market for each funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Nikolski
Condon Mail
Warned In Time. Kadley-Why Didn’t You Introduce Me
In the Philadelphia Press dialogue Kadley asks Kadley why he didn’t introduce him to Miss Peches on the avenue yesterday. Kandor recalls Miss Peches spoke to him first when he passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kadley
Miss Peches
Kandor
Philadelphia Press
Misunderstanding character and reputation in a dialogue
A terse exchange contrasts character with reputation in a dialogue about trust. The speakers debate whether a man’s good character equals a good reputation, noting that true friendship rests on sincere affections rather than playful flattery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quibbel
Burton
Scotsman Proves Lucky at English Race Meeting
A Scotsman bets a sovereign at an English race meeting and wins. The bookie pays five sovereigns. The Scotsman inspects each coin before tucking them away, then quips that he was checking for the bad coin that would not have been good for the payer.
Fred Emerson Brooks Charms Audience With Stage Presence
Fred Emerson Brooks captivates crowds with commanding stage presence and persuasive oratory. His dynamic delivery draws attention at public events, drawing praise from attendees and marking him as a standout performer of his era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Emerson Brooks
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Starr
Covington
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Denville
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