Health Restored by Peruna Says Evanston Woman
Sophia Kittlesen of Evanston Illinois writes that after twenty five years of catarrh and many failed cures Peruna cured her chronic catarrh and greatly improved her health She notes Peruna tablets offer the medicine in tablet form and mentions free Almanac for 1909 plus a feature on inventors and the Ship Shavr razor offered by Book Publishing House in New York for twenty five cents through stamps
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Sophia Kittlesen
Evanston,Il
Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
New York
Pinkham
A. Gregory
Lawrence
Denver
Col
P Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
N.Y. City
Leonid St. N.Y
News Travelled Slowly Before Telegraphs in War Times
A Glasgow Times anecdote recalls the slow spread of war news before telegraphs. When decisive victories like the Nile or Waterloo arrived, a mail coach paraded with laurels, a red flag, and a scarlet-guarded horn blown through crowded streets. The guard fired his blunderbuss to announce the news, sparking wildfire among watchers.
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Glasgow
Nelson Street
Glasgow Times
War on bird butchers draws farmers to funding appeal
National Audubon societies seek funds to fight the slaughter of insectivorous birds, citing $800 million annual crop losses from pests. The Washington Post notes lax laws in the Far South allow mass killing for winter shipment north. A meeting of the S P A read school essays with animal welfare themes and quotes including a Canadian reindeer passage from the London Daily Mail.
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National Association of Audubon Societies
Washington Post
S. P
Nttla
Esaquimau
London Daily Mall
Living Advertisement Glow of Health Speaks For Postum
A consumer letter extols Postum as a coffee substitute, recounting recovery from indigestion nervousness and insomnia after stopping coffee six years ago. The writer credits Postum with weight gain and improved health, calling it a living advertisement and urging friends to try it, with signature from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Glow of Health
Postum
Indy
Siven
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pligs
The Unkindest Cut And Nelse Walker’s Rescue
A dramatic excerpt recounts aging, vanity and a sudden disaster. Old soldiers confront change as a character notes their fat and gray hair, then a perilous earthquake swallows a man named Nelse Walker, who miraculously survives by clinging to tree roots and escaping to Fort Tojon, with the scene described through vivid frontier imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelse Walker
Ike
Sinal
Fort Tojon
Walker
Fort Tejon
Dane Coolidge
The Earthquake That Swallowed Nelse Walker
A 19th century earthquake between San Luis Obispo and San Bernardino County created a vast fissure in the Coast Range. Nelse Walker, Fort Tejon station hunter, narrowly escaped as ground buckled, trees toppled, cattle fled, and a massive crack swallowed the landscape and wind swept into the abyss. The event marked a dramatic, instinctive struggle against nature's force.
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Coast Range
San Luis Obispo
San Bernardino County
Nelse Walker
Old Fort Tejon
Fort Tejon
Bakersfield
California
Missouri River
San Diego
San Francisco
Walker
Nelse Wathker
Nelea Walker
Mammoth Skeleton Reaches St Peters burg After Six Month Journey
A mammoth skeleton found by Yakuts in January near the Sangar Yurach river 120 miles from the Arctic Ocean has arrived in St Peters burg after a six month trip costing £1700. The specimen lacks some teeth and softer parts but includes a newly revealed uninjured proboscis. Transported by sleds and carts via Bulun and the Lena river, it will take about a year to mount in the Zoological Museum.
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St. Petersburg
Arctic Ocean
Yakutsk
Imperial Academy of Science
Bulun
Lena
Schegalov
Zoological Museum
London Globe
Pearls of Thought and Moral maxims Across Writers
A compilation of quotes on hearing, speaking, love, art, trust, secrecy, prayer, and hope from Hele Campbell Shakespeare Beethoven Macdonald Emerson Bacon Channing Chapin Clarke and others. The diverse reflections touch on listening, living, virtue, wisdom, and resilience across eras.
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Campbell
Shakespeare
Hele
Jean Ingelow
Beethoven
George Macdonald
Emerson
Francis Bacon
Channing
Chapin
James Fypemian Clarke
Diamond Cutting Pioneers and The Nancy Diamond Tale
The article traces early diamond cutting from pre fourteenth century hardness to artistic polishing efforts. It highlights Louis van Berghem possibly advancing the craft in Flanders and Charles the Bold’s massive diamond, the Nancy diamond, used as a bedroom lamp and found on Charles’s body at Nancy. It notes a tradition of island ban on women and a Brazilian island reserve for congeleg.
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Flanders
Louis van Berghem
France
Charles the Bold
Charles
Nancy
Household tips and a tour through domestic wares
A column blends home care guidance with fashion and household products. Cleaning marble mantels with soda and whiting is advised, while the piece notes a pink satin trunk and a rising interest in stocking trunks. It moves to birds, bedding, and quilts, then offers simple kitchen and dessert recipes and a courtroom aside about Sir Wedhard Bethell.
Grammar His Forte in a Kansan School Tale
A Kansas City Journal note shares a quip about a school ma’am teaching arithmetic to a pupil. The father jokes that the child inherits the talent honestly, praising good grammar but poor writing ability.
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Kansan
Kansas City Journal
Prosperity Flows From Farming Regions Across Markets
Boston reports favorable trade conditions at week’s end with occasional mercantile hiccups due to warm weather and delayed cotton sales in the South. Bank clearings rise sharply to 3.411 billion from 2.225 billion year ago, signaling broad recovery. Prospects include grain export strength and potential shifts in foreign exchange, while persimmons and chestnuts appear plentiful in Indiana and New Jersey apples dip. Pottery trade revival noted, New England apple crop small, Maine leads with stability..Output emphasizes regional farm prosperity driving broader economic revival and notable commodity movements.
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Boston
Mass
New York
Europe
The Art of Illustrating Sparks Publisher Talk
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes an illustrator as saying the author should view drawings only occasionally. The publisher notes plans and reactions to the showcased illustrations, reflecting editorial tensions and creative process.
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Louisville Courier- Jounal
No Use at Weddings Bride Riddle Echoes Baltimore
A fragment from the Baltimore Ameren quips about wedding customs asking why no one gives the bride away and noting the bride would not believe the speaker. The remark hints at expectations and humor surrounding marriage traditions.
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Baltimore
Ameren
Editor in trouble as he plays poker with printers
In a brisk local note the Birmingham Age-Herald indicates the editor is not out yet but soon will be as he engages in a poker game with the paper's printers, a scene reflecting newsroom tensions.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Maryland Quarantine Owes To Cattle Disease
Maryland placed under quarantine for foot and mouth disease affecting cattle and swine. Officials plan house to house surveys in Carroll County to locate undetected cases while Western New York caravans inspect for overlooked livestock. Divorces rising in the United States amid national statistics on marriage and desertion.
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Tri-State
Tri-State Packers’ Association
Wilmington
Del
United States
Maryland
Delawarei
New Jersey
New York
Wilson
Washington, D. C
Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Lineboro
A.D. Melvin
Burenat
Mackie
Baltimore
Rm Farm
Carroll County
State Agricultural Department
Buffalo
N. Y
Debate Over Madrid Climate and Barcelona Move
Queen Victoria’s complaint about Madrid’s harsh seasons prompts a debate on relocating the Rovdromehto Barcelona Madrid. The unfavorable plateau exposes the city to hot southern winds in summer and icy Sierra Guadiarama drafts in winter. Barcelona’s milder climate and Mediterranean position appeal to Spain’s lovers of ease and its status as a commercial hub.
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Victoria
Madrid
Barcelona
da Treclexs
Eumber
Sierra Guadiarama
Spain
Cuticura Cure Promises Quick Relief for Skin Humors
A testimonial cites a five month skin eruption below the knees that caused intense itching and swelling. After trying multiple remedies, Cuticura reportedly halted itching within moments and cleared swelling in two days, enabling the wearer to resume normal activity. Additionally, a mix of brief health and product notes appears, including references to a teething syrup, Woolford's Lotion, and Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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George B. Farley
South
State St
Concord
N. I, May Ly
1907
De black crow tale from Atlant Constitution
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution mentions a Greenland depiction and a belief about a crow. The garbled text hints at superstition or moral reflection but remains unclear on concrete events or persons.
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Atlanta Constitution
Greenland
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Ringlen
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Nelse
Era
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New York Mile
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International Brotherhood of Operative Potters
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Madison Square Garden
New York City
Ornce
Auasta
Mexico
Census Bureau
Utah
Connecticut
Henry H. Fischer
Kingston
Dannemora
Fischer
Cwirto
J. H. McClure
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Joseph Capello
McCline
Taines J
James J. Will
New Haven
Startford
New York Public Service’ Commission
129Th, Street
New Rochelle
Navy Yard
Washington Navy Yard
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Methodist Episcopal
Nt Pokin
Vous Kong
Patrick Ford
O'Meagher Condon
United Kingdom
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Japan
China
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Arctic Exploration Club
Lucy Quebeck
Mechanic St
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Foster-Milburn Co
Shérard Cowper-Coles
Mall
REA CO
Minneapolis
Minn
Questlenda Fl
MO. M. Tally
P.O. Box
Goldfield
Nevada
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Dougina
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
Brockiom
India
Mia
Winslow
Woolford
Druggista
Earle
Hall
Paturt
F.J. Chessy & Co
Toledo
Union
Delaware
Lydia E. Pinkam
Simpson Tunnel
Milwaukee
J. Paul Rahway
W. 8. Howell
G. EB
Avs
Iz Durr
Blader
The
Putnam
Leach
Lux
Nedailoe
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Havelock Elis
Wilds
Scotland
Washington Star
Nocklund
Kennebee Journal
Br'er Wilkins
Hartel
JO W
Azds
Alvesipalek
Greens
Leonard St
N.Y
J. Wamilton
Fred. F. Feeld
Brockton
Moss
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