Catarrh in Head Prompts Peruna Endorsement
Local readers report relief from chronic catarrh after using Peruna. Letters from William A. Presser of Moline Illinois and A Thompson Mars tel Ohio describe dramatic improvements after brief use. The Peruna Drug Mfg Co Columbus Ohio promotes its free Peruna Almanac for 1909.
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William A. Presser
Third Ave
Moline
A. Thompson
Marstel
Ohio
Ehrel
Peruna Drug Mfg. Co
Columbus
Ingenuity of Inventors Boosts Low Priced Safety Razors
The piece notes how manufacturers apply scientific methods to cut production costs while improving quality in farm machinery clothing and tools. It highlights the Ship Shaver razor sold postpaid for twenty five cents and claims it outperforms higher priced razors, urging buyers to use two or three razors in rotation for best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
New York
Vermont bill aims to shield newspapers from fakers
A Vermont Legislature bill punishes giving false news to a newspaper with intent to deceive by a fine of five to twenty dollars per offense. The Boston Transcript notes its potential relief for editors in Vermont and broader impact for other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel
Vermont
Boston Transcript
Wise Postum testimonial from mother in law friend
A reader shares how Postum replaced coffee to ease stomach troubles and improve complexion. The writer notes her mother in law’s advice, others in the family also benefit, and a grandmother recovers health after switching to Postum. The letter is attributed to Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pligs
Iver
The Water Mill Remembers a Lost Industry
A nostalgic verse recalls a weathered water-mill beside a glen once busy with wheel, swallows, frogs, and seasonable toil. Now silent, its white monument stands as time passes, while memory returns at twilight to the old site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiore
The Apple Broker in New England Orchards
In New England apple regions the apple broker leads midsummer deals with orchard owners. He scouts orchards, arranges barrels and boxes, and coordinates with buyers and shipping agents as he prepares pound sweetings and Baldwins for export while managing risks and profits across six or seven townships.
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New England
Mrs. Brown
London
Ben Davis
Boston
New York
San Francisco
Bosa
Savings Bank
Nix
Extraordinary device to recover treasure from sunken ship
A new 100 foot steel tube and diving chamber will be used to recover £500,000 in coins and bars lost with H M S Lutine near Terschelling. Divers enter the tube from a submerged chamber while engineers operate two dredges to expose the wreck deck and transfer treasure to the chamber. The project aims to salvage the gold from the sunken ship.
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Colne
Brightlingsea
Terscheliing
Holland
Frm
Fim
London Daily Mall
Apple Broker Battles Frost and Distance
An apple broker races to harvest before frost, sending barrels from town to town. Maine orchards present transportation and hillside challenges, while the expert overcomes difficulties to ship thousands of barrels to distant markets.
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Maine
Massachusetta
City Child Describes A Very Tall Tree In The Country
A city child tells friends about a remarkably tall tree seen in the country, insisting it was “awful big” and claiming it stood three mights as a playful exaggeration. A lighthearted exchange follows about dog watches and a cat bout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Household tips and recipes from an old newspaper column
A collage of culinary instructions and domestic how-tos from a New York World and other papers. Recipes include egg and anise desserts, gelatin desserts, bread puddings, and a temperance fruit drink called fruice. Also covered are sauce, meat, and fish preparation tips, cleaning, preserving, and fabric care ideas.
Unusual white deer killed by Prince Edward hunters
Report from Hastings Lennox and Addington notes a pure white deer with two black ear spots weighing about 200 pounds and a fine set of antlers, likely shot by Grant Sprague of Big Island. Hunters also revealed a rare black fox skin among their catches.
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Animal Kingdom
Prince Edward
Grant Sprague
Big Island
Hastings
Lennox
Addington
Toronto Globe
Italy's Fruit Prices Jump Amid Earthquake Disruption
The earthquake disaster in Italy has disrupted fruit imports, sending Sicily and Calabria prices up 25 to 350 percent. Trade expects a return to normal within three months as importers recall 1906 California quake patterns. Cotton, wool, butter, rice, and oranges also feature in the day’s market notes.
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New York City
Italy
Sicily
Calabria
California
Oakland
Messing
United States
Chicago thief admits to dozens of burglaries
Leo Adama confessed to committing sixty burglaries and robberies around Chicago. He said the frequent arrests and work of “doing jobs” sometimes led him to seek legitimate employment. The report notes geopolitical tension with Venezuela over Fidel Castro.
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Chicago
Leo Adama
Adama
Advances in Photography and Materials Science Highlight New Lenses and Plastics
The Berlin Academy of Sciences inherits 30 million marks from a Berlin banker billionaire Samson. Reports describe photography experiments using leaves as lenses and cardboard sphinx models. A German chemist introduces a new cellulose acetate rival to celluloid with glasslike transparency and pliability, signaling broad industrial potential.
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Berlin Academy of Sciences
Samson
Berlin
Hrugsels
Wager
British Association
Cellu
Consul T. Norton
Chemnitz
Black Fox Pelts and Luxury Fur Trade Fantasies
Edmonton corresp describes the black fox as the rarest prize in North American trapping with skins worth 800 to 1500 dollars. Wealthy Russians chase opportunities, and some breeders aim to create a new black fox line, while noble buyers prize overcoats made from these pelts.
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Canadian
Northland
Russia
Canada
North America
Edmonton
Cor
Toronto Globe
Circulars on blotting paper and hotel prospects
A New York Sun snippet jokes about circulars printed on blotting paper being useful despite not being read. It also cites a hotel prospect from Switzerland praising a location famed for solitude, and notes General Lyttelton’s claimed memory of the army order ranks and officers.
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Ae Lo
New York Sun
California fruit shipments rise sharply as season ends
California fruit growers shipped 12 917 carloads out of the state ending the season, up nearly 100 percent from 1907. The notice also notes medical use of whiskey for rheumatism and lists several health and consumer items including Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children.
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Fruit Growers of
California
Constipation cure claimed by syrup of figs and senna
Ad for ACTUSCD OY THE CALIFORNIA FST RUP CO promoting Syrup of FIGS and senna as a universal remedy to aid nature, improve digestion, and establish regular bowel movements with emphasis on proper nourishment and living. Sale through leading druggists.
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Actuscd
California
FK ST Rup CO
Cere
Street Ball Game Lands Boy in Mulberry Street Arraignment
Andreas Pellisard, living on Mulberry Street, was arraigned in New York Children’s Court for playing ball in the street. Magistrate Olmsted questioned the boy about street ownership. the culprit answered that the streets belong to the automobiles and was discharged. The passage also notes a critic’s view on boys’ knowledge of government and economics versus history.
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Andreas Pellisard
Mulberry Street
New York
White's Social Indiscretion and Diplomatic Snubs
A Philadelphia Ledger correspondent quotes gossip about Henry White, the American ambassador to France. The letter mocks diplomatic behavior, noting uninvited private audiences and snubs to American sensibilities, while UK clergy reflect coastal harvest service decor.
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Henry White
France
Philadelphia Ledger
Conkling
Grant
Paris
United States
Notable 19th Century Ads and a Jersey City Magic Q&A
A collage of vintage advertisements claims remedies for teething pain stomach issues and hair loss while noting fly counts horse distemper and naval navigation. The piece closes with Harry Kellar reflecting on stage magic and a humorous tailor-measurement exchange.
Paris Actress Sends Feathered Souvenir to Critic
A Parisian actress who felt insulted by a critic sent a dandy to deliver a gift at the Varieties. The package contained about a dozen goose quills and smiles from friends as the critic opened it and joked about being plucked for his account. The exchange ends with the critic thanking the actress for the feathers.
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the Varieties
Mademoiselle
Gir
Argonaut
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Willie
Cleveland
Alonzo Rice
Noor
Zephyr
Fancy
Allis Tunner Curtis
Ocean of
Fife
The
Chicago News
Pompeii
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Vesuvius
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Herculaneum
London Chronicle
Tabby
Anise-Zwiebach
New York World
Baltimore
Luxtheon Dish
Boston Post
Nebraska
New York Telegram
Hinta
Tran
Deane
Marroyw
Corey
Lima
Davia
Bibl
Gia
Pacific Coast
Jersey
Orange Co
Duluth
Laraba
Messina
Census Ofice
Washington, D. C
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Texas Railroad Commission
Hell
Castro
Venezuela
Niterope
Egypt
Black Fox
Mammoth Cave
Echo River
Evho River
Cove City
Louisvile Courier-Journal
Switzerland
Welpshach
Globe
Lyttelton
English War Office
Hoda
Jomes W. Clay
W. Fayette St
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Cyprus
Hall
Hyderabad
Mother Gray
Eure
Allen
Olmsted
de Ray
N.Y
E. W.grove
Oliver Cromwell
Mr. Asquith
Chambers’ Journal
White
Port Isaac Church
Cornwall
J. Hamilton Ayers
Iq D. de Thia
Leonard St
Frea
Omug CO
Quincey Cilinola
Pito
Piso
Salem GU
Ortland
Broadway
Neork
Regory
Nmyoum
Gregory & Sok
Mstattocal
NASA
Ompson
Kral
Highlandtown
Potter Drug & Chem, Corp
Mass
Strow
Jane Eee
Woolford
Maryland
Agenta
Spohin Med, Co
Goshen
Yad
Harry Kellar
Philadelphia
New York Tribune
Camden
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhoom
Oy Pease
Ws P
Valentine
Coln Avenue
N. J
Gardiner
WiLttans
Gardiner Mo
All Druggista
Hale
Wencl
Balzer
Farm Anedante World
Salzer Seed CO
Box A.C
la Crosss
Brown & Sharpe Mfg,co
Providence
R. L
Pappalisia 5
Molson Square Garden
Heal Karate Bide
Phils
N. Y. City
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