Peruna praised by story writer and reader letters
A compilation of testimonials praising Peruna as a cure for nasal catarrh and cough with anecdotes from Mr. E M Tinney of San Antonio and Mrs Ellen Nagle of Green Bay. Also mentions tablet form, tea consumption data, and a light travelogue featuring Jim Hance and a Grand Canyon anecdote from the Saturday Evening Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Tinney
E. Nueva &T
San Antonio
Moe
Ellen-Nagle
4Th Street
Green Bay
Wis
Military Epigrams and Writerly Warnings
A Kansas City Journal quote praises Colonel Phillip Reade of the Twenty third U S Infantry for epigrams on warfare and marksmanship. The piece notes a New York dinner where Clyde Fitch advised a speculative young novelist, suggesting he join the conspiracy of silence to not read manuscripts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Reade
Twenty-third
United States Infantry
Kansas City Journal
New York
Clyde Fitch
Fielding
Mr. Fitch
Saturday Evening Post
Berlin street lighting praised in London column
A London News critique claims Unter den Linden in Berlin is the best lighted street in Europe while Jura villages also boast cheap electric power and arc lamped central streets. The piece notes Berlin’s boulevard, plate glass, Pilsener, and police as notable features alongside strong illumination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Unter den Linden
Berlin
Jura
Btrand
London News
Dulso Seaweed Popular in Meals Across Regions
Dulso is more frequently eaten than other seaweeds. It is usually dried and eaten raw. In the Mediterranean where common, it is cooked and is a chief ingredient in Soyer's famous St Patrick's soup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soyer
Best Friend Or Enemy Coffee In Postum Testimony
A Wisconsin woman extols Postum Food Coffee as a healthful alternative to coffee noting heart palpitations nervousness ceased after switching. She reports weight gain and renewed strength after a year, says her children like it, and invites others to use her name, praising Postum from Butler Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Buttle Creek
Mich
Weiville
Destruction Foretold by Poem From The Century
A fragmentary verse from Alexander Blair Thawn published in The Century foresees a cataclysmic destruction. It speaks of forests dying, waters rising, famine spreading, and a desolate air filled with deathly fear. The archaic diction evokes apocalyptic ruin across the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Blair
A Changed Man and a Nervous Wife
In a Chicago News style vignette, Peabody’s anxious wife frets over his safety each evening as he returns late from work. Misgivings mount after a theater outing with friends, yet a casual night with an old friend leads to an unsettling revelation about Peabody’s health and a wary reconciliation. The piece ends with the wife’s guilt and strange resentment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peabody
Mrs. Peabody
Acrogs
Waite
Walte
John
Tam
Global potato journey and scientific notes across ages
A sweeping summary traces the potato from Chile and Peru to Spain and England, and notes Ireland’s late adoption. It surveys household mosquitoes, a new Hydrolithe compound, and calcium carbide gas generation. It reports fog dissipation by electric discharges, rocketlike spikes for rapid clearance, Wieliczka Salt Mine’s vast output and features, red African dust coloring Alpine glaciers, and using dust layers to study historical glacier movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chile
Peru
Spain
England
Raleigh
Ireland
Africa
Europe
Alps
Surgery for insanity argues brain area cures by trephining
A British alienist, Dr Bernard Hollander, contends insanity, especially in early stages, can be treated surgically by targeting specific brain regions. He cites fifty cases where localized injury led to melancholia or violent behavior, with many patients improving after operation. One teen’s skull was partly removed to remove a long-ago injury, yielding a reformed character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Hollander
British
Phrenological Society
Hollander
London
The
New York Sun
Clam Harvest Expands On Chesapeake Bay Beds
The Washington Star reports that abandoned oyster beds near Pocomoke and Tangier sounds have regenerated into thriving clam beds. Fing clams now fetch 2.50 to 4 dollars per thousand, employing hundreds of oystermen scraping the markets on the Eastern Shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocomoke
Tangier Sounds
Chesapeake Bay
Washington Star
Sparrow’s eye hatchs egg inside hen nest mystery
A peculiar report from Skowhegan was published by the Kennebec Journal describing Mrs Henry Harrhy finding a sparrow egg inside a hen egg. Mr Harris explained the egg came from the hen swallowing a sparrow’s eye, which hatched a small sparrow while warmth aided incubation. The newborn sparrow remains alive though underdeveloped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skowhegan
Henry Harrhy
Harts
Mr. Harris
Lord Aberdeens Privilege in Canada Vote Dispute
The Earl of Aberdeen, though a British peer, cannot vote in Canada yet claims colonial privileges. A Canadian visitor notes Lady Aberdeen stating they still consider themselves Canadians and that Aberdeen has voting rights in Canada but not at home, where he is treated as a minor, woman, or pauper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Aberdeen
House of Commons
Atlantic
Tle
Okamagun
Canada
Aberdeen
Aly
Mari
Bon Vivant
J. Wamilton Ayers
A. M
Eucador
Scena
Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
Putnam
Nbera
Mud Stains Drying and Lemon Hair Wash Tips
A compilation notes mud stains on dark cloths can be dried and brushed off with little mark. It also describes a lemon based bath and hair wash from the West Indies and Washington Star, detailing soaking, rubbing, and rinsing to achieve fresh, supple hair and scalp without cold soap risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal
West Indies
Washington Star
Jules Jemon
Nerve Restoration Diet And Curious Kitchen Tips
The piece advises gentle recovery for nerve exhaustion through environment, proper employment, and simple, leafy diet. It quotes a Pittsburgh Dispatch note on judging oven heat and offers recipes like Lemon Turnovers, German Fried Potatoes, Salad Tartare oysters, Spaghetti with hamburger and cheese, and a Kipling curry cream oyster dish, all in practical home-cooking style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg Dispatch
Spaghett
Kipling
Bowling Green hospital tale linked to Harrison payment
Dr J N McCormack recounts Civil War case where Colonel Harrison used Bowling Green Mitchell House as a hospital. The owner feared military need but was promised payment. After Harrison became president, the owner finally received a check. The piece also notes 100-year-old cup plates and changes in tea drinking habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. McCormack
Bowling Green
Brayton Potter
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison
Bowling Grow
Mitchell House
Mitchell
Mr. Mitchell
United States
Indianapolis
Coburn The State Secretary of Agriculture Praises Writing
Coburn the State Secretary of Agriculture says any man who flourishes in his writing has a soft skill. The note suggests many find value in eloquent prose across the world, even when tied to diverse ventures like wines doves and feathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coburn
Stte
Dain Co
Atchison Clabe
Moving Everything Out of Tatys Reach
Philadelphia Ledger reports a tense exchange as a family prepares to relocate. A child asks where they are moving while the elder replies plans are underway to move all possessions to safety from a threatening figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiers
Taty
Philadelphia Ledger
Fragmentary ancient notice with unclear names and complaint
A garbled message questions another person’s fidelity and the quality of an earlier sample. The text is incomplete, with several unclear names and references, making the overall meaning hard to determine.
Prosperity shown in railroad and harvest reports
New York dispatch notes strong railroad prospects amid favorable government crop forecasts. Wheat and other staples uplift exports while apple crops fail in many states, driving high prices and cautious market optimism. European bankers show confidence in American finance as freight and trade remain active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Stee
South Dryer Than Ever Knowille Dry With a Whoop
Knoxville becomes without a licensed saloon as prohibition spreads across the South. In Knoxville the last shutters closed at dark and the city now lacks legal liquor outlets under the Pendleton law. Nearby Bristol and Alabama communities push for broader prohibition while Georgia and North Carolina also move to end saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowille
Tennessee City
Knoxville
Tent
Memphis
Nashville
Chattanooga
Lafalette
South
Pendleton
Tennessee
Prohibition
Kentucky
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Birmingham
W. B. Crompton
Anti-Saloon League
Georgina
Asheville
N.C
Football is prize fighting injures students in court case
Illinois attorney Moore seeks an injunction in Wankakee circuit court against public school authorities charging that football is prize fighting. He names Superintendent Tracy and Principal Smith as aiding the alleged practice, claiming the sport injures and degrades the student body and that players use profanity on the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wankakee
S. R. Moore
Moore
F. N. Tracy
L. W. Smith
Kansas Banks Have Strong Reserves Say State Official
State Bank Commissioner Jopeka reports 741 Kansas banks hold reserves 50 percent above legal minimum. August 22 reserves reached 41 percent of deposits totaling 64,096,600, with money moved slowly to lend. Cranberry prices rise due to small apple crop while Galveston storm death toll and damage noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jopeka
Kan
John Q. Royce
Kansas
Yale smothers Villanova and more college football notes
Yale defeated Villanova 45 to something while Pennsylvania faced a tough schedule. Harvard edged Springfield 9 to 5 and Cornell overwhelmed Princeton 6 to 0. Notable mentions include Glen Warner, Abeuler, Vorbis, and what appears to be scattered references to coaches, players, and teams across Ithaca, Penn, and Minnesota with unclear outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harvard
Springfield
Penn
Gaston
Cornell
Glen Warner
Ithaca
Helmysiven
Rega
Pean
Capt
Douglas
Naval Cadets
University of Tennessee
Vorbis
State College
Fust
Princeton
Coothall
Cariste
Aliinesota
Gophers
George Woodruff
Penn- Byeva
Central Board
Abeuler
Slinggtine
Sailor
Courtroom comedy and curious notices from old papers
A court scene features counsel asking to delay a thief’s release to avoid a potential wait near his home. The piece also notes vast UK country houses with high wage bills and gardens. There are ads for a constitutional cure and cherry tree tale from New York, including a Brooklyn magistrate fining Pasquale Rosoke for chopping a tree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magietrate Steelg
Fifth Avenue Court
Brooklyn
Pasquale Rosoke
Union Street
Dyker Park
Magstrate
George
Pasquale
New York
Imes
Tested by Time Donns Kidney Pills Benefit Mrs Crumlish
Mrs Mary Crumlish of 1130 West Third street Wilmington Delaware praises Donns Kidney Pills she says cured her four years ago. She describes back pain dizziness swelling ankles headaches and general weakness before using the remedy. The ad notes the pills are sold by dealers for 60 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Mary Crumlish
West Third Street
Wilmington
Del
Gaga
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Largest of Blasts at Cherbourg Quarries
A massive blast at the quartzite quarries near Cherbourg displaced about 120000 tons of stone. A six by six foot tunnel bored seventy feet into the cliff ended in two twenty foot branch tunnels. Chambers forty feet apart measured ten by six feet and held eight and a half tons of blasting powder plus 280 pounds of dynamite. The blast was fired electrically. the quartzite is favored in England as road material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Cherbourg
England
Philadelphia
Punch Bowl Used as a Font at Jesus College Oxford
A London Globe note recalls the 278 ounce punch bowl donated nearly two centuries ago by a Wynne of Wynnstay. The bowl is said to belong to anyone who can span it at its widest part and floor it when full of punch. Curiously the silver vessel also serves as a font in the college chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus College, Oxford
Wynnes
Wynnstay
Oxford
College Chapel
London Globe
Remarkable six-foot grandfather clock from arrow wheels
A shoemaker named Wagner of Strasburg sent a six-foot grandfather clock made entirely of arrow wheels and cage to the Berlin exhibition after fifteen years of work. The mechanism keeps perfect time but cannot last longer than two years. Chicago News notes a claim about Dropey Specialists in Atlanta. A uniform municipal accounting system is in force in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner
Strasburg
Berlin
Chicago News
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Peruna
Mro. B. M. Tinney
Kline
H.R. Kline
Phila
Germany
Loclfard
Jim Hance
Arizona
Jim
Colorado River
New England
Antony
Aso
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dyer
Enpee
M. George Jaubert
Wiellezka
Lord Aberdeen
Boston Post
China Service
Minneapolis Journal
Niebam
MILI
Choi
Niagara
Delaware
Savdidiies
Gorse
Pew
Laettden
Oniage
Bontichies
Duluth
Crives
Wlinos
Great Britain
Apple
Ansnapolia
Nova Scotia
Aedge
Lomins Comfidenca Ty Americu Fimsuuetal Cn Cetiona
Bristol
Tenn
East Tennessee
Virginia
Ilinois
Galveston
Texas
Yale
Villa Nova
Indians
Witten
Carliste
United Kingdom
Hell
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Cienzi & Co
Cherry Tree Tale Revised
Atlanta,Ga
State of
Towa
Delaware Hospital
Paul Crowley
Crowley
Lydia EF. Pinkham
Kate A. Hearn
Lydia E. Pinkham
47Th Street
Lydia
Pinkham
Wanger
Walter Pater
Albert Cashman
Bedford Station
N.Y
Ak Yi
Standard Oil CO
Cares
New York Aquarium
Mr. Winslow
CREEL
ST Jacobs Oil
Leonard St
N. Y. City
W. L. Douglas
Ares
Douglan
Mort Ole
Ahea
Rocal Complete Organization of
of Superintendenta
W.L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Hale
Pike
Atkinson
Race St
Providence
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