Youngstown Man Overcomes Doctors With Doans Kidney Pills
A Youngstown resident recounts a dramatic recovery from Bright's disease after weeks of worsening health. Despite three doctors predicting six months to live, Doan's Kidney Pills brought complete relief and two years of good kidney health. The ad notes 60 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Also in the issue, reviews on Memoirs of Dan Rice and early balloon experiments with animals, including a 1783 Versailles ascent.
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Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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Versailles
Joseph Montgolfier
America
London
Cure for sleeping sickness proposed by Paris scientist
De Laveran reports to the Academy of Sciences a subcutaneous emetic based cure for sleeping sickness, inspired by Dr Evans in America and Dr Thiroux in Senegal with notable results. Sons of George H. Scidmore note Japan school child exams and monthly inspections by physicians, plus pupil health reporting to parents, while an expert claims a Western rancher can shear 100 sheep daily amid 20 million total sheep.
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George H. Scidmore
Nagasaki
Father and Child Poem of Longing and Strength
A lyrical piece contrasts a strong parent with a weak child, expressing desire for shared journeys from dawn to dusk. The speaker pleads to walk together through life’s rugged miles, soothing tears with a child’s smile and a steadfast, guiding hand.
Their Reconciliation Homecoming in a Bronx Flat
In a tale of a young couple's uneasy truce the wife returns from her mother's in The Bronx after a spat. He keeps the flat as she fusses over the cook and a dog while they spar over dignity and daily chores, sparking a fragile reunion marked by tension and routine.
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Market Women of Manila and Domestic Tension Tales
A fragment blends a domestic vignette of a man and wife reuniting briefly over breakfast then a scene about Manila farmers’ wives markets. It shifts to Manila correspondence describing market women with cigars and wares, Sunday cockfights, and women balancing church and trade in a bustling colonial setting.
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Manila
Chicago News
Pearls of Thought Droll Epigrams on Life and Women
A collection of witty maxims and quips from various sources. It ponders payback, speaking tongues, learning, wisdom, and the roles of women and men with sharp humor. Included are observations on politics, justice, and everyday life with references to the Chicago News and Washington Star.
Domestic Recipes and Home Tips from Historic Columns
A collage of kitchen guidance and homemaking advice includes broiled chicken on toast with cream gravy, lettuce boiled peas, cucumber jelly molds, pickle and tomato sauces, and vinegar opinions. It offers cleaning, cosmetic, and household hints such as stain removal, lemon juice substitutes, and carpet care, drawn from multiple newspaper clippings.
Adventurers of Hudson's Bay in Royal Charter
The term Adventurers once marked high regard for Bristol merchants and Hudson Bay Company origins. The royal charter dated May 2, 1670 defined the body as the Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading in Hudson’s Bay, reflecting historic commercial prestige.
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Hudson Bay Company
Kingship of Jesus sermon at Greene Avenue Baptist Church
The Rev Joseph A Bennett from Newark Ohio preached on the Kingship of Jesus at Greene Avenue Baptist Church. He argued Christ's credentials divine appointment inherent knowledge of humanity and a mind legislative judicial and martial. He warned against human sovereignty and urged aggressive missionary work under Christ as King. The sermon cited biblical signs and prophecy linking worship culture and commerce to the cross.
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This Year’s Output Figures For 1909 Crops
The 1909 onion crop is nearly harvested with 14 300 acres and 4 175 000 bushels. New York leads, Ohio close behind, Wisconsin hit hard. Cranberries total 1 325 000 bushels, up from 1 000 000 in 1908 with New England and New York contributing 850 000. New Jersey yields about 425 000. Peanuts decline in Virginia and North Carolina. Tomatoes in Cumberland County New Jersey set a record with glutted markets. Utah sheep disease alarms growers. Money in circulation rises to 3 121 310 026. South cotton conditions poor but movement heavy. No butter storage activity. imports show shrinkage. Atchison Santa Fe rail revenues rise 3 647 922. Hops trade quiet. wheat area expands. cooler weather aids trade. No car shortage on lines. France wheat harvest 125 656 000 hectoliters up from 111 879 687.
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Wisconsin
New England
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Cuticura aids hair loss recovery claim in 1908 ad
A dated testimonial describes severe scalp scale and hair loss after illness, claiming Cuticura Soap and Ointment restored scalp health and thickened hair. The piece also includes other ad blurbs about tonics and remedies and a short anecdote from a Buffalo Commercial clipping.
Bettledy With Perfect Satisfaction by a Dyspeptic
An Illinois wife describes how her husband’s stomach trouble improved after starting Grape-Nuts. He regained appetite, worked steadily, and the family began asking for Grape-Nuts daily. The letter promotes the product with emotional testimony and urges readers to send in their own experiences.
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Asuaband
Wellville
Westinghouse Mansion at Dupont Avenue Aesthetic Residence
Boston Advertiser questions if the Westinghouse mansion will reopen next winter to host lavish entertainments. Once a social palace built for Mr Blaine, it later passed to the Westinghouse family, who favored London and Paris. The article notes a desire for Young Westinghouse to settle in America with an American home and hints at Mrs Westinghouse resuming American visits.
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Munyon's Eminent Doctors Offer Free Diagnosis by Mail
If you doubt the cause of your disease, mail a request for a medical examination blank. Our doctors will diagnose your case thoroughly and tell you if you can be cured, or not. This advice is free and you may follow it or not. Send today to Munyon's at 63d and Jefferson Sts., Philadelphia. Gonzalo de Quesada, Cuban Minister to the United States, travels to Lisbon to explore emigration possibilities to Cuba.
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Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Women’s Health
The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as highly successful for women's suffering. It cites over a million letters in the Lynn Massachusetts laboratory files, claiming many women regained health and avoidance of surgery. The copy stresses plant-based, harmless ingredients acting on the female organism and features numerous testimonials.
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