A Tragedy in Six Acts and Band Plays Old Ballad
A fragment list shows six act tragedy titles including The Missionary Whiskey and Pale Ale The Maxim Gun The Newspaper Cricket and Football and Death of the Last Aborigine Finish Band plays Rule Britannia An advertisement claims Adnott's East Indian Corn Paint removes corns without pain cures bunions and soreness for 250 to Savannah Ga plus a humorous jab about hereditary humor and an Englishman referenced by a doctor in Philadelphia.
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Adnott
Tue Annorr Co
Savannah
Annorr
Mall
Te Amori Co
Antidote for Skin Diseases Promises Quick Permanent Cure
Terrrine is described as an absolute cure for eczema tetter ringworm erysipelas and other itching skin diseases. It claims instant relief and lasting cures with phenomenal results in aggravated cases. Available for 600 at druggists or by mail from J T Suhrurnixm Dept A Savannah Ga.
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J.T. SuHurrnixm
Dept. A
Savannah
Tarren
J. T. Sauptraing
First shooting trip ends with quieted nightingales remark
The countess travels on her first shooting trip and spends a night at the game keeper's house. She notes the nightingales sing loudly and is told she can quiet them by placing bootjacks by her bedside.
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Jugend
Munich
Free Cure Promises Rheumatism Relief With Blood Balm
Botanic Blood Balm cures rheumatism bone pains and eczema by purifying the blood. Thousands of cases cured after other treatments failed. Price $1 per large bottle at drug stores with directions for home treatment. Large sample free by writing Blood Balm Co Atlanta Ga.
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Botanic
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
How To Get Rich
A maxim on wealth warns that no new method guarantees riches and most who attain wealth lose it. It advises careful budgeting, daily accounting, and persistent effort, stressing self denial and vigilance to identify safe, profitable investments. Step by step wealth comes with greater effort and discipline.
Boy Shares Joking Talk About New Baby
A Yonkers Statesman humor piece features a boy asking if the stork brought their baby and the father replying yes, the boy quips the baby cries ninety percent of the time, reflecting a light domestic joke from the era.
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Yonkers Statesman
Raised From A Sick Bed After Kidney Disorder Cure
John Armstrong of Cloverport Kentucky tells how years of kidney complaints caused severe backache swollen limbs and fading sight. After using Deans Kidney Pills his health improved dramatically and he credits the remedy for his recovery. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John Armstrong
Cloverport
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N, Y
Loud Talk Abroad and at Home Across Cultures
A New York Sun piece notes foreigners speak loudly among themselves and in restaurants abroad, with confidence others cannot understand. The speaker recalls Italian listeners overhearing a private remark about a young woman, prompting restraint. He adds Americans and English abroad are equally candid in loud opinions, creating a standoff.
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New York Sun
Postum Improves Health and Cheer, Washington Woman Says
A Washington woman credits Postum with restoring health and daily cheer after years of nervous spells tied to coffee. She stopped coffee four years ago, began Postum, and reports regained energy, new ability to work, and care for two young children, ending with praise for Postum from Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Washington
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Weillville
Ransom, Umbrella Myth Told in St. Louis Times
A quirky column notes the idea that judging a man by his umbrella is fallacious, while a brief social quip hints at perceptions of character and style in urban life. The item sits among other short classifieds and notices.
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Ransom
Beckly
St. Louis Times
Skin Troubles Cured by Cuticura Remedies
A Milan Missouri man reports years of itching and a leg infection that threatened blood poisoning, cured after using Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent. He recalls two illnesses earlier, then successful treatment, and endorses Garfield Tea as a simple laxative from drug stores.
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J. I. Hennen
Milan
Ivy Vine Damages Church Foundation in Lincolnshire
The ivy plant growing in a crevice of St. John the Baptist Church tower at Yarborough, Lincolnshire, undermined the foundation and lifted stones, necessitating repairs costing over $3,000. Also notes Brown's Bronchial Troches offer relief for asthma and bronchitis.
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St. John the Baptist Church
Yarborough
Lincolnshire
England
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised by F. J. Cheney Co
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for a catarrh cure that cannot be helped by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It states the cure is taken internally, targets the blood and mucous surfaces, and is sold by all druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials are promised free, with endorsements from Walpine Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists in Toledo. A companion note recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walpine, Kinnan & Marvin
L. Douglas
Shane
W.L. Douglas
ETON
W. TL
Brock
Ships That Carried Themselves to Sta
The Empire Shipbuilding Company of Buffalo cut three whalebacks and three barges in two to pass through the Welland Canal. Each 285 feet long required an 18 foot reduction. The Bombay Bay City and Baron were reassembled after transiting from Buffalo to Levis and then to Boston, a notable engineering feat reported by Scientific American.
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Sta
Empire Shipbuilding Company of
Buffalo
Welland Canal
Boston
Bombay
Bay City
Port Colborne
Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence
Levis
Quebec
Gulf
Scientific American
Family prayers hinge on an absolute necessity
An abridged excerpt from Harper's Weekly asks children what is essential for family prayers, prompting the answer that a family unit itself is the core prerequisite. The brisk dialogue frames a communal religious practice around domestic life.
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Harper’s Weekly
No man meets his mother’s boyhood expectations fully
A reflective line on parental expectations, noting that no man fully reaches the standard his mother held during his boyhood, suggesting enduring pressure and unrealized ideals shaping character.
How to Apply Paint In Weather Exposure
Guidance on painting exterior surfaces stresses careful preparation and proper technique. It cautions that material quality cannot compensate for sloppy application and instructs on surface cleaning, drying, scraping, sanding, and using pure white lead mixed with linseed oil. It notes The Dutch Boy Painter trademark and offers National Lead Company testing kits from New York.
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National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York
Germany Sets Electric Patent Pace in 1906
Germany issued about 6000 electric device patents in 1906, more than double the 2900 or so granted by the United States, highlighting Germany’s lead in early electrical invention and industrial buildup.
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Germany
United States
Tetterive a reliable cure for eczema and skin diseases
A fragmented vintage ad page promotes Tetterive as a safe swift cure for eczema and skin ailments with physician endorsement and mail order from Savannah Georgia. Also advertised are Italian express routes Genoa to Buenos Aires six year days and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething. Other items include Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion and light humorous quotes from old magazines.
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Genoa
Buenos Aires
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Avoiding Surgeries
A pioneer medical advertorial argues many female operations are unnecessary and claims Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has saved many lives. Letters from Mrs Barbara Base and Mrs Arthur R House praise the remedy for severe female troubles, with a call to ill women to write for advice from Lydia E Pinkham of Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Barbara Base
Kingman, Tansas
Pinkham
Lydia EB
Arthur R. House
Church Road
Moorestown
N. J
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