Queen of Actresses Praises Peruna Endorsement
Queen of Actresses Milta Marlowe endorses Peruna as beneficial for digestion and nerves, arguing stomach health underpins nerve strength. A Wallace California reader, Mrs J Jamison, shares relief after six years of nervous dyspepsia and three doctors, claiming complete cure after Peruna use. New York City expenses for this year rise by $37,000 daily versus last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milta Marlowe
Peruna
Pertman
Jamison, Wallace
Cal
New York City
Dr. May
W. H. May
Fi. C
Peart Street
New York
Olive oil shortage sparks US import halt in Spain
A Spanish olive oil shortage ends with no shipments to America this year. An item warns readers of Apnorrs East Indian Corn Paint promising quick, permanent corn relief. A separate note describes a dual-well system in Ohio yielding fresh and highly mineralized water with claimed medicinal value. The article also mentions a Portuguese subsidy of 12,500 dollars per voyage to establish steamers to Brazil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
America
Ohio
United States Geographical Survey
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
The
New York Herald
Brazil
Grape-Nuts Ad Claims Boosts Strength and Brain Power
An advertisement touts Grape-Nuts as a tonic supplying wheat and barley nutrients including phosphate of potash. It cites a New York man who says night work left him run down, but after using Grape-Nuts he gained strength, nerve, and brain power, with 20 pounds added and travel ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Pastura Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Royal visit and royal decline amid U S news notes
LATE NEWS NOTES recounts King Edward Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria visiting the Russian emperor at Kiel and Reval. Also Bishop Brent declines the Washington bishopric, a Passaic River rail crash injures several notables, and Roosevelt issues recess appointments. Additional items cover hotel bill reforms, a Portland banker’s conviction, a deadly launch explosion, and other Congress and foreign affairs notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Victoria
Tussia
Charles Hardinge
Foreign Office
Cruizers
Minotaur
Achilles
Kiel
Reval
Nicholas
Standart
Charles Henry Brent
Philippines
Washington
Satterlee
Brent
Passaic and Delaware
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Millionaires’ Express
Millington
N. J
Frederick P. Olcott
Central Trust Company of
New York
Fred B. Valenting
Newark
R. V. Lindaburg
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Henry A. Young
Haskell
Oklahoma
Burnett
Salem
Oregon
J. Thornburg Ross
Portland
Ross
Delaware River
Philadelpha
John 8. Leach
A. Stillings
Manila
J. K. Burkhalter
Tamal Times
Charles Edwards
Congressman Edwards
Burkhalter
Eugene Jepson
Keith's
Cleveland
Ohio
Commonwealth receipts rise six months through December 1907
The six months ending December 31 1907 in Australia yielded 30 170 000 in revenue up 6 000 000 from the same period in 1906. Trade figures and fiscal data are presented amid assorted notices and advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of Australia
Man who arrives need not explain devious road says Nashville American
The Nashville American asserts that a man who reaches his destination does not owe an explanation for the cunning or circuitous path he took to get there, framing the idea as a plain moral stance. The comment invites reflection on merit over method in achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville American
Local Testimonial and Birthday Note From Woodchurch
Mrs. Thomas Thompson of Clarksville Georgia writes dated April 23 1907 that after 16 years of eczema she found relief with rerreaine praising its cure Thousands testify similarly and Kentish boy Charles Law Watts celebrates his sixteenth birthday at Woodchurch weighing 378 pounds with notable growth over the past year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Thompson
Clarksville
J.T. Suruprarma
Dept. A
Savannah
Charles Law Watts
Woodchurch
Tortured for Six Months by Terrible Itching Eczema Baby
A San Antonio reader recalls three doctors failing to cure eczema on her baby for six months. After trying Cutiura Remedies, the child slept better within a week and cleared within five months, with no recurrence. Also includes a brief ad note for Hicks' Capucline cures nervousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cutiura
Louis Beck
San Antonio
Lex
Matrimonial Express Sets Out to Washington for Easter Weddings
The Matrimonial Express known as the Matrimonial Express departed this morning from Mrs. J. R. Gill’s Easter excursion to Washington. Ten cars were packed with at least twenty five couples traveling to wed, with many from across the state joining the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Gill
Washington
Bread lines and tonic ads mark a postwar city
An article fragment notes New York still relies on bread lines and prints assorted consumer ads hawking tonics and patent medicines like Old Standard Grove’s Taste-Less Onin and Capucline for indigestion. It contrasts city life with a sleepy Washington town and makes passing remarks on popular beliefs and childhood myths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tia
Washington
Five Months in Hospital Man Credits Dean’s Kidney Pills
Levi P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota reports five months in a hospital with incurable illness and a prognosis of six months to live. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he recovered greatly, with improved heart function and energy. Sold by all dealers and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi P. Brockway
S. Second Ave
Anoka
Minn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Worse than that she won’t let me explain
A Washington Herald quotation captures a man's reaction to his wife's refusals to allow explanations of his actions. The dialogue highlights domestic conflict and control within a marriage, reflecting contemporary social norms and gender dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Herald
Question of Duty in Mexico Story of brass knobs and duties
L O Ellis of Mexico recalls a vendor incident to show Mexican merchants shrewdness. A furniture firm shipped an iron bed with brass knobs and was charged duty as brass, quadrupling the fee. The firm would have paid iron duty if the knobs had been ignored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
L. O. Ellis
Washington Post
Illuminating Gas Origins and Early Experiments
The piece traces the discovery of illuminating gas to early work by Rev. Clayton of England. It notes Clayton's 1739 paper on gases from coal in heated vessels and references his earlier 1688 letter to the society, highlighting the long lead up to the gas invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton
England
Philosophical Transactions
Society
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Hero Letter
A Manning Iowa woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after years of painful female ailments and costly medicines. The letter describes relief from displacements inflammation ulcers and other symptoms after following Pinkham's guidance and using the remedy. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for free advice from Lynn Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
T. C. Willadsen
Manning
Town
Mrs. Pinkham
One of the products of the known ethical remedy Syrup of Fig
The passage touts the Syrup of Fig and Elixir of Senna as a wholesome family laxative approved by well-informed groups and sold by California Fig Syrup Co with nationwide acclaim. In a separate note, two Sedalia women went to jail for refusing to send their children to school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verrenne
M. F. Jones
Tannehill St
Pittsburg
Savannah
Pli
Nid
California
Sedalia
Foot Ease Powder for Feet
Advertising item for Foot Ease powder sold by druggists and shoe stores. Claims to ease burning feet, bunions, swelling, sweating, and ingrowing nails. Mentions Sapresent Pye and Allen 8 Olmsted Lektuy New York as addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen 8
Olmsted
Lektuy
N.Y
The Lady Have You Seen My New Book Yet
A playful exchange about a new book with one party asking if the other has read it while the cook reports it’s “rippin.” The lighthearted banter hints at a social chat or sketchlike vignette rather than a formal review. The passage emphasizes curiosity and domestic detail.
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Julia Marlowe
Botanic
Druig
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Apnorr
Tur Annorr Co
R. B. Glenn
North Carolina
Glenn
Bryan
Roosevelt
White House
John W. Jackson
Columbia
Tennessee
T. L. Wren
Austin
Texas
Corea
Thomas P. Gore
Episcopal Hospital
Speaker Cannon
Hemenway
Indiana
Representative Landis
L. W. Busbey
Landis
Delhi
Ind
Congress
Isthmian Canal
Canal Commission
Goethals
Tock Creek Park
Sims
Tennesee
Manon
House
Virginia
Senate Committee On Finance
Ment
Libby
McNeill& Libby
Chicago
St. Vitus
Kline
H. R. Kine
Arch St
Phila
Atchison Globe
Luzianne
Taylor & Wy
Bogton
Asnorr
Tue Asworr Co
Fairiés
Santa Claus
Jack Frost
Bennett
EL Paso
Tex
Lam
Gealens
Brooklyn
Young
J.M. Young, JR
Waycross, GA
Regai Ling
Household Novelty Works
Tecumseh St
Buffalo, NY
Earvest Thompson
Nubiak
Milledgeville
Georgia
Fred. F. Field CO
Brockton
Mass
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