Peruna Editorial Defends Herbal Formula as Catarrh Remedy
The piece argues Peruna’s ingredients render it an effective catarrh remedy. It cites hydrastis canadensis golden seal cedron copaiba cubeb and other herbs, with authorities like Bartholow Hillspaugh and Scudder cited to support Peruna’s efficacy and medical endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
United States
Bartholow
Sondder
Hillspaugh
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Carolina
Scudder
Odd Interview Quip Sparks Generational Crack Up
In a humorous exchange the speaker notes two generations represented at Ismea while joking the meal’s lineage may trace to the great grandmother. An elderly spinster adds a quip about smiling through adversity by being a good actress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ismea
Chicago Tribune
Odd Promo Quinine Laxative Ad Notices Chicago Tribune
Fragmentary ad blurb shows a laxative promo named Dromo Quinine with a quoted signature B. W. Ghove and a curious exchange about making a porridge for a boy. Mentions 25¢ price and a cold cure claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Ghove
Chicago Tribune
Sound in the Graveyard Tale from Rameay Anecdote
A Scotch minister debates neighboring clergies with a sexton who judges each as sound or not. When the minister mentions his own name, the sexton replies with a wink that his own voice is indeed sound, revealing a comic twist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Rameay
Sexton
Thousands of Women Suffer in the Same Way
Mrs Thomas Dunn of 153 Vine Street Columbus Ohio describes decades of backache exhaustion and nervous headaches. She credits Down s Kidney Pills with quick relief and a permanent cure after years of misery. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y
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Thomas Dunn
Vine St
Columbus
Ohio
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Man in Illinois Aims for Peanut Diet Lifestyle
A humorous note from the Houston Post cites a man in Illinois who tries surviving on peanuts. The brief quips that living on peanuts may feel like a circus life to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Houston Post
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
A Toledo company advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only proven remedy for catarrh, claiming it treats the constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. They offer a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials, noting the product sells for 75 cents and is complemented by Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science
Hall
I. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
All Drugserats
Not In the Market Quote Prompts Hiring Debate
A Baltimore American quotation notes contrasting views on hiring brains for policies. It remarks that voters want useful, robust ideas rather than empty rhetoric when leaders seek advisers and policy direction. The piece emphasizes practical thinking over superficial eloquence.
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Baltimore American
Seed catalog advertisement from La Crouse
A historical notice offers seeds and plants for sale including carrots cucumbers cabbage lettuce onions and melons. It notes a prior sale where a customer in Illinois spent and earned profits and urges sending a small payment to receive the catalog and starter seeds by mail.
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Ilinois
Overcoat and Skates Spark Family Banter in Winter Jest
A playful exchange between a mother and son centers on an overcoat and skates as they discuss winter worries. The light, humorous dialogue captures a cozy domestic moment and a child’s practical request for winter gear.
Smalley Peewa and the Nutté Family Album
A humorous portrait of Smalley Peewa as a dapper, flighty suitor linking to a Cincinnati Post note on rural dairy farming in the Washington area. The piece contrasts city pleasures with farm life and hints at social life, work, and location considerations for moving to the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jnevestor
Washington, D. C
Telty
Clever ruse unmasks failed Yokohama firm by fraud
A Paris merchant learns a Yokohama firm failed by using a banker's list of ten names. He discovers only one name is real and the rest are fictitious, confirming the failing firm without exposing details or official news. The tale highlights a shrewd, high risk method to learn sensitive information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Japan
Orm
Yokohama
Las Falled
Farming As A Livelihood For Beginners In New Jersey
The piece advises careful planning before moving to the country to farm. It cites New Jersey examples of starting small, choosing a branch like dairying or poultry, and visiting successful farms. Startups need modest capital, with poultry and market gardens offering safer beginnings for beginners.
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New York Post
Sucessful Furiera
New Jersey
Sian
Kentucky Possum Feast Described With Rustic Charm
A Louisville Courier Journal piece extols cooking possum over wood in a log cabin. It praises blue hickory smoke, taters, corn pone, and crackling bread as accompaniments while praising Kentucky possums from the Pennyrile region and ripe pawpaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Louleville Courier-Journal
Iodide of nitrogen explosive risk study
A Cleveland newspaper note describes the dangerous explosive iodide of nitrogen dry on strings and its sensitivity to vibration. Experiments show explosion occurs only when strings receive about sixty hundredth units of vibration, while another string’s vibration had no effect.
Undefined fragment from a humorous notice in The Hervard Lampoon
A quirky, garbled sample appears to parody a talkative figure over a playful, archaic style. The text mimics a magazine lampoon format with likely names and a mock quotation.
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Vormer
Hervard Lampoon
Prairie Migration Praise From Canada Homesteader
A Canadian homesteader writes from Paynton Saskatchewan praising Western Canada. He describes mild summers, abundant grain yields, low winter cold, and ample resources including timber and wildlife. He notes buying land near Des Moines residents and urges other Americans to consider Canada for farming and living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paynton, Snak
Canada
Montgomery
Iowa
Paymton
Turtle Lake
Yankee
Des Moines
United States
Angleworm Beauty Through Rain and Royal Salaries
A reflection on the angleworm's post rainfall crawl illustrating delicate beauty beneath ugliness. The piece notes the worm's skin under a microscope revealing iridescent colors and fine hairs. It then contrasts German rulers salaries with the King of Saxony earning 75,000 rand yearly and the Grand Duke of Baden receiving 490,000 dollars.
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Saxony
Baden
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Milwaukee, Wis
Spuet
Mother Gray
Ee Barrios
Olmsted, le Roy
Berliner
Caoulifower
Bo Seed Co
la Crouse
Bobby
Nutte
Hazel
Smalley Peewa
Lew
Nickel
Smatley
Bill
Gibralter
Paw
Smalley
IF. W. Schaffer
Cincinnati Post
Smalley Pecan
Washington
Washington City
Louisville Courier-Journal
Uncle Sam
Sundown Physicians
Federal Capital
Muale
Malettat
Wally Tie
Lanliee
Cascarets
Garry
Iwes
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
W. H. Biwanger
Green Mountain
Saya
Aunshine
Central
Kilwanger
Western
Tropica
N.w.itide & Far Co
Minneapolis
France
Zambesi
Nile
Km. Keine
Kate Keim
West 29Th
New York
N. Y
Alberta
Slater
Joe D. Scott
Supe
Pat
Pani
Mino
Watertown
Bae
Pisses
W.l.douglas
S'Patrick
Ireland
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