Cured by Cutburn Cure Reported by Mrs Porter Neb
A Nebraskan farmer recounts a skin disease that covered the head and neck, with hair loss. After six months of remedies, a Cutburn treatment cured the sores in three weeks, with lasting results seven years later. Also notes Aguinaldo’s capture and Befriending stance toward Americans and a rival claim of leadership inspiration.
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Henry Porter
Albion, Neb
Those Delicious Lemon Pies and Red Rubber Rumor
A quirky collection of old time items notes lemon pie recipes and the phrase red rubber from Senator Morgan. A Belgian report is described as harmless on its face yet with ominous undertones. A physician joke closes the fragment with a mock legal warning about a legacy and a prescription tweak.
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Morgan
Athens
Modest playwright praised by the tramp and Mrs Goodwin
In New York Mr Goodwin praised a celebrated playwright's modesty. Mrs Goodwin jokes about prints and the tramp, who reflects on trials, while a separate remark notes the librarian post at the British Lords as a sinecure. Disraeli quips that the aristocracy never reads.
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Coffee Nerves Healed by Postum in Texas Girl’s Testimony
A Texas girl describes severe nervousness and poor complexion improved after quitting coffee and switching to Postum Food Coffee. She notes clearer skin, relief from indigestion and headaches, and that she could work steadily. She recalls others switching to Postum after proper preparation and finding it delicious.
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Messages to Mars Through Ballistic Signals to the Red Planet
A historical note outlines theory by D S Landis on interplanetary communication. It discusses firing projectiles at extreme speeds from Earth to Mars, using gravity and precise timing to deliver messages, and considers a non fusible hollowed projectile for long distance signaling.
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D. S. Landis
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Toaso
Royals Gather in England for Prince Charles Marriage
A vast royal gathering in England includes Emperor Wilhelm II, the King and Queen of Spain, Norway’s Crown Prince Olof, and other royals for social visits amid rising hopes of European peace. The Kaiser’s visit dominates state concerns while the Norwegian prince captivates popular imagination. In unrelated notes, a domestic scene recalls a mother’s struggle to tempt a convalescent daughter with meals, and a New York classroom hears about a father who bores worm holes in antique furniture to imitate authenticity.
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Not Eligible at Opera Box Incident Sparks Social Snub
A Philadelphia Press aside quotes Miss Verner and Miss Wise disputing opera etiquette and who may share the box. The dialog ridicules loud-talkers and dressers, noting others will not invite someone deemed not eligible for the box.
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Miss Verner
Philadelphia Press
At Their Second Meeting May I Call You Mabel
A humorous exchange over names at a dining scene quoted from Pick Me Up. Gertrude introduces herself after a playful invitation. The remark highlights social dynamics and modesty in dating humor.
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Mabel
Gertrude
Marine diver’s daring fix stops ammonia leak
A submarine diver in heavy suit entered the Holla & Rich store to seal a leaking ammonia tank that flooded the building with fumes. After fitting a new cap on the tank, he emerged to report the space would soon be free of the odorless gas.
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Holla & Rich
Boston Advertiser
Tollis
World’s Greatest Shipowner dies in Hull England
Charles Wilson first lord Nunburnholme, senior partner of the world’s largest private shipping company, died in Hull. Born 1868 in Kingston upon Hull, his Wilson fleet totaled eighty nine steamers with a capacity of 190,439 tons and a capital of 12,500,000. He sat in Parliament for thirty years and was raised to the peerage in 1905. He was survived by his son the Hon Charles Henry Wellesley Wilson and his daughters Lady Cowley and Lady Chesterfeld.
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Owl Forecast Shapes Hancock Weather Tale
A Hancock New York border village relies on an owl named Big Ben for daily weather. Long mournful hoots predict rain while sharp hoots herald clear skies, with the bird perched on John Taylor's farm. The owl's mate, shot 15 years ago, now decorates Frank Hadwell's store window.
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Literary quarrel hints at secrets in a late night club
A husband and wife spar over a literary club scene with a witty tease about a poem. The husband recalls a mysterious verse title, suggesting that many friends are defined by what others do not know about them, in a sharp Baltimore Ameri can tone.
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Baltimore American
Woman credits Dr Hartman with cure of night sweats
RS Lizzie Lohr of Chicago writes of long winter night sweats and loss of appetite. After doctors suggested surgery, she followed Dr Hartman and used five bottles of Peruna over four months. She says she is now cured and urges other women to write for details.
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Lizzie Lohr
13Th St
Chicago
Unartman
Deruna
Dr. Hartman
Ballast of the Moon Flung Out to Keep Him Up
In a museum geologic tour, Mrs Tucker explains aerolites as fragments of a broken planet that fall to Earth. Tommy retorts they are ballast the man in the moon throws away to stay aloft. Also notes Mrs Austin's pancakes claim quick hearty breakfast.
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Comparative Expense Trade Leads to Jersey Cow Jest
A humorous exchange questions the cost of a Jersey cow versus a car. The reply notes the cow incurs feed costs but no repair bills, highlighting the humor in practical living costs and frugal trade-offs.
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