Remedy for rheumatism Promises Cure in Spirits and Syrup
An advertised cure touts a mixture of syrup of sarsaparilla and Toris Compound added to whisky. It instructs a tablespoonful before meals and at night, claiming strong improvements after a few doses and urging continued use. Also notes a Christmas gift of a six pound turkey with humorous editor thanks to an anonymous donor.
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Hla Thane
Clugston
Spiketown
Fashion Hints on Fur and Lace Dressy Wear
Most of fur and lace are pretty for very dressy wear. One sable featured three fur bands separated by rich ecru lace over satin with sable tones. A small hat with an entire sable crown complemented the outfit. A sweeping paradise plume finished the luxurious look.
Mexico City Pawnahon and the Monte de Piedad’s Role
The Monte de Piedad of Mexico City is a government run pawnshop founded in 1776 by Don Pedro Romero de Tiereros, Count of Regia, later taken over by the state. It compares to Paris Mont de Piete and Vienna K. I. Versatamt but operates on different business principles than European models.
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Mexico City
Monte de Piedad
Paris
K. I. Versatamt
Vienna
Pedro Romero de Tiereros
Regia
Argonaut
Dean's Kidney Pills Claim Cure for Kidney Trouble
An advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as addressing the root of kidney ailments, citing Nathan Hill of Stryker Ohio who recovered from gravel and related pains after use. The copy urges readers to remember the brand and lists 50 cents per box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. A separate brief joke follows in the same text.
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Dean
Nathan RR. Hill
Stryker
Ohio
Nathan Hill
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Patent remedies and a baby soothing syrup ad
An advertisement promotes thin Will Interest Mothers and Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children claiming to cure feverishness headache and teething disorders while regulating bowels and destroying worms. It touts quick cold relief and warns of harmless use with a sample offer from Allen S. Olmsted. Also mentions Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething soothing gums reducing inflammation easing wind colic with a 26 cent price. includes a stray note about the pygmy mouse of Siberia Mia.
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Gray
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Siberia
Mia
Winslow
Verifies Bible Story Destroyed by a Volcano
Yale explorer Ellsworth Huntington argues that Sodom and Gomorrah can be located at Suweimeh and El Ghattar near the Dead Sea. He cites a new lava flow, a local cave, and ancient ruins to place the biblical events at those sites.
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Ellsworth Huntington
Yale
Palestine
Harper's
Sodom and Gomorrah
Dead Sea
Mr. Huntington
Sodom and
Gomorrah
Texan
Baku
Sodom
Lot
Abraham
Bethel
Jerusalem
Jordan
Gomorreh
Egypt
Zoar
Jehovah
Heaven
Lttle
Suweimeh
Suweim
Tower Hills
Ghor
Moab
Ghuweir
Ghuweh
el Ghattar
Abu Hassan
Beth Peor
Raising Snails Sparks Agriculture Department Interest
The Department of Agriculture explores edible snail farming as a potential U S industry after studying European methods. Mexican, European, and South American snails are discussed for cultivation in greenhouse like boxes with uniform species, controlled temperature, daily inspections, and careful feeding using fresh leaves and cauliflower.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Department
Europe
Bracing Up the Staff and a Noted Humorist
A city editor seeks top descriptive writers like Rex Beach and Jack London and a strong humorist. The staff replies of a humorist nicknamed Mark Twain, not his real name, is suggested as a hire. The anecdote appears in a Success Magazine quote about newsroom ambition.
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New City
Rex Beach
Jack London
Mark Twain
Success Magazine
Undertakers fret over odd will you nechsee pet dogs mixed ashes
Odd bequest from Mrs. Sarah Slaughter de Lorme of Berkeley California directs that her two spitz dogs be chloroformed cremated and their ashes mixed with hers and her nephew on a hillside. Local undertakers voice concern over dignity and disruption of funeral customs.
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Sarah Slaughter de Lorme
Berkeley
Cal
Munyon's Pills and Burmese Cigarettes Featured in Gentle Health Ads
An assortment of patent medicine claims extol Munyon's Paw Paw Pills as stomach and nerve tonics and promise free medical advice from Munyon's Doctors. Also described are Munyon's Cold and Rheumatism Remedies, a 60-card color postcard offer, and a long anecdote on Burmese cigarettes noting their size, composition, and perceived harmlessness.
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Munyon
Munyon's
Jefferson Sts
Philadelphia
Insomnia Cited as Coffee Cause by Topeka Woman
A Topeka woman recalls suffering insomnia nervousness and indigestion linked to coffee. She quit coffee abruptly and switched to Postum at meals, noting improvements in her condition and claiming the remedy relieved her distress.
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Topeka
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