Ataxia cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills after malaria
A Amesbury man Edward H Ariel recounts four years of locomotor ataxia after Spanish American War malaria. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills, begun in fall 1903, with relief in months and full recovery in four months. He urges others with locomotor ataxia to try the pills.
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Williams
Ariel
Highth Regiment
M.V.M
Chickamauga
Tom
Edward H. Ariel
Powow Street
Amesbury
Mass
Doan’s Kidney Pills Restore Back Comfort Says Portland Man
H Bo McCarver of 201 Cherry St Portland Oregon testifies kidney pills helped back ache and related symptoms blamed on a cold that settled in his kidneys. He reports several months without recurrence after using Doan’s Kidney Pills available from local dealers at 50 cents per box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Joan
H. Bo McCarver
Cherry St
Portland
Ore
Trans-Continental Co
Tioan
Doan
Donn
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
How did you know I was here
A witty exchange unfolds as a pretty girl asks how the gallant young man found her. He replies he heard her singing, she disputes it, and they reveal the sound was not a song but their college yell.
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Biinder
Checkess Battery and Mutiny Fears in Civil War Tales
A Civil War veteran recalls rumors of revolt in the Army of the Potomac and explains how mutiny talk faded as units stood by orders. The account highlights McClellan Burnside dynamics, negro enlistment fears, and a Dutchman nicknamed Charley who earned the title Checkess Battery after marching through danger.
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Russia
Manetverly
Engineer Corps
Antietam
Ate Clelland
Washington
Tat Burnside
Army of the
McClellan
Burnside
Burnsie
Army of the Potomac
Pope
Trocker
Union
McCleNan
Wells
Hawis
Virginia
Charley
Char- Jey
Checkess
Checkess Battery
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Monument Fever Spreads Across Civil War Battlefields
Rene Bache notes major states spend millions in half dozen years to erect memorials at Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Antietam, Vicksburg and Shiloh. States fund granite and bronze monuments while regiments and survivors cover the balance. Gettysburg park lands shift from private to federal control.
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Tulon
Rene Bache
Congress
Gettysburg
Chivkwmianga
National Park
Antietam
Vicksburg
Shilob
Hitness
Ohio
Willam McWinley
What the Bishop Said
A Chicago News excerpt recalls Gen. Leonidas Polk a Confederate bishop and Gen. Cheatham known for colorful language. During a charge Polk reportedly shouted a version of the Rebel yell adapting Cheatham’s exhortation to “Give ’em what he says.”
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Leonidas Polk
Gen. Cheatham
Gen. Gordon
Chicago News
Governor Douglas Advice for Boys on Sticking to One Path
Massachusetts Governor Douglas shares success rules for boys, urging them to “stick to your last.” He compares avoiding repeated shifts in work to a shoemaker finishing one last and warns against chasing new lines. He stresses ambition, school leadership, and doing what you can well, not what you like.
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Governor Douglas
Massachusetts
William L. Douglas
Boston Sunday American
Stork
Manic Office Humor Nods To Baseball Game
A banker challenges a busy executive about missing a baseball game. The old broker, holding a grandstand ticket, jokes that the office staff are distracted by cigarettes, romance with the typewriter, and other mischief while the boss is away.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Touted for Skin Ailments
An old advertisement extols Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as cures for itching eczema inflammation burning scaliness and disfigurement. It claims the remedy relieves infant rashes scalp crusts and general skin diseases with world proving testimony.
Desperate plan to harass neighbor’s baby noted
Mrs A declares she will get even with Mrs Binks by making faces at her baby whenever she passes. The exchange reveals a petty vendetta and a threat of ongoing harassment.
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Mrs. A
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin advertised as headache cure
The ad claims splitting headaches are relieved by a nerve sedative but promises a scientific cure by Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. It is described as a perfect remedy for headache dizziness and constipation and free from dangerous after effects. Sold by all druggists at 50c and $1 with money back if it fails.
Deacons Theory on Poor Collection Stirs Church
After service a minister questions a deacon about a weak offering. The deacon replies that parishioners chose to pay according to the sermons delivered, implying offerings align with the sermons.
Cool Spots in Warm Weather for Nickel Plate Route
Travel booklet offers list of summer boarding houses camping and fishing grounds hotels and other attractive places along the Nickel Plate route. W A Sherer T P A Fort Wayne Indiana or B Horner G P A Cleveland Ohio provide contact details and booking information.
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W. A. Sherer
Ft. Wayne
Ind
B. ¥. Horner
Cleveland
Ohio
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
A promotional note extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted remedy for female illnesses. It cites hundreds of thousands of yearly cases and testimonials from women like Mrs. Fred Seydel of Philadelphia who credit the product with curing conditions and enabling motherhood.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Fred Seydel
Pinkham
North 54Th Street
West Philadelphia
Mra. Pinkham
Seydel
Lydia KE
Lydia BE
Lynn
Mass
They Are Strangers Now
Dialogue excerpt features a conversation about hats with artificial powers and the need for close inspection to detect them, highlighting characterization and intrigue. The exchange centers on recognition, likeness, and deception through outward appearances.
Travel Offer and Local Service Notice
An eight dollar round trip fare via Nickel Pilate Road offers Sunday group tickets for five or more at 1100 per person to any point within 100 miles from the selling station. Contact agent W A iSherer T P A Fort Wayne Ind. Also mentions carving sentiments and Red Cross Ball Bloc products and historic surgical scent usage in 1846.
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Nickel Pilate Road
W. A. iSherer
T. P.A
Ft. Wayne
Ind
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Pacific Islands
Isle of Wight
Telegraph
Greows
India
Red Cross
Carters
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