Woman Overcomes Nervous Prostration After Six Years
Miss Margaret M. James, once driven to resignation by six years of overcrowded city schools and severe nerves, describes her recovery after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She credits improved blood, sleep, appetite, and renewed teaching ability to the treatment and notes many colleagues report similar benefits.
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James
Clay Street
Dayton
Ohio
Dr. Williams
A Woman's Misery Ended by Kidney Pills
Mrs John LaRue of 113 Paterson Ave Paterson NJ endured nine years of kidney complaint with back pain headaches dizziness and nosebleeds. After using Downs Kidney Pills she found relief and continued the treatment. Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by dealers for 40 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John LaRue
Paterson Avenue
Paterson
Ancient Manikki law governs dogs and nighttime curfews in Manibiki
In Manibiki, an island council re enacts the ancient law of Manikki to kill dogs. After 9 p.m. locals may be arrested and explain their presence. Native debts are non recoverable in court. It is punishable to sell or give intoxicating liquor to a native with a $50 fine.
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Cook Island
Cook Islands
Pacific
Manibiki
Manikki
Olmsted Wins Injunction Against Foot Base Copycats
Allen Olmsted of Le Roy New York prevails in New York Supreme Court securing an injunction and costs against rivals copying his Foot Base powder and Trade-mark Shoot-Ease. The ruling protects his two continent spread product and condemns underhand competition.
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Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Ting Sof Lin
Te Ds
Pallle
Wimsted
Supreme Court of
New York State
Costa
Mr. Olmsted
Fiittattion
Bunhranger
Soal
Duel Etiquette Among Polite Principals Debated
In Yonkers Statesman a humorous exchange notes that principals maintain extreme politeness during confrontations, prompting the joke that one might be killed by kindness rather than by the duel. The dialogue features Crimsons beck and Yeast discussing witness to a French duel and polite conduct.
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Yonkers
Round Trip Tickets Offer On Nickel Plate Route
A promotional rate lists 1.00 round trip fares via Nickel Plate Road every Sunday for groups of five or more to destinations within 100 miles from the selling station. Interested parties should contact agent or W. A. Sherer T P A Fort Wayne Indiana 826.
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Nickel Plate Road
W. A. Sherer
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Not Easily Frightened Blufkins and Tufkins Exchange Threats
A tense exchange ends with Blufkins threatening to shoot if crossed again. Tufkins retorts and questions the threat as an odd conversation unfolds. A forwarding address in Indiana is mentioned, suggesting a sales pitch for a “Self Inking Dating Stemp” for 78 cents at Lock Box 219 Ford Wayne.
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Blufkins
Tufkins
Ford Wayne, Indiana
Cracking Quips and Snippets From Daily Life
A collage of humorous exchanges and wry asides from a city paper, featuring jokes about lawyers, judges, offices, a family dispute note, a raffle for a cripple, and social missteps. The chatter touches divorce, business, employment, and everyday mishaps with a satirical tone.
Freedom for One Evening in a Humorous Snippet
A quoted exchange at a masked ball humorously imagines a knight husband unable to move, while a stray prosaic aside mocks marriage expectations and the idea of affording a car, ending with a quip about buying a mule.
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Emily
Fliegende Blaetter
Belgium Rail Travel Offers Cheap Time Tickets
A report to the State Department from U S Consul McNally at Liege notes Belgian state railway time tickets allow continuous travel within the country. Five day tickets cost 3.86 dollars and fifteen day tickets 7.72 dollars for second class. Tickets serve as a pass during their validity and require only showing upon request. An unmounted small photograph attached to the ticket acts as identification.
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Belgium
State Department
United States
McNally
Liege
Two Years of Agony Ends With Cuticura Cure
A child suffered a skin humor for two years with scabs oozing and raw skin. After trying multiple doctors, a single cake of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment cured the condition completely. Signed Little Chase Wilker, Woodford, Maine.
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Baby
Little Chase Wilker
Lremont Street
Woodfords, Me
Funeral Customs in Scotland and Northern England
The Westminster Gazette notes enduring traditions in Scotland and northern England. Windows are blighted with blinds and white sheets used for death beds. Relatives may lower the body to the grave and wait by the grave until filled.
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Scotland
England
Westminster Gazette
Stop Babies Tears Dr Caldwell’s Digestive Syrup Ad
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Stop Babies’ Tears and Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a remedy for infant colic and stomach troubles. It claims quick relief for teething pain, digestion of curdled milk, breath freshening, fever reduction, and overall comfort with a money back guarantee.
Serpent Worship Noted on Malabar Coast
A snake shrine on the Malabar coast draws attention as a living remnant of serpent worship in India. The text compares this cultural practice to a garden attraction in a U S home, noting snakes are elusive and snakebites unlikely if one moves quietly and barefoot in the dark as Hindus do.
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India
Malabar Coast
United States
Summer Travel Guide Offer On Nickel Plate Road
Cool Spots in Warm Weather advertise a booklet listing summer boarding houses camping and fishing grounds hotels and other attractions along the Nickel Plate Road. Contact W A Sherer Ft Wayne Indiana or B Horner Cleveland Ohio for details.
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Nickel Plate Road
W. A. Sherer
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Horner
G. P
Cleveland
Ohio
Old Timer Gray Sparks Talk on Belief That Good Die Young
Parker tells a story that challenges a familiar saying about the good dying young. Gray cites the axiom as shattered, prompting South and Smith to discuss its meaning and implication.
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Gray
Parker
Smith
Allen's Foot-Kase promotes comfortable shoes in use
Ina Pinch uses Allen's Foot-face powder to shake into shoes and rest the feet. It claims to cure corns bunions swelling soreness hotness callousness aching sweating feet and ingrown nails. Allen's Foot-Kase is marketed to make new or tight shoes easy to wear. Sold by druggists and shoe stores 25 cents sample mailed free Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Hoy
XN. Y
Citing an Exception Laughs and Banana Peel Slip
A humorous exchange suggests laughter might extend life but a pratfall by a larger man on a banana peel could complicate that idea. The comment cites a doctor and a playful dialog between two fictional names Snicklefritz and Dinglebatz.
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Snicklefritz
Dinglebatz
Special Low Rates to Chautauqua Lake and Return
Nickel Plate Road offers low fares to Chautauqua Lake and return on July 28 with long return limit. For full agent information or address contact W. A. Sherer T. P. A Fort Wayne Indiana phone 609.
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Chautauqua Lake
Nickel Plate Road
W. A. Sherer
Fort Wayne
Ind
Romance and daily life in a tangential slice of era
The fragment mentions romance with lines about growing lovelier, a quip on daily calls, a family stock of Piso's Cure for Consumption, a Wakita Oklahoma location, and a British magistrate calling a driver a road hog. It also references Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product and dull eyes from apathy.
Four Facts For Sick Women To Consider
An advertisement claims many women suffer backache irregular menses and related symptoms. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure, notes extensive testimonials, and invites women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia K. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
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