Dean's Kidney Pills Ad Connects Disease To Dawn of Kidney Trouble
An advertisement urges immediate use of Dean's Kidney Pills to prevent dropsy diabetes and Bright's disease. A testimonial from Mrs J R Hayes of Anamosa Iowa claims relief from severe swelling and pain after using the product, which Forsal by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The page also reprints a short moral anecdote about not hurrying to church.
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Bright
Dean
J. R. Hayes
Anamosa
Towa
Dean’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Traveler Intervenes in Ticket Row at Wayside Station
A traveler encounters an old woman and her twelve year old son in a railway car. With no ticket for the boy, she asks the traveler to carry him down. He suggests hiding him under the seat, provoking the woman to exclaim that two are already under the suit.
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Carrie
Transatlantic Meaning Sparks Childs Questioning
Vera asks if trans means across and whether transparent means a cross parent, prompting her mother to dismiss questions. The exchange highlights language quirks and a child’s playful misinterpretations about prefixes across the Atlantic and cross parents.
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Vera
The Weeds Return Confound These Election Bets
Harker laments a bad gamble as he reveals winning ten boxes of rank cigars. He sold them for a dollar to a tobacconist. His wife then bought the entire box lot as a birthday present, unaware of the true value.
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Harker
Postum cup replaces coffee in doctor letter
A lady doctor claims Postum gives daily enjoyment and better sleep after eight years of use. She describes switching from coffee due to restless nights and fatigue, noting weight gain, calm nerves, and improved busi ness days. The ad urges readers to try Postum with a familiar testimonial tone.
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Kentucky
Wellville
Berlin Beauty Plans City Beautiful Project In German Capital
Berlin considers the garden city idea to extend the metropolis outward with varied street widths and trees. Emperor shows strong interest as plans exceed 40 thousand dollars with architects and landscape designers from Germany involved. Suburbs near Dresden Nuremberg Munich Berne and Dourges pursue independent communities built on cooperative town principles.
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Berlin
London
Germany
Gerlin
America
New York
Dresden
Nuremburg
Munich
Berne
Dourges
France
Duesseldorf
Antwerp
Tipless Hotel a Success in London Strand
A London Strand hotel operating a non tipping rule reports a flawless record with no vacant rooms since opening. In 344 days nearly 250000 guests stayed, and staff are dismissed if gratuities are accepted. Visitors may refuse the hotel’s terms or seek other accommodations.
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London
Strand
Man finds pocketbook with 50 dollars on road near Conneau Lake
W S Moltry of Beaver Falls retraced his trip and found his missing pocketbook containing 50 dollars along the road at Conneau Lake, sixty miles from where he had lost it. He only realized the loss when attempting to pay for lunch at a hotel.
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Christias Herald
Erlin
Count Zeppelin
Baden-Baden
Mergentheim
Teutoberg Forest
Newcastle
W. S. Moltry
Beaver Falls
Conneau Lake
Furs in England Cheaper May Follow Fur Price Drop
London reports a possible fall next year in high fur prices. At the Hudson's Bay Company annual meeting Lord Strathcona noted Canadian reports show more fur bearing animals, suggesting greater fur collection for 1911. An increased fur supply could reduce current exorbitant market prices.
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London
Hudson's Bay Company
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Fishing Joke Boomerang in Berwick Pa
In Berwick Pennsylvania Fred Rough a practical joking fisherman attached a hook to an iron object under water to Croft a fellow angler. Croft believed he had a bite and fought a heavy pull until he discovered a wash boiler, the prank ending with Rough laughing and Croft tossing the boiler aside in disgust.
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Berwick
Fred Rough
Clyde Croft
Croft
Rough
Tales of the Treed Rattler in Pennsylvania
In central and northern Pennsylvania rattlesnakes are reported in trees and unusual perches. Williamport and Jersey Shore observers recall a beech tree with a mottled rattlesnake twenty feet up, later dispatched. Other sightings include a rattler on a window sill and a large one in a henhouse box five feet high, all within Columbia county and nearby towns.
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Williamsport
Columbia County
Pennsylvania
Charles H. Hi Nnger
W. T. Miller
Gon. Verus
J. Q. Simcox
Jersey Shore
Pine Creek
Tomb’s Iun
Mr. Miller
Nippenoss
Slate Run
Small Boy Millionaire Inherits Vast New York Estate
Four year old John Arthur Hinckley inherits two thirds of his father John A Hinckleys fortune after his death at Bellport Long Island. The will sets annual sums of 3000 until 16, then 10000 until 21 and 20000 until 1928. At 28, 50000 outright. He also receives 26000 a year until age six when he gains half the principal, with remaining at 40.
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New York
John Arthur Hinckley
John A. Hinckley
Bellport
L. i
Woman writes of lump vanishing after Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
A Galena Kansas woman describes a lump on her side like a tumor that haunted her nights, grew to the size of a hen’s egg, and vanished after she followed a physician’s caution and used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound rather than surgery. She credits the remedy with relief and invites other women to seek Mrs Pinkham’s advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Galena
Kans
Kansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
R. BR. Huey
Mineral Ave
Not Yet Introduced Verbal Exchange in Vintage Stage Dialect
A playful exchange recalls a young woman named Issa and a gentleman, with the line requiring a staged introduction. The dialogue hints at social rules and a guarded meeting set at 411 Steenth Street, illustrating era manners and flirtation in a light moment.
Seven poor children take seaside outing under two women
The New York Tribune notes seven children about ten years old, four girls and three boys, went to a seashore resort for a day out. Funds came from two paperboy boys from the recruiting houses. The women say the boys planned the trip themselves, and though labeled naughty, the paperboys are viewed as likely to improve through small acts.
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New York Tribune
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