Prominent Chicago Club member touts cure for ovarian troubles
Mrs. L. A. Harris of Chicago recounts avoiding surgical operations by using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash after years of illness. She urges others to try the remedy first, stating a $5000 claim of genuineness. It treats irregular and painful menstruation, uterine symptoms, weakness, and general debility.
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L. A. Harris
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
East 81St St
Ilk
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Short reckonings and playful European goats
A collage of humorous lines and advertisements notes short reckonings among friends, Mother Gray’s powders for children, a note on Alps losses in 1900, a testimonial about Piso’s Cure, a cryptic stock line, Gibraltar monkeys, and a travel plug for the Star Theater in St. Paul. The item mixes advertising copy with stray trivia and old currency figures.
No Excursion in Death Notice Dialogue
A fragment from a newspaper page quotes a dead man Jones who left two sons and three daughters. A joke about not taking the whole family along frames the brief text.
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Jones
Patonns List of Potenta Turned Last Week at Northwestern
A fragmented list names inventors and locations from Minneapolis to Great Falls and Brookings, with items like autographing registering apparatus and axle wrench. References Lothrop & Johnson patent attorneys and a brief quote about counterfeiters from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Northwestern
Igta Dominy
Frederick
S. D
Harevester
James Ferguzon
Minneapolis
Mian
George Hall
Brookings
Edward Hemstrom
Great Falls
Montknife
Caleb Mauldin
Minn
Charles H. Scott
Lothrop & Johnson
Bt. Paul, Minn
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Testimonials
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for incurable catarrh. It features testimonials from B J Cheney & Co and others, claims of firm reliability, and asserts the remedy is taken internally and affects blood and mucous membranes. Price listed as 50 cents per bottle.
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CHE. Id. CO
Hall
B. J. Cheney & CO
J. Cheney
Wont & Triax
Wholexole
Walding, Kivnon & Marvin
Bettie
The Modern Play and the Continental Hunt for Attractions
The theatrical manager has left abroad to scour the continent for new acts. The American public will receive the off scalings as Philadelphia Press notes.
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Philadelphia
Kansans in Love with Western Canada Report
A Kansas delegate exchange praises western Canada after travel arranged by Canadian representative J S Crawford in Kansas City. Letters from Didsbury Alberta describe land sales, growing settlements, new school districts, and farmers accumulating 160 acres plus stock. Crops look good and winter wheat is expected to thrive.
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J. S. Crawford
Kansas City
Canada
Missouri
Kansas
Sane
Lavagood
Tom Didsbury
Alberta
Kansan
Didsbury
Torture as Deterrent in Crime Debate
Andrew Bang argues torture and public executions offer no deterrent effect. He cites historical figures and acts of brutality as ineffective in preventing murder, noting public sympathy, resilient plots, and the impracticality of torment as a policy. He also critiques Evangelical preachers who defend or promote sensational displays.
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Andrew Bang
England
Andrew Lang
Longman's Magazine
Anthony Babington
America
Little Cripple Learns Five Languages at Fordham Hospital
Vincent Conway, a Fordham Hospital patient crippled by an accident at age ten, recovered by daily study. He now adds, subtracts, multiplies and divides and converses in French and Italian with some Latin phrases. Nurses from many nationalities aided his education amid a supportive hospital environment.
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Fordham
Vincent Conway
Fordham Hospital
Vincent
Church
New York Herald
Honesty and debt in East Asia and Western views
A compact, period voice notes English and Japanese bankers using Chinese staff, cites views from the North American Review about trust and honesty, and contrasts Chinese debt culture with annual settlements and the absence of hardship terms. The text discusses face, suicide for debt, and the forbidding of extensions, reflecting dated stereotypes.
Turquoises Turn Green with Wear, Say Jewelers
One woman in three cannot wear turquoises without them turning green. Jewelers guarantee replacements when stones fade, with a costly annual fee. A shop trial of wearing turquoises on workers’ skin failed as some pieces still turned green and caused customer complaints.
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Turqudara
Walking race in Tokyo ends in fiasco for rickshaws
In Tokyo a great walking competition drew many runners and rickshaw dares. Most of the competitors were finvikisha men who failed to complete seventy miles, surprising spectators. Experts attribute the result to the joggers' lack of staying power and the rickshaw men showing surprisingly developed legs.
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Tokyo
Light on an Old Sabie and a MULE remark
A man who had been kicked by a mule speaks after the incident, saying he would not care if not for the fuss. He recalls not saying certain grim words, noting that being kicked leaves a person unfit for calm statements. He implies a dire remark would be reckless under law. The piece also cites a Chicago Tribune quote about misattributed statements following the mule incident.
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Chicago Tribune
Garbolis cure claim cited in court fading in debate
The Baltimore American recounts a courtroom scene where a defendant protests a loaded weapon claim while the dealer notes payment issues. The judge presses on payment, suggesting the dealer charged for the gun if not paid. A stray remark about a patient named Solomon appears in the prose.
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Solomon
Baltimore
Nanacnac Boss Claims Fast Mills Hire 200
In a Parlaphial review in Polladelphis Press the chairman defends his mill operations. He asserts it would take too long to wash hands and insists the practices are practical. The note mentions a substantial workforce of 200 employed in the mill.
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Hig Mill
Polladelphis. Press
Fragmented 19th century ad and gag snippets
A collage of phrases from old newspapers including Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claims and teething cures, cartoonish banter about sleep and fire alarms, a mock serum note about Tesente Bromo Quinine, and light domestic dialogue about college and engagement in June.
Sisters of Charity Endorse Peruna Nationwide
A Catholic Ohio institution reports Dr Hartman’s Peruna as an excellent influenza remedy. The Sister Superior cites striking results from Peruna for influenza catarrh cold cough and bronchitis and notes its adoption as the favorite medicine for these illnesses across the country. Dr Hartman is hailed as a leading physician who formulated Peruna.
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Ohio
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Endorsement From Napoleon Resident
A letter from David Merrison of Napoleon Ohio praises Peruna Medicine, stating relief from a long standing catarrh after several bottles and urging others to seek prompt factory results and Dr Hartman’s free medical advice at The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio.
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Congressan Meckison
Napoleon, Ohio
Peruna Medicine Ine Co
Columbus, D. CO
David Merrison
Trartman
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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