Admiral Head and Pat Fight in Naval Tale
A fragmented OCR excerpt describes an event involving the Admiral Head, Miles, Robley D. Van, and Trenchard. The text hints at a vicious swing aimed at a target of Pat, with references to Rhode Island and a right hand injury. The readable portion suggests an improvised sea story or gossip about a naval figure and a failed catch.
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Miles
Robley
Thé
Rhode Island
Trenchard
Pat
Doctor T1118 TMB: lay 6th. Kidney Pills miracle cure
Dr B A Rossy a lan of Yates county is said to have been saved from death by Dodd's Kidney Pills after doctors gave up. The dying man supposedly recovered after a last resort treatment that astonished physicians and sparked claims of Kidney Pills curing varied ailments from rheumatism to diabetes and dropsy.
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B.A. “Rossy Alan
Yates ‘Ason
Bedaldé
Dodd
Bright
Deafness cures and quack remedies in period ads
A collage of promotional and comic snippets from a late 19th or early 20th century page. Advertisers tout Catarrh Cure by Cheney & Co of Toledo and Wells’s Family Pills, while Allen’s Foot Ease promises relief for sore feet. The page also includes humorous exchanges and a remark about British shipyards, reflecting a mix of health claims and light anecdotes.
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Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggiats
Wall
Primitive wedding in rural Washington details
A rustic wedding tale describes a groom in jean overalls and a barefoot bride in a calico wrapper. The ceremony, held in a barn with hard cider, ends with many guests kissing the bride and dancing to violin as the barefoot custom reflects local traditions.
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Washington
Fresh-water sailors and the perilous Great Lakes
The Washington Post quotes C. F. Bailey of Duluth on the old American freshwater sailor. He says the life on the Great Lakes is as picturesque as the salt sea and just as full of hardship and danger. Lore of three and four masted schooners persists, with wreck stories rising in big storms on Lake Erie and the perilous work of life-saving crews.
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Great Lakes
C. F. Bailey
Duluth
Minn
Washington Post
Lake Erie
Buffalo
Altitude Effect on Blood Seen in New Mexico Study
A New Mexico study shows blood corpuscles rise when low altitude natives move to higher elevations, though effects are temporary. Periodic high altitude visits may sustain the stimulus, aided by outdoor activity. Rabbit experiments at Camp Whitcomb mirrored the rise, suggesting possible implications for consumption treatment.
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New Mexico
Resutta
Maltby
Biological Laboratory
University of New Mexico
Weinzel
Denver Republican
Banta Fe
Magdalena
Albuquerque
Camp Whitcomb
Salt Water Fist Species in World Oceans
Field and Stream notes approximate counts for salt water fishes. About ten thousand species inhabit world salt waters, with shore fishes near land and surface. Pelagic fishes are fewer, while deep sea species, from two hundred to twenty five hundred fathoms, are continually discovered.
Sacred Nile flower fools buyers in market satire
An article riffs on a bogus plant named the sacred Nile flower and a narcissus echo, then shifts to social commentary. It notes a woman parliamentarian’s failed attempt to reform, a Cleveland Plain Dealer anecdote, and wartime era trade talk. It mentions Winstow’s soothing Drops and Sudanite market buying patterns, with Germany dominating perfume trade and a caravan carrying 20,000 francs of scents.
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Nile
Cain
The
Narciscus
East Anglica ‘Times
Geneva
Great
Britain
Germany
Austria
Italy
Grain-O and the tonic pitch in a 19th century ad
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing drink for children that mimics coffee without its effects. It promotes Grain-O made from grain repackaged as a healthy alternative, claims strong results and urges readers to pay 25c. The piece also advocates Dr Kilmer’s Great Nerve Restorer and mentions a New Zealand Iceland cattle disease note alongside contact details for H. Krave in Philadelphia.
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Farinas
Costas
Peruna Medicine Company Letter Highlights Cure Claim
A letter from C. Hon. 8. 8. Matthewa of Hazelhurnt Mississippi praises Peruna for curing him and states he will need no more medicine, expressing great satisfaction with the outcome and attention received from the company.
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Peruna Medicine Company
C. Hon
Matthewa
United States
Hazelhurnt
Counterfeit Money Mystery Stirs Local Worried Town
A stray counterfeit $10 bill sparks a chain of exchanges from a banker to a butcher and farmer, with the note passing through several hands before the bank identifies it as fake. Citizens wonder who passed the counterfeit and how the loss unfolds while soft crabs grow scarce along the Atlantic coast.
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Hiad
Northwest College Basketball and Smallpox Rumors
Fragmented OCR reports basketball results with Park team beating UIUs 10 to 1 and talk of disbanding the squad. Separate notes describe McGregor smallpox cases and local authorities providing care, with tents set up to isolate the sick.
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Vaal
UIT Woos
Uius
Yaar IU
Buqve
Elgin Honey Factory Ad Sparks Folklore Jest
A Cedar Rapids Gazette item mocks a Maple Grove Sugar and Syrup Company ad in Elgin Iowa claiming it plans to manufacture honey while bees may still supply cheaper grades. The playful piece riffs on Solomon and biblical folly, suggesting Elgin would mislead bees and misrepresent royal claims.
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Seamonday
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Elgin
Maple Grove Sugar and Syrup Company
Towa
Abova
Solomon
Jerusalem
Pul
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Esi
Ana
Philadelphia Times
Banton
Gray
White
Boston
Transcript
Allen
Olmated
LeRoy
N.Y
Great Britain
St Jacobs Oil
Aragytete Mencmi
Dyspepal
Cleveland ‘Plain Dealer
Winstow
New Zealand
Iceland
Dr. Kilno
Hestorer
Tah. H. Krave
Ftd
Arch St
Philadelphia
Peruna
Ford
Medary
McCragor
McGregor Rack
McGregor
Inda
Westman
Enterprise Machine CO
Fourth St
Minneapolis, Minn
Anon
T. Paul
Aurane
Old Solomon
Aioo
Alet
Rior
Anil
Dickingon Farm
Gilson Creamery
G. Crook Farm
Humphrey
Ruth Prear Farm
Elgin Funice
Wiley Schopp
Elgin Post Office
Arm
School House
Hans Farm
Bella Oresk
Carlin
M. Anderrm
John Falk
Hartman
J. F. Ordoker
Sat Buffalo
Poviner
Iginia
Tima Sanitarium
Columbua
Bon
J. B
Tire Company
Indianapolis
Ind
Ney-Hoynton Land CO
St. Paul
Mink
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