Peruna hailed for curing stomach catarrh says letters
Miss Mary O'Brien of Brooklyn and B J Henceman of Oakland Neb share testimonials praising Peruna. They claim relief from stomach catarrh, improved appetite, weight gain, and lasting cure. Other letters note indigestion and dyspepsia linked to catarrh, with clients expecting Peruna as household medicine.
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Mary O’brien
Myrtle Ave
Brooklyn
Peruna
Peruana
B. J. Henceman
Oakland
Neby
Westward Homeseekers Pamphlet Contest
Notice offers free pamphlet on United States homestead laws and land along the Chicago & Northwestern Railway. Details for South Dakota and Wyoming, special excursion rates to homeseekers, info from W. B. Knia korn, Passenger Traffic Manager, Chicago. Then a satirical piece questions drinking water through the skin with a humorous tale referencing a New York Press writer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Homan
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
South Dakota
Wyoming
W. B. Kniakorn
Chicago
Grape Nuts Credited With Family Health Boost
A North Carolina mother writes that Grape Nuts helped her family gain weight and restore a sick infant to health after dyspepsia and teething. She recalls the Charlotte mayor using the food on physician advice. She notes episodes of influenza limited appetite but improved with Grape Nuts and oranges. She urges readers to read The Road to Wellville in the packages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
Charlotte
Imie
Nev Onia
Wellville
West Breathes Hope From Secretary Wilson Tour
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson reports strong Western prosperity and limited hard times fears. He cites plentiful crops, high farm prices, and money flowing East at favorable rates. He warns on forest reserves, urges reforestation, and notes worries over a potential fuel shortage next winter.
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Wilson
Great West
Wratiington
West
Wall Street
Chile
Reelalmei
Treasury to Aid Crop Movement with Government Funds
Secretary Cortelyou plans relief for the money market by distributing government funds to aid crop movement. The plan, unlike last year, may place funds in banks for withdrawal by check and use customs receipts for smaller institutions while directing larger sums to distribution centers, with New York receiving a large share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortelyou
Moncey
Treasury
New York ‘Times
Secrating
Treasury Department
Congress
New York
Richard Mansfield Dead at Seven Oaks Connecticut
Eminent American stage actor Richard Mansfield died Friday at his Seven Oaks summer home near New London Connecticut from a disease-linked condition. Born in Heligoland Germany in 1847 he shaped a long career as artist singer poet playwright and actor, gaining fame from Koko in The Mikado to notable leads like Richard Carlos and Peer Gynt. He married Beatrice Cameron years ago and left a young son. his New York Riverside Drive home was a frequent base between engagements.
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Gopher
Alex
Connecticut
Richard Mansfield
Seven Oaks
New London
Conn
Richard Monafield
Moat Daring
Abo
Heligoland
Germany
Artler
Koko
Richard
Carlos
Alceate
Mansfield
Beatrice Cameron
Reading
Riverside Drive
New York
Museum purchases questioned by Hart on Stuart portraits
The Metropolitan Museum of Art bought two Gilbert Stuart portraits but Charles Henry Hart of Philadelphia, a noted authority on American historical portraiture, calls them attacked or unauthentic and challenges their attribution.
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Metropolitan Museum of Arts
New York
Gilbert Stuart
Charles Henry Hart
Philadelphia
Home Grown Motors and Pivens Book Agent Tale
An affable exchange unfolds with a Texas colonel as a visitor touts cyclopedias for colonel’s boys. The colonel retorts that the boys’ needs are riding mules, not books, underscoring a frontier scene and a clash of values between education and practical skills.
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Piven
Texas
Chen
The Yell Oh Man and the Fortum Cereal Claim
The Fortum Cereal Co Ltd defends its advertising practices against Collier's Weekly editors and Postum, alleging falsehoods about Grape Nuts and endorsements. It asserts appendicitis fears stem from undigested foods and praises Grape Nuts as digestible. The piece accuses editors of coercive tactics and vows to prove integrity to investigators.
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Thib
Postum
C. W. Post
Chen
Collier's Weekly
Fortum Cereal Co, Ltd
Fourth's Grim Toll in Fourth of July Deaths and Injuries
The American Medical Association reports 164 deaths and 4,240 injuries from the Fourth of July in the United States, totalling 4,413 fatalities and injuries, down from last year. Tetanus deaths decreased, with New York leading nonfatal injuries at 4,249. Giant crackers, fire arms, and dangerous toys caused most harm, despite better medical care and toxin prophylaxis.
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Unitedtates
American Medical Associiting
Trustiolthy
Journal
Miinvis
Jersey
Pennsylvania
Quenergon
New York
Hheirst
Illinois
New Jersey
How's This Hundred Dollars Reward for Catarrh Cure
An old advertisement excerpt promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for curing catarrh. It lists Choney & Co of Toledo as suppliers and references testimonials, pricing, and wholesale druggists WALDING KINNAN MARVIN. The text includes partial dialogue about a election and a drug store scene involving a judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Catarch Gamaes J . J
Choney & CO
Toledo
BF. J. Choney
Walding
Kinnan Marvin
Tolado
Not Drew the Clock at State Hospital Ward
Two independents toured a state hospital ward and joked about a clock. An inmate overheard and quipped that the clock would not be there if it were right, hinting at the site's atmosphere or misperceptions within the institution.
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John
Air
Judge
Lippineatt’s
Cuticura Remedies Restore Woman’s Eczema Cure
A Mydropolis Louisiana reader, M Robert, reports three years of eczema on her hands and eye improving after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, then the full Cuticura Remedies, declaring full recovery and strong praise for the product. The note, dated 1906, ends with thanks and local recommendation. The piece also recounts Bill Nye’s driving anecdote from Harper’s Weekly about a patience test with a shabby horse and a waiting date.
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Cuticura
M. Robert
Mydropolis
Bill Nye
Mr. Nye
Harper's Weekly
A Wonderful Restoration Story From Two Pa Towns
A Pennsylvania woman recounts a sickness recovery after using Conan's Kidney Pills. She reports loss of weight, thirst, and sugar in urine improved quickly, with restored health and weight. Sold by dealers. 650 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Charles N. Preston
Oltland
Conan
Lucy
Woater-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Great Britain
Muddled Fragment Teases a Quixotic Pen Scheme Claim
A garbled excerpt describes a merchant and a plan to never wear out pens. It mentions a well, strength, and attempting a scheme to keep pens in use, with odd dialogue about propping or prolonging writing and resistance to wear. The source reads as damaged OCR with unclear context and multiple mispellings.
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R. R
Appleton
Wis
RY Obrien
Finn
Wankind
New York Press
U. & Cash
Col Ner
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Conlgate
Oklahoma
Commission of
Sioux Falls
Union Pacific Motor Car No. 12 Baa
Omaia
Dengar
Lehigh Valley
National Grand Army of the Republic
Saratoga
N. X
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Receivers and Shippers’ Association of Minnesota
Interstate Lawa
State Commission
J. T. Harahen
Minors Central System
Illinois Central
Harshan
Castor
Dodds
Guar
Winchester
Aceagas
Praia
Reson
James Ihaian
Mercer
Zersay City
Ee Dveer Pone Bons Eterling Remedy Co
Secur
N.Y
Les Gure
Ben
W. L. Douglas Y
W. L. Douglas
Iree
Brockton
Kerano
Uglar Aloes
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