Women and Peruna Aid, Belva Lockwood Endorses Remedy
The article highlights Belva Lockwood as a pioneering woman and presidential candidate who endorses Peruna. It includes testimonials from Mrs. Hannah Bene det and Mrs. T. Pelton praising Peruna for colds, catarrh, and general vitality, plus Dr. Hartman’s warning that catarrh can afflict any organ. It closes with an invitation to write to Dr. Hartman at the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belva Lockwood
Washington, D. C
United States
America
Peruna Medicine Company
Hannah J. Benedet
Belva A. Lockwood
T. Pelton
St. Anthony Avenue
St. Paul, Minn
Peruna
Hartman
Kansas
Chicago Tribune
Lydia E. Pinkham
Crowds Follow Famous Visitors in Town
A Chicago Times anecdote notes how crowds chase celebrities. A cynical guest remarks on the avalanche of invitations an actress declines while staying at a hotel. The hotel clerk agrees, praising the crowds that trail boxers like Bob Fitzsimmons when he visits town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Fitzsimmons
Chicago Times
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
An old advertisement claims deafness stems from an inflamed Eustachian tube and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure as a cure with a one hundred dollar reward for any incurable catarrh case. It urges sending for a free sample from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Ae F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
O. Een
All Names Alike To Him Inquisitive Reporter Seeks Identity
A reporter asks the railway officer for the name of a buyer with a controlling stake in the line. The officer refuses, saying the name is withheld. The exchange becomes a curious, light moment as the reporter notes the uncommon response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
We Must Economize but Not Laundry Bills
A humorous exchange recalls a family discussing thrift. The universal mother proposes cuts, while Adam refuses to trim laundry expenses, arguing its necessity despite financial strain. The dialogue captures a midcentury domestic tone of prudence and stubborn priority.
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Adam
Cleveland Plaid
Putnam Faceless Dyes Spark Sunlight Fast Debate
The fragment cites Putnam Faceless Dyes as fast to sunlight washing and rubbing. An elderly person scolds a thoughtless young man amid a humorous Chicago News exchange about a brewery, signaling social critique and a drinker’s mishap.
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Putnam
Chicago News
Dr J H Rindlaub Specialist Eye Ear Nose Throat
Advertisement style notice for Dr J H Rindlaub a specialist in eye ear nose and throat at Fargo North Dakota. The short quoted joke from Puck appears as a humorous aside. No further context or dates provided.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Carter's Ink and Aging Jests in Humorous Bits
A quip about Carter's Ink claiming world leading sale and best quality appears alongside a joke about aging and hair loss. Also mentions Adams' Pepsin Tutti Frutti as a hindrance to happiness. The tiny item blends product chatter with light social humor from the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becae
Emphatic remark on a professor husband’s terms
A quoted exchange notes a professor of language and his terms when excited. The saying implies that when he is provoked his terms are unfit for publication. The wry line is part of a Richmond context about wealth, time, and unrecoverable loss.
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Richmond
Dairy notes urge fair tuberculin testing and fair cattle slaughter
The Dairy Notes discuss farm testing of cows for tuberculosis, criticizing coercive or unfair practices and urging veterinarians to supervise tests. They call for retesting rather than immediate slaughter, proper hygienic isolation, and fair compensation. The piece covers Iowa dairy statistics, oleomargarine laws, and cattle market data at Chicago yards with price ranges for milch cows and feeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Boards of Health
Iowa
Eli Brown
Council Bluffs
Brown
United State
Chicago
Texas
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansans City
Sioux City
St. Joseph
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Buffalo
Pittsburg
Klondike
Aleutian Islands
Chicago Stock Yards
Life and Waiting In The Gnawing Room Exchange
A brief dialogue shows a young gentleman waiting in a Gnawing room for Miss. Eloise escorts her, she instructs to fetch him and to return in about thirty minutes to fix her hair. The line conveys etiquette and social timing within a domestic scene.
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Eloise
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Promoted as Digestive Remedy
The article extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the best cure for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and liver and kidney troubles. It notes few believe the prediction but thousands know its value and urges a fair trial.
Method in It. Friend-Why do you wear those fear fully old-fashioned collars
Dialogue humor about elderly collars and washerwomen returns. A quip frames fashion as practical due to laundering mishaps, reflecting urban wit.
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Puck
New York Weekly
Care of the Baby and Household Hygiene Prompt
Advice urges daily warm water baths for babies with Ivory Soap and clean airing of nurseries. It recommends washing clothing with Ivory Soap, thorough rinsing, and sun drying. A quoted exchange mocks prohibition of women practicing at the bar, highlighting a saloon keeper’s crude remark.
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
List of patents granted including John H. Diercks Minneapolis for car brake Frederick Hachmann Red Wing for dust guard Aleck Hal verson Lyle for cylinder concave Michael J. Kane St. Paul for folding paper box Hans O Olson Two Harbors for exhaust nozzle Carlos P. Smith Minneapolis for grain distributing spout Edward A. Warren St. Paul for treatment of leather Lothrop and Johnson patent attorneys 011 012 Pioneer Press Building St Paul Minn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
John H. Diercks
Minneapolis
Minn
Frederick Hachmann
Red Wing
Aleck Halverson
Lyle
Michael J. Kane
St. Paul
Hans O. Olson
Two Harbors
Carlos P. Smith
Edward A. Warren
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
Bargain Crush Alleges Fatal Incident Before Opening Undertaking Dept
A shopper exclaims a man dropped dead in a crowded sale area while a floor walker laments that the store has not opened its undertaking department yet. The Philadelphia Record notes the unusual timing of the event.
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Philadelphia Record
Wisdom and whimsy mingle in old humor pieces
A collage of quips, puzzles, and satirical lines from bygone papers. It includes fables on relative wisdom, product quackery blurbs, a light exchange about hope at dawn, and readers’ letters praising cures and drinks. The assorted snippets evoke early 20th century humor in brief items.
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Women OF the
Julia C. Brown
Pecatonica, Il
Dr. Hartman
An Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Kio
W. Grove
Sant AX Pension Mill Recolve Action Replice
Ola Mas
RES
DRE
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Dairy and Poultry
Winneshiek
Kossuth
Clayton
Tayette
Bremer
Blackhawk
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Jones
Linn
Benton
Tama
Johnson
New York
Austin
State Sanitary Commission
John Sparks
Reno
Nev
M. K. Parsons
Salt Lake
National Live Stock Association
Fort Worth
Nevada
Great Britain
Irish Board of Agriculture
Norfolk
Ireland
Scotland
Eliza R. Parker
Wizard Ol
Pances
Syracuse Herald
Joan F Boren
Trinity Springs
Ind
Brooklyn
Mas
Pinkham
Annie Thompson
Spicial
M. A. Denson
Millport, N.Y
Noose
Lizzie Dickson Hopvae
Avalon
Ohio
National City Bank of
Lynn
Ubour
Remedy Co
York
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