Senator Roach Endorses Peruna Cure for Catarrh
United States Senator W N Roach of North Dakota writes from Washington to The Peruna Medicine Company in Columbus Ohio praising Peruna as a remarkable tonic and cure for catarrh. He states friends find it greatly improves appetite and affirms no other remedy can replace Peruna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Roach
United States
North Dakota
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Roach
Larimore
Peruna Promises Cure for Catarrh and Winter Ailments
An advertisement features testimonials for Peruna from Dr. Hartman’s remedy. J Makinson of St Paul praises Peruna after a bad cough and cites family deaths from consumption. Attorney B J Kirkhoff of Brooklyn endorses its curative powers for catarrh. The ad extols Peruna as a universal, scientifically certain treatment with no substitutes, urging readers to write for free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed J. Makinson
Grand Block
Wabash Street
St. Paul
Minn
J.makinson
United States
Hartman
Byron J. Kirkhoff
Gates Ave
Brooklyn
N. Y
B. J. Kirkhoff
Dr. Hartman
Columbus
Centenarians by country and age records in old Indian Medical Record
The text lists centenarians by nation, noting Germany 78 over 100 in a 66 million population, France 213, England 146, Ireland 678, Scotland 46, Sweden 10, Norway 23, Belgium 6, Denmark 2, Switzerland none, Spain 401, Servia 575, with Bruno Cotrim claimed at 150 in Rio de Janeiro and a Moscow coachman said to be 140.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Empire
France
England
Ireland
Scotland
Sweden
Norway
Belgium
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Servia
Bruno Cotrim
Africa
Rio de Janeiro
Moscow
Portrait Echoes of a Poet on Capitol Hill
A young married woman decorates new Capitol Hill apartments with portraits including James Whitcomb Riley. A chamber maid asks who the man is and learns the portrait is Riley, mistaken for an old sweetheart who bore a resemblance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Hill
James Whitcomb Riley
Mr. Riley
Riley
Qis
Denver News
Receipts for happiness emphasize goodness as key
A reflective line asserts happiness rests on goodness as the main ingredient. It warns that many good servants can become poor rulers and that evil imagination poisons the soul.
Matrimonial Question on Homes Before or After Marriage
A discussion in Mrs Dennison’s circle explores whether a man should build a home before marriage or marry first and let homemaking follow. Mrs Dennison argues homes do not create wives, while her husband contends a man should secure a home before marrying. The exchange contrasts cautious planning with the notion that marriage itself shapes a shared home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Everybody’s Magazine
Death of the Pencil King Baron Johan Faber
Baron Johan Faber, founder of the lead pencil business, died in Nuremberg last month aged 83 or 84. He began by expanding his father’s cheap pencil operation to employ twenty workers and grew to over 1,090 at several factories. He helped push German output to surpass English pencils in popularity. A closing aphorism notes that a woman loves those she admires, though not always those she admires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Johan Faber
Nuremberg
Faber
Germany
Railroad scheme to Hudson Bay advances half a mile daily
The Algoma Central railroad from Sault Ste. Marie toward Hudson Bay gains pace, with about seventy miles completed. The line aims to tap spruce wood pulp and vast timber, mineral, and farming lands along the route, supported by United States capital and Canadian government concessions. An emigration office in England seeks to settle hundreds yearly. a seaside hotel may be built at Hudson Bay terminus to attract tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Hudson Bay
Northwest
Lake Superior
Sault Ste. Marie
Algoma Central Railroad
United States
R. Bell
Ontario
England
Harlan W. Brush
Niagara Falls
Hutton Bay
New York Sun
Curious Post Office Names Across the United States
The United States postal guide lists many quirky post office names that reflect local origins or humor. Examples include Mud Texas Mule Oregon Sodom New Mexico Yellow Jacket Idaho and others such as Panther Iowa Wax Florida Sawdust Kentucky Seven Guns Texas Iwin Bisters Tennessee Virtue North Carolina Wit Mississippi Zero Colorado Love Pennsylvania Mountain Sunset Oats Virginia Pluck Missouri Pure Air Maryland Sassafras Option Pious Ohio Quality Butler Kentucky Rolling Stone Rock y Comfort Uncle Sam’s mail spots like Rushmore Florida Pebble Beach Peppertown Indiana and more. These names provoke amusement and raise questions about local history and naming choices.
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South Carolina
Virginia
Missouri
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Butler County
Kentucky
Minnesota
Rocky Comfort
Sam
Rushmore
Florida
Alabama
Peppertown
Indiana
Sanitary bed advice from Ohio bulletin
An iron bed with wire springs is praised for sanitation and easy cleaning. Hair mattresses and pillows provide comfortable support, while linen and wool sheets are recommended. Avoid heavy "comfort" bed coverings due to washing difficulty and potential unhygienic reuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Sanitary Bulletin
Memorial Church Gift From Patchogue Woman
Mrs. Augustus J. Smith Weeks of Patchogue New York recently made a notable gift to the Congregational church of Patchogue. She donated the Otean Avenue Chapel valued at $10 000. Built in 1876 by her sister Charlotte G Smith Reech in memory of Micah and Betsey Newey Smith it is a sacred trust and cannot be sold or mortgaged. It will always be a house of prayer kept insured and used in case of fire to Dulilt. Weeks’ great grandfather helped establish Patchogue’s first Congregational church in 1793.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus J. Smith Weeks
Patchogue
N. Y
Congregational Church
Otean Avenue
Charlotte G. Smith Reech
Micah and
Betsey Newey-Smith
Prophetic warning fears Austin destruction this year
In Austin Texas a Black street preacher warns that judgment has begun and the city will face its worst year yet with next year to be worse, urging building storm houses and boats. The report notes the preacher’s claim and placement in the city context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Boundary Between Wit and Humor Story
A tale set in the wild west shows a deputation telling a widow she is dead as they claim a wrong man was lynched. The narrator argues this sardonic anecdote sits on the border between humor and wit, illustrating the inwardness of humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Widow Smith
A Wise Druggist Promises Cure For Five Dollars
Miss Anna P. Nichols paid five dollars to a Kansas City druggist who guaranteed a cure for rheumatism with Dodd's Kidney Pills. She credits ten boxes with relief, noting a perfect night’s rest and complete recovery within weeks two years ago. The tale promotes pills priced 50 cents per box, six for two dollars and fifty cents, via local dealers or Dodds Medicine Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Anna P. Nichols
Dodd
Miss Nichols
Nichola
Baxter
Rebekah Lodge I. O. O. F
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Marriage License Costs Change Lover’s Mind
A Chicago Post quips that a suitor decides to marry after learning the license costs two dollars and the wedding fee, noting he has a five dollar bill and 28 cents in change. The exchange highlights practical concerns over romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post
Eye Ear Nose and Throat Specialist Promotes Women Working
Dr J H Rindlaub of Fargo advocates women in the workforce noting it is not as uncommon as some would discourage and urging broader acceptance of employed women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Right Up With the Crowd in Modern Domestic Life
A brief quip appears: the crowd keeps pace with modern life by calling their hired help the maid, while embracing current social phrases and avoiding the old dead past. The remark from the Chicago Times-Herald captures a light cultural shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Times-Herald
Trust problem and its social import urged
A thoughtful mind should firmly grapple with the trust problem as it threatens society unseen. The passage likens it to stomach disorders and endorses Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure and preventive for ailments like la grippe malaria fever and ague. It advises readers to try the remedy.
Poet and Editor barter poem for copy paper
A light exchange is noted in the Catholic Standard and Times. Poet supplies a one sided poem used by the editor to fill scarce copy paper during editorial writing. The brief item highlights practical aid between writers and editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Standard and Times
CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY CLAIM FOR LAXATIVE TABLETS
Ad copy promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets that allegedly cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee. Grove's signature appears on the box and the price is 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieee
Grove
Tired of a Bad Reputation in Bilingsgate
The London City Press notes Bilingsgate has improved its language use, attributing the change to the positive influence of Christian mission work and prompting a broader push to shed the area’s harsh imputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billingsgate
Bilingsgate
Christian Mission
London City Press
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
Northwestern inventors received patent grants last week. Listed are Delbert FE Barton of Minneapolis for a cultivator, Charles W. McDade of Faribault for a curette, Mathias A. Patton of Livingston for a tire setter, Edward Posson of St. Paul for a draft box for cars, Henry G. Roth of Minneapolis for a box, William Shake of Wagner for a cultivator, and Florence Violette of Minneapolis for a table. Lothrop & Johnson served as patent attorneys at the Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
Delbert FE. Barton
Minneapolis
Minn
Charles W. McDade
Faribault
Mathias A. Patton
Livingston
Mont
Edward Posson
St. Paul
Henry G. Roth
William Shake
Wagner
S. D
Florence Violette
One Time I Got Into A Soft Snap
A Philadelphia Press playful quotation recounts Wrayson Tat ters saying he once fell into a “soft snap.” Perry Patetick asks for details and Tat ters replies it was a poor ole watchdog that had no teeth left, delivering a light humor moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Patetick
Philadelphia Press
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised cure for feet
An old time advertising blurb promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for swollen smarting feet corns bunions frost-bites and chilblains. Sold by druggists and shoe stores at 25 cents with free sample. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Simplicity in Pursuit of Office Reflects Gunning Claim
A Detroit Journal line notes that some men still seek office boldly though the path may resemble a barrel. The remark underscores plain ambition and political bravado in a time of public scrutiny.
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Detroit Journal
Faceless Dyes and Absurd Snippets in 19th Century Ads
A collage of sensational claims and quips from old papers. It touts Putnam Faceless Dyes with boiling dyeing tips, features quips about la grippe, Wizard Oil, and witty exchanges about appetite and marriage.
The One Exception in Tongues
Towne notes a linguist can converse in fourteen languages yet fails to master one tongue his wife speaks. Browne confirms the joke, asking if it is Chinese. Towne responds that it is indeed his wife’s language.
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Towne
Browne
Philadelphia Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsements
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad prints endorsements from West & Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin, Toledo wholesalers, stating F. J. Cheney of Cheney & Co. is reputable. Claims the remedy is systemic and sold by all druggists with testimonials available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Entitled to Half Rates Beggar Pleads for Dime
A brief quip from the Chicago News features a beggar’s plea for assistance and a sharp retort from a citizen highlighting the blind man’s one good eye. The exchange underscores social attitudes toward charity in the era.
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Chicago News
You Can Get Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample
You can obtain a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease by writing to Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. The powder cures sweating damp swollen and aching feet makes new or tight shoes comfortable and is promoted as a remedy for chilblains and frostbites available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
His Deep Laid Scheme Revealed in Cellar Hatchet Plot
A terse Cleveland Plain Dealer quotation describes a man confessing to his wife’s alleged plot in a cellar, with a schemer claiming his spouse believes she is a second Mrs Nation and that he nudges her toward wielding a hatchet.
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Nation
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Mrs Robblns Credits Piso Therapy for Cure at Maple Street
A claim from Mrs. Robblns of Maple Street Norwich New York dated February 17 1900 credits Piso's Cure for Consumption with saving her life stating the remedy cured her three years ago and she expresses gratitude.
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Piso
Women and Plain Men in Royal Circles
In a private album of questions, the queen of Portugal asks if women can love plain men. The empress of Russia says yes if handsome men are unavailable. The dowager queen of Italy offers age based views on selectivity, while Princess Henry of Battenberg suggests that "handsome is as handsome does."
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Portugal
Russia
Italy
Princess Henry of
Battenberg
Casseell
Plum pudding debate with Uncle Henry and the doctor
In a playful exchange Johnny questions Uncle Henry about plum pudding. The mother confirms the doctor forbids it. Johnny jokes that if he were as big as Uncle Henry he’d challenge any doctor to stop him from eating it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Uncle Henry
Puck
Family Ties: Millionaire Relation Questioned
A quirky Detroit Free Press item explores intricate family links as a reader asks how close their tie to a millionaire is. The exchange traces connections by marriage across siblings and in laws.
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Detroit
Free Pess
Help for Women Who Are Always Tired
An advice feature highlights Mrs. Ella Rice of Chelsea Wisconsin who recovered from bearing down pains headaches and fatigue after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The piece endorses the remedy as a universal cure for women's ailments and urges readers to write for Mrs Pinkham's guidance at Lynn Massachusetts.
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Rom
Ella Rice
Chelsea
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Rice
Mrs. Pinkham
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Sthoua
New Mexico
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Ten
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Cal Bonet
Gotrox
Moneybags
Dr. Kinne
Bond
FEREE
R. H. Kane
Arch Bt
Philadelphia
Jacobs Oil
A.j.tower Co
Boston
Mass
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Aeaoea
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Canada
Land of Plenty
Laren
Department of Interior
Ottawa Canada
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Grafton
N. D
Gregory
Il Gregory & Bon
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Max
Green
Ausale
N. DN. U
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Thompson's Eye
Tut
Cee
Ates
Tines
Ronan Cpa
Eri
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