Swamp Root touted as kidney cure in early 1900s ad
A testimonial from W. C. Cook of Clinton Indiana attributes a full recovery from uric acid buildup to Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. The letter, sworn before a notary in 1900, promotes samples and a booklet from Kilmer Co and urges readers to mention the paper when writing.
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Clinton
Clinton County
A. D
W. C. Cook
Dale H. Sheppard
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Rooster Tale From Old Scottish Banter
In a rustic chat a man recalls a wager with Michael Dolan about swallowing an egg whole without breaking the shell. He fears the shell may harm him and imagines a Shangai rooster scratching inside, revealing their humorous stubborn squabble.
Women govern and prudently observe says Belmont
Mrs. O H P Belmont argues in New York that women already do a lot of governing and that men, if observant and frank, admit it. An editor, asked why he proposed, quips that Miss Cash prompted him more than anyone else. Benny notes benevolence brings reward as a story about a grandmother finding a gold headed cane in the attic and giving to the poor.
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O. H. P. Belmont
New York
Miss Cash
Miss Dash
Benny
Grandpa
Alison West
McKnight
Klopton
Hehmning
Sullivan
Lower Caven
Richey
Louie
Miss West
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Bronsons
The Way to Find Him at Strong's Corners
A meek man tells the clerk he and his wife will live with her family at Strong's Corners and asks the clerk to mail a pauper to him. The clerk asks for a name and the man replies naming himself as Mary Strong's Husband at Strong's Corners.
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Strong's Corners
Mary Strong
Strong
Postum Turns Washington Woman Toward Health and Cheer
A Washington woman credits Postum with restoring her health after four years of crippling nervousness and near death. She stopped coffee, drank Postum, and regained energy to run a household and care for two young children, praising the beverage's soothing effect. Read The Road to Wellville for more.
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Washington
Wellville
Pligs
The RIAN 272 Lower Ten Rite and a Missing Bag
A retainer, Lawrence Blakeley, travels to Pittabure with forged notes to depose John Gilmore in a Bronx case. A train wreck, a missing bag, torn necklace, and a web of clues connect Alison West to the crime as Blakeley frets over motive, danger, and a hospital mystery.
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Lawrence Blakeley
Pittabure
Bronxen
John Gilmore
Gilmore
Alison West
Blakeley
Simon Murrington
Hinkeley
Dinkeley
Carter Farm
Alleen West
Alison
Fr. Sle
Blake
Jearns
Wreck Survivor Faces New Clues In Ontario Case
In a damp week of confinement I plot with McKnight while detective Hotchkiss warns that lower seven survivor notes may indict me. Johnson tracks a Washington attorney as Allison West and others edge toward Cresson to uncover a killer linked to the ill fated car Ontario.
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Wilson Budd Hotchkiss
Richey
Ontario
McKnight
Mr. Hotchkiss
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Washington
Simon Harrington
Wood Street
John Flanders
Filer
Lower Ten
John Gilmore
Lower Seven
Hotchkiss
Cresson
Alison West
Johnson
Euphemia
The Church Its Danger and Security
A 1900s religious tract urges vigilance against modern temptations and infidelity. It laments softened faith amid progress, promotes return to old paths, and stresses sound doctrine and spiritual life as church strength. An embedded ad touts Dean's Kidney Pills as a remedy for kidney trouble.
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Church
Christ
Satan
Martin Luther
Germany
Remarkable Teignmouth Record and London Dog Show Highlights
In Teignmouth England Miss Linter received an illuminated address and 130 sovereigns as the parish organist role passes within the Linter family since 1809. In London the Royal Horticultural Hall dog show drew crowds with a four month Pekinese in a bedstead cradle and tiny dogs like Willson and a one pound fourteen ounce Yorkshire terrier.
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Teignmouth
England
Miss Linter
St. Michael
East Teignmouth
Linter
William Linter
Royal Horticultural Hall
London
Minia Tre Fron
Messrs, Willson
Antagonist Theories Rally Behind Defeat
In a conversation between Consolation and Senator Sorghum, the defeated candidate clings to the notion his loss came at the hands of powerful trusts. Sorghum counters that losers console themselves by imagining a mighty opponent rather than facing true responsibility.
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Sorghum
The Name Jesus in Believer’s Joy and Power
A devotional piece praising Jesus as the central source of delight and praise. It extols Jesus as the supreme name of joy, weaving sacred imagery into hymnody, and notes His saving power with reference to the Great Commission and divine authority.
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Jesus
Heaven
Earth
Aten
Before you were married you sent your wife flowers
A dialogue notes changing romantic gestures from five dollar roses to diamond necklaces. It mentions Pettit’s Eye Salve from 1807 and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, amid scattered advise on endurance and pride.
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Mr. Meekton
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