Peruna Advertisements Attract Praise From Women’s Groups
Letters from Mrs. Henrietta A S Marsh and Mrs. W Collins praise Peruna as a remedy for catarrhal diseases and post influenza dyspepsia. Marsh, president of a Chicago benevolent association, reports rapid improvement after seven weeks with la grippe. Collins, in Everett Washington, notes restored appetite and strength after severe illness. An invitation to write to Dr Hartman for free advice accompanies the endorsement.
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Henrietta A. S. Marsh
Woman's Benevolent Association
Jackson Park Terrace
Woodlawn
Chicago
Lll
Order of Good Templars
Washington
T. W. Collins
Everett, Wash
Talso
Nature and fashion clash in Cassell’s Journal
A maiden praises Nature as ever fresh and fair while a mere man mocks fashion’s artifices. He quips that fashion uses a two ton roller to alter humanity weekly, contrasting natural beauty with man made alteration. The exchange highlights differing views on beauty, artifice, and nature from Cassell's Journal.
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Cassell
The Schoolboys and the Queen
Two Dutch schoolboys send Queen Wilhelmina a plea to spare their kind teacher. The queen replies that the teacher's case will be investigated, per Leslie's Weekly.
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Holland
Wilhelmina
Leslie
Venezuela seeks Bowen arbitration over British German clash
Caracas reports Venezuela asks United States Minister Bowen to arbitrate the dispute with Great Britain and Germany. Castro’s stance risks wider war as Britain and Germany weigh responses while Venezuela mobilizes in La Guayra and militia enrollments rise. Washington Berlin London papers debate timing and feasibility of arbitration.
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Caracas
United States
Bowen
Great Britain
Germany
la Guayra
Navy Yard
Washington
Castro
Venezuela
England
France
State Department
London
Berlin
Lord Lansdowne
Spe
Daily Mail
Willemstad
Curacao
Puerto Cabello
Notable Obituaries and a Trade Bill on Coal Duty
Obituaries report the deaths of Catherine Collins in Clinton Iowa age 104 James Harvey Mathes a Southern author and editor in Riverside California age 60 George W Prescott founder of Union Ironworks found dead in San Francisco Palace hotel aged 65 William S Jenks Port Huron leader and shipbuilder dies at 84 Representative McCall of Massachusetts introduces a bill to allow a reciprocal coal trade with Canada and Great Britain enabling duty free imports and exports
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James Harvey Mathes
Riverside, Cal
Memphis Republic Ledger
George W. Prescott
The
Union Ironworks
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
McCall
Massachusetts
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Markets Report From Wheat and Hog Prices Across Cities
St Paul and Minneapolis bid prices for wheat and oats with No 1 Northern at 74 71c and 46 75c ranges, Chicago lists No 2 red at 78c and corn at 67 68c, Milwaukee shows No 1 Northern around 77 71c, Sioux City notes cattle and hogs with steers 3.75 to 5.50 and hogs 5.75 to 6.10, while South St Paul quotes cattle and hogs at similar ranges and lambs at 4.25 to 4.60.
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St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
Texas Fed
South St. Paul
Excessive Docking Believed Shown in Strike Commission Testimony
Scranton, Pa. December 15. The strike commission heard cumulative testimony claiming excessive docking and discrimination against workers who joined the strike. It cited pay differences for mine car sizes, unpaid coal, eight hour workday demands, and harsher conditions in anthracite versus bituminous regions plus higher day wages. President Mitchell testified with comparative wage figures. Lawyers expect to extend hearings into early next week and may seek a recess.
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Scranton
Mitchell
Delaware & Hudson Company
Cadets Dismissed for Disorder at Virginia Military Academy
Lexington Virginia December fifteenth. Thirteen cadets of the third class at the Virginia Military Institute were dismissed from the school for indulging in disorder last night and ordered to return to their homes.
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Lexington
Virginia Military Academy
Spain Offers to Buy Chilean Warships
The Herald reports from Madrid that Spain has offered to purchase two Chilean battleships and one cruiser. Government officials have kept the offer secret as negotiations proceed.
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Ork
Herald
Spain
Record of the Past Doan's Kidney Pills Admits Long Cure
Fifty thousand people testified to Doan's Kidney Pills curing kidney troubles from backache to diabetes. A Goshen, Indiana man, Samuel J. Taylor, describes a thirty year illness cured permanently after five years free of medicine. Free trial offered via Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N.Y. Price 60 cents.
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Dean
Samuel J. Taylor
South Third St
Goshen
Ind
Jacob C. Mann
Doan
Taylor
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Idol With Eyes But Couldn’t See New York Evening Sun
A bright Sunday school teacher helps young children learn Bible verses by having them finish each sentence. The children respond with the correct word in rhythm, completing lines about an idol that had eyes but couldn’t speak ears but couldn’t hear a nose but couldn’t blow.
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New York Evening Sun
City Clerk Seeks Sealed Proposals Cited in Paper
In a brief exchange, Miss Innocence and Miss Antike discuss a city clerk advertising for sealed proposals in the press. The dialogue notes the government’s stance on women’s initiative versus the city’s actions as reported by the Commercial Tribune.
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Miss Antike
Miss Innocae
Bret Harte Shot in Scotland Meeting a Hare
London Globe recalls Bret Harte’s gun accident in Scotland and a whispered reassurance to the surgeon that he killed the hare. The passage shifts to medical ad copy praising Dr Gust Koenig’s Hamburg Drops for liver disorders and overall health.
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Bret Harte
Scotland
Hare
London Globe
August Koenig
Hamburg
Gussle Yaas Cholly Suffers Mortification Over Blood Color
A quip from a Philadelphia Press item notes Gussle Yaas and Cholly cutting a finger by a small amount ends in mortification after discovering blood is not blue. The exchange reflects a humorous take on a mistaken belief. A passerby remarks on the moment of embarrassment and the revelation about blood color.
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Gussle
Yaas
Cholly
Ascum
Mortifica- Goseioentee
Phildelphia Press
Coles Cough Cure Promoted By Druggists in Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cole's Cough Cure as a reliable remedy for a cold. It claims the product is available from all good draggists at 25 and 50 cone.
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Cole’s
First and Last Casper Opera Cure Quote
The passage contrasts ancient doctors bleeding a patient as the first operation with the Harvard Lampoon remarking it the last. It cites Piso's Cure as a cough remedy from J W O H airn of 322 Third Ave Minnesota Minneapolis Minnesota dated January 6 1900.
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Casper
Charlie
Harvard Lampoon
Piso
J. W. O'Hairn
Third Ave
Minnespolis
Minn
Proof Positive Whiskey Strength Debate
A Philadelphia Record quip notes whisky’s supposed power with a man boasting he bought a five gallon demi prohn two weeks ago and he can now lift it easily. The line contrasts fool’s weakness with the wise man’s strength in a wry observation.
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Philadelphia Record
One Blockhead Left Brings Laughs at Lawyers Club
Conversation at the Lawyers' club recalls Judge James T Brady's first legal effort in a cobbler’s rear on Fulton street near William. A veteran recalls Brady’s bare room and the Irishman’s quip about selling “Blockheads” with only one left, illustrating humble beginnings.
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Lawyers’ Club
James T. Brady
Brady
Fulton Street
William
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Sold Nationwide
Prominent use in New York Children’s Home with Nurse Mother Gray cited. Claims cure feverishness teething disorders and upset bowels while destroying worms. Over 30,000 testimonials. Available at druggists for 26 cents with free sample offer. Address Allen Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. L
Oculist Urges Glasses for Patient’s Blurred Vision
A dialogue from the Los Angeles Herald shows a patient unable to see clearly and an oculist insisting glasses are needed. The exchange underscores a straightforward assessment of eye trouble and the doctor’s certainty.
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Joniwyse
Los Angeles Herald
Hall's Catarrh Cure Fraud Claim in Toledo Ad
Frank J. Cheney sworn oath as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co of Toledo promising to pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh uncured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public witnesses. Ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. J Cheney & Co tout testimonials and hall’s pills.
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State OF
Oxio
Toledo
Lucas Co’ Y
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney &Co
Hall
W.gleason
J. Cheney & CO
Bashful swain longs for love diplomat at wedding
A playful exchange in the New Orleans Times-Democrat ends with a marriage after a bashful suitor asks for an ambassador at the court of love. The demure maiden assigns a suitable minister, then proclaims "Arabella" and "Herbert" before they wed.
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Swain
Arabella
Herbert
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Patents Issued This Week to Northwestern Inventors
Northwestern inventors receive several patents this week including Pehr Christianson for a nailless horseshoe in Scriven Minnesota, Lars Landing for a personal account file case in Glenwood Minnesota, Alfred Le Vesconte for a thermostat in Minneapolis, Asa Paine for a water gauge for boilers in Minneapolis, John Randall for a settling tank for decanting weasel in Deadwood South Dakota, Frank Steinkamp for a ribbon retainer in St James Minnesota, and Howard Turner for a freight car in Minneapolis. Lothrop and Johnson patent firm located in the Pioneer Press Building, St Paul Minnesota.
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Northwestern
Pehr Christianson
Scriven
Minn
Lars Landing
Glenwood
Alfred le Vesconte
Minneapolis
Asa Paine
John Randall
Deadwood
Frank Steinkamp
St. James
Howard Turner
To Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Pill Ad
An old Philadelphia Press ad copy promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a one day cure for colds with a refund offer. The blurb repeats the same line and price, noting druggists refund if it fails. Minor humorous dialogue about cake theft appears as filler.
Parrot in the Turkey Room and Dyes on the Floor
A home scene features Mr Bliffers asking why a parrot is removed from the dining room while Mrs Bliffers explains it is a young talker, with a note about New York Carpets dyed with Putnam Faceless Dyes.
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Mr. Bliffers
Putnam
Fearful of Consequences
Fragmentary 19th century style exchange about smoking with Miss Snappe and Mr. Kallow Er beg pardon. Includes advertisement tone for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claiming teething relief and wind colic cure at 25 cents a bottle. Names are partial and contain OCR quirks.
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Mr. Kallow
Golden Opportunity Dialogue on Life Paths
Cobwigger favors a literary life but opts for trade citing business instinct. Merritt argues business talent can yield greater earnings in literature. Judge notes no effort to do good is wasted. The quote adds that Satan is not confined to slums.
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Cobwigger
Merritt
Six Ten the Drunk Testimony Laughs in Court
A police court session drew laughter as a man faced vagrancy law charges for habitual drunkenness. The officer testified he believed the man was about six tenths drunk, explaining the judge’s standard of ten drinks making a man drunk, noting the arrestee had around six drinks before arrest.
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Guardian of the Peace
Washington Evening Star
Be Sociable With My Wife This Time
A Brooklyn Eagle quip on club life and sociability. A young man weighs leaving a gathering and choosing to call a cab, then decides to be sociable with his wife, acknowledging the old argument that sociability may delay departure.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Tap Nose Game Decides Drinks for Cabmen in England
England adopts a new coin toss replacement called tap-nose. Two cabmen publicized the pastime by tapping an opponent’s nose. the first tap wins and the loser pays for the drinks. The game replaces tossing for drinks, sparring as the winning action.
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England
A Planetary Conversation About Spring Ailments
A playful exchange between Mars and Earth from the Baltimore American imagines celestial neighbors meeting in spring. Mars laments digestive troubles while Earth jokes about an erupting visage and seeks spring medicines, reflecting lighthearted cosmic whimsy.
Pharmacist Endorses Cole's Carbolisalve and Soap
A. W. H. Reen of 903 Main St Peoria Illinois endorses Cole's Carbolisalve and Carbolisoap after twenty years of sale. He states they consistently give satisfaction and recommends them to all customers.
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A. W.H. Reen
Main St
Peoria
Ill
Cole
Won by a Hair Yale Record Cartoon Exchange
A terse Yale Record cartoon caption contrasts perceptions of beauty with a pun on hair. One character notes capillary attraction as the comic gag, while another hints at moral framing with a line about praying right and paying right.
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Yale
Witness Identifies Suspect as Burglar in Exchange
The witness positively ids you as the burglar amid a heated exchange. The suspect questions how a head covering could allow identification, arguing during the confrontation.
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Bully
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised powder for uncomfortable feet
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve nervous, cold, damp feet and sweating. It claims to ease sore feet and tight shoes, priced at 25 cents with free samples sent from Allen 8 Olmsted, Le Roy, New York. available at druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Cut Him. A quip from Chicago News in brief item
Fred refused to listen to my suit but I stood around hoping for a turnup. Tom asked if anything happened and Fred replied that her nose was the turnup. Dr. H. Rindlaub, specialist in eye ear nose and throat, Fargo, N. D. Tears are the brine in which misery is sometimes cured.
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Fred
Tom
Chicago News
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed
An old advertisement trumpets Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure all for various female ailments. It claims relief from discomfort and supports ongoing health, urging women to choose the familiar brand for expected results.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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