Doans Kidney Pills Trial Promises Back Pain Relief
Doan s Kidney Pills advertised to ease aching backs remove kidney stones correct urine with brick dust sediment and reduce swelling. Testimonies from James R Arthur and Ane Gunn claim rapid relief from back and kidney pain after using a trial package in 1902 Roxdale Tex Cleveland Ky and Cleveland Kentucky.
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RocxDae
Tex
Doan
James R. Arthur
Dean
Ane Gunn
New Vorks The City Cousinsrelate Metropolitan Life
A Baltimore North American excerpt contrasts city life with suburban leisure. One cousin recalls trolley rides to a home for ping pong and golf at a country club while the other claims they baseballed in a back lot and later enjoyed cigars and tobacco after dinner at Uncle Josiah's.
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New Vorks
Josiah
Baltimore
Le Mans native dies at seventy after mausoleum routine
An original resident of Le Mans France dies at seventy after twenty years ago he had a large mausoleum built. To accustom himself to his future home he regularly visited the mausoleum in the afternoon to read the paper. His coffin stood on one side of the tomb and he daily covered it with a shroud when leaving according to Exchange.
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le Mans
France
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised with 100 dollar reward
The ad claims a hundred dollar reward for any catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and asserts the product is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It cites F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo as proprietors and includes testimonials and price per bottle. It mentions West & Truax as wholesalers and urges readers to buy through druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Fr. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Cesuie Hall
Provisions Prices Rise Cited by Family Debate
A Batavia News item notes a family discussing high prices of provisions. A small boy speaks up that jam has risen and is kept on the top shelf, revealing his realization that his chatter may have harmed his case. The anecdotal piece captures everyday thrift and price concerns.
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Batavia News
The Hotel of 2003 and a Fall From a Window
A clipped excerpt notes a hotel scene where a clerk coordinates moving trunks and a woman reports her husband has fallen from a top floor. The tone hints at mischief and tragedy, with quotes from period sources adding a wry, reflective mood about labor and mirth amidst danger.
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Michael
Fosten-Mitaven Co Sends Free Trial Box Offer
Buffalo NY firm Fosten-Mitaven Co offers a free trial box for Dean's Kido Kidney. The notice mentions a post office address and coupon mechanism with dotted lines and four lines of madio, suggesting a promotional coupon or sampling request.
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Fosten-Mitaven Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Dean's Kido
Fined for Dancing at German Harvest Festival
At Luchow in Germany, 125 fathers were fined 1 mark each for allowing children under ten to dance at a nearby village harvest festival. The village pastor objected, but it was found that his own children had danced as well, so he was fined with the others.
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Luchow
Germany
Voice praised by Mr Jones in playful exchange
In a light exchange cited by the New York Times Mr Jones compliments his partner on having one of the best voices in the world, joking that it would have worn out long ago otherwise.
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Mrs. Jones
New York Times
Allen's Foot-Ease powder advert from Le Roy NY
In winter use Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to relieve uncomfortable nervous cold damp feet or sweating and sore feet in tight shoes. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents. Samples sent free Allen Olmsted Le Roy New York
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Allen
Allen Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Urged Him On Miss Gotrox in Chicago News quote
Miss Gotrox denies encouragement to Mr Poorman while he recalls her earlier claim of possessing half a million in her own right. The Chicago News quotes the exchange as a snippet of their dialogue.
Son of the House and Miss Muriel Exchange Compliments
A brief dialogue by London Punch shows Son of the House urging Miss Muriel to sing, while Muriel responds she dares not after such god music as they have heard, and Son of the House says her singing would beat any amount of good music.
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Son of the House
London
Lovey Mary Excerpt Reflects Spearuts and Plans
A fragment from Lovey Mary in the Century February 1903 quotes Dr J H Rindlaub in Fargo North Dakota. It features dialect about starting with fun and switching plans quickly if knocked out. The snippet captures period speech patterns and local color.
To Cure a Cold in One Day Ad Parody
A trimmed Chicago News item mocks an old remedy claim for curing a cold in one day using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a refund guarantee. The fragment mentions owing nearly $3,000 and a puzzled reply about loan prospects but the core gag centers on the advertised cure.
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Chicago News
Quick Throw-Down Remains In Poolside Banter
Dialogue snippet shows Cholly boasting of swimming prowess while bantering with Jack about a woman named Mabel Galey. The exchange mentions two lessons and a joke about “ten tes” before learning, captured in light Brooklyn humor.
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Mabel Galey
Jack
The Ecclesiastical Tender and Dated Snippets
A collage of quotes from various items including an exchange about money with a Methodist cashier, a brief line from the Princeton Tiger, a quip about cures for consumption, and social remarks on standing. It references Trinity Springs and a February 15 1900 date, plus a New York Times style remark about divorces, automobile killings, and millions.
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Princeton Tiger
New York Times
Sure Thing Clever Father Advice Card
A humorous old dialogue features a father advising his daughter to marry Mr. Goodheart for a good husband. The daughter questions the claim while the father quips that his financial borrowing from the suitor proves the suitor’s persistence and affection.
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Mr. Goodheart
Fragmented moral snippets and product blurbs in late 1800s clipping
A mosaic of quips and jokes recounts religious tales and social humor. It includes a child’s distress over marriage and a playful exchange about raffles and clocks, plus old time product notes like Winslow's Soothing B and June Tint Butter Color.
Safe hiding places for valuables in the home
A Washington Star report quotes a headquarter detective advising against leaving jewels in bureau drawers or bags under a pillow. He warns burglars exploit such habits, noting money in pockets and valuables by bedsides tempt thieves, and favors pillow or mattress concealment as safest, with deposits in a safe deposit vault as last resort.
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Washington Star
Washington
Big Dumb-bells Show Giant Strength of Modern Man
A visit to a works reveals remarkable weights for dumb-bells and bars. Single-grip dumb-bells with hollow balls weigh 37 pounds empty and 80 pounds when filled with shot. A half bar bell weighs 240 pounds, and a full sized fifteen-inch bar weighs 600 pounds when loaded. The firm’s record bell is an eighteen-inch bar weighing 316 pounds empty, with standard sizes ranging from two pounds up for comparison.
Spurgeon’s Joke Reveals Traveling Encounter
In a railway carriage to Essex Spurgeon joked that his birthplace, Kelvedon, made him a great man. A maiden lady retorted that if Paul had passed his birthplace he would call him a great sinner, marking the preacher’s first hint of recognition by a fellow traveler.
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Kelvedon
Essex
St. Paul
Col Buie’s Texas influence echoed by Col Sterrett tales
Col Bill Sterrett of Texas cites Col Buie as the most storied Lone Star figure in Congress. Buie, rough in schooling yet admitted to the bar, earned fame as a public speaker. Tol’s retelling of Caesar assassination notes a San Antonio moment with a bold, humorous twist.
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Texas
Congress
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Buie
Lone Star State
San Antonio
Julius Caesar
Col. Tol
Caesar
Spain
Brutus
Prospecting Conversation Between Von Blumer and Mrs Von Blumer
Dialogue fragment shows Ms Von Blumer and Mr Blumer discussing shopping behavior. They mention not buying anything after a day of reconnoitering and inspecting televisions.
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von Blumer
Uncle Isrul Trask and His Prolific Matrimonies
A brief anecdote from the New York Times portrays Uncle Isrul Trask as a thrifty Yankee shopkeeper whose thrifty nature contrasts with his three celebrated marriages. A neighbor quips about his latest venture, and Isrul responds with a saintly, self deprecating line noting Hetty as a godly woman with a little property.
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Isrul Trask
Isrul
Uncle Isrul
Hetty
New York Times
Cat Roosts With Hens at Red Rock Farm
Farmer Johnson of Red Rock owns Tom the cat who has formed an unusual bond with his chickens. Since kittenhood he has joined the hens on roosts at night and stays close to the setting hen for hours, acting as a protector while remaining true to cat nature.
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Farmer Johnson
Red Rock
Tom
Medical Bubbles Offer Nerve Pain Relief
Reported by the London Globe physicians have devised air injections under the skin to lengthen nerve ends and ease neuralgia sciatica and similar affections. The bubble is manipulated by finger pressure to move and provide relief for pain in affected regions.
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London Globe
Odd Marriage Certificate At Eastown Baptist Church
A wedding at Eastown Baptist Church revealed the certificate of marriage bore the name Thomas nine times. Both spouses were named Thomas, as were their parents and the minister. The register signature also read Thomas, making it a gathering of Thomases.
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Eastown Baptist Church
Thomas
Thomases
Remarkable recovery after kidney pills aid
Hulls Illinois resident Mrs A M Fysh suffered fatigue insomnia dry mouth nightmares and constipation with constant urination and appetite issues. After five boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills she reports renewed energy and ability to work, claiming she is completely restored and feeling glad to have work.
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Hulls
Ill
Dodd
Equally Good Teacher Johnny Vaccination Question
A fragment from the Chicago Record Herald presents a dialog where a teacher asks Johnny about vaccination. Johnny replies he has not been vaccinated but his mother forced him to wear flannels that morning, causing itching.
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Johnny
Chicago Record Herald
Congressman White Endorses Peruna Remedy for Grip
George H. White, a member of Congress from Tarboro North Carolina, writes that he is fully satisfied with Peruna as an excellent remedy for the grip and catarrh. He says his family uses it and urges others to try it.
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Royal Academy of Arts
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D. L. Wallace
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Minn
Peruna
Clarice Hunt
Salt Lake City
Salvation Army
Ogden
Utah
White
Tarboro
N. C
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Congress
The Grippe Epidemic Spreads Broadly in 19th Century France
A brief note on la grippe, detailing its reach across social classes and nationalities. The term grippe, meaning grip, reflects its pervasive and indiscriminate impact on both cultured and unlearned, rich and poor, in a sweeping epidemic.
Simple Enough Mamma at lunch eats more with company
In Brooklyn Life a woman says she eats more when company is present than when alone. Her friend jokes that better food is the reason. Tommy counters that company means better eating.
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Mamma
Tommy
Brooklyn
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
Magnus P. Elgin assignor C P Anderson rotary engines Albert Fox Duluth Minn feed water heater locomotives Gus Holmgren Frazee Minn meat tenderer Herman Meyer St Paul Minn furnace Fridlof Strandberg Bruno Minn water gauge steam boilers Casper Zimmerman Vienna S D railway car Casper Zimmerman Vienna S D elevated railway structure Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul Minn
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Magnus P. Elgin
C. P. Anderson
Albert Fox
Duluth
Minn
Gus Holmgren
Frazee
Herman Meyer
St. Paul
Fridlof Strandberg
Bruno
Casper Zimmerman
Vienna
S. D
Lothrop and Johnson
Pioneer Press Bldg
St. Paul, Minn
Woman Miss Van Essen Excluded From Biographical Dictionary
In a Detroit Free Press excerpt, Mr. Darley asks about Miss Van Essen entering a biographical dictionary of notable people. Mrs. Darley explains she did not get in, noting a blank form requested her full name and exact birth date.
Lovey Mary quote and reflections on gratitude
A fragment notes a January 1903 citation from Lovey Mary in Century, with a reflective line about worrying beneath the heart and smiling on the lid. It also contrasts men’s complaints about friends with injustice from enemies, implying a social observation on ingratitude.
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Lovey Mary
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