Oldest Man in America Advocates Peruna Remedy
McLennan County Texas resident MSAAC Brock is claimed as the oldest man, 115, living in 1898 1899 era reports. He is quoted praising Peruna as a remedy for coughs colds and grip and credits its use for his health longevity and resistance to climate changes. He longtime supporter of Peruna notes he was witness in a land suit at 110 and has used the remedy for years.
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United States
Pe-ru-na
Peruna
Msaac Brock
McLennan County
Texas
Bosque Falls
Waco
Valley Mills
Isaac
Andrew Jackson
Mr. Brock
Waco Times-Herald
Dallas Morning News
Chicago Times-Herald
Brock
Isaac Brock
Buncombe CO ,N. C
Peruna Free Book Offer from Hartman Co
An offer for a free book on catarrh from The Peruna Medicine Co of Columbus urges readers to write if results are unsatisfactory. It directs correspondence to Dr. Hartman President of the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio, for free medical advice and case statements.
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Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Ae Hartman Sanitarium
Hobo Hank vows never to buy whisky after nickel pledge
Mrs Goodhart asks Hank to promise not to buy whisky with a nick el. He agrees saying he won’t sink so low after drink five cent whisky. A church membership certificate is not a sleeping car ticket.
Earliest Green Eating Onion Promises Quick Payoff
The John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin proclaims an Earliest Green Eating Onion among new money making vegetables. They offer seed amounts for thousands of vegetables plus a Berliner Cauliflower sample for 16 cents postage and 20 cents postage to hold the offer, with a return notice.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Geod
John A. Balzer Seed Co
W.N. U
Microbes Show High Intelligence Says Youth in Creased Trousers
A witty exchange in Chicago News features a young man in freshly creased trousers declaring microbes possess a high order of intelligence. A young graduate questions the claim and the man answers with a playful remark about microbes being found in kisses.
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Chicago News
Optimist preacher paints trolley as chariot of gold
The late Rev. B. M. Luther praised cheerful faith by likening a trolley car to a divine chariot. He argued pessimists see a yellow vehicle with plain motorman and conductor, while the optimist views it as a celestial machine with seraph at the wheel and cherub collecting fares.
Physician Endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills in Arkansas
Yorktown Arkansas January 11 Dr Leland Williamson M D a noted physician publicly endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills saying he uses them daily in his practice and prefers them to other kidney medicines He reports they cure kidney disease back pain gout rheumatism inflammation and kidney congestion restoring kidneys and purifying blood Produc ing prompt effective cures
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Yorktown
Ark
Leland Williamson
Dodd
Williamson
Witty Exchange Cited From Cincinnati Times-Star
A brief quote exchange notes that judgments by clothing are unreliable both for men and their wives, underscoring humor about appearances and social judgment.
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
Northwestern inventors received patent notices listing recipients and items. Names include Jesse Barnes St Paul animal ink filler. Walter Cahill Winona animal shears. Don Cargill Akley car reflector. Mitchell Colt Minneapolis folding vise. Romain Green Duluth vending machine. Baron Ives Owatonna nursing bottle support. Gustav Koch St Cloud bobsled. Martha Todd Minneapolis kindergarten loom. Lothrop Johnson Pioneer Press Building St Paul.
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Northwestern
Jesse Barnes
St. Paul
Minn
Walter Cahill
Winona
Don Cargill
Akley
Mitchell Colt
Minneapolis
Romain Green
Duluth
Baron Ives
Owatonna
Gustav Koch
St. Cloud
Martha Todd
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
Old Story Delights Marjorie and Madge in Puck Dialogue
A brief lines from Puck show Marjorie thrilled by hearing the old tale for the first time, while Madge notes her sister’s happiness and surprise. The exchange captures lighthearted mood and siblings’ reactions.
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Madge
Marjorie
Puck
Feet Comfort Restored by EASE Remedy
A reader testimony says they suffered foot pain until a friend recommended EASE. After using two boxes, their feet became comfortable again, praising EASE as a certain relief. Sold by all druggists.
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L. Swormstedt
Ston
D.C
Archibald-Mamma Penny Request Ends With Quarter
A brief exchange from Chicago News highlights Archibald asking for a penny and then a quarter from his mother. The note ends with a customer testimonial praising Pise's Cure for throat and lung ailments, dated Van Buren Indiana February 10, 1900.
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Archibald
Chicago News
Pise
Wx. O. Enpdsley
Vanburen, Ind
Thirteen at the Table Turns to a Lawyerly Debt Meet
A railway carriage joke turns on a man and his companion discussing thirteen at a table. The twist reveals the table is in a lawyer’s office, with twelve creditors present and the speaker as the thirteenth, referencing impending financial pressure and bad luck.
Doctor Advises Rest for Husband in Surprised Exchange
A physician weighs a patient’s case and concludes the husband needs rest but faces refusal. The doctor notes the husband’s stubborn stance as a cautious step toward possible relief in a New York Times style exchange.
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New York Times
Time and Aurora debate replacing scythe with alarm clock
Father Time muses about abandoning the scythe as emblem and suggests an alarm clock. Aurora, always early, questions the idea in a light exchange with the judge.
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Father Time
Aurora
Man Bravely Plays Violin During Leg Surgery
A man recounts refusing anesthesia and playing his violin without a miss while surgeons operated to remove his leg. He says fame as a brave hero followed, though he claims he felt fearful of chloroform and valued his fiddle above all.
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Chicago Tribune
Courtroom Exchange on Truth and Time
A fragmentary dialogue shows a witness asking to tell the whole truth and a judge prompting a response. The exchange touches on the meaning of truth in court and references a scoundrel and a thirty day period in a Chicago Post context.
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Chicago Post
Stage Dream Fails as Dressing Table Breaks
A jaunty piano proclaims plans to perform in a comic opera while a dressing table mocks the notion. Half an hour later a repair man is summoned to glue the damaged piece back together, per the Cincinnati Times-Star.
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Cincinnati Times- Star
Food That Carries One Along In Healthy Morning Meal
A woman credits Grape-Nuts with sustained energy for demanding days. She notes four teaspoonfuls with cream start her day, avoiding fatigue, and praises the product as non stimulative and nourishing. The label from Postum Co. encourages a copy of The Road Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Farmers Institutes Impress North Dakota Farmers
Report on the December farmers institutes from Fingal to Wahpeton notes strong farmer turnout, high attendance in crowded halls, and broad interest in stock, dairy, hogs, crops and soil. Greeley led talks on poultry meat, sheep, beef cattle, dairy, rotation of crops, soils, and pastures with other experts from Dover and York sharing practical farming experience.
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E E. Kaufman
Farmers’ Institutes
Mr. Greeley
Fingal
Wahpeton
M. F. Greeley
Dakota Farmer
Greeley
North Dakota
South St. Paul
A. K. Bush
Dover
Minn
Lancey
A. Thompson
Edgeley
Institute
Bush
Milner Institute
Horton
Ohio
Hebron
Institute Corps
Institutes
Bertha Dahl Laws
E.S. DeLancey
T.A. Koverstad
Col. R. A. Wilkinson
Crookston
Barney
N. D
Farmers’ Institute Board
Fargo
A. C. Kressin
C. C. Moffet
W. PF. Rhea
North Dakota Lawmakers Push Land Settlement and Irrigation
Congressman Marshall reports on actions to open Fort Totten lands for settlement at 3.50 an acre with school lands reserved, boosting school funds by about 75000. He seeks irrigation funds, franking privileges for veterans, Whitestone battlefield measures, and rural mail routes expansion. The North Dakota delegation pledges unity for effective legislation.
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Washington
Marshall
Fort Totten
Pension Department
Committee On Post Offices and Postroads
Whitestone Battlefield
Way Department
Congress
Spalding
North Dakota
Kiss Hunt 18 Costly in Des Moines Trials
Edwin and William Cox were each sentenced to thirty days in the Des Moines city jail by Judge Silvara after attempting to kiss or seize women on the streets. The judge noted the defendants could post $100 or face jail if they lacked funds. The men claimed to be from Minnesota and Missouri respectively.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Edwin
William Cox
Silvara
Minnesota
Missouri
Eighty Below Cold Kills Sioux City Man Returns
Axel Anderson, a former Sioux City paper hanger, returns from six years in Alaska with a tale of suffering during a brutal cold spell. He recounts hardships endured while surviving extreme conditions and long treks in freezing temperatures.
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Sioux City
Alaska
Iowa
Axel Anderson
Alaska miner travels south after brutal winter
An Alaskan miner with a fortune of 75000 arrived for a two month visit to relatives. He notes a severe winter with temperatures as low as 80 degrees below zero. Several people in Koyukuk, a mining camp 600 miles north of Dawson City, froze to death. He walked 200 miles on snowshoes and 400 miles without snowshoes to escape Alaska seven weeks ago.
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Alaska
Mr. Anderson
Koyukuk
Dawson City
Alggka
Fire in Famous Rectory at Little Church Around the Corner
Fire gutted the rectory on East Twenty-ninth Street destroying the upper story. Firemen rescued four women servants and a daughter of Dr Houghton from windows. the rector was carried down in his night clothes. Damage listed in the low thousands.
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New York
East Twenty-ninth Street
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Claims Free Sample
An early 20th century advertisement promotes Swamp Root as a universal kidney liver and bladder cure. It offers free sample bottles by mail and cites personal testimonials and doctor endorsements to urge trials.
Swamp Root Free Sample Offer From Kilmer & Co
Editorial notice urges readers with kidney or bladder symptoms or family history to mail for a free sample bottle of Swamp Root and a testimonial book from Kilmer & Co. Request mentions including a note that the paper carried the offer.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Free Sample Bottle Offer From Dr ie Co
Coupon requests your name and address to receive a free sample bottle of a kidney remedy. Provide name street address city state and country if applicable to claim the offer.
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Dr. Ie & Co
Mesebrough Mfo. CO
State Street
New York City
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