Doan's Kidney Pills Show Notable Benefit in Early 1900s
A 1908 Columus City Iowa reader reports relief from severe backache urinary troubles after using Doan's Kidney Pills. A Grand Rapids, Michigan user praises the pills for stopping back pain and enabling work, while notices claim broader benefits including urine clarity, swelling relief, and sleep improvement.
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Columbus City
Doan
A. C. Sire
Graxp Rapis
Mich
Dean
J. A. Scolama
Buchanan St
Grand Rapids
Light-fingered cake mystery in the pantry
A little girl's mother questions missing cake pieces and the girl attributes it to darkness in the pantry. The tale ends with the girl noting she did not see the second piece in the dark, explaining the disappearance.
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Lillian
Rug Works and Teething Syrup Advertisements Mix
An old newspaper fragment blends satirical lines about medicine and a rug business promotion. It cites Dr. Pellet and Mr. Pharmer amid spoof dialogue, then shifts to Mrs Winslow's bootbag Syrup for teething with a price of 25 cents per bottle. A Norwich New York endorsement and other vintage ad copy appear within the clipped text.
Not a Harvard Lampoon Quote Seems To Start Athermometer Debate
A humorous exchange shows Dr Bailey commenting on a thermometer while a sick student questions the reading. The setup mirrors a satirical line from Harvard Lampoon reflecting on temperature and authority.
God Save Mrs Roosevelt Quip At White House Reception
A diplomatic attache asked what the band played at a White House state event. The reply named the national hymn and then a witty caller shared a joke praising Mrs Roosevelt with the line God Save Mrs. Roosevelt, noted by the New York Press.
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Mrs. Roosevelt
White House
New York Press
Obliging Landlord at Sportsman's Hotel on Lake Superior
A judge recalls a tale of a hospitable innkeeper who thrives by offering favored guests spacious rooms and hearty meals while a clerk files affidavits on fish and game sizes. The anecdote highlights a quirky, discreet practice behind the hotel’s popularity.
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Sportsman’s Hotel
Lake Superior
Man Credits Grape Nuts With Restoring Health
A New York business man recounts chronic indigestion headaches and fatigue fading after switching to Grape Nuts. He reports clearer thinking, stronger muscles, good color, and endurance including a 70 mile bicycle ride. claims return to vitality comparable to age 30. Provided by Postum Co. Battle Creek, Michigan.
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New York
the ‘Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
North Dakota Legislature Adjourns After Wide Session
The Eighth North Dakota Legislature adjourned sine die after a busy closing rush with over 600 bills introduced. The session approved numerous appropriations totaling about $500,000 besides fixed-amount funds, created new state institutions and districts, revised county boundaries, and passed measures on rail liability, pure foods, licenses, taxes, and court practices. The assembly also elected a U.S. senator and set bonds for university and state institutions.
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Legislative Assembly
North Dakota
Senate
House
United States
State Capitol
University At
Grand Forks
State Agricultural College
Fargo
Devils Lake
Valley City
Mayville
Bismarck
Bathgate
Wahpeton
Jamestown
Mandan
Grafton
Reform School
Stark
Billings
Hettinger
Dunn
Old Williams
Bowman
Supreme Court
Ward
Bottineau
State Penitentiary
Gov. White
Bartlett
Holmes
Turner
W. N. Steele
Rolla
Iowa
Kansas
Supreme Court of the
Department of Insurance
Supreme Coin
National Guard
Board of Public Examiners
Davis
Sharpe
Senate Committee
Board of Control
Quiet Lessons Attract Nervous NYC Women
A Boston woman offers personal or class lessons in repose for anxious New York women and men. She charges two dollars per lesson for a group session and notes American nerves tire the mind. she cites practical, money making advice from her girls school experience.
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Boston
New York
New York Times
German Telephone Danger Signal Tested by Government Railroads
A Berlin consul reports a German invention tested on a government railroad near Frankfurt. A light third rail between the two running rails powers an engine shoe and an electrical system that rings a bell and shows a red light in the cab to warn, applies brakes, and maintains telephonic contact with stations and trains ahead for quick guidance.
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Berlin
Frankfort
Heis
Harper’s Weekly
Belt Sparks Domestic Dispute in Bold Family Quarrel
A New York Evening Sun item portrays a tense domestic moment where a wife insists on wearing the suspenders in the family while the husband resists sewing buttons on. He fears she might fix them with a belt, yet admits his affection for her. The quip ends with a humorous note on male bravado.
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New York Evening Sun
Chaplain Ga vitt Cleared by Court Martial
Denver March 7 Chaplain C Ga vitt A S A has been exonerated by court martial from the charge of not paying his debts. The case was brought by a Chicago firm. Gen Funston approved the findings.
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Denver
C. Gavitt
Chicago
Gen. Funston
Opea Night In Eden Opera Spoof
Eve admires a fig leaf gown and calls it lovely while Adam grins in a sly joke about admission to the opera. TheLedger notes a grove where pterodactyls sing, blending myth with humorous satire.
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Eden
Eve
Adam
Att&ad
Philadelphia Ledger
Tragedy Ends as Stenographer Dies in Nebraska
Tinoolu Nebraska March 7 Jennie Thomas the young stenographer who a week ago killed Fred Broderaon and then shot herself died today in the hospital after a brief illness. The tragedy followed financial or domestic distress, with authorities noting no further details at this time.
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Tinoolu
Neb
Jennie Thomas
Fred Broderaon
Shen Abot
Jas, Piant
Blanket of Smoke Fogs St Louis Streets
A smoky fog hung over St Louis with no wind to clear it causing numerous street car and vehicle collisions though no serious injuries were reported. In Crookston Minnesota a new steel bridge over the Red Lake river on Main street is well under construction and expected to be finished about May 16 making one of the Northwest’s most handsome bridges.
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St. Louis
Crookston
Minn
Red Lake River
Main Street
California Fig Syrup Co
Byrup of
Splithers and Nibblets Debating Fate and a Bunion
A New York Sun item recounts Splithers telling a tale about a mistress and kismet while Nibblets interrupts. Splithers insists the matter concerns a bunion and fate, but he refuses to reveal details. The piece ends noting Splithers’ stubbornness and a light aside about curing a cold with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
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Splithers
Nibblets
Nora
New York Sun
Modiste Near Her Sister's Home Impresses Maid
The kitchen maid returns from a visit and comments on her sister's elegant new home and husband. She recalls a neighbor with a sign reading modiste, noting it means a boarder house, but that only modest women need apply. A June butter color note follows.
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New York Times
Style and Diamonds Sparkle in Quick Jewelry Trade
In a Philadelphia Press feature, a jeweler touts diamond shirt studs as $126 sets with neat stones and big flashes. A curious customer compares to Chicago, while the jeweler insists, presenting three karat shining stones and offering a vet for $3.50.
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Chicago
Philadelphia Press
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
Northwestern inventors were granted several patents last week. Alfred Anderson of Frazee Minnesota received a fry ing pan patent. Ira Cady of Minneapolis received a whip socket patent. Albert Fox of Duluth received a car ventilator patent. Homer Garrettson of Worthington received a water meter and boxing patent. William Hawkins of Merriam Park received a garment supporter patent. Edwin Washburn of Minneapolis received a knuckle for couplings patent. James Smith of Arlington South Dakota received a wheel holding machine patent. Charles Griffith of McCook South Dakota received a pump patent. Lothrop and Johnson, patent attorneys, 91 012 Pioneer Press Building, St. Paul, Mississippi.
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Northwestern
Alfred Anderson
Frazee
Minn
Ira Cady
Minneapolis
Albert Fox
Duluth
Homer Garretson
Worthington
William Hawkins
Merriam Park
Edwin Washburn
Minenapolis
James Smith
Arlington
Charles Griffith
McCook
Lothrop and Johnson
Pioneer Press Bidg
St. Paul
Miss
Not So Bad as That Sympathetic Listener
A terse dialogue recalls Arctic hardships as a narrator asks about fondness for dogs. The returned explorer insists they had plenty of pemmican and walrus meat, framing endurance over despair in a Chicago Tribune style vignette.
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Dashpole
Chicago Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure Firm Bond Offer in Toledo
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay $100 for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Doc notes oath date and notary in Toledo, Ohio, with testimonials and sales claims for the remedy.
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Civy OF
Toledo
Lucas Co
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney &Co
Hall
Knowledge That Wisdom Trumps Wealth In Life
A compact moral note asserts that knowing what is best for life outweighs wealth. It emphasizes virtue, prudence, and inner strength as the true measures of value beyond material riches. It frames character as the primary guide for conduct and success.
Peruna touted as permanent cure for catarrh by Dr Hartman
The era has seen many catarrh remedies but most doctors doubt curability. Dr Hartman claims a permanent cure with Peruna, backed by letters from users like Rev E Stubenvoll and J W Fuller praising restored health. Officials offer free pamphlets and advice, with responses to reader cases.
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Hartman
The
Peruna Medicine Co
E. Stubenvoll
Pella
Wis
Los Angeles
J. W. Fuller
Jewelers’ Association of
Cal
Peruna
Alo
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Not enough justice to keep right from sometimes losing
A reflective line asserts that justice is imperfect and the right is at times defeated by circumstance, suggesting moral balance favors resilience over perfect equity. The quote emphasizes the fragility of justice in global affairs and human action.
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised powder for foot relief
An old advertisement extols Allen's Foot-Ease powder to rest feet and cure corns bunions and sore hot callous and ingrown nails. It claims shoes become easier to wear and markets at druggists and shoe stores for 26 cents with a mail sample offer. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
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