Peruna praised by readers from Texas to Georgia
A flood of testimonials extols Peruna as a health remedy curing fatigue backache indigestion and bowel complaints. Miss Rose Cullen Mrs G W Heard and W A Mitchell share experiences praising the tonic for nervous exhaustion strong children and rapid recovery, urging others to seek Dr Hartman’s counsel if not satisfied.
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Peruna
Butte
Rose Cullen
Atlanta
Harmony Grove
W. A. Mitchell
Washingtons False Teeth Mystery Ties to George Washington
Fragmentary clippings note a claim about a set of artificial teeth once worn by General George Washington. The Baltimore Dental College reportedly houses the teeth, with one set offered for up to $5,000 but refused by the faculty. The chrome exhibit at the World’s Fair of 1893 drew attention.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Sun
Poor Czar Exchange Quips On Salary And Strife
A brief print exchange notes the czar of Russia earning about 8 million dollars a year while facing domestic unrest. The quip contrasts vast official pay with ongoing turmoil and hunger.
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Russia
Be Your Feet Ache and Burra Bhake into your shoes
Be Your Feet Ache and Burra Bhake into your shoes. Allen's Foot-Ease powder for the feet promises easier wearing by relieving corns bunions swelling and sweating. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with free sample. Address Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy N Y.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Vaudeville Stars Recount Offer Refusal Story
A Vaudeville soubrette recalls declining a $5 000 weekly Iceum circuit offer while a Seltzer Water comedian jokes about always accepting. The Baltimore American reports the exchange reflecting showbiz negotiation humor and star anecdotes.
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Hugh
Baltimore
Assiniboia Offers Cheap Homesteads in Western Canada
A letter from Yorkton, Assiniboia, extols emigration to Assiniboia Saskatchewan with promises of cheap prices, thriving buildings, and growing grain. It notes government agents can provide details about new districts opening in summer. The piece ends with a miscellaneous mirage of notices and fragments.
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Yorkton
St. Paul
Minnesota
Weete
Canada
Assiniboia
John
Tick
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Western Canada
Saskatchewan
Dominion of Canada
Land of Plenty
Superintendent of Immigration
Eee
Accet of Interior
Ottawa
W. Ritchie
Grafton
N. D
Emperor William Learns American Cooking Delights
The Chicago Chronicle reports the German emperor is learning American cuisine aboard an American liner. His imperial chef masters buckwheat cakes and Welsh rarebit, with codfish cakes and hominy pancakes among new menu items. He vows future lessons on American dishes as a culinary conquest continues.
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Great Republic
Emil Fahrenheim
Herr Voelkers
Chicago Chronicle
Man's Sphere in Nature Evolution Theorists Claim
Professor W J McGee notes evolution links between man and lower genera, tracing mental development from instinct to reason and aligning human thinking with animal minds. He says anthropology now emphasizes both mental and physical evolution from a lower prototype in the animal kingdom. Chicago Chronicle
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Huxley
Man
W. J. McGee
Anthropological Society of Washington
McGee
Chicago Chronicle
Slander by Phonograph in Berlin Suburb
A Berlin suburb sewing machine dealer used a phonograph to spread accusations of forgery and embezzlement against a rival agent. The device refused to repeat the calumnies in court, but witnesses proved the remarks were spoken, and the defendant was fined fifty shillings.
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Berlin
Baron Lambermont Named West Africa Arbitration President
Baron Lambermont of Belgium, accepted as arbitrator by Britain and France, presided the 1890 Brussels conference and now involved in West Africa dispute questions. The text also references sultan and prison notions and an unrelated matter about six adjoining areas and a fire risk.
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Rmont
Baron Lambermont
Belgium
Great Britain
France
West Africa
Brussels
Meeting ends without meals in Detroit feast report
Rialsacceas notes a sunlit gathering described as a feast of tea son. The Detroit Free Press recalls the committee left with no food after a long session, framing it as a humorous account of unmet appetites during a meeting.
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Detroit Free Press
Buffalo Exposition Displays and a Patent Remedy Promise
Exhibits from around the world will come to Buffalo, offering broad interest to attendees. Prominently touted is Histetter's Stomach Bitters claimed to cure dyspepsia, indigestion, constipation, biliousness, and nervousness, with assurances of effective results when used honestly. A funeral anecdote from the Atlanta Constitution feature a colored preacher debating the fate of a deceased brother, hinting at religious doubt and forgiveness.
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Buffalo
Buffalo Exposition
Histetter
Thompson
Atlanta Constitution
Widow Weeds and Mocking Remarks at Home
A flirtatious banter unfolds between a pretty woman and her crochety husband. The wife teases about widowhood while the husband retorts about a blue silk waist he has not worn yet, revealing petty domestic tensions and social banter.
Embarrassed suitor presses for clarity in plan
An unnamed young man confesses a single motive in his long courtship of Miss Euphorbia and asks for directness as she chides his hesitation. The exchange hints at a hidden purpose behind his visits, with his bold request for explicitness amid his evident blush.
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Euphorbia
Readiness in criticism and task ignorance noted
A brief humorous quip notes that criticism readiness exposes ignorance of the task and cites a playful exchange about tobacco and adulteration. The line includes a jest about a wife secretly emptying a tobacco jar and a passerby reply calling the truth telling.
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Gayboy
Ohio State Jourrnal
Pile and Fistula Cure Sample Treatment
An early notice offers a sample treatment of the Red Cross Pile and Fistula Cure and a book explaining the cause and cure of piles. It promises mailed delivery for four cents to any address from Mtampe, Reaves, and Co., Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Red Cross
Ree
Mtampe
Reaves, & Co
Minneapolis
Minn
Pain-Wizard Oil and an Expert Accountant Joke
A fragment from a Chicago Record-Herald item notes a child asking for a naked boy drawing to add wings and become an angel, contrasted with a joke about an expert accountant. The Ohio State Journal quote adds a bank robbery timing quip.
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Gran'pa
Tommy
Chicago Record-Herald
Ohio State Journal
Mrs Pinkham Endorsed By Mrs Chappell For Menstrual Ailments
Mrs Chappell of Grant Park NL urges women to seek Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian inflammation and uterine conditions. She shares that the remedy cured her own troubles and notes Mrs Pinkham offers free advice from Lynn Mass.
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Sician
Pinkham
United States
Chappell
Grant Park
Understanding by Surgery and a Patent Cure Claim
In a terse exchange a surgeon says an operation is needed and a patient with appendicitis implies the doctor’s satisfaction. The item also advertises Piso's Cure for Consumption as an infallible remedy from Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17 1900.
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N. W. Sammual
Ocean Grove
N. J
Permanently Cured Nerve Restorer Ad in Philadelphia
Givl 9 Permanently Cured No fits or nervousness after ret day's use of Dr. Kifne's Great Nerve Restorer Bond for FREE 62,00 trial bottle and treat in fe R H Kamne 981 Arch Bt Philadelphia la. A Problem Solved. George Why do women talk so much Fanny So the men can't. They think the lesser of the two evils the better givl 9 Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness after ret day's use of Dr. Kifne's Great Nerve Restorer Bond for FREE 62,00 trial bottle and treat in fe. R. H. Kamne 981 Arch Bt Philadelphia la.
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George
Fanny
Robins Skip Bread Crumbs on Lawn Says Yonkers Brief
Courne notes robins no longer visit the lawn for crumbs. Crimsonback asks why. The reply attributes the change to a wife who bakes her own bread. Statesman item reflects a light local exchange in Yonkers.
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Yonkers Statesman
Carrie Nation crusade to Echo in Vaudeville Years
The commentator predicts Carrie Nation’s reform crusade will have long lasting impact beyond expectations with widespread vaudeville jokes and cultural reference lasting a decade.
Patents Granted to Northwestern Inventors Last Week
Minneapolis inventor William Conner received a patent for a coin controlled newspaper delivering machine. Daniel T. Denton of Lakeview was granted a harvester patent. James Farrell of Trosky, Minn., secured a wire winding apparatus patent. Lewis H. Kroke of Dwight, N. D., earned a monkey wrench patent. Alice Seashell of Minneapolis was issued a soap holder patent. Krop & Johnson patent attorneys handled the filings for Me. & 8 Pioneer Press.
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Northwestern
William Conner
Minneapolis
Minn
Daniel T. Denton
Lakeview
Harvester
James Farrell
Trosky
Lewis H. Kroke
Dwight
N. D
Alice Seashell
Minneapoee
Teacher explains faith with spring seeds tale
A Yonk ers Statesman item presents a dialogue where a teacher tries to define faith to a girl. The child answers with a practical joke about neighbors having chickens, illustrating a humorous misinterpretation of belief in growth and outcome.
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Yonkers
Irish-bred horses win most steeplechases in England
A fragment states that Irish-bred horses win three-fourths of English steeplechase races. It mentions Dr J H Rindlam of Fargo and a line about eyes and ears as a maker's vision. The text is garbled and contains repeated names and unclear context.
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England
Witty quotes and old quips on marriage and thrift
A collection of brief jests from an Ohio State Journal. A Newlywed counts savings against bills while a Quizzer jokes about banked money. A quip about shoes and intellect closes the snippet with a playful jab at fashion.
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Ohio State Journal
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