Local Woman Credits Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Miss F G Leinhardt of Seneca Street reports severe illness from a complication of diseases. After two bottles, she recovered fully. The remedy contains no alcohol or narcotic and is sold by druggists. A trial package is available by sending 10 cents to Dr. Pierce’s Invalids’ Hotel in Buffalo.
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Leavenworth
Kana
Dr. Pierce
F. G. Leinhardt
Seneca St
Invalids
Buffalo
Eatonic Claims Relief From Neuralgia and Dyspepsia
R. Long says neuralgia and upset stomach pain vanished after using Eatonic. The ad asserts Eatonic relieves excess acidity and gas quickly, recommending a dose after meals and promising affordable cost with druggist’s guarantee.
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Eatonic
R. Long
Janet’s Question Mixes Turks with Ducks
A child mishears news of Near East outrages, asking if ducks killed the Armenians. The mother explains the sweater was sent to the Little Armenians, reflecting childlike confusion between Turks and birds.
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Janet
Near East
Whitman manuscripts fetch high returns for dealers
Whitman manuscripts and first editions are selling well. Gabriel Wells reports a sale of the poem After All Not to Create Only for 1500 dollars. The poem’s second half is on reversed Treasury Department stationery once used by Whitman as a clerk.
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Whitman
Walt Whitman
Gabriel Wells
Fine Books
United States Treasury Department
Wells
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Blood Cleanse
Advert asks readers to use Hall's Catarrh Medicine to combat colds in the head and catarrh by cleansing the blood and preventing repeated attacks. It claims internal action through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal mucous conditions, with druggists offering circulars.
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Hall
Neighbor confesses love as joke ends with poodle punchline
A comment about a neighbor claiming to make her husband happy turns into a humorous misperception when it is revealed Billy is not a husband but a poodle. The exchange highlights a playful misunderstanding in a domestic vignette.
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Billy
Charming Farmhouse Brings Modern Comfort to Country Living
William A Radford describes on a farm home that blends charm with modern conveniences. The 82 by 82 foot stucco and frame dwelling features a large living room dining room kitchen sleeping porch and an integrated garage with a brick foundation. Upstairs four bedrooms and a bath plus a high attic space offer ample storage and future expansion. The design emphasizes light airflow and practical layouts driven by the shift from barn focus to home comfort.
Peculiar Habit of Eels in Migration
The history of the eel is remarkable and unique. In spring and early summer vast numbers migrate from the sea up rivers and into all accessible waters. They travel over land to reach habitats and then hide under stones to feed on decaying matter.
Ain't Is Snubbed As Correct English
The article argues the word ain't has not been admitted to correct English despite many attempts. It notes its varied meanings across persons and suggests it originated as Am Not. It states grammarians reject its use in proper English regardless of prevalence.
An Exception and Flatbush Dialogue In Timeworn Tone
A brief dialogue exchanges two characters named Mrs Flatbush and Mr Flatbush about change in the world. The lines hint at resilience or stagnation as they reflect on what has or has not altered in life. The excerpt suggests a quiet, observational mood with a touch of humor.
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Mrs. Flatbush
Mr. Flatbush
Eels Return Deep Water to Reproduce
The text notes eels stay in fresh waters where they grow but after years migrate back to deeper water to reach sexual maturity and spawn.
Notable Visitor at Museum Proposes Live Animal Exhibit
A brief report notes Bobby, a guest at the museum, suggesting they visit the live animal house shortly after arriving, preferring live creatures over dried specimens.
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Bobby
Persia Described as Medieval Despite Rich Oil and Agriculture
The piece notes Persia’s lack of modern infrastructure with few railways and limited industry, despite vast resources and potential. It highlights foreign control of oil wells, scarce timber, and high coal prices, painting a portrait of a country three times the size of France with great wealth yet stalled development.
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France
Maude Radford Warren
Saturday Evening Post
Persia
Camels Find Stage Roles in Desert Play
Three camels in a theater setting discuss acting and brains while performers doubt their place. They recall touring from desert to stage, noting they are part of the scenery as well as the show.
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Camel One
Camel Two
Camel Three
Camel
Carmela
Mystery Spartina grass overtakes English mudflats
A mysterious reedlike Spartina grass first seen in 1870 at Southampton Water has spread rapidly across mudflats, threatening Poole Harbor channels by matting mud and hindering tidal flow. It may protect coasts and reclaim land and could become a future source of animal feed and paper raw material.
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England
Spartina Townsends
Southampton Water
Poole
Louisiana Inventor Develops Semi-Diesel Fuel Oil Engine
A Louisiana inventor has created a semi Diesel fuel oil engine that eliminates high compressions through an improved fuel injection jet and preheating oil. Popular Mechanics notes the engine delivers smooth power pulses, avoids explosions, and can be built lighter than current heavy oil burners for cars and trucks.
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Louisiana
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Schools and Museum link for Cleveland Natural History study
Public schools in Cleveland will affiliate with a new natural history museum to be established in the city. Plans formed to use museum resources in education. The museum is not expected to open for two or three years.
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Cleveland
Museum of Natural History
French schools end women teachers for boys
Women teachers are no longer employed in French schools for boys as the wartime authorization to hire them has been withdrawn with the return to normal conditions making men teachers available again.
Bright Youngster Wants What We We Aln't Got
A terse classroom quip about happiness and desire from Btray Stories. A child answers that the things we lack are what would make us perfectly happy, reflecting a light humorous moment in the schoolroom.
Mrs Haydock Saved From An Operation
A Chicago woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing a severe female trouble after four doctors failed to prevent an operation. She reports a druggist's wife recommended the remedy, leading to full recovery and no further need for treatment. She urges others to consider the old fashioned root and herb medicine.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Chicago
Ill
Fez Compared With Medieval Times In Ancient Book
The Fez director of indigenous arts notes a fourteenth century book describing Fez matches present conditions. Item for item the account aligns with today showing people still living as in medieval times, suggesting a reprint could read like a current portrait.
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Fez
Morocco
Nand
Willard Price
Christian Herald
Margot Asquith and a London dinner party remark
A New York publisher recalls Margot Asquith describing a brilliant Indy-kriller at a London dinner party. He quotes her saying he plays women as you play fish, aiming to make them rise or fall.
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New York
Margot Asquith
Aspirin warning from Bayer on genuine tablets
A dated advertisement warns buyers that genuine Aspirin must bear the Bayer name on the package or tablets. It claims Bayer proves safety for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism karache toothache lumbago and pain, with small twelve-tablet tins sold by druggists and larger packages available.
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Bayer
After Race At Crossing Roused Rastus Mocking Lost Horse
In a rough exchange, Rastus taunts after a horse loses a race at a railroad crossing. He derides the horse as the slowest ever and predicts judgment day will call forth various groups, ending with the dead horse. The oddly cadenced dialogue reflects vernacular speech.
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Rastus
St. Peter
American Legion: Weekly
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