Peruna praised in letters from Independence couple
A January 10 1897 letter from John C Atkinson of Independence Missouri recounts wife’s long term constipation and change of life difficulties cured by Peruna and Manalin. He adds his own 25 year catarrh improvement and five year ongoing praise, urging others to use Peruna with stated success.
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Hartman
Peruna
Manalin
John C. Atkinson
Atkinson
John ©. Atkinson
Independence
Energy is Eternal and the infant’s latent power
Frank Bolles ponders whether aging reduces the soul’s reserves and if the infant’s hidden energy and the dying man’s waning force share a common, eternal source. He argues nature reveals that these forces are eternal like matter and space, prompting reflection on human strength beyond youth.
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Frank Bolles
Towne Appeals to Immune Over Corporate Pressure
A fragment quotes Towne and Browne discussing corporate power and the lack of soulful regard from big firms. The Philadelphia Press excerpt reflects skepticism of corporate ethics and social impact.
Just a Small Matter in a Thorny Deal
Morgan and Gates close a minor deal as John tells Pierp he has some money coming. Piero produces a handful of checks and pays the difference on the spot. The total difference amounts to eighteen million dollars.
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Morgan
Gates
John
Pierp
Piero
Their Opinion of the War
A South African block house overhears a Boer war exchange as the soldiers joke about returning home. One asks about the coronation, the other frets they may only make it home for the resurrection, reflecting weariness and grim humor near the war’s end.
Language of Parrots Do Parrots Understand What They Say
A scientist notes a Brazilian parrot that is a fluent speaker and a gray parrot introduced later refuses to speak to it. When a neighbor brings a newly imported green Brazilian, the two parrots greet each other with nonstop speech that resembles questions and answers, though the meaning remains unknown. The first parrot had never spoken to him in the language.
Piracy's stubborn stubbornness meets modern wheels
A curious exchange shows a pirate captive asking about walking the plank while the Corsair dismisses any thought of supplying an automobile. The line illustrates piracy as an unprogressive industry out of step with the times and technology.
Banking Bull of Paris Forces Gold Portion Claim
The Bank of France can compel its customers to receive one fifth of money drawn in gold. This unexpected power highlights the central bank's leverage over currency exchanges and gold payments amid ongoing financial policy debates.
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Bank of France
First Scientific Society and Global Oddities
A compilation of assorted historical notes: Franklin founded the first scientific society. German and global curiosities including wood pulp commerce, rubber, and patent steps in Germany. Highlights include Sarah C. Bagley as early telegraph operator. Italian phylloxera impacting vines. a Norfolk-style tale of a fox terrier fostering kittens. and various antique coin finds and curios about notable figures and events.
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Franklin
Germany
India
Rings with Evil Powers in Noted Romance
A column recounts legends of cursed rings bringing doom. It cites Colin Lindsey, former earl of Balcarres, who rushed to the altar after borrowing a ring that bore a death’s head, causing his bride to faint and the countess to prophesy her death within a year, which soon followed. Napoleon Hill allegedly wore two rings once owned by Napoleon I, and they were buried with him after protracted debate.
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Chiselhurst
England
New Zealand
Hoklangi
North Island
St. Louis
London
Thames
San Francisco
New York
Honolulu
George H. Scott
United States Army
Sixty-sixth Coast Artillery
Camp McKinley
Lindsey
Colin Lindsey
Earl of
Balcarres
Napoleon Hill
Napoleon L
Napoleon 11
Prince Imperial
Old Jones The Lazy Man Spurs a Son to Success
A Detroit Free Press retold reminiscence explains how the village lazy man nicknamed Old Jones influenced a son toward diligence. The speaker recalls family scolding and neighborly aid shaping four industrious brothers, while the lazy man’s memory fuels personal resolve and plans for a tombstone tribute. Also noted is a Success magazine discussion on Perseus nebula expansion, tracing nebula formation theories from 1870 to present rapid growth assertions by astronomers.
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Jones
Tennyson
Old Jones
Detroit Free Press
Perseus
Bickerton
Canterbury College
New Zealand
Absentee thoughts spark dinner talk in Indijanapolis News
A humorous dialogue defines absent-mindedness as a mental state. Pa asks what it means and notes thoughts stopping as Tau. The narrator suggests the thoughts are lovers, causing embarrassment as they failed to converse at dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indijanapolis
Tau
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Woman
In a testimonial from Mrs. R. A. Anpinson of Jacksonville Florida, the Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound is praised for restoring strength appetite and overall health after varying female ailments. The letter claims cures in months and asserts trusted notables support the remedy’s efficacy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mua
R. A. Anpinson
Washington St
Jacksonville
Fla
Gsoop
America
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Bacteria of the Mouth Isolated by Prof Miller in Berlin
Prof Miller of Berlin reports isolating over 100 mouth bacteria species. Six species thrive under the conditions, often crowding out others in the oral environment.
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Prof. Miller
Berlin
Science
Wise Brothers Dentists Promote New Year Teeth Care
In a New Year pitch, Wise Brothers dental firm in the Failing building Portland Oregon urges readers to treat themselves to sound teeth. They claim modern painless extractions and moderate charges, arguing good teeth improve eating, health, and happiness and tout the practice as a lasting benefit.
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Wise Bros
Portland
Oregon
Wise Brothers
Child Friendly Flats Advertised in Philadelphia Press
The Philadelphia Press quotes an advertisement stressing that the flats welcome children, noting couples with a child would need more space and might have to move. The exchange highlights practical housing pressures and family-friendly premises.
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Philadelphia Presse
Monopole Pure Mocha and Java Coffee Sold Locally
Noting scarce pure Mocha and Java coffee on the coast, the text promotes Monopole as the sole fully pure option. It urges consumers willing to pay a premium, like Eastern customers, to seek Monopole through local dealers or roasters Wadhame & Kerr Bros. in Portland, Oregon.
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Java
Bargain Sale Draws Curious Husbands
Nell visits a bargain sale and notes that several men wait for their wives, while Belle asks if anything looked cheap. The exchange highlights a light social scene as shoppers browse.
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Nell
Belle
Health and Nesaty in a Fragmented News Note
A garbled OCR style notice mentions health and beauty themes with unclear names and phrases. It reads like a derailed health column or ad fragment with scattered terms such as beauty, breath, doom, craton, candy, and various fragments of names, but lacks coherent facts or identifiable events.
Gentleman at the door recalls boyhood in Boston Transcript
A brief dialogue notes a visiting gentleman who claims to have known the speaker in boyhood and is thanked by the master for his kindness. The exchange ends with a playful remark about meeting again as a boy.
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Interoceanic Railroad Company
Prince Frederick Leopold
Potsdam
Hubbard
Boston
Masachusetts
Boston Transcript
Blood and health: urging purification with Hamburg Drops
The article extols blood as life and links skin eruptions headaches and fatigue to impurity. It urges vigilance over warning signs and promotes Dr August Koenig's Hamburg Drops, claiming they purify blood and remove poisonous substances, a remedy said to have been discovered over sixty years ago.
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August Koenig
Hamburg
Magistrate Well Uncle Rastus Drink Incident
Uncle Rastus testifies before the magistrate about two large officers detaining him by the derailment site. He attributes the confrontation to liquor, acknowledging the men were intoxicated, and questions whether drink affected the outcome of the event.
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Uncle Rastus
Allen's Foot Fase Free Sample Offer
A historical ad promises a free sample of Allen's Foot Fase from Allen & Olmeted in LeRoy New York. It claims to cure chilblains sweating damp swollen aching feet and to make new or tight shoes easier. It is described as a cure for corns andHumans and urges buyers to avoid substitutes.
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Allen
Allen & Olmeted
LeRoy
N. Y
Growth in electrical machinery firms from 26 to 6580
Over twenty years the United States expanded its electrical machinery and supplies sector from 26 establishments to 6580. Annual output rose from 2.6 million dollars to 91.3 million dollars, with capital invested reaching 53 million dollars.
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United States
A Strong Box and a Joke in Yonkers Statesman
A teacher asks Wille about his father's strong box at home and Wille replies humorously that it is the one used to keep the limburger. The excerpt ends with an advertisement for Piso’s Cure for Consumption priced at 25 cents.
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Wille
Willie
Yonkers
Noted politician praised for restraint in seeking favors
In cabinet talks a sharp speaking public figure is praised by Secretary Wilson for not pressing the department for perks. Secretary Root adds that the man has no friends to promote, explaining the calm stance as due to absence of supporters.
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Wilson
Root
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises $100 Reward
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for a cure not achieved by the product. It includes testimonials from local druggists F J Cheney Co and statements of trust in the firm’s honesty and obligations. The remedy is claimed to act internally on blood and mucous surfaces at 75 cents per bottle with testimonials offered.
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Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
S. S
Atlanta
Italy
France
F. J. Cheney &Co
Propa
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Poet’s Death By Verse Rejection Provokes Editor Quip
A poet who killed himself after his poetry was rejected becomes a cautionary tale. Kindart remarks editors should heed the moral. The editor counters that silencing poets by rejection is impossible, stressing resilience in publishing.
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Kindart
Philadelphia
Presa
Cactus Time Laments Loss Of Legs In Rail Work
Alkali I’r and Tarantula Tom recount a jurist tale about Cactus Time who lost his legs to a railroad accident. He now hops on wooden pins and jokes about snakes-in-boots becoming impossible, reflecting local dialect and rough humor.
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Alkali I'r
Tarantula Tom
Railroad
No swear words in your language says traveler
A Chicago Record-Herald travel writer quips with a Japanese respondent about language norms. The exchange playfully notes that while spoken profanity is absent in the language, one can still entertain rude thoughts.
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Omakura
Chicago Record-Herald
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J. C. Atkinson
Independence, MO
Towne
Browne
Philadelphia Press
Banking Bull of
Paris
Manchester
Judson A. Bellam
Main and Vine Sts
Richmond, Va
Twickenham
Kidder
Algiers
Domitian
Trojan
Dowgate Hill
Europe
Cornell
Cornell Club
Cornell University
Charles T. Yerkes
W. J. Chapelle
Leavenworth
Kan
Ford
Washington
Lincoln
Great Bend
Duncan Gillies
Australia
Gillies
Glasgow
Vanumanutangi
Singing Bird
Santa Cruz Mountains
California
Robert Louis Stevenson
Great Blue Mountains
Wailima
Winston
John Poole
Obe
Morrison Street
CG. Smith
10Th and
Davia Sts
Portland,Or
Fred Wanraan
Germantown Ave
Canor
Being Remedy Company
Chiesge, Mentres
Nano Tower
Ad. Ee CO
Mass
Csite
Igisia Ane
Pacific Coast Biscuit Co
Portland, Ore
Firetdar
Tr Kline
Lido Vedeck
Ferry
Ipoe Saeed
Detroit
Mich
Alilak
Chas. S. Fletcher
Surrey
Pervesas Reweer Co
T. Peal
Revere
Newark
Fortland Skedco
Ore
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