Veteran of three wars recalls kidney cure claims
Matthias Campbell, Civil War and two Indian wars veteran from Blair Nebraska, reports long back pain and urine stoppage but says he and his wife were cured after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He attributes their recovery to the pills and notes they were sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Matthias Campbell
Colorado
Nebraska Street
Blair, Neb
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A Redeeming Trait Comic Exchange
A humorous quip notes that Adam and Eve had one redeeming trait in Eden not sending souvenir postcards. The exchange pivots on light satire about paradise and modern habits.
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Adam and Eve
Eden
Bastoria Bottle Promise for Mothers and Children
Important notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Bastoria for safety and authenticity. Claims it is a safe remedy used for over 30 years and bears the signature of Gee’s. Emphasizes you have always bought this product.
Brazil Coffee Bag Trade Surges Costs Below Four Thousand
Last year Brazil needed over 20 000 jute bags to hold the year's coffee output. Each bag cost ships a little over 18 cents. The bag making business totaled nearly four thousand dollars.
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Brazil
Some Men's Luck
A light exchange among a couple about a neighbor who is deaf and clued into perceived luck versus sense. The brief sketch hints at a humorous domestic moment and social observation.
Canada’s Fisheries Ranked Among World’s Largest
The fisheries of Canada are described as the most extensive globally. The eastern seaboard from the Bay of Fundy to the Straits of Belle Isle spans about 5,600 miles, far exceeding the length of Great Britain and Ireland. Inshore saltwater areas, excluding minor indentations and the western Great Lakes, exceed 1,500 square miles.
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Canada
Maritime Provinces
Bay of Fundy
Straits of
Belle Isle
Great Britain and Ireland
Great Lakes
Farmer lets candidate enter gate after war-time runn ing joke
An Atlanta Constitution item recounts a Georgia farmer who signs his gate with Candidates will pass on No time to talk to em A boy reports a candidate at the gate The old man lets him in saying the man has run since the war and it runs in his blood
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Perennial
Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
New York Sold for 24 Dollars in 1628
Bill Nye recalls Peter Minuit’s 1628 purchase of Manhattan for 24 dollars in a humorous note from National Magazine. The piece reflects on the origins of New York’s wealth and the irony of the island’s later grandeur.
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Bill Nye
Peter Minuit
United States
New York
Manhattan Island
Greater
Giant City
National Magazine
Grape-Nuts praised for nourishment across life stages
AN advertisement letter extols Grape-Nuts with milk and cream as a balanced food benefiting brain and nerves at all life stages. A woman over sixty reports steady hunger at noon, improved memory, and increased family use, with others in her family adopting the product. The note ends with the slogan There’s a Reason and a prompt to read The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Overland Mail Trek Amid Mountain Peril and Romance
On the Overland Mail run through the Rockies the party discovers massacre ruins at a station near Anthony. Alfred Vincent, Stella Anthony, and Gideon face enemies of the railroad as Cadwallader schemes. Stella and Alfred confess love while family pressures and Viola's future loom over sacrifices and plans for a better life.
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Overland Mail
Rocky Mountains
Billy’’ Dodge
Alfred Vincent
Phineas Cadwallader
Anthony
Cedskins
Stella Anthony
Vincent
Stella
Viola Bernard
Central Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific
Cadwallader
Gideon
Flora
Alfred
Stella and Alfred Face Quiet Rift After Departure
Alfred carries Stella to her room and she quietly resists his private moment. He leaves hopeful but senses a changed Stella with an impermeable wall between them, hinting at a life-altering rift. Stella returns home with dignified calm, though sleep eludes her and her heart may hide unseen chambers.
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Alfred
Stella
Anabel
Placerville
Sally B
Miss Hamilton
Frank
Into the Night Racing the Placerville Stage to Virginia City
Uncle Billy and Stella discuss a race against the Placerville Stage in Virginia City while the Chrysopolis steamer speeds toward Sacramento. Sally B. prepares hot lunches for on the fly passengers as Alvin predicts arrival near four o clock in the morning and timing the Sacramento train departure.
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Uncle Billy
Stella
Sally B
Placerville
Virginia City
Alvin
Chrysopolis
San Francisco
Sacramento
Freeport
C. P
Billy
Old Detective Advises Cane to Foil Hold-Ups
An elderly sleuth tells the Observer that carrying a cane deters robbers more effectively than a revolver. He notes robbers fear being jabbed in the face or mouth and that a cane can be wielded in many ways, while most men with revolvers lack accuracy.
American Book Company Declared a Trust in Texas
Texas Governor declines to sign state textbook contract with the American Book Company alleging a trust. Attorney General launches investigation into the company's history and its allied houses. Contract canceled and re-advertised for bids as the AG reports the company comprises nearly 30 different firms.
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Dallas
Texas
American Book Company
New York Rent Feudal System Reflected in City Life
The article notes New York renters outnumber owners, with 391,687 Manhattan families and only 16,316 owning their homes. It argues land value concentrates wealth, making ownership rare while tenants pay monthly rents, and likens landlords to feudal lords, citing the Astors and a National Magazine feature.
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Manhattan Island
Booth the Astors
Hartford
Conn
Seattle
Wash
Nashville
Tenn
New York
National Magazine
A Business That Pays for Women in Decorative Work
The piece argues women excel in decorative work and can profit as collectors and curators of curios, antiques, and cottage-era china. It notes rising selectivity, shrinking supply, and that feminine taste shapes the “house beautiful,” with women’s artistic faculty boosting home decoration.
Town Mutual Insurance Co op offers fire coverage in Iowa
To Property Owners If you own a city or town dwelling and barn or contents of same you can insure it against loss by Fire and Lightning at one half the cost of old line insurance in a purely co op erative association having $35,000,000.00 of insurance in force and 33,000 policy holders all in Iowa. Inquire in your town for the Town Mutual Ins Assn Agent. If you don’t find him drop a ecard to C E Harsh Secy Des Moines Ind and receive full particulars. Over 1,600 losses paid since organization.
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Iowa
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Sally
Paw
Mrs. Bernard
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