Heritage of Civil War Soliders Kidney Trouble Cure
Captain John L. Ely of the 17th Ohio shares his Civil War kidney trouble experience and how Dean's Kidney Pills healed him after 1901. He describes crutch use, back pain, and painful kidney secretions, and credits the remedy with his lasting health. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John L. Ely
Co. E
17Th Ohio
East Second Street
Newton
Kansas
Lily
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Revenge and the Avenger’s Downfall
A philosophical line notes that vengeance harms the avenger more than the world, warning of the corrosive pull of revenge and its self-destructive cost on the seeker.
Baby's Suffering Healed by Cuticura in Two Weeks
Mrs. George J. Steese of Akron Ohio writes that her baby’s body was a mass of sores and her little face was being eaten away by a terrible humor. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and two weeks later the sores were healed and her child appeared as a newborn.
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Cuticura
George J. Steese
Colburn St
Akron
Ohio
The One Thing a Woman Always Looks On The Bright Side
A witty aphorism notes that a woman tends to see the bright side in a mirror reflecting optimism about herself. The line plays on self-view and humor about vanity in everyday life.
Aluminum coated paper replaces tin foil in Germany
Tinfoil as a wrapping material is disappearing in Germany. Paper coated with aluminum is taking its place. The aluminum coating is affixed with spirit varnish. The paper is cheaper than tinfoil.
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Germany
Fortune teller hints in matrimonial riddle
Miss Ascum questions finding a husband through a fortune teller while Miss Mainchanz notes she learned who her husband would not be by consulting one. The banter mentions Bradstreet as the fortune teller in a Philadelphia Press item.
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Miss Ascum
Miss Mainchanz
Bradstreet
Philadelphia Press
Home Nuisance Defines Voter Record
A British election canvasser learns in a cottage that a voter's politics shift with the meeting he attends. At home the wife states he is a nuisance, illustrating the observer effect on political allegiance.
Handsome Man Verdict From a Chinaman
A Western university professor and his wife quarrelled over who is more handsome. They asked a passing Chinaman to decide. After careful thought he declared both are worse.
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San Francesco
Governor Hoch shares farmers story about service to all
The Kansas governor recites a tale of a merchant inviting customers to write their deeds for humanity. A lawyer pled for us a doctor prescribed for all a preacher prayed for all and an old farmer finally wrote I pay for all showing practical support over words.
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Hoch
Kansas
Editor credits Grape-Nuts diet for recovery and vigor
A New Jersey editor explains his three year struggle with nervous dyspepsia and fatigue. He credits a strict Grape-Nuts diet with restoring digestion and allowing him to work, write, and walk long distances without fatigue.
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New Jersey
Postum Co
Pattie Creek
Mich
Wellvilly
Phes
Supreme Court Reverses Bremer County Bridge Case
The Iowa Supreme Court reverses the Black Hawk County ruling in Bremer County against the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors over funding half the Shell Rock River bridge. The court clarifies that joint county actions on bridges on boundaries cannot be withdrawn without consent, and a bridge is part of a road.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Black Hawk District Court
A. S. Niair
Judee
Bremer County
Board of Supervisors
Black Hawk County
Premer County
Shell Rock River
Black Fawk County
The
Cour
Prairie City merchant injured by hose cart accident
C. C. Woodward, a prominent Prairie City merchant, was struck by a hose cart of the volunteer fire department while answering a fire alarm. He sustained a broken leg and severe bruises.
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C. C. Woodward
Prairie City
Man Sings At Own Funeral In Sullivan County Mo
At a Sullivan County Missouri funeral a man sang his own favorite hymn through a phonograph placed on the casket lid after the service. A photographer asked where to look, and a sign reading Terms cash was shown as the widow Cornell posed.
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Sullivan County
Cornell
Iowa Senate Debates Pass Bills In March Session
Des Moines reports show the Iowa Senate advancing bills on abortion of amendments, medical examination boards, and two and three year reporting requirements. House actions include the New berry milk bill and a pay raise for the soldiers home, with multiple measures debated or passed across March events.
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Senate Committee On Banks
House Committee
Senate Committee
I T
Senate
House Committee On Loank
Lewis
Iowa
Des Moines
Courtright
State Railroad Commission
Nut
State Board of Medical Examiners
Nurses’ Board
Brooks
Twenty Eighth General Assembly
Newberry
Tes Moines
Houvuse
Flienniken
Railhroad
Buckingham
House
Hartchild
Military Committee
Cheney
Hart
Congress
Northwest Border Brigade
Southern Border Brigade
Marshalltown
Knoxville
Board of Agriculture
Board of Regents
Boards of Supervisors
Fragmented Prose Reflects Odd Rhetoric and Jest
The readable lines hint at misquoted maxims and humorous exchanges. References include a line about a woman and compliments and a Jones Smith exchange implying a joke about a watch, all framed in a dated newspaper voice.
Taft considered for next Supreme Court vacancy in Roosevelt era
Washington reports Roosevelt may appoint William Taft of Ohio then secretary of war to the upcoming Supreme Court seat created by Henry B. Brown. Taft’s earlier offer in 1908 is noted, with confirmation of the president and secretary of war. Also covered are rail and monopoly investigations funding, court rulings on trust cases, and fortifications appropriations.
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Washington
The
Washington Post
Roosevelt
William Taft
Ohio
United States Supreme Cour
Henry B. Brown
Harrison
Michigan
Fuller
Taft
Supreme Beach
Philippine Islands
Tillman
Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Townsend
Gillespie
Texas
Gilespie
Tillman-Gillespie
Justice McKenna
Supreme Court of the United States
Panel Trust
Minnesota
Wisconsin
District of Minnesota
General Paper Company
Western Paper Trust
District of
Supreme Court
Milwaukee
Paper Trust
Tobacco Trust
Circuit Court
Southern District of New York
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Perkins
Insular
Subig Bay
Philippine’ Islands
Expelled from Methodist Church in Mason City
A. M. Graves, recently divorced from his fourth wife, was expelled from the Methodist church in Mason City yesterday after failing to appear at the proceedings.
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Mason City
A. M. Graves
Red Cross Ball Rive Scents A pessimist quip heard
A fragmented note mentions a Red Cross Ball in South Bend Indiana and an odd quip about an optimist and pessimist. The garbled text references a company and a line about planning ahead. No clear event details or confirmations appear.
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Packare Red Cross
Uss Company
South Lend
Ind
Flattery vs Hidden Axes: A Sharp Warning
A well worn adage warns that a flatterer may hide self interest or a motive to gain. The line suggests skepticism toward praise that serves a personal agenda and implies hidden agendas behind gracious words.
Garfield Tea and Nerve Restorer Adverts
An advertising brief promotes Garfield Tea as a mild laxative for constipation and various ailments, claiming herbal ingredients from Garfield Tea Co. in Brooklyn. It also touts Dr. R H. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a free sample and a $2 trial bottle, listing address in Philadelphia for orders.
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Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
N.Y
Farm prospects and local ad by J F Mousse
Corn and wheat yields cited with alfalfa potential on upland pastures. Fruit and gardens noted. An office is in Phillips County Bank building Phillipsburg Kansas. A furniture store anecdote describes two ladies shopping for carpets and delaying a train.
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J. FL. Mousse
Phillipsburg
Kansas
Ofice
Phillips County Bank
Elbert
Colorado
W. L. Root
Madison St
Denver
Absentminded Woman Joins Service Then Leaves Coin
A woman enters a church on a sunny morning sits front row and participates in the service. When the collection basket comes by she drops a coin and surveys the room with a puzzled look. Realizing the error she hurries to the aisle and returns the coin to the man.
Comic Sidelights on Courtroom Quips and Local Wit
A Brooklyn Life style capsule presents humorous snippets from court and daily life. Jokes about hats, Newton, cups, and saucers highlight playful legal banter.
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Otes Faom
Ways and Means
Educational Board of Control Commission
Temple
Jerson
Wright
Ceech A'S
Teter
Chassell
Africa
Rsitom
Fanny
Jones
Smith
Cotes
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Winslow
Mall
Hall
F.j.cheney & CO
Tuledy
Drucelats
Price Tse
Hal
Rilliousnss
Paby
Dodds
Aidne 1Euma
Aki Ee Mabetes
Jas. H. Little
Missouri Pacific Immigration Bureau
la Crosse
Kanese
McIntosh
Logan Counties
North
Dakota
Wishek & Guy
Wishek
North Dakota
the Government of Canada
Dacre
Canada
Ottawa
T. Holnes
Jackson Street
St Paul
W. W. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Nebraska
Fortne
Brooklyn Life
Liniment
Earl S. Sloan
Albany St
Boston
Mase
Uci
Psa Wie
Verywherel
Toronto
CAN
CAI
FASS
W.l.doucas
A. W
Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Dougas Strong
Baya’ School & Dreas
W L. Douglas
Mme
Cardy
Blanche E. Stephanon
S. 42Nd Ave
Chicago
Cardus
Santa Fe
Ilastien
Sweet, Ry
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