Awful Tale of Suffering at Widney Hospital
Alfred J. O'Brien of Star Ling Colorado shares a harrowing medical ordeal spanning nine months across Marine and St Josephs hospitals with severe back pain and heavy blood in urine. After a failed operation, Dean's Kidney Pills brought relief and eventual cure, as advertised by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Alfred J. O’brien
Second St
Starling
Colo
Pital
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Omaha
Silence as shield in a world of talkers
A reflective piece contrasts the Tallan proverb on speaking softly with German wisdom that silence comes from understanding. It warns that those who try to reveal all they know often reveal more than they know, and that mastering speech is harder than taming a wild horse.
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Jefferson
Monticello
Little Mountain
Rivanna
Child questions aging in playful remark overheard
A five year old asks her mother if she is almost 40 years old. The mother confirms and the child adds that she does not look it tonight but will in the morning, eliciting a gentle humorous exchange taped by a judge.
Harlem party remark sparks memory of nurse and elevator
A southern girl recalls being raised by her colored nurse at a party on the seventeenth floor of a Harlem apartment building. A New York girl fires back that she was brought up by the elevator, highlighting a bevy of regional quips about upbringing during the mingling.
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Harlem
New York
Postum Advertisement Letter Praises Beverage Benefits
A consumer letter extols Postum claiming coffee withdrawal cured stomach upset and nervousness. It notes improved color and vitality after using Postum, mentions boiling times, and references The Road to Wellville and the slogan There is a Reason. The letter concludes as a genuine, human-interest note.
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Wellville
Lin Pkgs
Haiver
Jeffersons Monticello as National Memorial Highlighted
The April anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s birth renews calls to secure Monticello as a national memorial. The Virginia estate, built 1770–1802 at a cost of 7200, sits on 1900 acres and offers a panoramic view from its hill above Charlottesville.
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Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Mount Vernon
America
Jefferson
England
Virginia
Old Dominion
Piedmont
Charlottesville
Albemarle
Democratic Party
Hindu Temple Roots in American City Puts Vedante Faith on Display
A three story San Francisco temple, claimed as the first Hindu temple in the United States, reflects Indian temple design with an American interior. Swamis Prakashananda and a second chief oversee operations while neophytes strive in daily temple duties. A nunery across the street houses seven Vedante vows members. The temple serves mainly wealthier Americans with annual pilgrimages to San Antone valley near Mount Hamilton.
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United States
San Francisco
Portland Oregonian
Prakashananda
India
America
Emporium
Santa Clara Valley
San Antone Valley
Mount Hamilton
Lick Observatory
Claiming the Exclusive Credit in Diet Interview
A humorous exchange notes editor and reporter sparring over credit for interviewing sausage makers about the wholesomeness of a mixed diet. The editor claims the idea, while the reporter accuses it as exclusive to themselves.
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Miggles
Mr. Bumble
Cooper's New Discovery Claims Stomach as Key to Health
A historical ad piece argues that stomach health drives overall wellness. It cites L. T. Cooper’s theory that digestive weakness causes most illnesses and promotes his “New Discovery” remedy. Testimonials from Mrs. Lottie Miner attribute dramatic relief after five bottles, with urged readers to obtain through Cooper Medicine Co. of Dayton Ohio.
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L. T. Cooper
Cooper
Susan Parkins
Cooper Medicine Co
Dayton
Ohio
Thought So Little Cholly Champleigh Confrontation
Miss Cutting Hintz rebukes Cholly Champleigh for speaking his mind amid a tense exchange. The heated moment underscores social friction and public embarrassment in a small town setting.
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Cholly Champleigh
Doutcher
Miss Cutting Hintz
Transform a Crude Room With Inexpensive Alabastined Walls
The text argues that artful homes need not cost money. A dollar fifty in materials can convert a crude room into a graceful apartment. Alabastined walls require little effort to apply and refresh, with overall house decoration costing only slightly more than one room. Modern materials replace wallpaper and paint, making home furnishing accessible to every thoughtful woman.
Studies in Still Life Beets and Tomatoes Exhibition
A note from the Louie ville Courier Journal reports an artist requesting colored illustrations of beets and tomatoes. The seller confirms catalogue size life sized images with a knowing smile.
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Seadsman
Louleville Courier-Journal
Good Quality Apples Freshness Question
A grocer and customer discuss apple quality with the grocer claiming the fruit offers the best sasa ever.
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Ragsy
Postum
Eee
Jeffersons
University of Virginia
Monroe
Madison
Lafayette
Blue Ridge Mountains
White House
Washington
Philadelphia
Europe
Jefferson Monticello
Commodore Levy
United States Navy
Levy
Jefferson M. Levy
Sionticell
Mimin
Sionticello
Monttlcello
United States Congress
Golden City
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