Honest Doctor Recommends Peruna For Recovery
A St Louis patient, Sylvester E. Smith, credits Peruna with restoring health after exposure and dampness caused bronchial catarrh. He praises the remedy and its ease of access, citing Dr A W Perrin of Brooklyn endorsing Peruna for catarrh and recommending it to patients.
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Sylvester E. Smith
Granite Block
St. Louis
Peruna
A. W. Perrin
Halsey
Brooklyn
N. Y
His Own Pockets
A witty remark from the Philadelphia Record notes that when a man is unsure what to do with his hands he keeps them in his pockets, which is wiser than placing them in others pockets.
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Philadelphia Record
Bed bound for months and a turning point with kidney pills
Mrs. Enos Shearer of Centralia Washington recalls four months in bed and medical verdicts of no cure before using Deans Kidney Pills. She asserts rapid improvement leading to household mobility within weeks. The ad notes the product sold by dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Also references a claim linking lettuce to measles and scarlet rash and cabbage-related disputes in flats reported by the Atlanta Georgian.
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Enos Shearer
Yew
Washington Sts
Centralia
Wash
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Atlanta
Cures All Itching Eruptions Claims From Glencoe Reader
A 1907 letter from Glencoe Maryland touts Terrene as the fastest safe eczema cure after 12 years of Bexema, noting four days of use produced great results. The product, 50 cents, is sold by J T Souperains via mail from Savannah Georgia. The Washington Herald reports a Mary who felled a horse with a single blow yet could not reclaim lost money.
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Glencoe
Savannah
The
Washington Herald
Bac
Advances and Inventions Feature Of Curious Curiosities
A survey of recent innovations covers a cinema use in nervous disease diagnosis, new road dust binding, a coal tar based anti dust compound, marine mammals, sewer gas detection test papers, ship vibration damping via rubber rests, quartz thermometer tubes for extreme heat, crow protection for crops using treated seeds, and a tin lead wrapped Vinfoil manufacturing method with ultra thin tin coatings.
Allen's Foot-Ease and public notices mix in a column
An assortment of brief advertisements and rhetorical questions appears. Allen's Foot-Ease is pitched for foot care with claims of curing corns and bunions. A California politician dies of heart disease upon arrest for embezzlement. A quip questions boodler behavior. John R. Dickey's eye water is advertised as a remedy.
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California
Louisville Courier- Journal
Ecstatic Cure Report for TerTerine Product
A Georgia witness from Atlanta Testifies to ecze ma relief after using Shuptrine s TerTerine and soap. He spent 3 dollars total and claims complete cure with strong praise. The advertisement notes TerTerine 60c and soap 26c available by druggists or mail from Savannah. An unrelated joke follows about women’s suffrage.
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J. R. Maxwell
Atlanta
J. T
Suprainx
Dept. A
Savannah
Sunday School Jimmie's Dead Abel Joke Origin
A Philadelphian Sunday school class learns the Cain and Abel tale. Jimmie, absent last season, quips he does not know Abel is dead. The comment captures a rural or urban classroom humor vibe and reflects the moral lesson framing in period newspapers.
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Philadelphia
Cain
Abel
Jimmie
Harper’s Weekly
Abbott's East Indian Corn Point claim
An old ad promises a corn remedy from Abbott’s East Indian Corn Point mailing offer. It asserts quick permanent cure without cutting or burning and asks readers to mail 25 cents to the Angert Co. in Savannah Ga. A separate NY Journal note discusses couples living in harmony forming a micro society with mutual support.
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Abbott
Tue Angert Co
Savannah
Tax Astort Co
Anarchist Comment Sparks Washington Star Quip
A citizen criticizes an alleged anarchist during a heated exchange quoted in the Washington Star. Mike dismisses the accusation as mere impatience, noting the excitement of July Fourth as a cause for such outbursts.
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Mike
Washington Star
Itching Humor on Boy Becomes Cure with Cuticura
A Kokomo Indiana mother recalls his son’s itching sores spreading over his body. She used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment nightly, washing with lukewarm water, and reports his cure in four days. The note appears in the Atlanta Constitution context about high beef prices.
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Frank Donahue
Fremont Bt
Kokomo
Ind
St Pauls area rail stations noted near Edmundwond town
A historical snippet mentions Edmundwon Raymond Ga and asserts there are 256 railroad stations within a six mile radius of St Pauls Cathedral in London, indicating a dense rail network around a major landmark with potential business and transportation implications.
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St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Drive Out Malaria and Build Up the System
Public health advertisement urges malaria eradication and systemic improvement. Mentions old standard Grove's Tonic and Qui-BeSr formula with cost details. Includes note on rubber production 1905 06 and an ad for East Indian Corn Paint from Tax Astor Co Savannah Ga. Also cites London taxicab earnings and costs.
Apple Night Snack Said To Boost Health And Sleep
A medical writer extols the apple as a safe bedtime food. He claims ripe fruit aids digestion, stimulates the liver, promotes sound sleep, disinfects the mouth, and serves as brain fuel with phosphoric acid.
A Quick Stimulant From Hot Milk
A remedy for fatigue and colds suggests hot milk as a fast acting stimulant. Heat to boiling and sip slowly. A touch of salt may improve palatability.
Sale of Congressional Record Volumes in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a sale of political works saw 250 quarter volumes of the Congressional Record bid in at 2 cents per volume, bound in half Russia binding.
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Philadelphia
Congressional Record
Russia
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H. Campbell Thomson
England
Apokonia
France
Mons
Dufour
Stauilas Tetard
Valve World
Atlanta Journal
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
John R. Dickey
New York World
Fits,&t
Kline
H. RB. Kline
Arch St
Phila
Connecticut
Houston Post
Hicks
Charleston
New York Journal
Vacking
Larne Lombard Company
Augusta, GA
Fae
Libby
Vienna
Boy
Atlanta Constitution
Nted Ceneral
Edmundwon
Raymond, Ga
Lydia KE Pinkham
Lillian Ross
Eastth Street
Pinkham
Katharine Craig
Lafayette St
Denver
Col
Lydia
Marie Stolt
Laurel, Is
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ellen M. Olson
N. East St
Kewanee
Ill
Lydia E.pinkham
Thompson
American Cotton College
Iia
Piedmont College
Young
J. M. Young, JR
Waycross, GA
Ana Fou
Bock Bent Frese the Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Warold Somers
Milledgeville
Georgia
Birmingham Seminary
Birmingham
Alabama
Idea School
Loulie Compton
Fifth Ave
Ala
Robinson
Coun
Grace
Vidalia
Fred. F. Field CO
Brockton
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