Cure Your Kidneys Kidney Pills Claim
An advertisement asserts kidney pain and bladder problems stem from kidney trouble. It touts Dean's Kidney Pills used by Capt S D Hunter, Engine No 4, Pittsburgh Fire Department, residing at 2729 Wylie Ave. The testimonial claims restoration after one attack and urges purchase at dealers for 60 cents from Voster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
S. D. Hunter
Pittsburg
Wylie Ave
Voster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Odd Bits From Abroad and Local Anecdotes
A column mixes curious international notes on beggars in Spain and beer kegs in Munich with quirky tales from Dublin and England. It recounts a tailor’s prison suit saga for William O Brien, a carved globe estate at Swanage, and an insurance gamble on the marquis of Donegal yielding a $12 500 windfall.
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Munich
Spain
Seville
Guilding
Dublin
William O'Brien
O'Brien
Bullamore
O’brien
Swanage
Donegal
Grape-Nuts Food Praised For Restoring Strength After Typhoid
An advertiser testimonial extols Grape-Nuts as the vital digestible nourishment for typhoid convalescence. It claims the cereal provides complete nourishment despite weak digestion and bowel trouble, helping the user sleep, work, and regain appetite. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Feod
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
American Freedom Elevates Womanhood Across Borders
The piece argues freedom promotes true womanliness, contrasting Western and Asian attitudes. It claims education and liberty foster kinder, more thoughtful women, while condemning the notion that freedom corrupts femininity. It cites examples from Europe, America, and Chinese notions like the Heavenly Foot society.
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Celestial Kingdom
Heavenly Foot Society
Mammoth Cave
America
Hosea Bigelow
Trade unions uplift sailors through reform and discipline
The article argues that organized seamen gained self respect, thrift, lawfulness, and citizenship under trade unions. It credits unions with turning sailors into skilled, reliable workers, many of whom moved into higher trades such as structural ironworking, and asserts the merchant marine has improved in character due to union influence.
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Jack
Trades Union
Seamen’s Union
Robert Lewis Stevenson
Black Hills
South Dakota
Colorado
California
Ellowstone Park
Yosemite
Alaska
Great Northwest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Chicago & North- Western Railway
Teres Wel Ma
Reforming Sodom Lovers Brings Silent Shame
A narrative describes youthful women marrying deemed unruly men as a noble reform effort. Despite wedding bells and social praise, the outcome is whispered scandal and heartbreak. A physician cites a broken heart as the cause, leaving the neighborhood hushed and reflective.
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Sodom
Woman defends age claim in customs inspection tale
A Brooklyn woman recalled a customs officer asking her age aboard a ship. Her husband insisted she looks under 30, and she argued she will stay young despite age declarations. The piece weaves in rail map enthusiasm, travel ads, and light literary quips from Chicago Daily News and Tribune items of the era.
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Brooklyn
Acceanag
United States
Remark on Molecular Size Comes Via Tennis Ball Analogy
Dr W Marshall Watts compares a water drop scaled to Earth's size with a heap of 9 556 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 tennis balls to illustrate molecular scale. The Boston Transcript notes such playful comparisons help public grasp complex science.
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W. Marshall Watts
Boston Transcript
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Amen
Alexander St. Taylor
St. Mark's Reformed Episcopal Church
Newport
Chicago Daily News
Bates
Nickel Plate Road
Ft. Wayne
Cleveland
Erie
New York
Boston
Eagles
Chicago Tribune
Colmel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Wale
Blanchard
Nashville
Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Dia E. Pinkeham
A. Buancuano
Philadelphia
Lydis E. Pinkham
Mar Birch
St. Jacobs Oil
Virginia
Speamnene It Commission CO
Olive St
St. Louis, Mo
Ne “Atal
Picuatet
Matic Entertainment
Freel
SHE Crest Trading Company
West Sith &T
New York City
Texas
Katy
Missouri
Kansas
St. Louis
Kansas City
Canada
Wer
Rea
Tnin A
Ottawa
Ds Broughton
Quincy Building
Chicago
N. LC
Duncan
Big Four
Indianapolis
Lad
Holmes
Jackson Street
St. Maul
Minn
McInves
6Th Avenue
Detroit
O.currie
Allshaw Block
Hliwaukee
Wis
Ruthorhead
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
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