A Toss Between Rivals or TEETH TTT
A humorous tale of Ben Arnold and the narrator courting Dorothy Drummond, who plays both suitors with tests and a coin toss. Dorothy chooses by lot, declaring it a toss between them, then marries the narrator after a playful contest, and they live happily ever after.
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Ben Arnold
Dorothy Drummond
Dorothy
Ben
Paris
Dorothy Wee
Laorothy
Hime
Bebos
Powis
Towis
Ieochars
Lester
Nature's Way Is Best Plan for Chronic Cure
The article promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and related remedies made from native medicinal roots without alcohol. It cites lung and throat benefits, claims endorsement by medical writers, and offers a free book by sending stamps to Buffalo New York. It also advertises Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and The Common Sense Medical Adviser with pricing details.
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Dr. Pierce
Nature
Pesta Card
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Pills Ad
A vintage drug advertisement promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a gentle reliable pill. It claims no sickening or gripping aftereffects and asserts results are sure with sales through all druggists.
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DeWitt
Very Low Rates to Roanoke Excursion August 11 13
Low fare excursion tickets offered August 11 to 13 for travel to Roanoke Virginia on the Northwestern line. Favorable return limits apply due to the annual national convention of the Firemen's association. Request at Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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Roanoke
Northwestern
Unlucky numbers and dangerous knives in maritime myths
An old European superstition piece notes Austria Hungary avoiding box 13 in major venues and Friday as unlucky for medical procedures. It also reports fishermen’s large clasp knives magnetizing compasses off an English coast, causing shipwreck fears and prompting bans on carrying such blades aboard ships.
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Austria-ungary
Chamberlain
Thaperial Opera House
Imperial Court Theater
Pall Mall Gazette
Heinrich Gran
Mahilenbad
Gastein
England
Buddhist Pantheon Found in Chinese Turkestan Expedition
Berliner Tageblatt reports a Prussian expedition unearthed a Buddhist pantheon in Mingol caves. Remains of red haired blue eyed individuals, founders of the temple, are found with garments of Iranian origin. Iron swords and numerous Buddhist frescoes with many figures were also discovered.
Vaud Prohibits Absinthe Sale Sparks Countermove
Vaud cantonal government bans absinthe sales causing Neuchatel distilleries to suffer. Merchants devise absynthe bonbons as a workaround, with four used to make a drink when broken into a.phiss and a special law anticipated to block their sale.
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Vaud
Switzerland
Neuchatel
Power failure during hill climb tests for car licensees
Applicants for motor car licenses faced a question on power failure during a hill climb. Many struggled with the simple scenario. The correct answer was to steer the car as it descends the hill to the road’s side, a basic safety maneuver.
Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28 Announcement
Nervous debility, vital weakness and prostration from overwork and other causes promoted as cured by Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28 in use over 40 years. Claims as the only successful remedy at $1 per vial or $3 for special packages, available from Humphreys Med Co and local druggists, prepaid on receipt of price.
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Humphreys! Med
Wiliam & John Sts
Mutiny Aboard a Vessel Ends in Swift Capture
Juan Walker, of mixed Cuban and American heritage, leads mutineers attempting to seize a ship near the coast. He arms loyal crew, tasks rivals to cross a chalk line, and uses a small boat to pick off ten mutineers in the water. The mutineers are captured and returned to the ship, and the voyage resumes with Walker at the helm.
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Juan Walker
Ife
Juan
South America
Rio
Cuba
le Fond
Ars
Walker
Ciildren
Phiria
Americas
Bavita
Kinsella
Jucan Walker
Wei
Wilker
Ace Walker
Havana
Bruce Parker
Digestive aids touted by professor at Amherst college
Prof Tyler declares that a man can live without brains but not without a digestive system. The piece urges daily care for digestion and promotes Kodol For Dyspepsia as a corrective that digests what you eat, sold by all druggists.
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Prof
Tyler
Amherst College
Portrait of Menelik in Court Regalia Reveals Power
A recent photograph shows King Menelik in full court dress with regal regalia. The piece praises his ability while noting the Thatoins’ discomfort with his governance and describes the tiara and precious gems as papal in splendor.
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Menelik
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Schoeffel & Brokhausen
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