Cure for scalp and hair loss using Cuticura remedies
Mrs. W. F. Griess of Clay Center writes of using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for a persistent scalp condition and hair loss. She reports stopping the shedding, hair length reaching well past her waist, and no dandruff or itching after three months, noting long, healthy hair with the remedies. She permits publication of her letter from October 23, 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mit
W. F. Griess
Clay Center
Pagea
Em. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Mase
Susie's tangled consent and a letter forgone
Susie grapples with a rekindled engagement as she discovers a decisive note she wrote to Tom Burrower may have been misplaced, learns Wilbur asks Susie to marry, and watches Tommy’s mischief ripple through a tense household. The scene centers on love rivalries, accidental deception, and a late realization of Tom’s restraint.
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Tommy
Susie
Tom Burrower
Barry Fischel
Burrower
Tulmay
Harry
Late Lord St Heller Sir Francis Jeune remembered
The bylined figure known as Lord St Heller and Sir Francis Jeune led the divorce and admiralty court with a long presiding role in London. Friends note his optimism and humor, while his rare prayers reflected a life shaped by charity and practical sense, always valuing the goodness of human nature.
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Lord St. Heller
Francis Jeune
Divorce and
Admiralty Court
London
Iris
Peterborough
Washington White and the rocking watch tale
A New York Tribune anecdote recounts Washington White, a colored man, rocking beside an underground train. A friend asks why he moves, and White explains Jerome Mc Wade sold him a silver watch for four dollars, and, if he stops moving, the watch stops.
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Wall Street
Washington White
Washington
Calhoun
Jerome McWade
New York ‘Tribune
Boiled dinner gag turns grim in Chicago News
A basement restaurant scene features a restless man and a waitress who ignores him as they trade quips about cold food and a joke turns dark. The man asks for a boiled dinner and the waitress replies with a chilling joke about chloroform before heading to the kitchen.
Language puzzles delight a young painter in a misty tale
A mother questions her son Dick about his morning by a sawmill where a man paints. Dick, colored with paints, recounts that the painter talked to him, noting it was almost his dinner time and that he once was a boy too.
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Millie Bryant
Tom
Tommy
Jimmie Bowers
Susie
Tarry
Karry
Akeem
Lysteria
Warry
Mrs. Sampson
Tales of Crime and Romance From a Murky Past
A fragmented tale recounts a female con artist Grace in a post office theft case, her marriage to her employer, and a Canadian connection revealing a $25,000 bequest. It shifts to a dramatic London duel plot where Winslow Manchester is forced into a marriage to spite a rival, ending in annulment and abroad life. The narrative also notes a revived extinct rodent discovery in Brazil with a Berlin museum specimen.
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Roman
Dawt
Calihot
Manchester
Tizy
Dixey
Manhail
Ife
Whitt
Winslow Manchester
Fcing Manchester
Wirt Dixey
Hell
Heaven
Winston Manchester
Winslow
Tom
Ufe
Ambrosh Spencer
Brazil
Museum of
Berlin
Like Cures Like in Wirt’s Conversation Censure
A fragment shows a heated dialogue with Wirt berating another person and a reply about slander. The exchange touches on belief, infatuation, and a request to listen, reflecting dramatic tension and the colloquial speech of the period.
Swimmer Daniels Sets New 100 Yard World Record
The Sporting World notes M Daniels of the New York Athletic Club recently won new feats by establishing a world record in the 100 yards. He covered the distance in 57.35 seconds, beating the previous mark of 58 seconds. Daniels is rated the fastest American swimmer.
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M. Daniels
New York Athletic Club
Lishing
Daniels
New German Game For Women Schlagen Ball Arrives At Battersea
Schlagen ball, a German sport similar to rounders and baseball, is introduced by Miss Morse at Battersea Polytechnic. Played on a 70 by 50 yard open area with eight players per side, it emphasizes runs catches and hits with a wooden schlage. Only the inbound side fields at a time, but the entire team runs to the far end after each hit.
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Germany
Battersea Polytechnic
Miss Morse
Standing Wins World Racket Title in Fast Match
George Standing, American professional racket champion, defended his title against English world holder Peter Latham at the New York Racket and Tennis Club. Standing won three straight games 15-5 15-10 15-10 in 30 minutes, earning a $3,000 purse amid a display of fast serves, aces, and superior footwork.
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Standing
Latham
George Standing
Peter Latham
England
New York
Love
United States
Race car weight rules eyed for change next year
Chairman Robert Lee Morrell of the racing board of the American Automobile Association says a weight standard for racing cars may be changed next year. The AAAWs remain the national governing body with greater weight rules.
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Robert Lee Morrell
Racing Board
The
American Automobile Association
Pax tine Toilet Antiseptic Heals sore eyes claim
A Freeport druggist promotes Pax Tine Toilet Antiseptic as a remedy for sore weak and inflamed eyes promising to heal inflammation strengthen tired eyes and refunding money if it fails The testimonial exalts its effectiveness and urges purchase.
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Emmert
Druggist
Freeport
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Henry Baier
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Schulte
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W.N. Cronkrite
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Freeport, T
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Ei Mayer
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
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