Pernna cures coughs says Miss Welch in Letter
A note from Miss Maggie Welch secretary of a benevolent society in Chicago extols Peruna Medicine Co. relief from a severe fall cough and lung soreness. She recalls daily coughs and sore throat eased after starting Peruna and urges readers to request free literature. A teacher recalls an Indian school moment about courtesy and a joke about Pancake flour. Anecdotes mix with ads for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and orchard care.
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Maggie Weich
Serelary
The
Betsey Bors Eilitentional and Benevolent Society
North State Street
Chicago
Pernna
Maggie Welchtress
Magegie Welch
Peruna Medicine Co
Crote Ohio
Left-Hand Walker Nuisance Stirs St Louis Debate
An unsigned opinion argues that left-hand walkers impede traffic, spread profanity, and hamper commerce in a growing St Louis population. The piece warns reform is needed as city life intensifies and contrasts with right-hand walking habits in smaller towns and other cities.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
New York
Broadway
Battery
Park
Chicago
Twenty Years of Kidney Pain Ended by Pills
Anna M Willis of Kokomo Indiana endured kidney trouble for twenty years. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with a full recovery after taking six boxes, noting relief began after five boxes and she is now living freely again.
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Kokomo
Ind
Anna M. Willis
Anna M. Wills
Dodd
Cod
Dates on Old Coins Made Plain
A brief guide explains how to read worn coin dates. Heat a silver coin red hot, then apply it to a poker flame. The inscription becomes clearly visible in a greenish hue as the coin heats, fading as it cools.
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Ailver
Fleece-Lined Stockings Questioned Over Heather Effect
The remark questions whether fleece lined stockings can soften the heather, suggesting doubt about the intended soothing impact or practicality in such a context.
Record of the Week Telegraph Latent From Foreign Shores
Briefed items roundup reports currents from distant lands with notes on crimes, casualties, fires and other incidents. The Telegraph-Latent compiles a weekly survey of notable events across nations and regions, summarizing varied happenings in a compact format.
Tragic Quagmire Rescue Fails In Hoboken Meadows
A man sank in Hoboken meadows slime while trying a shortcut home. Rescuers attempted a pontoon board approach but the victim died as ooze filled his mouth. body recovered.
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New York
Speciak
Rudyard Kipline
Iccessional
Durham
Tao
Hoboken Meadows
Tie
Pirinay
Ersing Piteorsdy
Truncated OCR Fragment Hints at Fatal Altercation and Suicide
Fragmentary OCR text describes a fatal wound and a suicide near Whitefall Teel Mass. It mentions Thomas Livingston, Fannute sfermin as a sweetheart, and a brief interaction before the death. The passage appears to be a crime or tragedy note with unclear names and sequence.
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Thomas Livingston
Fannute
Sfermin
Whitefall
Mass Sherman
Neste
Alubatter
Pausch
Fire damages several stores in Wesauween and surroundings
A fire at the peverab store of Loos and Coe in Wesauween Wisconsin damaged nearby shops including Shae Podesta Love store and others. Coal sale details reported. Grace Davis, 9 likely, burned to death in Linden Indiana incident. Explosion near Lovet Georgia killed Paul Rosers and Walton Taylor with another injured. Fence removal plans announced in Nebraska. Charles Carr, 21, Philadelphia, dies from football injuries in Westchester Pennsylvania.
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Loos & Coe
Wesauween
Wis
Bt Fermnark
Weed Bumar & Co
Pie
Grace Davis
Mell Davis
Linden
Inedt
Charles Carr
Philadelphia
Westchester
Homes of Luxury Amid Tenement Districts
An 1880s New York piece contrasts antique luxury homes near a police station with the surrounding crowded tenements on the East Side. It notes the old houses’ fine contents, the hostile street life, and one elderly owner clinging to a place she loves as others seek to move on. A parable from life in Persia and a tale of Allah observing human progress closes the column.
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Jeane No Seligaaan
Selieman & Co
New York
Washinton
Stopesediy
Gtilis
Itas
Great Britain
South Ameren
United States
Seliz- Wines
Seligman
Ghbe
Rane
Serouist
Saxony
Rei Mancsayuy
Madison Street
Persia
Harper’s Weekly
Allah
Angel
Alga
Eaigland
Post Box Indicator Aids Mail Collects And Carrier Check
A Brooklyn designed indicator allows a street letter box to show the next collection time. When a carrier collects, the indicator updates to the actual hour, helping mailers know if the box has been serviced and enabling inspectors to detect missed collections. The piece also mentions Ely's Cream Balm for nasal catarrh with testimonials.
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Dostoaxter General Witnegs
Franklin
Brooklyn
Mr. Metaahan
Pustmister Roberts
Father Pays Full Tuition to Avoid Kitchen Work After Marriage
A father argues with a principal over his daughter not working in the kitchen after marriage. The principal emphasizes curriculum focus on managing household tasks. The father immediately writes a check for the full term’s tuition.
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Belove
Princ Pal
Married insults cited in Philadelphia Record dialogue
Mrs A laments a fiancé who called her duckie then an old hen. Mrs Z calls her a goose for marrying a man who used such terms, reflecting a light domestic quarrel tone in the Philadelphia Record.
Self Inking Dating Stump Ad Offered for 75 Cents
An advertisement from Fort Wayne offers a self inking dating stump for 75 cents. The listing directs readers to Lock Box 210 and includes unclear misspellings in the address.
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Fort Wayne
Woman's Tears Describe Anger and Grief
A short reflective line notes that a woman cries most when angered, and that silent tears hide profound sorrow deep inside. The statement contrasts outward anger with inward grief in a concise, poignant mood.
Fragmented Postwar Market Notes and Trade Snippets
A collage of odds and ends covers academic quips on force decomposition and old remedies, Seattle export figures to Japan, a pancake shop plug, prison transport practice in Morocco, butter color usage in creameries, and Swiss hotel capacity for tourists.
Local Gossip and Census Note Amid Humorous Exchange
Neighbors quiz the butcher’s wife about the squire’s new bride. The reply likens her to a puffed lady who confuses meat with nothing substantive. A reader also comments on a chorus and a drawing, then mentions Sweden’s census showing a low death rate of 16.49 per 1,000 in the last decade.
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Sweden
Duar
Fragmented 18th century quips spill from letters and jokes
Fragmentary quotes reference roast pork, Dr who carved, and Mother Eve with odd spellings. The note mimics a colonial era exchange about daily life and a neighbor’s clock that pings instead of ticks. The passage blends slang and garbled names from newspapers.
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Connecticut
Ainner
Indies
Patty
Rubber stamp service advertisement with fort wayne address
An advertisement offers self inking stamps and daters call for a catalog from Lock Bar 210 Fort Wayne Indi. It notes a 1908 number and asks readers to mention the paper when writing to advertisers.
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Esomethuy New
Fort Wayne
Bodiana
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