Ex Mayor Crumbo Endorses Peruna in 1904 Letter
Ex mayor Crumbo of New Albany Indiana writes from 511 B Oak Street praising Peruna. He claims it cures catarrh indigestion headaches and general illness when used as directed and notes many men speak highly of it with no disappointments. In a later letter dated August 25 1904 he says his health is good but would rely on Peruna again if needed.
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Crumbo
New Albany
Ind
Oak Street
California Fig Syrup Co
Generational Wisdom on Happiness and Frugal Homes
A Chicago Journal reflection quotes a mother who left a modest start with 12 a week and no nest egg. She teaches her daughters that economy and sincerity trump showy wealth, and that happiness rests in love, a good partner, and a quiet home rather than riches.
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Chicago Journal
Disraeli’s Vivid Metaphor Describes Gladstone Era Ministers
A writer praises Disraeli for rich picturesque metaphor praising a Gladstonian ministry. He likens ministers to a coastal South American landscape with exhausted volcanoes and dormant threats, noting danger from occasional quakes and the constant rumble of the sea.
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Disraeli
Gladstonian Ministries
South America
Ammonia as Mosquito Bite Remedy in Hot Climates
In hot climates mosquitoes abound, a tiny bottle of ammonia kept in the pocket with a glass stopper tip can be pressed to a bite to relieve pain. The same method helps with midge stings, offering a harmless remedy to prevent complications from bites.
Potatoes and Leprosy Through the Centuries
A historical note outlines how potatoes first introduced to Europe in the fifteenth century slowly dissolved the belief that they cause leprosy. Over three centuries, public opinion shifted as scientific understanding advanced.
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Europe
The Kubus of Sumatra A Timid Forest Race
A description of the Kubus a shy forest people in Sumatra regarded as inferior by Malays. They avoid strangers trading via ritual beatings and retreats, exchanging goods after repeated signals and retreats. They survive on snakes grubs fruits and hunted meat and are noted as skilled spearmen.
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Sumatra
Rope Making In Christ's Time Revealed By Sculpture
Historians note ancient Egyptian sculptures show rope making existed at least 2000 years before Christ. The identities of the first rope maker and his land remain unknown.
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Christ
Identification of Criminates in German Cities
A note on crime control mentions that in certain German cities suspects are photographed with both hands and faces to aid identification. The practice aims to improve recognition by authorities and may reflect broader measures in policing and mounting public safety strategies.
Wonders of the Human Mind Dreamer Traverses the World in Minutes
A Providence Journal excerpt extols the human mind as a remarkable vehicle. It contrasts a dreamer’s three minute mental journey from New York to Port Said with a chauffeur’s tight, safety bound pace. The piece muses on imagination, travel, and the limits of analysis.
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Messenger Bay
New York
Port Said
St. Petersburg
Paris
London
Nile
Providence Journal
Contempt of court and turkey tale in Vermont history
A Vermont appeal before Chief Justice Chase mocked by a lawyer who sought to keep the case private. The incident involved a neighbor’s garden where a turkey was shot after trespass. The retort cost the lawyer $650 for contempt. Roy Farrell Greene recounts in the Four-Track News for March.
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Chase
Vermont
Wrong
Right
Roy Farrell Greene
Mispronunciations Raise Language Debate in Kansas City Journal
A Kansas City Journal item quotes readers lamenting persistent mispronunciations in English. The piece notes errors like rigamee for regime, chargin for chagrin, insommonia for insomnia, and argues that even natives struggle, impacting foreigners’ understanding and national linguistics excellence.
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Rigamee
Chargin
Kansue City
Women complain, Hindu laws, and labor contrasts
A Denver News line mocks women who gripe about housework while men relax in a pivot chair. It contrasts traditional duties such as coal, washing, and cleaning with Hindu law restrictions on women, including dancing, jewelry, and limited rights in marriage without sons.
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Denver News
Women Healings Advertised From Lydia E Pinkham's Remedy
A health notice extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure for female disorders and bearing down pains. It claims many women avoid surgeries by using the remedy and cites letters from Miss Ruby Mushrush and Mrs Alice Berryhill praising its effects and urging others to seek her advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia £. Pinkham
Ruby Mushrush
East Chicago
Ind
Mia
Pinkham
Lydia K. Pinkham
Alice Berryhill
Boyes Street
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Scotsman Checks Sovereigns After Win at English Course
A Scotsman at a British race course backed a winning horse and collected his winnings from a bookie. He examined five sovereigns before pocketing them. The bookie challenged him, but the man explained he was ensuring the bod y infected ye wisn atone thenm. New York rites.
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New York
They say gossip and its harm in English speech
Katherine Tynan notes Irish scenes and a Dublin lodging joke while warning that two words They say drive gossip. The exchange in New York illustrates banter and social talk as a backdrop to the caution about repeating rumors.
Jeweler Sells Pearl Filed With Huge Value
A Montpelier Vermont jeweler sold a freshwater pearl found by a boy from Waterbury for 25 dollars to C H Baldwin. The 28 grain gem is flawless and valued at 3500 dollars, the boy dreaming of riches.
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C. H. Baldwin, & Montpelier (VI
Waterbury
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Kubus
Dodds
Malena Selieve
Anideek
Mason
Plymouth Rocks
Rhode Island
Vogeler Seed CO
Salt Lake City
Moward E. Burton
Biker
Manilla Kopi House
Inavilla
Mardogtus Vannie
Slag Rae
Uncle Allen
Uncle Alen Sparks
Huss Company
South Bend
Prusslan
Sarr
Ruby
Dublin
Katherine Tynan
WEVER
Ssnvesiere Nelden-Judson
Salt Lake City, Utah
B. C. Morris Floral CO
W.N. U
Salt Lake No
Vogeler
Saxg
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