Cause of Sudden Deaths Warns of Kidney Disease
An article warns a kidney based disease can cause heart failure and sudden deaths. It promotes Kilmer Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles claiming quick cures and invites readers to request a free sample bottle and book from Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. V
Lesson in endurance and happiness from a faded proverb
A terse reflection notes that unavoidable truths require bearing with stoic resolve and that true happiness may be found cheaply if one seeks it from the proper source. The quotation attributes counsel to Hytche as a moral guide.
CASTORIA GUIDANCE FOR FAMILIES
Important to mothera examine carefully every bottle of Castoria a safe and sure remedy for infants and children and see that it is properly labeled and stored to avoid harm.
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Mothera
Beet of charity tests Uncle Howen small gift
Uncle Howen hesitates to donate beyond 75 cents to the missionary fund while Deacon Iron urges giving as the Lord has prospered. Uncle Hosea counters with a note of indecision, noting six of his sons are preachers and expressing gratitude.
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Howen
Deacon Iron
Uncle Hosea
What Hubby Missed
A whispered telephone chat puzzles a woman as she tries to conceal the call from her husband. The curious revelation sparks sleepless wonder about the secret being kept in the late night conversation.
Grape-Nuts Cited As Safe Food For Delicate Babies
A mother credits Grape-Nuts with saving her baby's life after doctors advised condensed milk harmed the stomach. She describes making a strained Grape-Nuts juice mixed with milk and a pinch of salt and sugar, given to the infant every two hours, and notes the child grew strong and healthy.
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Baby
Fragments of a Lantern and a Tail of Bates
In the mansion the narrator Morg an and Bates clash as night deepens. The candlelight dies, and the narrator suspects Bates of mischief while Bates calmly reads Shakespeare in a candlelit room before the furious confrontation ends with a slammed door.
Night after a duel stirs suspicions at Glenarm
In a restless winter dawn the narrator recalls a fraught night at Glenarm. He weighs Pickering’s guilt and Morgan’s motives while doubting moral lines, deciding not to involve county authorities and waiting for any sign from the placid but opaque servant Siates. A note on his plate hints at the Gleters of St Agatha.
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Bates
Mr. Glenarm
Glenarm
Larry
New York
Pickering
Helr
Sister Theresa
Wabana County
Annandale
Arthur Pickering
Siates
St Agatha
Mins Armstrong
St. Agatha’s
Paul Stoddard
Olivia Gladys Armetrone
Indiana
Walle
Doora
Minater
Mise Devereux
Columbia
Oxford
Intrusions and secrets haunt Glenarm manor at St Agathas
The narrator, visiting Glenarm house, discusses hidden plans and a burned set of blueprints with Bates and Reverend Paul Stoddard. The clergyman's steady warmth and talk of Sister Theresa and Miss Devereux hint at deeper tensions as the pursuit of a hidden treasure continues.
Advertising Trick Preys on Farmers in South Dakota
A slick agent deceives farmers by bidding unreal land prices and urging half dollar per acre advertising fees. Farmers sign without written contract, later receiving ads and harsh demands. In Brown County about twenty two farmers were lured, with one losing 320 dollars. others plan court action to contest the charges.
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South Dakota
Complaints archive at club prompts teasing notes
The secretary cites varied club complaints from a water complaint to a novelist’s library wish. Members boast about wine and cigars while anonymous gossip surfaces, including a claim that Maj. Hawking flirts with many wives and owes a tenner.
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Maj. Hawking
Tenner
Cuticura Cures Baby and Uncle's Family Sores
A Tennessee woman testifies that Cuticura remedies cured a running neck sore and a tetter like skin disease on her face after other treatments failed. She notes two cakes of Soap and a box of Ointment ended the outbreak, also curing two other babies.
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Lille Wilcher
Eleventh St
Chattanooga
Tenn
The Reason for Marrying and Its Outcome
Satirical fragment notes a couple's motive of wealth in marriage and its collapse as the husband loses his sanity. The piece mocks common maxims and markets a dental ad style claim amid scattered words and brand mentions.
Reasons for Nervous Breakdown Among Dressmakers
Anne Bannerman Sedgewick Hitt, 38, describes her crisis and the broader strain on dressmakers facing nervous prostration and failed to secure a living. She laments loss of career prospects after 18 years in the trade and contemplates taking a job as a demonstrator to survive.
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Anne Bannerman Sedgewick Hitt
Honey-Laden House Move Uncovers 200 Pounds of Bees
A Abington Pennsylvania house, owned by John Lambert Jr and moved for renovations, hid a swarm beneath the beds. An apiarist found over 200 pounds of honey between the second floor and the ceiling as work began. The house and honey were turned over to Lambert.
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Patrick Prendargast
Abington
Old York Road
Prendergast
John Lambert, Jr
Lambert
Wooden Buildings and Rats in New York City
A speaker notes rats are rare in New York due to few wooden houses and many cellars stone walls and concrete floors. The tale from Landor shows a Somali servant using a colored label as a cure to trade grain, prompting a humorous exchange with a Carayu woman.
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New York
Currents and Currants Usher Playful Ocean Talk
A young narrator named Jack jokes about currents and currants in a playful seaside exchange. He lists favorites bananas apples oranges and sweet potatoes while contrasting ocean ideas with tasty fruit.
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Jack
Handicapped Femininity Quote Sparks Debate
A 19th century remark from Ladies' Field proclaims plain women are more unlucky than brainless men, sparking discussion on gender standards and attractiveness in society.
Ivy Effects on Homes: Cooling Shade and Damage
The text notes ivy growing over walls cools a home in summer and warms it in winter while keeping walls dry. It warns, however, that ivy is very destructive to woodwork and can force joints apart.
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