Donn's Kidney Pills Restore Bridgeport Woman After Weeks in Bed
Mrs. Mary Wagner of 1367 Kossuth Avenue Bridgeport Connecticut endured five weeks in bed with kidney disease causing weakness pain and dizziness. She reports immediate improvement after using Donn's Kidney Pills and a full course of five boxes led to a final cure with relief from painful urination and sediment. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Mary Wagner
Kossuth Avenue
Bridgeport
Conn
Donn
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Makes Plea for Dance and Seed Catalog Offer
A faded editorial fragment urges popularizing dancing as healthful exercise. The text shifts to a postpaid seed and nursery catalog offer promising 12 cent prices and a free cauliflower packet with orders, noting a mail order push from Box W in La.
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Mara
Rich Men Work for Pleasure in Government Service
Theodore Gill, a world renowned ichthyologist, serves the United States government for one dollar a month. Dr Harrison Dyer, famed mosquito expert, also works for the government at twenty five dollars a month. Gif ford Pinchett, millionaire head of the forestry service, earns forty five dollars a year. Several other rich men serve on the payroll at nominal pay to pursue government work for pleasure as President Roosevelt described.
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Theodore Gill
United States
Harrison
Dyer
Gifford Pinchett
United States Forestry Service
Roosevelt
Judges March to the Bench at Central Court Session
A weekly rite at the capitol sees Supreme Court Justices begin the session at high noon as a crowd gathers to watch the dignified procession from the robing room to the bench. Justice Moody, the youngest, brings up the rear with a brief smile before resuming the grave, Slack-robed procession.
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United State Supreme Court
Capitol
Moody
Grape Nuts Help Woman Recover From Years of Illness
A Wisconsin woman recounts long illness from 1887 to 1901 including cerebrospinal congestion and digestive troubles. After a doctor ordered Grape Nuts and no white bread for two years she recovered, gained strength, and returned to work. She credits the food with aiding digestion and brain function and urges others to publish her letter.
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Wis
Hattie Creek
Wellville
Abandoned Lehigh Pits Grow Odd Fishery Venture
In Allentown Pennsylvania abandoned iron ore pits filled with water have become thriving fishing grounds. Sunfish catfish suckers and chubs multiplied after a boy introduced them years ago. Now black bass and land terrapin draw sport and revenue as operators lease fishing rights amid treacherous banks and ice-age winters.
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Allentown
Perhapa
Lehigh County
Jay Cooke & Co
New York
Lehigh
Balm of Scripture Oil of the White Pine Tree Used by Physicians
An article touts Virgin Oil of Pine (Pure) from Leach Chemical Co as a treatment for consumptives. It describes mixing with whisky and glycerine, dosing every four hours, and claims it will heal lungs, shorten colds, and cure curable coughs. It warns against imitations like Concentrated Oil of Pine and Pine Balsam.
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Pine Woods
Maine
Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Broadside detail of 1804 Massachusetts hurricane news
An old Boston broadside from October 1804 frames a violent storm that devastated the Massachusetts coast. It notes the North Church steeple collapse, extensive property damage, numerous vessels damaged or lost, drownings, and a poem about the hurricane, highlighting era journalism and maritime reports.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Lydia Bennet
West Boston Bridge
Charlestown
Salem
Marblehead
Plymouth
Cohasset
Quincy
Cape Ann
Deacon Allen Sheldon Remembered For Kind Spirit And Wit
A Boston Herald writer recalls Deacon Allen Sheldon who recently died. As a boy he attended a town meeting and recounted the moment when the moderator proposed removing the sounding board above the pastor. The anecdote highlights his lively childhood memory.
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Allen Sheldon
Boston Herald
Allen
Flagg
Blondes Vanish From America Says Scientist
Maj. C. E. Woodruff of Plattsburg argues at Columbia that blondes are disappearing from the United States and that, if trends continue, flaxen hair will be rare. He cites statistics and explains a theory of causes noting summers show more blonde women, while winter reduces their numbers. A police sergeant remarks blondes are less common in winter.
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New York
United States
C. E. Woodruff
Plattaburg
American Association For the Advancement of Defence
Columbia University
Maj. Woodruff
Eccentric German Rancher Sells Stevens County Property
Hana Kohlen, 23 years a bachelor hermit in Stevens county, sold his four mile west of Fruitland ranch for 2,500 dollars and plans to return to Germany. He lived alone, cleared the farm, built a house, fenced the land, never owned tools, carried logs on his back, slept in a hay box, and wept at sundown.
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Hana Kohlen
Stevens County
Fruitland
Kohlen
Davie
Germany
Shakespeare as Novel Hero Novel by Sophus Banditz
A new novel casts William Shakespeare as the hero in a striking tale by Sophus Banditz the Danish writer. Queen Alexandra read the book in original form and urged translation the English version is in progress and will be dedicated to the Danish author.
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Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
Sophus Banditz
Queen Alexandra
Usen
Pink Pills Claim Cure For Blood Deficiency And Weakness
Mrs. Jennie Cowan of West Bay City Michigan reports severe cold grip leaving her bed bound and weak with pale cheeks heart flutter and breathing difficulty. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills she recovers fully and now uses them to stay well. The pills are said to build up the system and drive off disease germs, curing anaemia rheumatism neuralgia and fevers after-effects. Available at druggists or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
Biggest wildcat skin in town documented by hunter Ruiz
M. H. Ruiz delivered the skin of the largest wildcat seen locally, shot two days after it leapt and threatened him. The four-foot-long animal, bigger than some mountain lions, was killed as it raised to spring, its head injury stopping its attack.
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M. H. Ruiz
Arizona Republican
Arizona
Russ
Ruiz
Best Trolley Wheels Use No Lead
The Brass World states that the best trolley wheels contain no lead as arching and wire burns wear wheels quickly. Wheels with lead wear rapidly and are hard to obtain in decent scrap metal markets, so new metals must be used. Potatoes used in France to imitate meerschaum pipes and marble billiard balls are peeled then treated in sulfuric acid to harden and form solid billiard balls.
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Brass World
France
The Coster and the Fishwife Slur Sparks Public Outcry
The Bishop of Carlisle condemns a remark accusing voice power as a sign of poverty of speech. The London Globe notes that anger runs high in Billingsgate and Covent Garden over the unjust label. The piece highlights a clash between rhetoric and respect for speakers who rarely repeat themselves in short bursts.
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Carlisle
Billingsgate
Covent Garden
London Globe
Rewarding Faithfulness in Daily Duty
A brief reflection from Rev. F. B. Meyer stating that reward comes not from the quantity of work but from the faithfulness in pursuing duty in any sphere across life’s end. The quotes emphasize steadfast effort over results.
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F. B. Meyer
Expression of love for the good and its awakening
Quote reflecting on the sequence from thinking to loving and longing to seeking, asserting that only through this progression do great things become ours and reveal their beauty and blessedness.
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Henry van Dyke
Fidelity of Heart Faithfulness in the Mites and the Empire
The author argues that small acts of fidelity are foundational and meaningful regardless of scale. True loyalty in daily duties mirrors the integrity shown in grand responsibilities, from personal life to governing an empire.
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F. W. Fairar
Temperamental Differences Quoted by Hobbes
A notable quotation contrasts male and female hearts with the idea a man spends life arguing with his heart while a woman cannot accept her heart could be wrong. The remark is attributed to John Oliver Hobbes also known as Mrs. Craigie.
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John Oliver Hobbes
Mrs. Craigie
The Weapons of War and a Tramp Exchange
A brief cartoon caption shows a beggar asking for food and a knife and fork from an elder woman. The elderly speaker chides the tramp about work while the man requests two basic eating tools as his aid.
Uncle Eben's Wisdom Brag Sparks Local Teasing
In a humorous exchange, Uncle Eben remarks that a man who boasted about his winter plans had a point but lacks patience for those who brag about future deeds. The colloquial dialogue highlights community banter and character insight.
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Eben
Vioele Eben
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