What to Eat and How to Beat Dyspepsia
A dated medical testimonial extols Williams Pink Pills as a cure for stomach weakness and dyspepsia. It recounts relief after three weeks, noting reduced belching and improved digestion. The ad urges readers to request a free copy from Dr Williams Medicine Co. in Schenectady New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Minerva
Ladd
Toewieh
Mass
Maya
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Pay of Chinese Engineers on Manchurian Railways
Chinese engineers on Manchurian railways earned 12 to 45 gold monthly, with Japanese engineers seeking similar posts across Asia. Garfield Ten for liver kidney stomach and bowel derangements is advertised as a mild laxative and blood purifier for all ages, urging purchase from a druggist.
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Manchurian
Garfield
Ivy's role in protecting walls from damp weather
The text describes ivy as preserving walls by drawing moisture from bricks and mortar with its roots and tendrils. It suggests the foliage shields the structure from rain and damp, noting ivy's moisture extraction and protective cover.
Boy Delivers Five-Cent Fee After Vet Help For Dog
A year old Alexander Wilson carries his spaniel Jessie into Samaritan hospital asking a doctor to mend the dog’s leg. Dr Balman operates. the boy offers a five-cent coin as payment, pockets it, then slips it back through the door before fleeing, inspiring the physician to perhaps make a watch charm from the nickel.
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Alexander Wilson
The
Samaritan Hospital
J. Batman
Philadelphia Quirer
Railroad worker credits Grape-Nuts for relief from indigestion
A railroad man describes years of indigestion from irregular meals and fatty foods. After switching to Grape-Nuts, he reports no stomach distress, clearer thinking, and better digestion. The testimonial cites Postum Co. and the book The Road to Wellville as references.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Strange Thefts Range From Stoves To Rivers Across Page
Detective Levacq recounts bizarre thefts including lighted stoves, cemetery skeletons, tombstones, and even rivers. A man stole a stove on a push cart after returning home intoxicated. Wisconsin cemetery bones were sold to anatomists, leaving a field torn apart. Rivers are stolen by channeling watercourses to irrigate land, provoking fierce anger from affected owners.
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Columbus
Chicago
Levacq
Villians
Wisconsin
Anatomus
Tornato
Ezra Simpson’s Roof Fall Surprises Wife and Newspaper
In Boston Post sourced note Ezra Simpson slips from a snow laden roof while cleaning. His wife narrowly avoids injury when dishwater splashes on him mid fall. Ezra sustains a sprained ankle and internal jolt while his wife remains shaken by the close call.
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Ezra Simpson
Ezra
Mera
Bingville Bugle
Boston Post
Vindication for Dr. Pierce in Libel Suit
A verdict favored the World's Dispensary Medical Association against Curtis Publishing Co over libel claims about Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The case centered on allegations the Ladies' Home Journal falsely stated the medicine contained alcohol and harmful ingredients. The trial featured medical expert testimony and the publisher's later retraction confirming the product did not contain alcohol opium or digitalis.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Curtis Publishing Co
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Dr. R. V. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Edward Bok
Pierce
Bok
United States
Curtis Publishing Company
Eye Strain Linked to Dyspepsia Says Eye Doctor
Dr. George M. Gould, a Philadelphia eye specialist, claims that about half of eye strain sufferers show dyspepsia, at least partly due to their visual defects.
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George M. Gould
Philadelphia
Dreadful Bakete Burial Described by Swiss Traveler
Paul Brun, after two and a half years among Congo tribes, chronicles a chief of the Bakete burial rite. A chamber within a deep ditch holds the body with goats and fowls, his weapons, and a broken gun to prevent theft. Young girls die by club blows, followed by the killing of wives and slaves over the grave as earth is filled in.
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Paul Brun
Congo
Eczema Sufferer Credits Cuticura Cure
Disfigured by eczema for six months after trying three doctors Emma White of Camden New Jersey says Cuticura cleared her skin and eyes and removed all marks, leaving her face as clear as before. She urges others to try the remedy. April 26 1906.
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Wuticura
Emma White
Cherrier Place
Camden
N. J
Dockyard Puzzle: Japanese E shaped dockyard problem
Eight ships numbered 1 to 8 sit in an E shaped arrangement. Move one ship at a time any distance to swap top and bottom rows so that 1 2 3 4 switch with 6 6 T 8 while keeping left‑to‑right numbering. Determine the fewest moves with a large diagram and eight counters.
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Edward
Move Stopping Places Marked in Squares for Clear Passages
The rule states that stopping places are indicated by squares and only one ship may occupy a square at any moment to prevent confusion. This ensures orderly traffic and avoids collisions in the moving plan.
Easy Way to Widen Old Barn Plan and Posts
A plan shows widening an old barn by splicing posts. The barn, originally 90 feet wide with 16 foot posts, is reduced to 50 feet wide with 5 inch posts after repair. The frame could use 2 by 6 planks when timber is scarce and can be any length. heavy timbers indicate an old barn.
Drainage for Foundation for a 36 by 60 Barn
Advice on foundation drainage using tile drains outside walls and footings. Recommends a one foot thick cement wall with six inch footing, two feet wide, warns against cobble-filled trenches under walls due to frost heave. Specifies quantities: 19 barrels cement, 22 yards gravel, 6 yards stone fillers. labor four men for six days. mix is eight parts gravel to one part cement.
Stone cellar under log house yields material and cost notes
For a 26 by 18 foot two story log house a seven foot high stone cellar requires stone, sand, lime and related quantities with costs to be obtained from a local builder. A one foot thick concrete wall needs Portland cement, gravel and stone fillers with labor estimates for four workers over four days. Concrete footings six inches thick and forty two feet wide need cement, gravel and stone fillers with no included labor.
Great Scott The Biggest Man of Addison County Story
E C Scott of Vergennes Vermont past commander of Ethan Allen Post G A R describes severe typhoid related kidney problems. He reports frequent nighttime urination ropy dark urine pain and thirst with headaches and back pain. After a month on Dean's Kidney Pills he recovered strength weight and health and credits the remedy. Sold by Foster Milburn Buffalo New York 60 cents a bottle.
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Addison County
E. C. Scott
Vergennes Vt
Ethan Allen Poat
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Giant Bamboo of Ceylon Grows to Eighty Feet
Giant bamboo of Ceylon reaches eighty feet and is used in building houses bridges and water pipes. Also notes on St Salt Lake Route low conference rates Utah road and London crime policing costs eight million dollars yearly. Spring conference preparations urged.
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Ceylon
Salt Lake
Utah
Historic ivory furniture gifted by Hastings to Tippoo Sahib
A valuable historic suite once presented by Warren Hastings to Tippoo Sahib, purchased at the Londesborough sale for 1000 guineas, includes a card table a sofa two small cabinets and four ivory arm chairs all exquisitely carved and solid throughout.
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Warren Hastings
Tippoo Sahib
Londesborough
Cloud Compeller Teases Boreas Over Quiet Weather
The Oldest Inhabitant has not sneered at the weather for a month, as the Cloud Compeller orders the winged messenger to inform Boreas he must puff up a bit, signaling a change in the stagnant forecast.
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Boreas
Puck
Long-serving Cullompton sexton Samuel Wolsey dies after fifty years
Samuel Wolsey, lifelong sexton of Cullompton church in Devon, England, has died after fifty years of service attending every funeral in the churchyard. Over his decades of duty he witnessed eight vicars come and go, marking a long era of parish life.
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Cullompton Church
Devon
England
Samuel Wolsey
How to Build a Concrete Cellar Block Wall
The article calculates materials for a 12 by 12 by 7 foot concrete cellar wall one foot thick. It estimates 8% barrels Portland cement, 10 yards gravel, 2 yards stone fillers, and notes one barrel yields about 26 blocks of the described size with sand required. It also suggests making own moulds with a metal-faced mould for larger blocks.
Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Positive Medical Breakthrough
An advertisement touts Wall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh and related diseases. It promises internal action to destroy the disease’s foundation, build constitution, and offers a $100 reward for proof of failure. Includes testimonials and instructions to contact Heney & Co. in Toledo Ohio.
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Mail
Toledo
Varying Weight of Timber Based on Tree Section
Timber weight varies by where it is cut from the tree. Cut from the top is about three to five percent lighter than timber from the butt section.
California Mint Produces Odd Octagon Gold Piece
A 1872 octagon gold piece coined in California is described as a 25 cent coin by Rev. C. D. Babcock. The article notes the small size beside the larger gold dollar and frames it as an example of hard money.
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Rev. C. D. Babcock
California
Animals in the Water
The text notes that horses swim miles without fatigue and select optimal landings showing strong instinct. It adds bears and moles swim well, while bats and monkeys are unable to swim.
Brooklyn Policeman Reinforced By Prayer Defense
A Brooklyn officer accused of leaving his post claimed he went into a church to pray, a defense that earned him only a reprimand amid beliefs that praying police are rare, per the Utica Press.
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Wearthy
Brooklyn
Utica Press
Timber framing for a hay stable with minimal posts
A builder seeks guidance on constructing a 60 by 146 foot stable with hip roof and hay fork clearance. Recommends main posts 10 by 10 inches, purline posts 7 by 7 inches, two posts per bent, main posts 12 by 12 inches, and heavy main beams with lighter purlins to reduce post count while ensuring fork strength.
Mixing Concrete Steps For Wall Construction
In making concrete start with dry mix of gravel and cement then add water and mix again. Cement does not dissolve well in wet gravel. A barrel of cement mixed eight parts gravel to one part cement with stone fillers will yield about 40 cubic feet of wall.
Detecting Gas Pipe Leaks By Soap Bubbles
A West Philadelphia homeowner found that searching for leaks with a lighted match is dangerous and unreliable. A tiny blue jet of gas, invisible to the eye, leaked under a beam and could ignite later if lit. Experts advise painting the pipe with smooth soap lather to reveal the smallest leaks by bubble formation.
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West Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
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Fawotsa
Russ Company
South Bend
A R. R
Supreme Court of the State
Ladies' Home Journal
Cutiura
Scott
London
Unweatherly
Joo Drors
Infans
New York
Sexton
Dodds
Bears
Castoria
Ballard
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