Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Marvellous Cures
An advertisement by the Dr Williams Medicine Co claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cured rheumatism and neuralgia for a patient in Topeka Kansas. It states the pills build new blood and strengthen nerves with no habit forming ingredients and offer six boxes for 2.40 by mail order from Schenectady New York.
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W. H. Clark
Buchanan Street
Topeka
Williama
Williaa
Mike Rich
Len Ley
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Sehenoctady
N.Y
Nobody knows anything about anything says Eldorado quote
A Kansan quip in the Eldorado Republican argues no one can explain earthquakes or the origins and fate of the earth. It laments universal ignorance and suggests the best path is to stop trying to know much in a know nothing world.
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Eldorado Republican
Taking the Odd Trick. Wife and husband quarrel over cooks
A domestic exchange shows a wife complaining that no hired cook pleases her while the husband insists she should hire the right one. He mentions telegraphing the wife’s mother with a tempting offer, but she declined.
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John
Hohemlan
Reader seeks author of line on wife’s tombstone
In Buckingham England a reader asks a London paper for the author of the line "God's finger touched her, and she slept" to place on his wife's tombstone. He asks why the burial board blocks the inscription, suggesting the board members are not readers of Tennyson.
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Tennyson
Dea fness Cannot Be Cured by Sca eppiicattins
An old ad claims deafness cannot be cured by ear cures and promotes a catalog of remedies. It asserts catarrh causes hearing loss and touts a tonic or remedy package from CHANEY and CO. Toledo for catarrh and related symptoms.
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Hemmcontie
Polish litterateur arrives in Boston as refugee from Russia
Jakob C. Goldazmit, a noted Warsaw university lecturer, author, and correspondent, famed for making American letters and life known to Poles in Europe, has come to Boston seeking refuge from Russian police persecutions.
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Europe
Boston
Jakob C. Goldazmit
Warsaw University
Dervish dancer breaks world record in New York exhibition
Marie Heyrooty connected with Barnum and Buly Joy's circus whirled in 4 dance for 36 minutes. She completed 2,460 revolutions surpassing the previous world mark of 2,240.
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New York
Marie Heyrooty
Barnum
Buly Joy
Transcontinental Rail Fare Sale Notice
Public notice announces limited round trip fares from Utah Wyoming and other territories to Missouri river and major cities including St Louis Memphis Chicago St Paul with several sale dates May 26 28 June 1 2 and 16 return limits and contact via C F Warren general agent 41 Dooly Block Salt Lake City Wah for details.
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Utah
Wyoming
Missouri River
St. Louis
Memphis
Chicago
St. Paul
Dales of Sale
C.F Warren
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Wah
Dredges Prove Profitable In Gold Bearing Gravel
The piece notes that dredges used to extract gold from river sand beds can be profitable when six to seven cents worth of gold is recovered per ton of gravel, highlighting economical operation.
Twice Told Testimony on Donna Kidney Pills
Mrs. Jane Farrell of Jersey City testifies to relief from backache fatigue swollen feet puffed eyes and dizziness after using Donna Kidney Pills. She credits improved kidney action and health to the pills now sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York at 50 cents a box.
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Jane Farrell
Ocean Ave
Jersey City
N. J
Donna
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Black spectral visions haunt Eveleth mine workers
Miners in Eveleth Minnesota report a supposed black spirit seen by Walter Kok and Hjalmar Linna, two partners killed at the Adana mine. Linna recalls a spectral figure at No 4d shaft that spooked him, while Kok died in a deadly drift. Fear and warnings spread among locals and foreign workers, with some convinced the black wraith predicts doom for future trespassers.
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Eveleth
Minn
Walter Kok
Hjalmar Linna
Adana
Acording
Linna
Shafton
Whet
Linus
Penin
Linnn
Buzzards menace health in Mexican coast towns
A sanitary study notes vultures along the Mexican coast and in Port of Spain threaten water supplies. Experts urge removing buzzards from protection laws as modern drainage and sanitation reduce their scavenging value and increase public health risks.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mexico
States of America
Port of Spain
Tampico
FIGHT FLAMES WITH WINE IN FOGGED QUAKE QUARTER
In San Francisco the Latin quarter on Telegraph Hill battled a blaze with red wine after water failed. Italian residents rolled barrels of wine to suppress flames, using soaked blankets and drenched shingles to slow the fire until morning when the fire was nearly out.
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San Francisco
Nichkot Brigade
Archbishop Westminster Endorses Gramophone For Catholic Education
The Holy Pine X selects bows for the gramophone to illustrate the sacred moral teaching of Mont Proprio Eilegrace. He allows use of the gramophone to address the Catholic laity on the crucial issue of religious education in schools.
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Pine X
Westminster
Pulpit and Odd Items Left in London Rail Carriages
A passenger left a range of items in London railway carriages including a bishop robe a portable pulpit a bottle of champagne horse medicines sewlog machines bicycles flatirons Airpine flocks snowshoes cricket bats billiard balls and other goods at an annual sale remark the items were abandoned and listed for sale.
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London
Poaenger
The Fickle Goddess and Mrs Style In Melbourne Life
Fashion chatter in Melbourne Life notes shifting trends as Mrs Style seeks the latest hat. Snapman restrains, urging patience while styles continually evolve.
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Style
Snapman
Melbourne
Infante Guard Term Origins in Spanish Moorish Wars
The term Infantry originated with Spaniards in their war with the Moors to designate the royal prince’s bodyguard. The note references Mee. Winstow’s Soothing Syrup for children as part of a garbled text fragment.
Odor Fear and Health Claims From Old Ads and Dialog
A fragmentary excerpt mixes dialog about enjoying the smell of motor cars and a host’s reaction with a Punch cartoon line about danger passing. It then touts Garfield Ten as a herb laxative superior to drugs and cathartics for cure.
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Johnny
N. J
Garfield Ten
Dickens Students Claim Coining of Twenty Three Phrase
A Kansas City Star note argues readers have long used Dickens phrases as modern slang. It cites The Tale of Two Cities and the line describing Carton’s death as the source of the expression twenty three meaning all in or finished.
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Saya
Kansas City Star
Dickens
Sidney Carton
Grape-Nuts Says Bread Dyspepsia Tied to Wheat
An article claims bread dyspepsia stems from white bread starch and lack of natural digesters in the wheat berry. It promotes Grape-Nuts as a naturally pre digesting food that supports starch digestion and reports quick improvements in strength and health after ten days to two weeks.
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Wall
Sonny and Stepmother Learn to Love After Strife
A stepmother in a fraught blended family grapples with a headstrong boy Sonny Linh. He tests limits with mischief at home while excelling at school. After a tense episode and a heartfelt letter, she refuses to threaten punishment and they discover mutual trust and affection through honest communication.
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Sonny
Mother
Glycerine in Dr Pierce medicines praised for cough cures
The glycerine in Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is said to enhance medicinal effects, act as a nutritive and antiseptic, and aid digestion with Black Cherrybark Golden Seal Stone root and Queen's root. It targets lingering coughs bronchial throat and lung issues while warning it does not cure advanced consumption.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
W. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Pieros
N.Y
Novel Cards and Health Claims Across Europe
Visiting cards made of iron in Europe feature a silver print and measure one four-hundredth inch thick. Garfield Tea is advertised as purifying the blood regulating digestion and promoting health.
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Europe
Boil line cited by Aldrich in Boston Herald remark
The Boston Herald recalls Thomas Bailey Aldrich noting that the only proper place to have a boil was between "John" and "O'Reilly" while commenting on Job’s trials. This quip is quoted as a literary aside in coverage.
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Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Job
John
O'Reilly
Boston Herald
Cure for Limb Humor Stated by Navy Man
H J Myers of the U S Navy reports healing a three year limb humor after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He bathed daily and applied six or seven boxes, claiming full cure in three weeks and continued use of Culburn soap. Newark New York July 8 1905.
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Culburn
H. J. Myers
U. S
Newark
New York
War on Soap in Hotels Across New York
Medical authorities wage a campaign against Kop soap used illicitly. Toilet soap from many New York hotels and offices shows filth and disease bacteria in tests. First class chocolate soap performed no better than cheaper hostelries.
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New York
Compass Nests In Tropical South Australia Travel Note
In the tropical northern territory of South Australian travelers need not carry a compass. The district abounds with the nests of the magnetic or meridian ant. The longer axes of these point due north and south.
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Northern Territory
Easier Talk Than Hard Work Cited By Uncle Eben
Uncle Eben notes that gloomy talk stems from choosing talk over action during hard times. Washington Star quotes reflect a rural voice urging practical effort.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
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