Nervous Debility and Dr Williams Pink Pills Claim Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a remedy for neurasthenia and nervous debility. Mrs. Jane J. Davies of Scranton Pennsylvania testifies to relief from pain headaches sleep and fatigue after using the pills. The copy asserts the pills strengthen the nervous system and treat conditions caused by poor blood and offers price details and mail order options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A
Jane J. Davies
Scranton
Teowl
Peter
Lanjgard
Wade Pola
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williama’ Mendicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Origin of England's National Debt Traced to William III
The national debt of England originated in the reign of William III with a flat loan obtained in 1604. This historical note links early borrowing practices to later fiscal developments and Emilia, the era's fiscal context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
William III
Launder White Silk Handkerchiefs Properly
To launder white silk handkerchiefs use Ivory Soap and water to make a strong lather. Do not rub soap on the fabric or use caustic agents. Rinse while damp and iron with a moderately hot iron. Eleanor R Parker.
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Eleanor R, Parker
The Choir Invisible a Choir He Could Hear
The American historian John Fiske, an avid music lover, sits through heat in a midwestern town. A hostess daughter offers The Choir Invisible to amuse him, but he replies only the audible choir would interest him now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fiske
Middle West
Deadly boa causes panic on Interurban car
An enormous 14 foot boa in a case aboard an Interurban car from Algin to Joliet caused a prison riot as guards and officers, led by Chief James Younger, restrained fleeing prisoners. The snake attacked prisoner Harry Thorne before being recaptured and returned to its crate amid chaos and escape attempts.
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Algin
Geneva
James Younger
Aa Cape
Harry Thorne
Joliet
Jtreet
Higgins
Nutley Ghost Prank Ends as Sexton Dents Apparition
In Nutley New Jersey a staged white ghost in the Grant Passaic grove terrorizes residents including two Symonds siblings and a prominent sexton. After a series of scares a church sexton strikes the dummy, ending the haunting and exposing the pranksters, the Symonds siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Nutley
Grant
Passale Avenues
Grant and
Passale
Methodist Church
Thomas Brandreth
Sexton
Sexton Brandreth
Stunteire
Symonds
Miss Elsle
New Uses for Gramophones and Folk Songs Move Across Lands
A fragmented report notes gramophones drilling native Malay levies by command and recording songs by a London company. It mentions Zulu, Pygmy, and Eskimo folk-songs captured for export as machines sold to swarthy warrior chiefs in South Africa. The piece mixes ads and trivia with observations on modern ingenuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
South Africa
Lapland
Irritating Skin Relief From Cuticura Remedies
A Indianapolis resident describes severe itching and hair loss in July 1905. After trying baths and remedies with no help, four weeks of nightly hot baths and Cuticura Ointment cured the condition and stopped hair loss, per D. B. Blankenship of 319 N. Del. St. PMID: Oct 27 1905.
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D. B. Blankenship
N. del. St
Indianapolis
Ind
Hard Working Chinese Official Keeps Long Daily Schedule
A Chinese cabinet member is described as a tireless public servant who starts at two each morning and is on duty at the palace from three to six. He then serves on the privy council from six to nine, oversees the war department from nine to eleven, leads the board of punishment from twelve or two, and spends two to five or six hours at the foreign office daily, plus frequent extra boards or commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Privy Council
War Department
Board of Punishment
Foreign Office
Anecdote of Robert A. Hitt and Stenography
The late Robert A. Hitt valued shorthand and often closed speeches with quick notes. He earned the regard of stenographers in the House and persuaded Speaker Cannon to retain a Michigan expert, ensuring skilled transcription remained in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Hitt
Mr. Hitt
Gaint
Michigan
Hitt
Speaker Cannon
Grape-Nuts Claim Relieves Loose Teeth
An Ontario woman reports using Grape-Nuts Food for two years with excellent results. She says it calms stomach nerves, aids sleep, and helped tighten teeth gums, replacing pastry cravings and improving health and weight. Postum Co. promotes the product with a tag line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Cleaning hints from a bygone era and a Siamese sewa notice
The text promotes kerosene as a cleaner and for medical use, advising equal parts kerosene and machine oil for sewing machine cleaning and cautions on dust removal. It also mentions rubbing kerosene on a sore throat or chest and describes a Siamese sewa paper distributing handbills claiming English news is told promptly and with Kipling Dickens style, ready on Friday.
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Kipling
Inks and pens cautions from a bygone guide
Do not use ordinary fountain pen ink as it will corrode the nib without frequent cleaning. A remedy suggests soaking an old typewriter ribbon in hot water for a day to create a flowable ink, then bottling it with a cork. If the ribbon carried heavy ink, dilute with more water after initial use.
A Simple Method to Restore Ribbons with Heat Water
Ribbons become creased from heat and wear, but a smooth quart bottle with boiling water can straighten them. Wrap the ribbon around damp paper, seal with another layer, and leave overnight. Soiled ribbons can be soaked in weak suds, rinsed, dried, and ironed this way for a fresh look.
Evolution of historical footwear from sand als to wide shoes
The passage traces footwear from sand als to open-top shoes, then wooden shoes of the ninth and tenth centuries, to long pointed upturned toes that nearly reached the knee. It notes later styles with exceedingly wide tops hindering walking and a royal proclamation by Queen Mary restricting such widths to a specified measure.
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Mary
Travel by Five Trains Daily to Major Cities
We Make Travel Easy offers five daily trains via the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe routing travelers across Colorado to Kansas City St. Joseph Chicago Galveston El Paso and Mexico City. Reduced rates available upon inquiry with C F Warren A G A T and PF Ry at 411 Dooly Block Salt Lake City Utah.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Colorado
Kansas City
St. Joe
Chicago
Galveston
el Paso
City of Mexico
C. F. Warren
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hereford Vicar Dies After 105 Years of Health
Rev. William Davies a Hereford vicar died years ago but aged 105 enjoyed a hearty diet and daily walk between rooms. He favored hot buttered rolls and roast pork, could drink port after dinner, and remained vigorous and spirited throughout long life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Davies
Hereford
England
The Efficacy of Prayer
A humorous anecdote about a enslaved man who prays for a turkey and changes his prayer to ask for the turkey to come to him, claiming the turkey arrives before daylight. The tale ends with the speaker noting the turkey's arrival after a week of pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darky
Turkey
Brighten Carpets With Salt Before Sweeping
A simple cleaning tip says sprinkle salt on carpets before sweeping or wipe with a cloth wrung in salt water after sweeping. The salt removes dustiness and brightens colors. Use about a cupful of coarse salt per basin of water.
Jungle feast sparks uneasy jungle wedding meal
In a jungle scene the bride serves her husband breadfruit on a swaying elephant during their honeymoon. He grunts confused by the unfamiliar dish as monkeys protest the unusual offering.
Old Marsh the Sanford Char Acter Tells Water Joke
In Sanford Massachusetts a well known character named Old Marsh boasted of being able to live without water. He joked with a group of youths claiming water is the only thing he does not drink and quipped about their “halffish” appearance.
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Marsh
Sanford
Mass
Marah
Leaders in a Crowd Outshine Lone Voices, Cato Quote
A fragment quotes Cato noting that men who rely on crowds over personal counsel can mislead while collective voices in a crowd guide better decisions. The saying emphasizes crowd influence versus individual judgment.
Boarders balk at local country vegetables
Mrs Corntessel complains the boarders dislike the country vegetables. The farmer retorts that they should appreciate them since the produce was bought in the same town they originated from.
Dancing through ages the changing London manners
The London Times contrasts medieval and modern customs, noting universal dancing from queen to milk maid and street dances on May Day. It recalls courtly dances like the Danse au Violet and Pas de Brabant, loving night dances with tapers, and questions when England’s merry spirit and mixed kissing faded.
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London
Saya
London Times
Kinds of Weet and East West Phrases Quip
The Californian quips that among many “western” variants there is only one true east. The playful remark targets how the effete east talks of a muddled middle and different regional west terms, with a Philadelphia lawyer as audience.
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Philadelphia
Stuffed Apples With Chicken Filling
Large smooth apples are cored without piercing the bottom. A filling of finely chopped cold cooked chicken seasoned with salt pepper and parsley is mixed with bread crumbs. Stuff apples, dot with butter, and bake in a hot oven until tender but not falling apart.
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L. Douglas
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W.L
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Ugiasehord
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Case
Snake
Tamer
Younger
Thorne
New Jersey
Waterloo
Elule Symonda
George Symonds
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Trant
Passaic
Klale
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Andson
Mr. So-and-So
Misa Lew
Lew
Pasalc Avenue
Chief Knabib
Nutley Police de Part
Trey
Putnam
Hart
Jacobs
Cato
Home Comforts
Merry England
Ainst
Salt Lake City, Utah
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