Peruna Tonic Praised By Officials And Patients
An attorney from Washington DC and a Canadian resident endorse Peruna as a highly useful tonic and remedy for catarrhal disorders. Testimonials describe recovery from pneumonia and improved health enabling work, with note that Peruna tablets offer a solid alternative to the liquid form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tharin
Anti-Trust League
Pennsylvania Ave
N. W
Washington, D. C
T. Barnecott
West A
The Song of the Hammer in a Dame’s Sewing Club
A Milwaukee reader recounts a sewing society gathering where women sing a blunt parody about a hammer. The verse mocks neighborly faults while they sew shirts for distant heathen use, turning the workday into satire and gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
iNiam ¥. Kirk
Milwaukee
He Can't Keep Up. A Fast Young Man Is Seldom Able to Keep Up
A Chicago Daily News item notes that a rapid young man struggles to match his running expenses, highlighting financial strain and pace in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Teachers Learn From Postum Cure Report
A veteran school teacher recalls quitting public schools years ago due to coffee induced illness. After trying Postum, prepared as directed, she reports marked health gains and no longer craves coffee. The letter, attributed to Postum Co. of Battle Creek, claims strict truth and urges reading The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Fountain of Perpetual Youth
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Fragmented verse fragment prompts odd historic ape reference
A cryptic OCR style text describes a peculiar figure and evolving personas as “apes” become historic. It hints at a transformed appearance, inflated chest, multiple toes, and varied careers. The piece mentions a woman and a bobaction term, suggesting abstract, surreal imagery.
Judge Clears Path for Mine Work After Public Hearings
A judge indicates mining operations will start once public considerations are addressed. The remark implies a timeline contingent on community input and formal approvals.
Mrs Richleigh and Mrs Gossip Duel in Society Column
A brisk exchange in the Baltimore American turns on Mrs Richleigh's weight with Mrs Come up remarking she might lose embonpoint if not so fat. The witty slice reflects social stereotype and magazine humor of the era.
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Richleigh
Baltimore
Tobacco in the Cleveland Leader Says It Stirs Brains
A Cleveland Leader cartoon quotes a writer asking if tobacco stimulates the brain and answers that it may dull hunger rather than sharpen thinking. The exchange highlights tobacco use and appetite in a humorous editorial tone.
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Cleveland Leader
Noted Milwaukee Quip on Tompkins as Liar
A Milwaukee Sentinel quip frames Tompkins as a remarkable liar whose stories never gain belief, suggesting his notoriety rests on the disbelief of others rather than truth.
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Tompkins
Milwaukee Sentinel
Local atmosphere in the cyclone belt revealed
A Washington Herald quotation places a traveler’s request for local atmosphere in the heart of the cyclone belt, underscoring a vivid regional climate reference. The exchange uses dialect to capture the scene’s character and setting.
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Washington Herald
Diet Gnosis Gag From Ally Sloper
Cartoon caption jokes that a doctor asks patients about meals to gauge diagnosis and price, illustrating humorous medical quackery. A daughter questions the inquiry while the physician explains it helps estimate charges.
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Ally Sloper
Dooma Doom Echo in Court Quip Ride
A playful exchange from the Chicago Tribune frames a Russian court scene with a courier fearing the Czar’s doom and a weeping jester insisting events will not unfold as direly. The quotation mix highlights irony and cultural flavor.
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Chicago Tribune
Cure Miracle Prompts Man to Praise Remedies
A New Yorker credits the Cuticura Remedies with curing a severe body eruption after medical failures. He reports vast savings on prior doctors and ointments and calls the treatment a perfect miracle. The ad text also lists other products and a teething syrup with prices.
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Henry KE. Kamping
Eagle Ave
New York
N. Y
Gold Leaf Implanted in Brain After Injury
Richard Swanger of Baltimore survived an eleven day coma after a tree fell on him. Surgeons at Maryland University Hospital separated brain covering from the dura and inserted a sheet of gold leaf between the brain tissue and its covering, a remarkable operation expected to leave Swanger with gold leaf in his head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Swanger
Baltimore
Maryland University Hospital
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Health
A historic sales notice extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a proven remedy for female ailments. It highlights roots and herbs over drugs, cites thirty years of cures, and invites women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lynn, Maas
United States
Umbrella Tale Illuminates Tariff Reform Debate
Joseph Chamberlain recounts a fable of a farmer and an umbrella to illustrate ignorance in politics. He argues critics misunderstand his tariff reform proposals, using the story as a humorous analogy about practicality and perception.
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Joe” Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Veteran of three wars claims kidney relief with Dean's pills
Matthias Campbell, Civil War and two Indian wars veteran living in Blair Nebraska, describes long back pains and urinary stoppage cured after he and his wife used Dean's Kidney Pills. Doctors diagnosed advanced kidney trouble. Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. FosterMilburn Co Buffalo New York.
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Matthias Campbell
Colorado
Nebraska Street
Blair, Neb
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Cheney and Hall's Catarrh Cure Adverts in Toledo
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for a cureable case of eeeee and promotes F J Cheney as trustworthy. It includes testimonials for Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and claims it acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions Take H Family Pills for constipation and wholesale druggists in Toledo Ohio.
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Jheney * Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
O. Hall
Double-entry Bookkeeping Quip From Argonaut
A quip explains double-entry bookkeeping as keeping two sets of books one of which can be produced in court if needed. The line reflects modern business methods and college classroom humor about accounting practices.
Pensions Increase Reported for First Quarter
The pension issue for the first quarter of the present year exceeds the same period last year by 25 percent, following last year's record increase which was the largest in ten years.
First Standing Armies Formed in Europe
The first standing army of modern times was established by Charles VII of France in 1445 and England followed with a standing army in 1638.
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Charles VII of
France
England
Bamboo Lighthouse of Japan Defies Waves and Rot
A Japanese bamboo lighthouse is described as highly resistant to powerful waves with wood that does not rot. The structure’s famed durability is attributed to the material and construction, suggesting ancient marine engineering prowess.
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Japan
No Harmony in Two Talking Machines Run
A Chicago News item reports a domestic dispute themed gag about two talking machines running simultaneously. The husband blames lack of harmony on the competing devices while the wife questions the absence of music.
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Chicago News
Miss Winkler Advances Conception of Mars Signal
A Cleveland Plash Dealer quips about Miss Winkler reacting to the idea that Mars signals Earth. The jab portrays Winkler as conceited, reacting self consciously to a planetary remark.
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Winkler
Mars
Cleveland
Orderly Officer and Raw Recruit Debate Irish Stew
A humor fragment shows an orderly officer asking for complaints and a raw recruit protesting Irish stew. The recruit suggests meat could be fresh if from the Crimea era, noting long storage since the Crimean campaign.
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Welseley
Crimea
Nervous diseases cured by Dr Kline’s nerve tonic
The notice touts Dr H R Kline of Philadelphia offering a trial of Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Tonic for nervous diseases and St Vitus Dance. It claims a cure and invites readers to consult 931 Arch St. The piece also notes ancient Chinese bank notes dating more than 2000 years before Christ.
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St. Vitus
Kline
H. R. Kline
Arch St
Phila
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Ocnticura
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Ruggists
Nebraska
W. L. Douglas
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Roth
Brockton
Maas
W. CL. Douglas
Faye
Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Mass
Atkinson
Race St
Philadelphia
Ourrantee
Etary of Agiculture
Washington, D.C
Hales
Pike
Sor
Providence
B.I
H.eneen
Atlanta, Ga
Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
New York City
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N.Y
Putnam
Quincy
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Titinalen
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