Peruna Tonic Praised By Attorneys And Patients
A Washington D C attorney for the Anti-Trust League testifies Peruna helps catarrhal disorders and serves as a useful tonic. A Ontario resident credits Peruna with curing grip and aiding a sewing tradeswoman after three months of use. The note mentions Peruna tablets as a solid form equal to a standard dose.
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Tharin
Anti-Trust League
Pennsylvania Ave
N. W
Washington, D. C
T. Barnecott
West Aylmer
Man Offered Advice On Name Change By Judge
A talkative elderly man asks Judge Rufus B. Cowing how to alter his comical surname Failure to avoid business mockery. The judge suggests using the first name initial, but the man notes his first name is Adam making the adjustment awkward. The piece ends noting England issued 5443 motor licenses last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus B. Cowing
Judge Cowing
Adam
New York Times
England
Veteran teacher credits Postum with dramatic health aid
A longtime school teacher describes coffee poisoning and chronic symptoms before switching to Postum. She reports improvement after following package directions, noting loss of coffee aroma cravings and better health, praising the product from Battle Creek Michigan and citing The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum Co
Battle Creak
Mich
Wellville
Capazza of Paris unveils five passenger aeroplane dirigible
Paris inventor Capazza claims a combined aeroplane and dirigible can carry five passengers plus 20,000 pounds and stay aloft fifteen hours. The machine uses several screws and aims at extended flight capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capazza
Paris
Automobiles in England to use speed limiting devices
Discussion in England centers on mandating automatic speed controllers for cars to cap maximum speed on public roads. The device is said to be readily supplied. The text also surveys rattlesnakes and desert dunes in Peru with measurements and notes on windborne movement. It contrasts Lombardy Teutonic stock with southern Italian Roman stock.
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England
Islay
la Joya
Peru
S. I. Bailey
Italy
Lombardy
Milan
Naples
Death toll and world mortality figures cited
The article cites a death rate near 20 per 1000, estimating about 31 million annual global deaths. It notes that since birth, over two billion people have died, prompting reflections on mortality and the human lifespan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Infusion of Blood and Old Medical Myths
A New York Press passage recalls odd medical lore about blood transfusions. A woman sold nutritive blood for 50 dollars to treat a patient dying of endocarditis. The tale cites a doctor claiming anemia cures with rabbit blood and jokes about bull blood and kangaroo blood experiments.
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East
India
Molly
China
New York Press
Woman Coal Miner Lifts Car In Somerset County
Margaret Peterman of Peterman’s coal mine near Stoystown Somerset County lifted a loaded mine car unassisted after two workers failed to lift it following a derailment. She had earlier mined two loads for Joseph Koontz and George Wagner under a wager that they would load and haul the car. Koontz and Wagner now back her in a weight lifting match against any girl in Somerset or Cambria counties.
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Margaret Peterman
Peterman
Stoystown
Somerset County
Joseph Koontz
George Wagner
Miss Peterman
Rm, Koontz
Mr. Wagner
Somerset
Cambria County
Philadelphia
Cannot Escape Thoughts of a Thinking Man Quote
A reflective quotation notes that a person is a thinking being and can only steer thoughts as they arise. Sir William Temple emphasizes the inevitability of thought and the need to direct it constructively.
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Sir William Temple
Weather lore of shepherds and wool curls
A rustling old proverb notes that a shepherd can forecast weather by his sheep’s wool. The curlier the hair, the finer the predicted weather, reflecting folk belief in natural signs guiding daily life.
Cure Miracle Claims From Cuticura Remedies
An 1906 reader testifies that after years of a widespread dry eruption he found relief with Cuticura Remedies, spending little and regaining health. The notice also advertises Woolford’s Lotion for quick itch relief and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, with price details.
German Banks Merge Sets World Second Largest Banking Capital
Two major German banks merge in a thirty year union. The combined capital reaches about 71 million dollars, the second strongest aggregation in the world after the Bank of England.
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United Capital
Bank of England
Disliked Rice Throwing Incidents At Hartford Wedding
Two women faced possible arrest after reportedly throwing rice at a bride and groom in Hartford Connecticut last week as stationmaster interrupted the scene.
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Hartford
Conn
Veteran of three wars and Colorado pioneer speaks
Matthias Campbell a Civil War and two Indian wars veteran from Blair Nebraska says chronic back pain and urinary problems were cured after using Deans Kidney Pills. Both he and his wife used them and were completely cured according to doctors diagnosis. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York sponsors the ad.
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Matthias Campbell
Colorado
Nebraska Street
Blair, Neb
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement with testimonials
One hundred dollar reward offer for incurable catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo hosts endorsements from Waxtpine Kinnan Marvin. Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials available free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Hall's Family Pills recommended for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Waxtpine
Kinnan & Marvin
Pensions Increase Outpace Last Year in First Quarter
The pension issue for the first quarter of the current year surpasses the same period a year ago by 25 percent, marking the largest rise in ten years.
Nature Provides For Sick Women
In olden days remedies relied on roots and herbs. Lydia E. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts studied field remedies and offered a potent treatment for women's ailments perceived as more effective than drugs.
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Lydia E.kham
Lynn
Mass
Washing on bicycle turns wash day into pleasure in Edinburg
Virginia man H. G. Hitner builds a rotary washing machine mounted on a bicycle frame. He pedals to New Market while clothes are washed with soap and water, then returns with a clean load. The trend, part of Edinburg's recent boom, now features a motorcycle-powered variant by County Treasurer Hutcheson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
H. G. Hitner
Harry
Edinburg
P. S
Hutcheson
Government tree planting effort grows millions yearly
The article notes Uncle Sam's drive to plant and raise five and a half million young trees annually for forest preserves plans. It highlights the scale of government gardening as a major national task.
Hunger Strains Jerusalem Poor With Sparse Meals
In Jerusalem dates and melons form most meals for many poor residents. Reports indicate that people often eat only once daily as famine conditions persist.
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Jerusalem
Chinese bank notes predate Christ by two millennia
Historical note claims Chinese issued bank notes over 2000 years before Christ. Mention of nervous disease cures and a patent remedy advertised by Dr. H. R. at Arch Street Philadelphia. No verifiable medical claim provided.
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J. K. Foster
Newcastle
Queensland
Cuthura
Henry E. Kamping
Eagle Ave
New York
Woolford
Nebraska
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
Uncle Sam
Prkce Asc and Soc
Douglas
Mily
W.L. Dau
W. L
W. L. Oma
Nto
Brockton
Tony Fae
Heer
L Douglas Name
Caeteandl
W. L. Douglas
Sant Suen m
St. Vitus
Kline
H. R
Atkinson
Race St
Retary Agriculture
Ashington, D. C
Hales
Pike
Providence
R.J
Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
New York City
New South Wales
N.Y
Putnam
Monkue
Hug Oou
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