Health Brings Happiness Says Mrs Shelton
Mrs C R Shelton of Covington Tennessee credits a Dean's Kidney Pills remedy for a dramatic recovery from kidney disease rheumatic pains and headaches after medicines failed. She reports rapid improvement and renewed strength and wellbeing. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Shelton
Pleasant Street
Covington
Tenn
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
How Bones Grow and Ossification Stages
The article explains bone development from temporary cartilage to a rigid framework. It describes gradual removal of cartilage, absorption and replacement by bony matter, and calcareous phosphate deposition forming continuous fibres. Dr Roget likens ossification to sculpting marble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peice
Roget
Youngest Sons Among Famous Figures
The passage notes Henry Campbell-Bannerman as the youngest son in his family and cites many prominent individuals who were the youngest or last-born in large brood lines. It lists Coleridge Irving Franklin Bach Wagner Mozart Rubens Webster Rembrandt Schumann George Eliot Lamb as examples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sirs
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Coleridge
Washington Irving
Benjamin Franklin
Johann Christian
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wagner
Mozart
Rubens
Daniel Webster
Rembrandt
Schumann
George Eliot
Charles Lamb
Wife Wins Over Coffee Habit With Postum Switch
A reader recounts how her husband quit coffee after she found relief from dizziness sleep trouble and heart palpitations via Postum. After trying the drink correctly brewed for 15 minutes and with cream and sugar added the family switches to Postum and she notes improved color and energy. The letter from Postum Co. promotes Postum with reference to The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Barrel-stave Hammock Echoes a Childs Dream
A nostalgic childhood verse recalls orchard gardens and the barrel-stave hammock. The speaker remembers tranquil summers, secret sweetness with a six-summered maiden, and the hammock’s slow sway as a memory of youth from Good Literature.
How to Make a Hammock From a Barrel
Step by step instructions describe converting a clean barrel into a swinging hammock using staves, holes, and rope. It notes spacing, durability, and portability for camping, with the barrel usable to pack gear.
Interesting game for girls
A brief note promotes a new game described as requiring little preparation and great skill to win. It claims suitability for girls and notes that the game involves no jumping, with the implication a girl can play.
Blindfold Potato Toss Prize Game
A parlor game named Blindfold Potato Toss assigns each child a potato to drop into a basket after blindfolding. White paper flags with names mark each potato, and the closest or winner’s potato earns a prize such as sugar or spice. A humorous peanut booby prize completes the fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Herald
Shearing the Sheep
Hustling nomads who travel northward from spring to summer are the sheep shearers of the West. They cover two thousand miles between first and last jobs, from Southern California to Manitoba, living as wage earners who may travel in Pullmans and wire employers ahead for reception. The article notes the champion shearer C. M. Marquis, who once stripped 320 sheep in eight hours at Iwo Dot Montana, and explains the machinery, wages, and social dynamics of shearing on large ranges with crews of about twenty in long sheds feeding on shaft-driven gear.
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California
Manitoba
Pullmans
Missouri
Wall Street
Thomas W. Lawson
United States
C. M. Marquis
Iwo Dot. Mont
Oregon
Montana
Wyoming
Australia
Red Gulch
Canada Line
Wsmax
Billings
Mont
New York Tribune
Pledge Hat Tradition at Japanese Wrestling Crowns
The article describes spectators in Japanese wrestling giving hats to winners as a pledge of genuine admiration. Hats are collected by attendants and later redeemed by owners with gifts, a custom meant to prove lasting enthusiasm after the excitement fades.
Why Kitty Dislikes Water
A cat dislikes water because its fur is not suited to being wet and it dries slowly. The damp fur makes the animal uncomfortable, leading to quick chill and reluctance to enter water.
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Kitty
A Modern Need Post Card Writer Joke
A Kansas City Journal quotation notes a shift from collecting old witticisms to creating a complete postcard writer. The exchange highlights humor and literary aims in a Minnesota era context reflected by a city newspaper quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Loans. An abroad loan placed by Knicker
The New York Sun notes a loan arrangement with Knicker requesting or confirming funds abroad. A terse remark hints at possible borrowing of an umbrella. The item reads as a brief, somewhat cryptic financial snippets column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knicker
Bocker
New York Sun
Remarkable recovery credited to Peruna tonic
Mrs Frank Stroebe of Appleton Wisconsin reports a dramatic health turnaround after using Peruna. She says prior to treatment she was a nervous wreck with poor sleep appetite and no will to live but regained strength and outlook after taking Peruna. She praises it as a rival untouchable tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Stroebe
Appleton, Wis
The Oldest Jury in Ancient Democracy
The piece notes that in ancient Greece the jury was formed by an elder community council. The oldest poet portrays a primitive court where a verdict of Guilty or Not guilty is decided by the common assembly with applause guiding the decision.
Made up language Volapuk created by Schleyer in 1879
The universal language Volapuk was invented by Swabian pastor Johann Martin Schleyer in 1879. The term derives from vol and puk meaning speak, reflecting its goal of worldwide communication.
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Johann Martin Schleyer
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Quick Shoe Comfort
Advert says Allen's Foot Ease powder eases tight new shoes and treats swollen hot feet ingrowing nails corns and bunions. Sold widely 25 cents with trial mail offer. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York. Canada reports fifty eight pulp mills and forty six paper mills. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething advertises gums inflammation pain wind colic 25 cents.
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Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Canada
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