Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
One hundred dollar reward offered for an incurable case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co of Toledo endorsed by Waupine Kinnan Marvin and others as trustworthy. Cure taken internally, 75 cents per bottle. testimonials available. Sold by all druggists. Also Hall's Family Pills recommended for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Waupine, Kinnan & Marvin
Reserved Girl Sparks Private Judge Question
A terse exchange recalls a remark about a reserved girl and prompts a judge to ask who she is for. The snippet hints at a hidden witness or attendee drawing curiosity from courtroom spectators.
Causes of Headache and remedies summarized
From October to May Dela is noted as a frequent cause of headache. Laxative Bromo Quinine is mentioned as a remedy. E Grove appears on the box as part of the product labeling.
Appetites of Woodsmen Show Big Camp Consumption
A Greenwood lumber camp with thirty five men consumes daily 200 large biscuits 150 doughnuts thirty six pies and six quarts of dry beans plus vegetables and a large beef every five days. The boss likely gets the extra pie. Also notes fashion and Chilean coal discovery near Valdivia with plans to develop the mine.
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Greenwood
Kennebec Journal
Doctor's Gift Food Worth Its Weight in Gold
A Pennsylvanian recounts how Grape-Nuts improved chronic indigestion and biliousness after a doctor recommended it. He notes quick relief, a month of progress, and renewed vitality, praising the food and its inventor, with the Postum Company attribution and a nod to The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Cleansing Brush Promoted For Kitchen Tasks
A small stiff brush aids scrubbing potatoes and lemons and should be washed before use. The item may carry tiny brown scale like eggs of an insect.
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Indianapolis News
Congress considers tariff, race, and postal issues in session
The Indian appropriation bill passed as Congress debates ocean mail subsidy and race car policy in District of Columbia street railway bill. Impeachment talk against Judge Wilisy appears amid calls for confidence votes on railroad grants and the Littlefield liquor transit bill. The postal commission reports favor a long service term for the Post Office head as warship spending faces criticism.
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House
Cannon
Congress
Dalzell
District of Columbia Street Railway
Daniel Davenport
Bridgeport
New York
Wilfisy
United States Court
Shanghai
China
Littlefield Interstate Liquor Transit Boi
E. C. Dinwiddie
Anti-Saloon League
House Judiciary Committee
Postal Commission
Post Office Department
Potato Cement Recipe for Homemade Glue
A Boston Post note suggests making glue from a cold boiled potato. Rub a small piece of potato on paper with your fingers for about five minutes until it reaches the right consistency and sticks as strong as glue.
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Boston Post
Hoses saved by cotton tape method for infants and hosiery
A New York World note explains sewing a small cotton tape to the top of stockings where pins or supporters fasten prevents wear and extends the life of hosiery. The tip also applies to infants flannels and similar garments where pins are repeatedly used and removed.
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New York World
Lemons Believed to Kill Germs in Sunshine
The Indianapolis News reports lemons contain citric acid that can kill typhoid germs in twenty four hours. Raw lemon juice and sun exposure reportedly killed typhoid bacilli in hours, and lemons are said to aid in treating smallpox and cholera due to their medical properties.
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Indianapolis News
Cooking for invalids prompts appetizing meals
A nurse’s guide from the American Cultivator advocates disguising meals for invalids to tempt the palate. It urges variety, surprises, and disguising familiar dishes with light custards and egg white foams to make meals appealing while easing preparation.
Peary's Dogs Run Wild in Casco Bay Escape
Commander Peary reports Esquiman dogs have escaped from Casco Bay island confinement and are roaming on the ice near Augusta killing a deer and other game, raising risk they may be shot.
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Augusta
Peary
Esquiman
Casco Bay
A Well Man at 81 Credits Dean's Kidney Pills
Daniel S. Queen of Salem Virginia recalls a long struggle with back pain and kidney trouble. After trying many remedies he found relief with Dean's Kidney Pills. He credits the medicine with restoring his health at 81 and says it saved his life. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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Daniel S. Queen
Burrell Street
Salem
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Cooking ideas from a vintage kitchen card
A collection of old fashioned recipes including Browned Turnips with peppers, Boquet Salad using layered vegetables, Soft Ginger Chocolate Creams in cones, Webster Cake split batter with raisin molasses mix, and Salmon Croquettes with creamed butter, eggs and crackers for frying.
Boiling Point Method for Clear Coffee
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch note describes heating coffee to boil then holding just below to extract oils without boiling. Use a spotless white enamel pot with a steam nosepiece, one tablespoon per cup plus one for the pot, and an egg shell or white for clarification. Wash eggs first and avoid too much egg to prevent coating and waste. For a family of four, one egg can make coffee four times.
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St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Japanese town sits inside crater of extinct volcano
A Japanese town with about 20 000 residents lies within the crater of an extinct volcano. The unusual settlement is noted as a geographic curiosity and draws interest for its location and environmental setting.
New Piles Cure Claims Fast Results and Machinery Output
An advertisement promises Paro Ointment cures piles in six to fourteen days with a money back guarantee. It also touts a new machine capable of making match splits at forty thousand per minute.
All That Didn’t Sink
A river town resident jokes about a “floating population” during the rainy season. The visitor and native exchange humorous banter cited by Puck in a colonial-era voice.
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Puck
Ads claim cures and tonics from distant lands
A杂 fragment lists Brown’s Bronchial Traches praised for hoarseness coughs and sore throat. It touts Algerian yin sea grapes per acre and Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion claiming a 30 minute itch cure. Sold at druggists.
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Brown
Woolford
Three Cures of Eczema and Potatoes in France
A woman cites her brother's eczema relief after using Cuticura Ointment and credits the remedies with curing her grandchild and another baby. Mrs. Sarah E. Lusk of Coldwater Michigan reports the turn in 1907. Separate note mentions France using 4,000,000 tons of potatoes annually for starch and alcohol.
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Indiana
Sarah E. Lusk
Coldwater
Mich
France
Salzer Seed Co offers original seeds and samples by mail
An 1880s rural notice touts Salzer's Earliest Potato and Salzer's Wisconsin yield data, promising 464 to 736 bushels per acre, plus catalogs and seed packs. It markets farm seeds like oats and barley, requests stamps and 14 cents for samples, and adds health and consumer product notes amid prairie wealth and longevity claims.
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Salzer
Wisconsin
New Yorker
John A. Salzer
America
Sunflower Cultivation Proposed for Kansas Farmers
F D Coburn considers issuing a bulletin urging Kansas farmers to grow Russian sunflowers. He found a European market for crushed seeds used in fine toilet soap oil. Coburn learned of this from a London grain importer H A W Corfield who requested farmer names.
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F. D. Coburn
Kansas
Corfield
Coburn
Kansas Farmer
Kansas City Journal
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound praised for women’s health
The Pinkham Vegetable Compound is extolled for relieving female suffering and saving many from surgery. It is made from roots and herbs with no drugs and claims to restore feminine health based on extensive testimonial letters filed in Lynn Massachusetts. A closing analogy compares a bird's wing strength to a man's arm.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydlia E. Pinkham
One Day Cure for a Cold Bromo Quinine Ad
An old advert notes Laxative Bromo Quinine with signature of E. W. Grove touting a cold cure in one day. It claims a horse can last about twenty five days without food if water is plentiful. N.Y.-11
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E. W. Grove
N.Y
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Rnia Fic Syrup Co
Allahabad
Fifth Avenue
Valdivia
Chile
Lebu
Lota
HALS
Gallinger
Mr. Depew
S. S. McClure
Senate Naval Committee
Reuterdahl
Fucash
Miss Cayenne
Wate
Virginia
Erigure
Ieee
Norroms
Ine
Arch St
Phila
The
Rural New Yorker
Prairie Districts
Canada
Lydia E.pinkham
Mother Gray
Naree
Onl Ren
New York City
A. Olmsted
le Roy
de H. . Green
Atlanta
Patrick
Ireland
Jacobs Oil
W.a.douglas
Perew
FAMIL
Ig Bey Senet
W.L. Pane
Putnam
Monroe Drug Company
Quincy
Illinois
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