Cure for Itching Disease Promoted by Cuticura Remedies
O L Wilson of Puryear Tennessee describes a three year skin illness with itching swellings on face neck and body. After two doctors failed the Cuticura Remedies cured much of the sores in a week and fully healed after three sets. February 8 1908. Potter Drug and Chem Co Boston Mass.
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O. L. Wilson
Puryear
Tenn
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Cuticura Remedies
Boston
Mass
Allen's Foot Ease Promoted as Original Foot Powder
A dated promotional claim extols Allen's Foot Ease as a clean healing antiseptic powder that relieves tired feet while you walk. It cites over 30 000 testimonials and warns against imitators paying dealers larger profits, urging buyers to insist on the original product.
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Allen
Family Conflict Prompts Warning in Brooklyne Life
A domestic dispute as a father urges his son to abandon fast living while the son defends the family role of setting an example for younger children in a Brooklyne Life feature.
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Brooklyn
Hall's Catarrh Cure and patents for British women
State of On10 Toledo. Frank J Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney Co sworn pledge to pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Cure taken internally acts on blood and mucous surfaces. 75c sold by druggists. Also note on 600 British women patents yearly for feminine inventions to motors cars and wireless tech.
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City of
Toledo
Lucas’ County
Frank J. Cheney
F.j.cheney & Co
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Virginia merchant aided by a very big gravel stone
Co L Wood of Fentress Norfolk Va suffered months of back kidney and bladder pain with irregular kidney flow. After failing medical treatment he used Deans Kidney Pills and within a few days passed a stone measuring about 5/16 by 1/2 inch and has had no kidney trouble since. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Co. L. Wood
Fentress
Norfolk Co
Mr. Wood
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
The Steamboat Whistle and Its Far Reach
The piece discusses how sounds travel and notes the deep resonate whistle of Ohio and Mississippi river packets carries farther than higher tones. It emphasizes the steamship whistle as a distinct, memorable sound whose vibrations can move air and linger in quiet nights.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Harper'’s Weekly
The tariff praised as wonderful by citizens and farmer
The Washington Star quotes an earnest citizen calling the tariff a wonderful institution and Farmer Corntassel adding it is an unprecedented marvel. The exchange presents a lighthearted view of tariff talk in Congress.
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Farmer Corntassel
Washington Star
Daisies and Buttercups In Jean Ingelow Verse
Poem excerpt reflecting on daisies buttercups and hedgesparrow with children songs and family imagery. Mentions daisy chain mother sing hedge sparrow and waves of memory for innocent joy. Verse from Boston Journal attribution Jean Ingelow.
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Jean Ingelow
Boston Journal
Ears of Predatory and Flying Animals Compared
A Home Herald summary explains that predators like tigers wolves and foxes tilt ears forward to collect sound in the direction of pursuit while prey and flying animals such as rabbits deer and birds turn ears backward to hear approaching threats. The note highlights functional hearing adaptations in beasts of prey and those of flight.
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Home Herald
Wise Owl Plays Possum in Greenwich Tree Warden Story
Greenwich Connecticut tree warden Charles T. Hotaling, president of the Connecticut Tree Wardens Association, narrates how a hoot owl found in a dead limb appeared dead but sprung away when released, proving it had been playing possum.
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Charles T. Hotaling
Greenwich, Conn
Connecticut Tree Wardens’ Association
Mr. Hotaling
Tutsus Fight and Kitten Scene in a New York Tribune Letter
Philip Coe recounts Tutsu the tramp cat living under a neighbor barn receiving milk from two brothers. She bears six kittens with varied colors. While guarding her brood she fights a larger cat near rock work and wins, then returns with tail high as the other flees.
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Tutsu
Philip Coe
New York Tribune
Hans and Peter Meeting on the Way to Market
A morning meeting between Hans and Peter contrasts a carefree, stout man with a worried, thin man. Hans jokes his sole trouble is his wife’s complaints about his weight, while Peter laments his perpetual concern and his friends’ complaints about his thinness.
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Hans
Peter
Dlump
Bodies Swap Reveals Self Rather Than Flesh
Two friends Hans and Peter swap bodies to test speed and patience. After months the swap ends, revealing the core difference is who they are inside, not their appearances. The tale concludes that identity lies in self rather than form.
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Hans
Peter
Arlo Bates
St. Nicholas
A Piece of Candy and a Lesson in Honor
Ruth faces a candy temptation after illness. She recalls her mother’s trust and the doctor’s orders to avoid sweets. A kind stranger offers candy, she resists, and a man nearby challenges her by memory of a broken promise. She rejects the candy, learns honesty and courage, and receives a gift from the stranger’s son.
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Ruth
W. Field
Morning Star
Paris Reports Sharp Rise in Horse Slaughter Deaths
Nearly 50 000 horses were killed for food in Paris last year an increase of about 19 percent from the year before. Authorities note higher slaughter demand and stricter inspections affecting numbers.
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Paris
Untitled Verses on Heroes and Loss in Baseball
Fragmented verse recalls historical figures and battles to frame love of sport. It alternates between grand allusions to Napoleon Caesar and a narrator’s reflections on fame, pride, and tears tied to a home team’s fortunes. The piece blends mythic milestones with a personal bias toward athletics.
Quotable quips and cartoons from old newspapers
A collage of jokes and witticisms from multiple papers including Chicago Daily News Life Washington Star Detroit Free Press Baltimore American Louisville Courier-Journal Cleveland Plain Dealer Punch and others. The snippets feature humorous lines on Nero fiddling love courtship driving and policing with a dash of regional character.
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Nero
Chicago Daily News
Ida
Alice
Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Detroit Free Press
Patagonia
Louisville Courier-Journal
Esmeralda
Gwendolen
Chicago Tribune
Baltimore
Polite Interruptions Cited In Kansan City Times
A Kansas City Times quips on social norms about interrupting talk and commenting on attire. The dialogue contrasts polite listening with performative praise in conversations.
Weighty Question Promoters Weigh Stock and Lunch
A witty line from Puck features two promoters discussing whether to issue more stock to match higher capital or simply have lunch after hearing a recent take of two dollars. The exchange reveals humorous business satire on valuation and choices.
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Puck
Average dog life spans noted in years
A brief note states the typical life expectancy of a dog ranges from ten to twelve years.
A Famous Health Builder Tonic Laxative Herb Tea
A promotional note touts a tonic laxative herb tea as a health builder that cleanses the bowels and restores natural function. It urges readers to obtain Lane's Family Medicine and try the herb tea, claiming it surpasses previous remedies.
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Lane
Georgia Doctor Credits Grape-Nuts For Restoring Health
A prominent Georgia physician shares a personal health recovery after using Grape-Nuts. He claims the food rebuilt nerve and brain tissue and muscle, improved digestion, and enabled him to return to practice after a period of illness. He urges others to read The Road to Wellville and notes periodic new letters.
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Georgia
Wellville
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Royal Irish Constabulary
Maginnis
Kansas City Times
Taam Druggist
Munyon
Hale
Pike
Westminster Abbey
Henry V
Queen Elizabeth
London Daily News
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