Reverend Gray Praises Doan's Kidney Pills in Whitesboro
A Texas clergyman Rev G M Gray of Whitesboro says he suffered four years with lumbago and pain in every movement until Doan's Kidney Pills removed the trouble after a short time. He allows his name to be used to help others and notes the pill’s availability from dealers at 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. M. Gray
Whitesboro
Tex
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Where Grieg Lived in Bergen and the Lake Villa Visit
Mrs. Charles Cahier describes a visit to the composer Edvard Grieg at his country villa near Bergen. The party toured his study rooms and manuscript shelves, noted a carved inscription atop a cliff memorial, and witnessed Grieg’s grave marker awaiting his return at the lakeside. The account ends with a farewell from the platform as the group departed.
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Bergen
Madame Greig
Greig
Edward Greig
Edward Grieg
Grieg
Mme. Greig
Charles Cahier
Indianapolis News
Alice in Fairy Tale Helps a Little Girl Learn Duty
A mother sends a girl named Alice to run errands but she complains. A traveling fairy grants wishes to be Edith Vaughan Marjorie Reid Dorothy Dean and more, finally teaching Alice to value her own mother and duties. The story ends with Alice deciding to be a better girl.
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Alice
Edith Vaughan
Edith
Vaughan
Marjorie Reid
Marjorie
Dorothy Dean
Dorothy
Gertrude Fielder
A Western Political Split Named Baby Jennings Howard Johnson
Mr and Mrs A Johnson of Polk City Iowa faced a partisan clash over their four year old son choosing a name. Unable to agree on Bryan or Taft they named the child Jennings Howard Johnson reflecting neither side's preference.
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Bryan
Taft
A. Johnson
Polk City
Iowa
Jennings Howard Johnson
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises $100 Reward for Cure
The ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for a constitutional disease Catarrh. It states the remedy works through the blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation and build up the patient’s constitution. Proponents offer $100 for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Nature
J. Cooney & Co
Voledo
Prominent Figures in Europe and Americas Noted in Headlines
J P Morgan returns from Europe vacation. Col Nevins of Red Bank elected G A R Commander in Chief. Sir Vincent Corbett arrives at Port of Spain as British minister. Emanuel Mandel dies from train fall at Basle. John A Hall dies in London. Bishop Hanna offered Archbishopric of Mexico by Pope. Harry Peck divorces in South Dakota. Nathan Straus returns to New York after founding pasteurized milk labs. Lord Sackville dies in England aged 81. Count Zeppelin plans large air ship factory at Berlin. Duke of the Abruzzi to visit America to arrange Katherine Elkins marriage. Sackville West will contest baronial will.
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J. P. Morgan
Europe
Nevins
Red Bank
N. J
Vincent Corbett
Venezuela
Port of Spain
Emanuel Mandel
Chicago
Basle
Switzerland
John A. Hall
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
London
Bishop Hanna
Pueblo
Mexico
Harry Thurston Peck
Columbia University
New York City
South Dakota
Nathan Straus
Lord Sackville
Cleveland
England
Count Zeppelin
Berlin
Germany
Duke of the
America
Rome
Ernest Henry Sackville West
Mother and Child Nourished by Grape-Nuts in Letter
A Virginia mother credits Grape-Nuts for restoring her health and enabling successful nursing. She reports her baby improved and she could perform all tasks, following a doctor’s advice to change diet. The Postum Co. promotes Grape-Nuts with claimed testimonies and references to The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Ducks as peacemakers delight girls in barnyard tale
Beth boasts she knows more about ducks than anyone else while Mildred doubts her. Grandmother Maitland raises ducks well, and Beth explains how two ducks named Pippin and Dumpling intervene in a mock fight between roosters, quacking and separating them. A. T. in Youth's Companion.
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Mildred
Beth
Pippin
Dumpling
A. T
Robin family and two children befriend a fallen chick
A story describes Father and Mother Robin in a cherry tree and four babies. Two blue eyed children observe them at breakfast and worry about scaring the birds. Dot and Jack rescue a fallen robin and place it back in the nest, forming a new friendship.
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Dot
Jack
Robin
Little Dot
Mother Robin
Jennie B. Smith
Ball game ban quoted in a warning exchange
A dialogue from the Washington Star shows a parent blocking William Eugene from attending a ball game. The child protests, claiming growing independence, but the guardian insists he must stay home. The exchange ends with a threat to paddle any attempt to go.
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William Eugene
Washington Star
Their Game
A nursery scene contrasts two children with a motherly warning. The little girl explains their game mirrors a quiet son of a father returning home late, while the other child imitates him as the noisy daughter. The anecdote reflects family dynamics and child behavior.
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Minnie
Tommy
Papa
Everybody’s Magazine
The English Way. A grim morning commute aboard the E. and C. Railway
A grocer's assistant recalls the rigid code aboard the E. and C. Railway waking routine. Ten men share a quiet car each day for years, never speaking, until a bold conversation invites a chilling reaction.
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Grocer
No Genius in the Kansas City Times Quip
A Kansas City Times quip notes a man is clever yet not a real genius for his strict punctuality about keeping appointments. The brief cartoonish remark contrasts cleverness with reliability in a humor column.
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Kansas City Times
House Work and the Silent Struggle of Women
A public appeal notes thousands of American women in homes sacrifice their health to keep families neat and fed. It warns that overwork, pain, and undisclosed troubles burden them daily and calls for aid to ease the burdens these women bear in silence.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed By Beaver Falls Resident
A Beaver Falls resident, Boyd of Beaver Falls, praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound calling it a boon to relief from female troubles. The advertisement notes the remedy's 30 year history, claims of cures for displacements inflammation and related symptoms, and Mrs Pinkham inviting women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
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Ors Z Ae
Ayville
Boyd
Beaver,Falls
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Children’s, Department
Woman’s Home Companion
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W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Spark Sr
Brockton
Mass
THE
Industrial Law League, Inc
Broadway
New York
Evaviene
Book Publishing House
Leonard Street
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