Pink Pills for Pale People advertised as nerve tonic
An advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for nervous disorders anemia and related conditions. It links blood enrichment to nerve health and cites Mrs Harriet E Porter of South Medford Mass detailing dizziness neuralgia and recovery after using the pills. The copy notes uses for fatigue headaches and even partial paralysis and offers a booklet and purchase by mail from Schenectady NY.
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Williams
Harriet E. Porter
Liberty Avenue
South
Medford
Mass
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
Pat and the cheap whiskey joke from Harper's Weekly
A rich suburban employer jokes about Pat the Irishman’s drinking. Pat replies he will drink cheap whiskey all his life unless it kills him. Also notes on Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama, his unpaid magazine work, and long hours. The Shanghai Times discusses punishment by bamboo in China, calling for its reintroduction.
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Harper’s Weekly
Trishman
Pat
Morgan
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Senate
Shanghai Times
China
Jimmie Williams
Jimmie
Editor finds Grape Nuts fed him back to health
An Oklahoma editor reports gaining 25 pounds and restoring brain power after using Grape-Nuts. He calls the food highly nourishing, delicious, and asserts it replaced a costly doctor bill, praising its scientific make and lasting effects. He urges readers to try it and notes the advertising’s accuracy from personal proof.
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Okla
Opy
Wellville
Veteran Pitcher Gy Young Dominates Early Major Leagues
Gy Young of the Boston Americans stands as a top star in his seventeenth major league season. His career .548 winning percentage in 1904 and multiple seasons above .700 or .600 mark him among the era’s elite. Griffith, Orth, Donahue, Powell, Tannehill, Sudhoff and Callahan rank among long-serving peers, with Waddell a sporadic presence since 1897. Jess Tannehill and Chesbro trail in victories, while Griffith leads as a manager with three of the four most successful steady pitchers in recent years. Bernhard of Cleveland rounds out the group as a notable four-year veteran.
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Gy” Young
Griffith
Young
Orth and Donahue
Powell
Tannehill
Sudhoff
Callahan
Rube
Waddell
Jess Tannehill
New York Americans
Chesbro
Bernhard
Cleveland
Napoleon
Shakespeare Lines Describe Baseball Like a Bench revealed
A playful collage cites Shakespeare quotes tied to baseball actions and players from Stratford on the Avon to modern game terms. The piece lampoons classic drama with sporting lore, mixing phrases about pitches hits and umpire calls with cheeky attributions.
Young Mathewson Released By Giants
Hank Mathewson is released by the New York Giants to Wilmington. McGraw has tried for over a year to mold the young brother of Christy Mathewson into a star pitcher. He has speed and stuff but lacks control.
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Young Mathewson
Hank Mathewson
New York Giants
Wilming
McGraw
Christy
Elberfeld Explains Tips For Shortstop Play In Baseball
Norman Elberfeld, New York Americans shortstop, outlines reading pitchers and batters, avoiding unnecessary moves, and guiding teammates. He emphasizes reading minds, positioning with runners on base, and supporting baserunners to generate runs over flashy fielding.
Made for Fat Men Narrow Arch Altered at Columbia Chapel
The New York Globe reports that a gallery arch at Columbia University chapel was widened after a large visitor wedged himself through. Builders sacrificed symmetry to prevent future jams, adjusting the pier to gain width on one side without weakening the structure.
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Columbia University
New York Globe
Eczema Covered Baby Cleared With Cuticura
A mother recalls her son’s eczema starting at four months and spreading rapidly. After trying many medicines, she used all three Cuticura remedies and notes he improved in two months and was well within six months. Piermont, NH. Oct 24, 1905.
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R. L. Risley
Piermont
N. HL
His Usual Nightly Stunt
A blushing girl resists an infatuated young reporter in a melodramatic exchange. She protests listening as night grows late, while he pleads to hear him out, promising to shorten his speech to 250 words in a Roseleaf tale of romance.
American League Notes Highlight Pitcher Movements
The notes report Stafford as the new umpire and coach, Barger joining Montreal from the Highlands, and Deosten sending Krah to Baltimore. It notes Cleveland's weak left field, La Jeune moving to Milwaukee, Stovall under criticism, Hughey Jennings rising in Detroit, Delehanty wavering about retirement, Flick rising as top hitter behind Hoffman, and waivers requested by Washington on Kitson, Warner, Hickman, and Schafly.
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Cleveland
Deosten
Krah
Baltimore
Bill Bradley
Chicago
Lajeune
Milwaukee
George Stovall
Detroit
Hughey Jennings
Frank Delehanty
Flick
Danny Hoffman
Washington
Kitson
Warner
Hickman
Schafly
Wall's Catarrh Cure Ad Offers Reward
One hundred dollars reward for a cure of catarrh that Wall's Catarrh Cure cannot achieve. Testimonial from I J Cheney for 14 years, claims of honest business, and endorsements from wholesale druggists. Internal remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Wall
Fr. Cheney & CO
Toledo
I. J. Cheney
Lis Jim
WaLpind, Kinnan & Manvin
Talia
Yake Hal
The Same Species Phrase Jokes and Ads
A quirky collage of lines from old advertisements and wordplay. It parodies shipping elephants ears to a florist and trunk line puns, mentions Lewis' Single Binder cigars, and notes a Peoria factory dealer while quipping about mending ways without sewing.
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Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
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