Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Offers Free Sample Bottle
A newspaper ad promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for back kidney and bladder trouble claiming it aids Bright s Disease and other conditions. It offers free sample bottles by mail and a booklet to readers who mention this paper with guidance to Dr Kilmer and Co based in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Bright
Bib
Swamp Root
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Swamp Red
Santa Claus Poem Recited by Mrs Veneta Miller Daughter
A historical column reprints a playful Christmas verse by Mrs Veneta Miller recited by her daughter Mary E Miller. The poem recalls Santa Claus arriving by sleigh and chimney, turning to grandpa in a household scene, and blessing the children with Christmas cheer.
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Veneta Miller
Mary E. Miller
Christmas Gatherings Highlight Local Family News
George Stout and wife of Jeffersonville visit Mrs Beaut's mother Mire Belle Aldrich. Henry Coles gifts three children with checks for Christmas. The Kan merling home hosts a large family dinner. Col and Mrs M C Welsh host a full family gathering with grandchildren. Rev B D A Allen reconsidered leaving Walnut Street Presbyterian for Decatur. Josephies buys C J Erdmann property on North East Street, moving in April. Mass family staying with Mrs Mass' mother Sarah Wooden. $3,500 paid for residence.
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George Stout
Jeffersonville
Sere
B. d A. Atlen
Walnut Street
Joseph “Ies
C. J. Erdmann
North East Street
Mass
Sarah Wooden
Moss
Benson's Plaster Advertisement Urges Cold Prevention
An old advertising piece warns of winter lung illnesses and promotes Benson's Plaster as a quick fix. It urges placing plasters on chest pain, advises using two if needed, and claims high curative power for coughs, rheumatism, and the grip. It notes availability in the United States with 25 cents each, prepaid postage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueutonia
Benson
United States
Seabury & Johnson
Mig, Chemists
N.Y
Messiah Birthday Hymn Announced for December 25 1901
The piece proclaims a Christmas hymn praising the birth of the Prince of peace and Messiah. It emphasizes universal joy and mercy, urging all nations and ages to celebrate with songs of love and peace on December 25, 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messiah
Earth
Redeemer
Mercy
The Corinthian Capital Tale of the Acantos Origin
A winter death in Corinth leads a maid to place treasured tokens at a grave. Spring sprouts an acanthus around a basket marking the grave, its leaves curling into volutes over four corners. Architect Frailimos draws from the scene to found the Corinthian capital style, as told by Vitruvius.
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Corinth
Frailimachos
Vitruvius
Couldeck's Company Barn Storms Virginia With The Chimney Corner
The company toured Petersburg in Virginia performing The Chimney Corner to an audience that stayed silent most of the time. Canuck appeared unmoved by the apathy, then erupted in rage at the finale, denouncing the audience as fools for sitting quietly through the play.
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Couldeck
Virginia
Petersburg
Chimney Corner
Couldock
John
Ellen
Coaldock
Spiders and Their Webs in the Garden
The article explains two main silk types in garden spiders webs. Radiating and main cables are dry and harmless while concentric threads are studded with viscous globules to trap prey. A third silk mass is produced to bind large insects entangled in the web.
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Cornhill Magazine
Marsupials Quip Triggers Classroom Exchange
A teacher quizzes students on marsupials. Johnny replies that they are animals with pouches in their stomachs. The teacher presses for function, and Johnny quickly agrees the pouches are for hiding when pursued, prompting further exchange.
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Johnny
Johkging
Landlady Proclaims Coffee Boil Time A True Success
A new boarder samples the brew and praises the landlady as she explains letting coffee boil for thirty minutes to draw out its goodness. The exchange reflects domestic routine and satisfaction with the kitchen practice.
Holland Wedding Tradition Feeds Guests With Bruid Quikers
In a Holland wedding, the bride and groom share a custom replacing cake with kui?ers called bruid quikers. Children pass them around in flower trimmed baskets as they are served to guests.
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Holland
Ancient Builders of Lahore Brick and Mortar Fortress
In Lahore a colossal brick and mortar building dating to about 320 B C stands, its builders mastering their craft so completely that it resisted four successive governments' efforts to remove it. India also has plastered white structures resembling marble and as smooth as glass.
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Lahore
India
Timezone Quip Stirs London New York Rivalry
A humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Record contrasts a Britisher claiming superiority with a Yankee retort about time zones. The Briton boasts, Oh, come now, we are ahead in many ways, while the American concedes their fire but notes the time difference from London to Philadelphia.
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London
Philadelphia
Juveline Reasoning Exchange Quip on Time and Walks
A humorous exchange compares a child and father over time on a watch and walking. Johnny reasons that both run faster for the same reason, reflecting a playful take on perception of time and movement.
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Mr. Wise
Johnny
Papa
Dobbs Warns of Cold Neglect Risks
Conversation shows Dobbs advising care for a cold while asserting many friends are looking after him. The remark implies a social support network around Dobbs amid illness.
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Dobbs
New Attraction Towne-I See Gayman Case Mentioned
In a Philadelphia Press item readers learn that Gayman paid Miss Ray 25000 dollars for breach of promise and Browne notes he aims to marry her for her money.
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Towne
Gayman
Miss Ray
Browne
Hem
Philadelphia
Monkey Circus Dose Sparks Cure Rumor
A vintage chain of text claims monkeys at Barnum's Circus were saved from consumption by dosed Scott's Emulsion after an accidental spill. It argues the medicine slows monkey deaths and suggests humans should try the product, touting the trade mark and pricing.
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Barnum
Scott
De Maupassant and the Etretat Rabbit Warren
A Norman novelist faced a cunning local scheme where peasants fed his rabbits and levied losses on his estate. After costly losses per rabbit he destroyed the enclosure and caught a visitor trying to steal wood. The man, an honest neighbor, had restocked the warren himself with rabbits.
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de Maupassant
Guy de Maupasant
Etretat
Bees of Fine Discrimination at the Portales
A Boston Herald note recounts a Mexican car column describing Morelian bees in an arcaded candy stand. Vendors claim the bees are mug inteligentes and harmless toward customers, with mild curiosity toward locals and visitors alike.
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Morelin
Senor
Caballero
Boston Herald
Bridget and Tim Secret One Quiet Night
Bridget a Boston maid reveals to her mistress that she is engaged to Tim and will wait two years to marry. Tim proves quiet at first, with Bridget explaining he will talk more once they have been engaged longer.
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Bridget
Boston
Tim
Bostonian finds Hare work split in two volumes in London shop
A Bostonian asks a London shopkeeper for Hare's Walks In London. The shelf reveals two volumes split at the middle. The Bostonian jokes about Hare being parted, and the next day he returns to say he sees the joke.
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London
Hare
Bostonian
Child Cured But Mother Mourns
A doctor gives a bolus of soothing remedies to a crying baby and stays overnight to observe results. After hours of silence he proclaims the child cured, only to learn the mother has begun to mourn from the outage.
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Tse
Patient seeks care after swelling prompts inquiry
A dialogue shows relief after a caller reports dental relief from Dr. Pullem, but the other person says the dentist is out of town. The exchange ends with a humorous twist about mistaken timing.
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Pullem
Christmas Pie in Old England Legend
The article recalls a Christmas dinner custom in medieval England featuring a huge pie made of fish flesh and fowl. It notes a Henry III tale where Gloucester’s sheriff was sent to obtain twenty salmon ten peacocks and ten prawns for Christmas pies.
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Old England
Henry
Gloucester
Doctor's questions reveal patients' lives and fees
In Tit-Bits, Dr. A asks why he questions patients about diet. Dr. B replies the questions help gauge social position and set fees, not diagnosis.
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Dr. A
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