Pink Pills for Pale People touted as nerve tonic
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood and nerve remedy. It cites Mrs Harriet E B Porter of South Medford Massachusetts who credits them with ending dizzy spells neuralgia and partial paralysis symptoms. The copy claims the pills improve red blood cells energize nerves and aid conditions like rheumatism grip after effects and locomotor ataxia. It invites readers to request a booklet and to buy pills at 50 cents per box or two dollars fifty for six from the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
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Williams
Mergoua Wreck
Liberty Avenue
South
Medford
Mass
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
Pat and the cheap whiskey joke in Harper s Weekly
A satirical fragment recalls a house owner in the suburbs and his Irishman Pat who jokes he will drink cheap whiskey all his life. It also mocks Senator John T. Morgan of Alabama for accepting no pay, despite long hours and rail passes, and notes Shanghai Times on jail discipline and the abolition of bamboo punishment in China.
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Harper's Weekly
Pat
Pat Instanly
Morgan
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Senate
Shanghai Times
China
Editor Recovers Health After Grape-Nuts Trial
An Oklahoma editor reports gaining 25 pounds and restoring strength after using Grape-Nuts. He cites improved brain power and overall vitality, praising the food as scientifically made, highly nourishing, and delicious enough to win friends. He urges others to try it, noting the product’s advertised benefits.
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Okla
Weilville
Des Moines Engineer Claims Link to Rocket Rise
Edward Entwistle of Des Moines recalls his unique claim as the engineer who helped run George Stephenson’s Rocket, the first passenger locomotive. He describes his apprenticeship, the prize race on the Liverpool Manchester line, and the rocket’s eight frame, gauge, and trial speeds. Entwistle, now ninety two, relives the historic voyage and his absence from the Philadelphia display.
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Edward Entwistle
Des Moines
St. Louis
George Stephenson
Howard Entwistle
Entwistle
Stephenson
Liverpool
Manchester
Hntwistle
Duke of Bridgewater
George
Robert Stephenson
Gines
Philadelphia
Made for Fat Men at Columbia Chapel Arches
The New York Globe notes a gallery arch at Columbia University chapel was widened after a fat visitor became wedged while passing through. Builders chose extra width over perfect symmetry to prevent future blockages, ensuring the pier would not lose width on one side.
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Columbia University
New York Globe
Hello Girls of Manila Ephemeral Telephone Operators
Filipino telephone operators in Manila are praised for competence and prestige within local society. The role requires multilingual skills, chaperoned accompaniment, and rising pay from 20 pesos to higher wages as proficiency grows. The article notes strict social norms and a patient, unhurried pace in the Far East labor environment.
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Manila
Gitts
Isbor
Philippines
Manila Line
Far East
Curbing Temper Amid Dulcet Telephon Calls
A wary subscriber finds patience as a dulcet operator’s tones calm tempers during a telephone exchange. The scene highlights the soothing power of courteous service in tense moments.
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Scriber
Culicura Cures Severe Eczema in Child
A Piermont New Hampshire mother recalls her son Alyson now ten began with eczema at four months spreading rapidly. Doctors called it the worst case. After trying many remedies she used Culicura all three products at age three years four months and within six months his skin was clear. October 24, 1905.
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Alyson
New Head for Patent Office In Washington
Edward B. Moore of Michigan is named by the president to replace Frederick J. Allen as commissioner of patents. Moore, then assistant commissioner, rose through grit and bold moves, previously serving as inspector of internal revenue in 1876 and later tied to the patent office duties.
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Washington
Edward B. Moore
Michigan
Frederick J. Allen
Moore
Senate
Morrill
Maine
Grant
Systemic change overruns industry in modern era
The piece debates the overemphasis on systematization in large manufacturing firms. It notes a shift from earlier times with too little structure to an era where rigid systems risk stifling adaptability and human judgment. It warns against treating system as a universal commandment without balance.
His Usual Nightly Stunt by a Flustered Reporter
A blushing girl resists a persistent young reporter as he pleads to be heard. The scene centers on tension between romance and restraint, with the suitor insisting he will shorten his tale to 250 words.
Reward for catarrh cures and claims of honesty
How’s This reports a one hundred dollar reward offer for Catarrhhat cures and praises F J Cheney Co of Toledo for 15 years of business. It cites Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous system remedy and notes testimonials sent free with a 75 cent price. Also mentions Lal’s Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Bayveé
F. J. Cheney
Teluet
Walpixa
Eiman & Manyin
Wholeegle Drugets
The Same Species Dialogue at Suburban Express
A fragmentary exchange references shipping elephants ears to a florist on a suburban express and a trunk line joke. It mentions Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois and a remark about sewing and mending ways. The text mixes displaced phrases and unclear context with several proper nouns and locations.
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DR. Williams
Tilsey's Bank
Lancashire
England
Robert
Newcastle
Liverpool & Manchester Railway Company
Chat Moss
Hiverpool
Stephensons
Reading
FacSinle
New York
Castoria
What Is
Coning Castoria
Girls OF
Eczema Covered
Patent Office
Varish Exposition
Helkley
Roussvelt
Edward 8. Moore
Lewis
Cigara
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Cordelia
Dodds Hi
Minnesota
Roger C. Spooner
Pres
Donald L. & L. Co
Bemidti, Minn
Busel
James
Ios
Beloit
Defiance
Daisy
Actif
Renee Eae
Maire Thompson
Eye
Omaha
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