Pernna and Dyspepsia Remedy Endorsement from Dr S B Gagan
Ex Senator M C Butler era speech is cited in a medical note by Dr S B Gagan endorsing Pernna as an internal catarrh remedy for stomach dyspepsia. The text claims catarrh of the stomach causes dyspepsia and that Pernna directly addresses these indications with a revised formula including a laxative addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M C. Butler
M. C. Butler
U. S
South Carolina
Washington, D. C
Peruns Medicine Co
Amber Dredge Yields Fungi Insects and Fossils
A large clear amber mass from the Baltic Sea contains visible intact insects, small furred mammals, teeth and jaws. The find highlights amber as a preservative medium revealing ancient life forms beyond fossils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balle Sea
Gector
Senator Tilman Quizzes Militia Captain in War Record Tale
The Milwaukee Sentinel recounts a Concord episode where a militia captain, strict and exacting, scrutinizes his men during inspection. The sailors face a unique order to grow mustaches prompting a young farmer to ask about color. The tale contrasts old military drill with humorous defiance.
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Tilman
Milwaukee Sentinel
Concord
Militia
Martial Locking
Mean telegraphy tale at Denver brunch desk
A gullible Denver telegraph office worker narrates an encounter with a young man who reveals he is Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, after she explains how the instruments work and sends a message. The scene ends with her embarrassment at meeting the inventor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Mr. Morse
Government Publications Through The Century
WW S Rossiter notes in Atlantic that early congressional printing covered bills reports claims and journals with limited scope. By 1880 printed pages reached 4 582 and by 1900 total printing across all classes climbed to 212 624 as official demand expanded dramatically.
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Congress
WW. S. Rossiter
Atlantic
English Women Retrograding Says London Writer
A Standard of London essay argues English women have declined intellectually over 50 to 60 years. He claims modern readers favor lighter literature and sensational fiction, while grandmothers read Scott and history. He cites shifts to Freeman, Froude, Carlyle, and Stubbs as signs of change.
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Standard of London
Scott
Freeman
Froude
Carlyle
Stubbs
New Use for Bunion Plasters
A young woman asks a drug clerk for bunion plasters to improve her footwear. The clerk explains a plaster in the back of the shoe prevents heel slippage and rubbing, making the foot appear straight and slim, a new trick amid curiosity.
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Beoius
N. Y. Sun
Not to Be Taken In So Easily Stray Sterics Debate
A humorous query contrasts shall and will in a marriage proposal. The reader asks which response is proper when saying Will you marry me. The exchange explores whether I shall or I will should answer with I won't.
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Cleopatra
Grouchy
Dumas
Alexander
Napoleon
France
Republic
White House rebuilt with ready-mixed paint tradition
The White House in Washington underwent renovations to preserve its white exterior. Officials chose a high grade ready-mixed paint used by many homeowners, explaining that color and durability matter more than brand.
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White House
Washington
Kings Palace
Madison
Capitol City
Capitol
Gold for Three and a Dinner Sonata Joke
A commercial traveler recalls a social gathering in eastern Ontario where a hostess plays a Chopin nocturne and jokes about a sonata before dinner. The anecdote segues into Sir Walter Scott’s habit of fabricating chapter quotations, with an instance of impatience when John Ballantyne fails to find a Beaumont and Fletcher line.
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Ontario
Sir Walter Scott
Scott
John Ballantyne
Beaumont and Fletcher
concert scene prompts Edin town song choice
In a San Francisco Call item Miss Amy Tover is set to perform Within a Mile of Edin corp Town at a concert. Professor Schmidt advises keeping the piece within two miles for safety.
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Amy Tover
Edincorp
Prof. Schmidt
San Francisco
Hard on Her Husband Silence Reveals Strained Union
Fragmentary item quotes a wife and husband in a tense domestic vignette. Phrasing implies months of silence and social discomfort, with clipped dialogue suggesting marital strain and public commentary. The source presents brief, stylized exchanges without full context.
Window Posing Becomes Family Profession in St Lenin
A St Lenin man turns window posing into a family trade with his wife and seven year old daughter aiding. After a dream inspired him to pose for clothing stores he now holds poses for hours, drawing crowds who test his realism by tapping the glass. The artist explains he concentrates his mind to sustain each pose for extended periods from ten in the morning to four in the afternoon.
Forced to Eat Books in Historic Anecdotes
An Italian writer notes bibliophagia as a curious form of destruction of works. Anecdotes tell of individuals forced to ingest books or manuscript pages, including papal excommunication, financial debt trades, and punishments ending with swallowing written material.
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Ambrico Scarlatti
England
Castell
Barnabo Visconti
Scientific American
Qelrich
Tzans Voltar
Bernard
Saxory
Philip Oldenburger
Cheap Coal and Rich Ore In Australia
Australia possesses vast coal and iron ore resources with low haulage costs. New South Wales coal is cheap and abundant, while deposits of iron ore range from 60 to 90 percent purity. Tasmania’s Burnie deposit exceeds 20 million tons, and South Australia holds 20 million tons at Tron Knob and Iron Monten. The nation aims to produce iron and steel domestically to reduce import dependence.
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New South Wales
Europe
Burnie
Tasmania
Tron Knob
South Australia
Australia
Australa
Question from pupil shows gaps in Civil War era history
Detrail Free Press reports a classroom exchange where a teacher asks where Columbus fleet landed and a boy named Johnny Lafthook answers I don’t know I didn’t read de secounts of da mill. The item captures a humorous moment reflecting limited historical knowledge.
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Columbus Fleet
Jonnny Lafthook
da Mill
Detrail Free Press
Postage Stamp Market on the Champs Elysees
The familiar and picturesque postage stamp market gathers under the trees of the Champs Elysees in summer and winter. Stamp collectors meet to buy sell and discuss prices in this lively street venue.
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Poatage
Parle
Champs Wlysées
Real Test of Faith in Lost Umbrella Advertisement
A Atlanta Constitution item notes a satirical thought from a controversial brotherhood saying the world’s sustenance lies in faith that advertises for a lost umbrella. The piece casts a wry corporate or communal critique in period voice.
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Aulanta Constitution
Not Glued Well A Dresden Servant Sues Glue
A Dresden correspondent notes that a carpenter’s servant in Freyning Bavaria cut her forefinger. The employer applied glue to reattach it but the finger did not heal. The item also promotes Allen’s Foot-Ease powder for painful feet and ingrowing nails, Garfield remedies, and various patent medicines with brief endorsements. The piece blends local anecdote with advertising lines and medical claims.
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Dresden
Freyning
Bavaria
Allen
A. S
Olmsted
le Hoy
Homecoming plans and travel deals flood Kentucky notice
Strick by Lightning recounts illness and cure with Wine of Cardus, a claim about relief from female troubles and headaches. Kentuckians urged to attend Louisville Homecoming in June with reduced Wabash Railroad fares and train options. Contacts for travel arrangements included in Omaha. Garfield Tea laxative advertised as mild effective remedy. Proverbial advice against fools and urging self reliance.
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Strick
Nancy Cleary
Brewers
N. 3
Cardus
Cardi
Pilin
Louisville
Jung
Wabash Railroad
Wabash
Harry Th Moores
G. A. PD
Webesh B. Thay
Parnam Icant
Omaha
Nev
Shipwreck Imagery Highlights Moral Crisis
A reflective, somber passage notes growing detachment with each deception and compares disappointments to stages of a doomed illness. It uses a shipwreck metaphor to question risk, safety, and the moral duty to help others rather than drag them down.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief for Female Ills
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for a wide range of female ailments including backache nervousness and irregular periods. It claims thirty years of success and invites women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for advice from women.
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Szcorwa
Lydia E. Pinkhem
Traump
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia P. Pinkham
Irs
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Peru
Péruns
Perna
S. B. Gagan, M
Gures
Lane
Arcart
Nottow Uit
Worcester
Eng
Government Publications
Waterloo
Napoleon ‘I
Lewis
Desley
Lewis’ Factory
Garfield
Garfield Tea Co
Brooklyn
New York
Government of Canada
Canada
Acra
Tmanislation
Oliawa
W. W. Bennett
New York Life Building
Nebraska
Bears
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