Peruna credited for curing long illness in multiple letters
Miss Ernest ine Bouvara of Duck Lake Cana and Mrs Wilda Movers of Lents Oregon report severe sickness backache and weakness after cold and long illness. They credit Peruna with rapid improvement and full recovery after taking several bottles alongside other products as advised by Dr Hartman. They endorse Peruna as an internal systemic remedy for catarrh and related ailments.
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Ernest'ne Bouvana
Duck Lake
Backatchewen
Cana
Manalia
Norway Hay Curing Methods In Rural Practice
Article describes hay curing in Norway using banging on wooden and wire racks, likened to a woman hanging laundry to dry. It notes traditional agricultural routines and manual handling of forage indoors or in sheds.
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Norway
Vladivostok Harbor Depths Questioned
Vladivostok, the principal Russian port in the far east, boasts a protected landlocked harbor with water depths ranging from thirty to ninety feet over a broad area.
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Vladivostok
Far East
The Greyhound’s Trek Across Open Plains
The greyhound is described as developed for flat treeless regions where a distant moving object is visible and high speed is essential for the predator to overtake its prey.
The Roman Warrior's Exceedingly Strict Drill
The drill of the Roman soldier was exceedingly severe and included weapons training. It demanded running, jumping, climbing, wrestling and swimming in full armor.
Euchre Card Game Origins and Evolution
Euchre is the ancient French game of triomphe. Early French settlers brought the game to America and played it with thirty two cards. In modern play the deck is twenty four cards and the game is played in four handed bands.
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America
AN ARAB SURGEON STORY OF A REMARKABLE OPERATION
Walter and Herries recount a vivid tale told by a traveling native doctor. A Morocco sect followers entertained crowds by cannonball tricks until a Hambushi suffered a skull fracture. The surgeon allegedly replaced skull with green pumpkin rind and the patient recovered, resuming religious performances with a renewed head of hair.
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Mr. Walter & Herries
Algeria
Algiers
Morocco
Mekivez
The Silver Fox: A Glorified Red Fox Prince
A Century Magazine excerpt by Ernest Thompson Seton extols the silver fox as a magnificently cloaked creature with speedy wind and keen brains. It praises its rare, luxurious pelt and ranks it among nature’s most prized furs, guarded by the fox’s own craft and luck in the woods.
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Woodlore
North
Rome
Ernest Thompson Seton
Century Magazine
Dining talk on character and diet sparks banter
Mr Smithfield questions a theory that food shapes character as he adds sugar to coffee. Mr Wood eats beefsteak and jokes about cannibalism and beets. They ponder eating mutton and suggest prize fighters should eat scraps.
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Mr. Smithfield
Mr. Wood
No Such Thing as Noise Says Professor Tait
On the opening day of a winter session at Edinburgh University a late Professor Tait entered the natural philosophy classroom to uproarious applause. He looked over the benches and quipped that there is no real noise, only a subjective impression.
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Professor Tait
Edinburgh University
C. S. Sanford
Weston, King’s Co
Sanford
Board of
Baptist Church
Berwick
Zam-Buk
Two Irishmen Bedside Lantern Confusion Fireflies Tale
Two Irish travelers arrive at a private boarding house on a hot July night. They leave the window open and a bright light attracts mosquitoes. Mike wakes Pat to extinguish the light, then Pat returns to bed. An hour later Pat finds the room filled with fireflies and quips that lanterns are entering with them.
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Mike
Pat
Pleasure Trips and The North Pole Jest
A sympathetic friend notes going to the north pole is no pleasure trip. The stoic explorer replies that it resembles the typical voyage for eager starts and relieved returns. The exchange satirizes adventurous travel contrasts.
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North Pole
Everrbody
Phrase on thought and habit in a moral reflection
A reflective line contrasts tasting and drinking with thinking and speaking. It suggests people who act without thoughtful consideration may speak or drink without true understanding. The piece reads as a proverb-like musing on conduct.
Music and Marriage: Damrosch Clears Up Domestic Discord
Walter Damrosch, head of the New York Symphony, advocates high grade music as a remedy for domestic strife. He cites census data showing many marriages end in divorce and argues family music fosters harmony, improves conversation, and elevates domestic life beyond price concerns.
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Chopin
Mozart
Brahms
Walter Damrosch
New York Symphony Orchestra
Damrosch
Mr. Damrosch
Borders On Curtains Adds Color And Old World Style
A decor trend favors deep decorative borders on solid color fabrics for short curtains. Experienced sewers can replicate the expensive look with skillful cutting and careful color choice. Separate borders from shops offer easy, stylish options that revive old curtains and add finish to windows.
Health and Beauty Advice From a Bygone Page
A quirky column extols wrinkles as avoidable through happiness and offers home remedies. It describes witch hazel poultices for muscular pain and praises Turkish veiling for skin quality. It also suggests lemon juice as a facial rinse and a simple nail care tip, ending with an odd, garbled closing.
I Cant Praise Them Too Much Dodd s Kidney Pills
North Range Digby Co announces patient testimonials praising Dodd s Kidney Pills for rheumatism relief. Mr Charles Bell credits six boxes with eliminating years of pain, explaining rheumatism stems from uric acid in the blood and that healthy kidneys remove it. The ad asserts Dodd s Kidney Pills cure the kidneys and thus rheumatism.
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North Range
Digby Co. N
Dodd
Charles Bell
Dedid
Mr. Bell
Cause for Gratitude and a Pear Gift Anecdote
A piquant cartoon shows a distinguished man greeting his wife as he returns from a journey and recalls Mrs Hugh Wilson gifting three pears. Biékle's Anti Consumptive Syrup remains a leading cough and lung preventive, recommended for those with colds. A mother scolds Ruth for her melancholy mood during a pretend grown up call.
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Punch
Laura
Hugh Wilson
Biékle
Bickle
Repetition and a child’s mischief in a home scene
A household repeats the phrase Shiloh's Cure as a remedy for coughs and colds. A mother scolds Willie for eating sweets until ill and contemplates calling a doctor, while Willie counters that one more sweet will not matter.
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Willie
Minard's Liniment credited for relief of elbow injury
Letter from J. B. Livesque of St Joseph dated August 18 1900 reports his 13 year old daughter was thrown from a sleigh injuring her elbow. Four bottles of Minard's Liniment cured her and she has remained free of trouble for two years.
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Minard’s Liniment Co., Limited
Minard
J. B
St. Joseph
P.O
Baby brightens household says gas must stay on
A lighthearted Cleveland Leader snippet notes the arrival of a new baby energizing family life and prompting the household to keep the gas on through the night. The exchange highlights practical adjustments and cheerful mood around the newborn.
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Cleveland
Minard’s Liniment Cures Dandruff Trial Snippet
A plasterer testifies for the plaintiff in a case with sharp cross examination. Counsel grills him about prior imprisonment with dry, comic exchanges. He recalls two sentences for whitewashing a cell to help a lawyer who cheated a client.
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London
Public life too strenu ous Senator laments voter buying
A Philadelphia Ledger quote echoes concerns about the difficulty of influencing voters compared with purchasing a legislature. The senator notes the weariness and costly details required to sway individuals, provoking sympathetic response.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Inside a Modern Warship The Commander's View
A co officer's letter reveals the burdens of leading a large American battleship. He describes guarding 900 sailors, supplying clothing and gear, and facing constant reports. He muses on independence while steering a 15,000 ton vessel through tight channels, aware a grounding would leak worldwide within a day.
The Coolest Man Under Fire
A general praises a young detail leader who calmly pulled down a tail fence amid battle. He risks hornet like danger, then learns of his promotion. The scene ends with the rookie asking if the buzzing were bullets.
First Mustangs of the West How Horses Arrived on the Plains
Will C. Barnes notes in McClure's that upon the western plains the first mustangs likely came from stray horses left by Spaniards. He records 1545 expeditions and 1716 letters describing astonishment at horses and the pests wild bands posed to travelers.
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Western Plains
Jamestown
Coronado
New Mexico
Will C. Barnes
McClure’s
Hair fashions of Papuan peoples described by a visiting physician
A physician visiting New Guinea details striking Papuan hair styles. One type features seven inch erect hair greased and painted red resembling a rising sun. Another shows hair brushed from the forehead to the waist forming a cap-like look. A third style gathers hair into a basket-like cylinder above the head, its end spreading two inches and reportedly never removed.
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New Guinea
Elevator man inquiry echoes in newsroom humor
A dialogue between an editor and applicant reveals a joking test about work in a newspaper. The exchange mentions a six month column on Uplift of Mankind and directs the applicant to an elevator man in the building. The note ends with an ad slogan for Mother Graves Worm Exterminator promising prompt relief for worms.
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Parep
Chicago
Tibune
Belle-Dick Says I Grow Prettier Each Visit
Belle-Dick remarks on growing prettier each time he sees her while Estelle suggests he should call more often in a light Illustrated Bits item.
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Belle—Dick
Estelle
Baby's Own Tablets Cure Babies and Prevent Ills
Advertisement promotes Baby's Own Tablets as a cure for infant colic indigestion constipation worms and fevers and as a preventive for well children. A Canadian testimonial from Mrs Allan A MacDonald Island River New Brunswick claims the product cured her baby's constipation and stomach troubles. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents per box from The Dr Williams' Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Allan A. MacDonald
Island River
N. B
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Washingtons Original Headquarters Pillow Excites Museum Goers
Visitors study a small feather pillow in a glass case at the museum. The guide notes the object is very valuable and identifies it as Washingtons original headquarters, prompting curious remarks about its significance.
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Historical Museum
Washington
Shilohs Cure Claim Prompts Health Cough Remedy Note
A fragment states Shilohs Cure will always cure my coughs and colds. The line reflects an old claim about a medicinal product. No further context or verification is provided in the readable text.
The Servant Problem Again
A wry Judge note describes domestic strife as Mrs. Skiddie discovers her husband flirting with a cook hired a month ago. The cook remains, while the husband is sent away, prompting the judge to remark on the situation.
Strangers Now in a Street Car Offer Scene
A thin woman refuses thanks for being offered a seat in a street car. Her plump companion quips that perhaps she has never been offered one. The exchange ends with the thin woman turning away in disdain.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Yorkshire Minister Seeks Long Holiday for Wife’s Health
The minister of a Yorkshire church requested an extended leave due to his wife's ill health. The congregation showed sympathy at a special meeting where the senior deacon expressed collective sorrow and hoped the illness would soon be resolved.
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Yorkshire
Impurities of the Blood Countered by Liver-Targeting Pills
Impurities in the blood arise from liver defects and appear as pimples and blotches on the skin. Parmelee's Vegetable Pills are recommended as the most effective inward treatment, acting on the liver to stimulate healthy processes and eliminate impurities from the blood.
Dinner plans with Uncle Henry prompt a hopeful promise
A mother tells Johnny to wash before Uncle Henry's dinner visit, while he frets that the uncle might not come. The child asks what will happen if he is late, and the mother answers with reassurance, ending the strip with a sigh of shared sentiment.
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Johnny
Henry
Sherlock Holmes Determines Miners by Corner Posture
Holmes notes that miners sit on their heels in coal mine tunnels and on street corners due to long habit. He explains that this position shows a man is a miner, and bowleggedness strengthens the inference.
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Sherlock Holmes
Holmes
The Lady Was Not the Ghost
A Dublin detective story recounts a family haunted by a ghost that proves to be a human. A night visitor falls asleep revealing the hoax as a momentary indiscretion. The constable doubts the haunting tale and withdraws, leaving the mystery unresolved.
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Dublin
Dudgeon
London News
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Shiloh
N. U. Me
Czema
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Minard’s Liniment
John Hallam
Toronto, Ont
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