No-To-Bac Turns Sufferer From Tobacco Slavery
A Lecompteman narrates quitting tobacco after reading No-To-Bac ads. He credits the remedy with removing nicotine cravings, restoring vigor, and aiding him after years of smoking. He and his wife celebrate a baby boy named in honor of the ad author.
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Wk.” Bimpson
Lecompte
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Maby
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The Vacant Chair in Chicago Orchestra Sequel
A vacant chair remains at the tenor section of Theodore Thomas led Chicago Orchestra. The chair was once Vigo Audercun's. he died by suicide weeks earlier in dramatic fashion. The chair stands empty as members replace music on the rack. Chicago Herald records the ongoing mystery surrounding Audercun’s death.
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Chicago
Theodore Thomas
Vigo Audercun
Muictha
Ghicaga Rerard
Your Blood Pure Promises Strength and Vitality Claims
The ad asserts that pure blood leads to strength vigor and life while claiming many suffer from impurities and conditions like rheumatism sleeplessness and nervousness. It touts Thod r Siraspariila as purifying vitalizing and enriching the blood and promises renewed energy sleep and nerve balance.
Beecham’s Pills Sell For Constipation Relief
Beecham's pills claim to treat biliousness sick headache dizziness dyspepsia bad taste in mouth heartburn torpid liver foul breath sallow skin coated tongue pimples and loss of appetite caused by constipation noting constipation as the common cause. The ad urges following the book and directs to BLE Alien Co New York for boxes priced io¢ 25¢ 8 box 24 fn betes.
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Beecham
After Thirty Years Tow Fred Taylor Finds Relief
A Geneva Ohio couple recounts Fred Taylor’s thirty year battle with chronic diarrhea and nerve fatigue after World War I service. Pink Pills by Dr Williams restored his health within two months, with his wife corroborating the cure. The testimonial urges readers to seek the treatment from druggists or by mail.
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Ohio
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Wimira
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Taylor
Landanum
Geneva
F. J. Holfer
Mr. Taylor
Williams
Apote Fees Company
Bchenacandy
Irish Hotel Wakeup Prank Stuns Galway Visitor
A Dublin to Galway tour guest recalls a bizarre late morning wakeup at a Westport hotel. A waiter’s sly knock at 9:20 prompts a mix of anger and amusement as the tale ends with the guest grinning at the prank and its clever logic.
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Galway
Westport
Dublin
Beneke
Keren
Walter
Henrae
New York
Sharm
Bibliomania in 18th Century England and the Dead Collector
The London Spectator notes two avid collectors Mr Heber and Antonio Magliabechi who amassed immense libraries without reviewing much of them. A skullar dispealtion and one bibliomaniac lived in a cave of piles with a bed of pamphlets. He died in 1714 at eighty two, content and bedraggled among dust and books.
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London Spectator
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Antonio Magliabecebi
They Cure the Cause
They claim diaracteri from life stems from the stomach and stomach health cures many diseases. The advertisement touts Ripane Tablets as curing both symptoms and cause, useful for dyspepsia bloating headaches constipation and stomach liver bowel issues.
Erroneous 19th Century Patent Cure Puffs and Prices
A jumble of patent medicine stamps claims cures for coughs constipation teething and other ailments. See mentions of Croesus first ordering gold coins a 75 cent price for Halls Catarrh Cure and various odd health statements from Jexsm Pinckard Springfield idté.
Humor of the Week a Scatter of Wits and Witless Lines
A collage of quips and cartoons from various papers, joke fragments and brief gags. Humor ranges from weight loss and trades to romantic misfires and lighting-fast puns, with names and places sprinkled through the quotes.
Insight into the ultra new woman in a London court
In a London courtroom Mrs Beauclerk a stockbroker described how she employed her husband in her office and dismissed him last August for derelictions of duty. She testified that she would lock her private office when she went out and would turn him away if he appeared in that room.
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Philadelphia Record
Oldun
Mr. Sharp
Yonkers Statesman
Robbins
Hitbee
Bradford
Gentlerhan
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Tages
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Atlanta Constitution
Caicago Tribune
Ranste
Jack BorreRie
New York
Twe¢le
Alen Sparke
Chicago, Tribune
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Trarper
Dunn
Civene
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Tarper
Faraleton
Fozzleton
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Visiting Cards Across Cultures and Time
The piece notes various customs around visiting cards from China to Gorea and Bumaira. It describes Chinese cards used as markers of time, Gorean square cards, Daba practice with carved boards or tree branches, and Bumaira wood cards with straw and knives.
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Cabia
Gorea
Daba Mey
Bumaira
Four Bedroom in a Gummer House
One millionaires daughter’s summer room decked in a simple style with Georgia pine floor white furniture wicker chairs and a brass bedstead. Dotted swiss drapery and ivory toilet set create a fresh plain look suitable for hot months. The decor, though modest, hints at a future immense fortune.
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Gummer
Httle
Dr Pieter Golden Medical Discovery Claims Pure Blood Help
An advertisement extols Dr Pieter s Golden Medical Discovery as restoring purity of blood and improving overall health. It promises to treat pimples eruptions oils and skin scalp disorders by cleansing the blood and energizing body organs to fight stubborn diseases including syphilis and dermatitis in bold medical claim language.
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Pieter
Tver
Hoatetter's Stomach Hitters Aimed At Malaria And More
A historical note proclaims Hoatetter's Stomach Hitters a botanic cure nearly a century old. It claims the remedy is leading for malaria, rheumatic and kidney complaints, dyspepsia, constipation and bulowgness, presenting a strong, merit focused endorsement.
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le Hoatetter
Mink and Muskrat Rivalry in Land and Water
The text explains a fierce, instinctive conflict between mink and muskrat. On land the muskrat is much smaller and generally outmatched, while in water the muskrat dominates. If a mink reaches shore, the muskrat may flee. in water the muskrat attacks and mink seeks to avoid confrontation.
Syrup of Figs Promoted As Pure Laxative Remedy
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant, effective laxative that cleanses the system and aids the kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. It claims health benefits, medical approval, and notes it is sold in 50c and $1 bottles by druggists and manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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