Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement Cited by Woman
A Morrilton Arkansas woman testifies to swelling ankles and back pain relieved by Doan's Kidney Pills after ineffective doctor visits. Ad notes kidney health as key to overall well being and urges readers to remember the product name Doan's. Supplies sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo.
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Doan
MTA
Joseph Grose
Church St. Morrilton
Ark
Curious Remedies and Cultural Fragments in a Jagged Page
An odd paste of medical testimonials praise Cullures Roap and Cath cure Remedes for skin ailments, mixed with a stray Civil War era tale of charity stamps. The text then shifts to a joke about “Thais” name trends and a clergyman’s rebuke over Venus baptism.
Conversational Bit Between Mrs Wadsworth and Guest
A dialogue fragment features a guest asking Mrs Wadsworth about her former name before divorce. The exchange hints at prior introductions and curiosity about marital history. The narrator muses that many would do anything for money, producing a comment on wealth.
Down East Courtship Gift Sparks Mixed Feelings
A young man in a down east village sent a jar of cold cream to his sweetheart en route to the city. She praised the taste yet confessed she preferred another kind of cream, revealing amused, coy romance in the countryside vignette.
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Lipplincott's
Dor Martel's Female Tilos Seventeen Years Standard
An ad touts Dor Martel's Female Pilos as a scientifically prepared remedy for women's ailments. It claims proven worth and quick, permanent results, marketed through drug stores.
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Dor. Martel
Itving as though you are poor when you are really not
Fragmentary lines describe economic disguise and a warning about pride in poverty. References to Dr. Pierce’s Pallete and a farmer’s risk are noted in a scattered, questionable OCR voice. The piece emphasizes resilience and delaying defeat with practical, if unclear, advice.
Croesus of Korea Financier Leigh Hunt’s Rise From Indiana
Born in Indiana about fifty four years ago Leigh Hunt became a school official then climbed to national prominence as a Korean mining magnate. He began with $200, sought the Seattle Post, offered $16 000 for the paper on time and paid $260 to seal the deal. His early fortune followed, his Midas touch growing sharper as opportunities surfaced.
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Columbia. City
Ind
Columbia City
Lincoln
Ames
Des Moines
Iowa Agricultural College
Seattle Post
Mr. Hunt
Rise of a Seattle magnate and a family's quiet roots
The text traces Leigh Hunt from his early rise after purchasing the Intelligencer to key land deals around Seattle yards and a rapid fortune born from a city boom. It notes his later collapse in the 1890 panic, exile to Korea, and eventual return, while detailing the widowed mother’s home near the old Columbia City homestead and brothers in farming and Chicago.
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Hunt
Intelligencer
Sealtile
Seattle
The
Post-Intelligencer
Middle West
Seattice
Leigh
ISR
Korea
Columbia City
Residean Brothers
Chicago
New
Dynamite Threat Ends With Comic Exit in Office
A business man facing a black bag and a demand for 23 dollars is told the contents are dynamite. He questions what it would do and the culprit warns of an explosion, but after a pause the would‑be robber reveals he is married and departs.
Place of Honor and Harvest Feasts in Old Narratives
In a harvest feast scene, farmer Hodges offers the seat of honor to Giles who declines preferring the opposite seat. Mrs Hodge insists, but Giles remains polite and chooses the opposite position, preferring to sit away from the center.
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Farmer Hodges
Giles
Do you think buttermilk pro longs life says Colonel
A Miss Plumper asks about buttermilk extending life and the colonel replies that daily buttermilk could make life seem longer.
Murine Eye Remedy and Salve Advertised At Low Prices
Murine Eye Remedy for red weak weary watery eyes and granulated eyelids offered as Liquid 250 5d for $1.00. Murine Eye Salve in an enameled tube 25¢ to $1.00. Free eye advice by mail via Mall. Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago promoter. Obscure shop chatter and an editor as new manager amid ad copy.
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Booka Ant
Mall
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
The Sinful World Felt By Those Who Do Not Feel Well
A reflective line suggesting the idea that perceived global sinfulness mirrors personal illness rather than objective moral failing. The statement frames moral judgment as a projection of inner discomfort onto the world.
Procrastination Postpones Cure in Lydia E Pinkham Ad
A vintage testimonial advertisement urges sick women to try Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, claiming 30 years of letters prove its effectiveness. The copy cites Mrs S J Barber and Mrs George May among supporters, portraying real readers endorsing the remedy.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
J. Barber
George
J. Bareen
Scott
EK. F. Hayes
Pinkham
Ad.rica
E. F. Hares
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkls
Kendikham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Reyue
Gs Advica
Lydia B Pinkham
Lydia B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.” —Mrs. Gronck Maz
Paterson
N. J
W. EK. Housh
Pearn
W. EK
View Ave
Cincincinnati
Ohio
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