Remarkable 98-Year-Old Credits Dean's Pills for Relief
Kollock of 44 Wallace d Bank New Jersey, after 40 years of kidney trouble and nightly awakenings, reports back pain, heavy sediment, and exhaustion eased by Dean's Key Pills. He praises the remedy and notes widespread availability at 60 cents a box via Milburn Co. Buffalo. The item also mentions capital punishment trends across several states and debate on abolition.
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Hebav Kollock
Wallace d Bank
N. J
Mr. Kollock
Dean
ter-Milburn Co
Diffalo
Honda
H. Dean
Newark
Del
Various Health Scents and Sporting Notes From Era
The clipping cites headaches linked to cold seasons and remedies like Laxative Bromo Quinine, with editorials on prohibition and journalist wit. It notes Chicago school buildings deemed unsafe after inspections, Mrs Winslow’s Syrup for teething, and England's volcanic cliff misgivings. It covers German trusts, UK geology, and early 1900s baseball and ski jumping exploits. It mentions Yankee Club season, Johnson-Wagner debates, and infield shifts in Chicago.
Senators Build Marble Palaces Annexes to Capitol
Harper's Weekly notes a pair of marble annexes near the Capitol costing 2,509,000 dollars each, with 410 rooms for Representatives and 99 suites for Senators. The structures include underground railways, subway stations, public dining rooms, and uniformed staff funded by the government, connected by a seven hundred fifty foot tunnel to the Capitol.
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Congress
House
Senate
Hach
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
Uncle Sam
Capitol
United States
Rene Bache
Harper's Weekly
Words of Wisdom and Quotations
A compilation of aphorisms on joy giving, happiness observation, and virtue. Notable lines include Byron Roberts on joy in giving, Fichte on observing happiness, a Scottish Reformer on not delaying good, and Christian Regis ter on pressure halved by hope. Additional quotes address education, opportunity, and prejudice in home church and school settings.
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Christian Register
Roland for an Oliver phrase origin
The expression arose from medieval romance exaggerations about Roland and Oliver, two famed peers of Charlemagne. Their legendary feats led to their names becoming symbols of extravagant tales and the phrase meaning matching one incredible lie with another.
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Roland
Oliver
Charlemagne
New York Globe
Trade Review Signals Slow Readjustment in Industry
New York reports modest upticks in overall trade activity while wage and dividend reductions persist, signaling prolonged readjustment. Textile mills cut wages by 10 percent at month end, steel demand remains soft, and rail equipment buying is mild. Leather and hides show activity but prices hold firm, with widespread short-time factory operation and reduced shipments versus last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun &Co
Eogland
New England
Boston
Tuberculosis Fight Emphasized as Local Effort
Union Stock Yards Pittsburg notes the Albany Argus urging a local fight against tuberculosis. Experts say the battle must be fought by every community with local institutions and each citizen taking individual responsibility now and here.
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Albany Argus
Sympathy for the mature criminal blocks social protection
The New York Globe argues that leniency toward seasoned offenders hampers society’s protection from professional law breakers, noting sympathy that leans toward lenient punishment or acquittal as a major obstacle.
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New York Globes
Simple, pleasant laxative trusted by the well informed
The Well-Informed seek a gentle, effective remedy and California Fig Syrup Co. provides a known laxative blend of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. Physicians sanction its family use for wholesome, prompt relief. Buy genuine California Fig Syrup Co. products from licensed druggists. fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Astor Boosts Oxford Endowment Promise to 100000
William Waldorf Astor doubles his pledge from fifty thousand to one hundred thousand dollars, conditional on the Oxford University endowment reaching five hundred thousand. The fund stands at two hundred seventy five thousand now.
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Astor
Oxford
William Waldorf Astor
Oxford University
Piles cure claim and automobile impact noted
An advertisement promises cure for piles in 6 to 14 days with Par Ointment or money back. The rest discusses the automobile’sStay and its potential effect on road building, noting device damage to surfaces and urging manufacturers to consider better mechanisms.
Remarkable Grass Seed Promises Big Yields From Iowa Farmer
An advertisement touts Dollar Grass and related seeds from John A. Salzer Seed Co. It claims an Iowa farmer with 100 acres earned 3200 from seed and produced 800 tons of hay. The notice urges sending 14 cents for a farm seed catalog and lists numerous seeds and claims, including Victoria Rape and Silver Shing Barley.
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Iowa
John A. Balzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
America
Sly Miller
Victoria
John A. Salzer Seed Co
Rosse
Wig. A.C. L
Platitudes and the harm of ignored truths
The piece argues that current troubles stem from clinging to old platitudes and ignoring their teachings. It asserts ignorance breeds distrust and that honest enterprises were harmed by aggressive actions against dishonest practices, urging intelligent, consistent action to restore work and industry.
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New York Globe
Eczema Cure and Notable News From Roaming Notices
A 1907 era notice mix reports Cuticura ointment curing eczema after seven years, with patient testimonial from Newark Delaware. Other items mention John Brown’s wagon burned in Iowa City, Garfield Tea for sore skin, African oxen cavalry on the eastern coast, T. H. Gregg's Sons in Atlanta as dropay specialists, Regent Prince Luitpole’s 87th birthday, Woolford's Sanitary Lotion claims, and fraudulent eyeglass vendors in New York.
Happiest Man on Earth in Swiss Village Cottage
Johann Bénunin of Suhr in Argovie paints the declaration Here Hoes the happiest man on earth on his cottage. Schmid, age five, proclaims defiance of any happier man, noting a life of leisure with no work, marriage, illness, or anxiety for the future. He recalls a teen income of about £1 weekly from his father and a small land plot.
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Johann Bénunin
Suhr
Argovie
Switzerland
Schmid
Bequest Refused by The French Academy
The French Academy refused a $20,000 bequest from Louise H. Leders, who died in New York last year, intended to raise the moral tone of France. The academy said accepting the fund would imply endorsing the testatrix's view of her native country as a sink of iniquity.
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French Academy
Mile
Louise H. Leders
New York
France
Academy
Testatrix
Nervous Disease Cure Ad Claims Dr Kline Formula
An advertisement proclaims St Vitus Dance nervous disease cured permanently by Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. It offers a $2 trial bottle and a free treatise, with contact details for Dr H B Kline in Philadelphia.
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St. Vitus
Kline
H. B. Kline
Phila
Man sues Paola pastor over church membership denial
A Kansas man files suit against a Paola church pastor after being refused admission as a member. The Kansas City Star critiques using legal action to compel religious inclusion, suggesting injunctions and mandamus to lure the unregenerated from their paths.
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Kansas
Paola
Kansas City Star
One Day Cure Claim for Bromo Quinine Laxative
An advertisement promotes World over use of Bromo Quinine Laxative to cure a cold in one day. It invites readers to look for the BW. W. Grove signature and notes a price of 25 cents.
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BW. W. Grove
Traveling salesman’s funeral wreath causes surprise
A traveling salesman died suddenly and relatives ordered an outsized wreath with dual inscriptions Rest in Peace on both sides and We Shall Meet in Heaven. The undertaker’s new assistant, out of town, produced the striking piece for the funeral, with the ribbon reading the long inscription.
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Los Angeles Times
Pepper Cultivation Expands in Coorg Province
Official reports indicate continued expansion of pepper cultivation in Coorg province, with pepper gradually replacing coffee in abandoned coffee fields. The shift signals changing agricultural practices and potential economic impact for local growers.
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Coorg
Jall's Catarrh Cure Ad in Toledo Area
Frang J Cleary swears as senior partner of Med Chen ey Co that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for each uncured catarrh case. Jall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Notary public witness date December 6 886. Jall's Dugany Co Toledo O offers testimonials and sells at 75 cents. Also promotes Jall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State
Omi
ToLono
Lucas County
Frang J. Cleary
Med. Cheney & Co
W. Glueabon
Jall
Self-Judgment And The Power Of Words In Portraits
A man cannot speak without judging himself as he speaks. His every word shapes opinion about him among companions. Each utterance acts like a harpoon aimed at a whale, unwinding a cord that may drag the boat or harm the steersman if poorly thrown.
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Emeraon
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound promoted for sick women
A classic advertisement urges women to seek Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to address female ailments and infertility. It cites testimonials from Mrs Maggie Gilmer and Mrs Josephine Hall and claims long-term health improvements and motherhood follow. It also notes the product's thirty-year history and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Mass.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Maggie Gilmer
West Union
D. C
Lydia
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