Five years ago a bad injury paralyzed me and my kidneys
Sylvanus O Verrill of Milford Maine recounts how a serious back injury left his kidneys nearly dead. He read of Dean's Kidney Pills, began using them, and after one box felt stronger. Within three months he walked with crutches, kidneys improved, he discarded the crutches, and he was reportedly cured. Sold by all dealers. 60 cents a box Foster Millhill Co Buffalo NY. Denmark's Bounty on Rats notes a Paris journal proposing rewards to curb rats. Denmark already pays halfpenny per rat head, Copenhagen schoolboys hunt them during play. Bodies sent to fire brigades, tails cut to prevent double rewards. burned at gas works.
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Sylvanus O. Verrill
Milford
Saya
Dean
Foster-Milhlin Co
Buffalo
Denmark
Paris
Copenhagen
Fire ‘Brigade
New. York
Breaks a Cold Promptly and the Origin of the Sundae
A diet of questionable cold remedies is described involving Compound Syrup of Sarasaparilla Toris Compound and whisky. the piece then recounts the mythic origin of the sundae in New Orleans with an uneducated menu clerk transforming Sunday into sundae and the term remaining.
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New Orleans
Swiss Public Telescope Opens To All In Zurich
The world’s only truly public observatory sits in Zurich Switzerland and welcomes nightly visitors. In six months it drew at least 25 000 people. The 17 foot 6 inch long fourteen ton telescope features a twelve inch diameter objective lens and a projecting screen so visitors may view celestial objects without peering directly through the eyepiece.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Notable Women Pioneers in Science and Society
Dr V A Latyam of Chicago and Miss Mary A Booth of Springfield are cited as premier expert women photomicrographers in the nation. Mrs the wife of Bulgaria's Prime Minister heads the Bulgarian Woman Suffrage Association with about 3000 members. Vera Wentworth, a British suffragist, was kept in Holloway jail an extra day for painting Votes For Women on her cell wall. Miss Ross Becker is named a Missouri claim agent and U S pension attorney, long known in St Louis as a notary and insurance agent. A Virginia invention offers a T shaped heel insert to stabilize shoes amid concerns over high heels. Mrs A F Goddard of Abington resigns after 44 years as church organist, longest service in New England church history, and has directed choirs and contributed to musical compositions. Ruby Abrams, now a Cooper Institute art graduate, rose to top of class, is deaf and once dumb, winning four prizes in art. Dallas vows cautionary note on putting eyes in baskets.
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V.A. Latyam
Chicago
Mary A. Booth
Springfield
Als
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Woman Suffrage Association
Vera Wentworth
Holloway
Ross Becker
United States Pension
Missouri
St. Louis
Virginia
A. F. Goddard
Abington
Wns
New England
Ruby Abrams
Cooper Institute
New York City
Ghe Wan
Various Facts From Odd Corners Of World History
A collage of trivia notes: homing pigeons speeds 1200 to 1900 yards a minute with wind. New York Zoological Park leads with 4034 mammals birds reptiles and amphibians, Berlin 3149. Ruskin at seven wrote verses and kept a diary. Montreal harbor praised for facilities and cost. Gezer tunnel found in Philistine Palestine. An engineer notes nights bring skunks. White flowers are generally more fragrant. Russia’s coal and iron outputs lag US and Europe. Only one oil portrait of Daniel Boone painted by Chester Harding. New York City has 133 department stores. Germany ships 20 million feathers yearly to England for millinery. About 2 million cords of wood yearly fuel NYC newspapers. Paris has 20000 dangerous criminals and 100000 who live by dishonest means.
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New York
Whaling Gun Harpoon Details Across Seas
Describes the Norwegian whaling gun and harpoon setup with heavy missiles, long lines, and near close-range firing. Notes rope lengths, line storage, and the need to straighten harpoons after discharge. Mentions cultural fragments and humor from Metropolitan Magazine and Chicago papers.
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Norway
C. R. Patterson
Metropolitan Magazine
Trade optimism sustains rise in demand and pig iron prices
The Dun and Bradstreet review notes full realization of demand for manufactured goods, reduced idle machinery, and falling unemployment. Higher pig iron prices follow demand, with furnaces expanding capacity into July. Bradsreet reports continued expansion, rising shipments, brighter sentiment, and stronger year over year comparisons with weekly business failures at 267 for the week ending November 12.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Company
Review of Trade
Bradstreets
United States
Oklahoma Curiosity Seeks World Tour for Obesity Wonder
In Bingor Oklahoma a remarkable man Seekousito a Cadilo Indian aged 26 stands seven feet four inches in waist measurement and weighs 696 pounds making him likely the heaviest man in the country. He is considering touring the world and UTICA Presa may be associated with the offer.
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Oklahoma
Bingor
Seekousito
Quince and Apple Preserved Layered in Syrup
Washington Star describes preserves of quinces with sweet apples in alternating layers. Apples need shorter cooking than quinces and should be removed 10 to 15 minutes before the quinces. Cans are filled with layers and topped with boiling syrup as done for quinces alone.
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Washington Star
Emperor William Appetite Described In Reminiscences
The account depicts Emperor William as a vigorous figure with old world charm. He enjoyed poached eggs potted meats and odd German dishes, then tea strawberries and tepid champagne while bantering with guests.
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William
Randolph ‘ Churchill
Cure for Hog Cholera Promoted by Sloan's Liniment
A London suburb display touts Sloan's Liniment as a cure for hog cholera with testimonials from Idaville and Peru Indiana. The ad recommends mixing one part Sloan's Liniment with two parts milk and giving a sick hog a tablespoonful twice daily for three days. It also advertises a free book on Horses Cattle Hogs and Poultry by Dr Earl Sloan.
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Sloan
A. J. McCarthy
Idaville
Ind
G. W. Balsbaugh
Peru
Earl
Boston
Mass
Piles and eczema cure claimed by Cuticura regimen
An elderly reader recounts severe hemorrhoids bleeding and eczema before using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with a suppository syringe. She reports gradual improvement after a month of treatment and ongoing maintenance. The notice includes other ad like claims for various remedies and products.
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Authura
J. Henderson
Hopkinton, N
Donkey Discovers Idaho Ledge That Made Millionaires
In Coeur d'Alene Idaho the mining district became a millionaire factory. A burro named Wi kicked a fly and uncovered a rich ore ledge decades ago, leading to vast profits. the Idaho courts recognize the donkey's role in the discovery.
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Idaho
Coeur d'Alene
Milionaires
Enlire
Butter Gains Fancy Taste in Chinese Dinners
Butter in China has moved from rarity to a chic luxury as European style dinners gain favor. The better classes increasingly consume butter and other European luxuries as Chinese restaurants adopt new dining trends despite recent scarcity.
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China
Catarrh Cure Promoted as Blood Remedy by Doctors
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal blood action medicine not a quack remedy. It claims strong testimonials, a dual ingredient formula, and directs readers to send for free testimonials from the company. A separate note mentions Uncle Sam's wood cuttings in 1907 and lumber trends across Texas with rising prices and per capita consumption.
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Hall
F.d. Cuensy & Co
Boldby
Uncle Sam
Texas
New York Times
Electro Plating on Wood Reveals Receiving Surfaces
A method to prepare nonmetallic materials for electrolytic coating involves first making the surface conductive. Immersing in 10 percent alcoholic silver nitrate, drying, then dipping in 10 percent yellow phosphorus in carbon bisulphide creates a metallic layer. The note underscores school mandates for Abyssinian boys.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promotes Health
A health advertisement asserts many female operations are unnecessary and cites letters from Mrs Barbara Base of Kansas and Mrs Arthur R House of New Jersey praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for saving lives and restoring health. It claims the remedy has helped thousands with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains and backaches and invites sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Barbara Base
Kingman
Kansas
Pinkham
Church Road
Moorestown
N. J
Lydia I. Pinkham
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