Unclear era snippets spark lively oddities and woes
A collage of quirky notes and misprints reports peculiar truths from Liberty Kentucky to Ostend Belgium. Items mention a 13 year birth drought in Liberty and a 700 population, a moonlit rainbow in Caribou Maine, odd animal sizes, a massive beard in Montincon France, and comic patient chatter about wives and sewing.
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Cali- Feetie
Liberty
Caribou
Elienville
N. Y
Louis Coulon
Mont- Incon
France
Ostend
Connecticut
Missouri
Supreme Court
G.—La Mel
Turkey
Neb
Grandma Black
Great War Syndicate Crabs Battle British Fleet
In British waters the Syndicate’s six crabs and repeller clash with the Royal Navy near the Isle of Wight. The Llangaron employs a new stern cylinder defense as crabs lift, wrench, and sink the battleship, while torpedo craft and gunboats engage in a perilous chase and muttered signals. The encounter ends with a gunboat surrender and a cliffhanger leading into the next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
America
Europe
Briish Isles
Royal Navy
Great Britain
England
Americe
United States
Syndicate
Tallapodss
Adamant
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth
British
Ireland
St. George’s Channel
Bristol Channel
Llangaron
Channel
War Syndicate
New York
Liangaron
Repeller
Tallapoosa
Crab Q
Crab AB
Eyes and Ears Adviser Offers Urgent Eye Doctor Visit
O W Saver M D advertises immediate personal examinations for eye and ear conditions at 804 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh Pa. Warns many sight destroying diseases mimic mild symptoms and delay risks. Promises cures for sudden deafness chronic deafness ear discharges catarrh throat diseases and offers free examination if treated by him. Charges based on method time and skill.
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O. W. Saver
M. D
Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh
Free Trial Package Promoted by Dr Lane’s Family Medicine
Over 60 residents displaced to demand a free trial of Dr Lane’s Family Medicine. The ad promises quick relief for bad blood, liver and kidney issues, constipation, headaches, and pale complexion. It claims broad praise from ladies and the public and offers a large size sample for 50 cents.
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Dr. Lane
Scrap of Writing PaperSaved a Woman’s Life
A fragment of wrapping paper carried a vital note that changed a dying woman’s course. Doctors had said she was incurable and near the end, weighing under seventy pounds, but the tiny scrap became a lifeline.
Springtime Verse by Harry W Lane
Poem extols springtime beauty with imagery of mountain light and blossom. It contrasts joy and hardship, urging faith in Jesus Christ for strength and reward in a heavenly home.
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Rovnntain
Gren
Lane’s Family Medicine Ad PROMISES Free Trial Package
An advertisement touts Lane’s Family Medicine as a great root and herb remedy by Dr Silas Lane. It claims positive cures for blood liver and kidney diseases and notes benefits for constipation and complexion. It urges calls to druggists for a free trial and lists a 50 cent price for a large package, highlighting children’s preference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Silas Lane
Rocky Mountains
Nerve and Liver Pills Sample Offer
An advertisement urges caution with cathartic pills for sluggish bowels or liver and promotes M le s Nerve and Liver Pills that claim to act through the nerves. Free samples are available at Tom E. Hildebrand's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’le
Tom E. Hildebrand
Traveling with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters
An advertisement urges travelers of all kinds to carry Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. It claims it protects against malaria rheumatism and bowel disorders from tainted water and has soothing stomach effects during sea or land journeys. It also touts appetite nerve benefits and fatigue resistance as a preventive after weather exposure.
Nervine Claim Promises Cure For Nerve Ailments
An old article extols the nervous system as the seat of life and mind. It lists ailments like headache dizziness heart flutter sexual weakness sleeplessness neuralgia and offers a free trial bottle of Dr Miles Nervine at Tom E Hildebrand's Drug Store.
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Dr. Miles
Tom E. Hildebrand
An Invariable Sign of Heart Trouble
Swelling of ankles or feet not from rheumatism signals a weak or diseased heart, says Prof DeAoeta. Shortness of breath and chest discomfort when lying on the left side also warn of heart issues. Dr Miles New Cure is advertised at Tom E Hildebrand's.
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DeAoeta
Miles
Tom E. Hildebrand
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Advertisement Highlight
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touts itself as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Price 25 cents per box sold by T. E. Hildebrand Druggist. Sjan80 ly
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Bucklen
T. E. Hildebrand
Sjan80 Ly
What Would You Take to Have Your Eyes Put Out
Indiana man Gus H Taylor lost sight in one eye to a cataract and impaired the other. In February he underwent a surgical restoration by Dr Sadler of Pittsburgh. He now reads fine print with glasses, noting no pain during the process. He recommends Dr Sadler for anyone seeking similar eye relief before summer heat.
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Veges
John
Drake
United States
Brant
Te Tate
Ana Febarawd
Sieh
Beast
St Montis Snecma
Elesrourth
Meshuil
Elnle
Cope
Ms Municipal Glecthais
Wich
Sdectiors
Jaen
nevrYy
Pateer
Daghsoss
Studer
Charles Ation
W. Simne
Gus. H. Taylor
Indiana, Indiana Co
Sadler
Penn Ave
Pittaburgh
Taylor
Dr. Sadler
Mistook the Servant for a Burglar at Nob Hill Home
A Nob Hill commission merchant awakes to burglars in his house. He follows a faint noise to the pantry light where his servant, in a night shirt, collapses from a fall. The Portland Oregonian notes the incident with moral concerns about what the public should learn.
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Front Stret Commission
Nob Hill
Portland
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the Great War Syndicate
Frank R. Stockton
Amos Kitpricat
Neco
F. Collier
Koip
Harry W. Lane
Jesus
Tay
Orian
J. C. Pender & Bro
Sale & Exchange
Central Motel
Indiana
Albion
West Union Depot
Pitteburg
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