Prominent Odd Fellow Praises Peruna for Recovery
Mr Chas L Sauer Grand Beribe Grand F Encampment 1 Co O F Texas writes from San Antonio Texas that after two years as secretary and treasurer at a Galveston dry goods firm he suffered from severe catarrh and debility. He says after taking Peruna he was restored to normal and now recommends it to friends. Ask your druggist for a free Peruna Almanac for 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. l L. Sauer
Co. O. F
Texas
San Antonio
Galveston
Quarrel Over Proposal Reveals Hasty Engagement
Connie questions Grace about her quarrel with Dick. Grace explains she accepted Dick’s proposal last night, after already agreeing the night before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connie
Grace
Wealthy James Hunting Abroad After Youthful Departure
Miss Amelia Austin listens to Mrs Amnasa Hunting recount the life of James Hunting, the younger brother of her husband, who left Wo brook-Indhe-Hilla in youth and became a millionaire. He has gone abroad for baths, a detail met with humorous disbelief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Amelia Austin
Long Time Coming and Delayed Change in Store Scene
A lighthearted excerpt depicts a professor and a visitor reacting to a sneezing fit while a misadventure in babysitting leads to pepper pot play. A separate exchange hints at shoppers and a store sale with witty banter between a saleswoman and buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame la Professoress
Esmeraldo
Archibald
Drake Delphic
Old Common Genge Change Food When You Feel Out of Sorts
An elderly patient, age 68, suffered stomach trouble and headaches for years. A doctor advised stopping fried foods and meat at breakfast, using grape-nuts and cream, and ceasing medicines. Days later he recovered, feeling healthier than in twenty years and calling himself a new man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wealmin
Plegw
India
Anti-Kissing Plea Urges Asylum for Anti Kissers
An elderly Hamilton Square resident advocates sending anti kissers to an asylum arguing kissing spreads disease and modern manners hinder affection. She laments fewer greetings of kissing among couples and children and urges revival of old customs through aersary and broad tolerance for public displays of affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Square
Joshua Eldredge
Riven
Noted Jefferson County School Discipline Tale
A February school day in Jefferson County features a pupil named George who pretends to need extra underwear to evade punishment. The teacher, with a stern eye, sends him to stand by a hot stove for two hours, a method described as highly effective and unforgettable in local memory.
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Jefferson County
Almpson
Ford
George
Why He Didn't Come From Answera
A misty London day dulls a country guest's interest as a host struggles to engage him. The Thames, fog, and crowds fail to impress the visitor until Trafalgar Square changes the mood, where the farmer eyes Nelson’s column and the lions, remarking with rural slang that "they've got the old man fairly treed."
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Answera
London
Thames
Trafalgar Square
Russian Cook Quits and Songster Wails
A New York piece portrays Lydia Lipkowska facing a culinary crisis as her Russian cook Nicolas Avdrieff elopes just before the singer’s debut. The tale blends temperamental needs with delicate dishes like borech and vareinikas, hinting at scarce comforts amid upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lydia Lipkowska
Lydia Liphowaka
Porech
America
Nicolas Avdrieff
Thas
Nicol
Nicolai
Lipkowsky
Flax An Untapped Profitable Crop On Western Canada Prairies
The article highlights flax as a strong, quick-return crop for Western Canada, noting high bushel values and large exports from Fort William to Buffalo. It promotes free 160 acre homesteads near railway lines and affordable purchases from railway and land companies, plus government literature with further information.
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Canada
Fort William
Lake Superior
Buffalo
Western Canada
St. Louis
Acre
John Kenoedsot
Saskatchewan
Manie
Paney
Wilmonte
Ottens
Etelmes
Dacaan
St Pen
Maclachlam
Watertiows
Benett Fie
Omaha
Never Got to Know Him
Police Judge McGannon recounts a tale about a queer old woman on a train to Buffalo who claimed she was married to James Soandso for four years yet never felt truly acquainted. The woman spoke with deadly earnest, highlighting the paradox of knowing someone while not truly knowing them.
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Here
Buffalo
McGannon
Cleveland
James H. Soandso
James Soandso
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Stubborn Eczema on Hands Prompts Treatment Trial
Nine years of painful, unrelenting eczema on the hands resisted medical care until Miss Mary A. Bentley of Montreal tried Cuticura Ointment and Soap. After a few applications and bandaging the itching eased, sleep returned, and her hands cleared. She urges others to consult her physician and hospital for verification.
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Mary A. Bentley
University St
Montreal
Que
Inestore tonage In Orville Wright Report
A garbled quotation about flying in New York mocks foreign order books and a Dayton boy in a tale of Christmas gifts. The fragmentary text shifts to a moral about modesty and honesty before ending with a stray proverb on mistakes and pride.
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Orville Wright
New York
Dayton
Sarsaparilla Cure Promises Health in Liquid and Tablet Form
A vintage notice promotes Hoods Sarsaparilla as a remedy for all humors catarrh rheumatism nervousness and fatigue. It claims to restore appetite cure paleness and build up the entire system with liquid or Sareatabae chocolate tablets.
Love and the Aeroplane Hazardous Wedding Pranks
A satirical note from Puck warns of dangerous romantic stunts in early aviation. It describes securing a girl in an aeroplane with a sofa, then performing a forced kiss while piloting at various altitudes. The piece mocks misadvised precautions and notes many fatal accidents from such actions.
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Puck
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Relief for Suffering Alameda Man
A testimonial from George Seider of 632 Pacific Ave Alameda California proclaims Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney related swelling and back pain after months of soreness He notes rapid improvement and endorses the product sold everywhere for 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
George Seider
Pacific Ave
Alameda
Cal
Doan
Dean's
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Maud and Jack Discuss Necessaries of Life and Luxuries
Maud recalls telling Jack that while he could provide only life’s necessities, she required a husband who could supply her with luxuries. Ethel asks what Maud replied and Maud explains her stance on a husband’s ability to provide luxuries.
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Maud
Jack
Ethel
Football Wager Sparks Lighthearted Exchange
A playful skit centers on a bet about a football game ending with ten kisses owed. A commercial school graduate accepts a draft on mamma as payment while characters rib a mother-in-law, highlighting the comedian’s punchline about a bigot vigorously advertising a single idea as its entire intellectual stock.
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Mamma
Incomplete OCR: Missing Calomel and Dopa Content
Fragmentary text mentions no calomel and no dopa with healing and safe effects unclear. Likely a medication or remedy note, but key details and entities are unreadable.
Patten Greening Apple Pioneer of Northern Midwest Breeding
The article credits Charles G. Patten of Charles City Iowa with long efforts to develop apples adapted to cold northern climates. It recounts his start as a farm boy, establishment of a nursery in 1866, and the creation of the Patten Greening along with other varieties. It discusses methods for producing hardy stock, including testing numerous imports and hybridizing local crab apples, all amid debate on ideal breeding approaches.
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Manyon
Charles G. Patten
Charles City
Patten
New York
Wisconsin
Iowa-Wisconsin-Minnesota
Box Elder
Noman
Patton
Iowa
Peter M. Gideon
Minnesota
Maine
A Gentleman Farmer In New York Shows Electric Promise
Miner, near Oriskany Falls in Oneida county, New York, built a dam to power a six foot waterfall, a 25 horsepower turbine, and a dynamo. Electricity lights and runs the house, cooks, washes, irons, and even powers a vacuum milking machine and workshop tools. A resistive device dissipates unused current as heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KB. Miner
Oriskany Falls
Oneida County
New York
Oriskany Creek
Miner
Entertainer’s Dinner With Wife Sparks Gravy Joke
A garbled anecdote recalls an entertainer ordering gravy at a house with a theme of total abstinence. The wife jokes about offering peaches and other foods while the host and husband discuss restraint. The tale closes with polite refusals and a humorous exchange about portions.
Pendulum Elected Stuns Buffalo Reader
A Buffalo resident rushes for the morning paper to learn election news and discovers the headline Pendulum elected. The question remains who Pendulum is as the family seeks clarity on the mysterious candidate.
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Buffalo Commeryetal
Wlootion News
The
Express
Father
Pendulum
Promise Philadelphia Ledger commotion over Smith seat
Report notes Koleker and Is Smith debating a seat change amid plebiscite style revisions. Voters weigh proposed revisions as Bocker counters with resistance to turnover.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Koleker
Smith
Bocker
Their Last Hope Gone
A minister praises raspberry jam at Mrs Green s Saturday supper prompting wary remarks from twins Angie and Horatio who fear their mother s previous batch was not up to standard. Horatio defends their devotion to jam as Angie and he worry about who will get the next portion.
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Mrs. Green
Angie
Horatio
Mother
Mrs. Willis
Mrs. Shedd
Which is correct to speak of a sitting or setting hen
A summer boarder asks which term fits, while a farmer’s wife admits indifference. She quips that a hen’s cackle raises a pun on truth and pretense, suggesting the joke hinges on saying versus lying about a hen’s actions.
Important to Mothers Examine Every Bottle of Castoria
Important to mothers: examine carefully every bottle of Castoria a safe remedy for infants and children and see that it bears the doctor’s signature and is properly labeled for baby use. This warning underscores ensuring authenticity and dosage accuracy.
Varying Dialogues and Patent Remedies From An Old Page
A jumble of dialogue about marriage and extravagance contrasts with mid paragraph health ads promising cures. It references Hurling Wizard Oil for sore throats and Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowels, touting quick cold cures and home remedies in a dated 19th or early 20th century style.
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Mr. Chae. L. Bauer
Asylum
Teacher
Mereland
Calverly's
Ives
Lofhigwell
Lingard
Thor Phoo
Edwin Ariington
Ion Robinson
Western Canadian Prairies
Love and the
Charlie
Feminine Financiering
Osmaylel
California
Figs Syrup-Co
Ma Eo
Senna
California Fig Syrup CO
W. L. Douglas Union
Brockton
Mans
W. L. Douglan
United States
W. i Doug
Viheriofes Iwetea
Jan Shiees
Emma
Dona Ahoes
Douglas
Spark Mt
Mrockton
Ted
Dr. Pierce
Bow
Wee Winosiow
Western Newspaper Union
W. Adame
Chicago
Edward A. Mars
Albany, N.Y
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Sieus C City
Psa
Prem Ma Alion
Twoorda
Milit
Mealspid
Dewrora
Calcapo
Sioux City
Pierce
Stowe
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