Vitalizer Tablets Promised to Restore Vigor
An ad touts MUNYON'S ITALIZER claiming to restore energy and confidence for nervous or irritable men. It pledges 76 tablets per bottle and promises noticeable effect after the first dose. Located at 68rd and Jefferson, Philadelphia, price $1.00.
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Her Own Invention Fractured Exchange From A Mother
A fragment from M. A. P. records a mother blame shifting to Satan for a child’s mischief, while the child attributes the hair pulling to his own shin kicking. The dialogue hints at household discipline and self blame in a whimsical tone.
Canadian Wheat Harvest Reaches Historic Heights In 1909
Reports from Central Canada praise the 1909 wheat harvest across Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta with yields ranging from twenty five to sixty bushels per acre. Analysts forecast continued expansion as Saskatchewan and other western provinces push toward larger acreages and global market impact.
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Saskatchewan
Alberta
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Canadian West
How He Got In The Academy Of Silence Tale
A Grecian school tale from Athiantle describes the Academy of Silence with 100 members. An applicant must prove worth by dropping a flower petal onto a water filled urn that cannot spill and gains admission when the petal glides on the surface.
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Mayer Family Boots and Shoes Build a Milwaukee Empire
Frederick Mayer founded the Mayer Boot and Shoe Company in Milwaukee and Seattle. From a small shop to a vast plant with a 9000 pair daily capacity, the firm grew on German thrift and strict apprenticeship. The Mayer brands include Honorbilt Leading Lady Martha Washington and Special Merit School Shoes.
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America
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Verman
Doctor recalls Estrada operation and shifting loyalties
A New York French hospital physician recalls operating on General Estrada about ten years ago. President Zelaya paid $1,500 for the operation and expressed gratitude, yet Estrada now opposes Zelaya, remarking that you never can tell who is who in Nicaragua.
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Thirty second Passenger on Street Car Fare Puzzle
A Sunday Magazine vignette shows the thirty second passenger boarding a street car and paying the fare. The conductor rang up the fare, the passenger asked a neighbor if he saw what happened, and the neighbor replied no. The passenger then says someone gave him a nickel and the fare registered as $2 cents.
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Phwart
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted In Newspaper Ad
A medical advertorial touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy and claims a $100 reward for any failure to cure. The notice promotes other products and includes testimonials and promotional copy for various health items and tonics.
New Year's Eve on Broadway A Lavish Celebration
The New York Press reports a million dollars in New York food and drink along Broadway between the Hoffman House and Hotel Astor for New Year’s Eve. Hotels and restaurants expect record demand with expensive menus, rare meats, and vast champagne sales as crowds fill dining rooms and streets.
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Ontalia
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Knickerbockera
Fragmented Verses and School Anecdotes From Baltimore
A collage of poetic fragments and a classroom moment from Baltimore. Lines touch on astronomy and divine order, with Eugene Lee Hamilton and Henry Van Dyke verses, plus a pupil’s joke about Columbus. An aside notes how sun exposure ruins mirror amalgams.
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Where Are Harry and Isabella Allen Now
The Nebraska Children’s Home Society took in Harry aged 20 and Isabella aged 18 from Grand Island after their father Silas Allen died. Their mother, now in Oklahoma, cannot locate them after 12 years since they were placed by the superintendent who withholds their whereabouts. They should write to P. O. Box 98 Omaha Neb giving their address so it can be relayed to their mother.
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Omaha
Neb
Perry Davis Painkiller Endures As Noted Remedy
Perry Davis Painkiller has a seventy year reputation as a tellable remedy for lombago pleurisy and related pains. Sold by all druggists.
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Where is Bessie Hartman in Nebraska notice posted
In 1901 Rosanna and Bessie Hartman and their invalid mother lived at Chapman Nebraska. After their father was killed in Anada Missouri, the girls were sent to Omaha to school and housed by Mrs Smith. In 1903 Bessie was taken by the Nebraska Children's Home Society which refuses to share her address with Rosanna now Mrs Geo Duerr. Bessie turned 21 last February. those with information are asked to send her address to P O Box 38 Omaha Nebraska.
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Bessie Hartman
Chapman
Neb
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Omaha
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Bessie
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P. O. Box
Geo. Duerr
Cuticura Soothes Severe Eczema and Pimples Says Boston and Philadelphia Readers
A 25 year sufferer reports relief from chronic humor after using Cuticura Remedies, claiming rapid cure following doctors and hospital failures. Another testimonial from Philadelphia praises Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for clearing pimples in ten days after months of unsuccessful medical treatment.
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Congress St
Boston
Mass
Cuticura
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Susquehanna Ave
Philadelphia
Novel by Twelve Authors Reveals German Satire Book
Konrad W Meckleinburg publisher introduces a 400 page satire novel from Germany produced by twelve writers. Each author adds a chapter starting with a top writer who passes to the next, creating a chain of 12 chapters with biographies of the authors and numerous illustrations. Names include Hermann Bahr Otto Ernst Hans Heinz Ewers Gustav Meyrink Olga Wohlbruck Otto Julius Bierbaum Herbert Eulenberg Gustav Falke Felix Hollaender Gabriel Reuter and Ernst von Wolzogen.
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Konrad W. Meckleinburg
Hermann Bahr
Otto Ernst
Hans Heinz
Ewers
George Hirschfeld
Gustav Meyrink
Olga Wohlbruck
Otto Julius Bierbaum
Herbert Eulenberg
Gustav Falke
Felix Hollaender
Gabriel Reuter
Ernst von Wolzogen
Accurate Cough Remedy Promoted With Pine Oil and Whisky
An old remedy claim describes mixing two ounces glycerine half an ounce virgin pine oil and eight ounces pure whisky to cure coughs colds and throat bronchial troubles. It notes the Virgin Oil of Pine compound is made by Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati and sold in half ounce vials. A humorous aside equates lunch to luncheon and a mechanic to mechanical.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Piles Cured in Days Claim for PAZO Ointment
An advertisement asserts PAZO Ointment cures piles in six to fourteen days including itching bleeding and protruding piles. It promises a money back guarantee if not cured and claims payment within days.
Delinquent Subscribers and Odd Newspaper Jokes
A Kansas City Journal note recalls a forty five year old item where a western editor asks subscribers who owe large sums to send a lock of their hair as proof they are alive. The gag prompts the editor to switch careers if payment failed. The piece also jokes about Americans in Russia and unfamiliar station calls.
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Kansas City Journal
Kansas
Interesting Collection of the Repertoire General des Collec thonneurs
The De Gotha of collectors lists 10 500 names and addresses with classifications including autographs manuscripts libraries books portraits natural history musical instruments coins art stamps and hunting sport items. It notes pockets of collectors in various disciplines and lists counts for several categories.
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A Night Clerk Confronts a Restless Traveler
A foggy inn scene shows a weary traveler arguing with a night clerk over accommodations. The exchange hints at fatigue and discontent as the traveler questions the room quality and the clerk’s responses. The dialogue conveys tension and weariness in a dimly lit setting.
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