Dean's Kidney Pills Restore Health at 76
Sheldon Smith of Arlington House Woodland California praises Doan's Kidney Pills for curing kidney trouble severe secretions nocturnal awakenings and leg stiffness. He reports renewed vigor at age 76 and thanks the Dean's brand sold by druggists and stores nationwide. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
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Sheldon Smith
Arlington House
Woodland
Cal
Doan
Dean's
Price Bic Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Snail Messenger Delays Prompt Mr. Bugg Inquiry
Frustrated by late delivery, Mr. Bugg questions why a message arrived two days late. The snail messenger blames late assignment from the company given a week ago.
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Igmre
Mr. Bugg
Snail Messenger
Cuticura Cures Severe Infant Scalp Ailment
Mrs. F. E. Harmon reports her baby’s scalp rash and hair loss cleared after using Culicura products. She says after six months of ointments and doctors, two bottles of Resolvent, two boxes of Ointment and three cakes of Soap cured the condition. She notes hair regrowth and relief from itching.
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F. E. Harmon
Atoka, Tenn
Bishop Thoburn decries lack of invention in India and praises Christian nations
The missionary veteran in India asserts at the patent office in Washington that six hundred plow improvements exist while India has not improved the toothpick in two millennia. He claims nations without God lack inventive faculty and calls them savage and unenlightened. The robe of righteousness will neither shrink nor stretch.
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Thoburn
India
Washington
Lydia Pinkham Remedy Credited By Mich Farm Family
Ace Johnson of Scottville Michigan reports health gains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. He says the medicines restored strength and eased pains, noting his daughter improved as well and urging others to seek these remedies.
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Beottville
Mich
Lydia E. Pink
Hare
Ace Johnson
Scottville
Pinkham
Nocturnes and War Echoes In Mexican Telegraphs
An archaeological swirl of poetry clashes with a historical eruption about field telephones in the Mexican War. The piece notes how General Madero and Navarro used direct telephone lines during the Juarez battle, detailing counts of calls and the role of communications in maneuver and armistice planning.
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Mukden
Mexico
Juarez
Madero
Navarro
Collier's
Daey
Orth
Expensive Misprint in Paris London Telegraph Case
A cabinet-maker M Tournieux died after taking a misprinted family medicine from a reissued book. His widow sued the book’s author, the chemist, and publishers won damages totaling £40 plus lifelong income for the widow and child support. The author was jailed for poor proofreading.
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Paris
London
M. Tournieux
Mme. Tournleux
M. Tournleux
The Handicap of the Grouch in Success Magazine
Orison Swett Marden argues that a grumpy disposition poisons the mind and damages success. He says revenge sparks bitterness that harms thinking, work, and happiness, and notes grouchy people lose friends, fail in business, and alienate others.
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Orfson Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Yves
Civil War memories narrated at Brooklyn dinner
Gen Horatio C King of the Society of the Army of the O mac recalled Civil War hardships and civilians at a Brooklyn dinner. He quotes a grizzled former Confederate veteran who claimed he cook but admits there was nothing to cook in sixty four.
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New York Tribune
Horatio C. King
Society of the Army of the Omac
Brooklyn
Hhs
Napoleon silences Julius Caesar after Brutus scene
An 1804 Paris incident reports Bonaparte suppressing the play Julius Caesar after Talma as Brutus cried out for liberty. The next day orders were issued to stop staging the play amid the audience uproar and famed reactions.
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Mr. Calvert
Bonaparte
Paris
Julius Caesar
Talma
Brutus
Caesar
Calid
Hommparte
Donnelly Election Night Turns as Warrington Plans Japan
After a tense city election, Senator Warrington loses by a narrow margin to Donnelly. He contemplates leaving for Japan, while Patty, once shrouded in scandal, confesses deep feelings and receives a heartfelt letter from him. McQuade and Bennington confront betrayal as Bolles, Morrissy, and others are drawn into a web of intrigue.
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McQuade
Warrington
John
Pentepad
Able
Blackleg
Mr. Bennington
Bolles
Martin
Bennington
Morrissy
Morriasy
Morrisby
Owever
Medusa
Orrasy
Morrisey
New York
Rigny
Herculaneum
Italy
Japan
Patty
Donnelly
James
Jordan
the Telegraph
Heigh
Henderson
John Bennington
Laughng
Meade
Hotel de la Grene
Sorrento
Hi ‘O
Blackguard
Richard
Bathing Myths Debunked By Simons Harouh And Baruch
The article reports on Professor Simon Haruoh and Dr Baruch challenging the pores theory of bathing. It notes warm baths should be brief and cold plunges offer a pleasant body response while Romans Japanese and Russians have bath traditions with various practices.
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Ite of World
Simon Haruoh
New York City
Baruch
Russia’s Cholera Toll Reflects Water Crisis Shame
The text notes Russia’s rising cholera toll from 12,000 cases in 1906 to 210,000 last year, as the nation’s water aversion worsens. It references births marriages and coffins in a somber account of public health catastrophe.
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Russia
Nerve to Sell Remedy Mocked in Letter Text
A fragment from the Christian Intelligencer quotes Auslatant Mr Grumbley insulting a remedy sold for 60 conte a bottle. The manager suggests striking out harsh phrases and placing the letter in testimonials.
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Christian Intelligencer
Grumbley
Ambition clash on the Piazza in Harper's Weekly sketch
Inks and Luthera urge a bold choice while Alithers balks at risk and old ladies on the piazza threaten to tear it apart. The scene captures hesitation against rallying ambition in a social setting.
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Harper's Weekly
Luthera
Inks
Alithers
Test From the Chriathin Advocate Savvy Dialect Storm
A quirky, era specific dialogue sample from the Chriathin Advocate features question about Jin Johnson's conversion and a claim of visiting a house for “the lost free month” with emphasis on chicken. The piece showcases speech patterns and regional vernacular of the period.
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Jin Johnson Ae
The Lest Giraw From Aldney Hulletin
Old Money dying, I fear I have been a brute to you, dear. Young Wife replies to forgive, recalling a past loss and the pain of separation.
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Dorning
Puzzle of the Woman With a Bank Account
A New York World feature recounts how women mishandle checks and banking forms in humorous anecdotes. Bankers note overdrafts misread checks and women miswrite amounts while customers laugh at separate windows and secure deposits.
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New York World
Mra. X
New York
New York Trust Company
Slga
Renney
Alice
Mother
Game Bank
Mary Brown
Keep House Cool With Morning Ventilation and Shaded Windows
As heat arrives, the article advises airing the house before sunrise and then closing blinds to trap cool air. Open windows at night, close during the day, and use shutters to block sun. Bedrooms need good ventilation, while kitchens should remain uncluttered by closing doors from heat sources.
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Goa
Combinations of Cards
A discussion of permutations in deck arrangements shows the vast scale of possible orders. It compares 696 018 659 600 bridge hands to the enormous total of 52 card orderings after shuffle and uses a thought experiment with 2 000 000 000 people each with 62 cards. The conclusion: even with immense labor and population, the produced arrangements remain an infinitesimal fraction of all possible card orders.
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Philadelphia
Opposed to Universal Peace, Mott Warns of Peace’s Dangers
British theologist J. W. Mott argues in a Royal Institution lecture that nations decay from peace and luxury more than conflict. He notes history favors mental prowess over mere strength, and cites England’s post‑wars era producing writers like Spenser, Milton, Shakespeare, and Jonson as enlightenment after tyranny.
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New York World
J. W. Mott
Royal Institution
London
Mott
Rogland
Gorslepeneny Sprnecer
Milton
Shakespeare
Marlowe
Jacan
Ben Jonson
Swimming Made Easy By Demonstrating Water Friendliness
A historic note on learning to swim stresses confidence as the key to progress. It suggests native seafaring peoples view swimming as essential, and recommends easing fear by showing the water’s friendly nature and letting it support a learner in the floating position.
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Wwaitung
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