Avoid Cold on Street Cars Says Peruna Advice
The article warns riders to wear wraps to prevent catching colds during spring street car journeys and urges immediate use of Peruna at first symptoms to avoid longer illness. It notes exposures during midday to evening rides and promotes constant treatment until the cold ends.
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Peruna Praised For Cold Relief By Users In Chicago Atwood Paterson
Letters from users report Peruna easing cold symptoms and catarrah, with Mr Deutsch hailing it as minimally effective but useful for catarrhal troubles. A Atwood parent notes dramatic improvement in a three year old’s cough and croup after using Peruna. James Morrison from Paterson says two bottles helped his family through colds and other illnesses.
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Building Material ‘Trades Council
Washington St
Chicago
Peruana
B. Long
Atwood, Game
James Morrison
East 16Th St
Paterson, N. J
Pure Drugs Act Endorsed and Cascarets Promote Health
A garbled endorsement discusses the Pure Drugs Act of 1907, praising Cascarets as a longstanding pure bowel remedy. It claims a century of use since 1896 and touts near 100 million boxes sold with high purity and medicinal merit. The text urges readers to try Cascarets for irregular bowel function and related symptoms.
He Won His Bet in a Southern Field Tale
A humorous illustrated bit from Thomas Nelson recounts a southern scene where a enslaved man named Sam wins a bet by tricking a horse and a paper gag. The exchange centers on humor and a master’s expected reward, ending with Sam boasting of his quarter and a plan to trade it for oats and hay.
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Thomas Nelson
America
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Mr. Page
Marster
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The Wizard
An 19th century Harper’s Weekly anecdote recounts a Penn University eclipse study with a household servant bemused by a professor’s claim that chickens would roost at 11. A year earlier the chickens had not yet hatched, prompting sharp wit from the observer.
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Harper's Weekly
University of Pennsylvania
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Professor and Son Translate Weather Talk to Farmer
A professor strolling with his son meets an old farmer during a wet season. The professor’s formal remark about precipitation confuses the farmer, while the son translates in plain speech. The exchange highlights differences in vernacular and tone between social groups.
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Harper's Weekly
Statesmanquirks and tariff talk in a park scene
A Washington Herald excerpt frames a statesman weighing tariff changes while observing the park. The piece contrasts measured deliberation with political maneuvering as he notes the tariff might be altered.
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Washington Herald
Acetylene Supplies and a Political Anecdote
The text references acetylene lighting, a dealer in Chattanooga Tennessee, and a plant for home lighting. It includes a quoted remark from Senator Bev Eridge on simplicity and a brief humorous encounter at the Blank hotel where two men debated politics with one using long words before a barroom conclusion.
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Hanks
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Baby cured by Cutloura ointment claims healing sores
A reader recalls a painful child’s illness with terrible facial and body sores lasting over a year and a half. She credits Cutloura Soap and Cutloura Ointment with curing the infant’s sores within about two months.
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Paint science and weapon zeal of Kaiser in Daily Notes
An article extols scientific paint mixing by painters using white lead and linseed oil, noting factory preparation by National Lead Company and a free tester by mail. It also describes Kaiser Wilhelm II's habit of daily revolver priming, his belief in a prophesied death, and readiness to defend himself if attacked.
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Woodbridge Building
New York
N. Y
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William II
Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Anecdotes
An advertisement extols Fall's Catarrh Cure as internal treatment that reaches the blood and mucous surfaces, not a local remedy, and cites testimonials. The piece also includes short anecdotes about S K Jocelyn, a Wichita court stenographer, and a humorous story from the Woman's Home Companion about costly practical jokes and a mailed cobblestone gag.
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Fall
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Pettit's Eye Salve Ad for Tired Eyes Relief
Pettit's Eye Salve offered to relieve tired or overworked eyes and eye aches. The ad lists distribution through all druggists or Howard Bros in Buffalo New York.
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Lloward
Buffalo
N. Y
New Jersey Applause and a Mosquito Joke
In a small New Jersey town a stalled theater troupe faced dreary reception after a failed tour. The lead actor bowed to a silent first act crowd while backstage an Irish stage hand joked that the audience was clapping to kill mosquitoes, not applaud the performer.
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New Jersey
Everybody's Magazine
The Two Mysteries by Mary Mapes Dodge
A reflective prose poem on grief and death, tracing doubt about the afterlife and the pain of loss. The speaker recalls loved ones and the deep mystery of mortality while clinging to faith that God will judge and receive the departed.
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Howe
Alimony Question Replaces Dowry in Modern Courtship
In a verse from Puck, the piece mocks changing times where a suitor must answer the maiden's father about financial support. The poem contrasts old customs of approval with modern concerns about alimony as a condition for marriage.
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Near 300000 Arrivals in Canada in 1907 Prompt Growth Talk
The article notes nearly 60 000 Americans chose Canada in 1907 and links this to favorable climate grain markets and low land prices. It describes government land grants, social conditions, and growing settlement in areas around Winnipeg Edmonton and Calgary with references to agriculture schools and stock exhibitions in Chicago.
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Alberta
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W. J. Scott
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F. Holmes
WS Jackson Mo. Paul
Minn
J. DM. Mclachlan
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Watertown
South Dakota
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New York Life Building
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Inaeoeay Shere Poll
Fragmentary Verse Reflects on Mind and Duty
The text presents a fragmented poem about burden and duty, questioning who bears responsibility when life paths diverge. It evokes weariness, moral duty, and the search for rest, ending with a quoted line and a misread author signature.
Woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Lena V. Henry of Norristown Ga says an operation was feared but the compound cured her female troubles. She urges other women to try it. For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has aided displacement inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms. Mrs Pinkham offers advice to sick women and invites letters from those seeking help.
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