Peruna touted as cure for catarrh and lung illness
A plain language plea endorses Peruna as a preventative and remedy for catarrh coughs colds consumption and related lung ailments. Endorsers recount rapid relief after using Peruna with testimonials from Mrs Hartman of Columbus Mrs Adams of South Bend and Mrs Wilson of Clinton Massachusetts praising its effects.
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Perunaen
RB. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
WH. EB. Adams
Palmetto Club
New Orleans
Garfield Court
South Bend
Ind
Frances Wilson
Nelson St. Clinton
Mass
Woman Runs Morning Rituals in Wisconsin Governor’s Wife
Mrs. La Follette, wife of Wisconsin's governor, advocates dress reform and vigorous exercise. She enjoys running over two miles before breakfast at her summer home and continues active walking and long daytime strolls while abroad. Americans Travel Abroad. A cross section of U.S. travelers in second cabin include teachers, clergy, merchants, farmers, and workers paying $40 to $60 for steamship tickets to see the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette
Wisconsin
United States
Warship Inflexible Goes To Scrap Heap
An English paper reports the historic warship Inflexible has been scrapped. Once celebrated as the navy’s pride during bombardment at Alexandria, she is now deemed obsolete as the junkman weighs in.
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Alexandria
Grape Nuts Health Claim for Not Feeding Child
An eight year old boy with weak digestion improved after using Grape-Nuts twice daily post appendectomy. The account claims undigested food causes appendicitis and credits Grape-Nuts made from wheat and barley with turning starch into sugar for brain and nerve nourishment. The ad urges reading The Road to Wellville included in each package.
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Jim
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
The Stranger's Sheaf Arrives in Maryland Harvest
A tramp recalls a French harvest custom in Bossyfras Kent County Maryland where fields leave a stranger's sheaf for the first passerby. The young woman explains the tradition that the stranger's sheaf is luck and belongs to the finder’s son. The tramp earned a dollar from the custom and plans to return next year.
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Bossyfras
Kent County
Sassyfras
Kentry
Thia
France
Boston Post
Pork and Beans Poem Celebrates Humble Comfort Food
A Denver Post poem extols pork and beans as the ultimate comfort meal. It contrasts lofty table offerings with the simple plate, praising the savory aroma and satisfying hunger when funds are tight, mentioning Boston, Chicago, and national myths in a comic, affectionate tone.
Senator Deboe’s Kentucky Return Barbecue Ovation
Deboe, elected from Kentucky in Joe Blackburn’s district, returns to his mountain town with an ovation and barbecue. He delivers a lengthy speech, starting strong but finishing with a miscue praising Blue Grass, whisky, horses, and women.
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Deboe
Kentucky
Joe Blackburn
Union
Blue Grass
Pittsburg
Youngster's Keen Rebuke at Newport Tale
Five year old Johnny overhears adults discussing death and heaven, reacting with a sharp rebuke about souls and tattling. His innocent question reveals a child’s blunt grasp of religious concepts and the irony of gossip. The piece preserves a local moral flavor from Newport society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Johnny
Arthur
How Thackeray Worked
While in Richmond, Thackeray said he dictated much of his writing to an amanuensis. He noted that nearly all of Simon was composed this way and that Hendennis and Penden nis were also dictated. He admitted a lull in energy mid work and an illness that affected the middle portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thackeray
Richmond
United States
John Exton Cooke
Simon
Hendennis
Pen
Lightning Struck Umbrella in Eastbourne Sparks Shock
An open umbrella was demolished by lightning in Eastbourne England, leaving only the bare stick in the holder’s hand. The witness escaped with a shock and scorched wrist injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastbourne
Eagland
Mysteried Diiere Mewank for Cetarch Jefe Care
The text presents a garbled agreement draft from Walisu Kinson Manis and others about selling a product or service to a client in Tetede, with references to internal remedies and unspecified transactions spanning years. The passage includes names and places but lacks clear actions or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheney
Tetede
Baie Khaven Ft
Walisu
Kinson
Euler Vaie Haile Farmi
Costa Rica Banana Growers Expand acreage in 1902
The area under banana cultivation in Costa Rica rose rapidly with more than 2,500 acres newly planted during 1902. This marked a notable expansion in the export crop sector, reflecting growing agricultural activity and potential gains for local producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costa Rica
Defiance Starch Marketed as Superior by New Process
A brief notice claims Defiance Starch is produced by an entirely different process, offering superior quality. It emphasizes unique manufacturing and markets it as better and one-third more expensive for 10 cents.
Fragmented 1900s advert text with cures and notices
A dense, mixed-era advertisement block lists patent medicines and claims, including cures for pimples, ringworm, and piles, plus a claim about Cuba's population density and a note about Egypt's ruler. It also mentions Defiance Cold Water Starch and various household products.
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Ottawa
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Cuba
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Philadelphia
New York City
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Samuel Potcher
Fac Simile Signature of
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Innis
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Castoria
Rose Peterson
Parkdale Tennis Club
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hannah E. Mershon
Collingswood, N. J
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Fannie Kumpe
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Proxnam
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Ashi
Pripot
Syren Ely
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Deflance Starch CO
Oblaha, Neb
Zifoctsu
DRS. Thornton & Minor
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Moenee
Putnam
Muonhor Onou OU
Unionvidie
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