Meekison a Thirty Year Catarrh Fighter and Peruna Memoir
A portrait of David Meekison famed Ohio politician and founder of Meekison Bank, who battled catarrh for thirty years. The narrative links his public life to his cure with Peruna, citing letters and endorsements from Carrie Thomas and others, and invites readers to seek Dr. Hartman’s free medical advice if no relief comes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Meekison
America
Meekison Bank
Napoleon
Ohio
Peruna
Hartman
Carrie Thomas
Pople
Dr. Hartman
Jos Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Various Global Science Notes and Social Commentary
A long miscellany reports on the French roller boat dismantled in Preston, elm tree deaths in New Haven tied to urban pollution and pests, solar eclipse observations by Me Ever shed, peanut crop data and oil uses, Metropolitan Museum security, Milne earthquake insights aiding railway and cable work, taste science and temperature effects, and social musings on marriage and parental oversight in Brooklyn. It also highlights Mrs. Mills in China running a deaf school and humorous looting anecdotes from Russian papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Bazin
Preston
England
New Haven
Me Evershed
Royal Astronomical Society
Mount
Everest
Great Britain
Africa
Asia
Germany
France
Metropolitan Museum of Art
John Milne
Japan
Mendelsohn
China
Annetta Thompson Mills
Cheerioo
Nalves
Mills
Lved
Chicago
Vladivostock
Fragmented early 1900s quotes and ad snippets mix
A collage of quoted lines and advertising chatter from 1900 era newspapers. References range from malaria remedies and teething cures to banknote circulation figures and social inserts, with mock dialogue and humorous asides threaded through.
Credulity of the Women Ends in Brooklyn Bride’s Shock
A Brooklyn 18 year old, Miss Emma Seaman, married six weeks to Charles Telfer Smith only to learn he already had a wife and a baby in New Rochelle. Smith deceived her with a fine presence and wealth claims during courtship while she trusted his offers. The case highlights parental neglect and female credulity in choosing partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe
Vietlas
Smith
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eagle
Emma Seaman
Charles Telfer Smith
New Rochelle
Utica
Blue Eyes and Light from a Distant Star
The piece discusses how eye color conveys temperament and says pale blue or steel tones imply deceit, while dark blue or violet suggests affection and purity. It notes a four year four month light travel time from the nearest star and that Alpha Centauri is about 250000 years from a cannon ball at standard speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Centaur
Fragmented Odds and Ends From a Humorous Page
A collage of quirky exchanges and ad snippets appears, including a milliner’s odd query about ages, a note about running downstairs, and a playful remark about fighting. scattered lines reference cartoons, sales patter, and a joke about a shopper buying a book from a clerk in a Philadelphia store.
Reward Offered for Cure of Catarrh by Hall's Cure
An advertisement offers one hundred dollar reward for a cure of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice cites Hall's and associates in Toledo and mentions testimonials. A separate note discusses historical spellings of Shakespeare's name, noting 1906 variants and contemporaries spelling it thirty two ways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Elenry & CO
Shakespeare
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meekison
Congressman Meekison
Milla
Bank of England
MeJigner—Hoe
Thingumbob
Philadelphia Press
Boston
Fita
Avenute Philadlyie
Pivo
Hines Wat
Vanburen
Standard-Times
Billowe
Virum
Tammir I
LE Roy
Portland
LE Roy Bicycles
Henry Goodman & Company
First Street
Oregon
Marie
Nold
James
Sos
Warr & Trvax
Drux
Kata
Toledo
Warpina
kKisman & Marvin
Waoersle Drugwis
Garfield
Congo
Security
Carter
Carters
Ron
Philippines
Harper’s Bazar
Ces Ae Gfarm Kaltawer CO
Boston Mass
WM. Smith & CO
Affalo
Adi Henry N
Washington, D. C
Solnier
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