Grateful Detroit Woman Credits Peruna Cure
Muriel Armitage district organizer of the Royal Templars of Temperance writes of her five year struggle with uterine irregularities and hysteria. She credits Peruna with restoring health after six months and fifteen bottles, calling it a cure for catarrh of the pelvic organs as it cures catarrh of the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Armitage
Greenwood Ave
Detroit
Mich
Royal Templars of Temperance
Peruna
Nod
Nce
Sam
Peruna Advertises Cure for Pelvic Catarrh and Nervousness
An advertisement claims female weakness is pelvic catarrh and promotes Peruna as a permanent cure. It argues catarrh affects the whole body and that pelvic catarrh with nervousness is common. It urges women to seek Dr Hartman’s free advice and addresses The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio.
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Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, Ohia
Merry-go-round Man Breaks Leg at La Crosse Fair
A ride operator in La Crosse fell victim to a broken leg when his limb caught in a ride cable. The machine jammed, spectators fainted, and bystanders watched as the man freed a wooden leg and cheerfully offered tickets for another ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busini
la Cros Kan
Roap an Enemy to Doctors. A doctor's quip on beer and soap
A physician visiting a patient of heavy drinking remarked that less beer and more soap would reduce wickedness. The patient’s wife shot back that then half the doctors would be out of work, delivering a sharp retort about medical reliance.
Bacteria Survive Extreme Heat in Dewar Experiment
Professor Dewar reports that bacteria subjected to near absolute zero temperatures and immersion for ten hours in gu id hydrogen showed no appreciable loss of vitality. The experiment tested microbial resilience under extreme cold and extreme heat conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewar
Landlord’s Share in Turkish Territory Provokes Outrage
The Turkish bey landlord in Mace donia takes half of the farmer’s produce. Villages support Turkish policemen who are described as parasites, with households paying about $6.25 from an income of 50. This is not for protection but to secure some immunity from outrages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macedonia
Drawing Pay Lines In Chicago News Verse
A playful verse notes drawing as a metaphor for various acts and outcomes. It contrasts artistic drawing with phrases about drawing pay, implying a need to earn. The piece frames wage concerns in a witty, light tone linked to city life.
Superior value of dried beans and peas as protein source
Dried beans and peas are among the most economical protein sources, superior to cereals and rivaling meat for nutrition, making them a valuable food option.
Just Run Across Some People Are Lucky
A Melbourne reader recalls how a simple food demonstration led to using Pontum Food Coffee and Grape-Nuts as daily staples. She credits improved health and appetite after months of nervous indigestion and near starvation, with doctors praising the food’s value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil A
Bho
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Easy to Keep House in the Jungles of the West Indies
A West Indian jungle housewife keeps a simple home with berries as soap and calabashes as bowls and water jugs. She uses lime leaves for tea flavoring, cocoanut milk, and banana leaf mats, demonstrating self sufficient daily chores without reliance on stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Looking Into the Future and a Father’s Quip on Marriage
A column mixes a man Brown joking about his infant son and marriage timing with reflections on domestic life. It links a young heir’s future, the value of self reliance by housewives, and a Senator Bacon anecdote on heat and cold. The piece ends with religious verse about prayer strengthening the weary.
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Brown
Senator Bacon
Georgia
Fair Play in Austin It Is for Future Manhood of the Country
A McClure's Magazine excerpt urges strict rejection of unfairness in business as vital to national character. It emphasizes that Americans are a commercial people and that boys must enter commerce and professions, warning that tolerating unscrupulous practices would turn the nation into tricksters and erode true manhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
McClure's
Mercantile Fleets Enter Hamburg Harbor 1902
Compared with 1901, flags of Germany England Denmark and others rise, especially the Dutch and Italian. Non European flags welcome at Hamburg. In 1902 only three ships entered the harbor: an American 2147 ton ship, a Brazilian 121 ton vessel, and an Argentine 1068 ton ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercantile
Hamburg
Donns Kidney Pills Promoted For Backache And Kidney Ailments
The ad touts Donns Kidney Pills as the original genuine remedy for kidney trouble including Brights Disease and bladder inflammation. It cites testimonials from Krity Comrarsta and others, claiming cures and urging purchase by mail or through local dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krity
Bright
Donn
Fostarilbura Co
Buffalo, N
Explosives Talk Spurs Safe Powdered Ammonal Market
In a December note the Metal Industry describes powdered alum in ammonia mixed as ammonal, touted as one of the safest explosives. It claims resistance to friction or impact, while possessing key explosive traits, with warnings and ad hoc statements scattered through damaged text about risks and procedures.
Deadly Serpents and Oddities Sparkes of 1902 India Deaths
A collection of items notes India death tolls from serpents, quack cures and patent medicines, and miscellaneous society quips. References to 1902 mortality estimates, patent remedies, and Bulwer-Lytton style witticisms about daily life and consumer goods fill the fragmented OCR. The piece leans on sensational health claims and dated humor in a miscellany format.
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Chicago News
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Scott
Florence Jackson Stoddard
Sunset Magazine
Tim Ie
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Wytheville
Anya
H. B. McCannen
Cherry Street
Portland
Oregon
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Sloco
Ars
Granoe Wallace, Jr
Elmira
N. Y
George Wallace
Brakur
Weat Water Street
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Don
Tyshord
W. uLeaios
Italia
Fred
Toledo
India
Pino
W. Obes
Avi
Mspace Gray
Gray
Childre
New York
Dreulst
Bam Trek
Olmsted
LeRoy
Bome Grocers
Dee Aenice Stiroh
Ias
Defiance Starch
Silliens
Cynicus
Mra. Winslow
Aelle
Wang Defiance
Winchester
Free Homestead
Western Canada
Hilvons
Hhobelbg Americus
Atlan
Supermoment Immlateion
Onawal
S. Crawford
W. Ninth Street
Tansas City
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Enoujen
Tocal
Soho
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Lbres
Bos
Metlataction
Gaarsa
K.yaxton CO
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Columbus Aver N. Y
Kansas City
Pope Leo
Dr. Price
Price Cereal Food CO
Cass Street
Chicago, Illinois
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