W L Jackson credits Dean's Kidney Pills cure
A Parkersburg merchant describes twenty years of kidney trouble with back pain and frequent urination. After doctors failed, he used Dean's Kidney Pills, regained normal urination, and says the pain faded. He reports eight years of cure and remains active. Bold by dealers, 60 cents a box. FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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W. L. Jackson
Parkersburg
W. Va
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Ni 'Y
Caticura Remedies End Eczema Suffering Says Mrs Metzger
Mrs. Mary Metzger of Sweetwater Oklahoma testifies she suffered severe eczema with relentless itching for months and bled from scratching. After using Caticura Remedies as directed she found great relief and recommends them to others. Also mentions a lecturer’s quip about engagements and a cold water starch ad with 16 oz. for 10 cents.
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Mary
Defiance
Electric oil promises nerve strength and pain relief
An old advertisement touts an amber oil mix by Max R. Zaegel of Sheboygan Wis as a universal remedy. It claims friction generated electricity can heal nerves, reduce inflammation, ease pain, and accelerate wound healing. Sample bottles offered free upon request to Zaegel at 170 Main St.
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Max R. Zaegel
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy
Sheborkan
Wis
The Deciding Vote in a Senate Deadlock
A fragment from a legislative session details the last day of voting for a United States senator amid Republican factionalism autochthonous to Allison and anti-Allison camps. It portrays the sheriff-like lobby dynamics, a climactic ballot, and an old man Jeremiah Wood defiant to bribery while casting his vote for John Allison amid warned political pressures.
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State House
United States Senate
Republican Party
Allison
John Allison
Randolph Keener
Henry Thomas
Thomas
Oir
Speaker Henry
Snyder
Hall
Old Wood
Antis
Wood
Eny
Mussin
Washington
Assembly
Joint Assembly
United States
Jeremiah Wood
Plas
al- Ngon
M’jority
Speaker
California National Guardsmen
Roops
San Franciscans owed much to the khaki clad regulars
In this special correspondence a San Francisco earthquake tale lauds U S Army Regulars and Navy personnel for halting looting, guiding refugees, and battling fires after the April 18 quake. It praises Gen Funston’s force at the Presidio and Mare Island sailors for halting blazes, rescuing the city, and calming fear as Go at Island sailors and soldiers from the Presidio steadied a frightened public.
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SAN Franciscans
United States Army
San Francisco
Funston
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Signal Corps
Quartermaster
Service
Pompeiians
Launties
Badajos
United States
Paul Revere
Sandy Middlesex
Longfellow
Paul
Presidio
Isuster
Phindoratl
Lons
Francisco
Iself
Harkor
San’ Francisco
Navy
Army
Marine Corps
Ito
McBride
Mare Island Navy Yard
van Ness Avenue
Paddle Heights
Golden Gate Park
Goat Island
United States Marine
Guantanamo
Tientsin
Samar
Peonte
England's Vast Insurance System Expands in Britain
London reports Britons insured by six large companies, totaling £941, ST9,726 ($4.705b), not counting colonial and foreign firms. The blue book shows last year premium payments of £33,044,141 and claims of £222, …, with a balance of £317,088,943. Investments include about £36 million in land and property. Belgium notes over 75 years of no war.
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London
British Islands
Gem Topaz Varieties and Sources Noted in Rhodesia Discovery
Article surveys varieties of topaz including blue, yellow, pink, and colorless types, with notes on origins in Brazil, Siberia, Asia Minor, and other regions. Highlights that pink topaz often results from treatment, and outlines sources like Minas Gerais, Urals, Kamchatka, and Rhodesia pending confirmation. Also mentions insurance losses from the California earthquake and fire and potential rate increases.
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London
Rhodesia
Iwhitt
Yegarst
Leopold Claremont
Brazil
Siberia
Asia Minor
Peg
Ceylon
Victoria
Bohemia
Saxony
Connecticut
U.S. A
Japan
Altal
Ural Mountains
Nertchinsk
Fr Kamchatka
Homely philosophy and misc notices mix in odd collection
A scrambled 19th century miscellany features wry maxims on luck trust and temptation, oblique references to philosophy and romance, plus a Toledo and Philadelphia note. It includes an oath, a patent remedy pitch for catarrh, a marriage proposal scene, and a Defiance Starch sales claim.
Nuggets of Knowledge Collage From Old World News
A collection of quirky facts and observations from diverse places. Notes on English railways ladies smoking cargs, an Indian alligator dish tasting veal, wood seasoning decades, lifespan statistics, Paris hair trade worth substantial sums, artists credit, Swiss burial customs with coffins and undertaker services, and reflections on aging.
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India
Paris
Switzerland
A Woman's Ordeal in Facing Private Ills
A delicate refined woman endures a severe test as she is asked intimate questions about her private ills by her family physician and others. The report emphasizes the emotional strain and social pressure women face when confronting medical inquiries about personal health matters.
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