Senator from South Carolina praises Peruna remedy
A U S senator from South Carolina praised Peruna in a Washington letter, endorsing its use for dyspepsia and stomach trouble and noting relief after brief use. The piece links Peruna to catarrh of the stomach as the corrective cause of dyspepsia and promotes Peruna tablets and a 1909 almanac.
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United States
South Carolina
Peruna
Kon. M
Butler
U.S
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Wrong on the Farm How Youths Leave Rural Homes
A Harper’s Weekly summary notes farmers across Missouri Kansas Nebraska and Oklahoma answer What is Wrong on the Farm revealing that education modernization and earnings share prompt youth to seek city life. It cites college influence on plans and calls for more humane farm work hours and better housing to retain families.
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Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Harpers
State Agricultural College
America's Big Divorce Record
Census bureau compilation shows 12,832,044 marriages from 1887 to 1906 with rising annual totals and a 1900 marriage rate of 93 per 10,000. Divorces in the period totaled 045,625 with rates increasing faster than population, and two thirds of divorces granted to wives.
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United States
Labor unions and mine rescue efforts across Europe and the US
The Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners shows 65 310 members while the San Francisco Bakers Union organizes workers in French and Italian bakeries. Knoxville appoints three labor representatives to draft a new city charter. Jamaica and nearby colonies report new AF of L membership. In Austria and France rescue gear in mines becomes compulsory. in Germany it is voluntary. Underground religious services occur in Westmoreland Pa. California’s Harris Weinstock studies European conditions to curb strikes. Britain and Scotland set up rescue stations for mine disasters. The Miners Federation reports 767 800 workers in its districts and 592 444 in the union, up 156 000 from last year.
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Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
San Francisco
Germany
Westmoreland
Harris Weinstock
California
Europe
England
Scotland
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
Whiskey cures for lame back and domestic satire
The piece discusses whiskey as a claimed remedy for back rheumatism with a mix of Toris Compound and Syrup Sarsaparilia Compound, noting Chicago's Globe Pharmaceutical Co. as producer. It also reflects on American gender roles, praising British domestic standards and recounting two men forced to live in hotels after criticizing their wives.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Chicago
America
States
London Chronicle
London man seeks attachable property for debt
A London resident asked a distant lawyer about attaching a debtor who owed him money. The lawyer replied that the debtor died a year ago and left only a widow as potentially attachable property. The item ends with a quip from Punch and a cartoon caption about a boy graduate and a street car job.
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London
Punch
Right Food Supports Digestion Says Grape-Nuts Letter
A New York woman recounts indigestion from rich meals and credits Grape-Nuts with relief and restored appetite. She notes it strengthened her digestive organs and that she can now eat anything she desires. The ad copies the famous line There’s a Reason and cites Postum Co. as sponsor.
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N. Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Weillville
Neighbors Recall Son’s Multilingual Education
An exchange in a New York Herald humor column notes one neighbor boasting his son Bill learned seven languages in college. The punchline: he lacks ideas to express them, highlighting a joke about practical wisdom versus schooling.
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Bill
New York Herald
Kidney Pills Restore Kinney Health, Price Testifies
David Price of Corydon Iowa describes severe kidney trouble with weakness and disordered secretions. One week after starting Dean's Kidney Pills he walked without a cane and gradually recovered, remaining well for seven years. Sold by all dealers 50c a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y.
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David Price
Corydon
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Question of Time in Mrs. Ferguson Home
Mrs. Ferguson asks George if he wrote Aunt Hopsy a letter to invite her for winter visits. Mr. Ferguson recalls a reminder notch in his thumbnail from nail trimming. Laura questions the notch location and they discuss the reminder.
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George
Sealskin Sack Questioned in Winter Talk
A brief Chicago Tribune exchange shows Maria and John debating value and money, noting loss of cash with a wry winter remark about a sealskin sack.
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Maria
John
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Endorsement
One hundred dollars reward for catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Fr. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, with VaLpine, Kinnan & Marvin endorsing the firm. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. price 75 cents per bottle. testimonials free. Sold by all druggists. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Ball
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Fr. J. Cheney
VaLpine, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Hall
Useless Noises and Quick Facts From The Era
A quirky exchange notes that words like true are useless noises in a dialogue about facts. It references a product called LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE touted to cure a cold in one day and hints at a signature by E. W. Grove. The piece contrasts foreigners asking why a city is called a garden city with a jab at street dirt.
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Groves
Alleghany Observatory
E. W. Grove
Armor on Warships and Turret Protection
The article notes the thickness of modern warship armor, with side belt armor ranging from sixteen and a half inches at the top to nine and a half inches at the bottom. It also states gun turrets are protected by armor from fifteen to seventeen inches thick.
Still Had Hopes
A Detroit Tribune quip contrasts a wise guy and a granger who has bought his twenty third gold brick. The granger notes others often get their way, hoping the course will eventually turn in his favor, reflecting on perseverance and luck.
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Granger
Detroit Tribune
Hat Size Mixup Prompts Quick Exchange in Hat Store
A Yonkers Statesman snippet recalls a man buying a hat that turned out too small. The clerk confirms the purchase, and the buyer jokes about his late journey home, highlighting a humorous domestic misfit in retail.
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Yonkers Statesman
Cutiura Heals Eczema Baby After Six Months of Suffering
A San Antonio reader details a six month ordeal with eczema on her child. After ineffective treatments by two doctors, the Cutiura Remedies produced rapid relief and a clear face within two months. The testimonial notes the child is now two years old with no recurrence.
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Cutiura
Louis Beck
San Antonio
Tex
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