Lurking Kidney Danger Warns of Backache
An old advertisement-style warning links backache to kidney strain and diabetes, urging readers to try Dean's Kidney Pills. It includes a Rev. Jacob D. Van Doren testimonial, free mail trial, and price, plus scattered humorous vignettes about a bench and a breach of promise case.
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Jacob D. van Doren
Sixth Street
Fond du Lac
Wis
Dean
Jacob van Doren
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Rheumatism Cure and Humorous Teasers Parade
A plate of garbled ads and quips includes a claim that a simple remedy cures rheumatism with a 20 cent recipe request from Prescription Co. Denver. Jokes about Jonah and the whale and teething syrups mix with stray phrases and ad pitches like Baxters Bullhead cigars and a zippy line about solving the divorce problem by a least common divisor.
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Prescription Co
Denver
Love, crime, and a circus in a Gilded Age NY tale
Richard Wilbertson loves Edith Broughton but is kept apart by her wealthy suitor Ralph Graviscourt. At Madison Square Garden Maubikeck the Lion Tamer and Nita Barlotti captivate the audience while a mysterious photograph hints at a hidden past. The narrator traces Graviscourt’s fortune to a dead child, seeks grave records, and uncovers a physician’s forged death certificates before resolving to continue his pursuit.
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Lotus Club
New York City
Richard Wilbertson
Dilkins
Major Simmons
New York
Edith Broughton
Edith
Ralph Graviscourt
Graviscourt
Charles Graviscourt
Charles
Madison Square Garden
Maubikeck
Nita Barlotti
Nita
Barlotti
Jove
Major
Alice Graviscourt
Maligni
Trinity Cemetery
Graviscourts
Alice
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Mott Street
Trinity
Alice Giscourt
C. Sigmotta
Dinsmore
New York Medical Society
Charles Sigmotta
Doctor Vinsmore
She Remembers Elia A London memory of Charles Lamb
The New York Mail and I express reports Mrs Coe of London as the sole English living person with personal recollections of Charles Lamb. E V Lucas transcribed much of her recollections from conversations, sketching Lamb’s quirks and charity toward beggars and children, and his appearance as a fragile, eccentric figure in plain attire and old fashioned gaiters.
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Elia
Coe
London
England
Charles Lamb
New York Mail
I Express
Widford Water Mill
E. V. Lucas
Lamb
Gibraltar Rock
Why Russell Sage Works
Russell Sage, nearing 86, battles illness yet vows to keep active in business. Five years ago he said retirement would not suit him, fearing ill health if he stopped. He prefers work to play, finding happiness in his labor and believing his machine will run as long as he lives.
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Russell Sage
Mr. Sage
Weather forecasting paradox reveals forecast flaw
A cryptic remark on predicting weather suggests forecasting accuracy hinges on predicting the unexpected. It highlights the paradox of forecasting where expectations shape methods and outcomes. The statement prompts reflection on limits of weather science and probabilistic approaches.
Things Not Well Said. Slow Speech In Humorous Tales
An English author collects amusing examples of miscommunication in everyday talk. A London curate seeks a likeness of a boy and mistakes a dying subject for the photographer. a registrar faces a blunt claim about a father’s death, exposing the quirks of imperfect speech.
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London
The Growth of Cremation in England
Sir Henry Thompson traces cremation history from its 1870s beginnings to modern growth. He notes early prejudice, low numbers in 1885, 300 cremations in 1901 with limited spread outside London, and rising demand leading to new crematories nationwide as part of a continuing campaign against earth burial.
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Sir Henry Thompson
England
Woking
Henry Thompson
Earth Bureal
Liverpool Post
Busy And Useful Life Of Mrs Sangster
A portrait of Mrs. Sangster highlighting a sixty year career of helpfulness and hope. She led Hearth and Home and contributed to Christian Independent Harper publications and Ladies Home Journal, promoting religion as daily practice. Also retold are Haussmann's comic misread gesture with a vizier and a lost Albert Durer painting case from West Flanders.
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Hearth and Home
Christian At Work
Christian Intelligencer
Harper's Young People
Harper's Bazar
Collier's Weekly
Ladies’ Home Journal
Rabbit in Boa Cage Seeks Monroe Doctrine Guarantee
A rabbit in a boa constrictor's cage asks for protection against being swallowed alive, quipping that he wishes the Monroe doctrine would apply in the menagerie. The snakes react, prompting a baffled exchange about safety and guarantees.
Hamburg Drops Offer Cure for Digestive Ailments
Indigestion, congested liver, impure blood, and constipation plague thousands who seek quick relief from local doctors. Dr August Koe ni g s Hamburg Drops claim a 60 year history and offer a complete cure with one trial, urging readers to obtain a bottle now. Jennie He and Lucille comment briefly on romance.
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August Koenig
Hamburg
Denver girl held up at City Park while skating
A Denver girl was robbed by two men at City Park a few nights ago while she was learning to skate and enjoying it. The incident follows a string of crimes in the area and prompts local caution from residents.
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Denver
City Park
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham for Avoiding Operation
Mrs Emmons of Walkerville Ontario recounts being cured of ovarian troubles by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after five years of illness and weak discharge. She urges other women to seek the remedy, claims rapid improvement, and notes a $5000 forfeit if authenticity cannot be proven.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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