Peruna touted as permanent cure for catarrh
Dr Hartman claims a compound named Peruna permanently cures catarrh and has generated thousands of letters praising its effects. Endorsements include Rev Stubenvoll of Pella Wis and J W Fuller of Los Angeles who report restoration of health and renewed vitality. The firm offers free pamphlets of letters and free advice from Dr Hartman for readers seeking results.
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Hartman
The
Peruna Medicine Co
Stubenvoll
Pella
Wis
Los Angeles
J. W. Fuller
Jewelers’ Association of
Cal
Peruna
New Use for Corn Oil and Legal Move for Assistant AG
The article notes degerming corn to prevent fermentation in ship holds, yielding about 5,000,000 gallons of corn oil annually now competing with olive and cottonseed oils after a clarifying process. It also mentions Attorney Eugene B. Hay of Minneapolis as a candidate for assistant attorney general for the interior department, a $4,500 yearly post to replace Judge Vandevanter who becomes a United States circuit judge.
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Eugene B. Hay
Minneapolis
Roosevelt
Department of the Interior
Vandevanter
Wyoming
United States
No Heirs to Their Honors in English Military Leaders
The piece notes the absence of male heirs among top English military figures. Lord Wolseley has a single unmarried daughter, Lord Roberts has no son, Lord Kitchener remains a bachelor, and Sir Redvers Buller has only a daughter.
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Lord Wolseley
Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Sir Redvers Buller
Prolific English Author George Manville Fenn Turns Seventy One
Prolific English author George Manville Fenn, famed for juvenile fiction, reaches his seventy first year. His numerous stories fill seven pages in the British Museum catalogue, with adventures set across almost every corner of Great Britain.
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George Manville Fenn
British Museum
Great Britain
Waterfalls of Japan and their garden fame
The waterfalls of Japan are almost countless and many gardens feature a fall or two. Even where none existed, gardens now include cascades. Across the country numerous scenic falls attract thousands of pilgrims each year.
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Japan
Paris Police Seek Permission to Form Funeral Band
Paris police petition to form a band to play at funerals of officers cites love of harmony and aim to soften their harsh image, arguing music would humanize the force and honor fallen colleagues.
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Paris
Do you have to wear silk stockings at the court
A man arriving at the European court asks if silk stockings are required for ambassadors and others. The Washington Star notes two classes that must wear silk stockings, diplomats and chorus ladies, highlighting court attire and social codes.
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Washington Star
Growth of Large Cities in the Nineteenth Century
Population growth shows London expanding from 800000 to about 6 million and New York rising from 60000 to over 3 million. London now grows around 17 percent per decade while New York expands about 35 percent.
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London
New York
Charcoal Eph Voices Odd Daily Thought on Brute and Kindness
Charcoal Eph muses that kindness may win a dumb brute, but feeding ice cream won’t improve a mule. Mistagh Jackson notes in a Baltimore News quote.
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Charcoal Eph
Seven Generations of Owners Leave Bidwell Legacy
Charles M. Bidwell died in East Hartford Connecticut at seventy three years five months. He owned the old family homestead kept in the family for seven generations since 1666.
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Charles M. Bidwell
East Hartford
Conn
A Gentle Invitation from a Ragged Child
A fragment from a 19th century scene shows a ragged child pleading from a grim house to neighbor Mrs Jones. She asks if weather permits and whether the neighbor would join the mother in begging tomorrow.
Metals alloy magnetic properties described in brief
The Properties of Metals notes that mixing 13 percent manganese with steel yields a practically non magnetic alloy. Nickel and aluminum steel alloys are, in contrast, more magnetic than ordinary steel.
Sign of Advancing Age in a Mother's Eye
A reflective note on motherhood and growth as a child examines a penny and dismisses its value saying a cent isn't much, revealing how realization dawns that the child is growing up. The remark captures a fleeting moment of change and aging perspectives.
Hickory Valued as The Best Fuel Wood
American hickory is presented as the premier wood for fuel with a value benchmark set at 100. Oak follows at 84, beech at 65, and white pine at 30, illustrating relative energy and market desirability among common woods.
Freight Handling Record On James Hoyt Arrival
Five thousand two hundred two tons of iron ore were loaded onto the steamship James Hoyt in one hour and eight minutes marking a notable crew efficiency milestone in cargo handling operations.
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James Hoyt
To Improve the Smell With Fresh Water Nsinping
The text notes that washing the nostrils with fresh cool water enhances sense of smell by about fifty percent beyond normal ability.
Alcohol From Potatoes
A crop of potatoes on an acre of ordinary soil can be made to produce 300 gallons of alcohol.
Emperor Menelik Collects Swiss Clocks for Court
Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia loves clocks and has had several chronometers imported from Switzerland through his Swiss adviser, differing by at most six seconds in two months. Ras Makonnen ordered mechanical clocks from Swiss firms for the negus and the empress, including a grand chiming clock modeled after Westminster Abbey’s St Margaret’s.
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Menelik
Emperor Menelik
Abyssinia
Switzerland
Ras Makonnen
Negus
St. Margaret’s
Westminster Abbey
Solace Defeats Veteran Victorian Parliament Speaker
F Conway Mason, late speaker of the Victorian parliament, after thirty-three years in the same constituency, lost at the recent general election. His friends presented him with a purse of sovereigns and a complimentary address as consolation for the unkindness and ingratitude he felt from the outcome.
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Solace
Victoria
F. Conway Mason
New Orleans Women Demand Woman Street Superintendent
The Era club of New Orleans, the state’s largest women’s club, asks the mayor to remove a district street cleaning superintendent and appoint a woman in the post. A leading civic club of men pledges aid to secure the woman superintendent.
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New Orleans
Era Club of
South
Winchester cats electrocuted in poultry safety plan
In Winchester Massachusetts the town lost over 20 cats to electric shocks after the state fowl hatchery superintendent wired mains through home and barn areas at night to curb cat predation on poultry. The method left the town nearly catless over two years.
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Winchester
Mass
State Fowl Hatchery
Mummy Flowers Reveal Fifty Nine Plant Species Found
Newly identified remains from Egyptian mummy wrappings include fifty nine distinct flowering plant species. Preserved specimens show vivid colors from violet larkspur to red poppy and green chlorophyll in leaves, offering rare botanical insight into ancient flora.
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Egypt
It's Up to Husband Thank-You Card Published
A grateful Kansas wife published a newspaper card thanking an unknown gentleman who steered her husband home after his car lost control due to drunken driving. The husband’s own card has not appeared.
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Kansas
Minneapolis Times
Birds as Benefactors to Seamen
Seabirds and seagulls serve as fog signals by their cries warning boatmen of land nearby. Birds cluster on cliffs along the coast providing audible landfall cues. The Isle of Man once imposed a fine for shooting these birds, illustrating their valued role to mariners.
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Isle of Man
The Best Disinfectants Explain Their Uses
A one tenth per cent solution of corrosive sublimate is the sole disinfectant able to kill all injurious microbes. A five per cent carbolic acid solution kills all but anthrax. Formalin effectively kills diphtheria bacilli and carbolic acid targets tubercle.
Freight Out of Pittsburg Coal Center in One Day
Pittsburg, the nation’s great coal and steel hub, saw 927 trains depart on five railways in a single day. The outbound fleet included 46,225 cars carrying an estimated 1,756,550 tons of freight.
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Pittsburg
United States
Python's Long Fast at Paris Zoo Ends
The great Japanese python that recently died at the Paris Zoo had endured a long fast of two years five months and three days. During this period its weight fell from 163 pounds to 60 pounds.
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Paris Zoo
Waldorf Astoria Birth Sparks Fashion Talk
A report notes the first child born at the Waldorf Astoria last week and questions whether the famed hotel is becoming less fashionable. The remark hints at social trends and hotel prestige without detailing names or dates.
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Waldorf-Astoria
Pulse Rates of Hamsters Across Seasons
A hamster’s heart beats 150 times per minute in summer and slows to 15 times per minute in winter during hibernation. The change reflects metabolic shift, with higher activity in warm months and reduced rate when torpid.
Great Britain's Area Compared With Other Nations
Great Britain is described as half the size of Sumatra. England alone without Wales is nearly the size of Roumania and less than a quarter the size of France, providing a geographic comparison of these regions.
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Great Britain
Sumatra
England
Wales
France
Profitable Railroad Deal
Mexican bandits who seized $40,000 in silver bars from an express train turn up profit in a train robbery report. Pittsburgh Times notes the incident and frames it as a profitable angle for thieves.
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Pittsburg
The Mad Mullah's Followers Counted At 27000
The Somaliland Mullah's following is put at 27000 with about ten to fifteen percent armed with modern public safety items. The figure reflects contemporary estimates of his power and readiness.
Typos to Honor Cummings Monument Planned in Colorado Springs
The International Typographical Union will erect a monument at Colorado Springs to the late Amos J. Cumming s honoring his life and work.
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Cummings
The
International Typographical Union
Colorado Springs
Amos J. Cummings
Canada Timber Resources Outstrip Europe and U.S.
A statistical note asserts Canada holds vast standing timber rivaling Europe and nearly twice the output of the United States, highlighting Canada as the continent’s major forest resource.
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Canada
Europe
United States
Irish O'Donnell as Duke of Tetuan in Spanish service
The article notes an Irishman named O'Donnell holding the title Duke of Tetuan after his father captured the Moorish city in 1859. Two years later the sultan of Morocco ceded Tetuan for 20,000,000 in a landmark sale. It also recalls Emin Bey, later Emin Pasha, as an Austrian named Ed Schnitzler.
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Tetuan
O'Donnell
Morocco
Emin Bey
Emin Pasha
Egypt
Upper Nile
Ed Schnitzler
Northwestern railroad changes early in 1900s by Marv in Neb Wy OM
President Marvin Hughitt announced the Chicago and Northwestern purchased and took possession of the Fremont Elk horn and Missouri Valley railroad, to operate as the Nebraska and Wyoming division. General Manager Gardner appointed C A Cairns as general passenger agent with Omaha and Chicago offices. Several other Northwestern appointments followed. The item blends with ad copy and jokes from the period.
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Northwestern
Marvin Hughitt
The
Chicago and Northwestern
Fremont, Elkhorn and
Missouri Valley Railroad
Nebraska
Wyoming
South Dakota
Nebraska and
Elkhorn
Omaha
W. H. Jones
J. W. Munn
Defiance Starch Ad and Humorous Bits Mix
A quirky reader page blends a Defiance starch promotion promising 16 oz for 10 cents with a humorous dialogue about engagements and slang. It mentions Baxter’s Bullhead cigars and a juvenile exchange, finishing with a nod to housekeeping use of Defiance Cold Water Starch.
Sensible Housekeepers Prefer Defiance Starch for Quality
The notice promotes Defiance Starch for sensible housekeepers citing better quality and value. It contrasts with thinner skaters on thin ice and mentions Bullhead Scent cigar. It hints at Denver market prose noting butter strength and market sentiment favoring strong butter.
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Denver
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Rod
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Thompson
Energhes Asswering
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ASH Orieals Tower
Boston
Mass USA
Canadian Co, Limited
Toronto
Meritemae
Chicago
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Saxony
Baxter
Piso
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Ind
Beef Trust
Packer
Charlie
Amelia
Willie
Johnnie
Father
Ulway Pro
Miss Paine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Janet Paine
West 125Th St
New York City
Denver Directory
Denver Tent i and Awning Co
Financial Contract Security Co
Fin & Bag CO
16Th
Fidelity Savings Ass
Colo
Wrence All
Geo
Lawrence St
Infoceme Northern Nursery Co
Scott Supply & Tool
Blake St
Denver, Co
L. A. Waten
Uuppee
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Arapahoe ‘Street
Denyen
E. E. Burlingame & CO
Dixsonare and Laboratory
Colorado
Mailoi J Express
Barteldes & C.O
Fifteenth St
Rocky Ford
D. W. Burrell
Woodworth-Wallace
Colleg
Pha
Woodworth-Wallace Colleges
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