Peruna and Manalin Testimonials From New York and Wisconsin
A succession of consumer testimonials extols Peruna and Manalin for catarrh and digestive issues. Mrs Aline Devasse of New York cites seven years of illness cured after twelve bottles. Miss Mildred Grey of Appleton Wisconsin reports relief from stomach catarrh after using Perma. The clippings include miscellaneous ads and a joke exchange about a manicurist and a Paris musician.
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Aline Devasse
New York
N. Y
Mildred Grey
Weimar St Appleton, Wis
Allen's Foot-Base Powder Ad and Short Biography Teaser
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Base powder as a soothing cure for sweaty feet and painful conditions with mail order details. A brief biographical sketch follows, tracing Edward H. Harriman from boyhood watering stock to fame, noting family and social ties. A light anecdote hints at plans and a forthcoming June wedding related to the Garinghorn family.
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Eddie
Edward H. Harrina
World Moves Across Continents And Frontiers
A sweeping compilation notes global events and curiosities from police counts in New York to Esperanto meetings in Paris. It mentions a Cape to Cairo railway telegram mischief, agricultural fairs near Bulawayo, and a pair of remarkable dogs Beer and Tom enforcing order in city streets and docks.
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New York City
Paris
Somersetshire
Georgia
Ohio
New Zealand
Bulawayo
Transvaal
Cape To Cairo
Livingston
Canine Intelligence and Night Crime in Beljachaen
The article credits a dog aided program for reducing nighttime crime in European cities including Antwerp Ghent Mons Bruges and Os end It notes dogs increased in number and proved silent footed sagacious and capable of deterring even cunning criminals while police patrols faced wit.
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Beljachaen
Ghent
Ely
Ecstasies of Mecca and a Kansas letter mix in weekly issue
The piece describes Mecca during the annual Muslim pilgrimage with vivid detail of the Kaaba and rites. It also recaps a Kansas City Star columnist note: a farmer writes home amid a prairie drought and a tornado-tossed tent while recounting a betrothal rumor.
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Kansas
Kansas City Star
Royalty and Old Age Among European Royals
The New York Sun reports eleven living royals aged 80 or more, debunking the claim that Princess Clementine was Europe’s oldest. The oldest is Princess Charlotte Amalie of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen, born September 7, 1816, now 91, living in Berne. Other seniors include Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria, Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Duchess Adelgunde of Modena, Prince Johann zu Holstein Gluckburg, George Duke of Saxe Meiningen, Eugenie former Empress of the French, Grand Duke Friedrich of Baden, Duke of Sachsen Altenburg, Princess Mathilde of Schwarzburg, and Archduke Rainer of Austria.
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Liv
Clementine
Saxe-Coburg
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Europe
Charlotte Amalie of
Schwartzburg-Sonderhausen
Arnstadt
Glockenthal
Jean Henri
Baron de Jud
Berne
Switzerland
Charlotte-Amalie
Luitpold of
Bavaria
Denmark
George
Saxe-Meiningen
Eugenie
Hampshire
England
Cap Martin
France
Friedrich of
Baden
Duke
Sachsen-Altenburg
Mathilde of
Schwartzburg
Prince of
Schwartzburg-dolstadt
Archduke Rainer of Austria
New York Sun
Breeding Wild Game in Captivity Says Cheyenne Man
Irwin F. Chester of Cheyenne argues wild animals can be multiplied by careful breeding and captivity. He cites buffalo and mountain sheep as examples and believes proper handling could increase scarce big game nationwide. He notes higher market value for mountain sheep meat and urges study of best practices.
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Wyoming
Irwin F. Chester
Cheyenne
Wyo
Washington
Yellowstone Park
New England
Government Park
West
Asking Too Much in a Private Library Scene
A visitor questions the ability to read a private library filled with rare books while the owner challenges the idea of a connoisseur finding time to open them. The passage notes butter is exported from Uruguay to England in large quantities.
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England
Uruguay
Telegraphic future teased in 1900s forecasted flow
A prominent electrical journal predicts telegraphic growth shaping business in offices. Private telegraphs link firms to post offices with typewriter telegraphs and printing receivers. Messages trigger automatic dispatch with no delays, easing orders between merchants. Lewis' cigar ad closes the piece.
A Strange Providence In Life's Hidden Toll
A brief fragment recalls two travelers who reflect on a woman friend who died after nursing a little niece through an infectious disease. She sacrificed her own life for a child, a mysterious Providence noted by the man as gracious yet unaccountable.
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New York Press
Between Two Fires and a Doctor’s Teething Advice
A tale shows Young Beldarine with a sore throat and stomach pains. A doctor prescribes a sweet remedy for the throat, but warns it will harm the stomach. The healer urges instant choice between throat and stomach trouble. Includes quips on influence and social appraisal. Also notes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy.
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Beldarine
II Risco
Where Talk In Cheap Quotation Duel Sparks Barber Barbs
A street exchange features a quip laden clash as a man known for quotable lines sparringly rebukes a fussy reply. The quick back and forth mocks bargain rhetoric and small price barbs.
Quote misattributed line from Kaiser and Chancellor
During a dialogue the German Kaiser and his chancellor discuss a famed line attributed to William. The chancellor closes with a remark misquoting the immortal William about a divinity shaping our ends and our beginnings showing the fragility of attributions.
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William
Pretty Collese Girl Hosts Club Meeting
"Yes, Indeed" a collese girl says their literary club met last night and went wild over Omar Khayyam. A rural aunt denies the trend, calling it a sin and a shame that girls today fall for fur trimers.
Photograph Pokes Fun at Wives and Shipless Airship
A humorous exchange centers on a photo of a wife with Lowtoat Ded Miffkins noting it resembles her before taking a picture. The joke shifts to the inventor's wife describing her husband trying to perfect a shipless airship, highlighting light domestic humor and novelty ideas.
Tragedian Seeks Work To Open Small Repair Shop
A gifted tragedian stands outside a newspaper office railing and demands a chance to see the man behind the hammer. He refuses to view files but insists on meeting the craftsman to start a tiny repair shop of his own.
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Love
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Illy
Chis
Saattis
Portland
Fravenico
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William Charles Steadman
Osio
West Virginia
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Cairo
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Egypt
Ameri Electro-Therapeutical Association
Philadelphia
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United States
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Frney
M. van Wesemen
Beer
Eer
Lo Cate
Central Police Bureau
Tom
Fang
Mecca
Ibn Jubayr Ali
Bandar Atlas
Ishmael
Mina
Jorkins
Bab | Amore American
Royalty
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Ayer
Daily Fly
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Brooklyn
N.Y
CA Sheu
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Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
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