Peruna praised in letters from Wisconsin and Missouri readers
Appleton Wisconsin resident Mrs Emma Stolt reports immediate improvement after using Peruna saying the remedy has been a godsend to sick women Miss Theresa Bertles of White Church Missouri also reports relief from stomach and internal organ catarrh after six months of Peruna use and endorses the medicine The piece also includes a brief fictional exchange and a cigarette ad reference indicating tobacco quality from Lewis Factory Peoria Illinois
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Emma Stolt
Oneida St. Appleton, Wis
Peruna
Theresa Bertles
White Church
Chas. H. Fletcher
A. F. Peeler
St. Louis
B. Down
Philadelphia
Edward Parrish
Brooklyn
N. Y
J. B. Elliott
New York City
C. G. Sprague
Sha
Neb
J. A. Parker
K: S City
H. F. Merrill
Augusta
Norman M. Geer
Cleveland
Ohio
Brainstorm Phrase Origin Debated by Scientist
A Washington Star exchange questions who coined the term brain storm and suggests the inventor would favor longer Latin phrasing. The dialogue notes a scientific man dismisses the idea as too simple.
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Washington Star
Memoirs and Diaries Stir Talk in Military Circles
Hohenlohe memoirs linger in Tope, while military circles discuss a forthcoming book with late Duke of Bridge correspondence. A diary of Emperor Frederick is kept in England and may soon be published. Ready readers may gain answers to many historical enigmas from these releases.
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Hohenlohe
Duke of Bridge
Frederick
Germany
England
Orpheum Presents Airdrop of Vaudeville Acts In July Show
Anta Bartling debuts before Los Angeles audience next Monday July 22. Jack Wilson and company of blackface stars offer a comedy song and dance revue titled An Upheaval in Dark town. The Great Bemar brings lifelike marionettes and Bernal calls him King of Marionettes. Rose and Jeanette perform chic Parisian dances. Hert and Bertha Grant, Virginia Earl and her company, Mile Lalla Serbini and Armstrong and Clark also appear.
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Anta Bartling
Los Angeles
Jack Wilson
Darktown
Bemar
Bernal
Rose
Jeanette
Hert
Bertha Grant
Virginia Earl
Mile Lalla Serbini
Armstrong and
On Dangerous Ground at Grand Opera House opened by Ulrich Stock Co
A western premiere of Frank Summerfield drama On Dangerous Ground draws on San Francisco politics and social underworld. The Ulrich Stock Company staging promises vivid scenes from dance halls Bowery eateries and prize rings with many real figures disguised. The week starts Sunday Matinee July 21 with strong local interest and spectacle.
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Frank Summerfield
West
Ulrich Stock Company
San Francisco
Bowery
Summerfield
Mining talk and Bjornson humor noted in quaint column
A light column discusses stock in a Western gold mine with dividend doubt and a guess about profits. It recalls Bjornson as dinner guest, a brash comic, and ends with a plug for Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething babies.
Nott Says He Will Attend Reception Amid Flattery
A conceited suitor boasts he will attend the reception hoping Miss Swellman will speak to him. The quiet man questions whether she will engage with him as the publication notes the social arrogance. The dialogue reflects social dynamics in a Catholic Standard and Time piece.
Leadville Chemist Seeks Work and Listings
Roward Fererton assayer and chemist in Leadville Colorado lists specimen prices for metals including gold silver lead and zinc gold and silver at $1 and 75 cents respectively zinc or copper at $1 and copper sulfide tests. He offers mailing envelopes and full price list on application and solicits control with umpire work referencing Carbonate National Bank.
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Roward FE
Rerton
Leadville
Colorado
Carbonate National Bank
Senator from Western State and immigrant’s son win seat
A Western State senator and son of an immigrant who arrived in steerage rise to power in the U S Senate. The piece notes pride in immigration stories while highlighting the ascent of two men who began their journeys in steerage.
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United States
Senate
Goat's ill advised remedy for ill twins goes awry
A West End husband sought a cure for his sick twins by feeding them goat milk six times daily on a doctor’s suggestion. A delivery of a goat arrived from the National Stock Yards, but the wife refused it, saying it was the wrong kind of goat and sent it back.
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West End
National Stock Yards
Wiffe
Paris Laden With Great Book Theft Histories
A Paris correspondent recalls six decades of high profile library thefts including Count Libri who fled to England with 2,000,000 francs worth of National Library books and never served a day in prison. It notes similar Beaux Arts losses by M. Thomas, an officer of the Legion of Honor, who stole engravings and volumes worth about 200,000 francs, exposing lack of inventory and reliance on antiquated cataloging.
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Paris
Count Libri
National Library
England
Ecole Des Beaux Arta
Ilore Lalso
M. ‘Thomas
Legion of Honor
Grand Palais
Thomas
Beaux Arts
Parisian attempt to pass as a Frenchman fails on a word
A Chicago News excerpt recalls Tabi who studied language three years and tried to pass as a native in Paris. He faltered on a word writing Sioux instead of son highlighting the difficulty of language immersion. The note ties to a lion and horse pulling analogy from Chambers Journal and a German claim of self-sufficiency in food.
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Paris
Chicago News
Instructors English Class Poses Shakespeare Title Challenge
Cheshire Academy appears in this fragment where instructor Colton Maynew asks Shakspeare pupils to title scenes from plays. The text includes garbled dialogue and a cracked quotation about a stern judge and a contrite prisoner reflecting on laws and gravitation.
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Sapspeare
Colton Maynew
Cheshire Academy
Cheshire
Conn
Lorenzy
History Lights on the Gorge Jump Incident
A fragment recalls a man preparing to leap the falls and blaming a misstep on a crowd chaos. He jumped before the crowd tumbled and the moment ended with uncertain consequences.
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Ara Falls
Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer advertised cure claims
An old advertisement touts Dr Kline’s Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial bottle and treatise for curing nervous diseases and other ailments. The filler text interjects a cartoonish exchange about finances, potatoes and prices, including a line about a bushel price of 2514 cents.
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Kline
KR. H. Kline
Philadelphia
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LeRoy
New York
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Pet
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