Leaves His Girl and Joins Navy in Town Story
A young country boy seeks enlistment after seeing a man of war image. Family plans clash with duty as he debates hardware store stock and a future with the girl. He leaves for training, glimpsing the girl one last time though uncertain if she watched him depart.
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Minneapolis Tribune
New York
Neatpolls
Bond Jan
Pris
Tla Anne Aamdition
Vine le Wis
Phere Ett
China
Ape
Jane
Kidney Cure Ad Prompts Breathless Claims
A vintage advertisement extols Foley's Kidney Cure, asserting it cures all forms of kidney and bladder disease and can revive health if taken at first signs of danger. It features testimonials from Oscar Bowman of Lebanon Kentucky and a claim of supreme wealth tied to kidney health, ending with a quip about a girl needing sight in darkness.
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Foley
Oscar Bowman
Lebanon
Fotey
Cerisiny
Harker & Sons
A Year of Missed Failures and a Cough Cure Tale
A Ky man from Alliance recalls a grave cough and lung bleed that led to a life saved by De. Klug's New Discovery for Consumption. After four bottles he recovered fully, with a claim of permanent cure. Barbee & Son sell the remedy at 50 cents and 1.00, with a free trial bottle offered.
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Tacket
Alliance
de. Klug
St Barbee & Son
Malta Vita described as sole food containing fourteen essential elements
An advertisement proclaims Malta Vita wheat as a complete food supplying all fourteen body elements in exact proportions for vitality strength and heat. It claims wheat is rich in nitrates carbonates and brain making nutrients and markets Malta-Vita as a pure digestible supplement, priced as a large package at 19 cents.
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Nature
iMalta-Vita
Malta-Vita
Climate influence on medicine and anthropology gains notice
A long discussion argues that physical anthropology should enrich medical education by explaining how climate and race shape body types and disease. It cites immigration and adaptation, urging study of how environment drives health outcomes and the value of anthropology for hygienic practice and medical training.
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Unites
Jonas Orler
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Cure After Other Treat ments
An Iowa reader cites Foley's Kidney Cure as effective after two years of kidney trouble, claiming a permanent cure after two bottles. The ad-style passage also touts Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup for coughs and colds and jokes about new brides starting to cook.
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Foley
A. H. Davis
Ms. Sterling
Iowa
al Barber & Son
Dr. Wood
Menace to Local Prosperity in Centralized Wealth
A consumer alert argues that saving money by buying distant goods harms local communities. It explains land value rises with community growth, warns against wealth centralization, and cites Chicago merchants as examples of money flowing away from local areas. It notes farmers’ beliefs about moon planting and spreads general skepticism about remote economic power.
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Consumer
Journal, of
Chicago
Texas
Ertiamuni
Theoer
Mysterious Medicine Ads and Odd Ball Patter
Fragmented ad text describes remedies and cures for various ailments with quirky lines. Mentions Becklen's Arvica Salve, Dean's Oretenemt, and Beesh Basoet & Son croggists. Also includes stray phrases about politeness, labor strikes, and locksmith jokes from era ad copy.
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Becklen
Miletaz
W. Va
Basoet & Son
Croggists
Japanese Army Sutl ers in Manchuria Canteens and Rations Revealed
A wartime account notes the vast number of canteens trailing the Japanese army in Manchuria. It details daily supply practices, cheap cigarettes, beer at ten cents, and a $1.32 monthly pay causing soldiers to seek additional goods from rear-area traders. It also mentions sake as ration, a birthday tobacco bounty, and observers noting soldiers’ tastes and drinking habits amid campaign hardships.
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Manchuria
Manila
Nanshan
Shaho
Ehlet
Japan
Incidental insomnia and respiratory effort described
A fragmentary report cites a Lancet correspondent on insomnia from waking cycles and a proposed chest expansion method to restore sleep. The text also mentions rapid blood flow to the heart via serratus muscles and notes a tattered anecdote about Burdock Blood Bitters and a political remark on San Marino.
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London Lancet
Catarrh Cure Reward Ad and Endorsements
An advertisement offers a hundred dollar reward for an incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. It includes endorsements from Warzone Rowan and Manvin, wholesale druggists, attesting to F J Cheney's honesty and financial reliability. The copy repeats the cure’s claimed blood and mucous surface effects and lists price at 75 cents per bottle or 1. for pills.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F.J. Cheney
Warzone
Rowan & Manvin
Wholesale Draggiets
C. C
Paving Resolution Adopted by Lawrence City Council
May 1906 city council resolution details paving a street in Lawrence Kansas from Berkeley Street to Quincy Street. Two course white brick paving with sand foundation and limestone or concrete curbs proposed. funding via annual imposts, with state land protections noted.
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Slark
Lawrence
Kansas
City of
Herkeley Street
Quincy Street
Kansag
Outdoor Living Tips From a Healthful Porch Garden
Advice on enjoying outdoor living through a porch garden with hardy flowers and climbing vines. Notes beans that attract humming birds, flower color coordination, and a seasonally vibrant porch setup for pleasant home life.
St Albans Superintendent Notes Child's Recovery
W Virginia official recounts his little daughter's battle with a nervous disorder. He credits St Vitus Dance as the ailment and reports that after trying Elextsste Bitters her condition improved steadily, describing a complete cure and urging others to seek relief for nervous complaints.
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C. Blair
St. Albans
W. Va
St. Vitus Dasce
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Lawrence Daily Journal
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Ymca Eagles
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