Proof for Two Cents Kidney Cure Ad Prompts Letters
An old advertisement offers to mail a kidney cure kit for two cents. It touts Dean's Kidney Pills as curing back pain, lameness, and rheumatic distress after ten months of illness and two hospitals. The sales pitch includes testimonials from a Mr. Winney of Medina and a note that the pills cost 25 cents to 50 cents via Fairy Milburn Co. It also contains a brief, unrelated dialogue about a person named Edith and a man named Dupont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winney
Medina
Dean
Mr. Winney
Fairy Milburn Co
Buffalo
Two Cures of Eczema in 1584 and 1907
A reader from Loveville Kentucky recounts prolonged eczema struggles. After exhausting diets and doctors, the Crutira Remedies and proper food brought immediate improvement for a child and later for an adult, ending years of virulent sores and winter relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. LaRue
Loveville
A Falconeering Term From Hamlet and Folk Speech
The passage notes the distinction between nawx and ner Sow and traces a metaphor from falconry. It explains heralded forms like hernshaw and heronshaw as juvenile birds used in falconry terms. It also mentions the colloquial phrase to hawk from a bandsaw as echoed by Hamlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hernshaw
Ollan
Sea Water Cures Highlighted by Quinton Claims
The article describes sea water and plasma as life giving, citing M. Quinton's statements on the importance of a liquid derived from organic cells. It references remedies and tonics claimed to affect health, noting the era’s fascination with sea-based cures and related tonics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Quinton
Grape Nuts and Postum Endorsement by Athlete
A reader letter describes shifting away from meat toward Grape Nuts and Postum for athletic training. The writer claims improved energy, quicker recovery, and better conditioning after adopting the cereals and beverage, noting weigh ins and training outcomes.
Dynamite Rescue at Little Otter Valley Romance
A rifleman aims to save his beloved by destroying a runaway dynamite load from a wagon on a ridge. The shot, fired for her sake, detonates the dynamite as chaos erupts, leaving two lovers and a dramatic aftermath in a white road silenced by what just occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Otter
Dig Otter
Hig Otter
Little Otter Vailers
Maxhoulder
Aeston
Hong
Bim
Waltham
Bin
Rise of John Burns and labor views in Britain and America
The piece discusses John Burns and comparing labor in Britain and America, noting Burns rising from a simple worker to parliament and privy councillor with a stated $28,000 yearly pension. It contrasts workmen’s progress, parliamentary pay norms, and attitudes toward duty with remarks on American-born workers and continental views. The excerpt ends with a joke about Hamlet and the ghost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sime
England
Republic
Meier Finel
Wiady
Jon Miris
Severna
Sears
Ntp
Hie
Tuily Beauke
Great Britain
Byrne
Ren Jain
Wirral
Burns
Jerry Day Snores Through Freight Yard Night
A freight flagman named Jerry Day snores loudly in a Jersey le shanty near a bustling sawmill, disturbing train crews and keeping Archie Dunn’s men awake. The narrator recalls the chaotic, noisy interior of the yard as freight cars cling to schedules, while the sawmill roars and the day’s delays mount, ending with Day defending his sleep and the crew's endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
San
Beetow
New York
Mo Oetart
Hank Shams
Jerry Day
Archie Dunn
Archie Bunn
York
New
Ara Alver
Kerlin
Nore
Archie Gunns
Tim Juer
Sean
Autograph Suspected Forgery in Overshadowed Note
A fragmentary report hints at a forged autograph possibly linked to a Caesar reference. The unreadable text mocks authentication and cites a San Francisco area production, mentioning men and women and a suspect motive. Names and precise details are unclear from the damaged source.
Railway Supply Stock At Railways Discussed At Convention
A western city convention of railway storekeepers noted that the average big system stores about 5000 items in stock. Railway stores are organized into 123 classes to improve saleability and efficiency.
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Edih
Mina Edith
Dupont
Sutve
Cuticura
Alvide
Valnere
Ating
Uta
New Man
Theresa
Postum Co
Battle ‘Mich
Bhortsrock Pub, A
Dynamiti
John Burns
Mourrfully
Jerry
Caesar
WE Manufactore
Ares
Hsiaene
Blake
Chin City
Meeks
Missy Reese
Pena
Benin
A Wonman
Wheivitat Niigata Woman
Drine Matte
Eatone
Lydia E. Pinkham
Maggie Gilmer
West
Pinkbuin
Dnengiliin
Hawi
Heiman
Lanny
Ctien
Nee Wiiler
Ellie
Walery
Dodds
Chunee
Adache
Carters
IVER
Aeave
Paxton
Boston
Mass
Woodward &Co
Wwe
California
Webi
Uinggiare
AKL Marine
Petes
Hiveat
Secor Peston
Platofelitie
Wreekerials
Paul Ma
Baer Hoye Ava Tent
JM Rindlaur
Aratiele
Ely le Thom
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