Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney bladder and liver trouble. It claims wide hospital and private practice use and offers a free sample bottle and an informational book by mail to readers who mention the paper. It lists Kilmer & Co of Binghamton New York and notes bottles cost fifty cents.
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Pipe
Kilmer
Bright
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghhamton
N. Y
Oscar Littleton
Lynchburg
Carr
Rufus Amis
Virgilina
H. M. Blair
M. Christian Advocate
Greensboro
N. C
P. Hilliard
M. D
Rocky Monat
N.C
Buried Alive Chinese Murderer Chooses Grave Request
A Suchien incident reports a murderer condemned to die by burial alive. After famine strife led to a father's coffin sale and a brother’s killing, elders grant the request. The condemned is bound and carried to a grave, then freed to descend and be buried as the six feet earth is filled.
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China
China Port
Suchien
Bunko Plot Highlighted by Tientsin Letter Scam
A San Francisco Chronicle note recounts George Wilson of Los Angeles describing a Chinese bunko scheme in which a pawnbroker is duped by con artists posing as a wealthy sender. The bar is found hollowed with lead and reweighed, exposing the $10 tael offer as a deceit. The victim seeks redress as the trio denies guilt.
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George Wilson
Los Angeles
Tientsin
San Francisco Chronicle
Park animals pace in cages for daily exercise
Observation from the New York Sun notes park animals such as tigers and bears pace endlessly in cages to stay healthy and amused, while anglers compare fish appetite to hunger and describe trout and pickerel behaviors after feeding.
Resurrection echoes and civic notes on catalogues
A pastor’s study of the post resurrection appearances emphasizes faith over sight and the peace from Christ. It contrasts belief with seeing and urges living for God through the Holy Spirit. The piece then discusses mail order catalogs undermining small town commerce and the duty of citizens to support local merchants and community. It ends with a civic note on street trees and urban shade planning.
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American Press Association
Thomas
Peter
Egypt
Israel
Abraham
Paul
Jesus
Jesus Christ
New York
God
Philip
Philipp
Jobe Il
Middle West
Richard A. Haste
Canada
Wiliam Allen White
Emporia
Kan
United States
Ben Rank
Sinc
Anea
Sunday School Tales and Bits from the Scrap Book
A compilation of vignettes and quotations from periodicals and lectures, including a Texas roll call joke at a Louisville convention, reflections on love from Longfellow and Rousseau, a Central Park donkey moment, a baptism anecdote from the Wusia boy, and a shipboard rebuke to bravado, plus a riddle about water and a blackened object question.
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Louisville
Lone Star
Texas
Wyoming
Longfellow
Rousseau
Hugo
Central Park
New York
Ladies' Home Journal
Handkerchief Craft and Museum Notes in London Weekly
The piece gives sewing tips for handkerchiefs including fine linen squares with lace edging and colored fabrics. It describes glove handkerchiefs and mentions fashionable blue and pink designs. It also includes notes on Mark Twain's dinner in New York and a humorous anecdote about Julius Caesar and Celtic smoke lore.
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Mark Twain
New York
Inter
Julius Caesar
Giraldus
T. P
London
Angry coal dealer chall ends editorial blunder
A coal dealer bursts into a daily paper's editorial room in Philadelphia claiming an athletic show misidentified him as the "well known lightweight champion." He insists he is not a champion and protests the reference as awkward and incorrect.
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Daily Journal
Philadelphia Ledger
New Rubber in Turkish Bath Delivers Wry Quip
A humorous remark unfolds when a new rubber at a Turkish bath, formerly a barber, tells his first patron to wash himself more often. The Louisville Courier-Journal records the quip as a witty aside on daily routines.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Respecting Her Oath Yonkers State Witness Request
A Yonkers States item notes a woman about to be sworn in asks a judge for help with the oath. The scene depicts a courtroom moment where the credibility and procedure of taking the oath are in focus, reflecting a legal proceeding atmosphere.
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Yonkers States
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Capacioux
New York Sun
D. M. Stearns
Nature
Piedmont
Bedford
Bedford Alum & Iron Springs
T. L. Kanter
Jamaica
Virginia
J. Michols Company
Lynchburg, VA
B. H. Gorrell
Lexington
Fertig Viet
Virginia -Carolina
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co
Carolina
Richmond, Va
Norfolk, Va
Columbia, S. C
Atlanta, Ga
Durham, N. C
Charleston
Baltimore
Columbus, Ga
Savan , Ga
Montgomery, Ala
Memphis, Tenn
Shreveport, la
Lelia Hagood
Sylvia
Tenn
Cardus
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga
Tenn. Ji
The
Rosalie
Lippincott's
Rall
Weill
Foleyshoney
TAR
Enre
Eure
Tutt
Athens
What Is
Castoria
Buena Vista
Roanoke
Bristol
Bluefield
Norton
Winston-Salem
Charlotte N
Welch Andntermediate
Pullman Aleeper
Philadelphia
Gary
Respore
Winston Salem
Ea-Sun
Knoxville
Cincinnati
Columbus
Chicago
G. Z
Abrahama
W. B
Bevill
Bragg Gen
Pass
Trav
Foley
Jexperiense
Copvaients &c
Secus
Munn 2 Co
Scientific American
Davnely
Hiuinn &0
Atlante
Ollie
Pryor Barcee
Wyneney
Hasite
Yale
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