Admiral Schley Endorses Peruna in Public Testimony
A historical note reports Admiral Schley endorsing Peruna, citing family use and public testimonials as proof of the remedy's efficacy. The piece emphasizes the growing trend of endorsements from notable figures and urges readers to contact The Peruana Drug Mfg Co in Columbus, Ohio for free literature on catarrh.
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Admiral Schley
Peruna
AD Ninetee Schley
Annals of Medicine
Peruana
Ming Co
Columbus
Ohio
Catarra
Wilton Lackaye Praises Richard Davis as Writer Prospect
In a Broadway manager's office a readered play impressed a group of actors and newspaper men. Wilton Lackaye led the applause and told Davis he ought to be a writer after a strong third act, praising the performer Artist Gibson often depicts.
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Wilton Lackaye
Richard Harding Davis
Mr. Davis
Mr. Lackaye
Gibson
Davis
Japanese Race and National Character in Tokyo Journal
A Tokyo Jiji editorial argues that Japanese people have a sensitive nervous system prone to melancholy and favor tragedy over comedy. It calls for improved mental and physical education, urging students and educators to give greater attention to physical training to remedy these traits.
Mountain of Alum in China Described as Wealth Source
A Chinese alum mountain twelve miles from Lion Chek is a vast natural feature, ten miles around at the base and about 2000 feet high. Workers quarry hot stone, extract alum from vats of boiling water, forming a six inch alum layer later cut into ten pound blocks. Also notes Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething in children.
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China
Lion Chek
Odessa fisherman sails solo across Black Sea to Constantinople
Simeon Strabrovsky born in Odessa completed a solo voyage in a small boat from Odessa to Constantinople. He returned home and received a £200 check. The note, signed by J W O Heres of Minneapolis, mentions the remarkable navigation by stars without a compass.
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Simeon Strabrovsky
Odessa
Black Sea
Constantinople
Strabrovsky
Greatest Railway Earning
The Wild Goose railway from Nome to Anvil Creek, seven miles long, earned its total list cost within thirty days of opening and shows increased earnings each year. PUTNAM FACELESS DYES do not stain hands or kettle except green and purple.
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Nome
Anvil Creek
Putnam
The Cause of Things and a Roving Appetite
A verse piece depicts a man tormented by a headache blamed on pie and drink. The tale mocks gluttony and excess, with a wife recalling highballs and chartreuse amid his remorse and dubious remedies. The imagery combines fruit flavors, alcohol, and greed.
The Other Girl in a May Ironic Dance
A nostalgic verse from Brooklyn Life recalls a night of dance and secret longing. The narrator lamentfully remembers choosing a bride over another, yet still muses on the remembered other girl as the years pass. The piece blends romantic reminiscence with playful self admonition.
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Amile
Coffee Jelly and stomach comfort from a hot cup
A London Lancet report notes coffee can energize the mind and body but upset digestion for many. It promotes coffee jelly as a palatable alternative that quenches thirst and neutralizes excess stomach acidity.
Suitor Seeks Daughter’s Hand for June Departure
A dramatic exchange quotes a young man addressing Mr Phamley with Emma’s consent to marry and take her away next June. The father protests, asking if she must stay with him until June, while the suitor questions why not in October.
Grape-Nuts Promises Brain Nerve Renewal and Vitality
The origin story follows a brain worker who sought a food to restore strength and focus. After experiments, he created Grape-Nuts, claiming it nourishes brain and nerves, aids daily tasks without fatigue, and is a ready-to-serve breakfast seen with Post’s signature and a booklet titled The Road to Wellville.
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C. W. Post
Cheap Passenger Rates Via Santa Fe Route To Boston and more
Cheap passenger rates via the Santa Fe Route to Boston Baltimore Minneapolis Detroit Atlanta and other points. For particulars address C. F. Warren general Agent A T S F Ry 11 Dooly Block Salt Lake City Utah.
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Boston
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Detroit
Atlanta
C. F. Warren
Jeneral
A. T
S. F. Ry
Dooly Block
Salt Lake City
Utah
Directing the Rainfall Mandans Rain Dancers S
The Mandans tribe uses a rainmaking custom primarily by young men who stand on a hut roof from sunrise to sunset shouting for rain or its cessation. Medicine men assist inside the hut as the ritual continues daily until success is achieved, with failures losing status.
Judicious Day Awakening Quip At Parnell Commission
An English paper recalls Justice Day often sitting with eyes closed during the Parnell commission sessions. It was said he slept, until a remark from Sir Frank Lockwood during a dispute between the president and Sir Charles Russell caused him to wake and cry out in the dawn of Day.
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James M. Beck
United States
Hardwicke Society
London
Parnell Commission
Justice Day
Frank Lockwood
Charles Russell
Omaha Bee
He Hesitated Then Won The Girl At Last
A humorous verse tale follows a man who loves a woman but hesitates and stammers before finally gaining courage. He travels through cities and seas to confess, faces a refusal risk, then acts decisively and wins the girl. The moral urges readers not to fear and to ask for love before it slips away.
William and the Snake The Booze Sleuths Tale
A folk verse recounts William with a small green and black snake that tags along wherever he goes. William’s reckless drinking frightens the neighbors who claim the reptile dies after he quits drinking, and the snakelets never bite him again when he returns home to sleep.
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William Quilt
Anooze
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