Peruna praised by Susie Kingsworth for relief of lingering cold
Susie Kingsworth of London Ontario reports severe head cold and blockage eased after starting Peruna in January. She says breathing improved and symptoms disappeared. A Tennessee woman, Mrs S J Kountz, claims Peruna cured her lifelong cough after tried many remedies. She recommends asking a druggist for the 1908 Peruna Almanac.
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Susie M Kingsworth
Quebec St
London
Ont
S.J. Kountz
Scovel St
Hville
Tennessee
Unclear Excerpt Cites Beliefs From Borneo and Local Figures
Fragmentary text references Borneo customs with goddess images at huts for protection and healing. It mixes unrelated notes on pain, remedies, and a skating party mishap. The passage includes stray names and quotes, lacking a coherent single event or source context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borneo
Peculiar Mind Over Matter Bets Save Colonel in Salamanca
A gambler colonel in Lond Wellester's peninsular army, Colo Del Har, bets Major Windsor on surviving a deadly operation after a wounding at Salamanca. The colonel insists he will not die, endures a risky recovery, and credits the bet with keeping him alive as doctors warn of near death.
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Lond Wellester
Colo del Har
Toms
Dariu
Salamanca
Marston
Bineselide
Major Windsor
Windsor
Hay
Breakfast ethics and multitasking in old dialogue
A humorous exchange contrasts male and female approaches to breakfast tasks and multitasking. Men boast about finishing one task before the next, while women are praised for handling several chores simultaneously. The piece pivots to a railroad anecdote about a president blaming stock losses on Kentucky crossings, remarking nothing improves livestock like a locomotive crossing.
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Souther
Kentucky
Tormess
Marriages Between Continent and England Described
The article notes many couples migrating from the continent to England for marriage each year, mostly Germans. The bride often travels first and stays a night in a hotel, informing police of the marriage the next day. The groom then arrives for the ceremony, typically by license, to avoid a longer stay.
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England
Germany
Fragmented note on a troubled home scene
A garbled personal fragment describes a wife reacting to a partner’s condition after returning home. The messy text hints at alcohol use and concern but lacks clear context or identifiable names or events.
Shiloh's Cure Promoted For Colds And Coughs In Ad
An old advertisement touts Shiloh's Cure for colds and coughs promising fast relief and a money back guarantee. The text includes a bride and groom anecdote and mentions Bickle's Anti Consumptive Syrup as a popular remedy widely sold by druggists and patent medicine dealers.
Zam-Buk touted as cure for eczema and skin troubles
An advertorial fragment extols Zam-Buk as a miraculous skin cure curing eczema in children and adults. Testimonies from Mrs. Grass and Mrs. Kerr claim rapid relief, listing conditions like cuts burns ringworm and more. Also mentions Minard's Liniment as a physician endorsed remedy.
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Zam-Bok
A. E. Grass
St. Catharines
Mra
G.A. Kerr
Denborgh
Ont
J. R. Smith
Hawkesbury
Ries
Thad
Distemper and Delinquent Wakeup Jab From Rail Boss
Michael Callahan, a Southern Railroad section boss in Ludlow Kentucky, finds a sleeping worker along the tracks. He quips a humorous line telling the man to sleep while he can, for when he wakes he will get no sleep and likely lose his job. The exchange is noted for its sharp Irish wit.
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Anther
Italy
Venice
St. Mark’s
Michael Angelos
Michael Callahan
Southern Railroad
Ludlow
Callahan
Prophecies of Mother Shipton and Yorke Predictions
Fragment from a historical column recounts Mother Shipton’s prophecies about King Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey, including Yorke and future executions. The tale follows a Duke who confronts the seer, witnesses a fire that won’t burn, and a forecast of punishment to come for the cardinal and others, tied to later events in Yorke and France.
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Sfother Shipton
Henry VIII
Ariinail Wolsey
Yorke
Candinall Wolsey Wold
Luke
Lan Dorey
Mr. Beasley
de Fred Liv
Mother Shipton
Mr Beas
Mr. Beasles
Barre
France
Cawood
Lou
Leicester
Laske
Bennett
Metropolitan Magazine
The Tree's Roots and Plant Intelligence Essay
An excerpt discusses plant versus animal intelligence and root behavior. It explains how roots grow toward moisture, not by divination, with examples of an ash tree near a garden and the mistaken belief of hidden feeding. It cites John Burroughs and includes a humorous church anecdote about social nerves and surprising knowledge.
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John Burroughs
Outing Magazine
Not Those Sellers in New York Inquiry
A dialogue between an Indiana literary expert and a neighbor recalls a casual claim about the best sellers in New York. The neighbor admits memory gaps, noting they visited only a few sellers and did not observe their locations closely.
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New York
Indiana
Unclear Fragments Reflect Hidden Local Notes
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled dialogue and references to a person named Comron with stray phrases about mother and songs, lacking coherent events or identities.
Worms and Remedies In Curious Historic Text
A fragmented early 20th century newspaper snippet references worms as the cause of illness in children and animals. It mentions Worm Extern as a treatment and cites various odd remarks about age, campaigns, and a mix of local items from Chicago and Philadelphia papers.
Science Notes From The World Of Inventions
A French telephone authority unveils a device called the howler that sounds like a dog to remind users to hang up after calls. A European chemist explains charcoal changes color by trace elements, and a Royal Observatory Belgium directory lists about 1300 astronomers and 550 observatories, many in Ireland near 100 in the United States and fewer elsewhere.
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Texas
Royal Observatory of
Belgium
United States
No Dress Suit Denies Earl and Wife at Savoy
A London nobleman and his wife were refused entry to the Savoy restaurant at dinner hour due to not wearing evening attire. Other hotels like the Ritz and Claridge's describe flexible, tactful handling, with no fixed dress rule and exceptions only in rare seasonal cases.
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London
Savoy
Exland
Ritz
Claridge's
Paris
Sudshie
Speech at the reception praised by the king
A fragment describes a reception where the speaker claims the king singled them out, tapped their cheek, and remarked on others' envy. The lines reference Adelbold and Munich, with a dubious tone about who was present and interested.
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Adelbeld
Prophecies Full of Empire General Baden-Powell Compares Britain and Rome
Major-General Baden-Powell warns in Regent Street that Britain mirrors ancient Rome with a municipal council and public feasts. He cites Rome’s decline due to decay in leadership and overindulgence while urging boy scouts to uphold duty and resilience. The passage ties to a Houston Post exchange about home life.
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Baden-Powell
Great Britain
Rome
Mate fon-Powell
Ba Ha
Regent Street
Roman Empire
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Pittsburg
A. Richmond
Ana ‘Asion
Keown
Corelia
Cece
Annie
Lippincott
Ayer
Nat
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Shiloh
Minard
Liniment Co., Limited
Montreal
Nova Scotia
Halifax
N.S
Lavater
Black
Mr. Oldcastle
Chicago Record-Herald
Adida
Nell
Miss Antique
Philadelphia
Wolford
Alouston Post
Mother Seigels
Hendall
Lee Pean
Winter
Mooney
Mooney Private
Northwest
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