Oregon Governor Endorses Peruna Cure Letter
Exiled Oregon governor praises Peruna as the best preventive remedy for colds and a general health safeguard. Dr. Hartman receives daily letters from citizens and officials across states praising the remedy. The governor notes he has not used Peruna for other ailments, attributing this to colds being the starting point of many illnesses.
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Hartman
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Rostram
W. M. Lord
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A collage of short jokes and humorous exchanges from multiple papers. Snippets include a mother teaching letters, a colored girl’s response about butter, football coaching chatter, carriages, pies at dinner, and light anecdotes about wives and judges. Named papers include Chicago Journal, Cleveland Leader, New York Times, Philadelphia Press, Chicago News, Boston Transcript, Houston Post.
Tainted Tin and Household Whims in a Dime Store Tale
A fragment from a Minneapolis Journal page mixes dialogue on drinking and honesty with a clerk's quip about a cookbook misread as a novel. A city scene shows a customer seeking money, an accountant narrates itemized funds, and a chilly street mood under frost as a man negotiates a bed penny.
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Minneapolis Journal
Offhand charges and quips spark a legal and literary mix
A British officer argues over porterage charges with the War Office while dietary fees and cabbage expenses appear in his accounts. A Philadelphia Ledger quote mocks honesty satisfaction and if, then a coroner questions a quack who admits to giving Ipecacuanha just as he died, suggesting a mix of humor and tragedy.
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War Office
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Christian Science growth likened to Pillsbury Vitos cereal
The article notes about 400 Christian Science churches and 100000 adherents in the United States. It cites founder Mrs. Eddy saying the church is making tremendous strides in Popularity, comparing its rise to Pillsbury's Vitos cereal.
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United States
Christian Science Churches
Mrs. Eddy
Pillsbury
Beggars in London Support System and Arrests
In London about 4,000 people live by begging with an annual income over 1.5 million dollars. Last year 1,925 were arrested for street begging and over 1,500 were sentenced to terms from one week to three months. Some beggars held money and even bank books showing sizable deposits.
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London
Hall's Catarrh Cure touted as mercury free
An advertisement warns against mercury containing ointments for catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and taken internally. It notes to buy genuine Hall's and mentions a price of 7 cents per bottle and Hall's Family Pills as best.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Hamlet troupe Stranded near Water Tank in Odd Exchange
A traveling barnstorming Hamlet troupe finds themselves stranded twenty miles from a farm. A wandering tramp asks the star if he is really Hamlet, who replies he would rather be the ghost because ghosts don’t get hungry.
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Hamlet
Columbus Dispatch
Big Crop Comparisons and War News Ties
A Kansas corn crop recall echoes Lincoln era hay stories in southern Illinois with a veteran tale of stacking hay, while a quip about aging and birthday fears adds local humor. The piece notes high cable tolls, $1.76 per word to Japan, and constant war news tied to morning Pillsbury Vitos.
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Kansas
Lincoln
Illinois
Detroit News
Japan
Far East
New One Needed. Mr Nagget and Mrs Naggett Exchange Witty Retorts
A humorous exchange features Mr Nagget claiming age is a matter of feeling and Mrs Naggett replying that age shows in appearance. The Philadelphia Press notes the playful barbs about aging and fashion as a lighthearted vignette.
It Was No Use. Dick Calls Jack to Walk Down Street
A brief Cleveland Leader dialogue shows Dick urging Jack to accompany him, but Jack offers to wait until he finishes a letter to his father, noting he is broke.
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Jack
Old Man
Cleveland
Global Submarine Cables Record Vast Length and Private Ownership
The world hosts 376 submarine cables totaling 178,919 miles. Governments own about 25,000 miles while most cables belong to private parties. They carry daily orders from every land for Pillbsury 8 Vitos, an all-day food.
Life Insurance Quarrel Sparks Gag at Home
In a Cleveland Leader item, Mr Jawback says he will obtain a life policy, while Mrs Jawback calls it graft. He asks what she would do if he dies, and she replies she would marry again, noting his life is insured for a large sum.
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Willie
Puck
Houston Post
Hiram Offen
Philadelphia Press
Stammerton
Edith
Boston Transcript
Jawback Wina
Jawback
Cleveland
Matrimonial Register Seeks Northwest Matches
Join a nationwide marriage network with hundreds of members across genders seeking partners. Write for Matrimonial Register at Box 00 Portland Oregon to learn about avenues for arranging marriages and social connections.
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Portland
Oregon
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