Peruna praised by Treasury medical examiner
Dr Llewellyn Jordan of the U S Treasury Department, a Columbia College graduate and former West Point cadet, endorses Peruna with gratitude. He notes that one month of use has produced a vast change in his health and urges others to try the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Llewellyn Jordan
U S. Treasury Department
Columbia College
West Point
Peruna
Geo. C. Havener
M. D
Anacostia
D. C
Perna Medicina Co
Columbus
George C. Havener
M.D
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Ohio
New Billiards Game Captivates Parla Audiences
A new form of billiards, created by American champion Jacob Schaefer, uses three balls blue white and red. Players strike the white ball and carom alternately off the red or blue ball, a method said to be more engaging though scoring is slow. A 400 year old 600 pound tortoise traveled across the United States on a limited train to reach Walter Rothschild's London zoological garden, receiving cabbages instead of cacti during its journey.
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Parla
Jacob Schaefer
United States
Galapagos Islands
Zoological Garden
Walter Rothschild
London
Mira Winslow’s Scam Drops toothing Pain Relief Slogan
Fragmented OCR notes report a garbled tale of Mira Winslow and a scam related to a syrup product. Mentions a 230 4 bottle claim, thousands of British post office employees in the South, and baldness affecting young men. Context unclear, lacks coherent event or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mira
Winslow
South
Tampa
Wit and whimsy from a London paper set in quick quips
A string of light anecdotes and jokes. A Widnes visitor in Liverpool discusses a widow home with a wink and a past lawsuit. A debtor recalls a tough Bilkins and a returning wife. A word riddle and a Telegraphist tease close the brief comic vignette.
Cyrus Kale's Personal Ad Sparks Town Debate
In a rural town, Cyrus Kale placed a single personal advertisement seeking a wife, while a list of other chores and positions appeared as part of the same notice. The townsfolk debate how much space such notices consume in the paper and the meaning of Cy’s single ad versus multiple job listings.
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Cyrus
Hiram
Cyrus Kale
Silas
Tarnation
Old Cy
Your Brother Sees Your Salary Rise Too Clearly
The dialogue shows a sibling dynamic where the brother’s lack of interest in the speaker’s progress is tied to a recent salary raise. The speaker suggests the brother is envious or diminished by the increased pay, noting past congratulation contrasted with present indifference.
Like a Man Engagement Ends Over Astronomy Debate
Enpeck asks if he is too old to study astronomy while his engagement to Tess dissolves after a quarrel. Tess blames Jess and Tess argues she was wrong. Jess says she admitted it, and his behavior then became unbearable.
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Bilkins
Enpeck
John
Tess
Jess
Untitled Conversation From a Dated Magazine Page
A fragmentary dialogue features Maude and a man discussing uncut magazine pages and reading about corsets and pay food. The overheard lines reflect a casual domestic exchange with hints of curiosity about a hidden gold sensation and upcoming cold. The text preserves a period voice and informal tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude
Correctly Diagnosed Nagesbyr Noticed Vinegar on Cakes
Baltimore American reports Fetherhed used vinegar instead of maple drip on his breakfast cakes and failed to notice the difference. The piece adds a cryptic remark about the poor Els and raises questions about awareness.
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Nagesbyr
Wagesbyr
Els
Baltimore American
Catarrh Cures and French Ex-President Highlight Odd Lines
The page blends ads for Hamburg Drops and Hall's Catarrh Cure with a sketch of M Cassimir-Perier, the only living ex-president of the French republic. It notes his birth anniversary, wartime service, and brief presidency, then shifts to France's alcohol synthesis challenge and a Venezuelan civil war finance question from the New York Sun.
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M. Cassimir-Perier
Paris
Legion of Honor
Chamber of Deputies
M. Carnot
The
New York Sun
Venezuela
Castro
Dr Coffee Eye Medicines Promised in Des Moines
Dr. Coffee a noted oculist of Des Moines announces home eye medicines claimed to cure cataracts granulated lids ulcers of blindness and restore sight. He published an 80 page book on eye diseases and will send it free to readers who respond to the paper. Herr Caspar Gerstle aged 110 in Lower Austria has died.
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Coffee
Des Moines
Iowa
Dr. Coffee
Defiance starch promises better results and value
An old Vienna resident celebrates 103rd birthday while ads tout Defiance starch guaranteeing more for less and a return deal. The piece also mentions Dr. Kline’s Great Nerve Restor and a Tangier incident where a bashaw was imprisoned after villagers resisted cruel treatment. French swordsmen Merignac and Kirchoffer prepare for duels in Naples to test national styles.
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M. Merignac
Kirchoffer
MM. Breittmayer
Lasclez
Paris
Naples
Signori Verga
Pessina
Dodd's Kidney Pills Help North West Woman Recover
Mrs. A M Ferguson of Whatcom Washington recounts using Dodd's Kidney Pills after Bright's Disease diagnosed in Winnipeg. She notes complete recovery, relapse after moving west, and rapid improvement again once treatment began. The column also notes the death in Omaha of Mrs Margaret McCoy, a prominent Methodist lay leader born in France.
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Whatcom
Wash
A. M. Ferguson
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dodd
United States
Bright
Tone
Margaret McCoy
West
Omaha, Neb
France
Robespierre
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Pill For Health Recovery
A letter from Mara Laura Exsons of Walkerville Ontario praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian troubles and a long recovery. She says the remedy saved her from surgery, restored health, and urges other women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. The ad notes a £5000 forfeit authenticity claim.
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Tom
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia RE. Pinkham
Mara
Laura Exsons
Walkerville
Ont
Work for heaven is better than weeping over Eden
A reflective line compares active pursuit of virtue with regretful mourning for paradise lost, suggesting spiritual labor yields greater reward than dwelling on past loss. The phrase echoes religious themes about work, purpose, and ultimate salvation.
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Heaven
Eden
Defiance Starch Promises More, Sells 16 Ounce Pack
Advert shows grocers avoid De fiance Starch due to 16 oz packs while stocking 12 oz brands. It urges customers to choose 16 oz for the same price and notes no cooking. Also mentions a 119 unused English penny stamps sheet from 1840 offered in London and a tip on whitening clothes with 16 oz Defiance Starch for ten cents.
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Defiance
London
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M.D. Rlin
C. B. Chamberlin
Washington, D. C
Dr L. Jordan
Meetallig
Winchester
Canada
Homestead
FREY
Bend
Atlas
Ottawa
W. W. Bennett
New Yorks Life
Omaha Nab
Ibwents
Trickard Hill
Uth
Chemical Oman
Johannesburg
Liverpool
August Koenig
Hamburg
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Druggivts
Bull's
Society of Agriculture of the Nord
Caspar Gerstle
Lower Austria
Kline
Br. K. H. Kunin, Ltd
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Vaud Canton
Switzerland
Theresia Kutia
Vienna
Staren
Morocco
Tangier
H.H. Green
Boz E
Atlanta
Ast
Wen. Ony Rde
Ean
Bing Co
Res San FrancoCal
Lovinville
Yorika N.Y
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