Peruna praised by Ottawa woman for lung and catarrh relief
Miss Florence J. Kenah of Ottawa Ontario recounts severe cold settling on her lungs, digestive upset, and head and back pain. She credits Peruna with rapid relief and lasting health, urging others, especially women, to use it to fortify against colds and catarrh. A Crown Point Indiana society woman, Miss Rose Gerbing, also shares quick improvement after taking Peruna. Dr Hartman offers free advice to unsure customers.
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Florence J. Kenah
Marin Street
Ottawa
Ont
Peruna
Ind
Advertising, identity and remedies crowd a 1900 text
A jumbled mix of ad slogans and medical claims from early 20th century print quotes. It mentions branding, rivalry, and public notices, with references to Defiance Starch and Dr. Kline's nerve remedy, ending with fashion and household product cues. The fragmentary pieces resemble an old newspaper page burlesque of ads and notices.
Chestnuts Glace Recipe Delights Elegant Dessert Pairing
Marroons Glaces Marrons glacés are among the delights of the hour. Select large chestnuts remove skin boil in a copper pan with flour and water until soft. Peel return to pan with vanilla flavored syrup, simmer gently and add syrup until thirty four degrees. Cool and serve cold.
Marble as a Fluid Claim Sparks London Nature Debate
A London Nature note argues that a white marble slab two inches thick and 25 by 70 inches, set on stone posts since 1853, behaves as a fluid of enormous viscosity. The piece links this to Earth’s crust friction and gradual surface adjustment under gravity, while criticizing puffed rhetoric over plain sense and practical effort in science.
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London
Nature
Layman’s Coffee Hint Prompts Doctor to Try Postum
A Decatur Ohio doctor recalls lab tests showing caffeine in coffee but later reports stomach trouble and headaches. After a layman advised quitting coffee for Postum Food Coffee, his health improved. digestion became perfect and headaches disappeared after three weeks. He endorses Postum as pure food coffee alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decaturville
Ohio
Medical College
Live Stock Market Report Omaha and Kansas City
A detailed livestock yard snapshot shows cattle prices steady to modestly softer for heavy cattle and cows, with a weaker hog trade and mixed sheep and lamb values. In Omaha demand eased late week while Kansas City offered higher corn fed cattle, with hogs opening steady and closing weak to lower and sheep and lambs trading steady to firm across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omatia
Cattir
Kansas City
Western Fed
Texas
Relief Move Aimed At Famine Finns In St Petersbu
The czar has ordered extensive relief works for famine stricken Finns in St Petersburg. Immediate rail projects include Idensalmi Kayana costing 700000 and Ulenborg Tornea line 200000. A 2 million loan for other rails, an 800000 bank for peasant loans, and 140000 for drainage works are approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Idensalmi-Kayana
Ulenborg-Tornea
Senate
Fight A Battle In Salvador Defeat Of Sierra Reported
Washington reports a cablegram from Admiral Glass announcing the arrival of Boston and Marblehead at Union Salvador. It says a February 22 battle on the mainland defeated Sierra, who fled with a few hundred men. Bonilla pursues. capital under his control. fighting said to be nearly over. American interests are untroubled.
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Bonilla
Sierra
Washington
Navy
Glass
Boston
Marblehead
Fire Destroys Hayti Town Port de Paix Destroyed
A dispatch from Gros Morne reports the complete destruction of Port de Paix in Hayti by fire. Only the vessels owned by the Haytien company were saved.
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Hayti
Haytion
Gros Morne
Port de Paix
Haytien Company
Lace Curtain Exhibit To Be Featured At St Louis Show
Berlin commissioner Dr Lewald met with Plauen lace curtain manufacturers to arrange a special exhibit at the St Louis exposition. The lace industry is enjoying a surge of American orders and manufacturers are more willing to incur expenses than metal works.
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Berlin
Lewald
Germany
Plauen
Saxony
St. Louis
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Best Family Laxative
An enduring public claim extols Syrup of Figs as the premier family laxative. It credits the California Fig Syrup Co. for purity and uniform manufacture, urging physicians and reputable druggists to promote the genuine product in original packaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Hall
F. J, Cheney & CO
Toledo
Alaska and the Salad Moment at a Washington Function
At a Washington function diplomat John W. Foster chatted about the Alaskan boundary while returning with a salad for Mrs. Foster. A misdirected gesture caused the salad to spill across her dress, ending the discussion about the boundary. The quip about level headedness closes the anecdote with light humor.
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Alaska
Washington
John W. Foster
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Florence Kenah
Infe
Dr. Kline
Trentico
Arch Street
Philadelphia
Nomens
Beck
Tam Sure Piso
Tares
Thos
Ropeina
Maple Streat
Norwich
Rome
Saobe
Caesar’s
Houge
Doctor
South Omaha
Czar
Salvador
Atifsrniafigrupe
San Francisco, Cal
Louisville, Hy
New York, N. Y
Red Cross
Ben Reliable
Western Canada
Besson
Western
Canada
W. ¥. Bennett
New York
Omaha
Neb
Paradox Machinery Co
E. Division St
Chicago
United States
Bradstreet
Dunn
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
South Dakota
Marshalltown
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