The Wrecker: A Dog’s Loyal Tale of Capture and Love
An exhausted dog is dubbed The Wrecker after being saved by Katharine and her partner Dick Sargeant. The dog’s misadventures lead to a park rescue and a reunion at a grand home where the couple pair will be together, with the dog happily forgiven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Expressman
Katharine
Master
Dick Sargeant
Chip
Grammercy
Mr. Sargeant
Wrecker
the Wrecker
The Pedigreed Dog Leaves Master in Fearful Night
A dog narrates a final night as the cruel master vents anger and a confession from a woman alters their bond. The narrator, loyal yet scorned, escapes into a cold, hostile street, homesick and hungry, haunted by a dog’s shame and a owner’s insult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Master
Katharine
Wrecker
Kidney Pills Bring Quick Recovery Report
William White, a railroad section hand from Three Rivers Michigan, suffered a long hospital stay after a wreck with involuntary urine flow. He credits four boxes of Dean's Kidney Pills for marked improvement, saying they did more than seven years of doctoring. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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William White
R. R
Constantine Street
Three Rivers
Mich
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Noisy baby prompts professor’s car muff joke on street
A humorous exchange features a professor wearing car muffs on a hot day. He explains the muff is for a noisy baby at home, eliciting a lighthearted moment in public. The anecdote highlights a playful domestic contrast.
Cuticura Remedies Cure Boston Man of Severe Eczema
A Boston man describes three months of extreme itching burning and cracking skin on his hands with inability to move thumbs and sleepless nights. He says only Cuticura Remedies relieved symptoms and cured him within a month. Wal ter H. Cox 16 Somerset St Boston Sept 25 1908. Potter Drug & Chem Corp Solo Props Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter H. Cox
Somerset St
Boston
Mass
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Solo
Electricity origins and amber linked discovery tale
The piece traces electricity to ancient mentions by Theophrastus and Pliny, notes amber’s attracting power, credits Dr. Gilbert of Colchester as a founder of science, and closes with a quip about an old man and his wife from the Argonaut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theophrastus
Pliny
Gilbert
Colchester
Queen Elizabeth
Catarrh Cure Ad Promises Patent Remedy
An old advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure by CHENEY & CO Toledo offering a reward if catarrh cannot be cured. It asserts the founder’s reliability over 15 years and claims internal action on the mucous surfaces. Includes price per bottle and druggist sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney
All
Chacmiets
Hazing ban at University of Nebraska sparks debate
Fragmented clippings mention hazing being forbidden at the University of Nebraska and a satirical reference to Eden. The text also critiques consumer products and politics with scattered quotes, including admonitions about honesty and speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Nebraska
Garden of Eden
Cleveland Plain Dealer
LAME BACK PRESCRIPTION Promoted Toris compound as cure all
The article touts Toris as an almost infallible cure when mixed with other ingredients and used properly. It provides a formula: half pint whiskey, one ounce Toris Compound, one ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound, taken in tablespoonful doses before meals and at night. Toris is said to be from Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Chicago, available from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Chicago
Attitude on presidential nomination cited by Gov Johnson
The piece recalls Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota replying on his stance for the Democratic presidential nomination. It weaves a parable about a western man who faced a rattlesnake and vowed bold readiness. Also includes brief, incongruous quotes on starch and magazine satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Saturday Evening Post
Quick as Wink and Piles Cure Ad Plea
An early 20th century ad spread promotes Pettit's Eyes Kash, Howard Bros Buffalo, Red Cross toothpaste, Allen's Foot-Kase free trial, and Olmsted Lo Hoy claims. It blends quotes and promotional lines to urge purchases and remedies for eye discomfort and piles in amused, marketing style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettit
Kke
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N.Y
Uwe Allen
Erie
Olmsted
Lo Hoy
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Cuthura
John
Manda
Argonaut
Lord Cromer
Bobby
Sam Green
Yessum
Henry van Dyke
Tissot
Arcype Af
Samuel Petcher
Wu Oresa
Fac Sime
Centaur Company
New York
Foodard
Gastoria
Castoria
Alaska
Seattle
FSO
Los Grmares
Aidan
Alaeka
Frank T. Hunter
the Trustee Company of
Seattle, Wash
Carters ‘Iver Pi
Canada
Hudson Bay
Western
Rilway
Iowa
Crawford, Re
Ninth Street
Kansag City
Missenel
Dodds
W.N. U
Kansas City
Lew
Eines Ead
Shiree Roe Houses
Ware
ORR
Wile
Solar Mills
Waverly
Veirecue
Thompson's
W.l.douglas
Tharmabara
W. L. Douglas
Spark St
Bruckion
Mums
Schenck
J.h.schenck & Sow
Philadelphia, PA
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