Indigestion remedy from Dr Caldwell offered free
An advertisement promotes Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Indiana offering Syrup Pepsin as a free advisory service and a 60 cent or 1 dollar bottle for indigestion relief. It claims the remedy cures dyspepsia and chronic constipation and urges readers to write for medical guidance with no charge.
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Caldwell
Fowler
Carson City
Ida A
Shenandoah
Cape
Indi
W. BR. Caldwell
Careless act nearly sparked theatre fire
A dramatic exchange reveals a villain briefly lit a cigarette and tossed the match into the snow, narrowly averting a blaze at the theater. Authorities warn against careless behavior and remind patrons of fire safety.
Cure Claim for Itchy Skin Using Cuticura Prompts Relief
An 1907 advertisement recounts a severe dermatitis case with intense itching and skin tearing. After trying doctors and various treatments, the user notes rapid improvement with Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, claiming complete recovery in three weeks. Additional lines push products and humorous notes about office seats and laundry.
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H. A. Krotskoff
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Potter Drug & Chom. Corp
Bolo Iropa
Boston
Raze Brentford mansion linked to Nell Gwynn in London
London Brent house, a historic mansion once tied to Nell Gwynn, is to be demolished by house-wreckers. The Brentford residence stood near the Brent stream and hosted royal banquets in Charles II's era, with the famed mistress connected to many local episodes and notable events in its extensive grounds.
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Brent House
Charles II
England
London
Nell Gwynn
Brentford
Blythe Nell
Charlee
Charles
Nelly
Brent
Brenthouse
Taft Statue Molded in Clay for Bronze Presentation
New York reports Etore Ximenes of Rome is casting a four foot high Taft statue in bronze after modeling the clay in three hours during three sittings with Taft. The piece, made at the White House, will be presented to Taft by Signor Ximenes at the request of Italian officials. He is commander of the Order of the Crown and arts commissioner, studying American art education progress during his stay in New York.
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New York
Ettore Ximenes
Rome
Taft
Signor Ximenes
Mayor Des Planches
Italy
White House
Order of the Crown
Department of Public Instruction
Wes
America
Omens of the Wedding Day in a Rainy Pageant
An old world guide to wedding luck notes rainy days as bad omens but records a bright family celebration. On a Friday the 13th wedding amid thunder, a pageant for children unfolds with costumes of roses and sunflowers, games, decorative canopies, and a long supper.
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China
Johnny
Madame Merril
June Farewell Parties Mark Seasonal Lawn Celebrations
A newspaper fragment notes June as a favored month for farewell gatherings to shore and country. It mentions a birthday celebration for a much loved little girl born on a sunny June day, traditionally held on the lawn and often shaped as a costume or character party.
A Color Study in Theater Fashion
A Boston Globe note describes a young woman at the theater with bright red hair and blue eyes. In a long all black gown she appeared strikingly beautiful, with jet earrings highlighting red gold highlights in her hair, transforming her look from mediocre to memorable.
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Saga
Boston Globe
Not tender enough steak spurs joking waiter retort
A waiter replies to a customer's complaint that the steak is not tender by joking that it should kiss him, turning a dining room dispute into humorous exchange.
Knitted Jacket Directions for a 38 40 Bust
Instructions for a knitted jacket with bust 38 to 40, including cast on M4 stitches and patterns for fronts shoulders borders and edging. Details specify ribbing, holes for ribbon, increases and decreases at set rows, 42 ridges, 84 rows, and 28 to 44 stitch counts for different bust sizes, plus a silk crochet tie finish.
Immortal Legends and Oddities at Dinner Weavings
Professor Charles Zeublin of the University of Chicago muses on great paintings and their universal messages at dinner. He recalls Pendleton mothers hair cutting with shears and a bowl, a blunt Samson tale, and a Pendleton teacher asking what Joe learns. The scene shifts to a conservatory where a young woman frets over a mauve orchid as microbes in klages are spoken of. A youth vows his microbes are lonely as fountain chatter and a line about benevolence ends the excerpt.
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Charles Zeublin
University of Chicago
Pendleton
Samson
Deliah
Joe
Cincinnati Enquirer
No Doubt In Baggageman Mind OfContents In Coffin
A Limburger shipment forces a cheese maker to improvise a coffin like box on a train. He pretends the box is a relative and jokes the traveler is dead, while the baggage porter remarks on the odd scene in a wry aside. Separate vignettes in a newspaper style follow.
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San Francisco
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Lisep
Lewis
Dodds
Guari
Dr.d.jayne
Gwynn Mansion
President Taft
Clay
Madame Merri
Scohol
Tite Centaur Company
Castoria
Ruffini
Postara
Post
The
Taste Singers
N. U
Kansas City
Marian
Hoss
Sirius Barker
Washington Star
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