Peruna praised in letters from Butte and Georgia
Miss Rose Cullen of Butte Montana writes Peruna keeps her nervous and weak over studying life, cures illness, and keeps a home medicine head. Another letter from W G Heard of Hempstead Texas details backache fatigue and a child treated with Peruna for bowel trouble. W A Mitchell of Martin Georgia notes wife’s dramatic weight gain and recovery from catarrh after Peruna use. He adds the product’s broad praise and requests for further advice from Dr. Hartman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Cullen
Young Woman's Club
Butte, Mont
Galena Street
Peruna
Butte
G. W. Heard
Hempstead
Texas
Perna
Ruby
Perrin
W. A. Mitchell
General Merchandise
Martin, Ga
Geome
Three New Picture Frames Describe Classical Style
A New York World excerpt outlines three picture frames: a two Roman or Corinthian column design with a footed base finished in deep green or black, a small oval gold bead with a wide deep red mat, and a dark red mat framing a black and white print of famous drawings where red enhances relief. the finest finish is a tiny narrow black wood frame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intel
Sgurea
New York World
Assiniboia Letters Promote Western Canada Settlements
A letter from Yorkton, Assinibola, Western Canada urges a friend to relocate, praising cheap land, strong wheat yields, growing buildings, and credit on tick. It notes forthcoming Saskatchewan opportunities and advertises government land sales and railway-promoted regions between Aberdeen and the Missouri River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Land of Plenty
Immigration
Department of Interior
Ottawa
Canoada
Tod
Crawford
W. Ninth Bt
Kane City
C. J. Broughton
Monadpock
Ritter
Yorkton
St. Paul
Minnesota
Western Canada
Assiniboia
John
Tick
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Assinibola
Saskatchewan
Dominion of Canada
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Aberdeen
Missouri River
F. A. Miller
Agant
Chicago
Lil
Leap Year Proposal Told In Wall Street Tale
A London Tit Bit tale recalls Mamie and John where Mamie teases a leap year proposal and John frets over tradition. A Wall Street yarn ends with a punch as the junior partner reveals he was the “bloke” in the tale, leaving the man studying mnemonics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
London
Wall Street
New York Evening Sun
Duel ends in lunchroom brawl amid American resolve
An American and Count de Bourleane fought after a duel. The American, angered by an insult about French appetite, struck back and knocked the count down with a right hand hook. He then stomped the count’s face, asking if his honor was satisfied. The tale concludes that there is no dueling in a free land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Count de Bourleane
Land of the Free
Twisting Names and Tongue Twisters From Boston Herald
A playful fragment from the Boston Herald featuring repeated name swaps and tongue twisters. It includes Susan, Robert Rowley, Oliver Oglethorp, Sammy Shoesmith, and a garden scene with blades and babes quoted for comic effect, ending with a sensory prompt about where the owl and oyster lie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan
Robert Rowley
Oliver Oglethorp
Sammy Shoesmith
Boston Herald
Making Things Homelike for Aunt Alcott Visit
A humorous Indianapolis Sun item notes Cynthia and Reuben planning for Aunt Alcott and Emerson of Boston. They discuss beans, specs, reading for the child, and neighbors acting “ceberga” to feel natural during the guest’s stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben
Cynthia
Indianapolla Sun
Why He Was Detained In A London Spare Moment
Reported in a humorous London snippet a lady questions a servant about an errand boy. The servant explains he waited for a returned empty bottle and that she drew off all the soda water into a jug to give him the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jane
The House of Wit and Comic Scribbler Bits
A snippet catalogues a humorous ad and quotes a London News jab about advertisement clutter. It then presents a mock dialogue from Scribbler who riffs on real life characters like Woodby Britten saying dooced phrases. The tone mimics late 19th century newspaper quips and clever asides.
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Scribbler
Sappy
Clevah
Youthful waiter discharged amid curious tavern scene
In a bustling inn a young waiter, lamenting a sudden dismissal, pleads to the landlord for mercy and a beer. The moment captures local tavern life with a hint of comic chaos as patrons react.
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Pilewende Bluetter
Fragmentary OCR Note on a Young Man’s Memory and Ambition
The readable text comments on a young man with a strong Wall Street position and ambitions to advance, but notes a poor memory for details. The passage ends abruptly, leaving the full context and outcome unclear.
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Wall Street
Advne Es G
Poems Worth Reading When Giants Are Gone
Dialog fragment features a quip about poetry outlasting Goethe Heine and Shakespeare. A witty exchange implies the speaker believes their poems will endure after revered masters have faded, with a playful, era-tinged tone.
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Heine
Shakespeare
Love and law and laughter in a fleeting skit
A fragment from Tidbits shows a caveman of romance, a sharp lawyer joke about appeals, and a motherly quip as four year old Harry recalls a whipping for truth telling. The piece ends with Harry asking when his mother began lying.
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Charlie
Bob
Harry
Mamma
Perfect Man and Woman Quip Prompts Hastings Lecture
A Hastings lecturer asks if anyone knows a perfect man or woman, a deadpan audience reaction follows, then a small woman quips about a dead perfect wife. The piece shifts to a marriage gag about naming the groom in a Berimp & Co. firm, and ends with a joke from the Chicago Record-Herald about scientists claiming longer life for walking on all fours, prompting cages for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Allence
Anawera
Chicago Record-Herald
Natural successor in Winnebago chiefs in Going Away
In the Baltimore American the new chief of the Winnebago is named as successor in the feature Going Away, with the assumption that the former leader has departed. The piece frames a transition of leadership within the tribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Hypocrisy Exposed In A Quatherville Josh Wit
A collection of witty quips and brief comic exchanges features a boastful uncle debating money use, a beer stock joke, a minister’s sermon crack, and a moving tale about a rubber plant outgrowing its space, reflecting light humor and social foibles.
Untitled depiction of Russian peasant craftsman life
Fragment describes Hessian peasants in Russia during long winters engaging in indoors crafts such as wood carving and making roughly 20,000,000 wheels and sledges annually. Mentions Uashet-makera and local rural manufacturing within the vast empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Uashet-makera
Lok
Why Mrs Pinkham Helps Women Seek Pinkham’s Advice
An era of male ash belated insight is challenged as the article extols Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound. It cites long trust and patient reports, including Mrs Chappell of Grant Park NL, who claims relief from ovarian and womb inflammation after following Pinkham’s guidance. Lynn Mass address offered for free advice.
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Sician
Pinkham
United States
Chappell
Grant Park
Hen surgery in New York farm saves six sick birds
Mrs George EB Dingley of Huguenot treated six ill hens at home with chloroform and crop surgery aided by farm hand Edward Blood. She washed the crops, greased with vaseline, and sewed wounds. All hens survived the operation. She also raised 115 chicks from nine hens by placing fresh eggs under the hens after hatching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jervis
New York World
George EB. Dingley
Huguenot
Edward Blood
Dingley
Bacteria threaten decay role and Madrid demoralization noted
Bacteria are vital as scavengers breaking down dead matter to simple components. A Frankfurter Zeitung correspondent warns of Madrid’s demoralization with 20,000 beggars, 20,000 abandoned women, 6,000 thieves, and many gambling houses. Also mentions a foot care ad and Africa missionary advance noting Uganda’s population and growth in churches and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Frankfurter Zeitung
Africa
Uganda
Fiji Dowry and Whales Teeth Coinage Mentioned in Island Customs
The Fiji Islands use painted whales teeth as currency with red teeth valued much higher than white. Newly married wives presenting a dowry of teeth is noted as a common Fiji custom. The text also mentions Mrs. Rockefeller's carnation hobby and various quack remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiji
Fiji Islands
Weesaann Windiew
Emperor Charles V Carried a 27-Pound Watch in 1520
A historical note explains that when Emperor Charles V carried a watch of twenty seven pounds in 1520, the correct term is carried rather than worn. The piece clarifies usage in the context of extraordinary timepieces and their handling.
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Charles V
Grain-O the new grain drink for children
The ad promotes Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute for kids. It claims grain-based preparation tastes like coffee, distributes health through children, and is widely sold by grocers. It also cites a celebrity quote about singing for money and voices.
Washington preacher prays for Mrs Nation in Kansas
A Washington preacher urged divine mercy for Mrs Nation while praying for her in Kansas. Berlina Pauper Cemeterias notes Berlin’s paupers cemetery burials exceed 3,000 annually in the city’s pauper graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
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Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
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Jesse
Addroda
Pricon
Jesse French
Olive Bt
Loule
Te Paula
Lee Kkidouy
Loula
Kleine
Pine Street
OL Louls
Varmera
WN. U
T. Louie
South Uckots Farms
Elyria
Carniola
Royatone
Chicago, Milwouskes & Gt. Paul
T. A. Miller
Mamie
New York Herald
London News
Papa
Ian
Berimp & Co.'s
New York Weekly
Fourthley
Philadelphia Press
Josh
Mann Hatton
Brooke Lynn
Ming
Mrs. Pinkham
G. H. Coirrri
Hona
Allen
Rample
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Hockefellers
William Rockefeller
Scarborough on-the-Hudson
France
de Tour
Bho
N.Y
China
N. W. Samune
Ocean Grove
N. U
Maude
Hall
Price
Briggs
Clingstone
Miss Foxey
Griggs
St. Jacobs Oil
W.L.I Douglas
S ‘Peat
Touglaa
Loven Havin
W. Pene
Douglas
Bicekion
Masa
Wetmore
M. C. Wetmore Tobacco CO
ST. Louis, MO
America
Standard Oil Company
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