Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by NY Congressman Sullivan
Hon Timothy D Sullivan of New York District endorses Doan's Kidney Pills. Senator Sullivan praises the remedy for distress from sick kidneys and restoring kidney health. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo distributes, price 50 cents per box, sold by all druggists.
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Timothy D. Sullivan
New York
Congress
Elgcth
New York State
Doan
Sullivan
Dean
Truby
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Pier Lew
Biceps Exercise Described In Simple Instruction
A crude OCR style note explains a biceps exercise: lie face down with hands apart, keep the body stiff, and raise the upper body using the arms until the elbows straighten. It reflects basic workout guidance.
Deserted Isle of Rugen Brings Courtland Escape Plans
The tale follows Prince Conrad and Duchess Joan as they navigate capture on Isle Rugen. Theresa van Lynar reveals ties to the Duke Henry of Kernsberg and a hidden life, while Werner von Orseln tightens guard. Joan defies danger, rallying in a city under siege as plots to overturn rule unfold among captains Alt Pikker and George the Hussite.
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Henry
Kernsbere
Hohenstein
Theresa
Lynoar
Conrad
Jouwn
Hehteil
Courtland
Aont Peesauer
Mlasenboarg
Isle Rugen
Klassenburg
Theresa van Lynar
Joan
Werner von Orsein
Boris
Dorian
Jown
Jim
Werner von Orseln
Hinty
Rome
Werner
Kernsberg
Rugen
Kernshere
Plassenburg
Princeishop
Max Clrieh
Louis
Conran
Ringen
Theoly Church
Fite
Plassenburg Plot Revealed in Silent Council
The Spahawk berates the others and warns of ten days of provisions left as Kernshere captains weigh futures. Peter Balta notes a turning river wells and scarce supplies while Sparhawk peers toward Muscovite fires from the Tow window seat.
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Plassenburg
Spahawk
Forseoth
Ali Pikker
Kernshere
Peter Balta
Sparhawk
The Lost Bass Drum Mystery in Davenport
A chaotic account recounts a band’s bass drum disappearance near Davenport during a Sunday celebration. Train delays and a locked‑in audience amid a festive mood lead to comic confusion as band members, instruments, and a red nosed thief intertwined in a farcical scene.
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Fomoarek
Davenport
Pyaeenport
Nan
Bertan
Davenport Ft
Aseresation
What the Simplon Means in European History
The Simplon Pass is described as a dramatic historic route across the Alps. The piece recalls Napoleonic expeditions, the journey from yellow dirt in a caravan to Iselle, and the spectacle of fortified defiles and vast mountain landscapes, highlighting hospitality and the enduring allure of the road.
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Hiiman
Europe
Alps
Itriesr
Iselie
Gerandeur
Chirm
Rhone
Sion
Stvrre
Tloneehe
Martigny
St Bernard
Draethren
Thought Him Real And The Good Schmoker In Philly Lore
A reader letter from a Pennsylvania town discusses Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes, sending a request for Doctor Watson's London address and noting Holmes popularity. A Judge Mayer Salzberger tale recalls a local man who never spoke ill of others until a nuisance’s death reveals a harsh truth, ending with the remark he was a good schmoker.
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Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Doctor Doyle
Littl
Pennsylvania
Horace Harker
Laendorn
Tlarker
Harker
England
Doctor Watson
London
Mr. Holmes
Mayer Salzberzer
Pensylvania
Mos
Ohl Lehmildt
Fighters. Buckeye and the many colonels
In a Cleveland Leader excerpt a Kentuckian explains why so many men are called colonel. He notes Col DeLoaque did not fight in the war and calls him a famed boozefighter, highlighting curiosity about titled ranks among notable men.
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Buckeye
Col. DeLoaque
Cleveland
Typhoid Aftereffects and the Pink Pills Proof
Typhoid fever weakens nerves leaving them hypersensitive after recovery. A tonic to rebuild flesh and strengthen nerves is ideal. Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are promoted as the solution with an anecdote from Charles Worth of East Wassilboro Maine claiming marked improvement after use. Pills are offered as safe, non opiate relief sold by druggists or directly by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Williams
Charles Worth
East Wassilboro
Maine
Williammts
Sonme
Liam
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenuectady
N. Y
Yellow crust on baby cured by Cuticura soap
A mother from Pine Bush New York reports a child with a yellow crust on the scalp that cracked and itched. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment the scalp cleared. She advises others with the same issue to use Cuticura.
Canals’ Humus Quality Declined by Coal Ash Dumping
The article notes that Chinese canals provide fertilizing humus dredged and sold to peasants, but complaints arise that coal ashes dumped from steam boats degrade the humus value, harming agricultural use.
Poets Favor Ivy As Immortality Plant
The passage notes poets celebrate individual flowers but cites Tennyson naming ivy as his favorite plant when asked by Hanns Christian Andersen. He called ivy the plant of immortality, remarking it needs no nourishing and endures heat or cold.
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Hanns Christian Andersen
Tennyson
Mohammed’s Narcissus Ode to Soul Nourishment
An ancient tale notes Mohammed declaring the narcissus or Yellow daffodil his favorite flower, abundant across western Asia. It relates his counsel: those with two loaves should trade one for a narcissus blossom, bread feeding the body while the narcissus nourishes the soul.
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Mohammed
Western
Asia
Andes Ore Carriers Weigh Heavy Loads For 450 Feet
Miners in a Chilean copper mine haul ore up a 450 foot ravine, averaging 250 pounds per man. The men bear the heaviest sidewalk of burden among laborers, as described in a vivid account of their arduous task.
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Andes
Chile
Cordilleras
Four Habits for Wise Management: Punctuality Accuracy Despatch
A historic wise man urged four essential habits for managing temporal concerns: punctuality accuracy steadiness and despatch. He promoted these through counsel and by example as the foundation of a happy life and orderly conduct.
Dawn of humanity reshaped southern Germany climate
In Antediluvian Times the era of early humans in southern Germany features a climate suited to the reindeer. It recalls a geological epoch of flooded streams and glacier retreat, followed by a great submergence of land after humanity appeared.
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Germany
Girl seeks hand whitening recipe from Chicago ad
A Brown county girl mailed 50 cents to a Chicago advertiser for a recipe to whiten and soften hands. She got a blunt reply advising soaking hands three times daily in dishwater while her mother rests, as reported by the Kansas City Journal.
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Brown County
Chicago
Kansas City Journal
Swift Travel Not His Hobby Swift Travel Not His Hobby
Cy Perkins, the New Hampshire millionaire, who died the other day, never drove anything swifter than a pair of steers. Every housekeeper should know that if they will buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use they will save time because it never sticks to the iron and each package contains 16 oz. while other starches are 12 oz. for the same price. Defiance Starch is free from injurious chemicals. If grocers sell the 12 oz package, they are clearing stock before Defiance enters. Demand Defiance and save time and money and avoid sticking.
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Suly
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Douglas
W. L. Douglas Strong
W.l.rovog
W. L
Wipstrates
JW. L. Douglas
Iirovktem
Muss
Cy Perkins
New Hampshire
Defiance
Peasants Hold Fewer Horses in Moscow District
A report notes only 66 percent of Russian peasants who till the soil in the Moscow department can keep horses. The finding highlights limits on agricultural draft power among rural households and suggests broader social and economic strain in the region.
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Moscow
Piano Causes Nervousness in Young Players
A Berlin doctor urges that pianos should not be used by children under sixteen. He examined a hundred girls who started before age twelve and found zero cases of nervous disease among them.
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Berlin
Defiance Starch Promises Bigger Pack for the Same Price
Some grocers say they do not stock Defiance Stored. They carry other brands in 12 oz packs and cannot sell them first since Defiance provides 16 oz for the same money. If you want 16 oz instead of 12 oz for the same price, choose Defiance Starch. No cooking required.
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Defiance
Heguires
Insects Flight Notes Reveal Wing Vibration Rates
A densefly vibrates its wings at 335 times per second while flying, emitting a note F. The honey bee produces a tone A, indicating 440 vibrations per second.
Australian Lead Lemn? Relief for Women Mystery
A New York nurse named Mother Gray claims to have discovered a monthly herb remedy called Australian-Leaf for women’s ills. The product is said to cure backache kidney urinary troubles and other female weaknesses. Sample mailers or pamphlets are offered by The Mother Gray Co. Lehigh, N.Y.
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Mother Gray
New York
Mutuur Gray Co
Lelioy
N.Y
Lewis' Single Binder Cigars Popular Among Smokers
The article extols simple muscle contraction and relaxation during walking or sitting as beneficial. It notes Lewis' Single Binder straigh t Se cgear as highly popular among smokers for its uniform high quality, with Lewis' Factory in Peoria, IL.
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Lewis
Straieh
Hris
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Prefer Struggling Man Says Women Prefer Courage Over Ease
A provocative quote contrasts bravely striving men with ready made successes, claiming nine tenths of women would marry a man who is struggling to succeed rather than a man who is already established. The remark highlights gendered views on ambition and success.
Love Affairs and Insanity in Norwich Notes
A late 19th century item reports that love affairs and insanity are linked by a rough statistic of sixteen cases in a thousand caused by love, plus a short note on Mrs Ties and Maply Street, Norwich. Also mentions coffee duties in Holland and a claim about Corals Long in Use for teething.
The Ideal Wife and a Woman’s Health Remedy
A persuasive 19th century feature extols the health and beauty of women, praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for “women’s diseases.” A letter from Mrs. Hessie Ainsley claims the tonic restored her health after childbirth, urging others to seek Pinkham’s aid for weakness, backache, and menstrual troubles.
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Lydia J. Pinkham
Armorica
Hessie Ainsley
South 10Th Street
Pacman, Wilsh
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Ainsley
Lydia E. Pinkham
Prate
Fouls
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