Women's kidney pills offer relief from back pain
A Marshall woman testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her persistent backache and urinary trouble after other remedies failed. She urges readers to trust Doan's, noting it is sold by all dealers and Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo markets the product in the United States.
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Dean
Mar
Marshall
J Mo Archer
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Expert opinion touts ZEMO as effective skin cure
A promotional piece claims Zemo treats eczema and skin diseases by drawing infections to the surface. It touts a free sample bottle and explanatory booklet from Mr Keifer, suitable for use on infants and adults.
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Zemwo
Keifer
TONES OPTICIAN OFFERS KRYPTOK BIFOCALS
The Kryptok bifocals are the specialty at TONES OPTICIAN located at 215 North Orn Street. They claim perfect lens grinding that resists clouding and separation. Broken lenses can be duplicated.
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Orn Street
Kryptok
How He Lost The Bet In A Missouri Humor Tale
A St Louis writer recalls an Ozark tale of an old colonel who mocked Arkansas and native pests during railroad era expansion. A bet leads to a playful punishment using a bean and a neck tug described in colorful but non graphic terms, with the colonel ultimately paying the bet in cash.
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St Louisan
Ozark
Arkansis
Texas
Arknaus
Broken Driving Rod Hazard on Fast Passenger Locomotive
Thaddeus S. Dayton recounts a near disaster when a driving rod on a fast passenger locomotive broke at over sixty miles per hour. Engineer Lutz escaped injury by climbing outside to operate valves while the rod pummeled the cab, then saved the train and passengers by bell rope and valve work as the engine slowed.
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Titan
Noblog
Mickerel Mountain
Lutz
Thaddeus S. Dayton
Harper's Weekly
First Mother's Trial Over Baby’s Hidden Twin
The story recounts a fragile marriage strained by class and beliefs as a wealthy husband discovers his wife’s secret about their baby. Family tension rises when a £50 check arrives for the child, revealing doubt and mercy in a tense domestic scene.
Fragmentary family note on engagement and travel plan
A garbled diary fragment shows a father opposing a marriage proposal to Onn and mentions a future move to a runabout car. The text hints at a family dispute and impending departure, with broken phrases about a wedding and a potential electrified vehicle.
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Houscon
Perplexing Case Echoes Through Fragmented Dialogue
A garbled dialogue fragment hints at a perplexing case with a professor and juried options. The text features scattered names like Gargoyle and contains unfinished sentences about questions and awaiting a response.
Just Out From College Advances Backed by Dad
A humorous exchange shows a college graduate asking for money and a father calmly refusing with a simple no. The dialogue highlights the tension between youth seeking support and parental boundaries.
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Dad
The Skeeters Return Night Watchman’s Echoes
A fragmented verse details night swarms of skeeters circling, a strange coded message B 7 2 2 7 2 0, and warnings about bites. mentions nets and smoke as attempts, references Detroit and a newspaper tone.
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Skeeters
Detroit Newasn
Rare Old Book Prices Highlight Chess Volume History
A note on the second printed English book The Game and Playe of the Chess with dates from 1472 shows twelve copies exist. Prices rose from 270 in 1813 to 2150 in 1969, while the British Museum holds an imperfect copy. The piece also notes linguistic changes in Swift era spellings and expressions.
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British Museum
A Lady Barber Delivers A Sharp Cut In Jest
A witty dialogue sets a playful scene as Suiltor brags about demanding changes at a household and the club while Sykes reveals a humorous misdirection about a barber. The exchange shows quick banter and social humor of the era.
Consoling Her in Browning Magazine Dialogue
A brief exchange from Browning's Magazine shows Nell expressing compassion for Bess I as she doubts how others view her. The dialogue centers on self perception and empathy between the characters.
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Bess
Nell
Browning
Untitled fragment on a lifelong friend from Boston
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a lifelong friend named Ethel Dearmel in Boston with unclear context and missing details. The readable portion is insufficient for a fuller report.
Rye Shortage Sparks Import Inflow and Stable Prices
Reports from officials indicate the domestic rye supply is dwindling and the year’s crop will likely fall short of demand. Import shipments from Germany and Russia are arriving to fill the gap while prices remain steady due to freight and duty costs.
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Germany
New York
Russia
South America
A Few Short Weeks
A pupil writes from Edwardsville praising Foley Kidney Pills for curing backache and correcting kidney action after only a few weeks use. The testimonial notes severe back pain and kidney discomfort and states the pills are sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J S Bartell
Edwardsville
Girl Takes Charge of Parkville Farm after Father’s Incarceration
Miss Stieffer, 16, daughter of Claus Stieffer, a Parkville area German farmer, runs the farm in her father’s absence after a conservator entrusted her with duties. Her mother is ill, no farm help is used, and she tends 55 acres of corn, hoping for guardianship to grant broader control.
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Miss Stieffer
Claus Stieffer
Parkville
Tuscola
Kankakee
Pies of boyhood and a tonic for health found in ads
The passage laments aching digestion from lost vigor and touts Electric Bitters to restore appetite and vigor. It promotes toning stomach and organs, claims renewed health, and directs readers to buy at Robt. Prewett's with a final aside on marriage.
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Boyhood
Prewett
Miona stomach tablets promise instant relief and cure
Advertised Miona stomach tablets claim rapid relief from belching sourness heartburn heaviness and dizziness while building the stomach to prevent future issues. The maker guarantees cure or money back and cites a testimonial from Dennis Stephen of Couri lersport Pa dated February 1 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Stephen
Courilersport
Sat Eiter
Direct Primary Nominations and Boss Rule
The Chicago Inter Ocean reports five or six Deneen Busse and Sullivan Harrison boss groups privately select county tickets for Republicans and Democrats to vote on next fall. Tickets are framed by self appointed officials and handed to parties for a form submission to the rank and file. Voters may accept or reject, as direct primaries purportedly end conventions and empower the people to rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deneen-Busse
Sullivan-Harrison
Deneen-Busgie
Chicago Inter Ocean
Cook
Summer Colds Treated Easily by Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey
Summer colds are tougher to relieve than winter ones but respond quickly to Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey. Sold everywhere. Look for the bell logo on the bottle.
Kill the First Fly to Keep Free of Rooms
August Technical World Magazine suggests killing the initial fly to prevent a larger infestation. It lists methods including burning pyrethrum to stun flies, carbolic acid vapor, sticky fly papers with mixed results, fly traps, and formalin in water as a poison. Aromatic plants may deter flies while pleasing the room.
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American Civic Association
Washington
St Clair Drake
Chicago Health Department
Drake
Technical - World - Magazine
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