Peruna Receives Endorsements From Families
In a 1908 era testimonial, Edward M. Burtt of St. Louis and Charles Levy of New York praise Peruna for curing catarrh and related head nose throat ailments in their households. Burtt notes long use with high satisfaction and recommends the remedy to friends. Levy reports his son, seven, cured of nasal catarrh, and his own head nose throat catarrh improved by Peruna. he mentions Peruna tablets as an alternative. A free Peru na Almanac for 1908 is advertised through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M. Burtt
N. Jefferson, Ave
St. Louis
Charles Levy
Allen St
New York
N. Y
State St. Chesebrough Mfg
New York City
Meat prices rise for New York City shoppers
Consumers in New York City pay about 11 percent more for meat than a year ago, reflecting rising food costs and inflation affecting urban households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Baby Recovers After Cuticura Remedies
A Chicago mother reports her baby suffered years of itchy skin like eczema until Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills were tried. After three boxes of the ointment and accompanying products, the child improved significantly. Mrs. A Brestlin of 171 N Lincoln St credits the treatment dated October 20 and 30, 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss G
Brestlin
Lincoln St
Chicago
Bitter winter morning brings a doctor's prank
A physician arrives after a call to a man claiming imminent death. The patient frets about wills, pastors, and a feared fate, but the doctor reveals no illness and chides him for deceiving everyone on a cold morning. The tale ends with a sly jab at the prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higginbotham
Rev. Kellogs M. Brown
Salmon Hatching Milestone Reported by Alaska Pack
The Alaska Packers Association announced that by 1906 it had released over 351 million young salmon from its hatcheries in Alaska reflecting large scale early 20th century aquaculture progress and expansion of fisheries management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Packers’ Association
Alaska
Grape-Nuts Promises Strength Over Meat Diet
A reader claim cites improved health after switching from heavy meat to Grape-Nuts with weight gain for the man and wife. The letter asserts digestion improves, meat cravings lessen, and others reportedly recover from indigestion, praising Postum products in an old newspaper item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Commercial column signals cautious trade rebound
R. G. Dun & Co. notes cautious revival in trade with conservatism in manufacturing. Mills operate to fulfill orders, not stockpile. Some idle plants resume. many contracts on hand but payments slow. Retail demand rises, holiday goods boost sales, Western wholesale orders for spring. Banks reopen. steel output falls, iron furnaces idle, prices steady on old contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Dun & Co
Baked Apples and Variations From the Washington Star
Home cooks learn methods for baked apples with peeling if desired, fillings from nuts and fruit to mushrooms, and serving ideas with pork or meat. Recipes cover fried apples, apple croquettes, Scotch and English tarts, baked patties, and serving suggestions using spices, water, and sugar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington Star
Thousands Return to Work as Confidence Revives Industries
Reports from across the nation show Hundreds of workers rehired after panicked layoffs. New England mills resume full time as other regions restart construction on Harriman railroads and industrial plants. Railroads report rising earnings and expect broader rehires amid improving outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New England
Rice & Hutchins Company
Marlboro
Mass
American Woolen Company
Moosup
Conn
New England Cotton Company
Fall River
Pawtuxet
Valley Iron Works
Brown-Bonneil
Youngstown
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Baltimore
National Cash Register Company
Dayton
Harriman
Lane
Omaha
Portland
Seattle
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Union Pacific
St. Louis
Terminal Railroad Association
Ofhers
Illinois Traction System
Neek
Congress
Chicago
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Lakes
Wheat and grain prices ease amid light receipts in Baltimore and New York
In Baltimore cargoes on grade sold from 92 to 1014c, with various bins and steamers quoted. Western corn opens firmer, oats mixed with multiple No. 2 to No. 4 classes priced. eggs and butter remain steady, cheese steady, and Philadelphia reports firmer wheat and corn with higher November quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Southern
Western
Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
New York
F.o. B
Duluth
Philadelphia
Destitute Returnees Strain German Labor Market
Berlin officials warn thousands of returning emigrants risk flooding the labor pool as prices rise. Unemployed workers in Schoeneberg number 20 000 skilled and 35 000 unskilled with widespread idle worklines in Berlin and Austria. Trade unions fear worsening shortages and hunger with rising food costs and possible restrictions mirroring American methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Germany
Berlin
Schoeneberg
Austria
Clubwomen Launch Crusade Against Christmas Gifts
The Chicago Woman's Club, urged by Mrs. I. S. Blackwelder and Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotin, plans a campaign to denature Christmas to a holiday without gift giving, aiming for a future order where the festive customs reflect virtue rather than shopping mania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Woman's Club
I. S. Blackwelder
Ellen M. Henrotin
The Other Side of the World
A summary of distant investment notes reports Japan holding 2.5 million dollars in cement plant ventures and Australia’s savings bank figures at 22 449 in the fiscal year. It also lists Madras sugarcane acreage at 338 700 acres, down twelve percent from last year, and references a Calcutta trade paper noting limited cottonseed presence in British India and Burma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Madras Presidency
British India
Calecutta
India
Burma
Inent Savings Bank of
Ith
Australia
Dogs Clean Sewers With Brush in Paris Tunnels
In Nice a new sewer system uses a fox terrier to pull a brush through a narrow passage. The dog wears a harness and trails a cord bearing a large brush. workers pull the cord to scrub the sewer. This method is claimed to be part of the world’s best sewer construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Nice
Field of Sport Headlines Big Football Attendance
The season saw huge football crowds and surprises for experts. Mike Donlin signed with the New York Nationals to bolster the batting lineup next season. West Point selects Cadet Wallace Philpon as team captain for next year. Lajoie failed to bat .200 for the first time in his big league career due to injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Donlin
New York Nationals
West Point
Wallace Philpon
Army Centre
Lajoie
Cattle and Hogs Prices Across Markets in Chicago and Kansas City
The Chicago reports show cattle at steer $3.90, cows $2.65, heifers $2.50, bulls $2.60, calves $3. hogs steady to 25c higher with several price bands from $4.10 to $4.65. sheep and lambs mixed with lambs up to 6.35. Kansas City listings cite higher cattle at $3.70 to $4.90, hogs $3.30 to $5.40, sheep with lambs strongest to $6.10, yearlings $4.25 to $5.25. Additional notes cover Pittsburg cattle at $5.60-$5.75 and hogs near $4.75 for primes. A profile notes Mrs Honor Coleman of Somerset England at 107 as oldest woman. Burma peanut acreage expands to 78,743 acres, Magwe and Myingyan regions. France leads in hair color tones with gray and white in demand. Germany and northern Europe supply fair and golden hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Wieht
Kansas City
France
Germany
Europe
Household Hints From a Zine and A global land effort
A vintage column offers practical tips family life in the kitchen and around the home. It covers extinguishing candles safely, repurposing linen into dish towels, hanging sheets to prevent fraying, cooling lamp chimneys in water, soaking bread to neutralize greens odor, and purifying foul smells with copper solution. It ends noting Portugal’s push to reclaim 10 million acres, about one tenth of its area.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Family Pills Ad Vertisements
Local applications claim to reach the seat of catarrh and cure it internally. The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a nonquack medicine prescribed by leading physicians and a tonic detail. Testimonials and free information are offered by the Progres Company Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and notes German results on butter preservation with 3 to 5 percent salt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Toledo
Milk pans cleaned with Borax and water wash
The milk pans are cleaned with a Borax and water wash in which 1 tablespoonful of Borax is added to a quart of water to remove all greasy feel.
Giving Him Credit Has Started Many Mans on the Road
A terse aphorism notes that praising men can derail or derail ambitions, suggesting that credit can steer individuals toward decline or dependency rather than progress.
Self-denial as a virtue questioned in rascality
The quote argues that self-denial is not a virtue but a selfish display of prudence masking rash behavior. It suggests prudence shapes self-control, implying morality is ambiguous when motives are mixed with self-interest.
Aeronaut Officer Echoes Scientist’s Wit at Washington Dinner
Captain Chandler, the army’s chief aeronaut, urged staying calm under pressure and staying alert. He recalled a church lecture where a scientist answered why wet tea leaves kill roaches with a humorous tale about a cockroach wrapping in a blanket and catching cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chandler
Army
Washington
Washington Star
New Strength for Old Backs
Mrs Joannah Straw of Canton says three years of rheumatic limb pain back ache dizziness and kidney issues improved after taking Deans Kidney Pills. She reports better strength appetite sleep and daily function. Sold by all dealers for 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joannah Straw
North Broadway
Canton
M. D
Dean
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Jamieson
Pittsburg
Honor Coleman
Cleeve
Somerset
England
Magwe
Myingyan
Portugal
Elvic
California
Ate Co
Winchester
W.l.douglas
Famil
Li, D
Italy
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Tnatratet
Brookton
Musa
F. W. Mahin
Nottingham
United States
St. Vitus
E. W. Grove
Woolford
Ohnson
Johnson & CO
Rockiat and
Parlor Yard
Pacife Coast Hornx Co
Tracy Mares
W. Fr. Willa
Eure
BNU
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