Peruna Tonic Endorsed for Catarrh and Grippe Recovery
Attorney at law from Washington D C and a Canadian resident praise Peruna as a tonic for catarrh and grippe related illness. Testimonies describe restoration of health after months of weakness and confinement, with endorsement for general use as a restorative remedy. Peruna tablets offered as a solid dose option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charin
Anti-Trust League
N. W
Washington, D. C
Barnecott
Wy A
Strong Minded Lover Desires Phemie in Humorous Tale
In a story from Youth's Companion, Nathan Harlow shows practical restraint as his daughter Martha seems set for marriage, while suitor Jared Parker fixates on Phemie. Harlow jokes about furniture, bureaus, and social expectations, admitting he cannot sway the determined youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Harlow
Jared Parker
Mr. Harlowe
Work of Bass Voices Beats Tenors in Fatigue Study
Dr Marage reported to the Academy of Medicine in Paris on an experiment measuring vocal effort. He found bass voices require about seventeen to eighteen times more work than baritone or tenor to achieve the same sound. Men tire more than women and children, and bass voices fatigue the most.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marage
Academy of Medicine
Paris
Ostrich Draws Wide Attention in Los Angeles Racecars
Richard Sanders of Los Angeles describes a man riding a beautiful ostrich with a light sulky in Maxwell races. The bird leads the vehicle with speed and wins a race by three lengths against a fast horse. Winter tourists delight in watching the ostrich roam the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Sanders
Los Angeles
Maxwell
Nashville
School Teachers Also Have Things to Learn
A veteran teacher recounts quitting public schools after coffee poisoning symptoms and credits Postum with health improvement. She details heart flutter, headaches, tremors, and a return to vigor after switching to Postum.
Day of Cheap Meat Is Over as Per Capita Consumption Falls
A Department of Agriculture report by George K. Holmes warns of rising meat prices and dwindling domestic meat consumption. It shows per person meat intake fell from 100 in 1840 to about 59 in 1900 while exports rise and farm labor grows scarce. The analysis suggests a future with higher prices and more households unable to buy meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
George K. Holmes
Department of Agriculture
Holmes
Woman Lived 60 Years as a Man in Frontier Tale
Katherine Vosbaugh alias Charles Vaubaugh, a French-born woman, died in San Rafael Hospital. For six decades she worked as a man, serving as bank clerk, sheep herder, and camp cook while hiding her sex. Her life included a secret marriage to a woman in St. Joseph, and she guarded the ruse until illness forced disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trindad
Col
Charles Vaubaugh
Katherine Vasbaugh
San Rafael Hospital
France
America
Joplin
St. Joseph
Miss Vosbaugh
Trinidad
Sam Brown
Trinchera
T. J. Forham
T. J. Forham Said It Would Be Necessary For “Mr. Vosbaugh
Viceroy Minto backs bill to curb unrest in India
Simla India legislative council adopts a bill empowering provincial authorities to ban public meetings. Lord Minto the Viceroy says it is impossible to ignore months of riots insults to Europeans and attempts to inflame racial feeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minto
India
Simla
Legislative Council
Tobacco Cultivation Grows on Indian Irrigated Lands
The report notes fine tobacco raised on irrigated lands in India as barbers in Windsor Ontario receive wage increases. It highlights Magnolia flour pushing into Australian flour in China's markets and suggests Shantung Province could become a major fruit region. Calcutta exports in early 1907 include 290000 calf and sheep skins and 009 goat skins totaling 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Windsor
Ont
China
Shantung Province
Calcutta
Insane Soldiers From Philippines To Be Brought To Washington
Seventeen insane patients from the United States Army now at the Presidio General Hospital will be moved to the Army Hospital for the Insane in Washington. Colonel Geo H Torney Deputy Surgeon General will oversee the transfer. A special car has been arranged for the patients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Washington
San Francisco
United States Army
Philippine Islands
Presidio General Hospital
Army Hospital
Geo. H. Torney
Notable figures cited in a fragmented report
A partial clipping lists Senator Gore from Qokahbama as blind and calls for a central link by Lord Avebury of England. It also names three living war governors Frederick Holbrook Samuel J. Crawford and William Sprague, plus professors Schofield of Harvard and Hadley of Yale giving lectures at the University Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gore
Qokahbama
Lord Avebury
England
United States
Frederick Holbrook
Vermont
Samuel J. Crawford
Kansas
William Sprague
Rhode Island
William H. Schofield
Harvard University
Arthur.y. Hadley
Yale University
The
University Berlin
Veteran of Three Wars Pioneer of Colorado and Nebraska
Matthias Campbell, Civil War veteran and Indian War fighter, longtime Blair Nebraska resident, suffered back pain and urinary blockage. He and his wife used Dean's Kidney Pills after doctors diagnosed advanced kidney trouble and both were cured. Sold by all dealers 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthias Campbell
Olorado
East
Nebraska Street
Blair, Neb
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Measly Pork Dinner Prank At The Butcher Shop
A professor of bacteriology visits a butcher asking for measly pork. The butcher insists all meats are first class and later reveals he had such meat sent up for the professor’s dinner after the man requested it. The anecdote comes from Lippincott's.
Man Knocked By Mule After Lighting Mistake
John McCarthy of this city jerked what he thought was an electric light line in a barn. The mule kicked him, leaving hoof marks on his face and side and nearly stamping him to death. He was taken to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McCarthy
McCarthy
New York World
Quips and maxims from Chicago News humor column
A crowd of wry, aphoristic lines on love, pride, and daily life. The Chicago News compiles witty observations about marriage, honesty, vanity, and gender roles, pairing pithy maxims with sharp social commentary.
Vague English Dialect Lexicon And Church Milestone Note
The item reports dialect meanings for several terms with approximate word counts and notes an 1000 year anniversary for St. Peter's Church in Chester England. It references elevations for North and South America and cites rebuild years 1440 and 1673.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter’s Church
Chester
England
Why Watches Stay Clean They Need Pocket Hygiene
A jeweler explains watches collect dirt from an unclean pocket and advises regular cleaning, turning out the pocket weekly. He cautions never to lay a watch on stone or marble and to hang it upright, winding in the morning only, to protect delicate mechanism.
Peculiar Powder Blast Injures Iinois Steel Worker
Austin Miller of Iinois Steel Company in South Chi tiko suffered a severe accident in the blasting department. He slipped while entering the plant, his coat pocket held gunpowder and matches, friction ignited them and caused a deafening explosion. He was found mangled and bleeding fifteen feet from the fall. Doctors at the company hospital feared he would not recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Miller
Iinois Steel Company
South Chitiko
Miller
Chicago Journal
Missed transit sparks steady rise in public frustration
A judge notes a century of delays from missed ships to missed trains and streetcars. The latest incident involved a Broadway office worker who suffered a nervous breakdown after a revolving door compartment was missed, illustrating growing stress in daily travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Chicago
Broadway
Davenport Cartoonist Votes Into Office Through Opposition
Cartoonist Davenport uniquely helps elect men to office by opposing them. Notable figures credited include McKinley Hanna Mc Clellan Russo Johnson. His harsh, bitter drawings contrast with gentler satire, according to the Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
McKinley
Hanna
McClellan
New York
Russo
Chicago
Johnson
Cleveland
Marion
Hair Restorer Delights Bald Chemist in London
A Scottish visitor in London asks a bald chemist if he has a hair restorer. The chemist declares an item with testimonials that grows hair in 24 hours. The Scot replies with a wry bargain, proposing to test the claim by looking in the mirror the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Windsor Magazine
Nerve scent used to drug women at social events
A period report describes a new drugging method called nerve scent used on women at parties. A vanity bag fragrance bottle holds ether infused Parma violets to revive fatigue, while another blend mixes eau de Cologne with chloroform and ammonia for a stronger pick me up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emart
Paris
Living expenses rise sharply in five years
Singleton questions 20 percent increase in living costs, Marryat retorts 190 percent. The exchange notes growth in a family from two to six members, highlighting changing financial burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singleton
Marryat
Philadelphia_ Press
Serjeant Uses Stable Duty To Curb Atheist Recruits
An old Scottish sergeant at a distant English post orders atheistic recruits to clean the stables to force church attendance. The tactic lasts a day and costs Sunday leave, but next Sunday the atheists reportedly join the Church of England. The column ends with a quip about belief and a joke on future homes heated by electricity or heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Nervous Diseases Cure Ad Claims Dr Kline Remedy
An advertisement promotes Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer as a permanent cure for fits and nervous diseases. A $2 trial bottle is offered with a free treatment option, listing H R Kline of Philadelphia Pennsylvania as the contact and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vitus
Real Cause Of Colds Is Less Time Outdoors In Winter
The piece notes colds are more common in winter not from lower temperature but because people stay indoors more. With less outdoor time and colder air, health declines and susceptibility to cold rises. Cassell's Saturday Journal is cited as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassell
Saturday Journal
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsement in Toledo
An old advertisement promises a hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials. It features endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and marks from Toledo druggists, urging internal use and noting a price of 75 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Crexny & Sroledo
F. . Cfieney
Hiss
Walding, Kinnan & Manvin
Wholesifle Druggists
Toledo
Hall
Tramp Dog At Door Sparks Dire Command From Mr Kiyl
In a sharp exchange, Mrs Kiyi Tony notes a dog begging at the door while Mr Kiyl resists indiscriminate giving and directs Cleo to handle the situation as Puck observes.
Love Is The Great Gift And The Most Expensive
A reflective line discusses love as the world’s greatest thing and notes its high cost in time and heart. The remark frames romance as both priceless and costly in pursuit and maintenance.
Calls His Cure a Miracle
A dramatic assertion is made that self-denial is not virtue but prudence masking rashness, implying a critique of dismissing remedies as miraculous. The remark frames a debate on restraint versus bold action in medical or personal cures.
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Chicago News
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Lyman
Mass
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Lynn
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W.L. Douglas
Brockton
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Thad
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Eagle Ave
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Asta
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Parsons
Marty
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