Peruna claims relief for fatigue and digestive ills
An advertisement touts Peruna as a cure for tiredness tied to sluggish digestion. It features testimonials from Mrs. J. E. Finn of Buffalo and others, praising renewed health after using the tonic and inviting readers to write Dr. Hartman for free advice.
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Chit
Gil
Lena Hilton
We A& @ spring medicin
J. EB. Finn
East High Street
Bufelo
Mama Mtl
Los Angeles
J. E. Finn
Obsessive Number Counting Described as a Disease
A Philadelphia Record correspondent reports an intense habit of counting numbers in daily life. The condition includes noting train car numbers, stair counts, street pole counts, and page markers, with the mind becoming a “store house of numbers” that worsens daily yet remains incurable.
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Geome
Railroad Station
Chestnut Street
Broad Street
Delaware Avenue
Philadelphia Record
The Strong Man and the Baby Moral Lesson
A former college hammer thrower and amateur champion boasts of strength and endurance but becomes a weary father. After marriage he spends on gifts, cigars and drinks, yet cannot lift a growing baby weighing twenty two pounds. The wife rebukes his inflated ego and the tale ends with the moral that the burden you cannot drop weighs heaviest.
Willing to Be Reminder About a Cabinet Moment
An amusing scene at the White House stairs shows Secretary Shaw joking with reporters as Secretary Root hurries to a cabinet meeting. Shaw quips that if he ever reaches that chaotic point in his tenure, someone should stick a pin into him. The private moment reflects varied reactions to public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw
Treasury Department
White House
Root
Count William Driver credited with naming Old Glory
In 1851 Count William Driver of Salem Massachusetts is credited with naming the flag Old Glory. The brig Charles Doggett carried the flag worldwide and the banner now stands on display at the Essex Institute in Salem.
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Clahus
William Driver
Salem
Charles Doggett
Essex Institute
Laura and George Ferguson Spontaneous Rug Purchase Tiff
In a Chicago Tribune snippet Laura suspects George Ferguson of plotting as he compliments her biscuits and questions funds for rugs. The brief dialogue hints at a domestic quarrel over money and upcoming purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura
George Ferguson
Chicago Tribune
Berlin gallery owner funds annual art prize for student study
Hugo Raussendorff, a private Berlin gallery owner, celebrated his seventieth birthday and gifted the Academy of Arts a fund of 1,500 marks, the interest to be awarded yearly to a talented student.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Raussendorff
Berlin
Academy of Arts
Soldier of the Rhine A rescue and a bold document misdirect
In Metz a tense scene unfolds as Sir Noel Travers arrives with Paul and Hildegarde amid shelling. The major moves to arrest them, but a forged or secured pass from the commandant grants Paul and Sir Noel parole protections. Sir Noel leverages the document to compel the major to release Paul, reshaping the perilous standoff and shifting power in the hospital room.
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Nxif
Sir Noel
Paul
Marshal MacMehon
Trench
Moselle
Hildegarde
Pawil
Noel
Monsieur
Mets
Hildeparde
Beatty
Monsieur le Major
M'Sieur
Drumhead Court
Gamle
Maja
Pearance
Mongueur
Metz
Aimee
M. le Major
Noel Travers
Faul
le Major
Genius in the Culinary Art from a Paris Doctor
In a new culinary book Dr. Lemounier notes famous chefs and a royal kitchen world. He recounts Trompette the Duke of Noailles’ former cook who despaired after leaving aristocratic service for Gambelin, and lists many illustrious cooks tied to royalty. He covers salaries for Casimir Moisson and Krantz, plus Greek and Roumanian royal kitchens.
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Lemounier
Paris
Trompette
Noallies
Gambelin
Maison
Krantz
Alexander II
Ant
Conte de Chambord
Farma
Bulgaria
Greece
Chevalier
Jockey Club
Jules Gaulfe
Swelen
Roumania
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Cal
HU S. Olive Street
May
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet CO
Omaha
Nebraska
Prom Libby
Ohet
Libbys
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Chicago
Ww. N. U
Ctem Elie Es
Wright
Sawyer’s Excelsior
Jude Wood
Getty
Sawyer
Enat
Cambridge
Muss
Sevivese A. d. Tower CO
Boston
Mass
Oraze
Vervytyy
New York
Beatrix
Conrad
Rhinelander
Famous Cooks
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