Doan's Kidney Pills Credited With Cure In Waterville Notice
Mrs S A Moore of Waterville Missouri testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her year and a half of kidney troubles including backache headaches and fatigue After a few doses relief came and continued use led to full recovery The ad notes the product is sold by all dealers at 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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S.A. Moore
Waterville, Mo
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Parrot Outsmarts Woman With New Phonograph
Mrs Jones plays a phonograph record of her husband singing In Old Madrid for her parrot Polly. The bird reacts with surprise and deep contemplation before exclaiming Great Scot You ve got the old man boxed up this time signaling a witty domestic moment captured by the era.
Cuticura Remedies End 12 Year Itch Now Cleared
Michael Steinman of Brooklyn recounts a long battle with a persistent skin condition starting in infancy. After doctors labeled it incurable, he tried Cuticura Ointment and other Cuticura remedies. Within weeks his son's eczema improved and fully cleared, leaving his skin smooth at age twelve.
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Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn
N. Y
The Tell Tale Voice Bankers Note On Truth Telling
A Denver bank teller shares a method for spotting lies by avoiding eye contact. She says truth has a firm voice when eyes are not watched, while deception makes the speaker tremble and hem and haw as observers monitor feet hands and movement.
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Denver
Long Time to Sweep At St Pauls Cathedral
A London paper reports two country girls sightseeing in St Pauls Cathedral. One gazes around in awed wonder under the dome, then breaks the mood with a comic remark about how long it would take to sweep the grand church.
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London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Sarah
Grape Nuts hailed as brain work diet in health column
An old health essay argues outdoor exercise aids digestion and brain work requires different foods. Grape-Nuts is promoted as a pure natural food from field grains with phosphate and other elements for brain and nerve repair. Manufactured by Postum Co. in Battle Creek Michigan.
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America
Felix Oswald
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Little Health
Elassic
Wellville
On the Trail of the American Missionary in Pyong Yang
A distinguished journalist details Korean mission work in Pyong Yang. He notes rapid church growth, self supporting congregations, and social services including schools, hospitals, and a public bath. Prominent leaders Dr. Wells Rev Graham Lee and Dr J Hunter Wells foster a wide Christian network.
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Pyeng Yang
Korea
Pyeng
Keja
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David
Israel
Pyong Yang
Central Church
Presbyterian Hospital
J. H. Wells
BE. D. Fallwell
Methodist
Hall
Irving
Wells
S. A. Moffett
Graham Lee
J. Hunter’ Wells
Northern Presbyterian Board
W. J. Hall
Northern Methodist Church
Story Book
Dr. Wells
Dr. Sharrocks
Wiju
Here
St. Louis
Presbyterian Mission
Seoul
C. E. Kearns
America
Church of the Apostolic Age
Joseph B. Bowles
Lynching Tale Tied to Arizona and a Widow
A dialogue recalls a lynching in Arizona and a man who married the widow of the victim. The exchange frames a grim tale of mob violence and personal aftermath in a Chicago Daily News context.
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Green
Arizona
Brown
Chicago Daily News
A Peaceful Method
A quotation from the Washington Star: a lecturer urges clear language while a friend questions the value of inviting argument in discourse.
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Washington Star
M'Kinley Monument Dedication Planned in Buffalo
The white marble McKinley shaft in Niagara Square Buffalo N Y is to be formally dedicated Thursday Sept 1 during Old Home Week Sept 1 7 The monument cost 160000 and was designed by a commission of prominent men Gov Hughes and his staff will participate Roosevelt and Cleveland were invited to speak Military parades will highlight the ceremonies.
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Korea
McKinley
Charles 3B
Hughes
Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Miltary
Women and asses always in the way
A country doctor in Ireland encounters an old bog woman blocking a narrow boreen with an ass laden with peats. He curses the situation, but she replies calmly that he is late in judging manners. The brief clash ends as the doctor continues his drive. Also an ad extols Defiance Starch for crisper laundry results with less paste.
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Ireland
Condition as to marriage in census prompts witty reply
In an isolated village a census taker asks marital status. The form presents "Condition as to marriage" and a woman answers with a terse, humorous line: "Awful hard up before. Wuss after." The anecdote captures rural wit in census-taking.
Horse sense remark sparks sly quip in Yonkers
In Yonkers a statesman quips about a man lacking mulh sense as a joke on character. The remark showcases playful wordplay and community newspaper humor from a local column.
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Bill
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
Allen's Foot-Ease Cure for hot and swollen feet
Allen's Foot-Ease is advertised as a cure for hot sweating calloused and swollen aching feet sold by all Druggiste price 250 trial package free address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N Y Adverts urge avoiding substitutes and promote Defiance Starch as economical and efficient with grocer availability Judge quotes on taking nature with whisky and cigars.
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Allen
All Druggiste
Aress Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Try It and See Vision or Sight in Admissions
A playful line contrasts how addressing a girl as a vision versus a sight changes the tone of interaction, noting the impact of language on perception and reception in everyday chat.
Woman forgives lies for compliments and cigars
A humorous saying notes that a man who occasionally tells a woman how pretty she looks will win forgiveness for other lies. It also advertises Lewis' Single Binder Cigar with a rich taste from Lewis' Factory Peoria Illinois and ends with the proverb a golden bit makes none the better horse.
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Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Too Much Exposure and a Ball Gown Starch Tale
A laundress Elsie, aging yet cheerful, explains missing a patron visit due to a cold after attending a club ball in full evening dress. An adette touts Defiance Starch as safe for delicate fabrics, offering strong stiffness and reduced quantity for a perfect finish like new.
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Elsie
District Population Density and Ads in a Fragmented Notice
A dense DC population claim sits beside scattered ad lines and health remedies. The fragment mentions Alaska Rhode Island Washington density figures, Dr Kline nerve restorer, Smoker binder cigars, Peoria factory, Winslow soothing syrup for teething, and Johnson round numbers remark.
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District of Columbia
Alaska
Rhode Island
Washington
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