Bad Complexion Affects Skin From Blood Toxins
A health ad claims skin eruptions come from acid poisons in the blood and promotes S. S. S. as a guaranteed vegetable cure. It cites a testimonial from H. T. Shobe of St. Louis about his daughter's eczema clearing after using eight bottles. The notice invites readers to request a free book and consult physicians with no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. T. Shobe
Lucas Avenue
St. Louis
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta
Mountain Lions Surprise Hunter in Idaho Ravine
A hunter in Idaho describes stumbling upon four mountain lions asleep in a sunlit ravine. Startled, he stood frozen until the beasts whined and withdrew, leaving him terrified and hair-raising. The encounter ends with the hunter fleeing to camp and vowing not to hunt that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
St. Louis Republic
The Game of Duck and Drake Plays On
A Victorian note explains the game of Duck and Drake using slate, oyster shells, or stones. Players flick pieces to touch water and rebound. one rebound scores a dick, two rebounds a duck, three a dick duck and drake. The winner is the player whose piece rebounds most often.
Strange Black and White Tribe of Purus River Dwellers
A remote South American tribe along the Purus River is described as uniformly mottled black and white across men women and children. They rely heavily on fish for sustenance and live a largely aquatic lifestyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
American Boy praises Abel Roberts for perfect school attendance
An American Boy article notes Abel Roberts of Llangollen England achieved eleven years of perfect attendance from 1888 starting at age three and never missed a day through illness or other reasons. A peer at the same school had six years of clean attendance, inviting American boys to match the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel Roberts
Llangollen
England
Board School
Early Morning Parade of Mamma Hen and Chickens
A mother hen and her chicks roam the barnyard at dawn seeking food. The hen alerts her youngsters to a worm, then shelters them with a wide wing span when it rains. With the sun out again the chicks race about, lively and playful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamma Hen
Chinese cash coin with square center hole
The cash is the most common circulating coin in China. It is a copper and zinc piece roughly the size of a U.S. quarter, featuring a square hole in the center to ease stringing many coins together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Transparent Mirrors Reveal See Through Reflection In Glass
A new platinized glass mirror uses 95 percent silver and 5 percent platinum to create a transparent mirror. Viewers see a clear reflection while observers on the other side can peer through, enabling concealed clerks and privacy in shops and bathrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Evening Post
Ghost of James Wallack Said to Haunt Star Theater
Workmen destroying the Star theater found no traces of the ghost once said to haunt the building. The specter, linked to actor James Wallack, was believed by staff to walk the theater for years after his death, with reports prompting a psychical society investigation that yielded no conclusions.
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Star Theater
James Wallack
Broadway
Specter
New York Sun
Singer David Bispham Describes Pencil Method to Quit Smoking
The singer recounts how he replaced cigarettes with holding a pencil in his mouth to curb cravings. He says the pencil satisfied the sensation and nervous urge, leading to a complete cessation within a month and no return to smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Bispham
Mr. Bispham
New York Sun
Geronimo Photographs and Fort Sill Portraits
Apache chief Geronimo, age 84, lives near Fort Sill and charges $5 for photographs. He favors ferocious poses to meet visitors’ expectations and has grown more fierce with age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geronimo
Fort Sill
C. T
Des Moines Capital offers year-long sub at bargain price
The Des Moines Daily Capital announces a special offer for 1902 a full year by mail for two dollars on December 28 in celebration of Iowa’s admission anniversary. Existing subscribers may renew by sending two dollars. gift subscriptions encouraged. The paper boasts extensive AP wire service, strong market reports, two color printing, and broad Iowa reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ays
Iowa
Des Moines
Safe Young
The
Sapien
Associated Press
Chrismay
Farm papers clubs offer four for one year
An offer to rural readers bundles The Iowa Homestead Farmers Institute Editions and The Poultry Farmer with the local paper for one year at $2.20. Promoted as the west’s top agricultural and livestock publication and the most practical farming magazines, the deal is advertised as limited time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Homestead
Farmers’ Institute
Poultry Farmer
West
Homestead
Christmas and New Year Train Fare Offer from Chicago Station
Tickets go on sale December 24 25 1901 and January set 1902 for round trips at one and a third fare to any Central Passenger Association territory. Travel to New York City Boston and other eastern points with service from Chicago Van Buren Street Pacific Avenue Elevated Loop. Address John Y Calphan General Agent 111 Adams St Chicago 2414.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Passenger Association
New York City
Boston
Chicago
van Buren St
Pacific Ave
John Y. Calphan
Adams St
Residence on Chestnut Street Monticello for sale or rent
Offer of residence on Chestnut Street Monticello for sale or rent. Contact D. E. Pond for particulars. 1911 J. O. Lawrence
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chestnut Street
Monticello
D. E. Pond
J. O. Lawrence
Reduced Holiday Rates For Nickel Plate Travel
The Nickel Plate Road offers December 24 25 1901 and January 1 1902 round trips at a fare and one third to any Central Passenger Association territory point with return by January 2 1902. Pullman service on all trains. Also listed are club meals 35 cents to $1.00 in Nickel Plate dining cars and contact details John Y Calahan 111 Adams St Chicago. Depot at Van Buren St and Pacific Ave on the Elevated Loop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nickel Plate Road
Central Passenger Association
Pullman
John Y. Calahan
Adams St
Chicago
van Buren St
Pacific Ave
De Witts Little Early Risers End Torpid Liver Ailments
Health ad touts De Witts Little Early Risers as remedies for poor complexion from torpid liver and irregular bowels. Claims pills stimulate liver and bowels without griping, cramps, or distress. Safe pills by Bacher & Abel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
Bacher & Abel
Mistletoe Sparks Light Exchange at Home
In a brief exchange she notes a house full of mistletoe while he asserts it is never necessary, signaling a playful domestic moment from a Philadelphia North American column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dr King’s New Life Pills Promote Gentle Liver Relief
Putrefying food in the intestines produces effects like arsenic but Dr King’s New Life Pills expel poisons from clogged bowels gently, easily, and surely curing Constipation Biliousness Sick Headache Fevers and all Liver Kidney and Bowel troubles. Only 25 cts at O H Soetje’s. Merritt A man is as old as he feels. Cora How about a woman Merritt She is generally as old as others feel she is.
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Dr. King
O. H. Soetje
Merritt
Cora
Putnam FapELiss Dyss Dye Sold in 10c Packs
You can do your own dyeing as well as a professional with Putnam FapELiss Dyss sold by druggists in 10 cent packages. A light humor pair mentions Yaphank’s small size and its Grand Opera House theater in a Smart Bet caption.
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Putnam Fapeliss
Yaphank
Grand Opera House
Beauty advice proclaims laxative cure for constipation
An old ad claims beauty depends on health and promotes Bailey's Laxative Tablets from Lakeside Med Co Chicago as the cure for constipation. It touts the product as sleep working, natural, and energizing with prices 10 and 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Lakeside Med. Co
Chicago
Bacher & Abel
Evangelist Recommends One Minute Cough Cure
Rev. James Kirtman of Belle River endorses One Minute Cough Cure for bronchial and lung troubles saying it provides immediate relief and is safe and pleasant for children. The ad claims quick help for coughs colds and croup and notes Bacher and Abel as distributors. Marie Corelli lectured in Edinburgh on imagination and referenced a 1672 Egyptian pyramids book describing early wireless telegraphy by Saurid.
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James Kirtman
Evangelist
Belle River
Bacher & Abel
Marie Corelli
Edinburgh
Saurid
Memphis
Dr King’s New Discovery Credited With Saving Life
Elgin Tennessee resident L C Overstreet recalls a wife that suffered severe coughing and lung illness. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her life after doctors said she was past help. Trial bottles offered free at O H Soetje's along with 50 cent and 1.00 prices. Also includes a comic dialogue from Miss Fighe Waye and Miss Highe-Wave about a dog cart in the Smart Set.
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L. C. Overstreet
Elgin
Tenn
O. H. Soetje
Fighe Waye
Fido
Mr. Quizz
Miss Highe-Wave
I Owe My Life to Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Story
Hayfield Minn resident H C Chres tenson credits Kodol for relief after years of dyspepsia and near bed confinement. He reports quick improvement and full cure, recommending the remedy. The note mentions Texas rice lands prices and 93 new national banks in nineteen months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Chrestenson
Hayfield
Minn
D.C. Prader
Texas
Cough Remedy Praised By Old Resident
An old Toowoomba resident, W. C. Wockner, endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after a two month severe cough. The medicine is sold by O. H. Soetje, druggist, with a note of public benefit for others. The piece also includes fiction from the Smart Set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toowoomba
Australia
Chamberlain
W. C. Wockner
Wockner
O. H. Soetje
Woman's Peril Cured by Electric Bitters and Remedies
Mrs. I. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a dire illness from gall stones and jaundice. After doctors failed to help she used Electric Bitters and was fully cured. The ad also touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve for pains and skin issues, with local seller O. H. Soetje. It includes a party anecdote about Chamberlain's remedy aiding Mr. Snell of Summer Hill New York and recommends the same druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Hunt
Lime Ridge
Wis
O. H. Soetje
H. Robinson
Bucklen
A. J. Snell
Chamberlain
N. Y
Kansas doctor seeks return of autograph letter from late Senator In galls
In a divorce petition a Kansas physician claims his wife took an autograph letter from the late Senator In galls when she left his home. He petitions the court to compel her return the item. Also advertised today is Putnam Fapouris Dyes claiming one boil colors silk cotton or wool. price ten cents per package.
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Alex. Sullivan
Criminal Court
Cook County
Kansas
Senator Ingalls
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Hubbard & Eberhart
National Land Co
Lisbon
Elliott & Doubenmier
Ligrs
South Dakota
Condon Building
Mundell’s
Wales
Goodyear Artics
Hoods
Old Colony
First Street
ST. P
Omaha
Sioux City
Cedar Rapida
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Davenport
Farley
Do —Freight
Anamosa
Marion
Kansas City
Calmar—Freiht
Davenport—Freight
Oxford Freight
van Kish
Delia
Paris
Indianapolis
Wallack
Old
the Des Moines
Daily Capital
Moran
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
F. A. Miller
Tuer Express
Inter Ocean
Express
Gladys
Majorie
George
Laura
Ada
Papa
Maude
Cupid
Claude
Suart
Lion Coffee
United States
Laffan News Bureau
D.S. Mitchell
Fulford
Lewis
Frank P Lewis
Peoria
Ill
Burlington
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
J. Francis
Omaha, Neb
John Gibson
Montell State Bank
National Bank
Farwell
Frank M. Hicks
B. Sarles
John Schweitzer
John McDonald
G. Henry George
William Stuhler
O. H Soetje
H. M. Carpenter
ASFE
North America
Hartford
North British and Mercantile
Pennsylvania
New York
J. E. Bateman
Draper IN
W. First St
Monticello, Jowa
Illinois Central
R. R
Cuba
Cincinnati
Louisville
Gulf of Mexico
Havana
Matanzas
Valley of
Yumuri
Caves of
Belle Mar
American Tourist Association
New Orleans
Mexico
Florida
Jacksonville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Hammond
Louis
Gana
Merry, A. G. P A
Cent. R. R
Dubuque
Homeseekers
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Central
H. Hanso
Chicago, Ill
Merry G.P
H. C. Bohlken
Flas
Hicks & Eilers
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