Peruna Tonic Promises Relief for Women’s Ailments
A newspaper style notice touts Peruna as a great tonic for catarrhal dyspepsia and women’s peculiar illnesses. Read testimonials from Kathleen Graham of Washington and Florence Allan of Chicago praising its invigorating effects. Dr S B Hartman, noted authority on catarrhal diseases, to oversee summer cases with free advice.
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Kathleen Girabam
Forida Ave
Wash
Kathleen Graham
Florence Allan
Walton Place
Chicago
Ill
S. B. Hartman
Hartaran Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Nita and the White Man A Forced Choice on the Northwest
A Harvard geologist meets Nita, a Winnipeg Indian girl, and is drawn to her beauty and spirit. He longs to win her heart but learns from her and a village priest that her mother’s history with a white trapper has left Nita firmly loyal to her own people. The tale ends with the man accepting fate and leaving in disappointment as Nita remains true to her heritage.
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Winnipeg
Mission
Harvard
Northwest
Canada
Nita
Nitay
Black Cloud
Mission House
Boston
States
Chapelle
Gould
Detroit Free Press
Pigeon Catchers Wiles On East Side Roof
Two businessmen watch a German on a tenement roof using a long pole with a black end to attract pigeons. Stray birds join a home flock, then are captured and sold to dealers. Stray pigeons are lured to a market of theft and domestication in tenement districts.
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Grand Street
Broadway
East Side
New York Times
Hawk Remakes Golf Ball Mystery in India Match
A London Globe correspondent recalls a Bangalore versus Madras golf match where a hawk plucked his ball from the course. The adversary refused a drop, saying lost ball lost hole. Weeks later a hawk nest and warm ball are found, curator calls it a broken heart after postmortem.
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London Globe
India
Bangalore
Madras
Silvertown
The Scheme That Failed Fishmonger's Bargain
Mr Smith visits a Peebles fishmonger seeking fish that look freshly caught though not overdone. He asks for three or four, with salmon likely, to please his wife who favors that variety, and negotiates a modest quantity to avoid excess. The scene notes a woebegone mood and a practical thrift.
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Gaddeshy
Mr. Smith
Peebles
London
Club ladies day vote raises social questions
The Detroit Journal notes a ballot to abolish ladies' day at the club was defeated. It observes that most members enjoy meeting their wives on occasion, reflecting social dynamics of the club era.
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Cees
Detroit Journal
The Pessimist: Verse on Life’s Hardship and Common Sense
A short poem titled The Pessimist describes bleak life conditions with repetitive Nothing phrases. It concludes that only common sense cannot withstand life’s woes while noting it is from Ben King's Verse.
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Ben King
Bad Mistake In Fortune Teller Tale Echoes in Talk
A story recounts two fortune tellers recalling a misread couple. One teller confesses he once told a man and woman they would marry, misinterpreting their relation as lovers. The remark unsettles the pair they passed in the street.
Keeping Things Moving
A reader notes that his wife stays busy with shopping and plans to ship back items she no longer wants for delivery, as reported by the Chicago Record-Herald.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Man Declines Seat Courtesy Rule in Streetcar
A Cleveland Plain Dealer clipping shows a man refusing to give up his seat to a lady, citing a personal rule to offer seats only to women he knows, claiming he knows too many now.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Society belles ink tiny green frogs on shoulders
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip notes Down East society girls tattoo small green frogs on their right shoulders, joking they reveal them at social events like hops.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Brother's Love Sparks Kidney Cure Letter From Ireland
James Watt of Lostant Illinois regained health from Dodd's Kidney Pills after six boxes, then sent pills and a glowing recommendation to his brother in Belfast Ireland, showcasing a brotherly act tied to kidney relief. Apple trees in some regions show dying extremities with no clear cause.
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Lostant
James Watt
Mr. Watt
Dodd
Belfast
Ireland
Half Rates to Buffalo Plus One Dollar for Rainbow City Exposition
Round trip tickets to Buffalo priced at one fare plus 1.00, valid daily from June 1, with return within ten days. Stopovers allowed at Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Chautauqua. Tickets to New York Boston and all Eastern points. Agents Warren J. Lynch and W. Pl Deppe available for details.
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Rainbow City
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Niscara Falls
Chautauqua
New York
Boston
Warren J. Lynch
Deppe
Cincinnati
Colorado Springs
Denver
Pueblo
Glenwood Springer
Colorado
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Hot Springs
Deadwood
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
Minn
Gen'l Paes
W. P. Deppe
G. P
Cincinpgtt
M. Bronson
Ai. G. F
Grain-O Coffee Substitute Promoted by Grocer
Grain O is pitched as a coffee substitute made from pure grains suitable for children and adults. It promises a rich mocha like flavor, gentle on delicate stomachs, sold in packages around 15 cents. An unrelated note mentions Piso's Cure for consumptives and a comment on a new African pantwoand food found in Boston.
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Boston
Pinkham Cure Adletters Boost Women Health
A pair of letters from Hampton Virginia praise Lydia E Pinkham vegetable compound for ovarian and uterine troubles. One writer notes long standing pain and bedridden days improving after four months of use. The other thanks for advice and reports restored walking ability and overall health improving beyond two years.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
S. J. Watson
Hampton
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted by Toledo Firms
A 100 dollar reward offer for catarrh cure is presented by F. J. Cheney & Co. with endorsements from West & Truax Walding Kinnan & Marvin wholesale druggists of Toledo. The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure works internally on blood and mucous surfaces and notes price and availability through druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Cou
Toledo
O. We
J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
New Grain Drink Promises Healthful Nourishment
A fragmented ad fragment touts Grai the new grain drink as pure and healthful. It claims to aid digestion, reduce fatigue, and prevent sleepless nights while improving complexion, urging readers to try the product despite garbled text and uncertain details.
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Minecetius
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