Peruna endorsements and war-time newspaper costs rise
Letters praise Dr Hartman and Peruna curing chronic illnesses including catarrh in Independence Missouri and Columbus Ohio. A separate analysis details enormous newspaper costs and cable rates for war news reaching San Francisco and Chicago via multiple international cables and routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Japan
China
Manila
Hawaii
San Francisco
Nagasaki
Chicago
Shangai
Shanghai
Honk Kong
Hongkong
Guam
Midway Islands
Honolulu
Bombay
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Atlantic
New York
Port Arthur
London
London Times
Associated Press
Daily Press
Philadelphia
Mustang Liniment Claims Bold Sprain Cure
A garbled ad-like item touts Mexrican Mustang Liniment as a cure for sprains and strains. The snippet then shifts to a humorous exchange about Presbyterians versus Piskpalyuns, lacking clear news context or dates.
Marriage Lottery and Desserts In Newspaper Snippets
A Washington Star quote likens marriage to a lottery with partners believing their chosen one is the capital prize. In the Cleveland Plain Dealer a cartoonish exchange has Maud ordering croquettes while deriding charlotte russe, and a line about sympathy for Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud
Japan
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Eight Years of Torture Kidney Cure Advertisement
An eight year kidney ailment tale promotes Doan’s Kidney Pills by Henry Soule of Hammondport NY, citing gravel pain, excessive secretions, and sleep loss. Cure described as lasting, with stomach function restoring. Also mentions Putnam Faceless Dyes and a Lent fast joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Henry Soule
Pultney St
Hammondsport
NX. Y
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Two Footpads Relate Nighttime Robbery and Insurance Plot
A pair of criminals recounts a robbery in which one held up a man and stole his leather and ticket. The victim then urged life insurance, prompting the robber to sign an application and surrender the money collected that night as the first payment on the policy. The judge comments on the strange turn of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Douglas
Uglas
W.l.dengilas
Brockton
Mass
George and Woman in Fractured Domestic Row
A humorous exchange from the Philadelphia Telegraph shows George snatching quiet time with a paper interrupted by a persistent partner. She pleads about love, he protests and finally erupts in a louder declaration before demanding silence. The quip captures domestic tension and comic impatience.
Assassin Confesses Amid Havoc After Home Expulsion
A man laments being cast out and vows revenge then smokes an Egyptian cigarette and blasts smoke through a keyhole. Shrieks and police cries follow as chaos erupts, with him calling himself an assassin amid the turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butte
Mountain
Billings Thermometer Lays Bare By False Readings
A local quip notes Billings’s thermometer swings to extremes. At zero it reads several degrees below and in July shows 95 when actually hotter or cooler. The joke hinges on the device’s lying rather than its placement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billings
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Shakespearian Drama Plot Sparks Family Dispute
A quarrel erupts between Mother and Emerson over authorship of the Shakespearian plays. Emmerson argues Bacon wrote them, while the mother rebukes vulgar fighting. The New York Sun quotes the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Emmerson
Bacon
New York Sun
Farm Mortgage Woes Cited by Jilson in Quote
In a Cleveland Leader excerpt, old Jilson laments bought farm mortgages as poor security. He says brokers advised them and implies he would have sued if not for selling to a widow woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jilson
Cleveland
Dogs of War Consult Over Bear Fight
A satirical line from a Chicago Tribune item recalls a cautious stance on handling a bear fight, suggesting restraint and adherence to conventional decorum in a tense conflict scenario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dogs of War
Chicago Tribune
The Folly of Pretension in Moral Spirit
A reflective piece warns that mortal spirit should avoid pride as audiences will spot flaws. It argues humility over vanity, stressing that human flaw accompanies fame and social display.
Editor praises American emigration to Western Canada
The Nebraska Farmer editor H. E. Heath extols Western Canada as unoccupied arable land with strong wheat, cattle, and dairy prospects. He notes favorable climate, long sunny days, modest rainfall, and government support enabling settlers to obtain low-rate certificates to inspect Canada's grain frontier.
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Canada
United States
H. E. Heath
Nebraska Farmer
America
Heath
Alberta
Pacific Ocean
Colorado
Wryoming
Rocky Mountain Range
States
Canadian Prairies
Territories
Manitoba
Nebraska
Western Canada
Assiniboia
Dominion of Canada
Prairies
Hall's Catarrh Cure Firm Adverts in Toledo Notice
Frank J. Cheney and Co advertise a hundred dollar reward for catarrh cure via Hall's Catarrh Cure. The Toledo firm endorses the medicine and a notary public vouches for the document dated December. Also marketed are Hall's Pills Red Cross Ball Blue and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup with brief claims and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cuenger & Co
HaLu
J. Cheney
Hall
Poe
F. J . Cheney & CO
Adversity Easier to Bear Than Past Prosperity
A concise adage noting that current difficulties seem lighter than previous periods of wealth. It reflects a pessimistic view on changing fortunes and endurance thresholds without naming people or places.
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Hartman
Peruna
Manalin
Johan O. Atkinson
Atkinson
Jesus
John QO. Atkinson
Independence
Graus
Lor
Tiartman
Harurmin Sauitaurium
Columbus
J. C. Atkinson
Independence, MO
QIWCQ
Gerwine
Belabie Ee
Tower Canadian CO
AJ Tower CO
USA
Jimmy
John AL Ralzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Berliner Caulifower
Mother Gray
A & Olmsted
Cure
Im Lee
Phe
Ume Tion
Putnam
George
Deuce
Philadelphia Telegraph
Villian
Billings’ Thermometer
Boston
Arabella
Isabel
California
Georgiana
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
Man
Infanilschildren
Samuel Pots
Imm 2
Albimont
Bears
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Galdwell
Pepsin Syrup CO
Monticello
Lit
Inoue
J.Q. Duncan
Desiers
The
Achievement Co
400 Century Building
Indianapolis
Ind
Cathars Ressivent
House
Potter & Chem. Corp
Boke
John A.salzer Seed CO
LA Crosse. Wis
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