Blood Will Tell: Woman's Health Tied to Blood State
An 1900s health article links a woman’s happiness to blood health, urging periodic blood purification. It cites Miss Mattie Griggs of Lawrence Kansas who recovered from four months of hemorrhagic shutdown after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. It promotes Pink Pills for various female disorders and offers a free health booklet from the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
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Mattie Griggs
Indiana Street
Lawrence
Kansas
Gicke
Tall Ace
Witham
Ware
Muy
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Gimbleton Revival Sparks Son's College Football Rise
A town chorus recalls Gimbleton's past glory as his son prepares to become full-back for a college team. The piece hints the elder may rise again in fame through his son's sporting prominence.
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Gimbleton
Cloak Incident Cited In Raleigh Club Tale
An odd locker-room style exchange recalls Sir Walter Raleigh raining on a cloak mishap. A club member asserts he would have kept walking to avoid soaking himself, with the Chicago Tribune noting the comment.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Chicago Tribune
When Japan Began to Learn Modern Warfare
The article describes Japan starting modern warfare training 40 years ago with a Samurai and British regiment officers in Yokohama guiding tactical problems using painted wood pieces on a mat.
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Japan
Yokohama
Czar Receives Continued Pension From Russia
In Japan the Czarevitch was attacked by two fanatics in Orsu and two jinriksha men helped rescue him from his aide. They have received a pension from Russia since then, and this year it was forwarded to them as usual, much to their surprise.
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Czar
Czarevitch
Orsu
Japan
Jinriksha
Russia
Mre Wieslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children
An old advertisement touts Mre Wieslow's Soothing Syrup claiming to ease teething pain reduce inflammation and cure wind colic. The product is marketed with a price of cents per bottle.
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Wieslow
Red Cross Ball Blue Promotes Bright White Clothes
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as a solution for achieving beautiful white fabrics. It promotes a large 2 oz package priced at five cents and emphasizes clear, bright results.
Mrs Austin Pancake Flour Promotes Quick Breakfasts
An advertisement touts Mrs. Austin's V Pancake flour as a ready solution for easy morning meals. The slogan suggests money talks while silence may command a higher price, highlighting the product as a swift breakfast aid.
Insignificant remark about the chauffeur and bridegroom
A quote from the New York Sun questions fault in a wedding context noting the chauffeur or lack of notice of the bridegroom. The line ends with a wry dismissal of fault and attention.
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New York Sun
Beyond the Realms of Dreamland at the World’s Fair
A crow before a fair booth draws hushed crowds as visitors whisper about wonder. Politicians clergymen and workers mingle near a shrine while a divan lounging kitchen nymph features beside a sign about a domestic who stayed a year yet broke no plate.
Cure Your Kidneys Kidney Pills Ad Prospect
An old advertisement urges curing kidney troubles by addressing the cause with Doan’s Kidney Pills. It cites Captain S. D. Hunter of Pittsburgh Fire Department as a former user who improved after three years and would seek them again. Sold by dealers at 50 cents, Foster Milburn Company, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Dpoan
S. D. Hunter
Pittsburg
Wylie «Avenue
Dean
Foster-Milburn Company
Buffalo
N.Y
Capitals Rival: Nation's Capital vs Oil Company Hub
Jokes contrast Washington as the nation’s capital with the capital of Standard Oil Company. Humorous quip plays on word capital to poke at politics and business power.
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Washington
Standard Oil Company
Cure for Deafness Promoted by Coronal Remedies
An advertisement claims deafness stems from the mucous Eustachian tube and can be cured by coronal remedies. It promises a cure in ten cases and offers 100 dollars for any case of deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured, directing readers to Toledo Ohio for circulars.
Mrs. Austin's Pancake Flour Promises Lovable Pancakes
A vintage note praises Mrs. Austins Pancake Flour for making lovely pancakes, mutins and gems and leaves readers asking for more.
Faithful Phonograph Causes Office Hectic Scene in Butte
A prominent Butte attorney and partner bought a phonograph to ease dictation woes. While the stenographer worked, the machine recorded a bossy sighs then whistles and a fierce outburst of invective. The pair apologized, explaining the incident.
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Butte
Mont
Waterspout Seen From Koenigin Luise With 500 Passengers
The Koenigin Luise neared port when a waterspout was sighted on the Gulf Stream’s outer edge. About five miles off the starboard bow, it passed under the stern just 50 feet away, with a boiling, hissing wake. Captain Volger estimated a 20 foot base and a five foot thick body.
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Koenigin Suise
Gulf Stream
Volger
New York Herald
Fresh Air Dust Collection At Hotel St. Regis
A New York Letter reports the Hotel St. Regis uses fresh air drawn from outside to collect dust via filters and automatic sweepers. One week without rain yielded one barrel of dust from outside air and two and a half barrels from hotel sweepings. Air passes through fine mesh cheesecloth screens before dust is gathered. A pneumatic hose then suctions the dust.
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New York
Hotel
St. Regis
Silent Household Exchange
A middle aged man in a tall white house with green blinds sits with his wife as they stare at each other in silence. She placed his liver pills and he took her sweet peas, yet no words pass between them in this quiet domestic moment.
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White House
Weevil and Ant Duel Over Historic Relation
In a fictional scene two ants debate a historical relation as a Galan ant questions a boll weevil. The Guatemalan ant insists on removing the intruder despite the weevil’s stubbornness, and the scenario shifts to a Chicago Tribune reference.
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Arkans
Chicago Tribune
Copper Coin Called Finest Treasure by Collector
An emphatic speaker extols a small copper coin as his greatest treasure and the rarest coin a collector could own, pausing to let the moment sink in and to mock others seeking to earn an honest penny.
Jersey Wit and a Peoria Home Exchange
A Boston woman asks about a home in Peoria Illinois. The Westener explains Peoria lies about 150 miles southwest of Chicago confirming Chicago as a familiar reference.
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Jersey
Peoria
Ill
Chicago
Boston
Newark News
Selfish era cited amid devotion to baseball and elections
A fragment quotes a melancholy man lamenting modern selfishness while a stylish figure counters, noting people devote unlimited time to baseball games and elections that do not affect their personal affairs. The Washington Star source provides a skeptical view of public fixation.
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Washington Star
Riddle on Self and Spouse Sparks Language Play
A playful exchange ponders if the phrase he and his wife imply unity or if the speaker counts himself separately. The question twists pronouns and identity into linguistic humor.
Nervousness and Weakness Cured by Peruna
Aliss Sadie Robinson of Mathien Massachusetts reports seven months of Peruna use for weakness and nervousness from overwork and sleeplessness. She says strength returned, appetite improved, sleep better, nerves settled, and pelvic weakness resolved. Address Hartman Sanitarium for advice.
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Aliss Sadie Robinson
Randstreet
Mathien
Mass
Advertising Talk by C. W. Poat at Battle Creek Banquet
C. W. Poat urged publishers at Battle Creek banquet to view advertising as sunshine for growth. He compared modern business to an apple tree needing seed, water, merit, and truthful ads to reach thousands via newspapers. He cited Postum methods as famed for Battle Creek and population growth.
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C. W. Poat
Battle Creek
Post
Complimentary Dinner Sparks Pricing Confusion
Dialogue reveals tension as a proposed dinner at $25 a plate is questioned. The speaker interjects disbelief calling the price excessive while another clarifies the event is intended as a complimentary dinner.
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Scott
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