Peruna Touted By Indianapolis Woman For Stomach Cure
Miss Genevive May of 1317 S Meridian St Indianapolis recounts a stomach catarrh improvement after using Peruna. She describes severe symptoms including nausea heartburn headaches and fatigue easing within two weeks and full relief after months of treatment. She credits Dr Hartman and notes confidential correspondence.
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Miss Genevive
S. Meridian St
Indianapolis
Ind
Second High School
Peruna
Genevive May
Dr. Hartman
Man Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Vanity Met With Rebuff The Portrait Painer Speaks On Beauty
J Stanley Todd discusses how men judge women by looks, comparing it to wine valuation. He cites an anecdote of a Persian at a New York reception who privately assigns dollar values to women, prompting a coy reply about not knowing the small coin. The tale ends with a witty retort about currency.
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J. Stanley Todd
New York
Were Not Angels Tale From Old Tennessee Lawmakers
A South Carolina congressman recalls a Tennessee House moment when Ft. Donelson fell and Governor prepared to flee. As the dispatch arrived, Speaker Welch urged divine faith, and a member joked that adjournment to heaven would miss quorum.
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South Carolina
Tennessee
Ft. Donelson
Legislature of
Nashville
The Company Voice and Home Conduct
A family reads a newspaper squib about the company voice and its use in public. The mother reflects that the voice is often worn only in front of outsiders, while at home irritable tones and harsh speech hurt those who love us. The Evangelist notes the need for consistent, kind speech at all times.
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Mamma
Nellie
Fred
Evangelist
Watch is a Compass and the Sun Guides Time
A jeweler argues many own watches only for time and value. The lesson shows a watch is a compass teaching how to find south by aligning the hour hand with the sun. Stanley the explorer learned this after journeying through darkness with a Belgian sailor.
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Stanley
No Friends Story Drawn From Finance Center Wit
J Arthur Josephs, a wit of the financial center, is questioned about lending five dollars to a friend in distress. He replies he would, but he has not. The other man accuses him of changing a ten dollar bill, then Josephs coolly notes he has no friend in the world.
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J. Arthur Josephs
Financial Center
Josephs
Photograph Reveals Hidden Skin Spots in Child Portrait
A Manchester photographer recalls taking a portrait of a healthy child whose face later revealed prickly heat spots on the negative. The eruption appeared three days before it was visible to the naked eye. A similar case is cited where spots were invisible on a portrait two weeks before a smallpox outbreak.
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Manchester
Politician’s Lotteryilt: Contributory Negligence Quip
A witty exchange cites a man who entered politics poor and left poor, with Senator Sorghum joking that there may have been contributory negligence by a large party. The Washington Star frame captures a caustic political quip.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
This Summer's Summer Girl Captures Shifting Harbor Scene
A Chicago Tribune captioned image depicts a young woman by stately ships with brown hair flying and a playful inscription of Oh gee as she watches the harbor. The scene emphasizes carefree summer mood and maritime backdrop.
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Chicago Tribune
Cuticura Soap World’s Greatest Skin Soap Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as universal skin care. It claims global usage by millions and lists benefits for skin purification, dandruff, hair care, chafing, baby rashes, and general toilet and nursery uses.
Grass growth halted by whistle, husband’s cue
Dialogue from a humorous frontline note in the New York Sun portrays Mrs Hogan asking how to keep grass cut. Mrs Gorgan answers that her husband blows a whistle and the lawn stops growing.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Promise Cure
A testimonial style pitch claims Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures constipation biliousness neuralgia headaches and stomach trouble. It urges readers to try the laxative with a money back guarantee and notes it is sold by all druggists at 50 cents and one dollar.
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Caldwell
Farmer Professions and Principles Dialogue
A brief exchange questions farming as a noble profession and notes many claim to be farmers without understanding first principles. The dialogue presents a skeptical view of professed expertise in farming.
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Jollius
Mrs Win' Lows Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy
Advertising copy for a teething remedy claiming to soften gums reduce inflammation ease pain and cure wind colic priced at 25 cents a bottle. It presents a patent medicine style promotion typical of late 19th or early 20th century papers. The text markets a small bottle for children.
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Win‘ Low
Napoleon Claims Victory Through Virtue
The speaker jokes that victory must be attributed to his own virtue, boasting that he has no illustrious ancestors. The remark blends humor with self-assurance about personal merit.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Dr Kennedy Remedy Promoted By Ex Senator
Ex Senator Albert Merritt of Park Place New York touts Dr Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy for dyspepsia and kidney disease. Advertisement claims life saving effects and offers bottles at one dollar each.
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David Kennedy
Albert Merritt
Park Place
N. Y
Shadows Hover Over Critics of Sun Spots
A reflective note suggests some people avoid visible sun spots due to disapproval of the sun's appearance. The piece contrasts conformity with personal choice in how individuals engage with daylight.
Red Cross Bail Blue Promoted for Housekeeping Use
A historical notice claims clear white clothes indicate use of a Red Cross Bail Blue with a large 2 oz package priced at 5 cents.
Deafness cure promises through constitutional remedies
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises a $100 reward for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, and invites readers to send for free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, O. The ad ends with a quip about love as a lottery.
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Capareh
Hall
Allen's Foot-Ease promotion from Le Roy New York
Ina Pinch Use Allen's Foot-Ease. A powder to shake into shoes. Cures corns bunions swollen feet sore feet hot feet calloused feet aching feet sweating feet ingrowing nails. Makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Sample mailed free Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
If the average wife could see her husband's first love
A quirky admonition on jealousy and dress care notes that a woman might drop jealousy if she could glimpse her husband's first love. It adds a domestic tip about whitening clothes with Red Cross Ball Blue, priced at five cents per package.
Street Car System Sparks Witty Exchange
A native questions the street car system while a frenzied financier calls it a System and requires a quick magazine article. The scene unfolds with sharp dialogue and a dramatic pen gesture.
Still Another System
Automobilist recovering from injury quips about bills to a surgeon. The doctor retorts that repair men won’t be the only ones profiting, implying tensions over medical charges.
Piso’s Cure for Consumption Endorsed by Farmer in Indiana
A reader from Farmersburg Indiana dated September 8 1901 endorses Piso’s Cure for Consumption as giving great relief for asthma. The testimonial highlights a personal medical remedy with full name and location. The report presents a consumer endorsement rather than scientific evidence.
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W. L. Wood
Farmersburg, Ind
Fisherman reels in 286 pound catfish in Waverly
J M Small reports sighting a massive 286 pound catfish caught near Waverly on Sunday. Jeff Styles Mike Jones and George Smiser helped land the fish after it was weighed, though Small warns some may doubt the tale.
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J. M. Small
Waverly
Jeff Styles
Mike Jones
George Smiser
Mr. Small
Higginsville
Proof Positive Phrase Sparks Public Censure
A Philadelphia Record item notes that a man’s character is praised as dust for rhetoric while suggesting wives may cry to sway outcomes, ending with a jab that his reputation is mud.
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Philadelphia
Editor Apologizes Over False Death Notice in Paper
A military man angrily confronted a editor in his office over a false death notice. The editor printed a formal apology the next day admitting the prior report of Colonel Brimstone's death was unfounded.
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Brimstone
Harper’s Weekly
Antipodes Question Sparks Roomful Laughter
Postmaster Wilcox recalls a tale told by a Rochester alumni at a reunion. A primary teacher asked pupils what country lay at the Antipodes and a student answered with a joke about a hole through the earth ending "Out of the hole."
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Wilcox
New York
University of Rochester
Antipodes
Rail line cut saves seconds of run time
A passenger notes scenery differs as the railway now passes through a deep cut instead of around a hill. The conductor explains the cut cost the company 50 000 dollars and two months of work, but trims running time by nearly three seconds.
Mathematician Finds Consolation in Multiplication Table
A Puck quip contrasts Euclid’s parallel postulate with a financier claim that lines can merge. The joke centers on a mathematician seeking solace in arithmetic as a metaphor for merging ideas.
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Euclid
Zem
Puck
Lot and Wife Flee Sodom In Escape Tale
The New York Sun recounts Lot and his wife fleeing Sodom with a playful line about their escape. Mrs Lot laughs and looks back defying the warning, while the husband leads onward.
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Lot
Sodom
New York Sun
Yellowstone Park and Portland Tour
A Pullman car tour from Indianapolis offers a Rocky Mountain trip with a week in Yellowstone Park. This year extended options to Portland with return routes are available. Stops en route and all expenses included, with details from C M and St P Railway officials in Cincinnati.
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Indianapolis
C.,, M. & St. P. Railway
Indiana
Rocky Mountain
Yellowstone Park
Ber
Portland
C. C. Mordough
Carew Building
Cincinnati
Annual Niagara Falls Excursion by Lake Erie & Western
Annual personally conducted Niagara Falls excursion leaves Indianapolis at 4 30 p m Thursday August 3 1905. Round trip rate seven dollars with return on C B steamer from Buffalo to Cleveland if desired. Side trips to Toronto Thousand Islands and cheap rates to Sandusky and Put in Bay. For pamphlet of rates and times contact H J Rhein Indianapolis or H B Bertermann district agent.
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Lake Erie & Western Railroad
Niagara Falls
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Indianapolis
Buffalo
Cleveland
Toronto
Thousand Islands
Sandusky
Putin Bay
Very Low Rates West and Northwest Via Burlington Route
Round trip tickets on sale daily from June 1 to September 30 to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo with return by October 31 at 25 from St. Louis and 30 from Chicago to Portland Seattle and more from May 23 to September 30 with long return limit 52.50 from St. Louis and 56.50 from Chicago for details write W A Lalor A G P A St Louis Mo.
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Burlington
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
St. Louis
Chicago
Portland
Seattle
W. A. Lalor
Famous Trains of America Include Overland and Pioneer
Famous trains of America include the Overland Limited from Chicago to San Francisco and the Pioneer Limited from Chicago to St. Paul. Both run via the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. If planning a Western trip, ensure one or both trains are in your itinerary. Rates and descriptive booklets on request. Co. C. Mordough, Traveling Passenger Agent, 12 Carew.
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Overland Limited
Chicago
San Francisco
Pioneer Limited
St. Paul
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Co. C. Mordough
Carew Building
Cincinnati
The Voice of Experience Says He Will Save Money
Hicks-Lawson vows thrift by quitting cigars and switching to a pipe. Wicks notes the ultimate cost lies in matches, a cost that may offset the savings.
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Hicks—Lawson
Wicks
Somerville Journal
Happy Couple Finds Strength with Pink Pills Cure
Mr. and Mrs. H Goldstein of 88 Gore Street East Boston recount prolonged illness with headaches kidney trouble and heart pains. After trying Dr Williams Pink Pills their health improved within a month for him and within months for her. Pills sold by druggists nationwide.
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Mr. Goldstein
Goldstein
Dr. Williams
Lever
Mrs. Goldstein
H. Goldstein
Gore Street
East
Boston
Mass
Williams
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