No Remedy Equals Peruna, So the Women All Say
A letter from Susan Wymar a Richmond schoolteacher in Chicago Illinois praises Pe-ru-na saying it brought relief from female ailments and that friends in need are friends indeed. Another Racine Wis woman Margaretha Dauben reports wellbeing and happiness after using Pe-ru-na for pelvic irregularities and life changes. The ad claims Pe-ru-na has no equal for women’s pelvic catarrh and offers a free women only booklet from Dr Hartman Columbus Ohio.
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Susan Wymar
Richmond School
Chicago
Hartman
Margaretha Dauben
North Superior St
Racine City
Wis
Columbus
San Francisco
California
Cal
Sierra Pharmaceutical Co
St. Louis
Washington Ave
No Accommodation Train Confusion on Rural Trip
A rural traveler on a Philadelphia bound train complains there is no eatin' car cigar stand or barber aboard. He questions the conductor who explains the service is a short run without such facilities and the man accuses the train of offering no accommodation.
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Philadelphia
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Pullman
Eye trouble and a glass eye scare in railroad work
In railroad circles a Burlington eye exam day yields a quirky note with a glass eye sent for inspection. A second item jokes about a statistician praising Typewriter employment and Hostetter's Stomach Bitters aiding digestion after prolonged desk work.
Stray Stories and Idle Banter on Dignity
A fragment from Stray Stories shows Constance crying for help as Harold saves her, then laments counting mistakes and romantic conventions. An exchange from The Old Friend and The Recently Enriched Person in the Indianapolis Press echoes social pride and dignity debates in brief dialogue style.
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Indianapolis Press
Difference In Bees Show Stronger Stock Yields More Surplus
A farmer explains that stronger, industrious bee colonies produce more surplus honey without increasing maintenance. Using a yard sample, moving from 100 to about 71 colonies raises surplus from 3,000 to 5,000 pounds, since richer bees gather more honey with similar upkeep. The principle applies broadly to other yards as well.
Stand design for hive stands from Orange Judd Farmer
The article describes hive stand construction six inches high with the hive footprint using seven eighths inch lumber. It advises keeping the ground free of weeds and tall grass, favors style A if attention is available, otherwise suggests style B. A slanting projection prevents entrance obstruction and helps loaded bees reach the entrance from the front.
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Orange Judd Farmer
Corn Valuable for Fattening in Hog Diets
Corn remains the staple fattening grain for hogs, yielding firm meat, good flavor, and strong lard, but it should not be overused for young or breeding stock. When combined with nitrogenous forages like alfalfa and clover on good range, corn adds value to the ration, preferably mixed with shorts or bran.
Keep the best brood mare when others sell
Temptation to part with a good mare arises in bad times or good prices. A savvy owner should not sell exceptional brood mares, as later buyers may pay a premium to regain them. History shows the prudent move is to keep mares when rivals flood the market.
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National Stockman
Which Poultry Path Yields Profit For the Small Famer
The Farmers' Review notes that profitability hinges on capital and market access. Raising flesh and eggs requires funding to secure buyers after production, while breeding stock ventures need capital to locate customers for birds and eggs. If capital is available, securing markets is feasible whichever path chosen.
Farmers Demand Postal Savings Banks in Post Office
W T Mc Clare urges in Farm and Home that postal savings banks be added to post offices similar to money orders. He says government backing is reliable for farmers and urges senators and representatives to push for a bill, asking how long before the nation leads in such important financial services.
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Uncle Sam
Congress
W. T. McClare
Lydia Pinkham Advice and A Midnight Murder Tale
An article extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound citing extensive experience and free advice buttressed by 20 years of casework. A humorous fiction snippet follows about an office boy hiding in a chair reading The Midnight Murder or The Milkman's Mystery as a visitor asks for the boss.
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Mer ST
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Lowly Lawyer Impresses Timid Servant in West Tale
A Chicago Tribune attributed tale recalls Brown J Hovey a fussy Independence Missouri lawyer who burst in with a loud knocker and demanded seeing the master at once. A frightened darky conveyed the message with comic mispronunciation of Hovey’s name and status, emphasizing the lawyer’s vanity.
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Senator West
Chicago Tribune
Pickwick
Darky
Awyer
J. Brown Hovey
Mr. Hovey
J. Hovey
Never safe to gamble when odds are against you
A man faced a bull in a field and dared a test of chance. The bull tossed him, and the man lost, illustrating the moral that games of chance are unsafe when odds favor the house.
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Philadelphia
Pleasant Ways For Summer Days
The Grand Trunk Railway System offers a new Summer Tourist Folder and related descriptive literature available by request from J. H. Burgis City Passenger and Ticket Agent at 249 Clark Street corner Jackson Boulevard Chicago.
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Grand Trunk Railway System
J. H. Burgis
Clark St
Jackson Bouevard
Chicago
How Are Your Senators Elected Puck Note
Foreigner asks how senators are elected and gets none of them answered. The paper highlights a Benne Plant advertisement by J. & C. Maguire Medicine Co and urges reader interest.
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Puck
Benne Plant
J. & C. Maguire Medicine Company
Paris Doctor Tries Self-Compound Life Elixir
A Paris physician tested his own long life elixir he prepared, hoping for extended years in this world, but the report notes the life in the other world may be longer than he anticipated.
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Paris
Boston Globe
Quotable Jokes and Ads From Early 20th Century Papers
A collage of humor lines and ad bursts from various papers. Items feature quips about tonics, matrimony, census humor, cooking misadventures, and social mischief. Notable snippets include Laxative Bromo Quinine ads, marriage notes, and playful exchanges about daily life.
Supreme Court Sustains Foot-Ease Trade-Mark Infringement
The Supreme Court in Buffalo orders a permanent injunction with costs and full accounting of sales against Paul B. Hudson and a Brooklyn retailer for manufacturing and selling Dr. Clark's Foot Powder as an imitation of Foot-Ease. Allen B. Olmsted of Le Roy owns the Foot-Ease trademark and will mail free samples. Similar suits will target others infringing on Foot-Ease advertising and rights.
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Justice Laughlin
Supreme Court
Buffalo
Paul B. Hudson
Dr. Clark
Brooklyn
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Mind Reader Visit Sparks Witty Exchange
A brief Baltimore American exchange shows Mr Sappeigh planning a mind reader visit and inviting experimentation while Miss Gabby jokes that such a reading would mistake him for evaluating a bicycle advertisement.
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Sappeigh
Gabby
Baltimore American
Summer Resorts and Remedies Featured in Southern Railway Folder
The Southern Railway promotes summer travel to Asheville Hot Springs Hale Springs Roan Mountain the Land of the Sky and other East Tennessee and Western North Carolina resorts with a folder listing about one thousand properties and low rates. It also advertises chill tonics teething powders appetite aids and patent medicines with brief quotes and testimonials from various cities and papers.
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Southern Railway
Asheville
N. C
Hot Springs
Hale Springs
Tenn
Roan Mountain
Masa Sano
Huntsville
Ala
Lithia Springs
Virginia Springs
C. A. Benscoter
Chattanooga, Tenn
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Kansas City Star
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Dominick
Danny Doherty
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Constance
Harold
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Yucatan
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Chicago Daily News
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Ellen
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Debatin’ Society
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Columbus, Ga
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Porcupine
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Trinity Springs
Ind
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Carter
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U.S. Buccy & Cart CO
Cincinnati
Bears
the Centaur Company
Jpray Street
New York City
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Cairo
Ill
Mit
James S. Robinson
Memphis, Tenn
Dutro & Hewitt
Second Street
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Charlevoix
Petoskey
Harebor Springs
Kay View
Mackinac Dsland
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