Excellent Remedy Mixture For Coughs And Colds
The mixture combines two ounces glycerine, half an ounce Virgin Oil of Pine compound, and eight ounces pure whisky. Marketed as genuine Virgin Oil of Pine compound from Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati, sold in half-ounce vials for dispensing.
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Leach Chemical Co
Cincinnati
Mother Bird Claims Father Deserted Family For Elopement
A speaker accuses a father of abandoning his family to elope with a new flying thing, asserting the split is caused by his actions and the mother’s claim of betrayal.
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Mother Bird
Polish Couple Wed as Justice Juggles Long Names
A Polish marriage scene shows a justice of the peace uniting Zacharewicz Perczynski and Loekowarda Jeulinski after reading the license. The officiant humorously notes the difficulty of pronouncing the lengthy names and joins them as one couple.
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Justice of the Peace
Zacharewicz Perczynski
Loekowarda Jeulinski
Zacha
Unlikely Family Government and Quips Themed Page Snippet
A mosaic of humor bits and ads from a historical page. Dialogues hint at a commission form of government in a family setting, jokes about unkind husbands, dog-biting gags, and a promotion for Allen’s Foot-Ease with price and mail offer. Witty exchanges close the fragment.
It Is Easier for Men to Get On Finan cially Than It Is for Women
The remark suggests men have smoother access to financial gains while women face obstacles in advancing financially or leaving behind a car forward style job.
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R. L. Bell
McAlester
Okla
Cardui
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Help
Advertised letters claim cures from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. Women from De Forest Wisconsin and New Orleans Louisiana report avoiding operations after usage and praise the remedy. The ad notes decades of unsolicited testimonials and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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de Forest
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Auguste Vespermann
Wisconsin
New Orleans
Ling Peyrouxx
Kerlerec St
Lydia E Pinkham
Chicago Cat Princess Builds Nine Room Cat Mansion For 35 Pets
Mrs. W Eames Colburn, wife of banker W. E. Colburn, constructed a seven room house for cats at 7306 Bond avenue with a library front, steam heat, gas, a bathroom, six bedrooms, and silk bedding. Lord Barsford, a $1,000 Angora, rules the household, while Kee Kee Vita, a Siamese, stirs constant trouble. Mrs Colburn recently moved to the cat house after health declined.
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Chicago
W. Eames Colburn
W. E. Colburn & Co
Bond Avenue
Kitty
Cat
Lord Barsford
Angora
Connie Lock
Illinois Militia appoints Frank S Dickson adjutant general
Springfield Illinois Frank S Dickson has been appointed adjutant general of Illinois to succeed the late Thomas W Scott. He has been acting adjutant general since Scott's death on April 6 1909. Dickson was born at Hillsboro Illinois on October 6 1876.
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Springfield
Ill
Frank S. Dickson
Illinois
Thomas W. Scott
Scott
Hillsboro
Illinois Guard Officer’s Early Service in Spanish War
Ramsey resident entered the Illinois National Guard in 1897 and rose to quartermaster of the Fourth Infantry in 1900. He was named assistant adjutant general on May 6, 1907, after serving in the Spanish American War in Cuba as a private in Company 1, Fourth Illinois Infantry.
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Ramsey
Illinois National Guard
Fourth Infantry
Dickson
Cuba
Fourth Illinois Infantry
New Miners Safety Lamp Introduced
A new miners safety lamp uses a battery and metal filament lamp sealed within a casing. A spring-pressed rod bears on a glass ring. if the glass breaks the ring moves and opens the circuit, preventing ignition of any gases by the incandescent filament.
Local Woman Restricted In Culinary Attempt
A reader notes a wife chafing under restraint as her husband limits her to using no more than half a bottle of ale in a rare dish. The remark hints at household tensions and gendered control within the domestic setting.
Boy’s Well Meant Warning From a Coast Sailor Tale
A Trenton boy spends summers with an uncle who sails and uses the shout hard a lee to signal crew. Visiting his grandfather’s southern home, the boy is rebuked for not bowing his head. At breakfast he loudly repeats the call, alarming families with his nautical phrasing.
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Trenton
Hard-a-lee
The
Pittsburg Dispatch
Seven year struggle ends with Cure for leg dermatitis
A Philadelphia man describes a seven year battle with a widespread leg dermatitis that destroyed sleep and weight. After trying many doctors he found relief using Cuticura Remedies including Resolvent soap and ointment, reporting no recurrence for six months.
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W. H. White
E. Cabot St
Philadelphia
The Fight Against Tuberculosis
In 1909 the United States formed 163 new anti tuberculosis associations and opened 133 sanatoria and hospitals with 91 dispensaries. The year set records with 43 more associations and 62 more hospitals than the prior year, and by January 1, 1910 there were 394 associations, 386 hospitals and sanatoria, and 265 dispensaries nationwide.
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United States
Boy Swallows Dollar Defies Biology Joke
In a physiology class a student Johnny Smith asks about a stomach having no bones. He recounts his baby brother swallowed a dollar yesterday, prompting humor and disbelief among students.
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Johnny
Johnny Smith
Deer death on farm sparks warden dispute
Game warden questions a farmer over a deer found dead on his premises. The farmer explains his wife was feeding chickens when a stun caused the animal to be struck near the barn.
Acme Home Treatment Promises Liquor Waste Stop
An ad claims the Drink Habit can be overcome with the Acme home treatment endorsed by physicians. It offers a free trial and lists E Fortin in Chicago Illinois for inquiries.
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E. Fortin
Dikey Bldg
Chicago
Down Easy in Two Story Fall
Dramatic exchange as a judge notes the fall from a tall building and questions a survivor about survival after a two story drop. The fragment hints at a tense courtroom or street scene with a voice exclaiming disbelief at the fall and a character named Mike.
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Mike
Capudine Promises Quick Relief for Colds and Gripp
Hicks Capudine is promoted as the best remedy for colds and grippe. The advertisement claims it relieves aching feverishness and headaches and provides liquid effects immediately in 10 25 and doses at drug stores.
Piles Cured Rapidly with Guaranteed Refund
Advertisement claims a guaranteed cure for piles in six to fourteen days with money back if not cured. Promises fast relief and refunds, touting impressive results and a range of remedies.
Actor Pugilist Responds To Crainer With Irony
A terse exchange shows the insulted actor answering a crainer with irony about his resilience. He notes his claw hanger coat is worn nightly for two or three hours, hinting at a tough persona.
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Crainer
Evernight
Have You A Cough Or Cold This Season
An old ad copy touts Affen Lug Balsam as a safe effective remedy for coughs and colds. It promotes air dealers and popular prices two dollars per bottle to one hundred dollars for large bottles.
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Simmon
Doans Kidney Pills Gave Woman Relief After Illness
Mrs Enos Shearer of Centralia Washington with one kidney gone and the other diseased reportedly recovered after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The letter notes her age 65 and claims renewed health and activity. Shearer invites others to write for details and includes dealer price information 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Enos Shearer
Yew
Washington Sta
Centralia
Wash
Doan
Silent Pride and Public Awe at Explorer’s Home
A crowded Pittsburgh Dispatch Sunday Magazine recalls an explorer’s return from triumph. He leans on a pillar in a room full of admirers and laments the waste of attention while a chorus of stout ladies depart in indignation, leaving the hostess puzzled.
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The
Pittsburg
Put a Shirt on Greeley Story from Amherst Birthplace
An anecdote from Horace Greeley's Amherst birthplace in New Hampshire notes a visitor recalling putting the first shirt on him. The birthplace room now serves as a sitting room and a Boston Herald recollection circulates about Greeley’s early life.
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Greeley
Horace Greeley
Amherst
N. H
Sunday Herald
Boston Herald
Frank J Cheney firm offers $100 for cataract cure
State or Only City of Toledo Lucas County. Frank J Cheney sworn that his firm F J Cheney Co of Toledo will pay $100 for each cataract case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason witnessed this December 6 1886. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally with testimonials available. Sold by all druggists 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Alger
Mark Mason
NY City
NEW Oke Book Co
Fourth Ave
New York
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cagney & Co
Hall
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Halle
F. J. Cheney & CO
Cardus
Resinos “Chemical Company
Bal
W. P. Schmitz
Hillsdale
Mass
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Iron and cast iron in metallurgy
Pure iron is a laboratory preparation while cast iron contains about five percent impurities. These impurities give cast iron its special value, as pure iron can be shaved with a knife whereas impure iron can be made almost as hard as steel.
Sunday Lesson Cites Biblical Flood Forty Days and Nights
A teacher in a school class recounts the biblical flood saying it rained for 40 days and 40 nights. A boy asks if the farmers were satisfied by the deluge, reflecting a child’s practical curiosity.
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