Peruna touted as cure for female catarrh in ad
An advertisement claims Peruna cures catarrh in all organs including pelvic organs and features a testimonial from Mrs. M. Brickner about headaches dizziness and improved health after using Peruna. It invites readers to write to Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio for free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleventh Street
Milwaukee
Wis
Peruna
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Calumbus
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia
Pikeham
Small acts of sunshine lift daily life and others
Orison Swett Marden urges readers to radiate kindness in everyday encounters. A simple smile or greeting to service workers costs nothing and enriches both giver and receiver, more valuable than grand achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orison Swett Marden
Success Magazine
Byron and a Galveston stencil shop shadow death
The passage quotes Lord Byron on death and beauty in decay, then shifts to a casual street scene where a speaker asks about a stencil shop. The note mentions J W Love at 205 Ave C Galveston and a remark about men losing flesh by shaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
J.W. Love
205 Ave. C
Galveston
Doan’s Kidney Pills Help Trenton Farmer
A. A. Boyce of Trenton Missouri says severe cold caused back and kidney pains making walking impossible. After using Doan’s Kidney Pills his back ache gradually disappeared. Pills sold by dealers or 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Also notes a fad urging three weeks of eating freely followed by strict dieting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Boyce
Trenton
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Hunt's Lightning Oil praised as best liniment choice
An Iowa farmer testifies Hunt's Lightning Oil outperforms many liniments and is economical if it fails. The letter endorses its healing power after one use and warns other brands pale by comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Co. G
Chas. H. Fletcher
A. F. Peeler
St. Louis
K. Down
Philadelphia
J. E. Waggoner
Chicago
Edward Parrish
Brooklyn
N. Y
J. B. Elliott
New York City
Childre
C. G. Sprague
Omaha
Neb
J. A. Parker
Kansas City
H. F. Merrill
Augusta
Norman M. Geer
Cleveland
Ohio
F. H. Kyle
St. Paul
Minn
Punishment of Deserters in Early Navy Deterrence
The article notes high desertion rates in the early navy with severe penalties. James Barrett, a marine, was fined five dollars and executed by firing squad for desertion. Cornelius Cairns was sentenced to wear a twenty four pound shot for six months and cover apprehension costs.
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Navy
James Barrett
Cornelius Cairns
To Hear Fire Sing and the Art of Making Fire Sing
A writer extols how to make fire sing by using a lamp and blowpipe to create a steady blast and flame. The piece notes mistakes are caused by others and criticizes monocles on German officers as fopish and Anglomania.
Woman ditched coffee finds Postum restores health
An Oakland reader recalls suffering nervousness and stomach trouble after years of coffee use. After reading The Road to Wellville she quits coffee, switches to Postum Food Coffee, and reports rapid improvement in nerves and digestion, remaining strong through a San Francisco parade.
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Donit
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Oakland
Wellville
San Francisco
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Woman SleepS Standing After Morphine Habit Ends
Mary Dickerson 79, of Cleveland, has slept upright against a wall for twenty years to avoid dreams tied to morphine withdrawal. A domestic in Mrs. B H Smoot's family she credits her cure to religious conversion and says she cannot sleep in a bed or lie down.
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Cleveland
Mary Dickerson
B. H. Smoot
Kansas City Journal
Hell's Fire
Lydia E. Pinkham
Holmes
Cottery
Treasury Expert Spots Counterfeit Coin By Light Reflection
A Treasury Department official, famed for detecting fakes, identified a counterfeit coin in a stack of two hundred half dollars from across a room. He explained he noticed the difference by the way light reflected off the suspect piece, describing the contrast as stark as a blood red poppy among white roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Brooklyn Eagle
I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes Poem by Marianne Farningham
A devotional poem urges faith and ascent with lines about lifting eyes to God, leaving earthly entanglements, and seeking higher paths. The speaker trusts divine guidance, mountains of challenge, and eternal joys as angels call the soul upward.
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God
Serveye
Marianne Farningham
They Had Never Seen and Other Readings
President Finley recalls a conversation on plays seen in New York with talks of Mansfield and Repertoire. A Newport scene shows Gus Pixley seeking Havana cigars out of season, paid with change. Judge Pepper of Joplin is reputed Missouri’s champion whittler as court days end with carved wood shavings.
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Finley
The
College of the City of
New York
Elevated
Mansfield
Newport
R. L
Gus” Pixley
Pixley
Champion Whittler
Pepper
Joplin
Whittler
Missouri
Kansas City Journal
United States Farmers Eye Canadian Northwest Migration
United States farmers are predicted to move to the Canadian Northwest in large numbers this year. Emigration agents foresee as many as 60 000 Americans settling in the Dominion, up from 45 000 last year.
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United States
Canadian Northwest
Dominion
New Novels and Editions Rise in Early 20th Century
Figures from Publishers' Weekly show 1904 US publications: 1,007 new novels and story volumes, about 200 more than 1908. In the same span, 814 new editions of fiction were published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Publishers’ Weekly
United States
Deodorized Divorce Question in Sterilized Courtship
A rhetorical line questions whether a divorce can be perfected in a world of antiseptic marriage. The snippet suggests a critique of formalized connections and the idea of clean, emotionless union.
Sarsaparilla Promotes Health and Work Ethic
An advertisement essay touts Simmon's sarsaparilla as a tonic that “makes rich blood and robust appetites” and inspires people to love their work. The note mentions jokes from Walnuts and Wire by June Lippincott as timely reading.
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Walnuts and Wire
June Lippincott
Various Advertisements and Slogans From an Old Paper
A collage of old ad lines and brief notices including Defiance Starch claims extra product, Mother Gray’s Powder for children, Pills for teething, Piso’s Cure advertisement, McCane’s Detective Agency, Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound praise, and assorted quips about love, backache, and aging.
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M. Brickner
Indizesti
W. Mullenax
Circleville
W. Va
Greece
Lord Byron
Lion
Grocers
Everywhere Woolson Spice CO
Toledo
L. F. Stafford
Levy Building
Main
Capitol Avenue
Houston
Texas
Pancer
Secret Service
Addreve
American Detective Association
Indianapolis
Ind
Mai
Oliver
Music House
Kea
Thompson
Sexton
Derbyshire
Eng
Crich
Wetton
John Wetton
Sunset Magazine
Book OF Books
Philadelphia Bulletin
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
McCane's Detective Agency
One Texas
South
JG Holmes
Emma Cotrely
East 12Th Street
Pinkham
Samuel Pitcher
New
Wrapzer
Britain
Defiance
Cemtaur Company
Murray
RED
Standard Milling Company
Tex
Shay
W. N.U. Houston
Vickat
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