Dr Williams Pink Pills Tonic for Stomach Trouble
A mining veteran from Oneals California credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing long standing stomach and nerve weakness after a rattlesnake bite. He reports relief from sick headache weight on chest and poor appetite and praises the pills for enabling recovery and blood restoration. Sold by druggists or by mail at 50 cents per box six for 2 50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneals
Calif
Dr. Williams
Fragmented comic snippets from early 20th century papers
A collage of humorous vignettes and quips from Chicago Daily News Detroit Free Press and New York Herald style columns. Bits involve boxing lessons misunderstandings about London snow and a gag about a thousand dollar bill viewed under a microscope. The tone resembles a society page’s light anecdotal humor.
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I. m
Chicago Daily News
Detroit Free Press
Mrs. Jones
Miss Brown
Gotham Grist of New York City Facts
A collection of curious metrics about New York City: one police officer per 459 residents, cemeteries covering 3155 acres enough for 150 years at current death rates, 39 arrivals daily since 1626 purchase of Manhattan by Peter Minuit for 24 in merchandise, sewers stretching 1710 miles to Pike’s Peak, paved streets forming a long road beside them, and a weekly wind that could circle the globe in under a year at nine miles per hour.
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New York City
New York
Peter Minuit
Manhattan Island
Pike's Peak
Music for Neighbors Reflects Quiet Strife
A Washington Star fragment shows a small girl lamenting five hours daily piano practice to appease disapproving parents and wary neighbors, revealing social friction in a close community.
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Washington Star
Bad Boy's Snake Prank and a Morbid Appetite Tale
A mischievous boy brings a stuffed rattlesnake to a grocery store causing a panic among customers and police. The tale shifts to a father with a “morbid appetite” who eats vast piles of oysters in New Orleans and endures a wild riverboat ride before returning home with the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Dad
Hennery
Neuman Located After 41 Years Away From York
Pat Wiliam Neuman, who left York at 18 and vanished for 41 years, has been found after the earthquake scare in San Francisco. He says he lived on a farm in Oakland for many years and plans to visit his old home soon. He has several brothers in York who are prominent businessmen.
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York
Pat Wiliam Neuman
Neuman
San Francisco
Oakland
Cuticura remedies praised for cure of chronic eczema
A Brooklyn mother details a twelve year skin horror in her son, describing severe itching, cracking and burning. After doctors failed, she credits Cuticura Soap Ointment and Regenerative with clearing the condition, noting the boy is now twelve with smooth skin. The testimony is dated April 16 1905 from 7 Sumner Avenue.
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Michael Steinman
Sumner Avenue
Brooklyn, N. Y
Odd Bits Of Information From An Odd Page
A compilation of curious claims across various topics. It asserts Hawaiians are top swimmers, a frog cannot breathe with its mouth open, Japanese children learn ambidexterity, an elephant can haul 5,000 pounds, Quakers live to 61, and the English watercolor school is premier. It mentions a jailable oak tree in Mexico, currants boosting horse strength, Quito on the equator with 6 am and 6 pm sunsets, Russian teeth quality from flower seed renewal, and Spain’s physician pay disparities.
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Mexico
Quito
Spain
Cure the Kidneys Back Pain Prominent Swainsboro Merchant Endorses Dean's Pills
John C. Coleman, a Swainsboro Georgia merchant, testifies that his kidneys ached and back pain persisted for years. He says Dean's Kidney Pills gave immediate relief and lasting improvement. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Dean
John C. Coleman
Swainsboro
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Wireless controversy over ancient tech sparks debate
An Egyptologist and an Assyriologist argue which ancient people were more advanced. The Egyptologist cites "wires" in Egypt proving electricity, while the Assyriologist retorts that absence of wires in Assyria implies they mastered wireless telegraphy.
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Marconi
Egypt
Assyria
Hunt's Cure Promised To Cure Eczema And Ringworm
A testimonial from W. M. Christian of Muovinr Tennessee extols Hunt's Cure as the sole reliable remedy for eczema and itching conditions in his family. The claim emphasizes consistent success and universal efficacy.
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Hunt
W. M. Christian
Muiovinr
Tenn
Quotes and quips mix in odd political cuts
A jumble of maxims and jokes circles politics and life including remarks from Senator Sorg hum about friends and favors, Uncle Eben on parade versus kicking, a quip about dignity, a teaser for Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup, and a note on seeing a saw mill or a tennis suit tried in court.
Man from Pa Seeks Lawyer in Vineland Misidentifies Local Resident
A Pennsylvanian traveling to Vineland on business seeks a lawyer he hasn’t met. After vague directions, he learns the target is not Cash the lawyer, though a remembered remark from an old man hints he once ran for lawyer.
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Pennsylvania
Vineland
Cash
Pears
Hunt's Cure Offered As Skin Disease Remedy
Beyond Expression resident G. W. Farlowe of East Florence Alabama testifies after seven years of intense itching that Hunt's Cure cured him with one application and one box. He claims a year since treatment shows no relapse and calls the product a guaranteed cure for all itching skin diseases priced at 50 cents.
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G. W. Farlowe
East
Florence
Ala
Hunt
Oracular Observations
A collection of witty maxims on resolutions money credit and writing. It notes that half the things bought on credit would fail if paid with cash and humorously warns that poetry is better thought than written and better written than printed.
Notable Cure Claims and Advertisements in Paper
A mix of medical patent remedies and humorous clips fills this page. Claims tout Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for cures, plus testimonials on Hunt's Lightning Oil and Simmons' Liver Purifier. Also includes political jibe about Lloyd George and light humor from Uncle Eben and Chicago Daily News.
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Hall
Hay
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hail
Parrot Cage Analogy Provokes Local Banter
A whimsical Yonkers Statesman quip about putting a parrot in a strong cage sparks talk from the Observer of Events and Things. The line reflects lighthearted commentary on keeping voices in check and avoiding seriousness as a couple notes gravity can cause falling out.
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Yonkers Statesman
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Gotham Grist
Dodds
Kodaks
Houston Optical CO
Main Street
Baeale
Reowick & Lawrence
Washington, D. c
McCane’s Detective Agency
Houston
Texas
South
George W. Peck
Wisconsin
Rip van Winkle
Scott
Dow
Eads
Cuticura
Senator Sorghum
Weehineron Star
Eben
Puck
Lloyd George
Wales
Carnarvon Boroughs
St. Asaph
Lioyd George
McFibb
Newitt
Felix Zeigler
Mountain View
O. T
Gamblin
Washington Stor
Saturday Evening Post
Sarah Kellogg
Denver
Woman's Relief Corps
Mrs. Sarah Kellogg
Kellogg
Lincoln Ave
Col
L. E. Pinkham
Lowell
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Peoria
Illinois
America
Cardus
Geo. Maston
Greenwood, Neb
R. Paxton CO
Boston
Mesa
Salaor Bord Co
Box W.K. LaCrosse, Wiss
Derek Jones
Rocky Mountains
Nature
First Street
Quincy
Ilinois
Winchester
Allens
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