Two Doctor Generals to Lead U S Army in East
Major General Leonard Wood and Major General Fred Crayton Ainsworth, both civilians turned officers, will head the army this April 22 as chief of staff and adjutant general. Neither is West Point trained, ranking Wood senior by eight months with Ainsworth following ten years later in service length. Their parallel careers spark debate among West Point ranks.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
Department of the East
Governor's Island
New York
United States Army
Fred Crayton Ainsworth
Army
Wood
Ainsworth
Two New England Generals Rise Fast in Army Ranks
The article profiles generals Wood and Ainsworth, noting Wood's rapid ascent aided by Theodore Roosevelt and his path as a medical officer, and Ainsworth's swift promotion from assistant surgeon to major general and military secretary. It highlights Ainsworth's reform of the records system and card index success, plus Wood’s political backing.
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General Wood
General Ainsworth
Woodstock
Medical School
University of New York
Army
War Department
Ainsworth
Frank E. Hitchcock
United States Army
Navy
Bunker Hill
Kettle Hill
Congress
Wood
Theodore Roosevelt
Remarkable Berne Surgery Ends Five Months Convalescence
In Berne the surgeons at the city's main hospital operated on Arthur Schmid after he was stabbed through the heart. The wound was sewn up and he recovered daily, being discharged in five months as cured. Doctors warned him to avoid laughing or crying for months to protect the repaired heart.
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Berne
Switzerland
Arthur Schmid
Schmid
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Health Ad
Mrs Anna Anderson of Black Duck Minnesota reports sickness retroflexion cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after a year of incapacitation. The ad urges women to avoid surgical operations and seek the tonic's help. It cites widespread testimonials and invites letters to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free advice.
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Black Duck
Minn
Tia E. Pinkham
Anna Anderson
Lydia E. Pinkham
United States
The Voice of Conscience in a Dublin Street Moment
In a late afternoon exchange on an avenue Michael Flannigan in poor condition and Dennis O Rourke discuss quitting alcohol. O Rourke urges confession in a church and a fresh start while Mike questions his resolve as a priest is sought and a possible watcher calls for help.
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Michael Flannigan
Dennis O’rourke
Mike
O’rourke
Moike
Dinnie
Success Magazine
A Dilemma of Marriage and the Office
An office worker compares two married colleagues to decide whether to marry. One husband phones his wife about her headache and returns cheerful, while another salaried husband refuses extra spending calls and stays irritable. The narrator wonders if marriage is worthwhile.
Cause of the Rush Commentary Aims at Wealth
An old newspaper quip reflects on the human urge for wealth and the folly of chasing money. The piece uses a metaphor about a mule listening to its own voice to illustrate stubborn pursuit and futility.
Right Elements in Regular Food Promote Health
Clear headedness and a strong healthy body depend on the right elements in regular food and drink. Coffee contains caffeine a poisonous drug. Postum is rich in gluten and phosphates that furnish the vital energy that puts ginger and hustle into body and brain. There's a Reason.
Cardui praised by Mrs Cassady Bringhurst and oat health note
Mrs Jennie Cassady of Bringhurst Ind says Cardui cured her long lasting female complaints after two months and urges other women to try it. The ad promotes Cardui and related products from Chattanooga Medicine Co with instructions and a 64 page home treatment book. It also touts Quaker Scotch Oats as boosting farmer health and endurance for home and farm hands.
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Bringhurst
Ind
Jennie Cassady
Cardus
Thedford
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Lady Bug Confronts Gentleman in Hat and Pipe Dispute
A humorous line depicts Mrs. Bugg scolding a man for wearing a hat and smoking a pipe in her presence, insisting she is a lady. The exchange highlights a playful social clash and etiquette norms.
Cuticura Remedies credited with healing a child
A nurse from Litchfield Connecticut recounts a year and a half of facial and body sores on her infant son. After trying two doctors the sores worsened until skin and bones nearly failed. She used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment and the child fully recovered in two months.
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Egbert Sheldon
Litchfield, Conn
Pie for Breakfast Turns Into Morning Absurdity
Mrs. Dobbs probes a new boarder about likes and dislikes and learns enough to feel satisfied. The guest declines pie for breakfast saying it is too much, while Mrs. Dobbs defends pie for dinner and supper as necessities and a finishing touch.
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yYouth
Something Visible Tiaras Delight at Surprising Price
A buyer asks for tiaras for his wife and negotiates a price so low that he can claim the wife is the woman wearing the crown. The exchange suggests a humorous bargain and social gesture rather than a formal sale.
Allen's Foot-Ease Antiseptic Powder Ad
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tired swollen feet and fit smaller shoes. It claims quick comfort for new shoes and offers free samples from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Teacher and student debate apples and original sin
A classroom exchange frames a joke about giving one apple and the moral fall of Adam and Eve. The Young American interrupts with a quip about avoiding trouble by teaching.
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Adam and Eve
Marine Eye Salve Trial Size Asep Tic Tubes Ad
An ad promotes Marine Eye Salve from Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago. It touts relief for itching eyelids cysts styes and falling eyelashes and urges readers to ask their druggist or write for trial size tubes.
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Marine
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Census Taker Question Sparks Curious Exchange
A brief dialogue shows a census taker asking for color and a playful response from Sweet Young Thing claiming peaches and cream as Georges favorite color. The exchange highlights light whimsy in a routine census visit.
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George
Benefit in Outdoor Schools for Tuberculosis Care
Dr Henry Farnum Stoll of Hartford urged outdoor schools for delicate and anaemic children and those with bone tuberculosis. He cited that 20 to 40 percent of city children may be infected, with higher rates among those from tuberculous homes. He noted 79 percent infection in such homes versus 26 percent from healthy homes, and 50 percent frail children from healthy homes and 13 percent of robust children affected.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Henry Farnum Stoll
Hartford
Conn
Stoll
Importation of leeches and snails
The bureau of statistics records leeches as a growing import under animals imported with values from 1902 to 1908 totaling about 40 000 for the decade. Leeches enter duty free. Snails once listed show a declining trade with only 24 dollars imported in 1898 and the bureau stopped reporting this article.
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Bureau of Statistics
United States
Bureau
Among Hoboes Words From Harper's Weekly
In a street meeting Weary Wag gles and Dusty Rhodes discuss rising costs as Dusty notes meals require asking twice. The exchange highlights hardship among tramps in hard times with humor about begging and daily survival.
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Dusty
Dusty Rhodes
Harper’s Weekly
A Divided Family in a Doctor's Reception Room
A six year old daughter of a physician chats with a waiting woman. When asked about church and Sunday school she says her mother is Presbyterian and her father is a stomach specialist.
Resinol Ointment Cited by Patient for Poison Ivy Relief
Jno H Kohl of Benton Kansas says Resinol ointment relieved severe poison ivy eruptions after a doctor recommended it. He keeps a jar on hand for wood poison and has advised others to use it.
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Jno
H. Kohl
Benton, Kan
Simple Shepherds Lesson Echoed by Highland Flock
A Cockney holidaymaker boasts he could lead sheep but the old Highland shepherd points out that the flock will always follow the lead sheep in front. The exchange, from Tit-Bits, highlights practical sheep behavior.
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Highlands
A mite deaf and a quiet hearing aid hope
Mrs Jennings recalls Emma Salter who claimed she was a mite deaf yet refused to use devices. The scene notes a sunset gun and Bert Gorham's arrival, with Emma joking about Bert’s footsteps and hearing.
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Emma Salter
Mrs. Jennings
Help for the Aged Catherine Sullivan Kidney Pills Endorsement
Mrs Catherine Sullivan of Joplin Missouri states kidney trouble plagued her for years with back pain numbness and cramped hands. After no relief from doctors she began Doan's Kidney Pills and says the troubles were driven away and she enjoys excellent health. Doan's pills sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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Catherine Sullivan
Moffatt St
Joplin
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Interruption: Baltimore pupil quits school over breaks
A Baltimore school pupil, son of a leading businessman, tells his father after class that he wants to quit. The boy says school breaks up the day and tires him, illustrating a child’s humorous view of education from Harper’s Magazine.
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Baltimore
Tommy
Salam
Catarrh Cure Claim Promoted by Cheney Company
An 19th century advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional blood disease and cannot be cured by local applications. It promotes a two ingredient remedy from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio with testimonials offered free and sold by druggists for 75 cents.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
New Work for Women in Opera by Mrs Frederick H Snyder
Mrs. Frederick H. Snyder asserts she is the only woman impresario on earth and plans for grand opera in St. Paul. Her successful first venture led her to persist in the business, following the model of men in the same field.
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Frederick H. Snyder
St. Paul
Out of the Race for Aviators Congress
Due to general scrapping Washington and Baltimore withdraw from the competition for hosting the National or International Congress of Aviators.
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Washington
Baltimore
Perry Davis Painkiller Eases Bite Pain and Inflammation
Perry Davis Painkiller relieves pain and inflammation from bites and stings. The remedy soothes itching from mosquito bites and is sold in 2c, 5c, and 10c sizes.
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Perry Davis
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Promise Quick Stomach Relief
An 19th century style ad copy touts Pr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a sour content granule that eases stomach and liver issues. The text mocks critics of the product and frames self love as the only true virtue.
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Pierce
New Fly Trap Captures Flies Without Awareness
A Californian inventor creates a trap fixed to a window pane that lures flies to enter without realizing they have left the glass surface. The device exploits flies’ tendency to walk up vertical surfaces, providing a quick capture method.
Take Immediate Action Against Digestive Ills With Bitters
A promotional notice urges readers to use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters at the first sign of digestive trouble. It touts rapid results in early cases and claims the tonic supports overworked, nervous, and rundown individuals, improving appetite, bloating, heartburn, indigestion, and related ailments.
Hair as Heritage: Beauty Across Generations
Quote-rich note reflects on hair as a beauty legacy shaping generations of women. It contrasts moral motives in love with aesthetic value, citing Schiller’s idea that people admire goodness for its own sake.
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Schiller
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertised
An 19th century advertisement fragment promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup claimed to ease teething pain and soothe gums. The note mentions a bottle and references calming and curing wind colic, typical of patent medicines of the era.
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Baker-Wheeler Mfg. Co
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Grand Central Depot
Houston
McCane’s
South
Tafte
KODAK
Eastman
Uston Optical Co
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Louisiana
Chas. H. VO
Washington Street
3LER CO
Houston, Texas
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Southwestern Medicine CO
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AL Publishing CO
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Milligan
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Prairie Avenue
Moore Building
San Antonio
Lumberman’s Bank
Hardway & Cathey
Pexatone Company
Dallas, Texas
West Point
Fred Ainsworth
Michael
Ball Park
Mrs. Cassady
Odd Fellows
Wright
Sausage Links
Penman
Yonkers Statesman
Tutt
California Fig Syrup Co
Express
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Censine
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Mate
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Daisy Fly Killer
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