Peruna praised in family testimonials for years of use
Edward M Burtt of St Louis reports Peruna gave complete satisfaction across his family and friends over several years. Charles Levy of New York notes his seven year old son was cured of nasal catarrh after two bottles, and he himself recovered from head and throat issues. Peruna tablets offered for those who prefer solid form. request the free Peruna Almanac for 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward M Burtt
N. Jefferson Ave
St. Louis
Peruna
Charles Levy
Allen 8
New York
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and seals
A scrambled 19th century ad text mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure claiming a hundred dollars for any uns cured case. Frank Cheney swears to a Toledo firm oath, notarized. The fragment also includes a reference to the Tare Mail's Family Mills and Prince Edward VII’s seabird eggs from St Kilda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
City of
Toledo
Ucae
Frank J Cheney
Tal
Cheney & C
Tare Mail
Truth and Quality Appeal to the Wel Informed In every walk
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a valued laxative. It claims the product cleanses and relieves internal organs without debilitating after effects or needing dosage increases. It asserts pleasant natural action and physician approval, urging purchase only of California Fig Syrup Co. genuine product through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
Lack of Co-Ordination in Music Lesson
A pupil’s mother defends her daughter's musical ear while the piano teacher notes the girl’s fine ear, nose, and chin but insists that her fingers will not develop. The professor cautions that money is wasted trying to train the hands.
Magnificent Voice Caught In Rail Car Exchange
An antic passenger compliments a conductor on a strong voice and urges training. The conductor replies he plans to be trained, while a sharp exchange about dill pickles follows. A noted Chicago Tribune cameo appears in the lively dialogue setting.
Fragmented Catholic Standard ad scene with odd dialogue
A garbled OCR passage shows a lunchroom scene with references to butterine bread and a vendor. It quotes a child trying to speak and a mother admonishing him to listen to Mrs Maddie, set against a Catholic Standard and Time source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Maddie
Catholic Standard
Timae
Allen's Foot Fase cures aeolian pain and shoe fit
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Fase as a remedy for painful aeolian conditions and smarting feet, claiming it makes new shoes fit. The blurb invites readers to sample for free and lists an address in Olmsted Le Roy, New York, amid a collage of humorous quips and social notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Uncle Jasper's Banana Tree Theory Told In Dialect
Uncle Jasper quips that the apple tree started all trouble but argues the banana tree caused it, as Brother Jasper asks why and Version Dewberry notes banana troubles come in bunches. The exchange carries a folksy humor about fruit symbols and mischief.
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Jasper
Simple home remedy claims cure for rheumatism and kidney issues
The Philadelphia and New York papers tout a home made mix of Dandelion Fluid Extract Compound Kargon Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla to cleanse kidneys, ease rheumatism, and urinary troubles. Readers are urged to mix half an ounce of dandelion extract one ounce of kargon and four ounces of sarsaparilla syrup, take one teaspoon with meals and at bedtime, drink water, with druggists supplying ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vila
Philatelphia
New York
New
Tober
Horses and Mules Demand Rise Across United States
The article notes a dramatic increase in horses and mules from 1900 to 1907, with numbers rising from 15,624,000 in 1900 to 23,064,000 in 1907, and value climbing from 715,688,000 dollars in 1900 to 2,274,642,000 in 1905, amid ongoing high demand. It also describes farming practices for hog containment, mulching to counter drought, transportation costs affecting fruit shipments, and manure fermentation issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wintering Bees In Cellars And Fruit Basket Harvest
D H O Stovall notes a neighbor winters bees in a cellar dedicated to bees, avoiding odors from decayed produce. The cellar must be quiet and undisturbed. A fruit basket harvest basket uses a shoulder strap to free hands for picking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HO Stovall
Agricultural hints on beans alfalfa sheep and merino trends
Agricultural notes discuss careful fruit picking to avoid 10 to 25 percent injury, bean planting and harvesting by machinery, and the value of corn land for beans. It advises against nurse crops for alfalfa due to potential yield loss and details a new sheep breed blending Rambouillet Shropshire and Cotswold traits. Rock salt use for horses and sheep is noted, plus a Vermont merino revival aiming for purity and export sales to Africa and Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Buckmat
Shropshires
Cots Wold
Vermont
Africa
Agwtralis
Quaint and Carlous Henry the Eighth's Chair
In the earlier half of the sixteenth century a large portion of furniture and earthenware used in this country, as well as other implements, was imported from its der and the Netherlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry the Eighth
Iis Ders
Netherlands
Chair of Henry VIII in Ashmolean Museum
The text notes a three cornered joint stool or chair from Flemish and German origins reflecting domestic manners. It mentions a fine example preserved in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, reportedly Henry VIII’s chair, with a sketch of Saint included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford
Henrry VIII
Public meter reader mauled by bulldog in Montclair
Dew Freeman, a Public Service Corporation meter reader from Newark, faced a fierce bulldog at Charles W. Tracy's Upper Mountain Avenue home as he read a gas meter. The dog tore Freeman's meter book and bit him on the leg before he fled, leaving the book in the animal's possession with the contested figures exposed. The incident, described in a red-covered volume, highlights dangers meter readers face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dew
Walter Freeman
Public Service Corporation
Montclair
N. J
Freeman
Newark
Charles W. Tracy
Upper Mountain Avenue
Tracy
Mr. Tracy
Corporation
Tee
Kansas City
Reporter Fined for Missing Names at Irish Laborer Scene
A historical note recalls George Ade as a reporter assigned to cover an Irish laborer who fell from a building. Ade asks for the man’s name while officers aid the injured man into an ambulance. The worker, angry at the delay, quips he will be docked minutes for the journey to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
Pewspope
Iriah
Ade
Pital
Sinecees Magasing
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Phua
Evelyn
Fred
Philadelphia
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W. L. Douglas
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