One Kidney Gone Then Healed by Dean's Kidney Pills
Sylvanus O Verrill of Milford Maine says a severe injury left him paralyzed and his kidneys failing. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, he gained strength, reduced pain, moved from crutches within three months, and his kidneys began acting normally. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Sylvanus O. Verrill
Milford
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Denmark Sets Reward for Dead Rats in Copenhagen
A Paris journal proposes a penny per rat killed worldwide while Denmark already pays a halfpenny per rat head. Copenhagen schoolboys hunt rats, bring bodies to the fire brigade, tails are removed to prevent double rewards, and the carcasses are burned at night at the gas works.
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Denmark
Paris
Copenhagen
New York Tribune
Remedy for colds with syrup and whisky advised
A newspaper column presents a home remedy claiming a cold can be cured within 24 hours using one ounce Compound Syrup of Sarasaparilla one ounce Toris Compound and a half pint of whisky mixed and shaken. It advises dosing a tablespoonful every four hours and states ingredients are available at any drug store.
Origin of the sundae in New Orleans tale
A soda water dispenser in New Orleans, out of carbonation one sunny day, mixed ice cream with syrups to please customers. The column says a clerk turned “Sunday recipe” into “sundae,” popularizing the dessert. The tale is recounted by a veteran soda water salesman with no affidavit.
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New Orleans
Public telescope in Zurich draws crowds and awe
The world’s only genuinely public observatory is in Zurich Switzerland. Open nightly, it has welcomed at least 25 000 visitors in six months. The 17 foot 6 inch long fourteen ton telescope uses a twelve inch objective and a projecting screen for onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
Switzerland
Tenn. Woman Credits Postum With Health Comeback
A Tennessee woman recounts coffee harming her stomach and nerves from age fifteen. She switched to Postum and over five years regained strength, appetite, and the ability to digest any food. She now uses Postum instead of coffee and reports steady nerves.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Vlachs of Mount Pindus and the Fall of Ali’s Road
The article describes the Vlachs a slender nomad people in Epirus with a Latin tongue, living high in the Pindus and guiding caravans between Greece and Turkey. It recalls their antiphonal songs, flags, and intimate bond with place as the traveler follows Ali’s old road to Yanina, where sunset light bathes mosques on a lake and hints at Europe meeting Asia.
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Mount
Pindus
Meteora
Yanina
Elepht
Arnaut
Alpheus
Turkish Epirus
Acheron
Ali
Albania
Danton
Napoleon
Pitt
Jess
Asia
Europe
London Spectator
3 100 Smiths in New Directory of Manhattan and Bronx
The 1908 Trow’s General Directory lists 3 100 Smiths in Manhattan and the Bronx, with hundreds of Schmidt and Schmitt variants. It notes about 600 Schmidts and 200 Schmitts among roughly half a million names, plus a first entry Jacques Aa and a last Louis Zyss among 16 hundred pages. The directory includes public institutions and other departments, described as an instructive work edited with a fine style by the New York Press.
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Trow
Manhattan
Bronx
New York
Smiths
Schmidts
Schmitts
Smyths
Schmids
Schmitzes
Smythes
Smithes
Smittherses
Smit
Smits
Smitt
Smitzes
Smitania
Smithlapp
Smithlein
Smithsen
Smith
John Smiths
Jacques Aa
Melrose Avenue
Louis Zyss
Bowery
New York Press
The Rush of Many Waters at Lahore
A poet recalls waters rushing down in Lahore inspired by a leak from an upstairs flat. He explains the idea came from that source and then seeks the janitor to discuss it.
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Lahore
New York Sun
Cure for Piles Treatment Free Mail Offer
Free sample treatment for piles and fistula condition advertised by Red Cross care in Minneapolis. Includes instructions and hook detailing cure and free shipment from REA CO. Dept. BA. Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Red Cross
REA CO
Minneapolis
Minn
Emperor William Enjoys Court Banter and Feasting
From Lady Rendolph Churchill's Reminiscences the elderly emperor appears vibrant and playful at a gathering. He samples poached eggs, potted meats, and an array of German dishes, followed by tea, strawberries, ices, and tepid champagne, while chatting in light, banal fashion.
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William
Rendolph Churchill
Hog Cholera Remedy Promoted By Sloan’s Liniment
Advert says hog cholera is highly contagious and urges immediate isolation and pen fumigation. Recommends mixing Sloan's Liniment with milk and giving sick hogs a tablespoonful twice daily for three days. Includes testimonials from A J McCarthy of Idaville and G W Balsbaugh of Peru and offers a free Sloan's book from Dr Earl S Sloan, Boston.
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Sloan
A. J. McCarthy
Idaville
Ind
G. W. Balsbaugh
Peru
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
Cheaper to Move This Night Removal Offer Ad
A London suburb notice promotes night removals priced at 1s 6d per hour. It advertises hire of a horse, a man, and a dark night for quiet, neighbor-friendly moving services.
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London
Cure touted for piles with Cuticura items succeeds
An eighty year old man recounts severe hemorrhoids and eczema, previously told surgery was needed. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills with a suppository syringe, his condition improved and he reports continued use with daily then weekly applications.
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J. H. Henderson
Hopkinton, N. Y
Mule Finds Gold Mine in Idaho Legend and Law
In Coeur d'Alene Idaho a donkey named Bill unearthed a rich ore ledge leading to vast mining fortunes. Courts ruled the donkey’s finding relevant to mining claims while the district produced multi millionaires and large profits.
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Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Millinonaires
Butter Takes Root in China Dining Scene
Butter becomes a feature in Chinese meals as restaurants offering European style dinners attract higher end patrons. The surge follows years when butter and cow milk were rare in China, signaling a shift toward European luxury foods among the better class.
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China
Catarrh Cure Advertises Internal Treatment
An 19th century advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by external applications and promotes Ball's Catarrh Cure taken internally plus Hall's Catarrh Cure. It asserts a physician pedigree and a blood purifying combination, with testimonials, Toledo, Ohio as the producer and 75 cent price for Hall's pills for constipation.
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Ball
Hall
Oj. Cienny & Co
Props
Toledo
Wood cutting hits peak in Uncle Sam's forest
A 1907 report notes wood cuttings in Uncle Sam's wood lot reached a record peak, over 40 billion board feet, seven percent higher than 1906. Texas climbs to third among lumber states as northern supplies dwindle and prices rise while per capita consumption grows.
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Uncle Sam
Texas
New York
Surgical Operation Fears and Unnecessary Procedures
A historical note questions the frequency of surgical operations on women, asserting many are unnecessary and could have been avoided in hospitals. The copy highlights concerns about medical overuse and patient consent.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Fans Readers Praise
Letters from Mrs Barbara Base of Kingman Kansas and Mrs Arthur R House Moorestown New Jersey tell how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved serious female troubles avoiding surgery. The ad notes the remedy has stood for thirty years helping with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains and backache and invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Barbara Base
Kingman
Kansas
Pinkham
Pin
Lydia E. Pink
Arthur R. House
Cl.d Road
Moorestown
N. J
Peple
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia i. Pinkham
Lydia
Duainkham
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Sydenham Tablet Co
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Ifor
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FE. A. Strout CO
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Farquhar
Sollers
CPAI
A. B. Farquhar Co.,Ltd
York, Pa
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Towers Fish Brand
Hadily Camfark
Dy Newlnyv
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