Cyclone anecdotes across Kansas shown in Puck tale
A collection of humorous Kansas stories recounts how cyclones aided harvests saved lives and spared trains. Narrators from Sedgwick Sumner and Florence share lucky encounters where twisters moved loads, lifted houses, and diverted disaster, ending with light praise for these famed winds.
Wages Dispute at San Francisco Club Leads to Assault
A Japanese boy employed at a San Francisco clubhouse reports being driven out by steward John after demanding wages. He details a violent confrontation including two blows with a potato masher and repeated oaths, while denying any provocation and condemning the insult as an affront to honor.
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Ammonia in Baking Powder Sparks Corrections Letter
A reader challenges a September 5 report on the Washington meeting of the American Chemical Society August 15. The letter disputes claims about ammonia retention in bread and argues for a corrected, truth-based account including named researchers and the Royal Baking Powder Company.
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Price's Cream Baking Powder Ad for Multiuse Goods
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder promises moist cakes and flaky biscuits unlike ammonia powders. It claims superior texture andignores adulterated powders while pricing remains similar for pure food and health.
Dyspepsia and Constipation Endorsed by Yonkers Tax Receiver
Henry A. Archer receiver of taxes in Yonkers praises Kandreth's Viins as a sovereign remedy for indigestion and constipation. He notes they are a harmless yet effective laxative, used nightly for ten days and recommended for biliousness. He reports relief within two weeks and adds a personal adage on success.
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Yonkers
Baaxpaern
August Flower cures chronic dyspepsia report
A claim from Joan D. Cox of Allegheny City Pennsylvania credits August Flower with curing five months of chronic dyspepsia including fullness after meals and wind colic after just two weeks. She says Thomas McHenry the local druggist helped verify the condition and notes her address at 39 James Street with her family. She signs G G Green Sele Manufacturer Woodbury New Jersey USA.
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Young Napoleon thwarts bank run with clever ruse
A Buffalo Courier note recounts a dramatic bank scare where a 19-year-old clerk faces rumors of collapse. He stage-manages a dramatic gold transfer bluff to calm depositors, aided by a hardware merchant and armed men, then reveals the ruse to preserve the bank’s image. The article also ends with a legal notice about a cow and boat loss tied to Niagara river pasture rights.
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Bible Printed in London 1610 Among Family Heirlooms
A. T. Stratton, secretary of the M C A, presented a Bible printed in London in 1610. It was acquired soon after publication by John Stratton and passed down through the family. The Bible predates the King James Version and closely resembles the authorized text. It remains in an original binding, well preserved, but the dating page needs protection to prevent loss. The owner values this rare relic highly.
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Hostetter’s Stomach Hitters Lifetime Popularity Advertised
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The Progress of the Century on Medical Reform
A pamphlet denounces superstition and blind empiricism in medicine and advocates universal, fact-based reform. It criticizes orthodox medical dogma, promotes Histogenetic Medicine by Dr. J Eugene Jordan, and warns against competing quack devices while inviting readers to obtain free explanatory books and consultations in Seattle Washington.
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