Kidney Pills Restore Wharton Woman’s Health
Mrs A Taylor of Wharton New Zealand suffered severe kidney trouble with back pain dizziness feverish headaches and burning sensations from frequent discharges. After eight doses of Dean's Kidney Pills her symptoms disappeared and her strength and health returned. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Bown
Aire
A. Taylor
Wharton
N. Z
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Eczema Cure Promises From Cuticura Remedies
An 1905 letter claims Cuticura Remedies cured severe eczema after years of doctors’ failed treatment. The patient, Lizzie Sledge of Selma Alabama, describes dramatic improvement and lasting clear skin after six months of use. Also included are brief society and club anecdotes and sports notes from Harper’s Weekly and Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Lizzie
Sledge
Jones Ave
Selma
Ala
Coffee substitute transforms woman’s health and energy
An Obie woman recalls severe health decline from coffee use. After switching to Postum Food Coffee she reports stronger health, clearer thinking, steadier nerves, resolved heart trouble and digestion, and renewed interest in daily tasks. She credits Postum and recommends reading The Road to Wellville.
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Resuli
Dostum Co
Battle Creek
Mick
Wellville
Abolish Young Millionaires or The State
Prof John L March of Union College argues for abolishing inherited wealth. He proposes splitting property into homestead and income assets, selling all other property at death, with proceeds to the state and fixed annuities for widows and children to prevent generational entanglement.
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John L. March
Union College
America
Alorgan
Rockefeller
Gould
Vanderbilt Sage
Gwadr
How the Postal Department Is Swindled
A Harper’s Weekly summary by Henry A. Castle exposes vast risks in postal money orders. It describes forged orders, embezzlements by postmasters, and lax accounting allowing large-scale fraud feeding on small per-transaction sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
South Dakota
Chicago
Congress
Treasury Department
Accounting Office
Harper’s Weekly
Indian Music of South America by Charles Johneon Pose
A Harper's Magazine excerpt describes the Incas ruined by Pizarro and the enduring Indian musical culture. It notes all members from childhood learn reed and pipe basics, no written music, and three national instruments: a date-a reed, Pandean pipes, and drums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Johneon Pose
Pizarro
Harper’s Magazine
Weather Service Aids Farmers with Frost Warnings
The Philadelphia Record notes that daily weather maps from the Weather Service assist farmers by providing actionable frost forecasts. A French device called the nagoscope, linked to dew point readings, color codes frost risk on maps to guide agricultural decisions.
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Weather Service
France
Philadelphia Record
Distinctive Lampposts for Local City Character
Excerpt from Sylvester Baxter's Art in the Street argues lampposts and street furniture should avoid nationwide sameness. It proposes varied district designs with local symbols such as seals or arms to reflect a town's character, site, trade, or people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Baxter
Jury Duty Excuse Refused Despite Language Barrier
A naturalized Italian seeking excuse from jury duty tells the judge he has poor English. The judge denies the excuse saying no excuse will be granted. The clipping also notes a deafness cure claim, and a misquote by an Oxford speaker who mixes vowels, saying Liberals came in on a flying toad.
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Green
Oxford
Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers Promise Instant Breath Cure
An advertisement extols Mull's Anti Belch Wafers as a cure for belching and bad taste caused by stomach trouble. It claims the wafers purify the stomach, absorb foul gases, relieve seasickness and headaches, and stop indigestion cramps gas and heartburn with a strong promise the offer may not reappear.
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Mall
Afel
Mull
MulPs Anti Belch Wafers Sample Offer Endorsed
A vintage coupon offer invites readers to mail name address druggist name and one cent stamps to MulPs Grape Texte Co for a free sample of Belch Wafers and a certificate for 15 cents toward more wafers. The ad claims relief for stomach trouble and absorption cures. Address 323 3d Ave Rack Island Ok Gite.
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Muull’s Grape Texte Co
3D Ave
Rack Island
Building Safety Test for Cracks and Vibration
A method for public building safety involves taping brown paper over cracks to detect movement. If the paper tears, mischief continues. a vibration measuring device may also reveal movement unseen by natural observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Cathedral
Abbey
Pall Mail Gazette
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Help for Women
A era of crowded hospitals is blamed on female ailments with surgeries rising yearly. Miss Luella Adams of Seattle shares a testimonial of tumor cure via Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, urging sick women to seek free advice from the company’s representative in Lynn Mass.
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Luella Adaims
Seattle, Wash
Pinkham
Adame
Lydia
Lynn
Mass
Zenol or Ajax Seeks Pay from Circus Manager
The article recalls Zenol claiming to be Ajax, the youngest Bowdoin class speaker at a commencement dinner. He, working for a circus, asked for pay at season end but was told the funds ran out. The next spring the manager misnames him before he corrects him.
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G. C. Webber
Bowdoin
ZenoL _ Zeno
Zenol
Ajax
Kennebec
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