Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers Offer Promises Gut Relief
An advertisement touts Mull's Anti-Belch Wafers as a cure for bad breath and stomach gas. It claims absorbent action, disinfection, and improved digestion, promising quick relief without drugs. A special offer ships two boxes for a small fee or a free sample via coupon.
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Miners payroll mystery and name switch sparks laughter
A miner Dominick Malson vitch returns from Europe seeking undrawn pay but cannot recall his mine name. Officials settle on Mike Smith after confusion with similar foreign names. The tale appears amid a collage of era curiosities and ads from Scranton and Texas coffee notes.
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Lackawannan Company
Europe
Dominick
Mike Smith
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Scranton Tribune
Vast Mammoth Sawdust Pile at Cheboygan Michigan
A towering sawdust mound near Cheboygan formed over 30 years by the W and A McArthur mill grows to 1080 feet by 875 feet and 20 to 50 feet high. It sits on twelve acres of land and is largely pine and oak sawdust with potential chemical value yet to be exploited.
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Cheboygan
Mich
W. & A. McArthur Company
Boston
Taxes the Root of Misery in The Night That Made Me a Revolutionist
In Everybody's, a peasant recounts his mother’s death amid tax hikes rising from twenty to thirty rubles. He recalls his father’s line that taxes caused her death, describing how poverty and heavy work, especially rug making, led to illness and demise.
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Ernest Poole
Railway in the Desert Drives Hedjaz Line to Mecca
A German supervised project through the desert aims to link Damascus and Mecca by the Hedjaz Railway. While religious motives fuel the work, pilgrims promise traffic. most of the 1200 miles run through barren land. Damascus to Maan opened last autumn. Haiffa to Deraat flood damage delayed a branch line.
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Constantinople
Damascus
Mecca
Hedjaz
Maan
Jordan
Haiffa
Deraat
Beirut
Pall Mall Gazette
Westmoreland Hills and the ancient Giants
A Century excerpt reflects on Westmoreland and its hills as remnants of an older world. It contrasts their delicate beauty with Alpine grandeur and Apennine scale, praising Westmoreland's fine strokes, tints, curves, and lines of grace that preserve wild, mountainous energy. The piece notes Scotland’s heatherless landscape owes its charm to subtle natural artistry.
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Westmoreland
Alps
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Scotland
Himalayan Sheep Used as Beasts of Burden Rangewide
A range of mountain sheep in the Himalayas are employed as beasts of burden across high-altitude routes. Their role supports transport and labor in rugged terrain where alternatives are scarce, aiding local communities and trade networks.
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Himalayas
Greece Claims World’s Largest Sun Die
Greece proclaims ownership of the world’s largest sun die, an impressive industrial artifact highlighted as a major national achievement and symbol of domestic manufacturing prowess.
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Greece
Immigrant Jews Sought by Uprooted Relatives Across Cities
Readers describe the challenge of locating missing Jewish relatives who travel long distances with no address. Many fail to recall names or places, while some arrive with outfits unfit for travel. Jewish Charity efforts help reunite families through Yiddish language papers and local aid.
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Val
Battle Creek
Mich
San
Strang
Moische
New_York
Brooklyn
Noise complaint from tenants over pets and parrots
A landlord apologizes for a disturbance caused by a tenant claiming to have children. Mr. Flatch says the cries disturbed no one, attributing the noise to Smith's dog and Mrs. Brown's parrot, framing the scene as a domestic nuisance report.
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Mr. Flatch
Smith
To Ani of and in Fifth Fad Ir
A brief note referencing an event or person likely connected to Ani in a fifth fashion era context. The legible fragments suggest a personal or social item rather than a formal report. Details remain unclear within the OCR fragment.
Captain Graham Credits Cuticura For Skin Cure
Captain W. S. Graham of Wheeling West Virginia writes dated June 14 704 that Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment cured sores on his face and back after doctors failed. He says his skin now looks clear and thanks God for the relief and money saved.
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W.S. Graham
Hoff St
Wheeling
WV. Va
Congress to consider private presidential car appropriation
Washington reports that a new bill will ask Congress to fund a private car for the President and cover transportation costs he selects. The Springfield Republican questions whether the funds might also be used for campaign swag around the circle.
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Washington
Congress
Springfield Republican
Raised From A Death Bed Mr Pith Reclaims Health
H B Pitts of Skowhegan Maine recounts a nearly fatal kidney illness described as intractable. After his wife started him on Deans Kidney Pills, he recovered fully and has remained well for three years. The product is sold by dealers, 50 cents a box, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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H. B. Pitts
Hathaway St
Skowhegan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Desiccated Vegetables and Odd Local Tales
A tomato seed lodged in a Winsted woman’s throat for days before pain prompted medical exam. seed embedded in flesh with a tiny sprout visible upon removal. Middlesex Hospital in London operates a plant yielding three tons of ice daily. Cautions against substituting mercury in remedies. Hall’s Catarrh Cure marketed without mercury and sold by Druggists. Miss Mary E. Fitzgerald recalls a statue of Ole Bull in Minneapolis prompting ignorance about his identity.
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Winsted
Conn
Middlesex Hospital
London
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J.chensay & Co
Hall
Mary E. Fitzgerald
Chicago
Ole Bull
Minneapolis
New York
Mother bathes Tommy after football game at home
In a neighborhood game, Tommy is bathed by his mother under a faucet after being rambunctious. She quotes President Roosevelt saying the nation needs cleaner football, reflecting public concern for sports safety.
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Tommy
President Roosevelt
Chicago Tribune
Postscript Notes Touch Crime, Names and Texas Posts Lighting 1870s
A fragmentary column surveys coast rumors of ship captains who failed to aid a distressed vessel and recalls Marblehead punishment history. It quips about Texas post office names such as Damille and Damsite while riffing on virtue, journalism, public ethics, and a satirical view of crime reporting and sensationalism.
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Otert
Leigh
Ense
BSK
Oteri
Floyd Ireson
Marblehead
Texas
Damille
New York Tribune
Cecil ‘Lyon
Lone Star
Post Office
Joshua
Ouisville
Theople
Oliver Wendall Holmes
Nature's First Law and the Preserving Kettle Request
A rude child asks to borrow a preserving kettle for his mother. The householder recalls the last kettle left holes after the previous borrow, implying a cheeky mischief and a need to avoid further lending. The maiden answers with disdain yet a guarded politeness and references the four new jars seen.
Deep Gold From Australian Mines Breaks Records
A gold bearing quartz specimen from a Bendigo mine in Australia is on view at Melbourne's Mining Department. Found at 4 200 feet, it marks the deepest gold retrieval on record and suggests favorable deposition conditions at great depth. A Scottish tombstone at Culross Abbey is dated to the fourth century.
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Australia
Mining Department
Melbourne
Bendigo
Culross Abbey
Fife
Scotland
Pica of Patent Cures and Teething Syrup Advertisements
A fragment lists medical patent cures and tonics including Dr Kiine’s Great Nerve Restorer trials and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething. It mentions trial bottles, a H Bune address in Philadelphia, and a 1900 date with testimonials about cures for coughs, fevers, and colic.
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Kiine
Dr. H. Bune, Ltd
Areh St
Phila
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