Peruna remedy praised for hay fever relief
A Columbus Ohio resident endorses Peruna for catarrh and hay fever saying it has helped greatly. The letter explains hay fever as a summer endemic irritant issue and notes changing location can help, but Peruna stimulates the nervous system to resist poisonous emanations and may carry sufferers through the season.
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HE Smith
EL Mound Street
Cobmbus
Ohio
Railways Expand Across Far Northwest Aims
Donald Macdonald in Sunset Magazine envisions a vast Pacific Northwest railway expansion with 120000000 in investment and miles of new lines across Oregon Idaho and Washington. The plan supports a growing Portland metropolis with docks, industries, and Willamette Columbia developments.
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Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Idaho
Washinston
Loving
Portland
Willamette-Columbia
Council Crest
Donald Macdonald
Sunset Magazine
How to Make a Fire Extinguisher from Salt and Ammonia
Instructions describe creating a crude extinguisher using 20 pounds of common salt and 1 pound of sal ammoniac dissolved in seven gallons of water. The plan relies on breaking a sealed glass bottle to release gas to smother flames and urges keeping many bottles on hand for agricultural use.
Kentucky woman credits Grape-Nuts with health restoration
A Kentucky woman recounts indigestion and nervous prostration that eased after swapping breakfast for Grape-Nuts and cream. She claims new vigor and steadier health, noting pains return only with greasy meals and vanish when returning to the cereal. The testimonial appears from Potum Co Battle Creek Mich.
Bean Harvesting and Storing in Barns and Thrashing
Article describes the shift from hand pulling to machinery in bean harvesting in main districts. It explains a tyre wheeled harvester with long blades, the process of bunching beans, drying weather effects, and storage in barns. It also includes a brief anecdote on music publishing terms and a humorous exchange about Impromptu versus Impromptu Waltz.
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J. L
Stone
World News Snapshots From Early 20th Century Misadventures
A compendium of curious claims and rapid-fire inventions spans distant peoples, dogs and sheep in Russia, Abyssinia law, Moroccan penalties, Australian bushmen, nest builders, a Canadian grain-to-flour feat, and evolving ideas about sunlight and disease.
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Indian Ocean
John
Abyssinia
Morocco
Australia
Wilds
Misread Alumni Clash at University Over Composer Title
A blustering man claims alumni status while debating a professor about a music title mix up. In a quiet reversal the professor’s wit leaves the man speechless as a publisher mix up yields a different impromptu vase title.
Soda fountains as profitable assets for druggists
An early piece argues that every town can profit from a soda fountain in a drug store. It cites quick customer turnout, year-round demand for varied drinks, cross-selling benefits, and strong profit prospects with careful operation and focus on customer comfort.
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New York
Protect It In Time Law Aimed To Shield Star Spangled Banner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle argues for new laws to guard the national anthem against unauthorized edits. It notes publishers have altered the third stanza and warns such changes could erode the original text written by Francis Scott Key in 1814.
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Francis Scott Key
Baltimore American
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Their Only Chance
A Washington Times writer recounts a boy asking why Sears sleep in winter and his father’s quip that the President does not hunt them because they must sleep sometime, reflecting a wartime or political humor frame.
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Sears
Washington
Lasting Carpets Claim Elephant Hide Carpets Endure Wear
A claim from a manufacturer states carpets woven from elephant side fibers never wear out, praising durability and long life. The assertion highlights unusual material use and prompts questions about sourcing and practicality.
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Elephant Side
The Age of Lead in Modern Life
The article extols lead as essential in civilization detailing its roles in plumbing printing paint and metalworking. It explains white lead red lead litharge and orange mineral and notes the broad range of lead products from pipes to pigments and coatings.
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Minetal
Iead
Wine germs enable fake Bordeaux Burgundy Rhine flavors
A Washington Bureau report notes wine germs derived from old wine casks are kept in a jelly-like mass made from Japanese isinglass and fruit juice. When released into sterile fruit juice and mixed with wine, the germs produce the exact bouquet of a chosen wine brand.
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Washington Bureau of Manufacturers
Bordeaux
Burgundy
The
Rhine
London Daily Mail
Senator Benson Helped Draft First State Prohibition Law
Senator Benson, successor to Senator Burton of Kanees, was among three lawyers in the State Senate in 1881 who framed the first prohibition law the state ever enacted.
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Benson
Burton
Kanees
State Senate
SICK FOR TEN YEARS
Fred W. Harris of Chestnut Street Jefferson Ohio suffered kidney disease for over ten years with swelling back ache and bed confinement. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he was cured and gained weight with normal kidney secretions. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Fred W. Harris
Chestnut St
Jefferson
Ohio
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N.Y
When Coffee Was Unpopular In England
Coffee entered England in 1652 and by 1663 faced widespread hostility described as a crusade against oriental beverages. Pulpit invective mocked coffee as syrup of soot and poison masking the Devil’s color. The backlash faded, and coffee houses spread to villages by the era of Charles I.
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England
London
Charles I
Vilage
Jan
Woman Writes Of Relief After Pinkham Treatment
Two letters from women to Mrs. Pinkham describe severe monthly pain and a threat of operation, followed by testimonials after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mary Dimmink from Washington, D. C. seeks guidance. Mary Trimnick reports dramatic recovery and renewed life. Also notes promote the remedy and share other historical curiosities.
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Lydia KE
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Pinkham
Mary Dimmink
Suth
Capitol Streets
Was
B.C
Deai
Lydia E. Pinkhant
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mary Trimnick
Washington, D. C
Lydia H. Pinkham
Microbes in Cheese Surpass Human Population Clues
A Swiss professor reports high microbe counts in Emmenthal and cream cheese, with up to millions of germs per gram as cheese matures. He notes near global human population levels in cream cheese after extended aging and suggests many microbes are friendly aiding digestion.
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Sonntal
Cure by Cuticura Remedies for Severe Foot Infection
Seventytwo-yearold Robert Schoenhauer recounts severe blood poisoning and a nearly ruined foot. After hospital care and six months of pain he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, reporting complete healing in two weeks and praising dramatic improvement observed by others. August 21 1905.
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Cuttcora
L Wan
Robert Schoenhauer
Newburgh
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