Peruna touted as grip aftercare remedy in ad copy
The column touts Peruna as superior for grip after-effects with testimonials from figures like Congressman M W Howard and inventor Henry Distin. Letters praise relief from la grippe and catarrh, describing rapid recovery, restored appetite, and renewed strength after Peruna use. Dr Hartman offers free advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
M. W. Howard
Howard
Fort Payne
Ala
Qrip
Henry Distin
Henry Distin Mfg. Co
Wildiamsport
South Ninth Street
Philadelphia
S.B. Hartman
Alice Dressler
N. Bryant Ave
Minneapolis
Minon
Alice Dreasler
Veto Power Compared Across Nations and Presidents
The piece notes that the British sovereigns rarely exercise veto power, with Queen Anne the last to veto in 1707, while U S presidents show wide use of vetoes. It cites Washington Lincoln Grant and Cleveland to contrast parliamentary limits with executive authority.
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Great Britain
Anne
Washington
Lincoln
Grant
Cleveland
Saturday Evening Post
Hall’s Catarrh Cure Advertises Mercury Free Remedy
An advertisement warns against mercury based nostrums for catarrh and touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as safe and blood affecting. The copy emphasizes internal use and cautions buyers to seek genuine products. It also mentions price and other remedies like powders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hal
Ohio
Ruggis
A Scientific Scrap Book Request
Mr. L. C. Howard, chief of the division of entomology, receives a letter asking him to send a copy of any report for a scrap-book. He replies asking which report, and the reply comes that any report is fine for inclusion.
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L. C. Howard
Division of Entomology
Excursion Train Offers Far West Lands at Low Fare
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway will sell round trip excur sions from Chicago and Milwaukee on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to many points in South Dakota and the Northwest at about one fare. Explore western lands and crops for a small price. For rates and land details contact F A Miller General Passenger Agent Chicago TL.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Peat Railway
Chicago
Milw
South Dakoorth Dakota
F. A. Miller
Dust and busca of earth in vain crown of immortality
A reflective quote by Dean Warrar criticizes human toil and anxiety over earthly dust and its distractions while claiming God offers no reward of immortality or heavenly treasure.
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Dean Warrar
Reverend Bacon to probe London fog by balloon ascent
The Rev J M Bacon, famed for balloon studies, plans a winter ascent into one of London's worst fogs to study its composition and test guncotton explosions to dissipate the haze.
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London
J. M Bacon
Grain-O: A Nourishing Coffee Substitute for Children
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a nourishing drink for children that can replace coffee. It claims Grain-O is made from grain and, when prepared properly, tastes like coffee but costs less. Available at grocers in 15 and 25 cent sizes.
Florence prepares for Cellini birth anniversary festival
Florence marks the 400th anniversary of Benvenuto Cellini with a festival and the installation of the sculptor’s bust on the Porta Vecchio. Invitations have been sent to goldsmiths’ associations worldwide.
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Benvenuto ‘Cellini
Florence
Porte Vecchio
Those who live on the mountain have a longer day
Motivational adage notes people on higher ground endure longer days than valley dwellers. The quote from Rev. 8. J. Barrows suggests rising above challenges can brighten life. It emphasizes elevation as a metaphor for persistence and perspective.
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J. Barrows
Lace’s Family Medicine Promises Health Through Gentle Action
An old advertisement touts Lace’s Family Medicine claiming to improve health by easing the liver and kidneys and curing sick headaches. Prices listed as 25 and 60 cents.
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Lace
Florida's Orange Shipments Surge Beyond Foreign Records
Florida reports a record orange shipment surge with 700000 boxes last year rising to an anticipated 1250000 boxes this year. A healer touts Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation and sick headache due to digestive support. A lecturer notes women influence policy while men steer, and Grove's laxative bromquinine promises cold cure with a money back guarantee.
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Florida
Belt Washing Soap Promises Pure Quality
Slogan filled note cites Belt Washing Soap guaranteed pure and sold by all grocers. A quirky line adds a proverb about a talker and listener, reflecting light local ad style and casual wisdom.
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Maple City
Adulterated Rainted Coffee Exposed in Kansas City
The Kansas City Star reports a dangerous coffee adulteration exposed at a Walnut street broker. Cheap beans are mixed, roasted, and painted with red lead to imitate quality, then sold nationwide, harming legitimate dealers and consumer health.
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Walnut Street
Kansas City
Chicago
Kansas City Star
Words of Wisdom on Neighborliness and Virtue
The text urges embracing shared human troubles, living righteously, and serving neighbors. It condemns hoarding books for future use, links happiness to virtue, and emphasizes earnest moral principle as the balance wheel of character. It notes time as an inexorable creditor and defines neighborliness by action, not mere proximity.
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France
Germany
A Duke's Unconscious Humor and Forester Exchange
A Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar mistakes a forester for a brother and jokes about the resemblance. At a railway station he questions two girls about their father and ages, noting the line opened three years.
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Saxe-Weimar
Schmidt
Serenissimus
Grand Duke
Serenassimus
The Mum Family and Other Oddities in Old Newspapers
A collage of short items including a whimsical poem about Minnie and Max Mum, notes on durable toys and an itinerant vendor, explanations of why stars twinkle, and a tale of Jonas Hanway introducing the umbrella amid ridicule, detailing the gradual adoption of rain protection.
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Mum
Minnie Mum
Max I
London
England
Jonas Hanway
Gown for the Ladies Describes Velvet Ribbon Rosette Trim
A gown described as Valenciennes and fine white cambrie joined into a vertical bodice and gored skirt with a horizontal yoke and elbow sleeves. Hem features three narrow ruffles with embroidery and lace, plus black velvet rosettes linked by velvet loops forming festoons.
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Valenciennes
Revivalist Randy Pikes-Detroit Dick Rescued After Lake Fall
A reviver named Randy Pikes or Detroit Dick fell into a lake. Bystanders rolled him on a barrel and he recovered in about five minutes. A witness from Billy Coalgate-Yeg noted the whisky barrel played a role.
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Randy Pikes
Detroit
de Lake
Billy Coalgate
Quack Ads Offer Health Cures and Pledges
A collection of old advertisements promotes Dr. Shoop Restorative for dyspepsia, Dr Kline's Great Nerve Remedy claims a day cure, and Monarch Poultry Mixture seeks male advertisers with a straight salary. Miscellaneous quips about superiority, wives, and reputation accompany the notices.
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Dr. Kline
Fh. H. Kling, Ltd
Arch Bt
Philadelphia
Dishes at English royal table bear cook's name origin
Signed by the Cook. An English royal table custom marks dishes with the cook’s name, a practice traced to George II.
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George IL
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