Woman Credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Adelaide Prann of New York writes about long pelvic pain headaches and sickness. She claims relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham’s remedy and urges other young women to try it instead of expensive doctors. The letter is signed and includes a testimonial address.
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Lydia
Jess
Avi
Adelaide Prann
St. Ann's Ave
New York
F. Wright
Oelwein
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Vigorous Apple Trees Reach Century and a Half Life
In 2727 a Connecticut apple tree near Stonington was planted and later grafted from a Roxbury russet. A September gale in 1815 toppled it, yet a sprout persisted, forming a living link as the trunk decayed. The sprout renewed vigor and bore fruit while the old trunk rotted away.
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Connecticut
Stonington
Elijahallingg
Elisha
Hartford
The Smelling Expert An Odd Trade In New York Fragrance
A profile of a New York perfumery expert who earns his living judging the quality of perfumery materials. He tests pommades and ingredients, identifies scents in popular perfumes, and helps distillers reproduce them. His work relies on a highly sensitive nose and careful avoidance of strong odors to protect his olfactory skills.
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Orso
New York
New York Sun
Franer
Cape
Eich
Naval inspection notes stray from standard trace
Fragmentary OCR text references a naval department and astronomical terms with scattered names. No clear event, place, or date is legible enough to identify a coherent incident or outcome for a concise card.
Marion County Council Funds Voting Machines and Legislative Notes
Marion county council approves 2000 for voting machines and bids will be sought after Matson machine law. lawmakers discuss state board of agriculture claim, heating at Terre Haute normal school, and various bills on treasurers, foreign corporations, and bridges. Indiana Senate passages and investigations roam topics from jurists fees to post naming requests and reformatories.
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Marion County Council
Matson
Supreme Court
State Normal Schoaal
Terre Haute
Secretary of State
Senate
Barlow
Senate and House Act Quickly on Coal Duty Rebate
The Senate and House moved swiftly on a bill to rebate duties on foreign coal for one year. The Senate also passed a militia measure with an amendment removing a reserve force provision, while the Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico statehood debate continued. Washington reports note rapid army bill progress and partisan views on labor department reorganization.
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Senate
House
McCumber
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Ways and Means Committee
Messrs
Cushman and Jones
Wash
Gaines
W. Va
Mendell
Wyre
Patterson
Canada
Dalzell
Psa
Payne
N. Y
Congress
Army
Signal Corp
Tillman
Foraker
McLaurin
Indianola
Miss
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Labor
Friends of
Messrs. Mann
Tll
Corliss
Mich
Adamson
Scott
Kan
Hepburn
Richardson
Ala
Shackleford
Cochran
Weston
Tex
St. Washington
B. F. Moody & Co
Keokuk
Third Iowa Cavalry
St. Louis
Court of Claims
Iown
Smith and
Hedge
Hitt
Foreign Affairs Committee
Commission
A Currency Bill Aims to Back National Bank Notes
Washington January 14 A bill introduced by Representative Cochran Missouri would authorize national banks to issue currency secured by deposits of United States state and municipal bonds Col Morrison's Condition Waterloo NL January 14 Col Wm Morrison former Interstate Commerce Commission member continues ill but shows improvement Doctors anticipate possible operation may be necessary for recovery
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Washington
Cochran
Missouri
United States
Col. Morrison
Waterloo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Necaeary
Back Pain Triggered by Kidney Disorder Warns of Serious Trouble
A 1899 testimonial from Joseph Calmes of Fostoria Ohio endorses Dean's Kidney Pills, claiming kidney backache led to sleep trouble and lumbago but notes complete relief after treatment. Free trial offered by Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo NY, with pills priced at 50 cents per box.
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Bright
Joseph Calmes
Harter Mills
Fostoria
Dean
Mr. Calmes
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Tobacco Cure Claim Ad by Sterling & Co
An advertisement promises a tobacco cure with TOBAC products that allegedly restore vigor and add weight. It cites cure figures like over 8GG and 0GG, offers free advice, and directs readers to Sterling & Co. in Chicago or New York at 437.
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Bocktet
Sterling & CO
Chicago
New York
Quotable Lines Stirred by Newspapers and Sayings
A collage of dated quips from the Pittsburg Times and Baltimore News. The snippets include a wry remark on time and centuries, a humorous on stage direction about heating the piano, a line about choosing air, and a playful caution about counting miles before pedaling.
Boy bitten by chimpanzee at zoo shown in funny tale
A 12 year old boy at a zoo cage reaches to shake hands with a chimpanzee and is bitten to the bone. His father jokes the boy has learned that the critters have teeth. The piece also notes Seaboard Air Line Railway brochures about Manatee County Florida with history soil fertility and prospects for orange growing and truck farming.
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Boston Globe
Claudius
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Portsmouth
Florida
Land of Manatee
Seaboard
Manatee County
Morten M. Cassaday
Manatee
Retired Officer's Son Hopes for Heart Disease Career
Army and navy officers tease a well known Washington retiree who has heart disease and a son showing early signs of mimicry. An eight year old told a visitor he plans to grow up and get heart disease to join his father on the retired list.
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Army
Navy
Washington
Jack
Papa
Chicago Chronicle
Almanacs on Astrology Attract Buyers Through Druggists
Druggists already stocked Persna almanacs with astrology content aimed at attracting customers. A competent astrologist wrote the astrology articles and each sign’s mental character series forms a near complete horoscope. A free questions and answers section on astrology accompanies the almanac. Contact your druggist to avoid missing out.
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Persna
Pera
Safe. Locks It in the Safe Advice Jokes
A quip from Yonkers noting a Brooklyn woman finds a way to prevent hair loss by locking it in the safe. The Chicago Daily News warns that if people followed such advice, there would be an advice famine.
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Mr. Crimsonbeak
Brooklyn
Chicago Daily News
Cure-alls and testimonials flood early 1900s ads
An OCR fragment presents multiple patent remedies and endorsements from 1900 era ads. Names like Laxative Bromo Quinine, Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike's Toothache Drops, and miscellaneous quotes appear as customer testimonials and promotional blurbs. It reflects period advertising tactics and quotation inclusions.
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Hale
Pike
Peruna Claims Cure For Catarrh Everywhere
Thousands suffer catarrh under many names but the article asserts catarrh is catarrh no matter location and that Peruna cures catarrh wherever located. The reader is urged to consider Peruna as a universal remedy.
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Peruna
Pity for the Angels on Brooklyn Snowy Steps
A Brooklyn anecdote recounts a child observing snow on a doorstep while a maid sweeps the steps. The tale centers on Mrs S a fastidious neighbor and a remark by Sue about pitying the angels if they dust snow onto her steps.
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Sue
Little Jack
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
In New York the nurse Mother Gray at the Children’s Home promotes her powder as a remedy to break up colds cure feverishness constipation stomach and teething disorders and destroy worms. Sold by all druggists 25c sample free addressed to A S Olmsted Le Roy N Y.
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Mother Gray
New York
A.S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Six and a Half Dozen. Airs. Winthrop
Winthrop to discuss winter plans as costs of going south are weighed against staying and buying coal. Town topics note advice and questions on affordability and practical options.
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Winthrop
Opportunities and Business Chances in the Great Southwest
Advertisement notes opportunities and handsome business chances in the Southwest with pamphlet requests. Offers contact through James Barker, Gen's Pass Agent, M. K. R. and T. Ry., 101 Wainwright Building, St. Louis. Ends with unrelated quotes about education and character.
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Great Southwest
James Barker
Gen's Pass
M. KR
T. Ry
Wainwright Bldg
St. Louis
Japanese Corner Stir in Wife’s Boudoir Appointment
Mr. Pitt mocks his wife’s oriental cake display calling it childish. She defends the Wheat corner as honest and respectable, challenging his time and money spent on his own project. The exchange underscores gendered ideas of domestic ventures.
Inhumanity to Man Sparks National Letter War
A Cincinnati Enquirer note laments a post office clerk who gave up her husband for her job as cruel postmaster general orders. The piece questions how many husbands will be driven to poverty this winter while women pursue employment. Independent quips from the Philadelphia Press and Washington Star mention family, vanity, and self-estimation in humorous fashion.
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Washington
Cincinnati
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Tarkington
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Market Report
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Baltimore
Louisville
Puck
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Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Ram’s
Sagara
Pe-Ru-Na
J. Stubenvole
H. Stubenvoll
Elkhorn
Wis
St. John’s Church
Stubenvoll
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Germany
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Soe
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Salzer
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Tammy
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