Peruna endorsements and seed catalog offer saddle claim
A 1837 letter praises Peruna as a cure for catarrh, urging readers to consult Dr. Hartman in Columbus, Ohio for free advice. The piece touts Teosinte and Billion Dollar Grass as top fodder plants with high yields and invites 100 stamps for seed catalogs from John A. Salter Seed Co., La Crosse, Wisconsin. It closes with a maxim about never avoiding action.
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Somerville Nicholson
United States Navy
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Victoria
A.C.L
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Boston
Paxtine
R. Paxton Co
Moles and Mountains in a Daydream Studio Chat
A playful exchange contrasts a Gibson Girl neck and a Julia Marlowe dimple with a large mole on the actress’s nose. The speaker jokes about faith healers curing a lame shoulder, but the mole remains a barrier to belief in miracles.
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Gibson
Julia Marlowe
Value of Reindeer Skin in Arctic Wear
The skin of the reindeer provides top cold protection. A wearer wrapped in reindeer skin and a matching blanket can endure the harshest Arctic winter night temperatures.
A Good Color Scheme for a Colonial Room
A guide to decorating outlines a three part color scheme with a preflamin ate, an intermediate and an accidental. It advises green as the predominant color for a Colonial setting with white woodwork, red as intermediate and gold as the accidental to achieve harmony.
What to Eat Tea Table Epigrams
A playful collection of witticisms about meals and manners. It jokes about keeping peace at home, overbaked cakes, lunacy, griddle cakes, salt and battery, and coffee grounds. It closes with a quip on chores and dessert.
Indigo Blueing Revival For White Clothes
A household guide explains how to restore the pearly tint of white garments using indigo. Tie indigo in a thin bag, steep in boiling water, squeeze, and mix with clear water before blueing each piece separately. Do not overdo washing. indigo need not be used every wash. Obtain indigo from a druggist.
Maintaining Clothes and Care for Gloves and Garments
The article advises on removing spots with benzine or naphtha using white cloth, and stresses storing gloves in tissue, avoiding overhandling, and not overpressuring. It recommends selecting a hand laundry, avoiding acids, and finishing garments with domestic care, proper ironing, and dust-free storage in small spaces with proper racks and paper between trousers.
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Haberdasher
Veal Kidney Devilled and Bread Ramekins Recipe Trio
This clipping lists veal kidney devilled instructions with mustard cayenne and breading, cheese and anchovy toast spread for ramekins, and whole wheat gem batter with eggs milk and water baked in greased gem pans. It presents a compact home cooking guide with three distinct dishes.
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Cayenne
Bellevue Mayor Defies Law Over Coal Crisis
Bellevue Ohio mayor Billmeyer, with council consent, issued a riot call to seize six railcar loads of coal amid soaring prices. He distributed coal to the needy in ten lots, defending his act by citing a biblical example and stating he would break laws to stop the coal barons.
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Ohio
Bellmeyer
Bellevue
Billmeyer
Deathbed Thieves in France Exploit Funeral Gatherings
French scavengers living off others devise a cruel ploy at funerals. They attend as mourners after reading of a death, blending with the invited and deceiving families into believing they were known to the deceased or invited by distant relatives.
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France
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Relief for Mrs Brunzel
Mrs P Brunzel of Everett Washington reports years of back pain and sleepless nights. After using one box of Doan's Kidney Pills she felt improved and completed five boxes, noting prompt relief of aching pains and other difficulties. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. Sold by all druggists 50 cents per box.
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P. Brunzel
Grand Ave
Everett
Wash
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Old Settlers Reunion Talk at North Newport Store
In a North Newport store four locals, three men and a Kelleyville maid, discussed old times. The gathered group’s combined ages total 366 years as they reminisce about the village’s past.
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North Newport
N. H
Kelleyville
Engagement Incident Ends in Mock Telegram Haul
A London music hall belle who sued a manager for short pay won the case and received public congratulations. She sent telegrams to hint at which engagement—professional or matrimonial—was praised, prompting the manager to display the messages outside the hall for all to read.
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London
Flightie
Boston Journal
A Man Pays His Way at a New York Hotel
A brisk man paid a nickel for an envelope and two sheets of paper then refused the services, declaring he would not be a guest and only wanted to write a letter. The clerk faced an unusual demand as the man left, noting the hotel’s practice of giving away stationery.
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New York Press
Immigration totals exceed records for current fiscal year
Immigration statistics show the current fiscal year surpassing all records with more than a million arrivals likely. Last year’s total reached 857 046, exceeding the previous year by 68 054.
Great Nerve Health Cure and Seed Offer Promised
An advertisement touts Dr Kline's Great Nerve Health Cure with two trial bottles and a free treatise. A separate pitch from John A Salter Seed Co offers 1000s seeds and a catalog for 16 cents plus 20 cents postage, including cabbage and cauliflower seeds.
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Kline
R.H. Kurxe, Ltd
Phila
One Wife And Three Queens In Quiet Poker Tale
A Rochester man who loves a quiet draw poker game is duped by a prank caller. He bets in a jackpot game after a phone link reveals three queens, only to learn the caller is his wife Mary. He now must explain the jokey hand to her.
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Rochester
Ting-a-ling
George
Mary
New York Times
Trusty the Tele Dog Reunites With Nurse by Phone
A dog named Trusty comforts his nurse mother via telephone telepy. When the nurse is away on business, the dog and his owner exchange calls with the mother listening in. Trusty barks with joy at the connected voice and waits by the phone all night, whimpering until the mistress returns.
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Trusty
Toovard
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