Wasting Kidney Troubles and a Cyclone Tale
Mrs. Henry A. Reamer of South Bend Indiana credits Dean's Kidney Pills with saving her life after severe kidney and heart symptoms. A humorous Arkansas cyclone question ends with a mule in a tree top tale from the Cleveland Plain Dealer. England’s Board of Agriculture reports shifts in crop areas with wheat up and barley and oats down, plus rising livestock and falling pig numbers.
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Henry A. Reamer
Main Ané Garstate
South Bend
Ind
Dean
Foster-Milburn,Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Arkansas
Cleveland Plain Dealer
England
Board of Agriculture
Lazgos
Man Demands Silence Then Seeks Shave at Barber Shop
A taciturn man enters a banker's shop and presents a paper insisting on being shaved in perfect silence. The barber points to a wall notice apologizing for not conversing with customers due to being deaf and dumb, revealing the shop's strict quiet approach.
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Jondon Tiilbits
Postum Helped My Health and Strength, Says User
A testimonial from a reader praising Postum as a coffee substitute. The speaker describes relief from nervousness and heart trouble after quitting coffee, noting sustained energy and stamina for daily work. The letter credits Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan and references The Road to Wellville booklet.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pkga
Play Fair in Youth Sports Says Arthur Guiterman
The poem urges fair play and self discipline in youth sports. It exhorts training hard, accepting referee decisions, and striving with integrity. The Great Referee stands for justice, and victory comes to those who play the game well without foul play.
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Nend
Grandmother Wins A Second Youth On Skating Pond
Mrs. Hoyt, aged fifty, secretly longs to feel girlish again. Clara Roe invites Eleanor and grandma to skate, supplies a scarlet sweater and tam o shanter, and the grandmother, realizing joy outweighs age, joins the fun. They glide across perfect ice, grandma proving vitality outpaces years.
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Mrs. Hoyt
Eleanor
Grandma
Clara Roe
Clara
Dawn
John
Eleanor Hoyt
Tam
Beware of Theim and rural caricatures in papers
The text warns against papers that mock country life drawing farmers as slouches with goat-like beards and women as freaks. It argues such caricatures push liquor ads and questionable content, fueling rural discontent and alienating rural readers.
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Farim and Ranch
Local Editor Offers Free Marriage Pronouncement for New Subscribers
Chas H Hale editor and justice of the peace at Kilbourn Illinois announces a wedding ceremony will be pronounced free to any new subscriber. The offer is part of a new subscription promotion in the newspaper.
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Chas. H. Hale
Kilbourn, Ill
Science
Bacu Ap
Catarra
Hall
Cxenix & Co
Toledo
Druzygists
Fee
Rss
R. Paxton Company
Boston
Masoney Nouvenir Post
Sotve Sneantifal
Coney Island
Botanic Blood Balm promoted as cure for rheumatism
An advertisement style snippet touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for rheumatism and catarrh, claiming it kills the blood poison and improves digestion and kidney function. It promotes a free sample by mail, lists a Atlanta based company, and cites thirty years of testing plus a 1 large bottle price.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Torturing humor body a mass of sores cured by Cuticura
A mother from Akron Ohio recounts how her daughter suffered a mass of sores all over the body and facial decay before three doctors failed. After using Cuticura soap and ointment, half a cake and a box cured the child completely leaving the skin clear. The mother would pay five dollars if needed, but it cost 75 cents.
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Cuticura
G. J. Steese
Coburn St
Akron
Ohio
Feathers Allegedly Bring Ill Luck in Local Tale
A fragment notes that eee feathers are said to bring ill UCR, suggesting superstition linked to unlucky omens. The brief item records the claim without endorsement, reflecting local folklore and beliefs without verification.
Mull's Anti Belch Wafers Offer Cure For Bad Breath
The ad promotes Mull's Anti Belch Wafers as a quick remedy for belching, bad taste, and stomach trouble. It claims relief from sea and car sickness, headaches, indigestion, and related symptoms by purifying the stomach. Special offer: two boxes for a price and a free sample via coupon.
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Mull
Autograph Reproduction of Joseph Jefferson Featured
A noted article in Lippincott's for November by Isabel Gordon Curtis highlights the late Joseph Jefferson and his grandfather. The piece adds depth to the tribute to the beloved actor, drawing renewed interest from readers.
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Joe Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
Lippincott
Isabel Gordon Curtis
Operation Fear Vanished With Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Historical complaint about ovarian and womb troubles and the fear of surgery. Claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures many cases before surgery becomes necessary, citing testimonials from women cured and advising readers to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Margrite Ryan
St. Andrew’s Society
Hotel English
Indianapolis
Ind
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia
Lydia B. Pinkham
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