Wonderful Praise For Perma Household Remedy
Mrs. Maria Goertz of Orienta Oklahoma reports drastic health gains from Dr Hartman’s medicines and advice. She claims reduced weight from 160 to 140 pounds after chronic catarrh treatment and credits her recovering health to the doctor’s guidance. Her husband children and she note improvements including asthma earache stomach catarrh and throat catarrh cures.
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Maria Goertz
Orienta
Oklahoma
Hartman
Jones and Heiress Tottle Exchange Millionaire Affection
In a playful exchange, Jones declares love while Heiress Tottle asserts her immense wealth, sparking a lighthearted clash of romance and fortune. The dialogue hints at social contrasts and lingering pride.
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Jones
Heiress Tottle
Cure Rheumatism with Sarsaparilla Mixture and Whiskey
An advertisement touts a cure for rheumatism using one ounce of syrup of sarsaparilla compound and one ounce Toris compound added to half a pint of whiskey. A tablespoon before meals and at bedtime is suggested with shaking each use. Claims good results after a few doses and overall strengthening effects.
Vigil of Love Killed Lord Kelvin
The article recounts Lord Kelvin's death after a long vigil by his invalid wife Lady Kelvin. It credits his devotion as the cause of his demise, citing George Westinghouse as a witness to their relationship and to his last days in America. Lady Kelvin remains a hopeless invalid in the final note.
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Lord Kelvin
Lady Kelvin
George Westinghouse
Pittsburg
America
Westinghouse
England
Awzay
Fillmore’s Subterfuges Highlight Crafty Side of President-to-Be
Charles C. Clarke recounts Fillmore’s sly politicking while comptroller of New York. He details blank warrants signed in absentia, deputies allowed to sign while away, and a Niagara suspension bridge ruse to evade state officials, all to extend time away before returning to Albany.
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New York
Millard Fillmore
Charles C. Clarke
New York Central Railroad
Fillmore
Mr. Clarke
Buffalo
United States
Gen
Taylor
Ime
Connecticut
New York City
Massachusetts
Housatonic
Hudson
Albany
Niagara River
Niagara
Canada
I. J. Edwards
Caruso of the Last Century Brignoli’s Fall From Fame
The memoir recalls 19th century tenor Brignoli once adored by crowds and paid richly. By the 1880s in Chicago and New York he roamed poverty, his voice gone, remembered by few as he lived and died destitute.
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New York
Tignoli
Brignoli
Caruso
Paii
Nilsson
la Grange
Parepa-Rosa
Tietjens
Pati
Chicago
Washington
Kim
Naples
Italy
New York City
E. J. Eidwards
Who Was Winston Churchill The Mystery Man
At a Philadelphia literary club a sonneteer Criticizes Churchill as not favored by the elect Bernard Shaw and peers At Bernard Shaw’s Bloomsbury flat Max Beerbohm praises Conrad Then a young man recalls Churchill’s vast editions and asks Who was Winston Churchill America’s pride
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Franklin Inn
Philadelphia
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Bernard Shaws
George Moores
Max Mbeerpolems
Bernard Shaw
Bloomsbury
Max Beerbohm
Joseph Conrad
Winston -Churchill
America
Beerbohm
Saturday Night Confounds the Average Working Man
The philosopher of folly notes it would be hard to persuade the average worker that Saturday night arrives as often as Monday morning, reflecting on time and labor.
Wines for Royalty and the royal cellar tale
The article notes sherry's fall from England's royal table as King George or a sovereign aged for health chose lighter wines. Bucks Palace head butler recalls visitors touring cellars and a foreign royal remark that priceless claret belongs in a museum.
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Heaward VII
England
Buckingham Palace
Not Up-to-Date Parlor Paintings by Old Masters
Uncle Silas laments city decorators keeping par lors up to date while walls are covered with paintings by old masters. Aunt Mandy questions the method as they discuss sleight of hand in tainted tastes.
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Sile
Mandy
Silas
Tony City
Cruelty and Divorce Drive Woman to Court in Cincinnati
A Cincinnati wife seeks relief after years of brutal treatment. The cruelty claim centers on her husband's pattern of purchasing real estate, including a $64,000 hotel, and pressing her to pay for it, leading to a divorce decree. Local actions and memories of abuses are recalled as the case unfolds.
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Cincinnati
Merceless Brute
Breaks a Cold in a Day A Noted Physician's Remedy
A claimed cure for coughs and colds uses glycerine pine and whiskey. The formula calls for two ounces glycerine half ounce Concentrated Pine in half a pint whiskey with doses every four hours. Shake bottle. druggists can supply ingredients. Concentrated Pine sold in half ounce air tight vials. The remedy reportedly cured hundreds last winter.
Conversation on a Christmas stocking exchange
A playful dialogue between Tommy and his sister about Mr. Gotsplash asking what was in her stocking and her reply that it contained the usual items.
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Tommy
Sis
Epidemic of Itch in Welsh Village
A Dowlais Welsh village suffered a severe itch outbreak about fifteen years ago. The account details families afflicted, failed remedies from doctors and a witch’s druggist, and the eventual cure after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. The letter, dated June 29 1909 from Thomas Hugh of Chicago, asserts long term use of Cuticura products.
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Dowlais
South Wales
Thomas Hugh
West Huron St
Chicago, IL
Gods House And Oats Trade In A Quaker Tale
A child calls a church God s house and later presumes God is at a party during a Sunday service. The piece then shifts to a note on why Britain buys American oatmeal, praising Quaker Oats for export success and cleanliness. A brief exchange on leaf sugar ends with a joke about sweetbreads.
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Julia
Great Britain
Newcastle
Scotland
Quaker Oats Company
Europe
Marine Eye Remedies Ad Promises Relief for Eye Ailments
An old advertisement urges readers to write Marine Eye Remedy Co. of Chicago for a 48 page illustrated Eye Book. It claims Murine Eye Remedies aid sore eyes, strengthen weak eyes, soothe pain, and are gentle enough for babies with conditions like scaly eyelids and granulation.
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Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Murine
Curious Hat Shapes Prompt Curious Replies
A playful exchange occurs when a man questions a hat's odd shape. His wife succinctly explains that the hat must be curious by design, otherwise it would look queer.
Castoria recalled warning parents to check signatures
A notice stresses examining every bottle of Castoria for the signature and claims it is the safe remedy for infants and children. It emphasizes the familiar wording The Kind You Have Always Bought and urges vigilance in purchasing Castoria.
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Beby
Quack claim on soothing Neuralgia pain remedy
Fragmentary notice markets Hamlins Wizard Oi as a quick solution for pain soreness and inflammation. The text includes dubious claims about one Asherman believing stories of another, reflecting evasive or unreliable testimonial language.
Dean's Kidney Pills Claim Cure For Kidney Trouble
An old advertisement touts Dean's Kidney Pills as the cure for kidney-related pain and urinary issues. It features Mrs. N. E. Graves of Villisca Iowa praising the remedy after years of back pain swelling and smothering spells ending five years of health after use. Sold by Fossier-Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 50 cents per two boxes.
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Dean
Kinney
N. E. Graves
Villisca
Towa
Dean’s
Fossier-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Engagement Too Brief Ends With Witty Reply
A flirtatious scene unfolds as a groom asks Clara to love him forever after a 47 second engagement sparked by a cuckoo clock. Clara, practical and playful, replies that she may like the idea but not expect to live that long, ending with light humor.
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Clara
George
Catarrh Cure Promoted By Faithful Advertisers
Readers hear of Hall's Catarrh Cure claimed to cure catarrh in all states and constitutional disease. Proponents offer one hundred dollar reward for any case it fails to cure and invite testimonials from Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hairs Family Pills for constipation and quotes Drummond on aging and love.
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Hall
Toledo
Dimeiare
Davis Painkiller Promoted For Cold Symptoms
An old advertisement urges quick use of Davis Painkiller for sore chest and tickling throat warning of a cold. It claims LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets cure a cold in one day and promises a refund if not effective. E W Grove label appears on each box.
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Davis
E.W. Grove
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Allen
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Winston
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Dodds
S Guar
Cascarets
Miers 7
Chas. H. Halperm
7Th St
Sterling Remedy Company
Illinois
Nebraska
Uncle Sam
John Deere Plows
John Deere Plow CO
Omaha, Nee
Beatrice Creamery Co
Kodaks
KODAK
Eimds
Lincoln Photo Supply CO
Lincain, Neb
Lincoln
Henry Holm
South Street
Lincoln, Neb
Savant
Abraham Lincoln
New York Sur
Biff
Mrs. J
Cornell
Drummiond
Serte
Western
Dolliver
Laws
Danis
Canaan
Co Settlement
Ottawa
Can
W. V. Bennett
Reem
Swan
Bet
Beeler & Bobb
Par
Atyx
Mouill 'Bidg
Wash. D. Co
Fred. Baccas
Yenwick & Lawrence
Washington, D.C
P Sloan
J. C. Lee
Rroe
St. S.E
Washington, D. C
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Mass
California
Creas
Twin Falls County
Idaho
Arbus
Sacramento Valley
Ford
H. L. Hollister
Dept. K
LaSalle St
Juggis
Lewis Meccme CO
ST. Louis
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