Weighed Only 89 Pounds Kidney Crisis Conquered
Byron Bennette of 1018 St Clair Ave East Liverpool Ohio shares a testimonial after six boxes of Deans Kidney Pills relieved his severe kidney trouble. He describes six months bedridden with painful secretions and swelling, losing weight to 89 pounds, and being given up by doctors before recovery. Pills sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Byron Bennette
St. Clair Ave
Liverpool
Dean
Dean's
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Leftover Trimmings Spark Savory Kitchen Tricks
Practical guide to using meat trimmings and leftovers for soups gravies and frying. Describes drying stale bread for crumbs paring herbs in a sunny window and making Tarragon vinegar. Includes a fish marinade with spices and lemon for a cold piquant dish.
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Germany
France
Black Tulle Waist Fashion Description Card
A black tulle waist model over green silk Itze features fine tucks and is trimmed with black lace and intricate embroidery with opalescent paillettes. This description notes material, layering, and decorative details.
Voile and Satin Gown Showcase in Navy and Lemon Tones
A charmine costume features a navy satin bodice with self trim, long sleeves, and bottle shaped voile skirt. Embroidered Yoke details and selected lemon yellow highlights create a warm, tasteful effect suitable for bright rooms, avoiding garish contrasts.
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Gorties
How to Ward Off Wrinkles Early Fight Against Face Lines
A historical piece urges women to begin wrinkle prevention in youth through self control and avoidance of facial habits. It links early habits to lasting lines and notes causes from nervousness, bad eyesight, and posture. It advises correcting issues in childhood to avoid later measures like adhesive plaster and massage.
Pretty smart girl in Poppleton woods shows off table set
A local note celebrates a clever young woman who trapped six skunks last spring and sent their pelts to New York. She now boasts an impressive table collection and has just refused a marriage proposal, proving her confidence and charm.
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Poppleton's Woods
New York
Fitting Up Dining Rooms in a Pretty Home
The dining room should have good lighting near the kitchen, with two large windows if possible. Use light wall papers and a white ceiling, light woodwork, thin outer curtains, and stencil accents to avoid a dark look. In smaller rooms select compact furniture and harmonizing, light colored pieces for an balanced, uncluttered effect.
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Nh Powere Holt
Electric lights aid plant growth claim from church note
A Yonkers Suess Statesman item notes that electric lights can help plant growth, mentioning a church context. It questions what specific plants are involved and explores the claim.
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Church
Gotham
Suess
Relieved of Care Doc. Robinson Praises Country
The quote from Doc. Robinson lauds the country as the best he has lived in, noting that people here mind their own business and others attend to their own affairs. He cites a relaxed atmosphere and personal freedom as key positives.
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Doc. Robinson
Hardly a Compliment in Irving Reading Evening
Bram Stoker recalls a moment at Henry Irving's 1878 Ulster Hall reading where a speaker praised Irving as a gentleman with unblemished private life. The anecdote highlights Irish bull and misstatements amid praise during a public event.
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Henry Irving
Ulster Hall
Bram Stoker
Ulster
Irving
Hat on Hat Off at Episco pal Church
In a country church decorated for Christmas the rector admonishes Miss Dymple for entering hatless. She dismissively ignores him, then grabs his derby and places it on her head, asking if this will do. The scene features humorous, irreverent interaction between a clergyman and a young woman in a parish setting.
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Miss Dymple
Patient seeks tonic cure for appetite in comic exchange
A patient asks a doctor about a tonic that supposedly boosts appetite. The patient complains only eating one soda cracker weekly while the doctor humorously touts that as a remarkable appetite.
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Indigestion Cure
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a remedy for fermentation and sour stomach. It claims relief within five minutes for dyspepsia indigestion gastritis and other stomach troubles with a 50 cent dose sold in local drug stores. It also includes a brief wartime exchange about airship costs.
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Harry Stockley
Mauch Chunk
Pape
The Stranger Seeks Forty Winks
A weary stranger jokes about sleeping, saying he might go somewhere and take forty winks. The back driver questions the plan, asking whether to drive him to a hotel or a drug store.
Sharp Quipper Clinches Prize With Enduring Skill
A deft competitor is praised for her sharp insight and winning edge. She consistently secures top prizes when she performs, displaying precision and speed that set her apart in every contest.
Nothing Sordid About Him The Poet Seeks Hall of Fame
The editor rejects poetry with a polite caveat while the thin hollow eyed poet defends his work. He insists his aim is a niche in the Hall of Fame, not vulgar gain, challenging the paper’s rule against buying poetry.
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Kansas
Kansas City Journal
Dante
Simpleons
Hall of Fame
Cure Gains Hair After Scalp Eczema Treatise
A mother describes her infant daughter’s severe scalp eczema. After trying doctors without relief, she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, noting rapid improvement within two weeks and full recovery in weeks. The testimonial is from J. Fish and Ella M. Fish Mt. Vernon Ky Oct 12 1909.
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J. Fish
Ella M. Fish
Mt. Vernon
Harvest Dinner Quip Sparks Talk In Portland
Bishop Charles W Smith at a Portland harvest dinner jokes about crabbed old farmers who could not be thankful. He recalls showing a farmer a record harvest on a golden autumn afternoon and quips that the farmer has nothing to complain of this year, though the farmer fears there will be no spoiled hay for the young calves.
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Charles W.smith
Portland
A Garden of Friends in a Girl’s Flower Border
A girl cherishes a garden gifted by special friends as a living memory of kindness. She recalls a fragrant pinks clump placed by her school friend now abroad, finding comfort in each bloom as a reminder that she is not forgotten.
A Sure Cure We Must Break Gwendoline’s Suit
In a domestic scene a mother and father debate stopping Gwendoline from marrying Pen niless. The mother proposes a plan to persuade their daughter by expressing parental wishes against the match. The dialogue reveals concern over Pen niless’s poverty and lack of prospects and a scheme to change Gwendoline’s heart.
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Gwendoline
Contested Will Drama Over Old Skinnerd Estate
Relatives challenge the will of Askitt Old Skinnerd as courts sort out the large estate. The dispute centers on remaining heirs and the final distribution.
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Askitt
Old Skinnerd
Noitt
Making It Palatable Soap Recipe Quip in Yonkers
A Yonkers Statesman item notes a humorous exchange about a facial soap made from corn meal. The Victim suggests adding milk to improve taste, highlighting a light domestic joke in the page’s panel.
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Yonkers Statesman
Potent Blood Balm Advertised For Joint Pain Cures
An old ad touts a Blood Balm Balm Co product claiming to purify blood and reduce uric acid, with cures shown in cases and price listed at one dollar per bottle. Mentions Atlanta Georgia address and sample offer. Also includes a fictional exchange about a hundred thousand dollars and mentions remedies for rheumatism sore throat and pain relief.
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Ae Eess
Atlanta
No Wonder In Comic Opera Milkmaid Cow Gaffe
In a humorous exchange a performer jokes about using a real cow in a comic opera. The idea backfires as milkmaids frighten the animal, undermining the scene and prompting laughter.
Rumor Sparks Blaze Then Conflagration In Fire Scene
A small rumor escalates into a larger blaze, spreading through the area and prompting emergency responders to control the fire before it leaves ashes. No injuries reported, investigators will assess the source of the spark. Local authorities urge caution and rapid reporting of suspicious activity.
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W. H. Shaw
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Ind
U. S.A
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Chesey & CO
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Kot Springs
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Metiez Mustang Liniment
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Simmons
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Ae &E
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Tomer
Leopold Gassner Fur CO
East Lath St
Lew Tort
Chay Capeaitert
Pisg
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Cardus
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Omaha
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W. L. Dougl
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New Discovery
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Memphis
Defiance
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